RE: as400 to WEB order entry

Why not consider what Net.Commerce brings to the table?
Then tie that to the backend "legacy" systems.

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At 11:19 AM 02/29/2000 -0800, you wrote:
>This doesn't seem like a simple thing, assuming that the in house order
>entry is complicated because it can't help being complicated.
>
>Do customer #, item, and quantity really cover everything in the process?
>
>If you have to validate things like those three fields plus ability to fill
>the order, credit worthiness, and probably a few others that I can't think
>of off the top of my head it seems like six weeks won't give you enough time
>to do it right, especially if you're doing it real time.
>
>If it were possible, I'd pitch streamlining the process as phase II and make
>phase II look like it can arrive pretty quickly.
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Rob Berendt [mailto:rob@dekko.com]
>> Sent: Tuesday, February 29, 2000 8:33 AM
>> To: MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
>> Subject: Re: as400 to WEB order entry
>>
>>
>> Another argument for blasting programs apart. Separating
>> validation from input: 5250, browser, PC/Gray screen, EDI
>> batch, etc...
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> JGracetri@aol.com on 02/29/2000 11:07:24 AM
>> Please respond to MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com@Internet
>> To: MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com@Internet
>> cc:
>> Fax to:
>> Subject: Re: as400 to WEB order entry
>>
>> We are going to put order entry on the web. We have used a
>> product to make
>> our green screens GUI. To do this we use our orginal screen
>> as the source for
>> the GUI screen. So when a screen changes we have to go thru
>> the re-gen
>> process again.
>>
>> Our web users will be our sales force and a few selected customers.
>>
>> In house order entry takes many steps and is not real simple.
>>
>> The debate is now raging with 6 weeks to go.
>>
>> One side says hammer down(as is), the other wants to
>> streamline order entry
>> with a seperate program. With just Cust# Item# QTY on the screen.
>>
>> I can go either way.
>>
>> I would be interested in someone else's experience or if you
>> know a case
>> study i can look at.
>>
>> thank you jeff g
>> +---
>




Glenn
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