DRP540 Y2K Error ?

[jonathan.starks@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx]

     We are at 6.0.04 April '98 Cum.
     
     We have come across a problem in DRP540 where the planned release date 
     is not being correctly calculated on outstanding orders dating from 
     December 1999 resulting in an execution error.
     
     Further investigation reveals that the date calculator used has two 
     formats by which BPCS retrieves dates in integer mode. This mode is 
     used for calculations between two or more dates.
     
     Format *JUL retrieves the Julian date based on days from the start of 
     the current year so that for example 13th January 2000 is returned as 
     00013 (YYDDD).
     
     Format *DAYS retrieves the Julian date based on days from the start of 
     the twentieth century so that 13th January 2000 is returned as 36172.
     
     As far as we can see BPCS uses *JUL in DRP540 which causes the data 
     overflow error. It is our contention that *DAYS should be used here.
     
     I can find no reference to this on OGS.
     
     Has anybody else experienced this problem ? 
     Are we perhaps missing a BMR or set of BMRs ?
     Where else in BPCS is *JUL used where *DAYS would be more appropriate?
     Are we barking up the wrong tree?
     
     Regards,
     Jon Starks
     Reckitt Benckiser Europe
     
     

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