RE: BPCS Docs

All:

With regards to BPCS documentation, you may contact Advanced Systems and
Products. They have a standard set of materials for most versions of BPCS.
In addition, they can put together custom documentation to fit your needs.

Also, the training they provide is recognized as probably the best
available, and at reasonable costs compared to what else is available. They
also do customized training, instead of the "canned" pen and aspirin
training which is the norm; if you've ever attended BPCS training, you know
what I mean.

They are rapidly growing while other companies are having difficulties.
Several openings exist for BPCS programmers, applications people, senior
consultants, contractors, and sales personnel. They pay better than other
companies and have an excellent benefits package.

You may contact them at info@BPCSPros.com

Best regards,
Paul R.




> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-bpcs-l@midrange.com [mailto:owner-bpcs-l@midrange.com]On
> Behalf Of L. S. Russell
> Sent: Friday, January 07, 2000 8:32 AM
> To: BPCS-L@midrange.com
> Subject: Re: BPCS Docs
>
>
> > I base my next comments on IBMs MAPICs documentation.  I did not think
> > much of MAPICS but as the old song goes, 'You dont know what you got
> > till its gone.' and I still reminisce about the good/bad ole days.
> > [I miss MAPICS :]'
>
> YES! With IBM you get documentation on their documentation, and someone
> here said there's no such thing as a free ride, but with the ""HELP"" of
> the vendor (SSA) the ride can atleast be smooth. I don't like being
> stonewalled by the vendor as they attempt to squeeze every drop of our
> IS budget into their coffers.
>
> > And a DATABASE manual that defines for every file, every field in the
> > file, what values the field carrys and what the values mean with a
> > reference to where they are used and why.
>
> Yes, it is simple things (good programming practices) like putting VALID
> TEXT and COLHDG on your database fields that would go along way in the
> documentation effort.  Instead of having 8 fields called Date 8,0 use
> those keywords to explain the function of the field.
>
> --
> L. S. Russell Programmer/Analyst
> Datrek Professional Bags, Inc.
> 2413 Industrial Drive
> Springfield, TN. 37172
> mailto:leslier@datrek.com
> http://www.datrek.com
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