BOF - Reporting University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture Cooperative Extension Service Robert Long Financial Services - Technical Director University of Central Arkansas Robert (Rob) Hagmaier VP Product Development Evisions, Inc. Bruce Knox Project/Program Director a. k. a. Database Programmer Analyst ABUG 2009 Arkansas Tech University Russellville May 28, 2009
Introduction Purpose: Discuss how you create reports What reporting tools or languages do you use? What are your shortfalls and victories? How to Improve on Sharing our Reports? Learn about the new features coming to Argos
How do you Create Reports?
Which Tools and Languages? SQL*Plus/UNIX COBOL MS Access Argos
Tools and Languages SQL*Plus, e.g., tiaacref.sql extract for multiple fixed format records COBOL for ePrint formatting Argos for most new reports and rapid deployment ASP pages running Argos Reports via API notices using all tools
Two new Argos features Data Dictionary and Library of Objects
Data Dictionary (approx. 5MB) (approx. 24MB) - higher quality Library of Objects (approx. 7MB) (approx. 35MB) - higher quality
Questions??? Bruce Knox Robert Long Robert Hagmaier evisions.com ABUG 2009 Arkansas Tech University Russellville May 28, 2009
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