Re: BPCS 6.02/6.04/6.1 -- BPCS-L

You should also expect better performance with V6.1 than with V6.0.04 because of
some conceptual changes as well as more efficient code. In addition, SSA has
just released V6.1.01 which contains significant number of fixes on top of
V6.1.00, with strong intentions to make product stable asap and puts behind
problems from the previous releases so that R&D can concentrate on future
improvements of the product. So, if you can afford to go to V6.1 I would also
recommend option 2.
Regards,
Goran





"Joel Kahsay" <jkahsay@hotmail.com> on 05/03/2000 11:08:22 AM

Please respond to BPCS-L@midrange.com

To:   BPCS-L@midrange.com
cc:    (bcc: Goran Mihajlovic/SSA/US)
Subject:  Re: BPCS 6.02/6.04/6.1




I Recommend you go to 6.1 GA it is much stable and less code in it
actually they removed all BMR reference that was in 6.04 and insome cases
they redone some of the programs

Regars Joel.

>From: "Handal, David" <david.handal@omgi.com>
>Reply-To: BPCS-L@midrange.com
>To: "'BPCS-L@midrange.com'" <BPCS-L@midrange.com>
>Subject: BPCS 6.02/6.04/6.1
>Date: Wed, 3 May 2000 09:55:34 -0400
>
>We currently have two facilities on BPCS 6.02, three facilities on 6.04,
>and
>two facilities will go live in 2-3 months (currently piloting 6.04).  Given
>the problems with 6.02, we are looking at two options:
>
>(1) upgrade the 6.02 facilities to 6.04, and keep everyone on 6.04 for a
>couple of years, then go to a newer version (if BPCS is still viable then).
>(2) upgrade everyone to 6.1 starting with the 6.02 facilities this year,
>and
>upgrade the rest to 6.1 next year.
>
>Our modifications to BPCS are mostly reports; few inquiry screens; and
>minor
>interfaces to three other systems...   We want to have everyone on the same
>version (for obvious reasons).   Option 1 is more appealing because effort
>is significantly less...
>
>Can anyone please provide information as to why we should go through all
>the
>trouble now to go with option 2 ...
>
>Thanks,
>David
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Rob [SMTP:stagis@fansteelvrwesson.com]
> > Sent: Wednesday, May 03, 2000 8:00 AM
> > To:   BPCS-L@midrange.com
> > Cc:   'Hydro, Bill Wagner'; billw71@hotmail.com
> > Subject:   RE: Events at SSA
> >
> > We're also on 4.05CD as well as running 6.1 at two other plants.
> > Personally, I don't use SSA tech support at all at the 4.05 plants.
>We're
> > content with the product - anything it's missing from my company's point
> > of
> > view we simply code.  I've got no reverence for maintaining teh virgin
> > code
> > in BPCS.  We DO keep up the prescribed method of doing additions (user-
> > and
> > user-file libraries), and our installation is mostly 'stock' with the
> > exception of forms-changes.  Mostly what we've done has been additional
> > reporting and we're satisfied with the product.
> >
> > I've got my permanent key, the system is stable and known to the users
>and
> > the MIS staff (all 2 of us) and we won't be changing in the short-term
> > future.
> >
> > The shops on 6.1?  A slightly different story - this was a new
> > installation,
> > thankyouverymuch.  Due to problems and DP personnel abandoning ship
>during
> > what was seen as a 'hopeless' conversion, I was sent in as the cavalry
> > along
> > with an outside consultant and we went live on our Y2K-necessitated
> > conversion on Thanksgiving weekend, 1999, whether they were ready or
>not.
> > They've got a plain-vanilla package that we're currently coding
>additional
> > reports for, and they're on the phone to SSA techies constantly.  These
> > shops could have issues if there's problems with response, etc...and I
> > might
> > have problems if management deems it necessary for my shops to go to 6.1
> > in
> > order to be the same as the other shops.
> >
> > There's always consultants/SSA partners, and these guys won't be going
>out
> > of business anytime soon.  They ARE expensive (picture me dodging
>bullets
> > from consulting companies here) but when you've got the right one,
>they're
> > much more responsive than SSA as well as just as knowledgeable, without
> > having the 'reverence' for the product that SSA promotes...they're
>willing
> > to see what it'll do when you don't use it according to SSA's master
>plan.
> >
> > For us?  As a stable company, BPCS meets our needs.
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-bpcs-l@midrange.com [mailto:owner-bpcs-l@midrange.com]On
> > Behalf Of Bandit Motorsports Inc.
> > Sent: Monday, May 03, 1999 10:22 PM
> > To: BPCS-L@midrange.com
> > Subject: Events at SSA
> >
> >
> > I've been ready the posts from this group for the past 6 months. It's a
> > great learning tool to read everyone's issues and replies.  Thanks!!
> >
> > We are on 4.05 CD.  With the recent melt down at SSA, I'm not sure, how
> > much life this product will have at my company. Managment's patience is
> > running very thin. Havn't seen much written on the subject here.  Will
> > people in the group please share their thoughts on the subject?
> >
> > Thanks.  George.
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