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Lawson LSF/LBI Upgrade
Kevin Cubillas
Director of Enterprise Technology
Boulder Valley School District
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Who We Are
• 2 People in IT (s/b 3)• 4,900 Employees• 27,000 Students• 55 locations• MS Windows 2003• SQL Server 2003
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Why Now?
• Summer upgrades are good. • Couldn’t upgrade and support LSF, LBI, and
Applications all at once• Absence Management.
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Our Server Configuration
Main Lawson ServerApplications
DatabaseLawson Security
Web ServerWebsphere
Req Self Service
LBI DatabaseLBI Security
LBI PublishingLBI Bursting
LBI Web ServerWebsphereCrystal RAS
Test ServerOld Environment
Logan P/L
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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
o Java based – say goodbye to COBOLo New Functionality – Absence Managemento Intuitive Single Sign On Securityo Process Flowo Smart Notificationso Scorecardo LBI Report Burstingo Process Flow Integrator
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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
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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
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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