PC World Komputer 1999 January/pcwk_01_1999.iso/Wtestowe/Datm2000/_SETUP.1/default32.sts/tblReadMe.json

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Starting with 2000, the 2 digit version of the years will look like 00 (20\r\n00), 02 (2002), or 11 (2011). This can cause the following types of problems:\\par\r\n\\par\r\n\\pard\\tx720\\ATXts240\\li720\\fi-720\\ATXbrdr0 \\f2 1.\t\\f1 When your programs do any kind of date arithmetic they may get incorrect answers. For example: how many years a\r\nre there between the end of 1998 and the end of 2006? The answer is 8. But, what happens if you ask how many years there are between the end of 98 and the end of 06? Depending on how the program interrupts 06, the possible answers are 8, ΓÇô92, 92, and ΓÇÿer\r\nrorΓÇÖ. This kind of ΓÇÿdate confusionΓÇÖ can affect any program using dates that have year values of 2000, or beyond.\\par\r\n\\pard\\ATXts240\\li0\\fi0\\ATXbrdr0 \\par\r\n\\pard\\tx720\\ATXts240\\li720\\fi-720\\ATXbrdr0 \\f2 2.\t\\f1 Your programs use your drives (diskettes or \r\nhard drives) to store the data from your spreadsheets, address book, and others. The drives have no intelligence. They will record exactly what you tell them to store. If you tell a drive to store 4 digits for a year, it will leave space for 4 digits. If\r\n you enter 2002 as 2002, it will store and return 2002. If you enter 2002 as 02, if will store 02 and return 02. Although your application may work properly if you use 4 digit years, it will probably fail or calculate improperly if you do not also store \r\n4 digit years.\\par\r\n\\pard\\ATXts240\\li0\\fi0\\ATXbrdr0 \\par\r\n\\li720\\fi-720 \\f2 3.\t\\f1 Many programs such as spreadsheets, database systems, accounting packages, personal information managers, contact managers, data transfers, interest calculators, e-mail sy\r\nstems, and automatic backups may begin to fail soon, unless you somehow resolve the year 2000 problem. When the clock passes midnight 12/31/99, it is possible that your computer itself will fail. Many computersΓÇÖ internal calendars use 2 digit years..\r\n\\par\r\n\\li0\\fi0 \\par\r\n\\li720\\fi-720 \\f2 4.\t\\f1 When the year switches from 99 to 00, your computer may no longer know what the real date is. It may fall back to 99, assume 00 is really 1900, revert to its internal base date (often 01/04/1980), somehow end up \r\nat 01/01/1980 or give a ΓÇÿdate errorΓÇÖ message. This can cause many strange problems with your computer and its programs, and it will affect virtually all PCs manufactured before mid-1997 and as many as 50% of those manufactured thereafter.\\par\r\n\\li0\\fi0 \r\n\\par\r\nThe most pressing problems you need to deal with are 1-3 above. The hardware problem, #4, should not affect you until the actual transition to the year 2000. By then you may have replaced your PC(s) with newer, year 2000 compatible models. You shoul\r\nd demand year 2000 compatibility for any computer you purchase from now forward. 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            "txtComment": "1.3 What is DM2000?"
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            "txtComment": "1.5 How do you use DM2000?"
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            "txtComment": "2.3  Where did this problem come from?"
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            "txtComment": "2.4 Did the computer industry"
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            "txtComment": "2.6 What is date arithmetic?"
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The other two levels are usually invisible to the normal user. Your applications read and write dates to or from a database or accept date data from an input source such as a keyboard. The application invokes the appropriate d\r\nate calculation routine at the proper time to give you the information needed (elapsed days, what day of the week a date is, etc.). Incorrect or ambiguous dates (01/01/00) will cause your applicationsΓÇÖ date routines to fail or to give incorrect results.\r\n\\par\r\n\\par\r\nApplications use your drives (diskettes or hard drives) to store data such as your spreadsheets, address book, and others. The hard drive has no intelligence. It will record exactly what you tell it to store. Thus if you tell it to store 4 dig\r\nits for a year, it will leave space for 4 digits. If you enter 2002 as 2002 it will store and return 2002. If you enter 2002 as 02, if will store 02. When this date is retrieved from the disk it will be read as 02 not 2002. Although your application may \r\nwork properly if you use 4 digit years, it will probably fail or calculate improperly if you do not also store 4 digit years.\\par\r\n\\par\r\nThe second level, the operating system, is the set of programs that tells your hardware what to do and how to do it. \r\nWhen you turn your computer on, the operating system reads the date and time from a hardware-based clock. As long as you leave your computer on, the operating system will keep its own time. It will not refer to the hardware clock again. The operating sys\r\ntem also allows you to enter a desired date and time that it will then use as the starting point for the ΓÇÿclockΓÇÖ and ΓÇÿcalendarΓÇÖ that you see. It uses this clock information to date/time stamp files, to determine if it is time to run scheduled routines (i\r\n.e., backups), to tell you how many days have elapsed since a specified event occurred, and to tell other programs the current date and time.\\par\r\n\\par\r\nThe third level, the hardware, ΓÇÿthe computerΓÇÖ does not have a calendar or a clock in the traditional \r\nsense. Instead the computer has a ticker. The hardware does not keep time. It only ticks. You can think of it as the pendulum of a clock. The pendulum does not keep track of time. It is the ticker that the clock counts. Another part of the hardware calle\r\nd the Basic Input Output System, or BIOS, counts the ticks and, based on a starting time, increments the seconds after the correct number of ticks. The BIOS maintains its clock and date even when the system is turned off. The BIOS bases the time and date\r\n on a start time and date before which time does not exist. One of the most common BIOS base dates is 1980 (actually kept as 80/01/01). If the BIOS does not track the century, then the year 2000 will appear as 00/01/01 or the BIOS might revert to its bas\r\ne date.\\par\r\n\\par\r\nSince your applications do their own date arithmetic and use date information from the operating system, and the operating system gets it starting date and time from the hardware, a failure at any one level will cause you to see a fail\r\nure at your application level.\\par\r\n\\par\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\\ATXul1033 \\cf9 \\ATXht1 Top\\ATXul0 \\cf0 \\ATXht0   \\ATXul1033 \\cf9 \\ATXht20 Chapter TOC\\ATXul0 \\cf0 \\ATXht0   \\ATXul1033 \\cf9 \\ATXht28 Previous\\ATXul0 \\cf0 \\ATXht0   \\ATXul1033 \\cf9 \\ATXht210 Next",
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This RTC has its own battery so that even when the p\r\nower is off, the clock continues to keep time. However the RTC only stores the last 2 digits of the year. When the year 2000 arrives it will roll over to 00 as the last 2 digits of year. Note that as far as it goes, this is correct.\t\\par\r\n\\sa0 2. \\b BIOS\r\n\\b0  (basic input/output system)    The BIOS is the part of the computer that starts first when the power is turned on. It prepares the computer by identifying how it is configured, where things ΓÇö disk drives, CD-ROMs, etc. ΓÇö are located and how to use t\r\nhem. It also reads the RTC and sets the power-on, system clock that is used by the rest of the software. Finally, it calls up whatever operating system you are using. \\par\r\n\\par\r\nIn order for the system clock to have a full date, a component of the BIOS \r\nprefixes a 19 to the last two year values supplied by the RTC. The BIOS sets the power-on, system clock to the current date and time. Not a bad scheme until the year 2000. At that time the RTC will generate the correct last two digits, 00. Unfortunately \r\nthe rest of the power-on routine will still prefix a 19 resulting in a year of 1900.\\par\r\n\\par\r\n\\sa120  The BIOS bases the date and time on a base date before which time does not exist. The most common BIOS base dates are 1980/04/01 or 1984/04/01 (in yyy\r\ny/mm/dd format). For some BIOSΓÇÖ, 1900 may not be a recognizable date and the result could be a reversion to base date 1980/04/01, partial reversion to 1980/01/01, reversion to 1999/01/01 or some other equally incorrect date.\t\\par\r\n3. \\b Operating system\r\n\\b0  (DOS, Windows 95, UNIX, etc.)\tThe operating system reads the date and time from the system clock. As long as the computer is powered on, the operating system will keep its own time. It will not refer to the system clock again, but it will use the sys\r\ntem clock to count ΓÇÿticksΓÇÖ. The operating system also allows you to enter a desired date and time that it will then use as the starting point for the ΓÇÿclockΓÇÖ and ΓÇÿcalendarΓÇÖ that you see. It uses this clock information to date/time stamp files, to determi\r\nne if it is time to run scheduled routines (backups), to tell you how many days have elapsed since a specified event occurred, and to tell other programs the current date and time.\t\\par\r\n4. \\b Application development languages\\b0  (i.e., Visual Basic or \r\npackages, i.e., Excel)  This layer allows you to build customized applications for your use. These languages can do date arithmetic using internal routines. In some cases you might even write your own date routines for special situations (next blue moon \r\ndate). These languages do their calculations independent of the operating system. However, they do use the operating system to determine the current date and time. Each development language may or may not be compliant. In addition, within a development l\r\nanguage, different versions may or may not be compliant.\t\\par\r\n5. \\b Application    \\b0 This layer is what most computer users see. Everything below here is usually invisible to the normal user. The application will read and write dates to or from a data\r\nbase or accept date data from an input source such as a keyboard. It then invokes the appropriate date calculation routine at the proper time to give you the information need (elapsed days, what day of the week a date is, etc.). Incorrect or ambiguous da\r\ntes (01/01/00) will cause these routines to fail or to give incorrect results. Applications developed in a year 2000 compliant application development language will be compliant, \\ATXul1024 if and only if\\ATXul0  they used the proper compliant date struc\r\ntures. \t\\par\r\n\\sa0 \\f2 \\par\r\n\\sa120 \\f1 6. \\b Data storage     \\b0 Applications use your drives (diskettes or hard drives) to store data such as your spreadsheets, address books, and others. The drives have no intelligence. A drive will record exactly wh\r\nat you tell it to store. Thus if you tell it to store four digits for year, it will leave space for four digits. If you enter 2002 as 2002 it will store and return 2002. If you enter 2002 as 02, if will store 02. When this date is retrieved from the disk\r\n it will be read as 02 not 2002. Although your application may work properly if you use 4 and store digit years, it will probably fail or calculate improperly if you do not also store 4 digit years\\par\r\n\\ATXht211 \\par\r\n\t\t\t\t\\ATXul1033 \\cf9 \\ATXht1 Top\\ATXul0 \\cf0 \\ATXht0   \\ATXul1033 \\cf9 \\ATXht20 Chapter TOC\\ATXul0 \\cf0 \\ATXht0   \\ATXul1033 \\cf9 \\ATXht29 Previous\\ATXul0 \\cf0 \\ATXht0   \\ATXul1033 \\cf9 \\ATXht211 Next\\par\r\n\\ATXul0 \\cf0 .",
            "txtComment": "2.10 Where in your computer"
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            "memReadMe": "{\\fonttbl\r\n{\\f0\\fswiss\\fcharset0 SYSTEM;}\r\n{\\f1\\fswiss\\fcharset0 ARIAL;}\r\n}\r\n\\paperw8490 \\margr0\\margl0\\ATXph15300 \\plain \\fs20 \\f1 \\b 2.11 Why do you need software to help you with this problem?\\par\r\n\\b0 \\par\r\nYou donΓÇÖt. You can do this by\r\n hand.\\par\r\n\\par\r\n\\pard\\tx360\\ATXts240\\li360\\fi-360\\ATXbrdr0 1.\tCreate a list of every program on your computer.\\par\r\n2.\tDetermine the version for every program on your computer.\\par\r\n3.\tDetermine the vendor of each program.\\par\r\n4.\tFind a phone number o\r\nr address for every vendor.\\par\r\n5.\tCall the vendor, call the vendor, try again.\\par\r\n6.\tWhen or if you make contact, ask ΓÇ£If what you have is compliant?ΓÇ¥\\par\r\n7.\tRepeat steps 5 and 6 until you are sure about all your software or until it is too late.\r\n\\par\r\n\\pard\\ATXts240\\li0\\fi0\\ATXbrdr0 \\b \\par\r\n\\b0 By the way you will probably have between 200 and 800 executable programs on your computer.\\par\r\n\\par\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\\ATXul1033 \\cf9 \\ATXht1 Top\\ATXul0 \\cf0 \\ATXht0   \\ATXul1033 \\cf9 \\ATXht20 Chapter TOC\\ATXul0 \\cf0 \\ATXht0   \\ATXul1033 \\cf9 \\ATXht210 Previous\\ATXul0 \\cf0 \\ATXht0   \\ATXul1033 \\cf9 \\ATXht212 Next",
            "txtComment": "2.11 Why do you need"
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            "memReadMe": "{\\fonttbl\r\n{\\f0\\fswiss\\fcharset0 SYSTEM;}\r\n{\\f1\\fswiss\\fcharset0 ARIAL;}\r\n}\r\n{\\header                \r\n    \\pard\\plain \\s16\\widctlpar\\tqc\\tx4320\\tqr\\tx8640 \\f4\\fs20 {\\fs19 \\tab \r\n\\par }}{\\footer \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \\pard\\plain \\s17\\widctlpar\\tqc\\tx4320\\tqr\\tx8640 \\f4\\fs20 {\\cs18\\fs19 Copyright \\'a9 1997 The Guide Associates \\tab }{\\field{\\*\\fldinst {\\cs18 page }}{\\fldrslt {\\cs18\\lang1024 1}}}{\\cs18 \\tab }{\\field{\\*\\fldinst {\\cs18 date \\\\@ \"MM/dd/yy\" }\r\n}{\\fldrslt {\\cs18\\lang1024 09/13/97}}}{\\cs18 , }{\\field{\\*\\fldinst {\\cs18 time \\\\@ \"h:mm AM/PM\" }}{\\fldrslt {\\cs18\\lang1024 2:53 PM}}}{\\fs19 \r\n\\par }}{\\footerf \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \\pard\\plain \\s21\\qj\\sb600\\sl180\\slmult0\\keep\\widctlpar\\tqc\\tx4320\\tqr\\tx8640 \\f5\\fs18\\expnd-1\\expndtw-5 {\\field{\\*\\fldinst symbol 108 \\\\f \"Wingdings\" \\\\s 9}{\\fldrslt {\\f15 l}}} Page {\\field{\\*\\fldinst {\\cs29 page }}{\\fldrslt {\\cs29\\lang1024 1}\r\n}}\r\n\\par }\\paperw8490 \\margr0\\margl0\\ATXph15300 \\plain \\fs20 \\sa120 \\f1 \\b 2.12 Are there other products that can help you win the year 2000 battle?\\par\r\n\\sa0 \\b0 As part of our on going research, The Guide Associates has found and contracted with various vendors that have created special tools to help you ide\r\nntify and sometimes repair problems in your actual applications. At this writing, we currently offer the following additional tools:\\par\r\n\\par\r\n\t1.xxxxxxxxxxx: Excel spread sheet scanner. This product will….\\par\r\n\t2.yyyyyyyyyyy: An application code scann\r\ner. This product will…..\\par\r\n\\par\r\nFor the most up to date information on additional tools visit our web site at \\i www.datemanager2000.com\\i0 .\\par\r\n\\par\r\n\t\t\t\\ATXul1033 \\cf9 \\ATXht1 Top\\ATXul0 \\cf0 \\ATXht0   \\ATXul1033 \\cf9 \\ATXht20 Chapter TOC\\ATXul0 \\cf0 \\ATXht0   \\ATXul1033 \\cf9 \\ATXht211 Previous\\ATXul0 \\cf0 \\ATXht0   \\ATXul1033 \\cf9 \\ATXht213 Next",
            "txtComment": "2.12 Are there other"
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            "txtComment": "3.1 What does DM2000 do?"
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            "memReadMe": "{\\fonttbl\r\n{\\f0\\fswiss\\fcharset0 SYSTEM;}\r\n{\\f1\\fswiss\\fcharset0 ARIAL;}\r\n}\r\n\\paperw8490 \\margr0\\margl0\\ATXph15300 \\plain \\fs20 \\pard\\tx1080\\ATXts240\\fi-435\\ATXbrdr0 \\f1 \\b 3.2 How does DM2000 work?\\par\r\n\\b0 \\par\r\nDM2000 takes a snapshot of your PC system. This snapshot includes hardware and BIOS information, operating system information, and descriptive information about every program that you have installed on your PC\r\n. It looks at file names, extensions and properties. DM2000 then compares the programs on your system to the programs in its database. The database contains the compliance status for thousands of programs and packages. Thus, DM2000 can evaluate your syst\r\nem for potential date problems at all three levels.\\par\r\n\\par\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\\ATXul1033 \\cf9 \\ATXht1 Top\\ATXul0 \\cf0 \\ATXht0   \\ATXul1033 \\cf9 \\ATXht30 Chapter TOC\\ATXul0 \\cf0 \\ATXht0   \\ATXul1033 \\cf9 \\ATXht31 Previous\\ATXul0 \\cf0 \\ATXht0   \\ATXul1033 \\cf9 \\ATXht33 Next",
            "txtComment": "3.2 How does DM2000 work?"
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            "memReadMe": "{\\fonttbl\r\n{\\f0\\fswiss\\fcharset0 SYSTEM;}\r\n{\\f1\\fswiss\\fcharset0 ARIAL;}\r\n}\r\n\\paperw8490 \\margr0\\margl0\\ATXph15300 \\plain \\fs20 \\pard\\tx1080\\ATXts240\\sa120\\fi-435\\ATXbrdr0  \\f1 \\b 3.3 What DM2000 will tell you.\\par\r\n\\sa0\\li1080\\fi-1080 \\b0 DM2000 will give you one of the following statuses for each package or program on your system:\\par\r\n\\fi-360 \\par\r\n\\li480\\fi-450 \\b Y\tY\\b0 es, it is year 2000 compliant or the progr\r\nam does not manipulate dates.\t\\par\r\n\\b N\tN\\b0 o, It is not year 2000 compliant.\t\\par\r\n\\b I\tI\\b0 t Depends. The software is basically compliant except for special circumstances. A further discussion of It Depends follows in the next section.\t\\par\r\n\\b U\tU\r\n\\b0 nknown. This is a package or program that DM2000 recognizes, but which we have not yet been able to classify with confidence.\t\\par\r\n\\b G\tG\\b0 ame. The program is a game (dates rarely matter for games).\t\\par\r\n\\li540\\fi-510 \\b R\t\\b0 Not\\b  R\\b0 ecognize\r\nd. This is a package or program that DM2000 does not recognize. The reasons DM2000 will not recognize a program is that it is either custom or unique to your environment or it is not in our database. If it is not in our database, you can help us and help\r\n yourself\\cf9 . \\cf0 See\\cf9  \\b \\ATXul1033 \\ATXht320 Identify\\b0 \\ATXul0 \\ATXht0 .\\cf0 \t\\par\r\n\\par\r\n\t\t\t\\ATXul1033 \\cf9 \\ATXht1 Top\\ATXul0 \\cf0 \\ATXht0   \\ATXul1033 \\cf9 \\ATXht30 Chapter TOC\\ATXul0 \\cf0 \\ATXht0   \\ATXul1033 \\cf9 \\ATXht32 Previous\\ATXul0 \\cf0 \\ATXht0   \\ATXul1033 \\cf9 \\ATXht34 Next",
            "txtComment": "3.3 What DM2000 will tell you"
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However, as a first step, do \r\nnot buy any new packages that are not guaranteed compliant. Do not write any more programs that cannot cope with the year 2000. Do not develop any new routines (spreadsheets, databases, etc.) that do not use and store full 4 digit years. You options are \r\nlisted below.\\par\r\n\\pard\\tx360\\ATXts240\\ql\\sb0\\li360\\fi-360\\sl0\\ATXbrdr0  ┬╖\t\\par\r\n\t\\b Upgrade \\b0 ΓÇô\\b  \\b0 If the software you are using is not the current version, consider upgrading to the current version. Usually the upgrade will convert your old data\r\n and some may even convert old date structures to new structures. \\i Only upgrade if you know that the new version is year 2000 compliant.\\par\r\n\\pard\\ATXts240\\li0\\fi0\\ATXbrdr0 \\i0 \\par\r\n\\pard\\tx360\\ATXts240\\li360\\fi-360\\ATXbrdr0 ┬╖\t\\b Purchase a different\r\n package\\b0 ΓÇô You can purchase a different vendorΓÇÖs software to replace an existing purchased package. For example, you can buy a new accounting package that is already compliant and switch to it now. You can purchase a package to replace a custom or hom\r\ne-grown application. Make sure what you buy is year 2000 compliant.\\par\r\n\\pard\\ATXts240\\li0\\fi0\\ATXbrdr0 \\par\r\n\\pard\\tx360\\ATXts240\\li360\\fi-360\\ATXbrdr0 ┬╖\t\\b Repair\\b0  ΓÇô You fix the existing application and data to the desired level of year 2000 compli\r\nance. For any system or application you place in this category, you will need to choose a repair approach to achieve your desired level of year 2000 compliance. See \\cf12 ΓÇÿThere are only 3 repair approachesΓÇÖ\\cf0  later in this section for additional disc\r\nussion.\\par\r\n\\pard\\ATXts240\\li0\\fi0\\ATXbrdr0 \\par\r\n\\pard\\tx360\\ATXts240\\li360\\fi-360\\ATXbrdr0 ┬╖\t\\b Rewrite \\b0 ΓÇô If you have custom developed applications in your business, you can rewrite or have someone else rewrite the existing application in its enti\r\nrety. It is obvious that any rewrite must be year 2000 compliant. This can be very time consuming and expensive and there is the danger that you will want to ΓÇÿenhanceΓÇÖ the new version. This will make it even more expensive and time consuming.\\par\r\n\\pard\\ATXts240\\li0\\fi0\\ATXbrdr0 \\par\r\nIn the next 2 choices you will either turn over control of the applicationΓÇÖs functions to someone else or discontinue the functions entirely.\\par\r\n\\par\r\n\\pard\\tx360\\ATXts240\\li360\\fi-360\\ATXbrdr0 ┬╖\t\\b Service Bureau \\b0 - Yo\r\nu move the functionality of an application to a service bureau. The service bureau must have year 2000 compliant systems to make this worthwhile. Systems that can be moved to a service bureau are usually non-strategic, non-unique common systems (e.g.; pa\r\nyroll, accounting, etc.).\\par\r\n\\pard\\ATXts240\\li0\\fi0\\ATXbrdr0  \\par\r\n\\pard\\tx0\\ATXts240\\li360\\fi-360\\ATXbrdr0   \\b ┬╖\tEliminate \\b0 - You eliminate this application. 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Choosing this depends on your knowledge of your systems and how confident you are that they will not fail, or if they fail, the damage is tolerable and you will be able to recover. \\par\r\n\\pard\\ATXts240\\li0\\fi0\\ATXbrdr0 \\par\r\n\\par\r\n\\sa120 \\b The\r\nre are only 3 repair approaches.\\par\r\n\\sa0 \\b0 This section is for the technically inclined and only revenant if you want to repair it yourself.\\par\r\n\\b \\par\r\n\\b0 The three repair alternatives are\\b  Algorithm (windowing), Expansion, and Packing.\\b0  The\r\nre are minor variations on each, but the fundamentals remain the same. A useful oversimplification is that both Expansion and Packing (explained below) require changes to the data and the code. Algorithm or windowing changes only the code.\\par\r\n\\par\r\n\\b \r\nAlgorithm (windowing):\\b0  In an algorithm repair you do \\i not \\i0 change the data structure (file, database, etc.), the date format or the data values. Instead, all dates are processed through code routines. The code routines contain the algorithms tha\r\nt logically deduce the century. The data will still have a YY format for the years, will still store two digits, and the year 2000 will be represented as 00. A simple logic example might be:\\par\r\n\\par\r\n\\li1725 If YY < 40 then\\par\r\n\\li2250 century digits \r\n= 20\\par\r\n\\li1725 Else\\par\r\n\\li2235 century digits = 19\\par\r\n\\li0 \\par\r\nThis is a temporary fix, but depending on the range of dates in a given application, it may be all you need. There has been much written about date algorithms, and there are vendors \r\nwho specialize in them. Contact your programming language vendors for help or for suggestions. Talk to other IT departments in your area. Perhaps they will be willing to share.\\par\r\n\\par\r\n\\li270\\fi-270 \\b Pros\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCons \\b0 \t\\par\r\n\\li0\\fi0 Your \r\ndatabases are not changed.\t\t\t\t\tIt is temporary.\t\\par\r\nIt can be 40-60% cheaper.\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIt is not considered compliant by purists.\t\\par\r\nYou can postpone the problem \t\t\t\t\tIt may require a lot of special (exotic) code that   \t\tfor some systems.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t may\r\n be thrown away later.\t\\par\r\nSome systems may be replaced before\t\t    The special code can introduce bugs. \\par\r\n\tit once again becomes a problem\t\t\t\tIndexing and sorting can be very tricky.\t\\par\r\n\\b \\par\r\nExpansion: \\b0 In an expansion repair, you will c\r\nhange every date data element from a 2 digit format, YY, to a 4 digit format, YYYY. \\par\r\n\\par\r\n\\b Pros\\b0 \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\\b Cons\\b0 \t\\par\r\nYou do not need any exotic algorithms.\t\t\tIt can have a significant impact on data storage.\t\\par\r\n\\li180\\fi-180 Mos\r\nt of the conversion can be done with \t\tIt requires every program that accesses the data structure software tools (depends on .\t\t\tto be repaired, even programs that do language).\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t not use the date data.\\par\r\nIt is compliant.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\\par\r\n\\li0\\fi0 You will not need to worry until 01/01/10000.\tEvery program in your portfolio will need to be \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttested.\\par\r\n\\li180\\fi-180 It is a good opportunity to use standard \t\tIt can increase the number of temporary bridges. \\par\r\n\\li0\\fi0 \tdate routines.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEvery date routine will have to be replaced.\t\\par\r\n\\li180\\fi-180 It needs relatively easy code to change .\t\t\t\\par\r\n\\li0\\fi0 \tthe data structures\\par\r\nIndexing and sorting will work.\t\t\\par\r\n\\par\r\n\\par\r\n\\b Packing: \\b0 In a packi\r\nng repair, you will \\i not \\i0 change the date dataΓÇÖs year field length, but you will change the meaning of the data stored in the year fields (format). As a simple example, you might change the year fields to packed decimal or long integer or manipulate\r\n the bits. There has been much written about packed date alternatives, and there are vendors who specialize in them. Contact your programming language vendors for help or for suggestions. Talk to other IT departments in your area. Perhaps they will be wi\r\nlling to share.\\par\r\n\\par\r\n\\b Pros\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCons\t\\par\r\n\\b0 It may be considered compliant.\t\t\t\tIt may not be considered compliant.\t\\par\r\nIt does not require more storage.\t\t\t\tIt may be a temporary solution.\t\\par\r\n\\li180\\fi-180 The code to change the da\r\nta value \t\t\tIt cannot use standard date processing routines\\par\r\n\tin the year fields is relatively simple.\t\tIt may require a lot of special (exotic) code.\\par\r\n\\li0\\fi0 Some of the work can be done with tools.\tIt can require a lot of custom code \\par\r\n\\li180\\fi-180  You do not need to repair programs \t\t\tYou must repair every date routine.\\par\r\n\tthat do not access the year fields.\t\t\tIndexing and sorting can be very tricky.\\par\r\n\\li0\\fi0 \\par\r\n\\par\r\n\\b Ideal Solution:\\b0  There is none. Because it permanent\r\nly solves the problem, most organizations think that expansion is the ideal solution. However, you may have neither the space nor the time to implement expansion. The windowing solution may be sufficient for your environment. This is especially true if y\r\nour year ranges are relatively small (a few years or less than a decade), or if an application will be retired before the window (pivot) date is reached.\\par\r\n\\par\r\nThe packing solution may be the least desirable. Its only advantage over expansion is tha\r\nt it does not require more space. It can require fairly complex code, and it is just as difficult to test.\\par\r\n\\par\r\nIt is important to remember that you do not have to choose a single repair solution for all your systems. Consider each system or applic\r\nation on it own merits.\\par\r\n\\par\r\n\\par\r\n\\sa120 \\b Get help.\\par\r\n\\sa0 \\b0 If you are not a ΓÇÿdo it yourselferΓÇÖ, consider getting help.\\par\r\n\\par\r\n\\par\r\nSee \\ATXul1033 \\cf9 \\ATXht41 4.1 What can you do if DM2000 finds an It Depends(I) program?\\par\r\n\\ATXht41 \\par\r\n\\ATXul0 \\cf0 \\ATXht41 \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\\ATXul1033 \\cf9 \\ATXht1 Top\\ATXul0 \\cf0 \\ATXht0   \\ATXul1033 \\cf9 \\ATXht40 Chapter TOC\\ATXul0 \\cf0 \\ATXht0   \\ATXul1033 \\cf9 \\ATXht41 Previous\\ATXul0 \\ATXht0  \\cf0  \\ATXul1033 \\cf9 \\ATXht43 Next",
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Much of what you an\r\nd your company will need to do will be painful.  As the messenger you may need a bullet proof vest.\\par\r\n\\b \\par\r\n\\b0 This paper will describe two approaches applicable to the year 2000 situation in which you now find yourself.  The first one is simple a\r\nnd works quite well.  However, it does not allow for the complex nuances that might exist in your environment.  The second approach is much more complex, and requires more involvement by all members of the business community\\par\r\n\\par\r\n\\b Triage Definiti\r\non\\par\r\n\\b0 The process you will now face is called triage by the industry.  What does triage mean? The medical industry is a good starting point.  In times of high or overwhelming casualties, someone would sort the casualties into three groups\\par\r\n\r\n\\par\r\n\\li1080\\fi-360 \\fs22 1. \t\\fs20 Those who will \\i survive without\\i0  any medical treatment.\\par\r\n\\fs22 2. \t\\fs20 Those who will probably \\i not survive\\i0 , die, even with medical treatment\\par\r\n\\fs22 3. \t\\fs20 Those who, if they receive medical treatm\r\nent, have a good chance to survive.\u000b\\par\r\n\\li0\\fi0 Although difficult and emotionally painful, the first two groups are ignored.  This step is the key to triage.\\par\r\n\\b \\par\r\nTriage, Year 2000\\par\r\n\\b0 You will need to apply a strikingly similar concept\r\n to your information systems.  It will be difficult and emotionally painful for you and your organization.  At this point, there are no easy, comfortable decisions.  Think of it this way.  If you do not perform triage, the entire company is likely to die\r\n; therefore it becomes absolutely necessary.  Because these decisions affect the entire organization and every person in it, the decisions need to be made by the highest levels of management, not just the Information Systems Department\\par\r\n\\par\r\nBecause\r\n of the painfulness of the process and the implications of the decisions, you will need a strong, respected leader.  If possible, the sessions should not be lead by the IS department.  You will already be experiencing enough heat and this will probably n\r\not help.  The sessions may need to be led by an outside agent to actually make the approach work.  \\par\r\n\\b \\par\r\n\\b0 The result of triage is that some of your organizationΓÇÖs systems will become year 2000 compliant.  In this paper the term compliant mean\r\ns that a system handles all date transactions properly and without failure.  Compliance is achieved by different strategies which were addressed in a previous paper, \\ATXul1024 A Simple View of Your Year 2000 Project\\ATXul0 .  Briefly, the strategies are\r\n rewrite the systems, purchase and install a package, turn the functionality over to a service bureau or repair the existing code.  For purposes of triage think of compliance as ΓÇ£the system works.\"\\par\r\n\\par\r\nBefore using either of these approaches, answ\r\ner this question.  What business are you in?  If not already done, write it down and keep it in front of everyone involved in this exercise.\\par\r\n\\b \\par\r\nTriage - A Simple Approach\\par\r\n\\b0 For purposes of this approach, you will determine the placement\r\n of each system in the categories described below:  The numbers in ( ) will be used later to calculate a triage position.\\par\r\n\\par\r\n\\ATXul1024 Survival Impact, choose one for each system under consideration.\\par\r\n\\li360\\fi-360 \\ATXul0 \\par\r\n\\li450\\fi0  \r\n\\b Your organization \\i cannot survive\\i0  without them (1):\\b0   These systems are critical to the life of your organization.  They are systems that support your core business products or services.  If these systems fail , then the business will fail.  \r\nThey  often represent your highest profit margin, products or services.  Interestingly enough, most businesses typically have a small number of these key, critical systems.  If necessary, consider them from a pure profitability potential.\\par\r\n\\par\r\n\\b Y\r\nou are unsure of the survival impact(4):  \\b0 These are systems that help the business to run.  They may support a key system from the definition above or, they support a general day-to-day internal business function from the definition below.  People wh\r\no directly support these systems or whose jobs are tied to these systems will consider them critical to the business.  That is only natural.  By default, systems that cannot be placed above or below will fall into this category.\\par\r\n\\par\r\n\\b Your organi\r\nzation \\i can survive\\i0  without\\b0  \\b them (16):\\b0   These are systems that are not critical to the life of your business.  The system may  support a business function that appears to be important, but upon closer inspection, you will find that perha\r\nps that business function can be eliminated or moved to a service bureau.  The system might support a service or product that is losing money, breaking even, or not performing to expectation compared to other products or services.  The bottom line is you\r\n could abandon the product or service with some inconvenience, but not a loss of the company.\\par\r\n\\li0 \\par\r\n\\ATXul1024 Failure Horizon, choose one for each system under consideration\\par\r\n\\par\r\n\\li3705\\ri-750\\fi-2745 \\b \\ATXul0 Immediate Failure (3):\r\n\\b0   \tThe system is failing to work properly now.\\par\r\n\\b Short Term Failure (5):  \t\\b0 The system will exhibit failure prior to December 31, 1998.\\par\r\n\\b Longer Term Failure (9):  \t\\b0 The system will exhibit failure characteristics on or after January \r\n1, 1999, or you are unsure of when the system will begin to fail.\\par\r\n\\li0\\ri0\\fi0 \\par\r\n\\b Evaluation, Oh, the Pain and Agony\\par\r\n\\b0 To evaluate your situation multiply the values in each category ( ) for each system.\\par\r\n\\par\r\nTriage level 1: Fix i\r\nt or you organization dies. If the score is 10 or less, the system must work correctly and the sooner the better.  Your organizationΓÇÖs survival depends on it.  \\par\r\n\\par\r\nTriage level 3: Let it die. If a systemΓÇÖs score is greater than 40, you need to im\r\nmediately terminate all work on the system.  Eliminate all production support, including bug fixes, if possible.  If this last statement seems harsh, remember, you cannot get it all done.  Something has to die!\\par\r\n\\par\r\nTriage level 2: Consider these s\r\nystems only after you are absolutely sure that you can fix all level 1 systems.  To determine order, reapply the category evaluations to this set of systems.\\par\r\n\\par\r\nThis is a very difficult, but necessary task.  Rather than wringing your organization\r\nΓÇÖs collective hands and saying ΓÇ£oh, woe is usΓÇ¥, it is better to focus on what must be done.  You have already determined that your organization cannot survive without category 1 systems.  There is no value in worrying about any other systems until you kn\r\now you can at least survive.\\par\r\n\\par\r\n\\b Determining What You Can Get Done\\par\r\n\\b0 In order to determine what you can get done, estimate the effort and/or cost for each system in the under 10 score category. Develop estimates and project plans for the\r\nse systems only.  If you do not have the resources and are unable to repair these systems, the remaining two categories will be somewhat irrelevant and your time will be wasted.  Only if you can get all these systems compliant, then you investigate the s\r\nystems that score between 11-39.\\par\r\n\\par\r\n\\b An Alternative Triage Approach\\par\r\n\\b0 If the previous discussion of triage is either too simple or too emotionally difficult, the following approach might work.  This approach is less emotional, more mecha\r\nnical, and may be more palatable to some organizations.  It is really not triage. It is form of prioritization.  A major problem is that systems that are not critical survival systems may score above critical survival systems.\\par\r\n\\par\r\nIdentify all you\r\nr major systems or applications.  Evaluate each system in the categories listed in the table on the next pages.  Copy it as necessary.\\par\r\n\\par\r\nScoring can be done by \\par\r\n\\li1320\\fi-525 \\fs22 1. \t\\fs20 A different small group knowledgeable about each\r\n system.  Disadvantage: personal bias may cause scores to be skewed in favor of the (their) system\\par\r\n2. \tA large number of people scoring all systems.  Disadvantage: The number of people may tend to drive all systems to a similar average.\\par\r\n3. \tA s\r\nmall group working to consensus across all systems.  Recommended.\\par\r\n\\li0\\fi0 \\par\r\nWeighting values vary from 1, meaning critically important, to 10, meaning minor concern to your business\\ATXv32000  \\ATXv0  and should be done by\\par\r\n\\li1080\\fi-360 \\fs22 1. \t\\fs20 An independent team.  The weight values should not be revealed to the scoring\u000b\t teams.\\par\r\n\\fs22 2. \t\\fs20 The scoring team(s) after scoring and without the scored values on the sheets.\\par\r\n\\li720\\fi0 \\par\r\nIn either case weight each categ\r\nory for relative importance.  \\par\r\n\\li0 \\par\r\nCalculate total value by multiplying the score times the weight and summing the value column.  The lower the score, the more critical the system or application is.  As mentioned before, this is not triage, i\r\nt is actually a form of prioritization.\\par\r\n\\par\r\n\\b Revisiting What You Can Get Done\\par\r\n\\b0 In order to determine what you can get done, estimate the effort and/or cost for each system starting with the highest priority (lowest score).  Continue this\r\n process until you have exhausted your resources or can not meet the deadline. Develop detailed project plans for these systems only.  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Everything!ΓÇ¥  Did you focus all your resources on these systems?  You may say, ΓÇ£we canΓÇÖt do thatΓÇ¥.  If this is truly the case then you either have some systems categorized improperly or you have not been ruthles\r\ns enough in your categorization of your survival systems.  This ruthless slash and burn approach is the reason why you may need outside support to make these decisions.\\par\r\n\\par\r\n\\b Time for Creative Thinking\\par\r\n\\b0 If you apply all the resources you \r\ncan ΓÇ£beg borrow or stealΓÇ¥ and still cannot complete the project, then some highly creative thinking will be in order.  Can a survival system or function be simplified.  For example, it has been calculated that the IRS cannot become compliant; however, it\r\n also looks as if they could survive under a flat tax system.  It may be more feasible to code a flat tax system then repair the old one.\\par\r\n\\par\r\nIs there a fall back contingency?  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            "memReadMe": "{\\fonttbl\r\n{\\f0\\fswiss\\fcharset0 SYSTEM;}\r\n{\\f1\\fswiss\\fcharset0 ARIAL;}\r\n{\\f2\\froman\\fcharset0 ARIAL;}\r\n}\r\n\\paperw8490 \\margr0\\margl0\\ATXph15300 \\plain \\fs20 \\ATXbrdr552 \\f1 \\b \\cf1 EP-Oh No\\par\r\n\\pard\\ATXts240\\ATXbrdr0 \\cf0 \\par\r\nObjective: To address what you need to do when you discover the\r\nre is no possible way that you will be able to finish all the repair and replacement projects involved in your Year 2000 project.\\par\r\n\\b0 \\par\r\nThe assumption is that, while you have reluctantly reached this conclusion, you are sure of it. Much of what \r\nyou and your company need to do will be painful. As the messenger you may need a bullet proof vest.\\par\r\n\\b \\par\r\n\\b0 This paper will describe two approaches applicable to the year 2000 situation in which you now find yourself. The first one is simple an\r\nd works quite well. However, it does not allow for the complex nuances that might exist in your environment. The second approach is much more complex, and requires more involvement by all members of the business community\\par\r\n\\par\r\n\\b Triage Definition\r\n\\par\r\n\\b0 The industry calls the process you will now face triage. What does triage mean? The medical industry provides a good starting point. In times of high or overwhelming casualties, someone would sort the casualties into three groups\\par\r\n\\par\r\n\\li1080\\fi-360 1. \tThose who will \\i survive without\\i0  any medical treatment.\\par\r\n2. \tThose who will probably \\i not survive\\i0 , die, even with medical treatment\\par\r\n3. \tThose who, if they receive medical treatment, have a good chance to survive.\u000b\\par\r\n\\li0\\fi0 Although difficult and emotionally painful, the first two groups are ignored. This step is the key to triage.\\par\r\n\\b \\par\r\nTriage, Year 2000\\par\r\n\\b0 You will need to apply a similar concept to your information systems. It will be difficult and emo\r\ntionally painful for you and your organization. At this point, there are no easy, comfortable decisions. Think of it this way. If you do not perform triage, the entire company is likely to die; therefore it becomes absolutely necessary. Because these dec\r\nisions affect the entire organization and every person in it, the decisions need to be made by the highest levels of management, not just the Information Systems Department\\par\r\n\\par\r\nBecause of the painfulness of the process and the implications of the \r\ndecisions, you will need a strong, respected leader. If possible, the sessions should not be lead by the IS department. You will already be experiencing enough heat and this will probably not help. The sessions may need to be led by an outside agent to a\r\nctually make the approach work. \\par\r\n\\b \\par\r\n\\b0 The result of triage is that some of your organizationΓÇÖs systems will become year 2000 compliant. In this paper the term compliant means that a system handles all date transactions properly and without f\r\nailure. Compliance is achieved by different strategies which were addressed in a previous paper, \\ATXul1024 A Simple View of Your Year 2000 Project\\ATXul0 . Briefly, the strategies are: rewrite the systems; purchase and install a package; turn the functi\r\nonality over to a service bureau; or repair the existing code. For purposes of triage, think of compliance as ΓÇ£the system works.\"\\par\r\n\\par\r\nBefore using either of these approaches, answer this question. What business are you in? If not already done, wri\r\nte it down and keep it in front of everyone involved in this exercise.\\par\r\n\\b \\par\r\nTriage - A Simple Approach\\par\r\n\\b0 For purposes of this approach, you will determine the placement of each system in the categories described below: The numbers in ( ) \r\nwill be used later to calculate a triage position.\\par\r\n\\par\r\n\\i \\ATXul1024 Survival Impact, choose one for each system under consideration.\\par\r\n\\li360\\fi-360 \\par\r\n\\li450\\fi0 \\b \\i0 \\ATXul0 Your organization \\i cannot survive\\i0  without them (1):\\b0  \r\nThese systems are critical to the life of your organization. They are systems that support your core business products or services. If these systems fail , then the business will fail. They often represent your highest profit margin, products or services\r\n. Interestingly enough, most businesses typically have a small number of these key, critical systems. If necessary, consider them from a pure profitability potential.\\par\r\n\t\\par\r\n\\b You are unsure of the survival impact(4): \\b0 These are systems that hel\r\np the business to run. They may support a key system from the definition above or, they support a general day-to-day internal business function from the definition below. People who directly support these systems or whose jobs are tied to these systems w\r\nill consider them critical to the business. That is only natural. By default, systems that cannot be placed above or below will fall into this category.\\par\r\n\t\\par\r\n\\b Your organization \\i can survive\\i0  without\\b0  \\b them (16):\\b0  These are systems t\r\nhat are not critical to the life of your business. The system may support a business function that appears to be important, but upon closer inspection, you will find that perhaps that business function can be eliminated or moved to a service bureau. The \r\nsystem might support a service or product that is losing money, breaking even, or not performing to expectation compared to other products or services. The bottom line is you could abandon the product or service with some inconvenience, but not a loss of\r\n the company.\\par\r\n\\li0 \\par\r\n\\i \\ATXul1024 Failure Horizon, choose one for each system under consideration\\par\r\n\\i0 \\par\r\n\\li450 \\b \\ATXul0 Immediate Failure (3):\\b0  The system is failing to work properly now.\\par\r\n\\b Short Term Failure (5): \\b0 The sy\r\nstem will exhibit failure prior to January 1, 1999.\\par\r\n\\b Longer Term Failure (9): \\b0 The system will exhibit failure characteristics on or after January 1, 1999, or you are unsure of when the system will begin to fail.\\par\r\n\\li0 \\par\r\n\\b Evaluation, \r\nOh, the Pain and Agony\\par\r\n\\b0 To evaluate your situation multiply the values in each category ( ) for each system.\\par\r\n\\par\r\nTriage level 1: Fix it or your organization dies. If the score is 10 or less, the system must work correctly and the sooner th\r\ne better. Your organizationΓÇÖs survival depends on it. \\par\r\n\\par\r\nTriage level 3: Let it die. If a systemΓÇÖs score is greater than 40, you need to immediately terminate all work on the system. Eliminate all production support, including bug fixes, if poss\r\nible. If this last statement seems harsh, remember, you cannot get it all done. Something has to die!\\par\r\n\\par\r\nTriage level 2: Consider these systems only after you are absolutely sure that you can fix all level 1 systems. To determine order, reapply t\r\nhe category evaluations to this set of systems.\\par\r\n\\par\r\nThis is a very difficult, but necessary task. Rather than wringing your organizationΓÇÖs collective hands and saying ΓÇ£oh, woe is usΓÇ¥, it is better to focus on what must be done. You have already de\r\ntermined that your organization cannot survive without category 1 systems. There is no value in worrying about any other systems until you know you can at least survive.\\par\r\n\\par\r\n\\b Determining What You Can Get Done\\par\r\n\\b0 In order to determine what \r\nyou can get done, estimate the effort and/or cost for each system in the under 10 score category. Develop estimates and project plans for these systems only. If you do not have the resources and are unable to repair these systems, the remaining two categ\r\nories will be somewhat irrelevant and your time will be wasted. Only if you get all these systems compliant can you investigate the systems that score between 11-39.\\par\r\n\\par\r\n\\b An Alternative Triage Approach\\par\r\n\\b0 If the previous discussion of tria\r\nge is either too simple or too emotionally difficult, the following approach might work. This approach is less emotional, more mechanical, and may be more palatable to some organizations. It is really not triage. It is a form of prioritization. A major p\r\nroblem is that systems that are not critical survival systems may score above critical survival systems.\\par\r\n\\par\r\nIdentify all your major systems or applications. Evaluate each system in the categories listed in the table on the next two pages. Copy it\r\n as necessary.\\par\r\n\\par\r\nScoring can be done by:\\par\r\n\\li1080\\fi-360 1. \tA different small group knowledgeable about each system. Disadvantage: personal bias may cause scores to be skewed in favor of the (their) system\\par\r\n2. \tA large number of people \r\nscoring all systems. Disadvantage: The number of people may tend to drive all systems to a similar average.\\par\r\n3. \tA small group working to consensus across all systems. Recommended.\\par\r\n\\li0\\fi0 \\par\r\nWeighting values vary from 1, meaning critically \r\nimportant, to 10, meaning minor concern to your business, and should be done by:\\par\r\n\\li1080\\fi-360 1.\tAn independent team. 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Have you covered all systems that scor\r\ne a value of 1 for \\b Importance to Continuation of the Business\\b0 ? If you do not have the resources and are unable to repair these systems, the remaining systems will be somewhat irrelevant and your time will be wasted. Only if you can get all these s\r\nystems compliant, can you then investigate systems of lower priority.\\par\r\n\\par\r\n\\b System Name\\b0 : \\ATXul1024 \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\\par\r\n\\ATXul0 \\par\r\n\\b Description\\b0 :    \\ATXul1024 \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\\par\r\n\\ATXul0 \\par\r\n\\b Instructions:\\b0  Score the s\r\nystem named above by choosing an appropriate value for each category in the table below. You must score every category. 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Everything!ΓÇ¥ Did you focus all your resources on these systems? You may say, ΓÇ£we canΓÇÖt do thatΓÇ¥. I\r\nf this is truly the case then you either have some systems categorized improperly or you have not been ruthless enough in your categorization of your survival systems. This ruthless slash and burn approach is the reason why you may need outside support t\r\no make these decisions.\\par\r\n\\par\r\n\\b Time for Creative Thinking\\par\r\n\\b0 If you apply all the resources you can ΓÇ£beg, borrow, or stealΓÇ¥ and still cannot complete the project, then some highly creative thinking will be in order. Can a survival system or \r\nfunction be simplified. For example, it has been calculated that the IRS cannot become compliant. However, it also looks as if they could survive under a flat tax system. It may be more feasible to code a flat tax system then repair the old one.\\par\r\n\r\n\\par\r\nIs there a fall back contingency? 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