Re: Newbie to BPCS -- BPCS-L

I agree with Roger.  Upgrade them to 4.05CD first.  Part of the upgrade
will looking at any custom mods or in-house apps that have been written
that will also need modified or at least recompiled.  You may also have to
deal with any Y2K solutions that might have been applied to the pre-4.05CD
databases to make them Y2K compliant.  That could be a bit of work by
itself.

Once at 4.05CD if you intend to combine them into a single database you
will need to check to make sure that any parts that are the same in each
database have their part#'s exactly the same.  You should also validate BOM
structures and routings.  You will need to make sure that order#'s,
invoice#'s, PO#'s, etc. don't overlap.  You will also need to make sure
there are no company, warehouse, location, or facility dups in each
database.

It sounds like you have a bit of work ahead of you.  Don't complicate it by
changing platforms too.

Dave Parnin
Nishikawa Standard Company
Topeka, IN  46571
daparnin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx



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I would not recommend # 3.

Either 1 or 2 can be done.   I would think getting all three to the 405 CD
version would be the first step.    It would be easier to support if all
three levels are the same.

You may have to compare and combine any customizing you have done.

With the iSeries you can use library list to keep the files libraries
separate in the different environments.


Roger Henady
Thorco Industries
(417) 682-1340




srikanth seshadri <srikanth_seshadri@xxxxxxxxx>
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Dear All,
Greetings. I am basically newbie to BPCS and AS/400
environment. I need to find out a place where I can
understand the architecture of BPCS on AS/400. Would
you be able to suggest a best web site or a book that
is good for a starter like me.

I also have a requirement given by my manager where I
need to plan for system consolidation in the next few
days. We have 3 different BPCS environment with
versions 3.7, 4.0.0.5 and 4.5CD running on AS/400
platform at 3 different locations. I have been asked
to look into the following consolidation options:
1. Consolidate 3 BPCS instances running in 3 boxes
into one single box running AS/400 but still BPCS
running as 3 separate versions.
2. Consolidate 3 different versions of BPCS instances
in to 1 single version BPCS instance based on the
highest versions available in the location.
3. Migrate all 3 instances from AS/400 to Unix/Windows
platforms.

I would appreciate if you can share with me on your
professional expertise on the above options in terms
of costs vs benefits vs risks.
Thanks in advance.
Best regards,
Srikanth


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