Re: BPCS Docs

["L. S. Russell" <leslier@xxxxxxxxxx>]

> I base my next comments on IBMs MAPICs documentation.  I did not think
> much of MAPICS but as the old song goes, 'You dont know what you got
> till its gone.' and I still reminisce about the good/bad ole days.
> [I miss MAPICS :]'

YES! With IBM you get documentation on their documentation, and someone
here said there's no such thing as a free ride, but with the ""HELP"" of
the vendor (SSA) the ride can atleast be smooth. I don't like being
stonewalled by the vendor as they attempt to squeeze every drop of our
IS budget into their coffers. 

> And a DATABASE manual that defines for every file, every field in the
> file, what values the field carrys and what the values mean with a
> reference to where they are used and why.

Yes, it is simple things (good programming practices) like putting VALID
TEXT and COLHDG on your database fields that would go along way in the
documentation effort.  Instead of having 8 fields called Date 8,0 use
those keywords to explain the function of the field.

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L. S. Russell Programmer/Analyst
Datrek Professional Bags, Inc.
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Springfield, TN. 37172
mailto:leslier@datrek.com
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