RE: SYS21 - Re: SYS21 - Automating 11/MPS & 11/MRP

We've also written a small RPG routine, called by the ROBOT job,
that updates the MSP70 and MRP70 files with the required date
arrays, based on the system date at the time of the MPS or MRP run.
No user intervention at all.

-BobE
* bob.ellsworth@pollak.com
* 781-830-5516

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bruce Stern [SMTP:sternb@comcast.net]
> Sent: Sunday, March 17, 2002 12:07 PM
> To:   jbausers-l@midrange.com
> Subject:      Re: SYS21 -  Re: SYS21 - Automating 11/MPS & 11/MRP
>
> This is extraordinarily similar to the solution we adopted and have used
> successfully for several years.  We have all of the night jobs put into a
> dedicated jobq and have ROBOT just release this queue after the nightly
> save
> is complete. This works well despite requiring a user to set it up each
> day.
>
> Best,
>
> Bruce Stern
> sternb@comcast.net
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Neil Thursby" <neil.thursby@fone-logistics.co.uk>
> To: <jbausers-l@midrange.com>
> Sent: Friday, March 01, 2002 10:08 AM
> Subject: RE: SYS21 - Re: SYS21 - Automating 11/MPS & 11/MRP
>
>
> We automated the MRP run to execute late in the evening.  We did this by
> copying the task, removing exclusivity and running in a dedicated jobq.
> That jobq is held and released at a pre-defined time.  We also added a
> bit of CL and a dataarea so the task couldn't be requested twice.  The
> user still has to manually request the task, and enter the dates, but
> the job then runs out of hours.
>
> This solution worked fine for us.
>
> Neil.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jeff_Klipa/Harvard@harvardind.com
> [mailto:Jeff_Klipa/Harvard@harvardind.com]
> Sent: Friday 01 March 2002 14:43
> To: jbausers-l@midrange.com
> Subject: SYS21 - Re: SYS21 - Automating 11/MPS & 11/MRP
>
>
> We run MPS and MRP for all of our plants in Machine Manager every
> night...
> The key to making this work was a mod written by the Detroit (Novi)
> office
> programming staff...
>
> Incrementing the date is not the least of your problems either...
> Exclusivity restrictions prevent you from even scheduling the vanilla
> tasks
> (back to back) in Machine Manager (At least it did in V3.5.1)...
>
> I'm sure the mod is available from them still...
> You should contact your account manager to inquire about obtaining a
> copy for
> yourself.
>
> Hth.
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Bob Chambers <bchambers@hekman.com> on 03/01/2002 09:36:52 AM
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>   Subject      SYS21 -  Automating 11/MPS & 11/MRP
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> Has anyone had success in automating 11/MPS
> and 11/MRP?
>
> There is a current date on both of these screens
> that currently gets updated manually by 1 day
> each time it is run.
>
> How did you go about updating this date?
>
> Thank you in advance for your suggestions.
>
> Bob Chambers
> I.S. Project Manager
> Hekman Furniture
>
> www.hekman.com
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