| # Introduction on performance and database growth During ERP Enterprise implementation, you can follow several general guidelines to influence system performance and database growth. These guidelines are functional, technical, and process related, and are not a matter of right or wrong. The guidelines relate to ERP Enterprise functionality you can decide to use. However, you must be aware of the effects of specific functionality and settings on performance and database growth, during and after ERP Enterprise implementation. A relationship exists between performance and database growth; generally more data results in less performance. The creation of more records, which takes time by itself, causes large tables. Selecting records from a large table takes more time than selecting data from a small table. To achieve acceptable system performance and database growth, the following general guidelines are important: Disable unused concepts Clean up data Level of detail Performance-related settings and tools Jobs Additional steps Selection ranges Performance check programs New solutions Note To optimize performance for BOD processing, refer to the Performance section in the Infor10 ERP Enterprise (LN) Integration Guide for Infor10 ION. |