BPCS Naming Conventions
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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.
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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 Security at Version 4.0.5.CD
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 User Security at V 4.0.5.CD
BPCS User Security controls
- Is this person an ordinary user of 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?
