RE: Mapics Upgrade

Thanks. Fortunately I don't think this will be an issue since the only S36 code on this box is custom, not in Mapics. I have come to find out that the version of Mapics that is on this box is native os400 code. If true, this should make the upgrade easier to deal with.

Mark Murphy
STAR BASE Consulting, Inc.
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Date: 12/22/2009 02:47PM
Subject: RE: Mapics Upgrade

I think it was STRM36... I think GO CMDM36 showed all the commands to
configure and manage the *M36 environment.

-Eric DeLong

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Assuming you could, how would you go about starting the *M36
environment?

Mark Murphy
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Subject: RE: Mapics Upgrade

Hm, just a WAG, but I'd bet this AS400 is running the *M36 environment,
which was removed from OS400 sometime around V4R4, I think. The *M36
was a dedicated S/36 SSP runtime, and not related to the S36EE (System
36 Emulation Environment). It was common to use *M36 to support a
binary-compatible S/36 environment, that did not require any coding
changes to the S/36 application code.

I doubt running this in S36EE is possible, since you must have source
code to port the app. Not familiar with Mapics...

-Eric DeLong



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Subject: Mapics Upgrade

Anyone have any experience doing an as/400 upgrade with Mapics XA S/36
on the box? I am looking into what it would take to get a Model 600 at
V4R2 upgraded to a Model 520 at v5r4 or v6r1.

I don't know if Infor (owner of Mapics) is going to be of any help.

Mark Murphy
STAR BASE Consulting, Inc.
mmurphy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx