Re: IFM/COM QUESTION

Lloyd,

IFM was written by another company and later integrated with COM.  Have you 
looked at the Entity Relation Tools called ERLCOMn or ERLIFMn (n=Release level, 
e.g. ERLCOM5 or ERLCOM6)?  A programmer will have to know the files and fields 
in both applications as there are some fields in COM that do not map to IFM and 
vice versus.  There isn't any quick reference other than these two tools to 
help understand the files if you do not have SYNON and the source code.

Another idea would be to write programs to harvest the fields from the files 
you want and set up your own data warehouse set of files for using for your 
reports.  It could be updated nightly so that data on reports would only be up 
to 24 hours old.  That way you could cut down on the number of "joins" you 
needed and structure the files the way 'you' need them.  It would take a 
programmer though that really know the content of the files or is proactive 
enough to research the data in the files.

Just some ideas that hopefully can help you.  The two tools ERLCOMn and ERLIFMn 
are available from MAPICS free.  Hope this helps.

Paola Groeber
MAPICS Consultant
770-591-1497

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> From: "LLOYD DEGNON" <ldegnon@email.com>
> Date: 2002/09/26 Thu PM 03:48:58 EDT
> To: mapics-l@midrange.com
> Subject: IFM/COM QUESTION
>
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> Has anyone out there figured out a clever way to relate the IFM file
> YAAFREP(entity master-bill to info) to the COM file CUSMAS(ship to info)??? No
> common keyed fields, MAPICS insiders say that internal code handles the
> linking relationship between the two in IFM.
> This is a Real big problem for those of us who need to use things like IWP to
> write reports! Kinda funny that using a report writer from MAPICS can't get me
> what I need!
> It would be sooo simple for MAPICS to add a keyed field in both files to allow
> joins! Oh well, go figure...
> Anyhow, has anyone else out there solved this?
> Thanks,
> Lloyd H. Degnon
> I. S. Manager
> Ampro Computers Inc.
> 5215 Hellyer Ave
> San Jose, CA 95138
> 408.360.4365
> Ldegnon@ampro.com
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