logical view over mult files

["Sam Kanakanui" <skanakanui@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hello,

I am trying to extract data from a BOM system with preferably a single view
of the data.  The data is stored in 4 files. Fin_Product, Interm_Product,
Raw_material, and Components.  The linking is as follows.

The level 1 SKU in Fin_Product links to one record type in the Components to
get the level 2 SKU.
The level 2 SKU must link to Interm_Product.
Then, the level 2 SKU links to a second record type in the Components to get
the level 3 SKU.
The level 3 SKU must link to Raw_Materials.

The end result would be to allow a user to view a SKU in Fin_Product and see
specifications of both level 2 SKU and level 3 SKU from Interm_Product and
Raw_Materials, respectively.  I first thought of somehow joining the files
with DDS or SQL but don't know if this might be too complex for that.  I
know I can write an RPG program to do this with chain to the different
levels. However, there are a number of varying requests, i.e. different
reports and screen inquiries with different parameters, that are needed.  It
would be nice to have a way of getting to the needed data at the DB level.

Does anyone have any suggestions?  Would a canned data mining tool work in
this scenario?  Which one?

TIA,
Sam Kanakanui
Borg Systems, Inc.


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