RE: Use of the IFS

["Neill Harper" <neill.harper@xxxxxxxx>]

Why?

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[mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Wayne McAlpine
Sent: 02 January 2009 13:08
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Subject: Re: Use of the IFS

This cries out for a green screen.

Adam West wrote:
> On the PC, the warehouse person currently runs a file transfer from the i,
that adds records to a file on the PC, then he/she calls up each record on
the PC keyed by Invoice number, enters or modifies some data pertaining to
the package.
> So there are 2 files one on the PC and one on the i. But they are the same
file really. At the days end, they send the PC version back to the i for
Accounting processing. 
> It is used on various PC's this application.
> What I am interested in doing is just have this file on the i with no
tranfer. 
> Because sometimes updates occur to this file on the i, and that means that
on the PC they are not in sync.
> ________________________________
> From: Joe Pluta <joepluta@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, January 1, 2009 2:53:10 PM
> Subject: Re: Use of the IFS
>
> Adam West wrote:
> > Yes that is what I am looking to do. But which machines run the code?
Then you need a program on the PC to to the FTP so to speak or could it be
run from the i? and if from the PC what type of Programming Language would
be doing this?

> >   
> Sorry, Adam, at this point we need very specific step-by-step business 
> requirements.  What does the PC application do?  What kind of data does 
> it generate?  Is it in response to human data entry or some sort of 
> automated process?  What type of file is it?  Where does it reside?  
> What do you want to do with it on the i?  How often does the transfer run?

> As you can see, there are huge holes in the definition of the process.  
> Typically before someone can advise you on "how" to do something, you 
> need to define very carefully "what" you want to do.  So step back and 
> think about what you want to accomplish from a business sense, and then 
> maybe someone can help you with some technical advice.
>
> Joe