Re: About BPCS V6.1.01 MM

Hi Marie,

Just to set the record straight on what is/is not GUI in Mixed Mode release
6.1.00 versus 6.0.04:

In V6.0.04 BPCS, CEA (financials), OLM (Outbound Logistics Management) and
COM (Configurable Orders) are all GUI-only applications. There is however, a
green-screen version of Order Entry available for this release.

At V6.1.00 and up, only OLM and CEA are GUI for the 'Fat Client' part of the
Mixed Mode. All the other programs are Green Screen. (ie, there is no longer
a 'COM' Fat Client application available).

Also, I suggest not using 'cookie cutter' logicals from any random 'list'
you find on this mailing list or someone's web site. Firstly, 6.1.00 has
many performance improvements, including several more performance-specific
logicals than did 6.0.04, and secondly, depending upon how you have set up
BPCS and the data skew in your files, you may not need all the logicals
someone else does, and may in fact require different ones. No need to add
overhead to the system and make it update logical access paths that are
never used by anything.

At some point, it is good practice for all shops to performance tune their
systems (via DBMON or a tool such as Centerfield Technologies sell) to add
logicals as required. Many companies do this themselves, while others hire
consultants such as SSA Services or IBM to perform this task for them.
Specific application problems should be reported to the SSA Helpline to see
if a BMR is available, or if a BMR should be entered. Logical files are NOT
the answer to every program's performance problem.

As Peter pointed out, the IBM Redbook on Implementing BPCS is a very good
starting point to read up on BPCS performance, how to set up your system and
the rest. It was written with BPCS version 6.1.00 in mind.

Thanks

Genyphyr Novak
SSA

-----Original Message-----
From: Graziano, Marie <mgraziano@badgermeter.com>
To: 'BPCS-L@midrange.com' <BPCS-L@midrange.com>
Date: Wednesday, September 20, 2000 7:40 AM
Subject: RE: About BPCS V6.1.01 MM


>We are on 6.0.04 mixed mode.  The only part that is GUI is the General
>Ledger.  Anything you can do for yourself is to make sure that you have the
>logicals this list has been talking about.  Performance suffers if you do
>not have the logicals built over the ECL ECH Etc.
>
>Marie Graziano
>
> -----Original Message-----
>From: Jorge Torres [mailto:jtorres@cosapisoft.com.pe]
>Sent: Tuesday, September 19, 2000 6:10 PM
>To: BPCS-L@midrange.com
>Subject: About BPCS V6.1.01 MM
>
>Is someone using BPCS V6.1.01 or V6.1.00 Mixed Mode? Can you talk about
your
>experience on it?. The company I work for is planning to upgrade from
>V6.0.02 MM. We are not prepared to go to full C/S because of too many dumb
>terminals in use.
>
>Thanks, Jorge
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