Re: Library list question

[MacWheel99@xxxxxxx]

From Al Macintyre

In my opinion this is heavily dependent on how the application software is 
written.

We are using BPCS which uses NEITHER the System Value method or the User 
Profile Method, for access to the application library list.  Instead, when 
someone signs on, they first get a PROGRAM which is called BPCSMENU which 
calls for the library list from a data structure & job description.

We have a LIVE data base and a TEST environment.
They use 90% same software - only difference being some software upgrades & 
whatever is being tested & of course the libraries that contain the data 
files.

The way we manage user access is ... example
AL JERRY MIKE normal sign-on gets us to LIVE
ALE JERRYE MIKEE sign on with "E" at end of our user-id gets us to the 
EDUCATION & TESTING 

User profile exclusive contribution to this is WHICH library of BPCSMENU is 
the starting point.

Thus the System Values supply stuff like QGPL QTEMP - very little standard 
access, while the BPCSMENU CL program supplies what's relevant to the 
application environment.

Again, what makes sense is very much dependent on the rules of your 
application software.

> From: echabot@marlinfirearms.com (Ed Chabot)
>  
>  Hello All,
>  I have a question on "best practices" for setting user library list 
entries.
>  We have acquired another company and are moving them onto our 720.  I would
>  like to segregate, as best I can, the applications and data files, etc.
>  With one company on the box we could use the user library list system value
>  and user profiles to set library lists.  With 2 companies on the box I'm
>  thinking that I would like to make the user library list system value more
>  vanilla, containing only the entries that are common and use the user
>  profile to add the company-specific library list entries.  Someone here
>  tells me that the trend today is to go more toward using the system value
>  and away from the user profile method.  What are your thoughts on this?  
Any
>  feedback will be appreciated.
>  
>  Ed Chabot
>  The Marlin Firearms Company
>  100 Kenna Drive
>  North Haven, CT 06473
>  (203)985-3254
>  


MacWheel99@aol.com (Alister Wm Macintyre) (Al Mac)
AS/400 Data Manager & Programmer for BPCS 405 CD Rel-02 mixed mode (twinax 
interactive & batch) @ http://www.cen-elec.com Central Industries of 
Indiana--->Quality manufacturer of wire harnesses and electrical 
sub-assemblies - fax # 812-424-6838

+---
| This is the Midrange System Mailing List!
| To submit a new message, send your mail to MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com.
| To subscribe to this list send email to MIDRANGE-L-SUB@midrange.com.
| To unsubscribe from this list send email to MIDRANGE-L-UNSUB@midrange.com.
| Questions should be directed to the list owner/operator: david@midrange.com
+---