BCMS
Topic: i-Solv Project
All right, BCMS is almost done! Only minor details to take care of, besides the major task of checking whether the data was migrated properly or not.

Note to self: Remember to insist upon migating the old data into historical tables!

Above-mentioned minor details include:
1. Changed Meters - handling
2. Stopped Meters (Last Reading) - handling

BCMS bill computation checking
Topic: i-Solv Project
Did further bill computation comparison... Alma Ice Plant totalizer was only missing submeters...

My latest requests were granted (status gauge, etc.)...

SM Bill computation
Topic: i-Solv Project
Whew! Finally, we got the correct computation for SM's bill! :-)

Bugs/Suggestions in "May 24 bcms.exe"
Topic: i-Solv Project
1. Teller module...

Run-time error '13' (Type mismatch) occurs when teller selects "No current Bill" from list of bills.

2. Display a gauge in "Customer Count" module.

3. Customer Count shows no data for April and May 2005. 6 customers only for Dec 2004, Jan 2004.

4. Customers with Zero-KWH Consumption -- run time error (File not found).

More fine-tuning
Topic: i-Solv Project
Alemon did more fine-tuning on the collection module.

The CSR module looks good! Even Sir Jing was impressed with the graphs!! :-)

Collection module
Topic: i-Solv Project
Data migration was done by Alemon last Tuesday, and we fine-tuned the collection module...

More Customization
Topic: i-Solv Project
Alemon and Sir Jing did more interviews and customization with inputs from Rico and yours truly.

We concentrated on the bill computations.

Testing
Topic: i-Solv Project
Tested the latest BCMS.exe all day long. :-)

BCMS
Mood:  chatty
Topic: i-Solv Project
Alemon and Sir Jing came and observed the tellers after doing some updates in the source code with me and rico observing and answering queries and offering suggestions here and there.

I left them at around 2pm when JTL asked me to join them in the board room for his review of the Board Meeting reports for Wednesday.

Working product
Topic: i-Solv Project
Sir Jing and Alemon finally were able to present a working .EXE to JTL and AGD.

They didn't go in too deep, which was a good thing, 'coz when I asked them to go into one of the modules deeper, a run-time error occurred. :-(

As usual, (P) didn't forget to inject some "baka magkaproblema tayo diyan, kasi... ganito, ganyan, ... (and finally pauses after 3 years of explaining)..." which could've been explained faster using another approach. Even if the audience was technically-challenged, sometimes she just goes too layman-ish for her own good.

The sad thing is, this simplify-everything style of hers seeps into her programming. I remember all too well that "convert a single letter into the corresponding ordinal number in the alphabet" algorithm she used... Her 54-line code could be converted into a 1-liner by yours truly. I would've offered it to her if I didn't know better to be interpreted as usual as "nagmamagaling."

Rico replied "yes" when AGD asked him if i-Solv was at least 70% into the software development. I myself confirmed that it could be estimated to be more or less 70%.

Posted by Samboy at 12:01 AM JST

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