RE: JDE A4.3

["Roberto Gomes" <rgomes5@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I´m using V3r7M0 with many PTF´S. The JDE is running since 1996 without 
problems. The IBM support here in Brazil is very good.

Roberto.

>From: "Moore, Rob" <moorer@londonhydro.com>
>To: "'RPG400-L@midrange.com'" <RPG400-L@midrange.com>
>Subject: RE: JDE A4.3
>Date: Fri, 27 Nov 1998 08:07:20 -0500
>Reply-To: RPG400-L@midrange.com
>
>What version of OS/400 are you using?  Do you know if JDE will support 
your
>current version?  How about IBM with your OS?
>
>
>Rob Moore                      Phone: (519) 661-5893
>Technical Analyst              Fax: (519) 661-4760
>London Hydro                   E-mail : moorer@londonhydro.com
><mailto:moorer@londonhydro.com> 
>
>
>
>
>               -----Original Message-----
>               From:   Greg van Paassen [mailto:gregvp@xtra.co.nz]
>               Sent:   Friday, November 27, 1998 4:14 AM
>               To:     RPG400-L@midrange.com
>               Subject:        RE: JDE A4.3
>
>               >I use JD Edwards, and from what I know 4.3 is not 2000
>compliant....you must
>               >be at least 7.3
>               >Rob Moore                      Phone: (519) 661-5893
>
>               You're right, Rob -- it isn't.   However, as far as I can
>tell there's no
>               problem with the programs which we can't recompile (the menu
>program, a few
>               PL/1 programs in Worldwriter, and a few RPG and CL
>programs).  I have
>               tested them with a change of system date -- only briefly, of
>course, since
>               there are quite a few locations connected to this AS/400.
>We can't have
>               all their passwords expiring all the time! The menu program
>and the licence
>               validation program worked fine.
>
>               **If you know something about JDE MI, PL/1 and
>no-source-code programs that
>               I don't, please let me know ASAP!**
>
>               Reviewing and fixing the RPG and CL has been my job for the
>last year.
>               We're using SIMDATE to simulate system dates. Although 98%
>of programs
>               (even the ones that need fixing) are system-date independent
>(it only
>               affects the "Date Updated" xxUPMJ and the batch date -- no
>date comparisons
>               done on those.
>
>               Simdate seems pretty good, although the way it propagates to
>batch jobs
>               means we can't test Worldwriter queries -- due to sloppy
>programming in a
>               JDE "assembler" program that expects the *EXT message queue
>to be four
>               levels above it in the job.
>
>               Overall, I'm taking a "minimum change" approach to the job
>-- using
>               windowing, programming conversions to Julian where date
>comparisons are
>               done, therefore no database changes.  
>
>               The client expects to convert away from JDE in the "near"
>future -- they're
>               replacing their main line-of-business system using Obsydian
>(now Cool:plex
>               -awful name), and are keeping an eye on the San Francisco
>frameworks.
>
>               Cheers -- Greg
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