Update: Y2K BMR Source problems for 6.1.00

[DAsmussen@xxxxxxx]

Folks,

Well, they're not participating like IBM does on the other midrange.com 
forums, but at least they're listening now!  Thank you to whomever at 
ssax.com forwarded the message to the proper authorities.  I received the 
following yesterday as a "bounce"...

Regards!

Dean Asmussen
BPCS-L List Administrator

In a message dated 12/20/99 1:04:23 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
owner-bpcs-l@midrange.com writes:

> BOUNCE:  Non-member submission from gnovak@ssax.com
> From: "Genyphyr Novak" <gnovak@ssax.com>
>  To: <BPCS-L@midrange.com>
>  Subject: Re: Y2K BMR Source problems for 6.1.00 - resolved by SSA
>  Date: Mon, 20 Dec 1999 11:45:05 -0600
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>  Hello,
>  
>  The root cause of this problem was identified at SSA and resolved this AM.
>  Future builds should not require this workaround, and in the meantime, this
>  workaround is the correct process to get around the problem. Sorry for any
>  difficulties this has caused in loading 6.1.00 Action Diagrams into ADK.
>  
>  Thank you,
>  
>  Genyphyr Novak
>  SSA
>  
>  -----Original Message-----
>  From: DAsmussen@aol.com <DAsmussen@aol.com>
>  To: bpcs-l@midrange.com <bpcs-l@midrange.com>
>  Date: Thursday, December 16, 1999 3:36 PM
>  Subject: Y2K BMR Source problems for 6.1.00
>  
>  
>  >Hey Folks,
>  >
>  >I meant to post this a few weeks ago when I last ordered Y2K BMR's for 
6.1.00
>  >BPCS using 6.1.00 ADK, but got busy and forgot.  I just discovered that 
there
>  >are 15 _MORE_ Y2K BMR's for 6.1 since my November 15th shipment, and it
>  >reminded me to post this.  The problem may be fixed now, I'll let you know
>  >when my shipment arrives...
>  >
>  >If you're loading Y2K BMR source into ADK on the AS/400, you'll probably 
get
>  >a message stating that "Release (blank) invalid:  Cannot restore from 
later
>  >release."  This is a bug in the way the BMR source was created and, to my
>  >knowledge (dated to an 11/15/99 shipment), SSA has not yet fixed their
>  >distribution programs for it.  The way to fix this is to use DBU or DFU to
>  >edit file SVO in the ASSETSAVE library, and change field SVVERS (that's 
two
>  >"V"'s, third from the end of the record) to read "V6.10" without the 
quotes.
>  >BMR source should then restore correctly using AS/Set save/restore 
functions.
>  >
>  >This was a problem for me in both October and November at two different
>  >accounts with two different sets of Y2K BMR's, one full client, the latter
>  >mixed mode.  Hope this helps...
>  >
>  >Happy Holidays!
>  >
>  >Dean Asmussen
>  >Enterprise Systems Consulting, Inc.
>  >Fuquay-Varina, NC  USA
>  >E-mail:  DAsmussen@aol.com
>  >
>  >"It's a funny thing about life:  If you refuse to accept anything but the
>  >best, you very often get it." -- W. Somerset Maugham