1. Custom Dev What to choose and when

2. What is covered Introduction to custom development Different solutions How to choose what tool to use What other factors you should consider QA

3. Are you a developer?

4. Why Custom? InterfacesFunction/UISystemReporting

5. Solutions Lawson Process Automation (LPA, ProcessFlow, PFI…) Lawson Business Intelligence (LBI) Design Studio 4GL / COBOL Perl / Shell Java (Not covered)

6. Interfaces LPALBI4GL Inbound/ Outbound BothOutboundBoth Real-time/ Batch BothBatchBoth (Batch) Volume LowHigh Automated Yes Maintenance HighMedLow Capability (Email, RM, …) HighLow Upgrade Friendly Good Okay Availability Purchase All

7. Reporting LBI4GL Performance GoodGreat Distribution ExcellentPoor Security GoodOkay Bursting ExcellentPoor Scheduling GreatOkay Maintenance HighLow Presentation ExcellentOkay Skill required HighHigher ;) Complexity HighLow Availability PurchaseAll Report Writer isn’t really custom development so it’s not covered here

8. Function/UI Studio4GLLPA UI ChangesYes No Business LogicNo/WeakYesWeak Edit CheckingYes No Upgrade Friendliness HighLowMed Skill requiredLowHigh AvailabilityAll Purchase Task automationNoYes

9. System Admin Perl/ShellLPA PerformanceExcellentPoor CapabilityExcellentGood (Can call shell) MaintenanceLowHigh Skill requiredMedium Upgrade consideration LowMedium AvailabilityFreePurchase PortabilityExcellentGood SupportNoneGood

10. Also consider Availability of resources within the company and outside that can support the development Upgrade friendliness Licensing costs Performance Dependencies Security

11. Additional help Nogalis offer (Ends November 30 th 2013) One day of free consulting from one of our 14 Lawson professionals to help get your project started with no obligation. Contact: tan@nogalis.com 949.285.2349 www.nogalis.com

12. Next Webinar 2014 Q1 www.nogalis.com/education.html Advanced ProcessFlow (1hr)

13. @nogalisinc