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<ManualTopic ID="/baanerp/performance/tt/P000006_sizing_process" xml:lang="en">
   <Header>
      <Title>Sizing process</Title>
      <Keyword type="header" order="d1e1390963">
         <Level1>Valid for ERP LN FP0, FP1, FP2, FP3, FP4, FP5, FP6, Infor10, 10.2 ERP Enterprise</Level1>
         <Level2>sizing process</Level2>
      </Keyword>
   </Header>
   <GeneralSection>
      <SectionTitle>Hardware</SectionTitle>
      <Paragraph>During the implementation of Infor ERP Enterprise ensure you select
		suitable hardware to avoid problems at a later stage of the project. Undersized
		hardware that cannot be upgraded, or oversized hardware can stop the
		implementation due to budget problems. Therefore, you must consider sizing
		carefully during the implementation.</Paragraph>
      <GeneralSection>
         <SectionTitle>Final sizing</SectionTitle>
         <Paragraph>A final sizing can only be performed if all implementation
		  aspects are known. In a pre-sales situation, there is often only high level
		  information about the usage of the application. In this case, a pre-sales
		  sizing can be done to have an estimate on hardware costs.</Paragraph>
      </GeneralSection>
      <GeneralSection>
         <SectionTitle>Sizing verification</SectionTitle>
         <Paragraph>A sizing verification can be done after going live with the
		  first implementation. With the sizing verification, all assumptions made during
		  the sizing can be verified. If required, the sizing can be adjusted to better
		  support the following implementations.</Paragraph>
      </GeneralSection>
      <GeneralSection>
         <SectionTitle>Stress test</SectionTitle>
         <Paragraph>Performance problems tend to appear shortly before going live
		  with an implementation. It is advised that you perform a stress test shortly
		  before going live, to verify if the actual performance meets the
		  requirements.</Paragraph>
      </GeneralSection>
      <GeneralSection>
         <Paragraph>The following table shows the sizing stages and the tools, and
		  the documents or services supporting them.</Paragraph>
         <TABLE border="1" borderstyle="default" space-and-orientation="indented-estimated">
            <TBODY noTR="7">
               <TR no="1" isLast="false">
                  <TD width="76" rowspan="1" colspan="1">
                     <GUIRef href="" role="manual">Step</GUIRef>
                  </TD>
                  <TD width="300" rowspan="1" colspan="1">
                     <GUIRef href="" role="manual">Phase</GUIRef>
                  </TD>
                  <TD width="322" rowspan="1" colspan="1">
                     <GUIRef href="" role="manual">Tooling / documentation / service</GUIRef>
                  </TD>
                  <TD width="313" rowspan="1" colspan="1">
                     <GUIRef href="" role="manual">Notes</GUIRef>
                  </TD>
               </TR>
               <TR no="2" isLast="false">
                  <TD width="76" rowspan="1" colspan="1">1</TD>
                  <TD width="300" rowspan="1" colspan="1">Collect key sizing figures from customer</TD>
                  <TD width="322" rowspan="1" colspan="1">Configuration and planning questionnaire Configuration and planning
				  questionnaire for upgrades</TD>
                  <TD width="313" rowspan="1" colspan="1">For upgrades use information
				  from existing applications</TD>
               </TR>
               <TR no="3" isLast="false">
                  <TD width="76" rowspan="1" colspan="1">2</TD>
                  <TD width="300" rowspan="1" colspan="1">Optional: customer specific benchmark to determine load of specific
				  functionality</TD>
                  <TD width="322" rowspan="1" colspan="1">Customer specific benchmark</TD>
                  <TD width="313" rowspan="1" colspan="1">Only for large/complex/business critical customers</TD>
               </TR>
               <TR no="4" isLast="false">
                  <TD width="76" rowspan="1" colspan="1">3</TD>
                  <TD width="300" rowspan="1" colspan="1">Size the hardware</TD>
                  <TD width="322" rowspan="1" colspan="1">Sizing
				  Guide / E-Sizing assistant (web based)</TD>
                  <TD width="313" rowspan="1" colspan="1"/>
               </TR>
               <TR no="5" isLast="false">
                  <TD width="76" rowspan="1" colspan="1">4</TD>
                  <TD width="300" rowspan="1" colspan="1">Deliver sizing and deployment information to
				  the customer</TD>
                  <TD width="322" rowspan="1" colspan="1">Sizing Template / Sizing White Paper</TD>
                  <TD width="313" rowspan="1" colspan="1"/>
               </TR>
               <TR no="6" isLast="false">
                  <TD width="76" rowspan="1" colspan="1">5</TD>
                  <TD width="300" rowspan="1" colspan="1">Optional: stress
				  test</TD>
                  <TD width="322" rowspan="1" colspan="1">N/A</TD>
                  <TD width="313" rowspan="1" colspan="1">Timely before going live to be
				  able to solve problems</TD>
               </TR>
               <TR no="7" isLast="true">
                  <TD width="76" rowspan="1" colspan="1">6</TD>
                  <TD width="300" rowspan="1" colspan="1">Optional: do a sizing verification at the customer site to adjust
				  sizing figures</TD>
                  <TD width="322" rowspan="1" colspan="1">Sizing verification</TD>
                  <TD width="313" rowspan="1" colspan="1">Only
				  for large/complex/business critical customers After going live</TD>
               </TR>
            </TBODY>
         </TABLE>
         <Paragraph>Steps 1, 3 and 4 are an iterative process. In a pre-sales
		  phase, an initial sizing can be done to determine hardware costs. In an
		  after-sales phase an more detailed sizing can be developed.</Paragraph>
         <Paragraph>Step 6 can be done at multiple implementation stages, such as
		  after going live for each customer location.</Paragraph>
         <Paragraph>For more information, refer to Infor365 solution <GUIRef href="" role="manual">22881401</GUIRef> to find the latest information about performance
		  related topics which deserve special attention or are not yet published via the
		  regular documentation. It also provides information about the latest version of
		  the Sizing White Paper. Download the solution number at <Link href="http://www.infor.com/inforxtreme" role="wwwlink">www.infor.com/inforxtreme</Link>
         </Paragraph>
         <Paragraph>Sizing guides, questionnaires, and e-sizing assistance can be
		  found at: <Link href="http://pbc.infor.com" role="wwwlink">http://pbc.infor.com</Link>
         </Paragraph>
         <Paragraph>For second line sizing support contact <Link href="mailto:sizing@infor.com" role="wwwlink">sizing@infor.com</Link>
         </Paragraph>
      </GeneralSection>
   </GeneralSection>
</ManualTopic>