BPCS Database Viewer -- BPCS-L

Hi Everyone:
Thanks for the overwhelming response for this utility, I think I have found
the solution to distribute the utility after checking intellectual property
issues related to documentation tools.

If everything is ok I will post it on my companies ftp site and send all of
you the address and instructions how to install the utility.

Also I will be available to help anyone with installation if required. It is
a very cool utility and I guarantee u all will like it.

Thanks
Ashok



> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-bpcs-l@midrange.com [mailto:owner-bpcs-l@midrange.com]On
> Behalf Of MacWheel99@Aol.com
> Sent: Wednesday, April 07, 1999 1:19 PM
> To: BPCS-L@midrange.com
> Subject: Re: BPCS Documentation
>
>
> We need to review intellectual property issues related to
> documentation tools
> provided to BPCS customers by consultants, presumably built into
> the price
> for their services, and what contractual obligations are imposed
> on customers
> not to share with other BPCS customers.  As BPCS versions march forwards,
> there is a need for these tools to also get updated, and their
> availability
> to not be kept so secret.
>
> >  From:      DMunro@badgerminingcorp.com (Dennis Munro)
>
> >  Sure is interesting where my question has led us to.
>
> I agree
>
> >  George (Sagen), if you get the poster and need some help with
> the Visio
> part
> >  of it, I would be willing to volunteer.  I have the  5.0 Professional
> >  version.
>
> I am now leaning towards shipping our poster on loan to George, after
> cleaning off our scribbles - I will check with my boss, but do
> not expect any
> opposition.  I would love to get an updated form that reflects
> V405 reality,
> and have some web site some place with V6 reality for
> intermittent reference.
>  Remember what Richard said - don't place too much expectation
> from any one
> documentation aid.
>
> > http://members.tripod.co.uk/BPCS/index.html
>
> I was visitor # 146 to this BPCS index - I can see that the place
> has great
> potential - unfortunately I have had to block HOT MAIL domain in
> my e-mail
> filter since it is so popular among the pornographic spammers.
>
> SSA has lovely illustrations in their annual reports, which do have copy
> protection ... which I got thanks to the stock market (my IBM
> stock has been
> healthier) ... but most are very generic, equivalent to OSG & SSA's sales
> promotions.
>
> We have handouts from BPCS education ... much duplicates DOC,
> while some is
> unique.  SSA charges an arm & a leg to reprint the whole package, when
> perhaps all you need is a toe nail worth.  Tell your account rep what you
> need ... perhaps a deal is doable.
>
> >  Al, I did find the DOC* programs you referenced.  I end up
> with an error in
> >  the call to DOC200DI if I have BPCSPTF ahead of BPCSO in the
> library list
> >  and if I remove BPCSPTF  I get a "validation check failed,
> contact BPCS
> rep"
> >  message and it signs me off my session.
> > The program I am running is DOC130C to change documentation.
> > Like you said, the rebuild had to be run before they were visible.
> > Talk about doing something blind.
>
> This sounds like a question for SSA help support, but in another BPCS_L
> thread there was talk & advice regarding using different library list
> sequences for different testing & developmental processes - have
> you tried
> BPCSO ahead of BPCSPTF just when trying call that fails, so that
> PTF is in
> the list for anything it needs that is uniquely there?  We have
> BPCSFIX for
> copies of older versions of some programs that some BMR or PTF-1
> broke ----
> 95% of the upgrade worked fine & was needed, but 5% had problems, so we
> copied the old versions into BPCSFIX ahead of BPCSPTF in the
> library list &
> no problem until SSA fixes original problems on some of them & we have to
> rethink library list.  There is a BMR out there for the security check
> failure - it seems to be a recurring problem.
>
> >  Al, your comment about "this documentation should be used as a
> reference
> >  tool " is exactly what I want it for.  We also want to know
> what "codes" do
> >  and what they mean and what are available - to be used as a
> teaching and
> >  testing tool.
>
> The quality of the documentation varies greatly between modules
> --- there are
> areas in which there are explanations of what the "codes" are
> for, and some
> detail on various fields, then for other modules it is blah no
> good.  Check
> out the contemporary thread on conversions - knowing significance of some
> fields has a special importance there.
>
> You need to look at ALL the DOCs, not just scan a few & say "Oh I
> see what
> this is ... not of interest to us" because some categories are 90% bland
> useless with hidden wonderful gems, that you won't find if you don't look
> through the whole thing.
>
> >  From:      trevorp@orangenet.co.uk (Trevor Pascall)
>
> >  Hi All
> >
> >  I have an Excel spreadsheet with a list of all of the major Files and
> Fields
> > in BPCS. Would this be of any use.
>
> Oh, this sounds great - what version of BPCS is it for?  Did you
> create it
> for just the applications you are using it for, or did you get it
> from some
> source that tried to make it complete for a version?
>
> > From:       gsagen@primesourcetech.com (George Sagen)
>
> >  I have an MS Access database with all the BPCS V6.0.02 tables,
> logicals and
> >  fields. It has a menu with some buttons that call up different
> views of the
> >  tables and reports on them. Very handy for report writing.
> Zipped up it's
> >  1.2 MB. If you want it, E-mail me direct for a copy so I don't have to
> flood
> >  the Internet.
>
> > From:       asingh@kode.net (Ashok Singh)
>
> >  Hi All:
> >  I have a C utility using the access database I got from SSA consultant
> >  called BPCS Data Base Viewer. Features include
> >  1. List of all BPCS Files
> >  2. List of all the program.
> >  3. Click on the file name to get all the field attributes for
> the program
> >  4. Excellent Search capability by File Name, File Description,
> Field name,
> >  Field Description, Program description.
> >  5. Ability to print or convert to any PC format all physical
> and logical
> >  file definitions.
> >
> >  The Program is 7.4MB Zipped, So if anyone is interested please
> contact me
> >  directly.
>
> Thankyou Dennis for starting this thread.
> And thanks to Joe for the question that helped us focus on what we need.
> What wonderful ideas & tools it has brought forth for our review.
>
> > Check out BPCS documentation offered by
> >http://www.unbeatenpathintl.com/bpcsconsulting.html
>
> >David Slicker
> >DS Solutions - BPCS V6 documentation
> >(414) 251-6010 - phone
> >(414) 251-6011 - fax
> >dslic@aol.com
>
> > From:       gsagen@primesourcetech.com (George Sagen)
>
> >  I have a full set of "BPCS Reference Manuals" for v6.02. They
> are in MS
> Word
> >  format and seem to correspond to the old Run Docs that shipped
> with v4. I
> >  have one manual for each subsystem. They are copyrighted.
>
> Dennis - it might be simpler for you to get a set from George than fool
> around with making SSA's version intelligible.  Does anyone know
> how current
> SSA keeps up with DOC* vs. new versions?
>
> Al
>
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