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  3. May 2004

Re: MAPICS backup

Dale,
I looked for the pgm. was not on system. According to the mapics e info.
With Concurrrent license.. Is that what 5U33M7X license keys are??? look at
ptf sh14672 for R6..
I did not dig real deep with this.

Have a good weekend all
Pete
----- Original Message -----
From: <DaleGindlesperger@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "MAPICS ERP System Discussion" <mapics-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, May 07, 2004 3:47 PM
Subject: RE: MAPICS backup


>
> Vince,
>
> I tried this, it did nothing at all.  I'm at XAR6, what am I doing wrong?
>
> Dale Gindlesperger
> IT Manager/Special Projects Leader
> Fleetwood Folding Trailers, Inc.
> 258 Beacon Street
> Somerset, PA  15501
>
>
>
>
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>                       05/05/2004 09:59
>                       AM
>                       Please respond to
>                       MAPICS ERP System
>                       Discussion
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>
>
>
>
>
> We run the following program from MAPICS that cleans up the abend records
> and releases MAPICS license that are not being used
> that were left hanging.  We have this in our job scheduler and run it
every
> hour. CALL PGM(AMZCPU6R).
>
> HOPE THIS HELPS
> Vince Oney
> vince.oney@xxxxxxxxx
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Hans Koens [mailto:hkoens@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Wednesday, May 05, 2004 2:33 AM
> To: MAPICS ERP System Discussion
> Subject: Re: MAPICS backup
>
>
> Pete,
>
>
>
> You're right about the abends.
>
> We need to clean them up manually.
>
> What important is that is doesn't interfere with the backup process.
>
> Users are trained and are responsible that they end Mapics correctly at
the
> end of the day.
>
> We can't check during the unatend backup if there is an open Mapics
> session,
> file maintenance or whatever.
>
> We simply kill that user session.
>
> IT is not responsible for lost of data if users leave there sessions open.
>
> Luckily until now we never had problems with that.
>
>
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Pete Olshavsky" <polshavsky@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: "MAPICS ERP System Discussion" <mapics-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, May 04, 2004 4:57 PM
> Subject: Re: MAPICS backup
>
>
> > Hans, Should still work pretty much the same...  There is a feature in
> the
> new R6 backup that will even knock of user if there are in a menu option
> (like item maint). Before you had to be at a menu.  So you need to be a
> little careful there.
> >
> > Question....
> > Does the Mapics backup get rid of abend jobs? If so is was there a fix
> (ptf) or are you doing something in your CL? The last I knew abends did
not
> get cleared..
> >
> > Pete
> >
> >
> > Hans Koens <hkoens@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > Pete,
> >
> >
> >
> > Thanks for the info.
> >
> > I will look for the PTF's
> >
> > Because the Mapics backup is an unattended backup you need to be sure
> that
> > the backup will work.
> >
> > To force that I run a CL in my PRE backup which kill all the users JOB's
> for
> > the selected Mapics environment. (Status will be ABEND)
> >
> > Mapics cleans up those jobs during backup.
> >
> > Use the post backup to add file to the tape after the backup.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Shawn Thobe"
> > To: "MAPICS ERP System Discussion"
> > Sent: Tuesday, May 04, 2004 4:28 PM
> > Subject: RE: MAPICS backup
> >
> >
> > > We are in the similar situation. I login and do a MAPICS backup every
> > > weekend. It would be great to avoid this. I know I go through several
> > > steps before I run the backup( IM, PMC, Delete Abend jobs ...) How can
> > > you schedule those tasks
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Pete Olshavsky [mailto:polshavsky@xxxxxxxxx]
> > > Sent: Tuesday, May 04, 2004 10:20 AM
> > > To: MAPICS ERP System Discussion
> > > Subject: Re: MAPICS backup
> > >
> > > Hans
> > > There are some PTF's that you would need to look up. (Sorry don't have
> > > them in front of me). This was one of the Mapics enhancements for
R6...
> > > Load these ptf's and it give the option to put an entry on the AS400
> job
> > > scheduler and forget about it. Just like any other job that you would
> > > put on the scheduler.
> > > Once there you could change times, put on hold.
> > > As I remember there are several. So make sure you read the
> coverletters.
> > > Only issues I am of was.
> > > If you are browser users and you tell it to knock the users off. It
was
> > > not env sensitve. That might be fixed now.
> > > Also if you use the IBM DcConnect product for Job reporting and Inv
> > > trans. There were some issues stoping and re-starting.
> > > Anything let me know
> > > Pete
> > >
> > > Hans Koens wrote:
> > > Pete,
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > What do you mean with putting the Mapics Backup to the AS400 job
> > > scheduler?
> > >
> > > Within Mapics (We use rel. 6) you can't schedule more than 14 day's
> > > ahead.
> > >
> > > Is there away to avoid that?
> > >
> > > We use the PRE en POST backup routines to add custom libraries, (PML&C
> > > for
> > > example), to the backup.
> > >
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Pete Olshavsky"
> > >
> > > To: "MAPICS ERP System Discussion"
> > > Sent: Tuesday, May 04, 2004 3:33 PM
> > > Subject: Re: MAPICS backup
> > >
> > >
> > > > Tim,
> > > > I don't have any experience with BRMS or advanced scheduler. Just be
> > > aware
> > > that Mapics does some house cleaning when you run the Mapics
> > > Backup(batches,trdata).
> > > > So you would need to include in you custom backup if you don't do
> > > Mapics
> > > backup..
> > > > R6 mapics now includes the scheduling function. Shutsdown any active
> > > sessions, including browser. I have a couple of customers running the
> R6
> > > backup.. Seems to be working fine...It just puts an entry on the
AS/400
> > > job
> > > scheduler.
> > > >
> > > > Hope this helps
> > > > Pete Olshavsky
> > > > Ind Mapics Programmer/Systems Analyst
> > > >
> > > > Tim.Bertnick@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> > > > Good morning - does anyone have experience using either IBM's BRMS
> > > product
> > > > or Advanced Scheduler to perform MAPICS nightly backups? - we are at
> > > > version 5.5 of MAPICS & also have the Paperless data collection
> > > module,
> > > > which means ending subsystems for the backup would not be
allowable -
> > > any
> > > > hints or suggestions would be appreciated, especially if CL programs
> > > would
> > > > be required to make BRMS/advanced scheduler work, or if version 6.0
> > > offers
> > > > any improvements re: MAPICS backups - thanks!! - Tim Bertnick with
> > > > Plymouth Products in Sheboygan, WI.
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