Re: JBA technical documentation

We got two slim notebooks of "technical documentation" with V2.4 and at
least the status codes and processed indicator field settings were
documented for order entry, allocations, and manufacturing.  We also did
testing to confirm the use of the codes and have not had much trouble with
them.  We have adopted procedural controls, however, to stay out of trouble.
For example, we don't do backorders or multiple shipments against an order
line.  When the line ships it is complete, period.  If we need to backorder
we will adjust the line quantity to match the shipment and add another line
to the order for the remainder.  We did have a mod done that allows us to
reopen an order header that would otherwise be flagged complete, and we
always ignore the STAT40 (OEP40)field since we rely on STAT55 (OEP55) for
true order line status.

If you have more questions, post them here.

Best,

Bruce Stern
-----Original Message-----
From: Dan Thomas <DThomas@lpw-mdi.com>
To: 'JBAUSERS-L@midrange.com' <JBAUSERS-L@midrange.com>
Date: Monday, June 07, 1999 3:30 PM
Subject: RE: JBA technical documentation


>I spent countless hours entering test data and determining the possible
>values of various status fields by looking at the contents of files during
>various steps of these processes.  I was directing several contract
>programmers adding applications to wrap around standard JBA and they needed
>to know how you could tell if an item was backordered, or a line had been
>cancelled, or an order was on hold, etc.  My personal experimentation was
>not a very efficient way to get this critical information, although some
3rd
>party File Editing Utilities made this process a little more bearable.  I
>also did a mediocre job of documenting what I learned during these
>investigations.  I constantly overestimated what I would recall months
>later.
>
>I really can't imagine any major ERP package being as lacking in technical
>documentation, or having code as poorly written as JBA.  That said, my
>experience has been that JBA is relatively stable compared to some other
>systems like BPCS and JDE OneWorld.
>
>Dan Thomas
>Sr. VP Information Systems
>Medical Distribution, Inc.
>4500 Progress Blvd
>Louisville, KY  40218-5058
>Phone (502) 454-9013 ext 120
>email  DThomas@lpw-mdi.com
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Dan Bale [mailto:dbale@genfast.com]
>Sent: Monday, June 07, 1999 11:47 AM
>To: JBAUSERS-L@midrange.com
>Subject: Re: JBA technical documentation
>
>
>
>
>On 6/2/99, Dan Thomas wrote:
>
>>>Has anyone reviewed or used the 'technical documentation'
>that is listed as part of the JBA S21 Explorer product?
>Explorer comes with a viewer, but supposedly there is an
>Access database you can purchase that lists "where used"
>cross reference type of info.  I don't know whether it
>documents "status fields", speaking of which can Dan Bale
>elaborate on a few examples of status fields for which he
>is looking for info?  Internal program fields, or status
>fields like order line status (STAT55 / OEP55) where 'X'
>means the line was cancelled?<<
>
>Sorry I forgot to respond to your query...
>
>Yes, I am looking for information on "status fields like
>order line status (STAT55 / OEP55)".
>
>How did you determine "where 'X' means the line was
>cancelled"?
>
>- Dan Bale
>
>
>
>
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