There has been a 'request' in to IBM for some time related to this automation/oops/ no automation topic.
The request is: allow sites to FTP or email the reports to IBM. IBM would then stage your reports for your comments "as-if" you had used the web interface. That is, they would get ready for you to review and comment on your reports, and not assume that they are "ready" for final processing. This avoids the issue of using the LMDS web application to upload your reports. It is fairly straight forward as this thread has shown to email or FTP out of your monthly batch job. If your company does not review/update/verify by the 9th of the month when the reports are due then IBM would process them. (This handles the "oops" case where your automation sends the reports, but no one at your company looks at it). I don't know the status of this request. If you don't send the report at all IBM is entitled by the T&Cs of your sub-capacity agreement to bill you for the installed MSUs of each machine. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
