RE: BPCS ECM & AS/SET

Answering your question 1)
If you look at the past archive of emails at the midrange.com of BPCS-L, you will find a "HUGE" listing of emails of arguments between AS/SET and RPG.

Disclaimer: I program more using AS/SET than RPG

My 2 cents on the AS/SET over RPG:
If you're planning to modified BPCS 5.X - 6.X MM than AS/SET would be best choice. For Bolt-on you have a choice.

General information:
In BPCS 6.X MM, Green screen and most Batch applications were created using AS/SET. The AS/SET source are known as AS/SET definition. The RPG source codes are generated using the AS/SET definition. The AS/SET generated RPG looks like $@#%#@% and it's not nice to modify.

Major advantages/disadvantages of AS/SET:
For an upgrade it's easer to retrofit or modify AS/SET. For current in-house programmer ,anyone who knows 4GL language can learn AS/SET in a short time. It's a CASE tool. Most none RPG programmer likes AS/SET better than RPG. Well written AS/SET definition is easer to read compare to well written RPG.

AS/SET generates RPG looks like #@$#$. Big programs takes little longer to run compare to well written RPG. Finding an AS/SET programmer to employ is not easy, not enough available. The AS/SET tool takes large chunk of space on the AS/400.

Major advantages/disadvantages of RPG:
More RPG programmers are available than AS/SET. Well written bolt-on RPG well run much faster than well written AS/SET.

The base BPCS 6.X RPG sources were generated using AS/SET and it's not easy to read. Modifying AS/SET generated RPG is a pain in the $#@%. Retrofitting modified code to a new version of BPCS is BIGGER pain in the #@$%#. 

Let me know if you need more info.
Have a nice day :)
Sonny

-----Original Message-----
From: Jesse Salazar [mailto:jesse.salazar@trin.net]
Sent: Thursday, May 03, 2001 8:32 AM
To: bpcs-l@midrange.com
Subject: BPCS ECM & AS/SET

Two Questions:

1)  What are the advantages/disadvantages of AS/SET over traditional RPG?

2)  ECM:  When we receive EDI orders, an Order Acknowledgement is automatically generated (ORD508B).  Is this a standard function of ECM, or does the user define which programs should be executed upon receipt of an order?  If user defined, where?

Thanks for your help everyone!!

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