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| − | BPCS stands for Business Planning and Control System.
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| − | It is [[SSA]]'s ERP system.
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| − | www.midrange.com hosts a [[BPCS-L]] discussion group for BPCS users
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| − | === BPCS Programming languages ===
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| − | Before anyone messes with BPCS software, they had better have a good understanding of [[BPCS Naming Conventions]] and [[BPCS *LIBL Gotchas]].
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| − | BPCS Programming languages include: [[RPG]] [[CLP]] DDS SQL UIM [[AS/SET]]. Different versions of BPCS use different versions of these languages, such as [[RPG/400]] vs. [[RPG 4]].
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| − | Some BPCS sites use IBM Tools that might not strictly be considered programming languages such as PDM [[Query]] DFU SDA REXX.
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| − | Some BPCS sites may be on ancient versions of BPCS associated with OS that came before OS/400 such as the SSP of S/36 and the programming languages supported there.
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| − | We need to be careful with [[CLP/400 examples]] not to include any code that came with BPCS since that is copyrighted and licensed.
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| − | === BPCS Hosts & Versions ===
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| − | BPCS is available and is used in many flavors.
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| − | Most companies run it on AS/400 or iSeries as opposed to the alternatives: some UNIX host; Oracle; or Windows.
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| − | The Windows hosting only works when whole company has a very small number of seats, and this should not be confused with people using Windows as the GUI means of [[Client Access]] to their BPCS data.
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| − | Most popular versions appear to be V6 variants then V405CD but this is a moving target.
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