RE: General Ledger Loading

I have done many many MAPICS conversions through the years and disucssed 
something very similar to that with them BUT disk space is an issue.  As I am 
sure that you all know, a MAPICS environment takes quite a bit of disk space. 
 They have ten (YES 10!) production environments and are getting ready to start 
a new one that we will be using for the conversion.  At that point, they will 
be taxing the disk capacity.  They will be eliminating the PRMS code and files 
when they go live which will free up a substantial amount of space BUT that 
will not happen until AFTER we are converted.  So, your idea a additional 
environments is not an option.  Thanks for the input though.

Rusty Jackson
Rusty Jackson And Associates
P.O. Box 20193
Knoxville, TN  37940

On Tuesday, April 08, 2003 10:43 AM, McCready, Joan 
[SMTP:Joan.McCready@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] wrote:
> Yes, and the documentation (upgrade from 4.0 to 6.0, but would work just as
> well with a new install) suggests that, after you set up your test
> environment, before you load your data into it, make a backup copy of the
> "empty" test environment on tape. When you need to "start over," blow away
> the test environment and restore the "empyt" environment from tape; you are
> then ready to reload the data and continue testing.
>
>        -- Joan
>
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Roy Luce [mailto:lwl@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Tuesday, April 08, 2003 9:02 AM
> To: 'MAPICS ERP System Discussion'
> Subject: RE: General Ledger Loading
>
>
> Why not set up the initial and all subsequent "test" conversions to load to
> a test environment and not worry about the SYSCTL file.
>
> When you have fully checked out and are comfortable with all your conversion
> procedures have the final conversion load the live environment.
>
>
> Roy Luce
>
> Main: 847-540-9635
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: mapics-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:mapics-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx]On
> Behalf Of Rusty Jackson
> Sent: Tuesday, April 08, 2003 8:21 AM
> To: 'MAPICS ERP System Discussion'
> Subject: General Ledger Loading
>
> I am doing some work for a client that is converting from PRMS to MAPICS. We
> are currently working on converting the General Ledger application.  I plan
> on using the General Ledger Master offline file load through Cross Apps to
> load GELMAS with the basic account information for the type 1 record as well
> as the debit and credit amounts for each period that have been closed.  We
> will also load the budget and last year information with this process.
> However, they want to do the conversion multiple times, once to check out
> the conversion and to be able to "play" in MAPICS and once when they are
> ready to go live.  I envision a problem doing this since MAPICS keeps up
> with status (closed/trans in TEMGEN, etc.) of each period in the SYSCTL
> file.  Years ago, I knew how to "massage" the period fields but it has been
> a while.  Does anyone have any experience with the SYSCTL fields and, if so,
> would you share it?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Rusty Jackson
> Rusty Jackson And Associates
> P.O. Box 20193
> Knoxville, TN  37940
>
>
>
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