RE: BPCS Month-end close processes -- BPCS-L

Title: RE: BPCS Month-end close processes

We have changed the normal BPCS job to submit the RGZPFM of the ITH file to a batch job queue that we can then run at our leisure. This saved time. We also went into the BPCS close jobs that generated huge reports that no one looked at anyway and removed the print function which also save a great deal of time. Neither of these changes was overly difficult.

Regards,

Dwight

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-bpcs-l@midrange.com [mailto:owner-bpcs-l@midrange.com]On Behalf Of Wolf, Roger
Sent: Thursday, February 03, 2000 2:28 PM
To: 'BPCS-L@midrange.com'
Subject: RE: BPCS Month-end close processes

I would not try running them at the same time.

What I would suggest. Is moving the purge and resequencing of the ITH file from INV903 and put it in a separate program that runs on the weekend. That should reduce your total hours processing substantially. I think INV900 is the longest running job. Not sure what else you can do to the others to speed it up. Course this is programming changes not something that can be done automatically.

Best Regards,
Roger

-----Original Message-----
From:   Wayne.Sheehan@powerbar.com [SMTP:Wayne.Sheehan@powerbar.com]
Sent:   Thursday, February 03, 2000 9:54 AM
To:     BPCS-L@midrange.com
Cc:     Jeffrey.Morris@powerbar.com; buug@mitylite.com
Subject:        RE: BPCS Month-end close processes

We are currently running the following BPCS month end jobs with the total
elapsed time for all these job of approximately 18 - 20 hrs. The list is as
follows:

   Inventory Month End Close (INV903)
   Accounts Receivable Period Close (ACR900)
   Accounts Payable Month-End Close (ACP900)
   Purchasing Month-End Close (PUR900)
   Lot, Location, Container Records without Inventory (INV970)
   Update IIM from ILI file (INV972)
   Cleanup FMA and FOD files (SFC990)
   Cleanup ECL and ECS files (ORD990)
   Cleanup Allocations (SYS990)
   Reset On Order Allocated (INV971)
   Delete IWI Records (INV973)
   Reorganize Notes Files (SYS994)

Since our fiscal month-end is the same as the calendar month-end and this
sometimes falls outside of the weekend, the total processing time affects system
availability. Has anyone tried or been successful with running any of these jobs
simultaneously. We are planning on running some tests this month and welcome any
input from others that might have already tried this.

Regards,
Wayne Sheehan