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S U M M A R Y


DIARY: October 2, 1994 04:00 PM Sunday; Rod Welch

Visited Morris re SDS development.

1...Summary/Objective
2...SDS Architecture Define Scope from Prototype Developed in DOS
3...Schedule Module Code SDS Windows Application Begin Work
4...SDS Windows Version Coded Schedule Module with Alternate Views

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1...Morris feels strongly the SDS data base should be on the network.

CONTACTS 
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020101 - Mr. Morris E. Jones
020102 - Vice President
020103 - Advanced Products

SUBJECTS
SDS, Windows Version, Design, Access
Schedule

0604 -
0604 -    ..
0605 - Summary/Objective
0606 -
060601 - Follow up ref SDS 20 0000.
060602 -
060603 - Developed some ideas for a Windows architecture of SDS.
060604 -
060605 -
060607 -  ..
0607 -
0608 -
0609 - Progress
0610 -
061001 - SDS Architecture Define Scope from Prototype Developed in DOS
061002 -
061003 - Prepared "architecture" by setting out various modules separate
061004 - sheets of paper, and wrote some requirements on scope.
061005 -
061006 -     Morris feels strongly the SDS data base should be on the network.
061008 -      ..
061009 -     I explained the experience at PG&E where this is slow and
061010 -     unreliable, indicating the network should be used to transfer
061011 -     data, but SDS records should be stored locally, ref SDS 20 line
061012 -     112.
061014 -      ..
061015 -     Morris feels this will result in people working on information
061016 -     that is not current.
061017 -
061018 -         [On 941004 Bill DeHart at PG&E asked about getting Windows
061019 -         version of SDS. ref SDS 22 2884
061020 -
061021 -         [On 971105 developed Internet application that gets closer to
061022 -         Morris' objective. ref SDS 23 2367]
061024 -      ..
061025 -     I explained there is only a day lag, and that in my experience
061026 -     this is not critical.  Right now they are working without SDS at
061027 -     all, so if we can give them information from others that is no
061028 -     more than a day old, this will be a huge improvement. They can
061029 -     still call people to get clarifications if there appears to be
061030 -     follow up that is not reported.
061032 -      ..
061033 -     Morris wants the thing to work on the network.  I suggested we
061034 -     need to get him some experience with SDS as it is now applied, so
061035 -     he can evaluate his expectations.
061036 -
061038 -  ..
061039 - Schedule Module Code SDS Windows Application Begin Work
061040 - SDS Windows Version Coded Schedule Module with Alternate Views
061041 -
061042 - Morris began writing code in Microsoft Windows development program to
061043 - create the current SDS schedule environment (screen).  We will then
061044 - create alternate "views" showing things like a time of task
061045 - completion, and weekly, monthly calendars.
061047 -  ..
061048 - This took several hours, and seemed to work perfectly showing the
061049 - standard SDS schedule screen, and scrolling through unlimited dates
061050 - and times.
061052 -  ..
061053 - Morris said this is just the 1st step.  He needs to construct macro
061054 - commands in order for SDS functionality to implement the new platform,
061055 - as discussed previously on 901226. ref SDS 1 0001
061056 -
061057 -        [On 941006 Morris planning to develop data structures during
061058 -        trip to Arizona. ref SDS 24 AX8L
061059 -
061060 -
061061 -
061062 -
061063 -
061064 -
0611 -

SUBJECTS
SDS, Medit Improvements,
Filefind, SF.EXE
File Find

0805 -
080601 -  ..
080602 - Follow up ref SDS 19 0000.
080603 -
080604 - Received the revised ff2.exe program.  Forgot to get this code.
080605 -
080606 -    It needs to be revised in the same way Morris modified ff3.exe.
080607 -    ref SDS 19 0000
080608 -
080609 -
080610 -
080611 -
0807 -
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