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Problem Statement: The Set RUTIL does not show up in the set catalog window. | Solution: Set your ULEVEL to the max which is 4 and then go to the catalog window and look for RUTIL. RUTIL security level is set to 3 by default and maybe your ULEVEL is set to a lower number than 3. To check your ULEVEL on the Command line in MIMI type ULEVEL and see what number it is set to. To change it, type ULEVE... |
Problem Statement: When a user attempts to open a case file, they may receive the following error message:
"Cannot Execute: Call Chesapeake for replacement" | Solution: This error message indicates that the user must contact MIMI support and request a new installation code for their system. The user should generate their system code and send it to mimi.support@aspentech.com. MIMI support will generate the new installation code, which the user installs on their system.
This s... |
Problem Statement: How to use the User Modifiable Planning Board parameter (UMPB) | Solution: One of our customers recently faced a problem with an activity (a truck loading operation) mistakenly moved on the Planning Board.
This incorrect manipulation led the entire process of dispatching the schedule information to be erroneous.
It eventually ended with some timing problem with trucks waiting at the... |
Problem Statement: I am running MIMI and it terminates with a runtime error. | Solution: MIMI is memory intensive and, if you are running other applications in the background, the workstation can run out of memory and consequently will cache to virtual memory. However, if you do not have enough hard drive space on the hard drive that MIMI resides, you can run out of virtual memory and MIMI will t... |
Problem Statement: What port does the MIMI broker use? | Solution: The broker uses port 111. The Noblenet Portmapper reserves port 111 for use by the MIMI broker. You can see this by using the portview.exe utility that is in the MIMI\BIN folder.
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Problem Statement: What is the maximum number of entries allowed in a SET or TABLE? | Solution: The maximum number of entries in a set is 10 million.
The maximum number of entries in a table would be equal to the maximum number of set entries * maximum number of set entries.
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Problem Statement: What is the difference between Server install and Standard install of MIMI application? | Solution: At the beginning of the MIMI Installation, the setup program will prompt you to select a type of MIMI installation either Server or Standard install. The Server installation will install the entire MIMI application (about 300 MB) which includes Aspen MIMI Light Client, Aspen MIMI Limited Editor, and Aspen MIM... |
Problem Statement: XPRESS command is returning an error code "8-278: could not initialize" | Solution: Check the tape.inf file in your \MIMI\lib directory and make sure that the file contains an XPRESS license. To do so, look at the 3rd line of this file and make sure that the word "XPRS" is listed.
If step one is true, then the \MIMI\license directory should containa folder called xprsslic which should have ... |
Problem Statement: How do I setup MIMI cases to run automatically and without a user present? | Solution: Two different ways:
Use the GUI version of Windows NT AT Scheduler. This can be obtained in the Windows NT Resource Kit. Use of the GUI is simple and self explanatory. The only thing you have to enter is in the command line, where you will have to manually specify which MIMI case you want to run.
The command ... |
Problem Statement: Is there a square root function in MIMI? | Solution: Mathematical Expressions (like square root) can be defined in MIMI through Non-Linear Functions. Below is an excerpt from the manual:
The following mathematical functions are valid in NLF:
ABS(X): Absolute value of x
EXP(X): Exponential function of x, ex
LOG(X): Natural Logarithm of x
SQRT(X): Square root of ... |
Problem Statement: After running the business model that runs the CPLEX optimizer on different computers - some machines could not get a value. | Solution: The business model is not triggering the CPLEX error message to show or indicate a licensing problems has occurred. However, if you run GEN then OPT at the MIMI command line, it will show the CPLEX licensing error message at the bottom of the MIMI screen. The workaround is to relicense CPLEX optimizer.
For Wi... |
Problem Statement: Is it possible to print the Inventory Grid in Aspen SCM? | Solution: Unfortunately, not. The ability to print the Inventory Grid has never existed in Aspen SCM.
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Problem Statement: How to create or edit a Tree Control for use in MIMI workspaces? | Solution: The following are the general steps required to create a Tree Control for use in MIMI workspaces:
Create a Tree Control Set.
The Tree Control Set uses the following CODE keywords: Depth, Label, Action and Expand.
Create a Tree Control Table, using the Tree Control Set as column set.
The Tree Control Table is... |
Problem Statement: Is the MIMI Application Server multiprocessor aware? | Solution: The MIMI application server does not recognize systems with multi processors.
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Problem Statement: MIMI menu sub-list box options do not cascade down or are no longer showing. | Solution: From the MIMI toolbar, go to Options | System.
The System Option dialog will open.
Make sure the "User-Configurable Menus are Cascading" box is checked.
Test the menu again.
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Problem Statement: When running the GEN command, MIMI creates image tables for multidimensional or compact incidence tables with the table name preceded by the dollar sign ($). MIMI also creates image tables for the colset of multidimensional/compact incidence tables. Since the maximum length of MIMI set/table names is... | Solution: There are several different ways to avoid the scenario above:
Limit multidimensional/compact incidence table name length to 7 characters
Limit colset of multidimensional/compact incident table name length to 7 characters
For existing models, use "L CHECK"
Currently, L CHECK only checks name lengths of inciden... |
Problem Statement: INFOMSG ignores the 10th arguement. | Solution: The maximum number of arguments/parameters that any MIMI command supports is 9. INFOMSG appears to be one of these. An argument or parameter is any text or variable separated by a blank space that follows the MIMI command. In this case the :ALLNUM variable is the 10th argument so it is ignored. The message ca... |
Problem Statement: This can be caused by one or more of several possible problems. See below for a troubleshooting checklist | Solution: The brokers must be running on both the server and the client. The user will need the rights to start the broker as a service.
The user must be able to access the MIMI server. You can check to see if the client is able to see the server by pinging the server.
The user must have logon access to the MIMI server... |
Problem Statement: In Active X Controls, can I loop through a grid by characters (in each row and column) rather than by columns (in each row)? | Solution: You cannot loop through each character. You can only loop through each cell.
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Problem Statement: MIMI and Aspen Licence Manager Product Matrix | Solution: Product Version
Aspen Licence Manager
MIMI 4.4 (eSupply Chain Suite CD version 2.0)
ALM Version 2.0
MIMI 5.0 (eSupply Chain Suite CD version 2.1)
ALM Version 2.1, 2.2
MIMI 5.1 (eSupply Chain Suite CD version 2.2)
ALM Version 2.1, 2.2
MIMI 6.0
ALM Version 3.0
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Problem Statement: How can a user change the installation drive/directory for MIMI | Solution: When installing MIMI for the first time, you have the option to change the installation drive/directory. During the installation, select the SELECT SUBCOMPONENTS button (from the SELECT PRODUCTS window), select the CHANGE FOLDER button and then MODIFY button.
If MIMI has been previously installed, the MODIFY ... |
Problem Statement: Macro $LCHK$ is not working properly | Solution: Include the $LCHK$ in $LOAD$ so it runs after the case is loaded.
It is not working because $LCHK$ is executed before the case is loaded. Therefore, if it does not find a case, then whatever is the command inside the $LCHK$ does not get executed. For example, nulling a temp set as it loads the case.
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Problem Statement: The RDF parameter (CMAN table entry) is not documented in MIMI Online Help. | Solution: RDF stands for Routing Depath Factor and is a CMAN table code entry. Its default value is 300, the length of working array of backward and forward explosion.
MIMI will sometimes have to generate the Bill Of Materials for a certain product. This is necessary for the BOM command, M MAKE and MRP. This Bill of Ma... |
Problem Statement: MIMI Chesapeake Distributed Broker is not running. How can I debug this problem? | Solution: Open up a DOS prompt.
Type brk_serv -console
This command will debug the Distributed MIMI Broker and indicate any problems that are preventing the broker from running.
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Problem Statement: Is it possible to perform an SQL JOIN on a table in a database and a table in MIMI? | Solution: The answer is NO because a MIMI table has a different meaning than that of a database table. Therefore, it would not make sense to do a join on a database table and a MIMI table.
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Problem Statement: Assignments &1 = ?SET (using a ? variable) and &1 = &2 (using & variable &2) behave differently. | Solution: The rule variables (name starts with ?) and database variables (name starts with $ or &) are different classes of variables, and behave somewhat differently in various situations in the expert system, and only the database variables are usable at the command line.
You can see the different behavior of & (or $... |
Problem Statement: MIMI broker does not work after changing the machine name.
Some symptoms can be:
You cannot create a PROCNAME from the MIMI command line.
You cannot start the Chesapeake broker from the Control Panel | Services. | Solution: MIMI regset.exe needs to be updated when your machine name has changed.
Goto Start | Programs | Administrative tools | Windows NT Diagnostics and find the new machine name.
Goto MIMI\bin\regset.exe and make sure the MIMI Name Server matches the new machine name.
As always, make sure that the broker is running... |
Problem Statement: The S ZOOM command zooms IN and OUT on the Planning Board. S ZOOM has two syntaxes:
Zooms IN or OUT by a standard factor defined in CNTLS table. e.g., S ZOOM IN or S ZOOM OUT.
Displays the specified range of time slices (SLI). e.g. S ZOOM start_sli end_sli, here
start_sli: Starting SLI of the range... | Solution: There are a couple of options to prevent MIMI from hanging:
Make sure the end_sli is less than 787. (In the current CAPs, end_sli is limited to 600.)
OR...
Change the DTU's in Simulation Time Slice in the CMAN table to a larger number, e.g., change DTU from 1 to 2.
When making this change, the inventory profi... |
Problem Statement: How to make the POSTFORM command work with MIMI? | Solution: Given that B2B with Aspen Fusion are installed.
Create a text file - e.g. login.txt with two lines:
Username
Password
Then add the following to the end of the postform command
< login.txt
Note: Make sure pathnames are in the right directory to run and find things. Also, the space... |
Problem Statement: How to install CPLEX licensing under the UNIX environment. | Solution: In addition to installing the new license number received from AspenTech, user will have to check if the MIMIHOME environment variable is correctly set up. This is a step-by-step-procedure that the user can follow in order to install correctly CPLEX licensing under UNIX environment.
Obtain a new license numbe... |
Problem Statement: How to print external bitmaps or jpeg files from Aspen SCM. | Solution: Typing the following statement from the command line will print the bitmap (or jpeg) with no other user intervention:
SYS MSPAINT /p c:\mimi\bitmap\ filename.bmp
However, you can also write a rule and input the file and print string so that it prints automatically by adding the following lines to your rule.
T... |
Problem Statement: What are the minimum memory requirements to run MIMI. | Solution: The minimum memory requirements to run MIMI is 256 MB of RAM. Add roughly 5 meg per user plus the MIMI model size. Example: If you have six users each with a 50 meg model, you should have 336+ megabytes of physical RAM.
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Problem Statement: How to create a list of infeasibilities in the ERROR window table using CPLEX optimizer and ALGO parameter set to DUAL ? | Solution: Recently, a customer using parameter ALGO set to DUAL in the CCPLEX table, obtained an infeasibility error, but NO infeasible cols or rows in INFO table, so there was no list of infeasibilities. (He also tried with the pre-solve indicator set to YES and NO and obtained the same result).
After running command ... |
Problem Statement: When I open up a set, the notes and part of the code is being truncated. | Solution: Start MIMI and open the case in which you are having this problem
Go to Options on the tool bar
Go to System
Click on the Editors tab
At the font area (in the lower right of the window) click on the drop down box
Select header
Click on the browse box (the box with ... in it)
Select Courier for the font. Selec... |
Problem Statement: Efficient Matrix Generation Guidelines. | Solution: Efficient matrix generation requires careful design of the MIMI LP definition tables (COEF, POLI, COLS, ROWS and referenced incidence and data tables) One of the most important areas in this is the careful use of Compact Incidence tables (some people think of these as MIMI Multi-Dimensional tables). As a firs... |
Problem Statement: How can I tell if my machine has Distributed MIMI or Classic MIMI installed on it? | Solution: Go into MIMI and click on File --> Open and look at the open cases dialog. If the dialog has 4 boxes (1)Filenames, (2) Directories, (3) Drives and (4)Database Server List that means your machine is running Distributed MIMI. In Classic MIMI, the Database Server List does not appear.
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Problem Statement: How to move a case from a UNIX operating system to a Windows environment. | Solution: 1. UNIX box: Run the cas2dat utility on the case to create a *.data file, i.e. - MODEL.data.
2. UNIX box: FTP the MODEL.data file to the windows box. Be sure to transfer the file in ASCII mode.
3. WINDOWS box: Rename the MODEL.data file to MODEL.dat.
4. WINDOWS box: Run the dat2cas uti... |
Problem Statement: How do you get rid of the hour-glass cursor on the Aspentech (or any other) bitmap screen in the workspace when you first load your MIMI model? | Solution: Anyone using the workspace with a bitmap in the initial display screen part of the workspace may know the problem, whereby when you first open up your model, the cursor stays as an hour-glass symbol while it is on this part of the screen, even though the load has finished. Also, if you move the cursor slowly ... |
Problem Statement: Slow data transfer when writing data from MIMI to an external database via SequeLink | Solution: Writing out a moderately large MIMI character table to an external database takes longer than expected. For example, the exporting time of an 840 row by 10 column table takes approximate 600 seconds.
To reduce this time, make sure that all SQL outputs reference String tables. In our example, this reduced the ... |
Problem Statement: The listbox is failing to display the tab settings in a dialog. | Solution: The listbox fails to display the tab settings when the dialog is not getting run by the Version 2 dialog engine. Even though the "Version 2" string is specified in the top-level window definition, the presence of TOP, LEFT, etc. forces the dialog to be run using the old dialog run-time engine instead.
You can... |
Problem Statement: Why you can't change the color of the text displayed inside the Planning Board pucks when using BCODEs. | Solution: The BCODE color can not be changed because it uses the same color as Window Background which is specified in SYSCOL table.
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Problem Statement: The CA Remote Procedure Call Server service of BrightStor ARCserve Backup (a Computer Associates product) prevents the NobelNet Portmapper service from starting.
Since the Chesapeake Broker service is dependant of the NobleNet Portmapper service, it will also not start and Aspen SCM will fail to load... | Solution: To avoid this problem, follow the instructions below.
Step 1 - Change the CA Remote Procedure call server service status
Open the Control Panel.
Select the Administrative Tools, then Services.
Right click on the service and change the AUTOMATIC status to MANUAL.
Reboot the machine.
After rebooting the machine... |
Problem Statement: Can ALM (AspenTech License Manager) be used if a user wants to work off of the network? | Solution: ALM keys (by default) are set up to be tied to the Ethernet address. This will not work successfully if the user is disconnected from the network.
To get around this problem, you need to tie the key to the disk serial number of the hard drive, instead of the Ethernet address.
Click on Start --> Programs --> A... |
Problem Statement: How can I quickly find the ETHERNET ADDR, DISK SERIAL NUM, HOSTNAME? | Solution: For licensing purposes, you need the ETHERNET ADDR, DISK SERIAL NUM, HOSTNAME of the PC where MIMI will be installed. This information is provided by the Aspen License Manager 3.0 utility "Aspen Host ID Information Tool".
This tech tip tells you how you can retrieve the same information in a quick and easy w... |
Problem Statement: Error message about LISA not being properly licensed. | Solution: LISA executable must be run while in the C:\MIMI\BIN directory or it will crash and give the error message about not being properly licensed.
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Problem Statement: Does MIMI attach to a Windows NT Server? | Solution: MIMI will attach to a Windows NT Server only for Distributed MIMI (Light Client). For the Application Client, it does not need to attach to an NT server.
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Problem Statement: The links to external libraries are missing and the rules/macros are blank when opening an Aspen SCM model. | Solution: The cause appears to be a corrupt $TCASES. Running CMPRCASE will likely fix this problem temporarily, but here is a permanent solution:
1. Write down or copy the contents of $CASES and $TCASES to Word or Notepad.
2. Null out $CASES and $TCASES in the original case.
2. Exit out of Aspen SCM.
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Problem Statement: Unable to import Data into MIMI Using ODBC Drivers 3.x | Solution: The data is not importng into MIMI because of the ODBC drivers. The latest version of ODBC has a larger default capacity; therefore, it can handle larger data coming from a database and the data will not be truncated.
If you see the following error from the SQLMSG file, "ORACLE[ODBC]String Data, right truncat... |
Problem Statement: This tech tip describes the hardware and software requirements for running Aspen SCM. | Solution: PLATFORM
Windows 2000 Server, Windows 2003 Server, Windows 2000 Professional, Windows XP Professional
PROCESSOR
Minimum: Pentium (X86) 1 GHz
Notes:
- "Pentium(X86)" is not meant to indicate that only Intel processors are recommended, as others are also OK.
- There are other faster processors that are av... |
Problem Statement: Preventing users from opening the same MIMI model at the same time via the MIMI Request Broker. | Solution: The Chesapeake Distributed MIMI Request Broker - often called MIMI Broker, or Request Broker or simply Broker - is a Windows service that manages communications between MIMI models. It performs three functions:
1. Request handling - Receiving incoming requests and directing them to the appropriate proce... |
Problem Statement: Dashes (and other characters) in the first line of a rule set cause COLLECT and LINK to fail. | Solution: See the example below. If the first line of a rule set (like below) contains dashes (or other characters), this will cause the rule set not to be recognized as such. Therefore, COLLECT will fail to populate RULES, and as a consequence of this, LINK will also fail. In turn, executing the rule will result in an... |
Problem Statement: Is it possible to print the Planning Board to a file? | Solution: Yes, this is possible with the SCM command WINSHOT . The WINSHOT command sends the Planning Board to a file (see picture below), which can then be printed.
You can execute this command from the SCM command line (press F3):
WINSHOT window_name output_file
window_name :
You can see the window name enclosed ... |
Problem Statement: Can I use MimiX (Active-X) with MS Office 95 or an earlier version of Excel? | Solution: No. Any MS-Office product, earlier than MS Office 97 does not support Active X.
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Problem Statement: How do you print out the contents of the Problems Window in Aspen SCM? | Solution: If a user wants to print out the contents of the Problems Window (OPTIONS / PROBLEMS when the Planning Board is opened), he needs to use the command S PROBLEM (shortcut is S PROB) from the command line. This command writes the contents of the Problem Window to the INFO table.
The table INFO can then be printe... |
Problem Statement: How can I quickly find the ETHERNET ADDR, DISK SERIAL NUM, HOSTNAME? | Solution: For licensing purposes, you need the ETHERNET ADDR, DISK SERIAL NUM, HOSTNAME of the PC where MIMI will be installed. This information is provided by the Aspen License Manager 3.0 utility "Aspen Host ID Information Tool".
This tech tip tells you how you can retrieve the same information in a quick and easy w... |
Problem Statement: If an actitivity is moved in the schedule, does it automatically trigger a rule in TDAT? | Solution: The before/after macros in the Planning Board were added to MIMI in version 6.2. You can look up $PBBEF and $PBAFT in the user manual to learn how to use this feature.
Go to the Documentation on the Techncial Support site.
Select the Aspen MIMI product and then the Aspen MIMI Scheduling 7.0 User Guide. Go to ... |
Problem Statement: DMFCST OPTIMAL does not generate a forecast for some members. | Solution: DMFCST OPTIMAL does not generate a forecast for some members.
The OPTIMAL keyword in the code of the forecast method set invokes the forecasting method automatically. However, it is difficult to justify using the OPTIMAL method when there is little history. here are some recommendations for an easy way to use... |
Problem Statement: Does MIMI install as a Windows NT Service ? | Solution: Yes, the MIMI Broker installs itself as a service.
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Problem Statement: I am using Citrix Terminal Server and when a user runs MIMI, the server CPU maxes out and other users are unable to run their applications. | Solution: Usually, a Citrix administrator will setup the server and allocate server resources to the profile of each user that logs into the Citrix server. In this case, one of two things may have happened: 1) The server has not been setup in this manner and the users do not have specified resource profiles, or 2) The ... |
Problem Statement: Error message M0969 when opening a case file | Solution: Under certain circumstances, the follwing error message can occur while attempting to open a CAPS case file:
"M0969: Error opening cas file, check file permissions"
This message appears in the message bar at the bottom of MIMI application (FIG 1).
FIG 1
One of the reasons for this message to occur is when t... |
Problem Statement: How to properly uninstall MIMI. | Solution: The proper way to uninstall MIMI is by going to Start --> Programs --> MIMI --> Uninstall MIMI. Do not use the Add/Remove utility in the Control Panel. This utility may corrupt the license file.
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Problem Statement: I am unable to get the MimiX_ sample2.xls to run. The only way I can get the active x sample.xls to run on the Lite Client, is to have the case open on the Server. The case can not be open on the client side. Is this correct? Is there any way to run active x from Application Client without having to ... | Solution: MimiX cannot connect to Lite Client nor communicate directly with Lite Client. MimiX can only communicate with an Application Client or Application Server. The Application Client that I'm referring to is not the stand-alone MIMI. It is the Application Client that utilizes the Distributed component.
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Problem Statement: How can I change the language of .cas files when the user does not know the original language? For example, how can I change from Japanese to English when users do not know Japanese? | Solution: The following steps can be used to change the language.
1. Click the + on the third item from the bottom in the tree menu.
2. Click the sub-option that is now shown.
3. In the dialog now displayed, the top drop-down option-menu has the list of available languages. Drop it down and choose the one you want. If ... |
Problem Statement: With MIMI versions up to 7.0.x, if you try to bring words such as Ouville-la-Riviere, Koln, Galzau from your flat files into MIMI tables using utility DMREAD or TREAD, you will see bad characters inside MIMI tables and sets instead of the foreign characters. | Solution: If you want to put only a few words containing non-English characters, then you can simply double click the cell of a MIMI table or set from the set/table editor and paste them in: you will correctly see your characters. Do not just click once and simply select the cell and paste, because you would still see ... |
Problem Statement: How can I display or change the screen resolution in an Active Screen? | Solution: You can display and change the screen resolution from the menu tree Options>Settings, but if you are in an active screen and do not want to back out and go to the menu tree you can easily see the screen resolution setting from the Command Line:
F3 - Command Line
Enter AMPSET&1 = SCRNRES(@,C)
Click Run
Enter M... |
Problem Statement: How do you change the Activity Editor font and size in Aspen SCM? | Solution: The activity editor font will use the same font as the planning board label font.
You can change the font by click the Options --> System menu option in Aspen SCM and then click the last tab, Windows Attributes tab. In the Window Attributes tab sheet, there is a button under the Planning Board, called Label F... |
Problem Statement: How do you change the language in Aspen Supply Chain Management (SCM)? | Solution: Go to the \mimi\bin\ directory. Look for the following *.bat files in this subdirectory:
? Converttoenglish.bat
? Converttofrench.bat
? Converttogerman.bat
? Converttoitalian.bat
? Converttojapanese.bat
? Converttospanish.bat
Exit SCM, and double-click on the ap... |
Problem Statement: MIMI is not responding to external requests or communications. | Solution: MIMI AC is isolated by default; therefore, MIMI will not respond to external requests. MimiX, MIMI Web, and Distributed MIMI all require you to run the ISOLATION OFF command in order to communicate to external requests.
To turn isolation mode off, type ISOLATION OFF on the MIMI AC command line
For MIMI Web t... |
Problem Statement: Does Aspen SCM operate on a Blade Server? | Solution: AspenTech did not do official test on blade servers; here the operating system is the key rather than the hardware. Blade Servers should not be an issue however AspenTech cannot certify it unless it is tested.
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Problem Statement: Does the scratch file which is created by CMPRCASE remain if the compression is unsuccessful? | Solution: Yes. A scratch file (has extension SCR - e.g. CMP_1820.scr) will remain on the user's PC if the compression was unsuccessful. CMPRCASE can fail for various reasons. For example, when some problems occur when reading data in during the compression, if the case file is locked, if the system runs out of the spac... |
Problem Statement: A user is working with a case where the TDAT(LA) parameter is set and when M NET CHANGE is used to create new activities, the LA (LOOKAHEAD) parameter has clearly not been taken into consideration when activities are created.
Does the TDAT(LA) option work ?
If so, how ? | Solution: Notice that the TDAT(LA) option will have some impact on the case file only if it uses algorithm MRP (it is a version of the MAKE algorithm that handles fast unconstrained MRP).
The LOOKAHEAD policy is used for looking ahead in computing lot sizes.
This policy is turned on by the presence of the LA (LOOKAHEAD... |
Problem Statement: Users may experience error messages indicating missing tables or sets when starting MIMI Configured Applications (CAPS) for the first time after installation. | Solution: With the release of MIMI Family 4.0, the MIMI Configured Applications (CAPS), such as Demand Manager, Distribution Scheduler, Inventory Planner, Plant Scheduler, Power Planner and Supply Planner, have been redesigned to utilize shared libraries of functionality. The CAP Libraries consist of Aspen MIMI cases w... |
Problem Statement: How to print the planning board in color using the WINSHOT command. | Solution: Open any case.
Press F3 for the command line.
Type: winshot main2 pb.jpg
The print results will be located at \AspenMIMI\cases\pb.jpg.
Open the pb.jpg file and print it to a color printer.
Explanation of parameters:
winshot - The MIMI command
main1 - The graph or dialog you want to print from MIMI - the name ... |
Problem Statement: Rules to be respected when using the MIMI COPY command | Solution: If a table already exists in a model, there are some rules which modelers need to comply with when updating it with the COPY command:
The rimsets of the table must match the rimsets of the source table in the source case file;
The rimset of the source table in the source case file must have non-zero code port... |
Problem Statement: We can enter non-numeric data in the NUMBER widget of the dialog. Why? | Solution: The NUMBER widget is a leftover from UNIX/MOTIF interface. This widget with that name exists only for compatibility purposes with old UNIX applications. However, Windows does not offer a NUMBER widget and therefore, the number widget is just a text widget. If you want to validate the entry as a number, then y... |
Problem Statement: Does MIMI/LISA module support the SAP R3 Release version 4.6B? | Solution: As long as SAP supports the 4.6b library, then the MIMI/LISA module should function properly.
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Problem Statement: How to transfer large MIMI cases using AspenTech's File Transfer Protocol (FTP) site? | Solution: Open a DOS prompt and change directories to where the MIMI case resides.
Type "ftp ftp.aspentech.com"
You will be prompted to type username and password.
Username: anonymous
password: your email address
At the FTP prompt, change the directory to pub\download
cd pub ... |
Problem Statement: How is Cumulative Campaign Cost (CAMPAMT) calculated within table SRCINDF (M SEARCH algorithm)? | Solution: SRCINDF(*,CAMPAMT) stores accumulated lot size for activities in a search family (which is defined in SRCCMAN(FAM) pointing to a column in TYPE table).
For example, user has FAM A and FAM B, and on facility F, the 3 first activities belong to A and the remaining 2 activities belong to B. Lot sizes of the 5 ac... |
Problem Statement: I get an error message of "Load is restricted to authorized users only," when I try to load any cases. | Solution: This is due to the version of MIMI on the workstation. The version of MIMI installed on the machine is from the eSupply Chain Suite CD. There are several possible solutions.
The user is not authorized to use MIMI so he or she will be unable to open the case. Verify that the user is authorized to use MIMI. Ple... |
Problem Statement: Under certain circumstances, MIMI users get an error message "Unable to improve position" when attempting to run command CAPSEQ (reschedules an existing batch or finite number of batches) to a better place in the schedule. | Solution: One of the reasons of having this error message is due to the float number rounding issue: Sometimes in customer case files, the shutdowns around the activity (say, activity A) may have the same JITB time as their own AS/ST time (Actual Start / Setup Time). When CAPSEQ is run, it initializes A's new start tim... |
Problem Statement: How can I use the $INFMAC and $INFMAR sets? How are they populated? | Solution: $INFMAR and $INFMAC contain infeasibility rows/columns when an infeasible problem is formulated. These tables should be automatically populated when using OPT in MIMI 5.0 and earlier versions. When using XPRESS, only MIMI 5.0 will populate these tables automatically, otherwise, the user need to manually open ... |
Problem Statement: Is there a limit on case file name length?
Yes, case file names can only be up to 14 characters in length. Anything more than 14 characters will return a message "Invalid case file name or directory" or "Case File Open Failure - Unable to Locate or Read Case File" depending on the Aspen SCM version. | Solution: Limit case file name to 14 characters or less.
Keywords: SAVE
SAVE AS
CASEFILE
FILENAME LENGTH
CASEFILE NAME LENGTH
ERROR OPENING CASE FILE
CANNOT OPEN
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Problem Statement: Honor Zero As Upper Bound (ZUPB) Parameter (in CLPS Table). Information of interest. | Solution: Recently the following question was raised:
"Is a blank considered the same as zero when ZUPB parameter is set to YES in the CLPS table ?"
The following explanation is answering this question and is of interest for further use.
ZUPB (Honor Zero As Upper Bound) is a parameter in the CLPS table that forces a ze... |
Problem Statement: How to fix the error message "Licensing information required to run MIMI is not available" | Solution: Description:
Creation Date: 18-Oct-2002 08:29AM
Applicable Version(s):
Multiple
Keywords: None
References: None |
Problem Statement: How to troubleshoot an error message "Case File Open Failure - Check File And Retry" | Solution: The error message is not specific, but rather a general statement. The physical memory of the machine can be insufficient for a MIMI case to open. Do the following test to verify the error message:
Run the case on another machine that has more memory, then open the case again.
Rebooting the machine can tempo... |
Problem Statement: How can I bypass $LOAD$ post-load macro in Aspen SCM? | Solution: When loading a case file, the $LOAD$ post-macro is being executed. The $LOAD$ macro executes other macros (or rules or specific SCM commands) that run while the case file is being loaded. It can happen that one of those macros (or rules or specific SCM commands) launched by $load$, can not be executed, for so... |
Problem Statement: I want to convert a MIMI table or set data into text files for importation into another database. | Solution: Go to the set or table with the desired data.
Highlight all the cells (not the columns or row headers). After choosing all the data desired, right click and select copy.
Create a new text file by right clicking anywhere on the desktop and selecting new. Name the text file whatever you desire and then right cl... |
Problem Statement: How to create and send emails from within MIMI. | Solution: Sending emails can be useful, for example, to email bulk loading schedules to carriers. Here are two possible ways of implementing email sending.
Suggestion 1 - To do this you can use MIMI commands SYS or FORK, as MIMI gives you access to the DOS console. Follow the steps below:
Get a "batch eMail" program fr... |
Problem Statement: How can I set MIMI settings for each login account automatically? You may ask yourself this question, for example if you are using MIMI with Citrix, if you want to set the MIMI settings in order to see the MIMI windows in your model (graphs, dialogs, etc.) in an optimal way. Changing the MIMI setting... | Solution: The MIMI system settings are saved in the registry. The solution is to make the settings for one user, the current user, export them to a file and then import those settings for the default Windows user. So, when any user logs in the first time, they get these MIMI settings. The registry file can also be used... |
Problem Statement: After installing MIMI, the following error may appear, "Cannot find WINRPC32.dll". This problem occurs when the "Force all core components" box is not checked at the end of the installation procedure. | Solution: To avoid the problem:
Follow the procedures to uninstall MIMI. Note: Do not uninstall ALM.
Reboot.
Install MIMI.
Before you click on the "Start Installation" button on the last installation screen, be sure to check the "Force all core components" box.
Reboot after the install complete.
Test MIMI.
Should the e... |
Problem Statement: Starting MIMI on UNIX is returning the following message: "casebank.dir not found or in use". | Solution: If CASEBANK.DIR used to work, then it is possible that some priviledges on the MIMI directories were lost.
There are UNIX commands on how to check user's permissions on the MIMI directories:
ls -lrt command will list the files or directories in details including their permissions.
CHMOD 777 <Filename>
(The C... |
Problem Statement: According to communications from the US government, President George W. Bush signed the Energy Policy Act of 2005. This Act changed the time change dates for Daylight Saving Time in the U.S. Beginning in 2007, DST will begin on the second Sunday in March and end the first Sunday in November.
Does Asp... | Solution: It has been determined that there is no impact of the change regarding the Aspen SCM family of products. The only area where there might conceptually be some issues, Aspen SCM Scheduling or the related CAPs, the system has never dealt formally with the details of time zones or daylight savings time changes, w... |
Problem Statement: Experiencing memory problems when running MIMI cases larger than 256 MB. | Solution: On AIX, there is a memory limit when running files larger than 256 MB. You need to modify the mimi executable program(s) in $MIMIHOME/bin. Assuming that you want to modify the executable program called mimi, go to the $MIMIHOME/bin directory and execute the following command:
/usr/bin/echo '\0200\0\0\0' | dd ... |
Problem Statement: After a GEN, the following message appears at the bottom of the INFO window: Number of non-zero intersections: 54321 (67209 changed) What exactly does this mean and does it matter if these two numbers are different? | Solution: The first number is the number of actual non-zeros generated from GEN in the MATX. The 2nd number in parenthesis is not the actual non-zeros in MATX, but the number that was hit in the GEN command. (The 2nd number should always be larger or equal to the 1st one.)
KeyWords
Keywords: None
References: None |
Problem Statement: Between CAPs (Aspen Configured Applications) version 2004.3 and 2006.1 there was a change to the default setting of the SQL DATAEXPORT command in $LOAD$.
The previous setting was SQL DATAEXPORT 7.1
The current setting is SQL DATAEXPORT BATCH <batch number>
This causes a different level of checking ... | Solution: For a very long time in the $LOAD$ of CAPs based models we set DATAEXPORT to 7.1
The DATA EXPORT BATCH is a newer feature, which enables batch mode, greatly increases the export speed. See the online help at SQL DATAEXPORT BATCH.
Enabling batch mode has the following costs though:
1. All table fields ... |
Problem Statement: What rights do I need to install and run the request broker for Aspen SCM? | Solution: You need administrative rights on the workstation to correctly install the broker. This will allow the broker to start up as a service using the system account when you boot up your PC. Failure to install with these rights will result in the broker not working properly.
Keywords: None
References: None |
Problem Statement: How often should cas2dat and dat2cas be used for my Aspen SCM case files? | Solution: Before using cas2dat and dat2cas, its important to know what exactly they do. The purpose of cas2dat/dat2cas is to convert a binary file to character (then back) so the file can be transported to other operating systems. However, many customers do not realize the additional benefit to running cas2dat and dat2... |
Problem Statement: How to write date columns using MS SQL/Server 2000 | Solution: Enabling the TimeStamp feature will allow data to transfer with dates on MS SQL / 2000 Server. The following steps show how to add the TIMESTAMP ON feature:
Open the SQL Code and include the syntax to turn on the TIMESTAMP.
Type SQL TIMESTAMP ON; on the description field of the SQL table code.
The MIMI on-l... |
Problem Statement: CPLEX OPT command is hanging MIMI | Solution: It has been discovered that MIMI sometimes hangs while running the CPLEX OPT command due to two corrupted files. These files are Q.PTR and CPLEXLIC.QRM located in the folder CPLEXLIC. Therefore if a MIMI user is facing such issue, he/she should obtain from MIMI support those two files and copy them into the c... |
Problem Statement: What causes the following error message "MIMIAS - MIMI V5.2 message mismatch with that of MIMI 6.2.6"? | Solution: This problem is due to an incorrect path. To correct this path, load MIMI and go to Options --> System --> Files --> System Files. The path for system files should be the same as the HOME directory with \BIN appended to the end of it. Make this change and test MIMI to see if the error goes away. If not, pleas... |
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