I am new to Lawson.  I need to add an output field with a name that gets generated via API 750-HR-FORMAT-NAME. Do I have to add this code manually or is there a way to add during design paint (pgmdef) mode   I also need to add fields which are both input and output, meaning if information (key) exists I need it displayed and changed on demand, but if it doesn't exist I need it to show up empty. The paint form allows only for Input fields (F2) or Output fields (F3). How do I make it both

We have a request to generate a random alphanumeric string of characters using 4GL.  Any ideas if there are any random character generating functions available in COBOL

We have just moved our test system to version 10.0.5 and there is a change to the way the LOGIN page graphics are being handled in this version....    I know how to find and replace the graphics in the older versions but this version is hiding it a bit more...   Anyone have any suggestions (The location changed from version 10.0.2 --> 10.0.5)

In version 10 of the S3 apps there is a new item in a number of the .scr files.  $AUDFORM0  HR93.1  is an example.  Does anyone know what this $AUDFORM does  It is not in the Application Dev Workbench Standards document.

I am writing custom code and we have encountered an issue. when employee switch process levels, it reports the new process level, I want to be able to look in history and get the previous process level. Where can I get this data from Would that be in HRHISTORY

I have a custom 4GL form that includes a grid with rows for all the employees of a supervisor, along with additional data (vacation used & available).  This flow makes use of Next/Previous functionality to browse through records when there are more subordinates than the form allows.  TThe form works perfectly using the Next/Previous functionality. Now we've been given a requirement to build an EMSS version of this form.  Do do this,  We want to retrieve all of the records from the form and ...

All of the sudden, I am getting the following syntax errors and nothing was changed in the program as far as I know. I have no idea how to even look for the missing libraries. Can anybody help me please   Build Of Int Complete For LP140 Error - TH1-COMPANY Not Defined In Specified WS Error - TH2-COMPANY Not Defined In Specified WS Error - TH3-COMPANY Not Defined In Specified WS Error - TH4-COMPANY Not Defined In Specified WS Error - TH5-COMPANY Not Defined In Specified WS Error - TT2...

Hello, Lawson is requesting a file dump with headers for TAEEMASTER, TAEMPTRANS and TAEMPSERV tables. Is there a command to do this or can I just write a crystal report and export to a file

Lawson has deprecated a number of date/time apis.  This was done atleast in version 9 and is also listed in the 10 manual.  There is no replacement for a number of the apis.  The one I am interested in is 515-UPDATE-DATE-TIME.  This gives the current date/time.  Does anyone know of the replacement that is recommended

Does anybody know where ESS pulls a user’s first name for the “Welcome…” in the upper right hand corner  An employee has changed her first name and Lawson has been updated, but when she logs into ESS she still sees her previous name.

I added the following two functions and SRC references to the ESS Benefits Enrollment disp_ben_01.htm file to retrieve and update the HL_COV_PROOF field in the PAEMPLOYEE table. Both functions die at the DME and AGS call which causes Benefits Enrollment to display continuously a 'Processing...' message. Does anyone know why I am experiencing this issue with my DME and AGS calls function getSpouseHealthCoverageHR11() {  var dmeObj = new DMEObject(authUser.prodline, 'paemployee');  ...

I am trying to build a custom screen where I would like comments like CB80. Can someone help me understand the definition in CB80 (87=CMT)

Does any know how to force a file to be variable length from 4GL. I know file media needs to be Tape. But I cannot get variable lengths to come out. Vendor requires 4 recs lengths and must be var. How can this be accomplished with 4GL

I am trying to find out if any of the HR/PR/LP programs including custom programs use field HREMPUSF so I am looking for a command or utility to scan the system, is there such command Any help would be greatly appreciated, thanks!

Hi, we use Employee Self-Service for our Annual and New Hire benefits enrollment. I am trying to figure out if possible how to configure S3 ESS Benefits Enrollment to handle a Spousal Surcharge for our Medical plan. We also would like to add a new form/screen to our ESS Benefits Enrollment process that would display Spousal Surcharge Affidavit verbiage and have the employee select either a Yes or No on the affidavit which would update the HR11 Ben Flags->Spouse Coverage Health Coverage field/fla...

We have a custom program that has been working fine but all of a sudden came up with what looks like a ReadCSV error (see attachment).  There is no READ done in the program, only OPEN, WRITE, and CLOSE.  Yet the user gets this error.  Anyone have any ideas Thanks in advance for your help!

Is it possible to 'publish' a non-Lawson text file to a user's Print Manger Specifically, we have a 'batch-like' process flow that creates a print file and an error file. I know we can email users the reports from process flow, but it would be nice if the reports could be displayed/accessed through the user's print managers.

I compiled a custom program and ended up with a .aif file in my obj directory.  I don't recall ever seeing this before. That or I didn't look hard enough.  Does anyone know why this file is in there and what it might be used for  Can it be deleted  Thanks in advance for your help.

Is anyone transmitting an interface file to Mosby's Skills I have a very simple extract file we are trying to send to them.  It is basically a tab-delimited file with 'lf' at the end of each line.   I am including a 'lf' character (hex 0A) at the end of each line but they are picking this up as an invalid character.   We have tried transmitting the file in binary format, auto format and via a pgp file and nothing seems to work. Would be interested in knowing how you addressed this issue i...

Hi All, Every so often I see files named 'cnvscr.detail' and 'cnvscr.out' show up in my $LAWDIR/{prodline} directory.  The files appear to be empty. Can anyone tell me what these are  Any concerns with deleting them Thanks! Kelly

I have a user who sent me an error message I've never seen before.  They ran a PO220 and got the following examine log message.  Does anyone know what this means  Thanks in advance for your help! Program Messages:         ** Creating .prt and .dtl files         Processing PO220 - PO Status Report         Execution error : file '/lawson/law/prod/obj/PO220.gnt'         error code: 114, pc=0, call=1, seg=0         114         error message text not found (Signal 11)         Elapsed Ti...

Hi I am trying to change the layout of the screen in Smart Office Script Tool and have been able to get the script working against the S3 form when I run it. However how do I associate this script with the form permanently and then deploy to all users

Emailing a report from a custom program but the report is incomplete even though the script call is at the very end.  I need to close the report file manually but CLOSE REPORT-FILE returns compile error.  We have gotten by this in scheduled jobs by calling the script from a token but this report is processed on demand and I can't tie a token to it as the user may process the job under another name.  Is there a Lawson API that will clear the report buffer and close the report  Thanks, Ann

Hello, I am trying to write custom code to update a table. My users wants to enter comments up to 150 characters long, but I can only fit up to 75 characters. So I added multiple rows of comments to give me that many characters. However, I am not sure how to code it in my program to concatenate both rows and display on the screen or move it to the database. is there a Lawson program I can use as example to do this Thank you in advance for your help! I have attached the screen.

Does anybody know if I can use PRTIME to report a breakdown of salary information for an employee within a specific time period