Hi there everybody,
Just a quick note to say that I have now
finished the design work for v1 of the BPCS Source & DB Analysis Tool.
My wife and I came up with the name Route 66 for the product (ie. it starts in
Chicago, travels a long distance and has a habit of winding us
up!).
The product will build a picture on the
following:
- Libraries - used to drill down to
the following:
- Programs (Parameters, Files used,
called programs, other objects, fields used (renames w/ threads),/COPY
routines, subroutines, called by other programs analysis, source code and
levels).
- Database Files (Physical files, record
formats, fields + references, where used, Logical files, access paths,
select/omit criteria)
- Device Files (Display Files, Printer
Files - all linked to the database and programs lists)
- Data Areas (where used, external data
structures, LDA definitions)
- Job Descriptions (where
used)
- Commands (non OS/400)
Initially, this will be able to cope
with RPG II/III/400 and I will move onto RPG IV and AS/SET
repositries.
If you do not have a copy of the BPCS
source, then please could you e-mail me back directly at ian.bunn@progeny400.com with the
version you are using so I can arrange for you to receive somebody else's
database.
I can honestly say that the response has
been overwhelming - I currently have 88 e-mails requesting this
product/data.
Regards
Ian Bunn
----- Original Message -----
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
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