regarding the groups question of the DB definitions course offered by SSA Canada, For your information

I present this only as a point of clarification. This is not an attempt to
solicit revenue
but is posted as a result of those on the list who asked for further
clarification of the

BPCS 'Database' Structure offering from SSA Canada



Duration:

½ day


Overview:

This course provides a good foundation for clients who want to use Business
Intelligence Tools such as Cognos to efficiently extract data from BPCS
database.

This seminar explains the architecture of BPCS.  Its purpose is to detail the
philosophy of the designs and standards of the products.  BPCS is not just a
software product, but a product developed with a design that spans from today to
the future, while always being capable of change and working with other software
products. Upon completion of the course the attendees will receive a diskette
which contains the DB definitions.

The BPCS Technical Overview portion of the presentation outlines the standards
defined by SSA which specify the ?rules? of development.  Such rules include:

i    BPCS and AS/SET
i    Library Structures and Lists
i    Products/Naming Conventions
i    Programming Standards
i    System Defaults and Data Areas
i    Message Handling

The BPCS Cross Reference portion of the presentation explains:

i    What it is
i    What is available
i    Demonstration

Cost

This course is offered at $ 500.00 USD per person. Minimum class size is 4.
Please contact SSA Canada for further details.

Murray Hubley
SSA Global Technologies