DRP is probably "installed" and only needs to be "activated."
There is a menu SYS, which you can only get into if you are a BPCS Security
Officer. There has to be one because it is needed to adjust who can get
into what stuff, which typically happens when you have turnover of
personnel or duties.
The issue is if you know how to get into a BPCS Security officer to run
SYS800 to add DRP to the list of modules you run, and if you are allowed to
do so, under your contract with Infor. A related issue is whether some
former IT person deleted software you not using, in the interests of saving
disk space.
Due to Infor pricing and other reasons, we are doing inter-facility
via end runs around DRP. For example, we used to receive inter-facility
same way as outside vendor, and run a program to do a mass update of
Resupply Orders, but now do a combination of inventory adjustments and
repair messed up costs.
When you get to menu SYS, note other stuff there, such as the setting up of
the new facilities.
When you run SYS800, basically do not change anything on any screen except
the one that lists the application modules with a "Y" (yes) on this system.
Engineering files (Routings, Bill of Materials, Item Notes) and Orders
(Customer, Shop, Purchase) have to be by facility. You also need to manage
costs.
I suggest you review your # systems, and come up with one like we did, that
clearly identifies to everyone when something is in which facility. We
have first character identifying facility for: warehouses, work centers,
departments, profit centers, and incorporated that # system into customer
vendor of each other.
We also do not have BPCS maintenance with Infor because of its extreme
expense, and when we left it with SSA GT extreme poor performance for 405
CD non-technical managers.
There are alternative BPCS tech support places out there. We use a great one.
Now I see that DRP is not "installed" on our system. I can't imagine
there is a way to get the cd405 versions of DRP activated on our system.
We do not have BPCS maintenance.
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