Avoiding Lawson Absence Management Mishaps

Posted on 30. Jan, 2009
Categories: Lawson

Many Lawson clients will soon be faced with upgrading from Time Accrual (TA) to Absence Management (LP). According to my less-than-scientific methods, a great many clients have not yet made the plunge. The plank is burning; Lawson is decommissioning TA at the end of May 2010. In this article, originally posted in the Lawson Guru Newsletter, I describe one issue that many people encounter during setup.

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Lawson FMLA Plans: Setup

Posted on 01. Oct, 2008
Categories: Articles, Lawson

Lawson’s Absence Management (LP) allows organizations to do a superior job of reporting on employee leaves of absence compared to its predecessor, Time Accrual. This article shows you how to set up a Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) plan in LP. There may be other ways to do this, but I have found this way to be very effective in tracking employee leaves.

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Using Microsoft Access for Data Validation

Posted on 29. Jun, 2003
Categories: Articles, Lawson

This article highlights how I used features in Microsoft Access 2000 to provide key audit reports, obviate the need to use vendors for custom reports and benefit election forms, and do a host of other things that were critical to successfully going live.

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