RE: IFM/COM QUESTION

["Greg Novak, Momentum" <gnovak@xxxxxxxxxx>]

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Lloyd,

IWP is capable of mapping the two fields to enable linking the files.
What is required is to create what is called a Key Macro that converts
the field from the alpha IFM entity id to the numeric COM customer
number.  This is a reasonable simple process if you have some RPG
skills.  I can walk you thru the process off list if you wish.

When I worked as an affiliate, I wanted to get hold of Mapics by the
throat for not externalizing the conversion into a keyed field or
query-able table.  Once I started working with IWP, I found out that it
had a whole world of customization capabilities that could even be used
to generate these key values or do complex calculations under the covers
that accessed other files or even called other programs.

I know that some of the IFM based subsets from Mapics use some of these
techniques to do such things as convert IFM amounts or date formats for
printing.  I did a quick search and it does not look like the key macros
you need are provided in these subsets (I could be wrong, I have no
access to an AS/400 today).

Regards,
Gregory Novak
Manager North American Technical Services
Momentum Utilities Pty Ltd
(630) 985-1736
gnovak@jacana.com
www.jacana.com


-----Original Message-----
From: LLOYD DEGNON [mailto:ldegnon@email.com]
Sent: Thursday, September 26, 2002 2:49 PM
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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