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RD30.1 - User Personal Profile and Web Name

**Form Purpose
Use User Personal Profile and Web Name (RD30.1) to set up users with
Attributes.

To set up a web user with Attributes
1. From the Actions or the pull-down menu on the toolbar, select Add.

- or -

To change an existing User Personal Profile, from the Action menu, or the
pull-down menu on the toolbar, choose Inquire and then Change.

2. Type in the required information for a user in the fields.

3. Choose Add or Change to commit the definition to the User Personal Profile.

Field Definitions
- Id

Usage: Required by all Lawson applications

The ID field and description automatically populate with a unique Lawson ID
number, if left blank. The field can be used to enter a unique identification
number, such as an employee number. You can not delete this number. Attributes
are linked to the user with this ID. The field is populated automatically when
using the web-deployed LOGAN User Administration form.

- Description

Usage: Required for all Lawson applications

Leave the ID and Description fields blank to automatically populate.

Once a Lawson ID is created, it cannot be changed, as the ID is the primary
key. All information about the ID can be changed. The ID can be deleted,
however, if attributes are attached to this ID, the corresponding attributes
can also be deleted.

- ID Type

Usage: Resource Directory

Note Resource Directory is a database used by Resource Management and other
Lawson Information Management and Integration and Collaboration products.

The default ID types that come with the Resource Directory are COMMITTEE,
CONTACT, CONTRACTOR, CUSTOMER, EMPLOYEE, MAILINGLST, OBJECT, SHAREHOLDER,
SUPPLIER, and VENDOR.

- Name Prefix

Usage: Resource Directory

The honorific for this user (MR., MISS, MS., or MRS.)

- Name Suffix

Usage: Resource Directory

This is an option used by the Resource Directory application. Any suffix for
this person; for example, Jr. or Sr.

- First Name

Usage: Required

First name

- Middle Initial

Usage: Optional

Middle initial

- Last name

Usage: Required

Last name

- Web Name

Usage: Required

The name matches the web server user name. Use exact spelling and upper and
lower case as the user name on the web server.

- or -

For use with PKI, the user's x.400 name granted by Entrust/Direct for Apache
or IIS.

- Web Type

Usage: Lawson Self-Evident applications

Indicates the type of information access this user requires and delivers a
greeting for the web user.

AD - Administrator,

BU - Buyer

CU - Customer

EM - Employee

FN - Finance

RQ - Requester

VN - Vendor

AT- Attendee

EC- Microsoft COM+ user.

- Status

Usage: Required for Information Office/Self-Evident application users.

I or A or H

Status of a user is active (A), inactive (I), or (H) historical. You can
disable or reactivate a user's web access with (I) or (H) status without
having to re-add user information. Active is the default.

- Search

Usage: Resource Directory

This field provides user name or keyword search capability.

Web Info Tab Field Definitions- Company

Usage: Human Resources Suite and all Self-Evident applications

The user's company number in the Lawson Human Resources.

Important Both Employee and Company fields are required for program and data
restriction checking to occur.

- Requester

Usage: Preretirement, Distribution and Requisitions

The user's requester number in the Lawson Requisitions application.

- Vendor Group

Usage: Procurement, Distribution, and Vendor Self-Service

The user's vendor number in the Lawson Accounts payable application.

- Customer Group

Usage: Customer Self-Service

The user's customer group number in the Lawson Accounts Receivable
application.

- Buyer Code

Usage: Procurement, Distribution, and Requisitions

The user's buyer number in the Lawson requisition system.

- Partner

- Email

Usage: Optional

The user's e-mail address for use with distributing batch jobs and other
Lawson-related reports and data.

- Activity List

Financials and Financial Reporting Self-Service

- Prodline

Usage: Overrides the default product line, data area, or data ID

Overrides the default product lines, data areas, or data IDs. If left blank,
the default product line, data area, or data ID in the logan.env file is used
for the web user.

- Access

Usage: Advanced/Web Info fields described below

Y removes the Advanced/Web Info field restrictions.

N limits the user access to Advanced/Web field restrictions. N is the default.

An administrator who sets up user access must have Privileged set to Yes.

- Employee

Usage: Human Resources and Employee and Manager Self-Service

The user's employee number in the Human Resources Suite.

Important Both Employee and Company fields are required for program and data
checking to occur.

- Approve Code

Usage: Procurement, Distribution, and Requisitions

- Vendor

Usage: Procurement, Dispiriting, and Vendor Self-Service

- Customer

Usage: Customer Self-Service

- Prospect

Usage: Resource Management

- Login

Usage: All users.

Provide the login with the laua Security Class definition that you want to
apply to this Lawson web user.

This is the login from the operating system that has been given a Security
Class in laua. Use the exact spelling and upper and lower case.

If left blank, the default login access is given to the user.

- Activity Grp Collect

Usage: Financials and Financial Reporting Self-Service

Reserved for future use.

- Prodline2

Usage: Some Sefl-Evident applicaitons and Lawson user interfaces

Same as Project Data Area, Prodline 2 is used differently by the Lawson user
interfaces and Self-Service applications.

Primary Address Tab Field Definitions

All of the following fields can be used by Resource Management for user
address detail

- Address 1

- Address 2

- Address 3

- Address 4

- Address 5

- P.O. Box

- Country

- Postal Code

- State/Province

More Information Tab Attribute Field Definitions- Tax Id

Usage: Resource Directory

The user's tax ID.

- Legal Name

Usage: Resource Directory

The user's legal name, if different from that entered in the Name field.

- Nickname

Usage: Resource Directory

The user's nickname, if any.

- Picture

Usage: Resource Directory

The file name of the user's picture.

- Region

Usage: Resource Directory

Define region information.

- Port

Usage: Resource Directory

Define port information.

- District

Usage: Resource Directory

Define district information.

- Locality

Usage: Resource Directory

Define locality information.

- Contact

Usage: Resource Directory

Define contact information.

Attribute ButtonsUsing the Attributes feature, you can grant users further
customizing of their Lawson web site, such as a default menu. In addition to
the default Attributes delivered with the Internet Object Services (IOS), you
can create additional Attributes.The attributes are associated with the ID
number. For this reason, IDs can not be deleted.

Additional Attributes - You can assign pre-defined attributes to a user by
choosing Additional Attributes. These identifying characteristics about a user
or a group can be used as search criteria. Use the pre-defined Lawson
attributes or define your own. See Additional Attributes (LX90.2), Attributes
(LX00.1), and Associate Attribute to ID Type (LX00.2)

Multi Attribute Types - Attribute groups are used as categories where you can
store different sets of addresses and other information of a person or group
on the User Personal Profile. See User Personal Profile with Multiple
Attribute Types and Additional Attributes (LX90.2), Attributes (LX00.1).

Telephone/Fax Attributes Tab Field Definitions- Telephone

Usage: Resource Directory

Telephone number

- Mobile

Usage: Resource Directory

Cell phone number

- Pager

Usage: Resource Directory

Pager number

- FAX

Usage: Resource Directory

Fax number

- Telex

Usage: Resource Directory

Telex number

Electronic Attributes Tab Field Definitions- Pager Email

Usage: Resource Directory

Define pager e-mail information.

- Fax Email

Usage: Resource Directory

Define fax e-mail information.

- URL

Usage: Resource Directory

Define URL information.

- EDI

Usage: Resource Directory

Define EDI information.


Updated Files

    LOMXVALUE  -

    LOPERSBKMK -

    LOUSRBKMRK -

    LOUSRBKOPT -

    SIRDIDGRP  -

    SIRDIDHDR  -

    SIRDIDLGN  -

    SISETUP    -

    USEROPTS   -

    WEBUSER    -


Referenced Files

    LOPERSBKMK -

    LOUSRBKMRK -

    LOUSRBKOPT -

    MXCATDEF   -

    SIRDCTRY   -

    SIRDPORT   -

    SIRDREGION -

    SIRDSTPROV -

    SIRDTYPE   -

    USEROPTS   -


RD30.2 - User Personal Profile with Multiple Attribute Types

Updated Files

    LOMXVALUE  -

    LOPERSBKMK -

    LOUSRBKMRK -

    LOUSRBKOPT -

    SIRDIDGRP  -

    SIRDIDHDR  -

    SIRDIDLGN  -

    SISETUP    -

    USEROPTS   -

    WEBUSER    -


Referenced Files

    LOMXTYPDEF -

    LOPERSBKMK -

    LOUSRBKMRK -

    LOUSRBKOPT -

    SIRDCTRY   -

    SIRDPORT   -

    SIRDREGION -

    SIRDSTPROV -

    SIRDTYPE   -

    USEROPTS   -