Re: Harbinger Trusted Link - GUI only? -- MIDRANGE-L

This project proposal I like.  And if it equals ZMOD, it will be one useful
project!!!

Bob Dobrowolski
Nordic Information Systems, Inc.
(916)932-2041  Fax:(916)932-2121
bdobrowolski@nisusa.com
web site: www.nisusa.com

-----Original Message-----
From: Tim McCarthy <TimM@softwarejungle.com>
To: 'MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com' <MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com>
Date: Thursday, August 19, 1999 10:42 AM
Subject: RE: Harbinger Trusted Link - GUI only?


>It's incredible how Harbinger can come out with a feature like "saving a
>map in the middle of creating it" and customers think this is a great
>leap forward. The market's expectancy of product features and quality in
>the EDI arena is so low that it's no wonder the adoption is slow and
>expensive. I still haven't figured out if this resignation is due to a
>lack of savvy in the average EDI implementor or a frustration with the
>dearth of new ideas from the translator vendors. I've floated the idea
>before about creating an EDI/free translator (a la Linux) where the
>source code is posted for anyone to use and add to and despite "free"
>being against my religion, this is one project I'd be happy to pitch
>into.
>
>TrailBlazer Systems, Inc.
>http://www.softwarejungle.com
>AS/400 E-Commerce Solutions
>
>Chaos, panic, & disorder - my work here is done.
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Wayne Cork [SMTP:WCORK@groendyke.com]
>> Sent: Thursday, August 19, 1999 6:16 AM
>> To: MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
>> Subject: RE: Harbinger Trusted Link - GUI only?
>>
>> I upgraded to this version back towards the beginning of this year.  I
>> was
>> not real happy with this fact either at first.  But I think there are
>> several advantages to this process.  The one big advantage I like is
>> the
>> fact you can save a translation format in the middle of creating it.
>> In the
>> old version you had to go completely through the mapping process
>> before you
>> could save it.  It was also a pain to go back in and modify a mapping
>> in my
>> opinion.
>>
>> I have run across several problem in this new version as well that I
>> am told
>> will be fixed.  Several of my mapping I hard code information into the
>> fields.  With this new version some of those hard codes do not work
>> like
>> they are suppose to.  You cant even map a work field to them.
>> Fortunately I
>> have only ran into a few that are this way.  Another problem I had was
>> not
>> all the mapping converted over correctly.  If I remember right I had
>> to make
>> modification to all my mappings before they would work correctly.
>> Some of
>> the modifications were minor but it was annoying that I had to make
>> any to
>> start with.
>>
>> Once you get use to it I think you will like the GUI interface.  It
>> has been
>> a learning process but there are features in the GUI interface for the
>> mappings that make it nice.
>>
>> Just my thoughts and experiences.
>>
>> Wayne Cork
>> Manager Information Systems
>> Groendyke Transport, Inc
>> wcork@groendyke.com
>>
>>
>>
>> > -----Original Message-----
>> > From: Stone, Brad V (TC OASIS) [SMTP:bvstone@taylorcorp.com]
>> > Sent: Wednesday, August 18, 1999 4:31 PM
>> > To: 'MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com'
>> > Subject: Harbinger Trusted Link - GUI only?
>> >
>> > We just were working with Trusted Link/400 version 3.2 (the newest
>> > version).
>> > We had someone in from another company that is on a previous version
>> (11 I
>> > think, don't ask me why it's 11).
>> >
>> > When we got to the part for Translation Format Maintenence, we got a
>> > message
>> > on our terminal that says to use the Client Interface.  There was a
>> PC
>> > version sent to us that basically uses Seagull screen scrapers.
>> Anyhow,
>> > we
>> > shrugged it off and started using the PC interface.  We when got to
>> the
>> > menu, ODBC error.  Great.  We got some PTF numbers that hopefully
>> will fix
>> > that.
>> >
>> > But, in the meantime, has anyone upgraded to this version?  If not,
>> are
>> > you
>> > aware that this option will no longer be available on the AS/400
>> menu?  We
>> > spoke with two tech supports who said this is correct... only the
>> GUI
>> > interface can be used to set up translations.
>> >
>> > Also, this is kind of a warning for folks that planned on upgrading.
>> The
>> > guy that was showing us how it worked said "Whew!  I was going to
>> upgrade
>> > last night!  I'm sure glad I didn't!"  He didn't even know this
>> existed in
>> > the upgrade.
>> >
>> > Any thoughts?  Terrible marketing ploy in my opinion.
>> >
>> > Bradley V. Stone
>> > BVS/Tools
>> > http://www.bvstools.com
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > > -----Original Message-----
>> > > From: Ken Slaugh [mailto:ken.slaugh@cm-inc.com]
>> > > Sent: Tuesday, August 17, 1999 7:22 PM
>> > > To: 'midrange-l@midrange.com'
>> > > Subject: DSKMOV command
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > Is there such a command as DSKMOV? What OS/400 release did it
>> become
>> > > available? Is this the best way to balance storage after adding
>> > > additional DASD? How much time should be expected to complete the
>> > > process?
>> > >
>> > > Ken Slaugh
>> > > Programmer/System Analyst
>> > > Certified Network Administrator MSE
>> > > Specialist - Client Access/400
>> > >
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