RE: Standards and Egos (was RE: ILE Propaganda)

Martin,

We have different environments for all countries, which are copies of the
source, object and data libraries used on their own AS/400 systems.

Our way of working is slightly different from what you mention, because it is
quite possible that the same file has a different number of fields in different
countries or even different fields with the same name (for instance the customer
number field in Italy is 5A, but in Spain it's 10A).

That's what makes it difficult.

Peter Colpaert
Analyst-Programmer
Honda Europe NV
Langerbruggestraat 104
B-9000 Gent (Belgium)

Peter.Colpaert@honda-eu.com
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"Saunders, Martin P" <Martin.Saunders@capgemini.co.uk> on 27/06/2001 11:07:30

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We handled the 'dreaded "customise - decustomise" ghost' on one project I
worked on by having all common code/db files in 'base' program/file
libraries and then the enhanced versions of programs and files in
environment specific libraries.  You can then manage your library lists to
control which environment is being used.  It's a bit of a change
management/maintenance nightmare though if you've got, say, 20 different
environments (you have check all environments for enhanced versions of
programs/files being changed).

This is a very large software package which is constantly being updated and
has some programs dating back to 1983 still in use.

I am glad I don't work on it anymore.

Martin





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