Transcript BUSINESS INFORMATION ERVER BY VIC ROOZA S

BUSINESS INFORMATION SERVER
BY VIC ROOZA
BACKGROUND
BIBC IT in existence since late 1960’s
 IBM / Sperry / Unisys Mainframes
 RPG / Cobol / Mapper
 External Customers
 Y2K, Conversion, Migration 1996-2003
 2003 – 50% Non Intelligent Terminals
 2003 – De-commissioned Mainframe
 2003 – Migrated to BIS & Server platform
 Complete History records from 1983
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CONNECTIVITY AND PROGRAMS
BIS Software is installed on the Server
 Desktops from Bellville, Paarl, Somerset West,
Worcester, BWU & TU SFD are all connected to
the Server in Bellville
 Over 2500 Programs and screens
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BELLVILLE
SOMERSET
WEST
PAARL
BIBC
SERVER
BUILDING
WORKERS
UNION
BIBC
WORCESTER
BIBC
VREDENBURG
TRADE UNION
SICK FUND
SYSTEMS
Accounting
 Automation
 Holiday Fund
 Labour Relations
 Medical Aid
 Payroll
 Pension Fund
 Registrations – Employees
 Registrations – Employers
 Sick Fund
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DESIGN & STORAGE CONSIDERATIONS
Rid sizes based on Enquiry / Update
considerations
 Use Cabinet / Rid Names if required
 Use Year, Month, Account as Rid Number
 Where data is spread over 100 Rids, for
example, use last 2 digits of HF No as Rid
Number. Numbers with digits 00 will be found
in rid 100. This allows for rapid data access for
updates and enquiries.
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BACKUPS
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Daily scheduled Purge
Daily scheduled Incremental Purge
Purge history dating back 12 months
Audit Trails backed up
Backup Site
PRACTICAL EXTRACTS & EXAMPLES
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Summarising the 2007 Automation Master File using ;
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The Search Function
(S)
The Count Function
(Cnt)
The Sort Function
(Sort)
The Totalise Function
(Tot)
All of these Functions cause a Result
The 2007 file presently containing 1133805 records is stored
across 1000 rids. The last 3 digits of the Member number is
the Rid number. Digits 000 are found in rid 1000
All other Systems are spread across 100 rids, the last 2 digits
of the member number being the rid number .
This provides for instant access and rapid speed of processing
for enquiry or updating by member number
LOOKING AHEAD
BIS 10.1
 ICE – Internet Commerce Enabler
 GUI – Graphical User Interface
 Training and Development
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TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT
IT Staff History
 Current IT Staff
 The Future
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IT Manager
Assistant IT
Manager
Network
Administrator
BIS
Contractor
Trainee
Programmer
Trainee
Programmer
TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT
Trainee
Programmers
Core Group
BIS Training
Contractor
In House
Training
PDP’s
Mentorship
TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT - PDP
BIS SYSTEM
AUTOMATION
KNOWLEDGE TYPE
D1 - LOW
COMPETENCY
OPERATIONAL
D2 – SOME
COMPETENCY
X (P1)
OPERATIONAL
X (O2)
DATABASE
PAYOUT
X
X (P2)
OPERATIONAL
X
DATABASE
X
PROGRAMMING
PAYROLL
X
OPERATIONAL
X
DATABASE
X
PROGRAMMING
COMPETENCY
X
PROGRAMMING
PROGRAMMING
D4 – FULL
X (O1)
DATABASE
MEDICAL AID
D3 – GOOD
COMPETENCY
X