QM inclusion of SMA-standard B-correlatives as well as SUBRs

[Paddy]

Dear QM,

We are not yet QM users but are interested in finding out more.

My primary concern in a conversion would beour 100 or so B-
correlatives which are written in SMA-standard style (as a B-
correlative, not a SUBR). I have been told that you only support
SUBRs.

1) Is that true?

2) If so, do you have any plans for supporting B-correlatives in the
near future?

3) Does anyone else out there share this problem?

4) Do you realize that B-correlatives can be used as conversions as
well as correlatives, thus are callable on the BREAK line and allow
manipulations for averaging, percentages of one column against
another, and much, much, more, which SUBRs do not?

5) Do you realize they can be called within F- and A-correlatives as
conversions?

6) Do you realize that other database vendors support both types: B-
correlatives and SUBRs?

7) Is there support out there for the idea of supporting both?

8) Maybe those who would need them have already decided against
converting due to being discouraged at the prospects of the financial
and temporal impracticality of such a conversion. Is anyone out there
aware of such companies?

It would take at least a year, maybe more, to convert all of our B-
correlatives and not having them would destroy much of our reporting
capability on my software offering. We have other things that need
doing besides just working on B-correlatives.

From what I have heard about QM, I would dearly like us to climb on
the bandwagon but the conversion would virtually eliminate any chance
of keeping business going. We are a small company and need to grow
and do not have the resources to spend a lot of time in a conversion
like this. Support for SMA-style B-correlatives could make conversion
to QM a possibility for us.

Sincerely,

John P. Racine, BA, PMP, MBA
President and CEO
Racine Enterprises Inc.
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