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Lawson LSF/LBI Upgrade

Lawson LSF/LBI Upgrade. Kevin Cubillas Director of Enterprise Technology Boulder Valley School District. Who We Are. 2 People in IT (s/b 3) 4,900 Employees 27,000 Students 55 locations MS Windows 2003 SQL Server 2003. Why Now?. Summer upgrades are good.

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Lawson LSF/LBI Upgrade

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  1. Lawson LSF/LBI Upgrade Kevin Cubillas Director of Enterprise Technology Boulder Valley School District

  2. Who We Are • 2 People in IT (s/b 3) • 4,900 Employees • 27,000 Students • 55 locations • MS Windows 2003 • SQL Server 2003

  3. Why Now? • Summer upgrades are good. • Couldn’t upgrade and support LSF, LBI, and Applications all at once • Absence Management.

  4. Our Server Configuration

  5. Upgrade Benefits • Logical and Robust Security Model • Say goodbye to laua and security classes!! • Better Security Reporting • Better performance, scalability, and stability • Next generation of Lawson products • Java based – say goodbye to COBOL • New Functionality – Absence Management • Intuitive Single Sign On Security • Process Flow • Smart Notifications • Scorecard • LBI Report Bursting • Process Flow Integrator

  6. New Concepts To Learn • Single Sign On Implications • LDAP = Lightweight Directory Access Protocol • LDAP – RD30, Laua, Printers, Groups, etc. • LDAP Bind to Active Directory • Identities – Requester, Employee, SSO • MS ADAM / Tivoli / JExplorer • Lawson Security and Resource Management

  7. Surprises • Do not attempt LDAP Bind by yourself! Trust us! • LDAP Bind program not ready. • LBI must be upgraded prior to LSF. • RSS must be upgraded with LSF. • Employee Identity • Load LDAP with clean data. • LBI vs. Websphere servers • Passwords • Synchronizing passwords • Change password link

  8. Lessons Learned • Production upgrade only • Made us more reactive • Lawson LSF 9 consulting and GSC expertise is still growing. • Remote Install with Xansa • Pros and Cons • Upgrade not evident to end user • Cosmetic • Houseboat • Communications critical • Lot to learn • Take your time

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