PHMC Year 2000 handbook. Revision 1, Volume 1
As the century advances from the 20th to the 21st, information systems (systems) dependent on date processing may fail. Date functions such as comparisons and calculations and use of coded numbers to direct program logic can cause a system to fail or produce erroneous results. Many systems used a two-digit date to minimize data storage, particularly older equipment and infrastructure items. Historically, systems used the values of ``00`` and ``99`` as indicators such as file headers, end of file markers, or control records. These systems will encounter problems as Fiscal Year 1999, January 1, 2000 and other dates occur. (See Appendix 3) The Project Hanford Management Contract (PHMC) work scope is supported by a multitude of information systems. Each system must be evaluated for Year 2000 compliance and the business risk identified for those found to be Year 2000 non-compliant. Because of the constraints on time, funding and resources to fix Year 2000 problems, the PHMC team approach focuses on those systems considered to be mission essential. Mission essential is defined as: any operational system, item of equipment, or component that processes date information requiring Year 2000 compliance whose failure results in (1) injury to personnel, (2) damage to property (public or private), or (3) delays in the performance of mission essential activities. Systems that are not Year 2000 compliant and are considered mission essential must be addressed first to ensure uninterrupted business operations of the PHMC team. Failure to identify and resolve mission essential systems could expose a member of the PHMC team to potential litigation.
- Research Organization:
- Fluor Daniel Hanford, Inc., Richland, WA (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC06-96RL13200
- OSTI ID:
- 10154190
- Report Number(s):
- HNF-2899-Rev.1-Vol.1; ON: DE99050767; BR: YN0100000; TRN: AHC29928%%36
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: PBD: 2 Sep 1998
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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