Re: Archiving Purchase Order Files (HPO & HPH)

Larenzo:

BPCS' purge functionality leaves a bit to be desired... This is the case
with every other ERP package I've ever seen.

You may want to look into ARCTOOLS (http://www.arctools.com) .  It is a
purge and archive product for the AS400 that allows you to create purge
functionality like writing a query.  So - you can use it on any AS400
files, not just BPCS.  There is also a "BPCS Module" available, which
includes pre-defined scripts for purging various functional areas within
the software.  So, you don't have to write the scripts yourself.  It was
developed on 6.1.

If you are using the PUR900 "purge" program (I put "purge" in quotes
because it's not really a "purge" - it's just setting a flag on the
record), you could easily use ARCTOOLS to do the rest of the job (or to
"do the job right") and get the records out of there.

If you have other existing processes to do purging (program, sql,
whatever) and they run in purge-only mode (i.e. they don't archive the
records, they just delete) there is a feature that will magically add
the archive feature to your existing purge-only gizmo with no
programming.  Just run your thing, then run this thing and you'll
magically put all the deleted records back someplace else.

I hope this helps.

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-----Original Message-----
From: bpcs-l-bounces+dshea=arctools.com@xxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:bpcs-l-bounces+dshea=arctools.com@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
Larenzo Alexander
Sent: Wednesday, May 17, 2006 10:55 AM
To: BPCS Forum Post
Subject: [BPCS-L] Archiving Purchase Order Files (HPO & HPH)

We are running BPCS v6.1.  Are there any menus and options that are
available to archive the HPO file and the HPH file.  And what things do
I need to consider when writing a purge program for HPH and HPO?
   
  Thanks in advance.

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