Re: AS/SET education

Dean, Lenny;

Thanks for the input.  I've been told this by an ex-SSA employee, it helps
to hear it from others as well.  Still exploring the alternatives...

kk
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> From: DAsmussen <DAsmussen@aol.com>
> To: BPCS-L@midrange.com
> Subject: Re: AS/SET education
> Date: Tuesday, March 17, 1998 5:50 PM
> 
> Kathleen,
> 
> In a message dated 98-03-17 18:02:55 EST, you write:
> 
> > I am in the Milwaukee area, and will be going to SSA in Chicago for a
week
> >  next month to learn AS/SET for an upgrade project.  I would love to
find
> >  some local or internet based education instead, or a video or CBT, and
> >  avoid that daily commute.  Does anyone know of any alternatives?
> 
> Not that I'm aware of.  I pulled my own plans for one two years ago when
> AS/Set was supposed to "go away" (a bit pre-mature, I've found).  Sounds
like
> you're attending the same class that has been given since the dawn of the
> product.  If so, you should be aware that this class is pulled _verbatim_
from
> the tutorial that comes with the product.  Although the tutorial is good
at
> teaching you how to "find your way around" in ADK, you should also be
aware
> that BPCS uses AS/Set as it works best -- _NOT_ as it is taught or was
> originally intended to be used.  Unless SSA has added a primer on how to
use
> the BPCS "shell" programs, I wouldn't waste my money _or_ my gas...
> 
> Personally, I'd hire a BPCS consultant with good references to teach
class on
> site.  Learning the shells and the things that aren't in the manual (such
as
> keeping field and subroutine names below six characters, and not
selecting
> more fields from a data model than you need) would be _far_ more valuable
than
> the stock "C&F" class for three days followed by "Advanced Topics" for
the
> next two.  Before anyone starts yelling "vendor abuse!", I'm booked --
but
> would be more than glad to offer any ADK advice for free on this forum.
> 
> JMHO,
> 
> Dean Asmussen
> Enterprise Systems Consulting, Inc.
> Fuquay-Varina, NC  USA
> E-Mail:  DAsmussen@aol.com
> 
> "If a cluttered desk is the sign of a cluttered mind, what is the sign of
an
> empty desk?" -- Anonymous
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