Lawson Professional Services Partner in your Success! Upgrade Information

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Lawson Professional ServicesPartner in your
Success!Upgrade Information Considerations
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Implementation Information Considerations

• Due to the new server topology and potential
  complexity of the architecture, the following
  activities are required
• Technology Planning Session
• Hardware Assessment Sizing
• Modification and Interface Assessment
• Technology Training
• Security Workshop and Design
• Standard two-week install per Installation
  Service Pack
• Lawson Security Implementation is considerable
  longer than LAUA implementation
• Clients should apply 9.0.0 SP1 when available

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Upgrade Information

• Benefits of moving to v9.0 Environment
• Lawson Security
• Performance Scalability
• Processflow Integrator
• Portal 4.0

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Upgrade Information

• Upgrade programs will be provided to migrate user
  data from 8.0.3 Technology to 9.0 Technology
• Items that get migrated
• Users
• LAUA Security classes
• Jobs
• Reports
• Processflows / BCI Procedures
• Minimum Starting Points for Lawson Products
• Ending Points for Lawson Products
• LID v8.0.1.8 (it is backward compatible)
• Env v9.0
• SSO enabled SEAs
• Applications (can stay the same)

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Lawson Upgrade Overview
Planning
Design
Construction
Activation
Project Management
Upgrade
Project
Training
Test
Cut-over
Readiness
Acceptance
Project Leader
Strategy
Plan
Plan
Plan
Plan
Assessment
Sign-off
Meeting
Technology
Technology
Technology
HW
Modification
Prerequisite
Modification
Interface
Planning
Assessment
Interface
Upgrade
Re-
Re-
Project Leader
Project Leader
Session
Sizing
Assessment
Setup
deployment
deployment
Application
Security
Security
Security
Role
Rule Definition
Testing
Consultant
Definition
Technology
Non-Lawson
Lawson
Application
Perform
Production
Technology
Training
Server Tech
Server Tech
Data
Cut-over
Support
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Consultant
Security
Design
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Upgrade Considerations

• Upgrade control You decide to upgrade when
  youre ready youre in control of the timing.
• Migration options You decide your upgrade path
  from the following options
• Minimize downtime You can run the new 9.0
  Technology version alongside the old 8.0.X
  Technology version to simplify the upgrade
  process and reduce downtime.

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Types of Services Provided
Service Offering What it includes?
iSeries Skip Upgrade Package Project Planning/Coordination, Server Tech Install, Application and Upgrade Install, 1st and 2nd Upgrade passes and Production Cutover
LSF 9.0 Migration Package Project Planning/Coordination, Server Tech Install, Test Migration LSF Pass 1, Production Cutover (Security is Addl)
Application Upgrades Packages for Application Upgrades, including Skip Upgrades
Database Migrations All Custom, but unique value offerings including remote services options to reduce cost
Only Lawson Professional Services has completed
successful 9.0 migrations!
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Your Next Steps
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Client License Profiles

• All existing Lawson clients wanting to upgrade to
  Lawson 9.0.0 Technology MUST complete a no-charge
  license addendum
• Back-Office ERP Applications clients replace
  Lawson Environment (SKU E) with Lawson
  Back-Office Technology (SKU LBT) on license
  profile
• Front-Office Applications ONLY clients add Lawson
  Foundation Technology (SKU LFT) to license
  profile
• Upgrading to Lawson 9.0.0 Technology does not
  require net new license fees
• Standard maintenance fees cover upgrade
• Contact your Lawson Licensing Specialist

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Lawson Learning

• Lawson Learning provides numerous training
  opportunities to learn 9.0 technologies. These
  include
• Instructor-led training
• LBT Install Workshop
• 8.0.x -gt 9.0 Technology Upgrade Workshop
• 9.0 Technical Foundations / Lawson System
  Administration
• Portal Administration 4.0
• Lawson Security Administration
• Lawson User Administration
• Web-based Training (WBT)
• See the Lawson Learning site for the many 9.0
  WBTs that already exist.

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What can Customers do to Prepare?

• Consider Lawson Portal transition plan in
  conjunction with Lawson Security
• Plan for LDAP, if not already in your enterprise
• Begin business analysis for Lawson Security
• Start analyzing and understanding roles and tasks
• Start designing security policies roles and
  rules
• Start modeling company structure
• Start identifying the order in which departments
  will transition

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Questions Answers

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More information

• Ricky Arredondo Cell 214.679.7932
• Ricky.arredondo_at_lawson.com
• CUE 2006 Orlando
• Migration Services lab
• Meet with Lawson representative to discuss your
  upgrade/migration plans
• Sessions on LPS packages for all your upgrade
  requirements
• Contact your Lawson representative or e-mail
  Lawson Professional Services Directly at
  scc_at_lawson.com