RE: as400 to WEB order entry

[Glenn Ericson <Glenn-Ericson@xxxxxxx>]

Why  not consider  what Net.Commerce brings to the  table? 
Then  tie that to the backend "legacy" systems.

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Glenn Ericson,    
Phoenix Consulting LLC
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At 11:19 AM 02/29/2000 -0800, you wrote:
>This doesn't seem like a simple thing, assuming that the in house  order
>entry is complicated because it can't help being complicated.
>
>Do customer #, item, and quantity really cover everything in the process?
>
>If you have to validate things like those three fields plus ability to fill
>the order, credit worthiness, and probably a few others that I can't think
>of off the top of my head it seems like six weeks won't give you enough time
>to do it right, especially if you're doing it real time.  
>
>If it were possible, I'd pitch streamlining the process as phase II and make
>phase II look like it can arrive pretty quickly. 
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Rob Berendt [mailto:rob@dekko.com]
>> Sent: Tuesday, February 29, 2000 8:33 AM
>> To: MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
>> Subject: Re: as400 to WEB order entry
>> 
>> 
>> Another argument for blasting programs apart.  Separating 
>> validation from input:  5250, browser, PC/Gray screen, EDI 
>> batch, etc...
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> JGracetri@aol.com on 02/29/2000 11:07:24 AM
>> Please respond to MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com@Internet
>> To:	MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com@Internet
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>> Subject:	Re: as400 to WEB order entry
>> 
>> We are going to put order entry on the web. We have used a 
>> product to make 
>> our green screens GUI. To do this we use our orginal screen 
>> as the source for 
>> the GUI screen. So when a screen changes we have to go thru 
>> the re-gen 
>> process again.
>> 
>> Our web users will be our sales force and a few selected customers.  
>> 
>> In house order entry takes many steps and is not real simple.
>> 
>> The debate is now raging with 6 weeks to go. 
>> 
>> One side says hammer down(as is), the other wants to 
>> streamline order entry 
>> with a seperate program. With just Cust# Item# QTY on the screen.
>> 
>> I can go either way.
>> 
>> I would be interested in someone else's experience or if you 
>> know a case 
>> study i can look at.
>> 
>> thank you jeff g
>> +---
>




Glenn
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Glenn Ericson,    
IBM Certified Specialist  
Phoenix Consulting LLC
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