RE: Y2K testing

We are not testing our OS version necessarily, except as a consequence
of testing our application software.  We ARE going to be moving the
system date around on a loaner box we have that is loaded with one of
our two application software suites (JDEdwards).  The other software
suite is used by one of our remote divisions and will be tested using a
date simulator called SIMDATE to perform these tests by emulating
different dates.  BUT AS A WARNING... if you do intend to bounce your
system date around (ESPECIALLY on a your production machine) you MUST
read the document at the end of this link...

http://www.as400.ibm.com/developer/year2000/y2sysdat.html

It will tell you in detail why IBM recommends against this approach.

Roger Boucher
Standard Pacific Corp.
rboucher@stanpac.com
714-668-4326


-----Original Message-----
From: PhaniHR [mailto:PhaniHR@inf.com]
Sent: Wednesday, June 16, 1999 11:33 PM
To: 'MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com'
Subject: Y2K testing


Hi Midrangers,

We are planning to do Y2K testing from the Systems ponit of view. We are
planning to change the System date, do our testing and finally change
the
system date back to the original one. I heard that IBM doesn't recommend
changing the System date to back and forth.  I would like to know how
others
are going about it OR is it just enough if you are at Y2K ready OS
version.

Thanks in advance,
phanihr@inf.com
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