Re: Data Purging - ARCTOOLS

Vitthal:

Regarding your need to purge - I would like to offer another
alternative.  

As Clare mentioned, it is important to have the purge routines
pre-defined.  While purging sounds easy at first (all you're doing is
getting rid of old stuff), the reality is much more difficult.  Having a
tool to execute the purges is one thing, but having the methodology and
file relationships is perhaps even more important.

As with most (maybe all?) packaged applications, BPCS offers little in
the way of purge functionality.  This is also the case in the JD Edwards
package, where we are by far the leading vendor or purge and archive
functionality.

My company offers not only a purge tool (ARCTOOLS/400) but also a purge
methodology (or 'cookbook') for purging BPCS.  These have been used on
multiple versions of BPCS, starting with 6.02, and we have customers in
the US and UK.

Please contact me directly for more information.

Thanks.

DAVE

-----Original Message-----
From: bpcs-l-bounces+dshea=arctools.com@xxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:bpcs-l-bounces+dshea=arctools.com@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
Clare Holtham
Sent: Wednesday, February 14, 2007 1:43 AM
To: SSA's BPCS ERP System
Subject: Re: [BPCS-L] Data Purging - Sales message

Jamie,

But does your software know about the BPCS file relationships without
which 
you can end up with 'orphaned data' and a nest of vipers???

cheers,

Clare

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jamie Coles" <jamie.coles@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "'SSA's BPCS ERP System'" <bpcs-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, February 13, 2007 9:43 AM
Subject: Re: [BPCS-L] Data Purging - Sales message


Greetings,

I represent Original Software and we are the leading tool vendor for
iSeries
Automated Testing Software.

One of our modules is Extractor which will enable you to build up a data
model and then selectively extract data for a number of reasons.
(Testing,
training etc).

You may also use the same selection process to archive data.

Please contact me off-line if you have any questions about our
solutions.

Regards

Jamie Coles
Original Software
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-----Original Message-----
From: bpcs-l-bounces+jamie.coles=origsoft.com@xxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:bpcs-l-bounces+jamie.coles=origsoft.com@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of
vitthal kulkarni
Sent: 08 February 2007 06:25
To: BPCS-L@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [BPCS-L] Data Purging


 Hi,

 We r using BPCS 6.04 on AS400.
 Server Hard Disk is filled upto 90%.
 I want to purge data for specific period. (i.e. from 01-04-1999 to 31-
03-2003.

 can anyone tell me how to purge this data.

 Vitthal Kulkarni.
 Sys Admin
 Matsushita Washing Machine I pvt Ltd.
 India.