RE: Cross Reference Tools question

[Chris Bipes <chris.bipes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

We do not support user queries.  They are considered non production.  If a
user query, file transfer, (which we do not allow from production
databases), or other user interfaces bomb, they have to re-build to the new
file format.  What we really do for transfers, is control all data transfers
from the AS400 by writing to the IFS or a Transfer library under Production
Application Control.  We do not give users direct access to production
libraries, period.

Christopher K. Bipes            mailto:Chris.Bipes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Operations & Network Mgr        mailto:Chris_Bipes@xxxxxxxxx
CrossCheck, Inc.                        http://www.cross-check.com
6119 State Farm Drive           Phone: 707 586-0551 x 1102
Rohnert Park CA  94928          Fax: 707 586-1884

-----Original Message-----
From: Dee Westerfield

We are currently using Hawkeye's Pathfinder. This has been a great solution
for us for many years. We have recently run into a situation that we need to
address and wonder what others have done.


The issue is how do you document any non-as400 applications that access the
data i.e.. Showcase queries,MS Access,Client access downloads. We have
taught our users to use Showcase so they are out there doing queries that we
don't know anything about and we are making file changes that they don't
know anything about. We have been lucky that this has only recently risen
it's ugly head.


The only thing we can think of is to keep track of all this stuff manually
and put out a general communication to our users when we make file changes.


Does anyone have any alternate suggestions.