Re: BPCS File Chart?

[Al Mac <macwheel99@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

> I suggest you contact BPCS Documentation Suppliers 
> http://radio.weblogs.com/0107846/stories/2002/11/08/bpcsDocSources.html 
> directly and ask which of them can send you some sample pages to help you 
> decide which BPCS manuals are most worth you getting.
You might also ask which of these publications are for V4 V6 V8

I have some sample pages from the BPCS Overview Reference Manual from DS 
Solutions http://www.dssolutionsinc.com/OverviewManual.asp
I have access to several BPCS Manuals from UPI 
http://www.unbeatenpathintl.com/bpcsmanuals.html

The BPCS Overview Reference Manual apparently includes
   * This program or function updates this list of files (in flow chart 
format).
   * Here is flow of programs used and files updated.
   * Major file interrelationships in BPCS data flow ... for each 
application list others it is integrated with ... what information flows 
and in which directions
       * e.g. Open Customer Orders from ORD to JIT
       * e.g. Planned Resupply Orders converted into Resupply Orders from 
DRP to ORD
       * I believe that expressing it this way with the functionality of 
what is being sent from what application area to what application area is 
much more important to most users than what files the CO or RO contained 
within.

This is much more detailed than the UPI diagrams, which focus on the 
process, so as to teach people how to manage the applications, rather than 
on the technical file field labels, but the Overview Reference Manual is 
not for V4, while UPI has both V4 and V6 editions.

You decide which is the right level of detail for your people.

> > Does anyone have a Visio diagram (or something similar) of the BPCS file
> > system (V4 or preferably V6) and the links between the files? We need to
> > put together some training for both technical and non-technical people and
> > thought this might be a handy resource.
> >
> > If anyone has such a chart, would you please forward me a copy or tell me
> > where I might find something?
> >
> > Thanks and regards,
> > Michael Eck
> > Sandvik Material Technology
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