Re: Additional reports

       Anthony C Kleier@ROBBINSINC
       01/28/99 05:57 PM
       
       I am running the same version of BPCS as you and have been live
       since Feb 1, 1998 (one year this weekend).  We had the same
       problems with Uservision and replaced it with a product called
       Sequel from ASC (Advanced System Concepts) in April.  It allows
       for reports to be generated quickly and accurately on the 400.
       We use it only with the 5250 screens but it also has an
       interface to submit and view reports from windows.  We could
       not find a good solution that did not require spending any more
       money.  The product has more than paid for itself and I
       recommend you at least consider it.

       Tony Kleier
       Robbins Inc.
       akleier@robbinsfloor.com




       <BPCS-L@midrange.com> AT INTERNET-MAIL on 01/28/99 03:27:00 PM

       To:   "'BPCS Users'" <BPCS-L@midrange.com> AT
             INTERNET-MAIL@ccMail
       cc:    (bcc: Anthony C Kleier/ROBBINSINC)
       Subject:  Additional reports

We are running 6.0.02, C/S, plf., & March'98 cum tape and have been
live since August 1, 1998.

What I am wondering is what other BPCS support staff is doing for the
reports that their users have requested.  Do you have a 3rd party
product that lets the users do their own thing.  Letting the users do
their own thing sure helps an understaffed IS team but that will
probably cause me more work and headaches and wasted system resources
in the long run.

UserVision is slow and will not be further enhanced.  SSA will not
give a date or statement of general direction on its replacement
product. Queries work to a point but are a system resource hog and not
really user friendly.
Tried to convert some of the User Vision reports to Access '97 but
that definitely is not user friendly for most users.
We have some Visual Basic experience on staff and I have VB5
Professional on my machine.
I have also "played" some with ASNA's Visual RPG product and have the
latest version installed.
I have also talked to the mrc (michaels,ross, & cole) people about
their Productivity Series.  It just violates the requirement that I
not spend any more money.

We have some alternatives but the problem is it all needed to be done
months ago and here we are trying to recommend a course of action.

Again, our IS team is trying to make a recommendation as to what
direction we feel the company should take and of course, do not spend
any more money.
<VBG>

I am looking for some ideas of what other users are doing and what are
the pluses and minuses of your approach.

Dilbert's Words Of Wisdom:
"I love deadlines.  I especially like the whooshing sound they make as
they go flying by."

Dennis Munro
Badger Mining Corporation
dmunro@badgerminingcorp.com <mailto:dmunro@badgerminingcorp.com>

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