RE: Expanding ITNBR Field length

["McCready, Joan" <Joan.McCready@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Bryan -

Well, not directly. However, if you have Integrator and/or RPG programmers,
you could create an Item master (revision) extension file that cross-ref's
the MAPICS item number and the (longer) corporate item number. Then when
Corporate wanted detailed reports on your items, you use their number
instead of your own.

Yes, changing the MAPICS item number would be ridiculously impossible to do
if you ever wanted to upgrade your MAPICS release, or even add
MAPICS-supported updates to your system....

     -- Joan

Joan McCready, IS Manager      phone:  636-479-4499
MetalTek International         fax:  636-479-3399
The Carondelet Division        www.metaltekint.com
8600 Commercial Blvd
Pevely, MO  63070                      


-----Original Message-----
From: Burns, Bryan [mailto:burnsbm@Echoincorporated.com] 
Sent: Thursday, January 23, 2003 10:04 AM
To: 'MAPICS ERP System Discussion'
Subject: RE: Expanding ITNBR Field length


Great! Now we don't have to do it!  The request came from our corporate
parent.

Needless to say, this is something that would be impossible for us to do
ourselves correct?  

-----Original Message-----
From: pgroeber@bellsouth.net [mailto:pgroeber@bellsouth.net]
Sent: Thursday, January 23, 2003 10:00 AM
To: MAPICS ERP System Discussion
Subject: Re: Expanding ITNBR Field length


Bryan,

As a former MAPICS employee, I can almost guarantee that there are NO plans
to increase this field size.  It would require a massive undertaking of not
just IM, EPDM applications, but COM/CSM, MRP, MPSP, PUR, etc. applications.
Customers would have to reorder forms or change programs, history files
would be affected - it would be huge.  On top of that, if there were any
requests from customers for this change, there were only a few.  This change
would be a huge impact for minimual gain for both the customer and MAPICS.

In other words, don't look for it to change in MAPICS software.  Hope this
helps.

Paola Groeber
MAPICS Consultant


> 
> From: "Burns, Bryan" <burnsbm@Echoincorporated.com>
> Date: 2003/01/23 Thu AM 10:17:55 EST
> To: "'MAPICS-L@midrange.com'" <MAPICS-L@midrange.com>
> Subject: Expanding ITNBR Field length
> 
> Does anyone if there are plans by MAPICS to expand the field length of
ITNBR
> beyond 15 in a future release?
> 
> We are on XAR5.5.
> 
> 
> Thanks in advance for any replies.
>   
> 
> Bryan Burns
> System Operator
> ECHO Incorporated
> Lake Zurich, Illinois
> 847-540-8400 ext. 493
> 
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