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Conference heron::euro_swas_ai

Title:Europe-Swas-Artificial-Intelligence
Moderator:HERON::BUCHANAN
Created:Fri Jun 03 1988
Last Modified:Thu Aug 04 1994
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:442
Total number of notes:1429

255.0. "Looking for E/XCON (Empty Xcon)" by KETJE::VANDEVYVER (Luc Van de Vyver 856-7577) Fri Nov 23 1990 16:47

We have a request from a Belgian customer for a 'configuration system'.

The actual question is 'can we buy XCON and/or XSEL'.

I know we discussed this during the last AI-CC-FORUM.
Someone (who?) told a success story about it.

If I remember well, not XCON was sold, 
but a project to develop another config.system.

Are there any parts of this new system which can be re-used?
If not the software, maybe the expertise?

Any comments welcome,

thanks
Luc
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255.1DICEUTRUST::DEHARTOGmoduladaplisprologopsimulalgolSat Nov 24 1990 14:185
Luc,

The thing you're probably looking for is DICE (Domain Independent
Configurer Expert).
						Hans.
255.2XQUOTE XQUOTE GRAPHS::MCGREGORSat Nov 24 1990 16:367
Luc, 

Dirk Bade also talked about XQUOTE a config system for DEC software, which he
has managed to sell, (along with consultancy to change the domain knowledge), to a 
customer in Germany. Ask him about it!

George
255.3any pointers to DICE?KETJE::VANDEVYVERLuc Van de Vyver 856-7577Mon Nov 26 1990 14:518
Thanks Hans and George,

I'll ask Dirk about his XQUOTE-project,

does anyone has a pointer to DICE info?

Thanks,
Luc
255.4DICE: Further InformationYIPPEE::JONESTue Nov 27 1990 08:3013
    Luc, I suggest you contact Mick YIPPEE::YURCHAK; he did some work on
    trying to apply DICE to a simple configuration problem, and has
    produced an evaluation report.
    
    I would be pleased to discuss further if you believe there may be some
    potential in making a customer project out of this; we have some ideas
    on configuring, and some tools which could be a good basis for
    starting-off potential projects. Let me know if you think there is
    some potential.
    
    Cheers
    Steve
255.5Developer ContactFASDER::MTURNERMark Turner * DTN 425-3730 * MEL4Tue Nov 27 1990 16:046
    The main developer of DICE is Jay Shaughnessy in the U.S.; he's
    at JAMMIN::SHAUGHNESSY.
    
    
                                                        Mark
255.6Thanks, I'm digging deeper.KETJE::VANDEVYVERLuc Van de Vyver 856-7577Mon Dec 03 1990 16:1511
Thanks for you information,

I'm digging deeper in the subject,
roll the DICE to define the QUOTE ...


I'll post possible results here...


regards,
Luc
255.7Xquote/Xenter short descriptionGYPSC::BADEFri Dec 07 1990 14:0619
    Just for completeness: 
    
    Xquote/Xenter is reusable software based on VAX OPS5. It helps sales
    representatives to configure Digital's SW-products with respect to
    prerequisites (HW+SW) and options. Inputs are an existing customer
    SW-configuration (or zero) plus possible customer wishes (to be
    selected from a structured wishlist). Outputs are lists of SW-products
    with recommendations for their application.
    
    The user interface is done in VAX FMS (but in german language), so 
    Xquote runs on every VAX. The SW is reusable in the sense that it might
    work unchanged with another set of wishes and products, as long as that 
    set fits into Xquote's product and wish tables.
    
    Dirk Bade
    
     
    implemented in our country ACT-IS/IT for german country marketing
255.8ASSETTS?HERON::ROACHTANSTAAFL !Mon Dec 10 1990 12:036
    Dirk,
    
    I just read about an ASSETTS product that sounds similar. Is this one
    in ASSETTS?
    
    Pat