Re: Info regarding BPCS Ver. 5.1

[MacWheel99@xxxxxxx]

Well I do not know V5 but at 405 CD you can run any BPCS program from a BPCS 
user menu, just be sure you use the right naming convention ... for example 
upper right corner key in INV300C ... people who not know naming conventions 
might transcribe RPG name off of vanilla menu.

And it has to be a BPCS program, consistent with BPCS security naming ... we 
have Query/400 reports & inquiries off of BPCS data base & you cannot do a 
runqry or other IBM command line type function from the "Call a BPCS program 
directly" but there are ways to fake that out.

Also many programs at 405 CD have got a standard of a little plus sign after 
the field where you key in something & that symbol means that field is 
supported by F4 ... put cursor on the field & do F4 & you get a pop-up panel 
that lists all the stuff that can go in that field & you can select, scroll 
whatever you need.

A lot of 405 CD obviously came from AS/Set & a lot of it obviously came 
directly from human programmers.

5.1 from SSA was never Y2K compliant, but good 3rd party places can make 
anything Y2K compliant.

SSA only had Y2K compliance provided for V6 & 405 CD.
  
>  The main purpose of V5.1 was to write BPCS in AS/SET.
>  
>  There is a difference in the look and feel of BPCS from 4.05 to 5.1 in that
>  you can directly call programs from any menu.  That is, you do not have to
>  type in menu numbers you can type in program name from any menu.
>  Most interactive programs got list panels so that you can select what you
>  want to work with instead of having to know the codes.
>  
>  I do not think V5.1 is Y2K compliant that did not come until V6.
>  
>  Bob

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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