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A common customer business requirement, especially within the Quality Control and HR departments, is the ability to identify the number of days before a document should be reviewed. For example, “all documents Standard Operating Procedures (i.e. SOP doc class) should be reviewed once a year.” The ‘Days to Expiration’ has been a feature since the beginning of time, but it only applies to obsolete documents. I have never had a customer interested in this for obsolete docs, but nearly all would like this feature for scheduled reviews of released documents.Have I missed this feature? Or, a clever solution?Thanks a bunch
In a Nutshell: IFS Cloud Web DevTools was working fine last week for me, but out of the blue I logged into my computer today to do some debugging and the “Network” pane (in Logs) is not producing ANY output. And YES, I have selected “Debug DevTools link” in my IFS instance. How do you normally troubleshoot this? any ideas other than un-install/re-install the extension?I’m running Web DevTools 1.2.8I am pretty sure this is not the Web DevTools, there must be something wrong between my data collection and the browser because the IFS Inspector (another add-on used for similar purpose) is also NOT collecting Server side Network activity.I’m running Edge Version 153.0.4234.48 Thanks for your ideas… I have explored everything I thought could cause it to no avail so far!
If a part has a receive case inspection code of C, with a qty to inspect of 5, and the part has a purchasing control plan, with different inspection codes and qty to inspect, what quantity to inspect amount will get pulled into the receipt as the quantity to inspect.
Hi,We recently completed a clone of a customer environment running IFS Cloud version 25.2.7.Since the clone, users are being prompted to change their password when logging into the cloned environment, and in some cases are unable to log in until the password has been updated.I have noticed that, for the affected users, the IAM User setting Required User Actions is set to:UPDATE_PASSWORDThis appears to be affecting all users in the cloned environment.Does anyone know what could cause this required action to be applied during or after a clone? We would like to understand the cause so that we can avoid the same issue in future environment refreshes.
Hi, We're on IFS Cloud 25R1 (SU8). In this thread, a customer shared IFS's explanation of how Part Availability Controls behave: https://community.ifs.com/ideas/part-availability-control-set-on-a-location-is-not-carried-over-when-moving-into-qa-or-into-stock-66161 “Part Availability Controls follow a sort of hierarchy based on how they are applied:If applied via a default on an inventory location: The control is tied to the location, not the stock record. This means: Moving stock to a location without a default will remove the control Moving stock to a location with a default will apply that location’s control automatically If applied manually: The control is tied directly to the stock record and will move with it between locationsAccording to IFS, this behavior is intentional and designed to allow controls to adjust automatically based on location rules.” What I'd like to confirm: will a QC hold placed manually on stock keep that control when moved into a location with a different d
Hello everyone, I am experiencing an issue with the package part in Cloud (25R1) The component part -Qty per assembly is correctly defined on the package part (which is 1), and the UOM ==EA is also correct (all parts). This is not configurable part.However, when i add the package part to Business opportunity or sales quotation, sometimes all component quantities are recalculated to unexpected values, such as 0.5 or 0.8.Has anyone experienced the similar behavior? Are there any known causes, configuration settings? Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks.
Dear Team,I am new to IFS cloud deplyong the solution on-premises. Kindly recommend third-party tools that I can deploy to help me with managing user licenses and that can also be used on other platforms. Also if there are tools i can use for helping in administration and they are not part of the default delivery.
I am attempting to configure IFS Facts for extraction to our data lake. My goal is to have the facts incrementally load on a per day basis so that the resulting parquet files are created daily and the files have the date appended to the file name. It looks like most of the Facts only have datetime columns. Is there a way to add a date column to the OOTB facts for partitioning? I currently only have access to the IFS cloud user interface.
We are in the process of upgrading IFS Cloud from 24R1 to 25R2 and noticed all of our lobbies (standard or custom) are impacted negatively when zooming the lobby over 100%. The elements will get “cut off” with no ability to zoom.Has anyone else been experiencing this? I couldn’t find any posts or knowedgbase articles on it.
we want to make mediatory(on release state) cc and smbu field Pre-posting on purchase order line or purchase requisation rather than pop-up window before
Hi all. I have a client (with IFS Cloud 24R2) that send by email, automatically, the invoices. We have set up the Sender email and it is working.The problems is that when the customer click the “Print Invoice”In this case, the system has to create the pdf (Report Design) and send it by email automatically. But, suddenly, this process stop working (we do not if anything in any server was changed) But, from that moment it is not possible to send invoices. We do not know if it’s something related to Print Agent….The status in Print Manager screen is always “Remote Waiting” and the printer is “No printout”.Any idea???? We have a serious problem!!!!
Are there any plans to support IFS Cloud on newer Ubuntu versions? We’re currently running 24r2.14 on 22.04.5 and are planning to go to 26r2 early next year. is 26r2 planned to be supported on on Ubuntu 22.04.5? Our Linux/Unix security folks are asking if we can move to a newer version of Ubuntu?Canonical appears to be supporting 22.04 until at least 2027 unless extended support is purchased. Would appreciate any comments.
Hello,I’m migrating an invoice layout to IFS Report Studio from Crystal Reports (IFS Cloud 25R2 SU9) and need a dynamic watermark: DUPLICATE / COPY / PRELIMINARY depending on print context. SetupThe report definition (.rdf) computes a header-level field WATERMARK_TAG holding the watermark ID. The value is confirmed correct in the generated XML (e.g. <WATERMARK_TAG>PRELIMINARY</WATERMARK_TAG>). The report’s Watermarks collection contains one text watermark per ID: DUPLICATE, COPY, PRELIMINARY and NONE. The report’s WatermarkId property is bound to an expression. Results (test document: WATERMARK_TAG = PRELIMINARY in the XML)Hardcoded value → ✅ PRELIMINARY watermark printed'PRELIMINARY' Field only → ❌ first watermark of the collection (DUPLICATE) printed[INVOICE_REP_REQUEST.INVOICE_REP.WATERMARK_TAG] Multi-condition Iif → ❌ no watermark printed (falls to the default branch NONE)Iif([INVOICE_REP_REQUEST.INVOICE_REP.WATERMARK_TAG] == 'DUPLICATE', 'DUPLICATE', [INVOICE_REP_R
1) ClassificationOpportunity for improvement2) Brief descriptionIntroduce a standard Unit of Production (UOP) depreciation method within IFS Cloud Fixed Assets.Currently, customers who require depreciation based on actual asset consumption (e.g., units produced, machine hours, operating hours, kilometres travelled, tonnes mined) must implement custom solutions because IFS does not provide a native UOP depreciation method. This requirement has already resulted in customer-specific customizations and development efforts.The proposed enhancement would provide a standard depreciation method that:Maintains expected lifetime production/usage units. Captures actual units consumed for each depreciation period. Calculates depreciation based on actual asset usage rather than time. Supports manual entry, file uploads, and integrations. Provides standard validations and reporting.This enhancement would improve support for industries such as Mining, Manufacturing, Oil & Gas, Transportation, Con
A. What is your idea?1) ClassificationOpportunity for improvement2) Brief descriptionCurrently, support teams assign task cards to crews one shift before work execution, and line supervisors must manually assign those task cards to individual technicians at the beginning of each shift.Due to the high volume of technicians and task cards processed each day, this manual process is time-consuming, resource-intensive, and susceptible to human error. The current process also requires significant administrative effort to ensure that task cards are assigned to the correct technicians before work begins. B. Context and scope1) Who is affected?Internal users2) FrequencyDailyC. Value and impact1) What is the business outcome?Improves productivity or efficiency Reduces cost or manual effort Enhances user experience Enables new capability Supports compliance or reduces risk2) Impact scaleChoose ONE: keep the applicable option and delete the rest.3 — Cross-functional3) WorkaroundThe current workaro
My current installation has a single Print Agent installed on a Utility Server. This works fine. I would like to add a second Print Agent hosted on a second Utility Server to help with printing responsiveness and to serve as a backup. To do this, I installed a second Print Agent and assigned it a unique "ID". Additionally, the installation uses a second IAM Client entry using a unique "Client ID". Each Print Agent's printer mappings are unique as well. My installation is currently on IFS Cloud Release 24R2.The second Print Agent's service will not start successfully. The logs show the following:From IFSPAService_%.log:[006] 10/12/2026 2:52:07 PM: Starting REST Service...[006] 10/12/2026 2:52:07 PM: ******************************************ServicePointManager.DefaultConnectionLimit :- 2******************************************[006] 10/12/2026 2:52:07 PM: ******************************************Modifying default connection limit to :- 2[006] 10/12/2026 2:52:07 PM: ************
Hi everyone,In IFS, project budget control is enabled, but it appears that budget validation is performed at the cost-element level rather than the activity level.For example, an activity has an estimated cost of KWD 1,000 under BM-CIV, but a Project Supply Request using BM-MEC can still create commitments exceeding the total activity budget. My questions are:Is there a standard IFS configuration to enforce budget control at the activity level across all cost elements? If not, is a custom event or extension required to validate the total activity estimate when creating a Project Supply Request?Any guidance or experience with similar scenarios would be appreciated.Thanks!
Hi,Is there any option to access SNOW cases through a REST API?Our team manages a large number of Unified Support cases, and we would like to automate some activities to make our work more efficient and process the cases faster.Has anyone implemented a similar integration or automation? If so, could you please share any available documentation or recommendations?Thank you.
Hello,I am looking for recommendations and best practices regarding software version tracking in IFS for manufactured products.We have a customer who produces devices (radars) where software is an integral part of the delivered product. The challenge is that Engineering often knows that software will be required, but the exact version is not known when the BOM is created. The final software version may only be decided during manufacturing, testing, or shortly before delivery.I would be interested to hear how other customers handle this scenario and which approach has proven most practical for maintaining software traceability throughout the product lifecycle.Thank you in advance for any recommendations and examples from real implementations.Pavel K.
Can someone kindly share some light on the purpose of the above page in ifs cloud .I cannot obtain any data in this page ,even when the advance invoice(AD) is paid posted (created from a customer order and paid from a mixed payment) and not matched with the final . Once paid it is Converted to CUPIA .Is it the reason ?Thank you Udanee
Hi All, We are testing MRP before we jump to cloud 9. ( plan is to move from Apps 9 to Cloud)All looks good but we found some of the SO due dates in Apps9 and Cloud 9 varies,.Steps we took.mirror both base data inv/shop orders /customer orders and master data in both environment Apps9 and Colud. Run MRP with adding some new Customer orders (both identical in Apps 9 and Cloud) Check the MRP out put. 99% MRP out put same in both Apps 9and Cloud 1% Shop orders Due date in App9 is much than Cloud. ( some orders has 2 days some orders has 5 days etc)I am trying to look for a reason why there is a difference ?check master data for all the affected SO ( manufacturing lead time /Routing etc).. all same in both environment.No Luck So far , can anyone direct me to get the bottom of the issue int this case?
Does anyone know what ‘Microsoft Windows Azure’ section in the Apps 10 supported systems refers to? In terms of which part of our architecture. We don’t want to upgrade something that is not suitable etc.
Hello,We are running IFS Cloud 25R2SU07 with 120 users. The middel tier has 128 GB of memory, but only 25 GB is userd. We tried to downsize for cost reduction to 98 GB of memory, but IFS MT was not starting at all.Did you experience this kind of behaviour in your Remote Cloud deployment ?Your feedback is welcome.
I am trying to model a process called pre-staging in IFS Cloud where a manufactured part is tested together with several other parts, including both manufactured and purchased parts. The test itself does not consume the components, but I need to document which components were used for which test, including serial numbers.I also need to record the fact that this test takes time and money, so it would be important to document the test effort and related cost as well. Ideally, the solution should capture both the technical traceability and the business aspect of the test execution.Is there a standard IFS Cloud solution for this requirement? If yes, which standard process or standard object should I use to record test usage, serial number traceability, and test cost/time documentation without building a custom solution?
Is it necessary to update the manifest required for the Excel add-in in conjunction with IFS Cloud updates? Also, if you are aware of the update procedure (including steps for end users of the Excel add-in), could you please let me know?
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