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  • Subject: Creating a 4.X test system answer
  • From: Greg Capps <greg.capps@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Wed, 30 Jun 1999 08:07:19 -0700
  • Organization: Griffin LLC

The same is available for 6.X systems, but I do not have it handy.

Create BPCS Test Environment                               
                                                             
1.    One way to create a second BPCS environment is to reload   
      the entire set of BPCS production or C&A tapes and rename  
      all the libraries.  This way be appropriate if extensive   
      modifications are planned to BPCS programs, file           
      structures, libraries, etc.   However, this is a very time  
      consuming process and requires a large amount of disk      
      space.                                                     
                                                                 
2.    This document explains another method of creating a test   
      environment.  This is based on the following assumptions: 
         A.   No BPCS programs or file structures are being         
         modified in the new environment.                           
                                                                    
         B.   The client wishes to create a test environment which  
         will not affect BPCS production files.                     
                                                                    
         C.   The test version of BPCS files library BPCSF is       
         BPCST.                                                     
                                                                    
         D.   The test version of library BPCSUSR is BPCSUST.       
                                                                    
   3.    Create BPCST:                                              
                                                                    
         A.   If you have the available DASD, you could CPYLIB -    
         BPCSF to BPCST.                                            
                                                                    
         B.   If you are unable to duplicate the BPCSF library, at  
                                                                    
         a minimum you need to copy these files from BPCSF to      
         BPCST: GCD, IAUTHS, ICODES, ICOD3S, ICOD5S, IDRCTS,       
         IENTRS, IFMTMS, IFMTXT, IFMVRS, IJOBDS, IJOBOS, IRULES,   
         ISCTNS, ITABLE, ITE, IUSERS, IYEARS, NDS, QDI, QFR, QFV,  
         WSM, XXH, ZIW, ZMA, ZMM, ZMO, ZOM, ZPA, ZSC, ZSO, and     
         ZUT.  You also need to CRTDUPOBJ - data areas SSASYS,     
         SSASYS2, SSAEDI, WYDTAARA, RPGHSPEC and INQDTA07 from     
         library BPCSF to library BPCST.                           

  4.    CPYLIB - BPCSUSR to BPCSUST.                                  
                                                                      
  5.    Modify the CLP source BPCSUST/QCLSRC/BPCSMENU.  The value     
        of the variable and USRLIB should be changed to BPCSUST.      
                                                                      
  6.    Use the BPCS command CRTCLP to compile CLP - BPCSMENU.        
        The source and object libraries are both BPCSUST.  In         
        order to use the CRTCLP command, BPCSO must appear in         
        your library list.                                            
                                                                      
                                                                      
  7.    The INLIBL data area for BPCSUST contains the library list for 
        all interactive jobs.  To modify this data area to access the 
        newly created library, first use the Display Data Area command 
        (DSPDTAARA) to review the INLIBL data area contents.  Record  
        starting position and substring length of the entries BPCSUSR 
        BPCSF.  These values should then be used with the Change Data 
         Area command (CHGDTAARA) to modify the library list to access 
         new libraries.  Make the following changes to the INLIBL data 
         area of BPCSUST:                                              
                                                                       
         A.   Change BPCSUSR to BPCSUST.                               
         B.   Change BPCSF to BPCST.                                   
                                                                       
         The format for the DSPDTAARA and CHGDTAARA is shown below:    
                                                                       
         DSPDTAARA DTAARA(BPCSUST/INLIBL)                              
         CHGDTAARA DTAARA(BPCSUST/INLIBL)                              
                                                                       
         These commands can be prompted for input by pressing the F4 key 
                                                                       
                                                                       
                                                                       
   8.    From the Systems Function Menu SSAZ00 in the production       
         environment, take option 2 to display the System Control    
         Data Area SSASYS to determine the name of the BPCS job      
         description.  This job description contains the library     
         list for all BPCS jobs which are submitted to batch.        
         This job will be referred to in this document as (JOBD).    
                                                                     
   9.    Use the WRKJOBD command for BPCSUST/(JOBD) to determine     
         the library list and change it for your test environment.   
                                                                     
   10.   CRTUSRPRF - use the same parameters as a current BPCS       
         production user profile with these changes:                 
                                                                     
         A.   group profile = SSA                                    
         B.   owner = *GRPPRF                                        
         C.   initial program = BPCSUST/BPCSMENU                     
                                                                     
   11.   Signon with the new user profile.                           
   12.   From the System Functions Menu SSAZ00:                       
                                                                      
         A.   Option 1 (SYS100) - change the company name to          
         indicate the test environment.  The record key is            
         COMPANY.                                                     
         B.   Option 2 (SSASYS) - change the default BPCS library     
         to BPCST and change the BPCS job description to              
         BPCSUST/(JOBD).                                              
                                                                      
   13.   Press F21 to access a command line.  DSPLIBL to verify       
         the new libraries.  To verify the library list in the job    
         description, DSPJOBD - *LIBL/(JOBD).                         
                                                                      
   14.   For further information, refer to logic manual SSALOG00      
         under "Other Libraries" and "Library Lists" sections.        
         This is available in the BPCS documentation menu SSADOC.
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