Re: ACP Days-1 405 CD

Hi,

One quick reminder here..... when delivered from SSA - BMRs are not the
number on the library! I am not sure if the list you mention is based upon
the BMR numbers you ordered, or what you actually see in the last source of
your program, or if you retro-fit the BMRs into a modified program that you
keep on site.

Each BMR library SSA delivers is a collection built on the day the BMR was
ordered from current objects and ADK source. A dependency 'explosion' of the
current object (meaning it has ALL the fixes done so far) along with
dependent fixes is included.

A 'single level' BMR simply does not deliver the dependencies, but does
deliver 'today's' objects listed on the BMR, and assumes that you are
modified and will retrofit any changes into your code and deal with any
dependencies yourselves.

 If you are not modified, then when you order a BMR number, you usually get
much more than just that 1 fix - you get dependencies back to the last BPCS
cume. Therefore, the fact that you order BMR123 and the library is called
BMR123, does not mean that only BMR123 is contained in that library - many
other fixes could be included to that same program, because on the day the
program was shipped, 5 other fixes had already also been done to that
program since BMR123 was finished.

You must read the QTXTSRC file inside the BMR library which outlines which
changes were done to the program and what other dependent programs are
included.

There is a document called "BMR Change Management" on OGS that explains the
entire BMR process in detail. All BPCS administrators should consider this
to be required reading. The IBM Redbook on BPCS also has a version of this
document inside of it that contains basically the same information, though
some of the fine details have altered over time. The most up to date version
is the one on OGS.

Thanks

Genyphyr Novak
SSA GT

----- Original Message -----
From: <MacWheel99@aol.com>
To: <BPCS-L@midrange.com>
Sent: Wednesday, February 07, 2001 1:55 PM
Subject: Re: ACP Days-1 405 CD


> Thanks Roger
>
> I will mention your BMR 46191 tip in my call to SSA Tech Support.
>
> The BMRs we have put on for ACP500 are
> 19723 Subfile failure
> 30250 date problem
> 38015 actual cost bucket not updated
> 40056 bank code from previous vendor
> 42345 got indigestion with year 00 even when it was not year 00
> 42345 superceded by 46907
> 43983 came with 46907
> 46907 payment date calculation problem
>
> While I was noodling around our data, I asked about period 13
> Should that be open in 2 years with identical dates ... how is garbage to
> know where to go?  I was told BPCS will not let us close period 13 & this
> scenario is normal for Central.
>
> GLD105 shows periods open
> Year 00 Period 12 12/03/00 to 12/31/00 Open until our auditors get done
> Year 00 Period 13 00/00/00 to 00/00/00
> Year 01 Period 01 01/01/01 to 02/03/01 (this last weekend was our EOM)
> Year 01 Period 02 02/04/01 to 03/03/01
> Year 01 Period 13 00/00/00 to 00/00/00
>
> MacWheel99@aol.com (Alister Wm Macintyre) (Al Mac)
>
> Yes Feb 8 is Al Birthday
> Born 8 Feb 1944 in Aberdeen Scotland
> Translation = now 57
>


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