RE: BPCS Month-end close processes

Hi Roger,

If you look at the inventory month-end close programs, you would notice that 
they are designed most inefficient.  The best thing to cutdown this time is 
by rewriting these programs using correct logical files.  In one of my 
previous client situation, we could cut it down from 15 hours to 4 hours by 
rewriting the same functionality.

Sorryy I don't have the copies of it.  But it has got something to do with 
using logical files ineffeciently adding more overheads on the system.

Regards,
H Rao


----Original Message Follows----
From: "Wolf, Roger" <Roger.Wolf@garmin.com>
Reply-To: BPCS-L@midrange.com
To: "'BPCS-L@midrange.com'" <BPCS-L@midrange.com>
Subject: RE: BPCS Month-end close processes
Date: Thu, 3 Feb 2000 13:27:35 -0600


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
 >

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