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Sent: 04 October 2000 04:07
Subject: 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
midrange.com
