BPCS Naming Conventions

As explained in some CLP/400 examples of CLP/400 programs, software for BPCS needs to be named in such a way that it is going to work within BPCS Security, which has some variations by version.

BPCS Conventions

For reasons of BPCS being a licensed and copyrighted ERP this is just a synopsis of key FAQ so as to avoid having to repeat ourselves within CLP/400 examples of programs.

BPCS V4.0.5.CD Conventions

BPCS comes with applications in which the first 3 letters of the programs are an abbreviation of the application area, such as

• INV = Inventory;
• ORD = Customer Orders;
• PUR = Purchase Orders;
• SYS = System Stuff.

BPCS Security

For reasons of Security, this is just a synopsis of key FAQ.

BPCS V4.0.5.CD Security

What people can access and run is controlled by several elements:

• their 400 user profile;
• HOW do they access the 400 ... via Green Screen or Client Access?;
• their BPCS user security;
• are they on the list for some menu we added?

BPCS V4.0.5.CD User Security

BPCS User Security controls

• Which BPCS Environments may this person access;
• Is this person an ordinary user or a BPCS Security Officer?
• What can the user access outside of the normal menu structure?
• What applications and sub-application areas is this user authorized to run?
• What Financial Companies is this user allowed to get into?
• What Warehouses can this user get into?
• What Inventory Transactions may this user do?