Training Path Builder

Infor M3 training path builder

Pick a role, the Infor M3 areas you need and the hours you can spend each week, and get a dated week by week plan. Every lesson names the real M3 programs to practice in H5, from OIS100 and MWS410 to PPS300, PMS050, SES400 and the MI API repository. Tick lessons off as you go, save the plan to your account and export it for your team.

62 lessons across 15 modules. Free, runs in your browser, no login needed.

1Your role

Swap modules to match your job, for example Purchasing and receiving for buyers or Manufacturing orders for production staff.

2Modules

Modules

3Schedule

Lessons are spread over working days. A lesson that does not fit in a week moves to the next one.

Lessons
16
Study time
11 h
Weeks
3
Finish
-
0 of 16 lessons done0%
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Practice in a test or training tenant, never in production. Program codes and names follow the Infor M3 Business Engine documentation. Names can differ slightly by version, language and localization, so if a name does not match, press Ctrl+R in H5 and search by the program code.

Your week by week plan

  1. Week 1

    3.9 h

  2. Week 2

    3.7 h

  3. Week 3

    3.8 h

Official Infor M3 (formerly Movex) learning

Get this reviewed by an engineer

Rolling this out to a team? Send the plan and an engineer will reply with what to add, cut or reorder for your version and process.

How to use it

  1. 1

    Pick a role. Choose the role you are training for. It selects the lessons and the M3 areas a person in that role usually needs.

  2. 2

    Choose modules. Add or remove modules. Navigation and basics are always included. Turn on advanced lessons for setup, design and development topics.

  3. 3

    Set your schedule. Enter hours per week and a start date. Lessons are packed into weeks and given target dates on working days.

  4. 4

    Practice in a test tenant. Work through each lesson in a test, training or sandbox environment, never in production, and tick it off.

  5. 5

    Export or save. Download the plan as PDF, Excel, Word or CSV, or save it to your account to keep your progress.

Modules covered

Navigation and basics
H5, Search and Start, panels, views, Export to Excel and master data.
Customer orders and sales
OIS100 order entry, line statuses, credit check, pricing, invoicing and returns.
Warehouse and delivery
Delivery toolbox, picking, balance identities, stock moves, physical inventory and distribution orders.
Purchasing and receiving
Purchase orders, planned POs, goods receipt, inspection, put-away and agreements.
Items and product structures
Item, facility and warehouse data, product structures and work centers.
Manufacturing orders
MO creation, material issue, operation reporting, receipt and work center schedule.
Planning and MRP
Material plan, MRP auto start job, forecasts and safety stock.
Product costing
Product costing calculation, costing components and standard cost update.
Financials
Accounting identities, FAM functions, AP, AR and period close.
Reporting
Views, Information Browser, ad hoc reports and M3 tables.
Security and administration
Users, roles, function security, batch jobs, output and audit.
H5 personalization and scripts
Panel personalization, H5 scripts, Experience Designer and mashups.
MI APIs and XtendM3
MI programs, ION API, Metadata Publisher, LISTMI and XtendM3 extensions.
Integration
BODs, Event Hub, Enterprise Collaborator and Data Lake.
Environments and upgrades
Configuration management between tenants and upgrade planning.

Questions

Where do I find official Infor M3 training?

Infor delivers M3 training through Infor Campus. The M3 catalog lists instructor-led courses such as M3 Cloud: Navigation Fundamentals, M3 Cloud: Configuring Customer Orders, M3 Cloud: Processing Purchase Orders, M3 Cloud: Administering the System and M3 Cloud: Administering Security, plus eLearning such as M3 Cloud: Exploring the User Interface. Course descriptions and schedules require an Infor Campus login.

Is there an Infor M3 user guide?

Yes. The M3 Business Engine user documentation on docs.infor.com describes processes and programs by area, for example sales management, supply chain execution, procurement and financial accounting. The M3 Core User and Administration Library covers H5, personalization, the API repository, Metadata Publisher and administration.

Is M3 the same as Movex?

Yes. M3 descends from Movex, the ERP developed by the Swedish company Intentia. Intentia merged with Lawson Software in 2006 and Infor acquired Lawson in 2011. Program codes such as OIS100 and MMS001 date from that heritage and are still used today.

How are M3 program codes built?

Most programs have a three-letter area prefix and a three-digit number, for example OIS for customer orders, PPS for purchasing, MMS for materials, PMS for manufacturing orders, CRS for common settings and GLS, APS and ARS for finance. The name follows a pattern such as 'Customer Order. Open' (OIS100). MI programs for APIs end in MI, such as CRS610MI.

How long does it take to learn Infor M3?

It depends on the role and modules. Use the builder: an end user with two areas is a few weeks at a few hours a week, a functional consultant covering eight areas with advanced lessons is several times that. The plan shows total hours and a finish date for your choices.

What should an M3 beginner learn first?

Start with H5 navigation: Ctrl+R Search and Start, panels A, B and E, options such as 2=Change and 5=Display, views and Export to Excel, and the item, customer and supplier masters in MMS001, CRS610 and CRS620. Then learn the programs for your area, for example OIS100, MWS410 and OIS180 for order to cash.

What does an M3 developer need to learn?

MI programs and the M3 API repository, calling APIs through ION API with OAuth 2.0, the Metadata Publisher, H5 scripts and personalization, Experience Designer, XtendM3 extensions in Groovy for cloud tenants, and integration through BODs, Event Hub and Enterprise Collaborator.

Can I practice in my production M3?

No. Use a test, training or sandbox tenant. Many lessons post stock and financial transactions, change settings or create security records that you do not want in production.

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