PH migration

[Deskin, Bob]

Some clarifications:

- The no recompile feature applies once you've actually moved to the new
version. So once you've recompiled under 8.13.C, you won't have to recompile
again simply to change the DEFAULT CENTURY or INPUT CENTURY.

- As for not being able to enter 8 digits in QUIZ and QTP with a format of
YYMMDD, the ALLOW CENTURY option is for QUICK only. The idea of the
enhancement was to avoid the problem of expanding fields where there was no
space. In QUIZ and QTP PARMs, there is no space problem. To allow a century,
simply make the format YYYYMMDD. If you want to force the user to enter the
century, use the FORCE CENTURY option.

- With NULLSEPARATOR, if specifying FORMAT YYYYMMDD NULLSEPARATOR requires
10 positions, contact Customer Support. That's a bug.

Bob Deskin              
Senior Product Advisor  bob.deskin@cognos.com
Cognos Inc.             (613) 738-1338 ext 4205 FAX: (613) 228-3149
3755 Riverside Drive P.O. Box 9707 Stn. T, Ottawa ON K1G 4K9 CANADA


> ----------
> From: 	Watt Peter (Van)[SMTP:peter.watt@artioslink.com]
> Sent: 	April 8, 1998 5:09 PM
> To: 	'powerh-l@lists.swau.edu'
> Subject: 	RE: PH migration
> 
> Hey Blue,
> 
> We are in the process of testing ph8.13c.  We had a few mishaps already
> but 
> are also open to finding/hearing about other problems before encountering 
> them ourselves.  The following is a list of issues to date that have been 
> compiled by our company and another company we have been talking with.
> 
> .	Problems with starting the license server.
> .	Need newer (unreleased) version of PH Client to run Client
> applications.
> .	Entering in 8 digit dates in Quiz and Qtp for formats of YYMMDD does
> not 
> work.
> .	The New features document says that a recompile of the dictionary is
> all 
> that is required to change date settings (i.e. input century, allow 
> century, etc.) but a recompile of all source was required.
> .	Using NULLSEPARATOR with format of YYYYMMDD still takes up space of
> 10 on 
> screens, thereby defeating the purpose.
> 
> On other notes, you mention going to Oracle 8 and HP-UX 11.  I do not
> think 
> either of these items are supported by Cognos.  You may wish to reconsider
> 
> those jumps.
> 
> Peter Watt
> (HP-UX, PH 733d3 - 813c3
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From:	powerh-l-owner@lists.swau.edu [SMTP:powerh-l-owner@lists.swau.edu]
> Sent:	Monday, April 06, 1998 4:57 PM
> To:	Watt Peter (Van); Rohde Dirk (Van); Shaw Ronda (Van); Deppiesse
> Brian 
> (Van); Sanderson Dan (Van); Jones Allen (Van); powerh-l@lists.swau.edu
> Subject:	PH migration
> 
> G'day all
> 
> Has anybody experienced an upgrade to PH version 8.1n on HP/UX yet?  We
> may 
> have finally decided on our upgrade platform.  We 'may' be moving from
> OpenVMS
> 5.5-2 to HP/UX 11, ORACLE Rdb 4.1 to ORACLE 8.8.11 and PH 6.10E1 to PH 
> 8.19.
> 
> ANY experience, guidance or observations you have will be greatly
> received. 
> 
> TIA
> 
> Robert Edis (Blue)
> Technical Consultant
> Michigan, USA
> (VAX/VMS, ORACLE Rdb, PowerHouse 4GL)
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