1. University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture Cooperative Extension Service bknox @uaex.edu Argos - Moving Quickly into the Community Presenter: Bruce Knox Project/Program Director a.k.a. Database Programmer Analyst March 21, 2009 Session ID: 005

2. Introduction Purpose: Discuss the Argos User Community Converting to Argos Overcoming Organizational Inertia Benefits: Free Software Conversion Tips Tools for Ad Hoc Banner Reporting

3. Agenda Slide Whats an Argos? Trying the Product The Argos Community Converting to Argos Banner Record Selection Criteria Argos Training

4. Whats an Argos?

5. Argos is a Web Based Evisions Ad Hoc Reporting Tool Designed for Banner

6. A.R.G.O.S. Ad hoc Report Generation and Output Solution Easy to Use Fast Secure

7. Argos, in Design Mode looks a lot like MS Access

8. Whats an Argos? MS Access++ Built for the SQL Database

9. Trying the Product

10. Trying the Product: Get a Password

11. Trying the Product: Download and Install

12. Trying the Product: DBA and SysAdmin You will need IT for early parts of the Server Install

13. Trying the Product: Download

14. Trying the Product: Install

15. Trying the Product: Import Sample DataBlocks

16. Trying the Product: Client Written Query

17. Trying the Product: Note the Credit Given

18. Trying the Product: Visual Design

19. The Argos Community

20. Community is a big part of Argos Sharing in Argos secured repository is encouraged.

21. The Argos Community

25. Converting to Argos

26. Converting to Argos from a GUI Tool

27. Converting to Argos from SQL

28. Converting to Argos Either way will work for you, but you still need to know the Banner Record Selection Criteria

29. Banner Record Selection

30. -- names_create.sql Current Records VIEW from TABLE SPRIDEN-SPBPERS CREATE OR REPLACE VIEW NAMES ( PIDM, ID, NAME, LEGAL_NAME, SORT_LAST ) AS SELECT SPRIDEN_PIDM, -- PIDM, SPRIDEN_ID, -- ID, SUBSTR(DECODE(SPBPERS_NAME_PREFIX,'Mr',NULL,'Mr.',NULL,'Miss',NULL,'Mrs',NULL, 'Mrs.',NULL,'Ms',NULL,'Ms.',NULL,NULL,NULL, SPBPERS_NAME_PREFIX||' ')|| RTRIM(DECODE(NVL(SPBPERS_PREF_FIRST_NAME,'X'),'X',spriden_first_name,spbpers_pref_first_name))||' '|| RTRIM(spriden_last_name),1,25), -- Name, SUBSTR(RTRIM(spriden_last_name)||', '||RTRIM(spriden_first_name)||' '||RTRIM(spriden_mi),1,25), -- Legal_Name, SUBSTR(spriden_last_name,1,15) -- Sort_Last FROM SPRIDEN, SPBPERS WHERE SPRIDEN_PIDM = SPBPERS_PIDM (+) AND SPRIDEN_CHANGE_IND IS NULL AND SPRIDEN_ENTITY_IND = 'P' ;

31. Banner Record Selection With Current Record Oracle Views anyone can quickly create error free results.

32. Banner Record Selection Now a Quick Example

33. Banner Record Selection

37. Look for: Current Record Set or Special Views in my scripts repository http://www.uaex.edu/bknox/BannerScripts.htm http://www.uaex.edu/bknox/BannerScripts.htm This is password protected and if you need the scripts password, just ask me for it.

38. Banner Record Selection You should find these and many other Views: Active_Employees Active_Jobs Age Use with care. I find this info more sensitive to some than their SSN. FTVFUND_V FTVORGN_V FTVPROG_V FTVACCT_V FTVLOCN_V GOREMAL_V LENGTH_OF_SERVICE Names Names_Active_Employees Names_Vendors SPRADDR_CHECK_MAILING_V SPRADDR_WORK_V SPRTELE_CELL_V SPRTELE_FAX_V SPRTELE_HOME_V SPRTELE_WORK_V TITLES_AGENTS (We have County Agents - those nice folks that help you with your weeds, etc.) TITLES_EXTENDED_WORKING TITLES_FOR_APPOINTMENTS …

39. Argos Training

40. Argos Training: Many Options Free On-Line Recorded Training Free On-Line Live Training On-Site Training (Consulting and Development)

41. Argos Training

43. Recorded Training for Designer

44. Argos Training Could it be easier?

45. Recorded Training for Designer

46. Overcoming Inertia

47. Designers are the hardest to move Give them a Fast Path Give them Obvious Improvements Give them Examples

48. Programmers or Designers These help: Folders for each Application or Functional Area A Connection for any Shared ID/pw Use a Banded Report Standard Scheduled Reports can be Direct to Printer Reports via http:// Links using the API

49. Programmers or Designers

53. More Argos Resources

54. More Argos Resources: Argos Training

55. Knowledge Base, Listserv, Help Desk, …

56. More Argos Resources http://www.evisions.com/products/argos/index.asphttp://www.evisions.com/products/argos/index.asp Argos http://www.uaex.edu/bknox/BannerArgos.htmhttp://www.uaex.edu/bknox/BannerArgos.htm BannerArgos http://www.uaex.edu/bknox/http://www.uaex.edu/bknox/ Banner Reporting Solutions

57. Examples Apps

58. We have these non-Banner Apps HelpDesk Publications Irrigation Wildlife AIMS

59. Banner Support Apps Administrative Support Cash Management Spot (Luminis)

60. Report Viewers Need very little help They already know Windows

61. Argos Training: Report Viewers

62. Report Viewers Just give them something useful

63. Report Viewers

67. Summary Download and Try it Now! Argos is the Web Based Ad Hoc Reporting Tool for Banner Go to the Argos Community for Free Code and Help

68. Questions??? Please complete a session evaluation form This session ID is 005 For further information please contact: Bruce Knox at bknox @uaex.edu www.uaex.edu/bknox/ or Evisions Professional Services at proservices@evisions.com www.uaex.edu/bknox/