Re: BPCS documentation

[Richard Erst <richerst@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I would like a cipy of the Excel Spreadsheet too

Thanks

Rich  (richerst@ix.netcom.com)

"Hancock, Teri" wrote:

> I would also like a copy of the spreadsheet.
>
> Teri
>
> Thancock@accuridecorp.com <mailto:Thancock@accuridecorp.com>
>
>         -----Original Message-----
>         From:   Trevor Pascall [SMTP:trevorp@orangenet.co.uk]
>         Sent:   Wednesday, April 07, 1999 2:08 AM
>         To:     BPCS-L@midrange.com
>         Subject:        Re: BPCS documentation
>
>         Hi All
>
>         I have an Excel spreadsheet with a list of all of the major Files
> and Fields in
>         BPCS. Would this be of any use.
>
>         MacWheel99@aol.com wrote:
>
>         > Joe
>         >
>         > I have a ton of users struggling with Query/400 - they have
> learned how to
>         > use external files to get at what fields are in what files & what
> files by
>         > names sound like they are involved in their needs, but we have a
> hard time
>         > with structure & which of these fields really have what we need -
> many
>         > reports come up with zero data in them, or inaccurate data,
> because of timing
>         > or selection criteria.
>         >
>         > It would be helpful to go beyond pure title of file to some kind
> of a brief
>         > explanation of how each file fits into the overall flow of events,
> and what
>         > kind of data retention can be expected & at what point in the flow
> does the
>         > file get populated then un-populated.
>         >
>         > Probably the most important area is in managing sales history
> tracking
>         > shipping realities & the second most important area to us at
> present is
>         > getting at labor history - where does the scrap go, what happens
> if the load
>         > code is wrong - many people want to track percentage scrap by
> customer, or by
>         > other criteria, but are having a hard time just getting at the
> scrap in the
>         > first place.
>         >
>         > We have queries that are run at a stage in shipping & billing -
> they have to
>         > be run at a particular step, or the data is lost.
>         >
>         > >  Which areas are you looking for better documentation?
>         >
>         > >  >Check out the alternative BPCS documentation offered by
>         > >  >http://www.unbeatenpathintl.com/bpcsconsulting.html
>         > >  > Several key areas that we need
>         > >  >better documentation for does not appear to be listed on their
> web page.
>         >
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