Re: Help Documents to transferred to MS Word -- BPCS-L

This is a good idea.  I like it & also for the regular DOC documents since 
most users today are more comfortable using PC search tools than SEU 
navigation.  I have already split some of the regular DOC documents into 
sub-categories since in their original form you can only SEU via the INCLUDE 
option because too big.

We also on 405 CD.  Once upon a time I suggested putting samples of a few 
pages of each report some place so people could skim through & say "I want 
this" based on what reports looked like ... this was soon after the first 
time someone asked for a modification to get us a report we already had.

1. Ask SSA GT account manager if they have any problem with this from a 
copyright perspective.  You may need to include something with each copy 
reminding the end users that this stuff is copyright SSA GT & what the legal 
penalties are if they violate our contract, which might also be nice to have 
in MS Word for user access & have a translation of the main points that is 
user-friendly.

Basically, you need to be reminding the end users that this stuff is like SSA 
GT SECRET ... the loose practices on internet of "If I can get at it ... I 
may do anything I please with it" are just not acceptable in this instance & 
the people need to know it.

2. There has been a lot of traffic of late on MIDRANGE-L regarding easy ways 
to get stuff from 400 to PC ... you might check the archives 
http://archive.midrange.com ... I have a score or more of URLs for places 
with software to help the process, but my people comfortable using Client 
Access to get a variety of forms of 400 stuff to PC such as Query/400 reports 
& copies of month end documents that we e-mail our auditors.

3.  It seems to me that the UIM source code is not user friendly in its 
current form, unless there was something to convert it to HTML, or strip out 
the non-text portion.  You might be able to construct a simple program that 
reads lines of source code & drops the control lines from copying.

4. Note that excellent flow charts for all BPCS modules do exist in the UPI 
manuals which cost US $250.00 each & come with good guarantees.  You may wish 
to start with these, and then add your own exceptions or details.

5. Note that from spool file you can import screen prints into SEU txt source 
when constructing instructions to add to what SSA has provided.

6. Modifying HELP for how it shows up in BPCS is another topic.  I have not 
yet learned UIM but some day (link to IBM documentation on learning UIM)
http://publib.boulder.ibm.com:80/cgi-bin/bookmgr/BOOKS/QB3AUT02/16.0?ACTION=MA

TCHES&REQUEST=uim&TYPE=FUZZY&searchTopic=TOPIC&searchText=TEXT&searchIndex=IND

EX&rank=RANK#FIRSTHIT

I would not be surprised if OSG also had something on where to learn this 
stuff.

> Subj:  Help Documents to transferred to MS Word
>  From:    srisai-paluri@abunayyangroup.com (Srisai Paluri)
>  
>  Hello,
>  
>  We have 4.05 CD on AS 400
>  
>  We would like to have the help documents for all the modules such as 
INV,ORD,
> MDM,etc. in MS word. as we would like to modify the help and add few flow 
> charts as per business processes. And distribute to our users for their 
> reference purpose.
>  
>  Is it possible to transfer these help documents to MS word. please guide 
us 
> how to this, if possible.
>  
>  Any help in this regard would highly be appreciated.

>  Thanks 
>  
>  Sri Sai

MacWheel99@aol.com (Alister Wm Macintyre) (Al Mac)
AS/400 Data Manager & Programmer for BPCS 405 CD Rel-02 mixed mode (twinax 
interactive & batch) @ http://www.cen-elec.com Central Industries of 
Indiana--->Quality manufacturer of wire harnesses and electrical 
sub-assemblies - fax # 812-424-6838

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