Re: Justification for modifications?

["Ron Adams" <rondadams@xxxxxxxxx>]

We're not using DBU/SQL to fix. We're requiring the user(s) to cancel the
order and re-enter or simply re-adjust the quantity. 99.9% of the time the
quantity entered is such that there's not available inventory to handle the
amount, so, they're also presented with a backorder/substitution prompt.


On 3/2/07, Roger Harman <RHarman@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I would think the auditors would prefer that you fix the problem at it's
> source instead of using DBU or SQL to fix it.  Seems to me that the
> testing/signoff process is a bit onerous though.
>
> >>> rondadams@xxxxxxxxx 03/02/2007 11:04:18 AM >>>
> It doesn't happen too often. In fact I think in the 7 years I've been
> here
> I've only seen it about 6 times. However, I've seen it 3 times in the
> last 3
> months, but every one of the last 3 was done by the same user. So, at
> what
> point do I consider it an issue that should be addressed? You need to
> know
> too, we are under the SOX requirements, so a change like this would have
> to
> be signed off on, tested and validated by no less than 8 people in 4
> different groups at 4 locations. So, the man-hours involved for this
> "project" start to completion would in my preliminary guesstimate was
> about
> 22 hours.
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