Re: auto-release of licensing

["Mike Bennett" <mbennett@xxxxxxxxxx>]

There are two OS400 system values that may help you.
qinactitv and qdscjobitv (use OS400 command wrksysval)
Be sure to read the documentation and if you don't fully understand
   call Mapics support for cross apps (CAS) and IBM support for OS help

>From what I briefly researched of Sytline it appears to be a WinTel app.
If that is the case you are switching to a very flexible, friendly,
extremely stable environment.
That is not to say it's perfect.  But it is real good.
Like almost everyone we support a windows domain as well as the iSeries.
I have not always been a proponent of iSeries w/Mapics.
In fact I was a manufacturing SE for Honeywell Information Systems.
(mainframe, midrange, mini, UNIX)
Obviously I was a competitor.  We lost.
The office was closed and I found employment at Kimray.
The reason is that IBM built an extremely stable, very well supported OS and
    thousands of really good business applications are available.
You will find no better documented and supported package, period.
It is full featured and stable with on going development and a very large
installed base.
It will take time for you to learn it but with time and smart work you will
spend less time
  fixing OS and application software problems in the middle of the night
  and more time solving business issues during normal hours.
At least you get something for all the money.

Mike Bennett - Information Services Manager
Kimray Inc.
52 NW 42nd Street
Oklahoma City, OK 73118
405-525-6601
www.kimray.com

----- Original Message -----
From: "Ron Lahr" <rlahr@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "MAPICS ERP System Discussion" <mapics-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, May 01, 2003 6:26 PM
Subject: auto-release of licensing


> We are switching to MAPICS and implementing XA release 6. We are starting
out with 20 floating licenses and are wondering what methods other companies
use to free up licenses after, say, ten minutes. Our current ERP system
(Syteline 4) does not have this and we have to manually kick people out.  Of
course, we still want the users jobs to continue - we're just trying to
prevent someone from logging in and then leaving their workstation for an
extended amount of time and tying up a license someone else needs.
>
> Thank you,
>
> Ron Lahr A+, MCSE
> Director of Information
> Systems & Technology
> www.altek-inc.com
> INNOVATIVE MANUFACTURING SOLUTIONS
>
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Don [mailto:dr2@xxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Thursday, May 01, 2003 4:03 PM
> To: MAPICS ERP System Discussion
> Subject: RE: CFINT01 (the interactive governor)
>
>
>
>
> Check with Annie DeBoer of Diamond Data 800.373.7531
>
>
>
> On Thu, 1 May 2003, McCready, Joan wrote:
>
> > Thanks to all for your advice. Ultimately, we're going to need to buy a
new
> > system - this one is approaching its fifth birthday and was sized to a
> > smaller MAPICS utilization than we currently have. Our memory was maxed
a
> > couple of years ago and I added a couple of DASD then - been looking on
the
> > Web and DASD for my machine is cheap enough to buy with my credit card!
> >
> > Anyone know a source where I can check how many more drives I can put in
m> AS/400? I've beat my head against the proverbial brick wall on the
> IBM
> > support site - can't find a conf. page to save my soul!
> >
> > I had looked at FAST400 some time ago, but got the impression that IBM
> > considers it illegal and breaking all sorts of contract clauses to use
it.
> > Any thoughts on this (those of you who use it, and those who know of it
and
> > don't use it)?
> >
> > Thanks again - 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
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