Welcome to

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Welcome toImplementations Over,Now What?
2001 InterNational Users Group Meeting
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Presented by

• Diana L. Cromes
• Creative Extruded Products, Inc.

• Mary Kay Werry
• Allegiant Data Systems

2001 InterNational Users Group Meeting
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Agenda

• Overview
• Purges
• Month-end
• Year-end
• Question and Answer

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Objectives

• WHAT and WHY of purges
• WHO determines parameters
• WHEN purges become necessary
• HOW OFTEN should you purge

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What Why of Purges

• Purges remove data from files based on
• Subsystem Constants
• Purge Controls
• User Requirements
• Purges improve system performance
• Purges recover valuable disk space

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Who determines purges

• Not MIS
• Users do
• Functional areas
• Senior Management
• Government
• Each site will be different

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When to run purges

• System performance issues
• Slow screen response
• Slow report processing
• Slow batch functions
• Historical data no longer of value
• Mass storage limited
• Preventative Maintenance

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How Often should you purge

• How much data is needed
• What is actually needed
• What Government requirements
• Payroll
• General Ledger
• Go easy at first

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Helpful Purge Summary
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SA.CONTANTS screen 3
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AP.CONSTANTS screen 2
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PURGE.CONTROLS
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SHOW.PURGE.CONTROLS
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Minimum Monthly Maintenance
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Yearly Maintenance
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CEPI Monthly Maintenance
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CEPI Monthly NT Server Maintenance
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CEPI Yearly Maintenance
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CEPI Yearly Maintenance (cont.)
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Question and Answers
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Session Evaluation Conclusion

• Please take a few minutes
• to complete the
• Implementations Over, Now What Evaluation Form
• - we welcome your feedback!

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Where to reach us..

• Diana Cromes
• Creative Extruded Products, Inc.
• Office [phone] ext. 3021
• Fax [phone]
• E-mail dcromes_at_creativeextruded.com
• Mary Kay Werry
• Allegiant Data Systems
• Office [phone] ext. 310
• Fax [phone]
• E-mail mwerry_at_allgnt.com

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Thank You!