Title: My New Favorite Argos Feature Session or, How Argos Helps Keep Banner Working for us Bruce Knox University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture Cooperative Extension Service Title Page

This is about taming common data errors that occur in all systems. How to reuse “one time” debugging efforts. A quick Argos How To. Plus tips to improve the effectiveness of notices.Topic

My New Favorite is an old Argos Feature, Scheduled Reports delivered via .Topic

Some call these messages “Official SPAM”. notices

I call them exception reports. notices

But, I also think of them as nags. notices

My CC or BCC

Example: Rave Alert Warning

The Report

Argos: Rave Alert

Example: Payroll Calendar Exceptions

Helping the Application Manager

Tracking the program source

 This is about taming common data errors that occur in all systems.  How to reuse “one time” debugging efforts.  A quick Argos How To.  Plus tips to improve the effectiveness of notices.Summary This is about taming common data errors that occur in all systems. How to reuse “one time” debugging efforts. A quick Argos How To. Plus tips to improve the effectiveness of notices.

 When you locate a data problem, save the SQL code.  Save it in a DataBlock.  These can quickly be made into very simple reports.  the reports (they should all be very small).  Make the Subject convey record counts and get the application manager’s attention.  Track reports using the built-in Argos features to ID the Path, and Object that created the report.  Bcc can do a great deal of good if you can tolerate the extra mail.Summary

    Thank you! Bruce Knox University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture Cooperative Extension ServiceReferences

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