SQL 2012 Best Practice Analyzer issue with nothing available in pulldown on Microsoft Baseline Configuration Analyzer V2.0

We have tried using both a Windows 7 and a Windows 8 machine and still cannot see any items available in the pulldown (ie. no sql 2012 or anything) Is this a known issue and BPA does not work for SQL 2012? Any suggestions? I've seen several
posts with the same issue but, no resolution.
Laura

Hi Laura,
I installed Microsoft Baseline Configuration Analyzer 2.0 successfully. I can select a product: SQL Server 2012 BPA. Do you mean this?
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Can anybody share SQL Server 2008 / 2012 - Best practices.
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Take a look here:
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https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh292622.aspx
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Error while Connecting report Best Practices v1.31 with SAP

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I have two tables with a one to many relationship that I need to retrieve data from, show in a jsp and be able to update eventually.
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Would you use one SQL statement to retrieve all of the data for display Yes.
and use logic to avoid printing the redundant part of the dataNo.
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Does the fact you are not using Struts mean that you have to use scriptlet code? (shudder)
Or are you using JSTL, or other custom tags?
How about tools like Ant? Junit testing?
The way that I am doing everything just seems so cumbersome and difficult
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http://blogs.technet.com/b/askpfeplat/archive/2013/03/10/windows-server-2012-hyper-v-best-practices-in-easy-checklist-form.aspx
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https://blogs.technet.com/b/storageserver/archive/2013/10/19/storage-spaces-jbods-and-failover-clustering-a-recipe-for-cost-effective-highly-available-storage.aspx
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Have you considered making those items pull?
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2) You transfer 1000 to the fllor
3) As and when jobs complete, the 100 units get issued to work order
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2) If you can't make them pull, then you will be forced to move the 900 back to warehouse when the first job is done.
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4) Here is the best case scenario. Don't know if your floor layout or factory processes will support this.
You make the items pull on BOM. You have a temporary holding area on the floor (aka supermarket) . When operator needs the item, a visual signal is raised. The supervisor (aka spider) checks the supermarket and brings a reel to the operator. Upon completing the job(s), whatever is left of the reel goes to the supermarket. Once the reel is no more needed for the day (or week or month), you do a subinv xfer from supermarket to warehouse of whatever is left. The components get issued to work order upon completion (of operation/assembly).
Do the best you can out of this scenario. :)
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