IBM RCMS CLI README

IBM RCMS & Retain System Terminal Tools for Macos

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FUNCTION I. CR

1. Call Read Usage: cr,<Call No.>
2. Call Read every 30 seconds waiting for parts PO Usage: cr,<Call No.>,w

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FUNCTION II. CS

1. Call Search for current login user Usage: cs
2. Call Search for user specified Usage: cs,<Notes ID>
3. Type of Call Search for user specified Usage: cs,<Notes ID>,CRR|INS|MES|PMA
4. IPS Call Search for user specified Usage: cs,SDLINC,<Notes ID>

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FUNCTION III. CI

Call Inventory Usage: ci,<Cust No.>,<Machine SN>,<Machine Type> All 3 args or few of them.

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FUNCTION IV. IN

Product Inventory Usage: in,<Machine Type>,<Machine SN>,<Cust No.> All 3 args or fre of them.

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FUNCTION V. RED

1. Red Time Reporting List for Current User Usage: red
2. Summary for Current User of this Cutoff Usage: red,s
3. Backup Time Reporting Records to Excel File Usage: red,b
4. Red or Summary or Backup for Other Users Usage: red,AVR71D | red,AVR71D,s | red,AVR71d,b

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FUNCTION VI. PMH

1. Read Open Problem for Current User Usage: z
2. Read Problem Usage: z,49123,000,672
3. Search Cust No. Usage: z,805543 | z,0805543 | z,00805543
4. Search Cust Name Usage: z,Gansu ICBC
5. Search Retain User Usage: z,SSR_NAME,open All These Args or Few of Them.

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1. Display User Profile Usage: dr,149000

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1. Create Problem Usage: ce,<Machine Type>,<Machine SN>
2. Create Problem with RCMS Call No. Specified Usage: ce,call,P462XXX

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NECESSARY PACKAGE

1. python3 for MacOS or Windows

Download from website and double click install

2. s3270 for MacOS/Linux or ws3270 for Windows

Download from website, compile & install.

Or install via homebrew

3. openpyxl for python3 pip3 install openpyxl

Start Program: python3 rcmsMenu.py