FW: Bpcs standards -- BPCS-L



-----Original Message-----
From: Proctor Lawson, Veronica @ BU 
Sent: Wednesday, June 27, 2001 3:41 PM
To: 'BPCS-L@midrange.com'
Subject: RE: Bpcs standards


Al,

You seem surprised that Sans is in this position.  It happens more often
than you would think.  

I was hired originally as a Network Administrator.  I was then promoted to
an Application Specialist for BPCS and the AS400.  Not because I knew BPCS
or even the AS400, but because they could not find what they were looking
for through interviews.  They decided to promote me because they knew I was
a good employee, would show up every day and I loved to learn.  For myself,
I couldn't pass up an opportunity like this.

I was up to the challenge.  It has been a challenge.  I'm not going to lie.
The automotive industry has been in a down turn and training just hasn't
been in the budget.  

Help lines and support staff know who I am before I even say my name because
they recognize my voice.  I have joined a local user group (STATUS) and user
lists such as this in hopes of simply absorbing knowledge.  I think it has
helped.

Finally, I hope Sans got some help from this thread.  I have.  You just told
me where I could find more information on BPCS by going to the DOC module.
I didn't know it existed before now.

A Very Hearty Thank You! 

Veronica Proctor Lawson 
Dura Automotive Systems, Inc. 
219-868-2147 ext. 3323 
proctorlawson.v@duraauto.com 


-----Original Message-----
From: MacWheel99@AOL.COM [mailto:MacWheel99@AOL.COM]
Sent: Wednesday, June 27, 2001 12:00 PM
To: BPCS-L@midrange.com
Subject: Re: Bpcs standards


> From: sans59@hotmail.com (Santosh Nair)
>  
>  I have just joined an organisation as an RPG/400 programmer. My 
> organisation uses BPCS system. I do not have any training or ideas as to 
how 
> BPCS works or its standards. I am on the verge of losing the job as i am 
not 
> so well versed with BPCS standards.
>  
>  Could some one please help me with information on BPCS, which will help
me 
> in understanding the system and do better programming  following the BPCS 
> standards. ...Files used etc.
>  
>  I will be highly obliged if someone responds to my issue. 
>  
>  Regards
>  
>  sans

You might ask your employer why they hired someone who has no pre-knowlege
of 
the ERP package that they are using & to what degree the employer supports 
you getting relevant education.  How do they expect you to do your work,
when 
it requires specialist BPCS knowlege that you do not have?  Did they even
ask 
for that in their search for the job that you filled?

For example, you could go to BPCS University Classes & get a PhD in some 
aspect of BPCS relevant to what the employer wants you to know, but this
will 
cost thousands of dollars & you would be away from the company for a few 
weeks.  Would this be at their expense or are you expected to pay your own 
way?

Or the company could aquire some BPCS manuals, which cost hundreds of
dollars 
each.  What is their budget for BPCS documentation?  Perhaps they already 
have some & merely only need to make sure you have access to it.

John Techmeier mentioned the on-line logic manual.
Access to this DOC is a sub-set of SYS security.
If your security will not let you in the front door, it might let you in the

back door.
Get to a command line from within BPCS library list & WRKOBJ BPCSDOC to find

out what library the BPCS on-line documentation is stored in, then use 
WRKMBRPDM to access it.

Ask if your IT department still has the media associated with the original 
install or any upgrade of BPCS ... there is immense additional documentation

associated with each that ordinarily is not on-line to the 400.

MacWheel99@aol.com (Alister Wm Macintyre) (Al Mac)
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