I run programs as well as reports this way, maybe 100 or so and growing each day.
Jeremy
-----Original Message-----
From: pjw@... [mailto:pjw@...]
Sent: Wed 7/21/2004 5:25 PM
To: vantage@yahoogroups.com
Cc:
Subject: RE: [Vantage] Vantage 8.0 Prep
How many reports do you distribute to end users this way?
Patrick Winter
-----Original Message-----
From: Jeremy Leonard [mailto:jeremy.leonard@...]
Sent: Wednesday, July 21, 2004 3:58 PM
To: vantage@yahoogroups.com
Subject: RE: [Vantage] Vantage 8.0 Prep
We never used Report Builder. I do launch Crystal Report in Vantage 6.1 now
off of the menu.
I don't like the user to notice any difference between an Epicor report and
a Custom report. I also don't want the user to have to mess with adjusting
Crystal filters.
I create a Visual Basic form and plug the Crystal viewer into it. I also
setup one odbc connection to my MSSQL Server. If you hard code the MSSQL
Setting into the VB code you wouldn't even have to do that. I just wanted
the flexibility. I think use SQL Servers "Linked Server" feature to get all
of my data from the Progress database. Using MSSQL Server in the middle
helps in countless ways. I am also able to run Progress export programs
regularly to export data you can't get with ODBC. Then using SQL Servers
DTS package import that data so that its available at report runtime.
Took me some playing around but I don't think there is any data I can't get
out of Progress. Believe it or not, it runs as fast and in some cases
faster then Report builder and Epicor canned reports.
Hope that's not TMI.
Jeremy
-----Original Message-----
From: Matt Garnsey [mailto:mgarnsey@...]
Sent: Wednesday, July 21, 2004 3:50 PM
To: vantage@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [Vantage] Vantage 8.0 Prep
With the release date a few months away, is anyone making preparations to
upgrade to Vantage 8.0 - specifically with respect to the loss of Report
Builder?
I've spoken with Epicor a few times on the subject, and this is what I've
learned:
-There will be no utility to ease the pain of converting RB reports to
Crystal.
-Integrating Crystal reports into the menu structure is still on the "to do"
list and may not ship with the 8.0 release.
Adding .rpt's to the menu in Vantage 6.1 and Crystal 8.5 requires me to add
the report as a compiled .exe, which adds the hassle of distributing the
exe's dependencies and adding/config'ing ODBC drivers on each client's
computer. Granted I haven't yet played with Crystal 10's
export/distribution feature, but the thought of doing this for each of my
report-running users hasn't exactly enamored me to upgrading right away.
Is there something I'm missing? Thoughts/comments?
Thanks,
Matt
Useful links for the Yahoo!Groups Vantage Board are: ( Note: You must have
already linked your email address to a yahoo id to enable access. )
(1) To access the Files Section of our Yahoo!Group for Report Builder and
Crystal Reports and other 'goodies', please goto:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/files/.
(2) To search through old msg's goto:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/messages
(3) To view links to Vendors that provide Vantage services goto:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/links
Yahoo! Groups Links
Useful links for the Yahoo!Groups Vantage Board are: ( Note: You must have
already linked your email address to a yahoo id to enable access. )
(1) To access the Files Section of our Yahoo!Group for Report Builder and
Crystal Reports and other 'goodies', please goto:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/files/.
(2) To search through old msg's goto:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/messages
(3) To view links to Vendors that provide Vantage services goto:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/links
Yahoo! Groups Links
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Useful links for the Yahoo!Groups Vantage Board are: ( Note: You must have already linked your email address to a yahoo id to enable access. )
(1) To access the Files Section of our Yahoo!Group for Report Builder and Crystal Reports and other 'goodies', please goto: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/files/.
(2) To search through old msg's goto: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/messages
(3) To view links to Vendors that provide Vantage services goto: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/links
Yahoo! Groups Links
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Jeremy
-----Original Message-----
From: pjw@... [mailto:pjw@...]
Sent: Wed 7/21/2004 5:25 PM
To: vantage@yahoogroups.com
Cc:
Subject: RE: [Vantage] Vantage 8.0 Prep
How many reports do you distribute to end users this way?
Patrick Winter
-----Original Message-----
From: Jeremy Leonard [mailto:jeremy.leonard@...]
Sent: Wednesday, July 21, 2004 3:58 PM
To: vantage@yahoogroups.com
Subject: RE: [Vantage] Vantage 8.0 Prep
We never used Report Builder. I do launch Crystal Report in Vantage 6.1 now
off of the menu.
I don't like the user to notice any difference between an Epicor report and
a Custom report. I also don't want the user to have to mess with adjusting
Crystal filters.
I create a Visual Basic form and plug the Crystal viewer into it. I also
setup one odbc connection to my MSSQL Server. If you hard code the MSSQL
Setting into the VB code you wouldn't even have to do that. I just wanted
the flexibility. I think use SQL Servers "Linked Server" feature to get all
of my data from the Progress database. Using MSSQL Server in the middle
helps in countless ways. I am also able to run Progress export programs
regularly to export data you can't get with ODBC. Then using SQL Servers
DTS package import that data so that its available at report runtime.
Took me some playing around but I don't think there is any data I can't get
out of Progress. Believe it or not, it runs as fast and in some cases
faster then Report builder and Epicor canned reports.
Hope that's not TMI.
Jeremy
-----Original Message-----
From: Matt Garnsey [mailto:mgarnsey@...]
Sent: Wednesday, July 21, 2004 3:50 PM
To: vantage@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [Vantage] Vantage 8.0 Prep
With the release date a few months away, is anyone making preparations to
upgrade to Vantage 8.0 - specifically with respect to the loss of Report
Builder?
I've spoken with Epicor a few times on the subject, and this is what I've
learned:
-There will be no utility to ease the pain of converting RB reports to
Crystal.
-Integrating Crystal reports into the menu structure is still on the "to do"
list and may not ship with the 8.0 release.
Adding .rpt's to the menu in Vantage 6.1 and Crystal 8.5 requires me to add
the report as a compiled .exe, which adds the hassle of distributing the
exe's dependencies and adding/config'ing ODBC drivers on each client's
computer. Granted I haven't yet played with Crystal 10's
export/distribution feature, but the thought of doing this for each of my
report-running users hasn't exactly enamored me to upgrading right away.
Is there something I'm missing? Thoughts/comments?
Thanks,
Matt
Useful links for the Yahoo!Groups Vantage Board are: ( Note: You must have
already linked your email address to a yahoo id to enable access. )
(1) To access the Files Section of our Yahoo!Group for Report Builder and
Crystal Reports and other 'goodies', please goto:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/files/.
(2) To search through old msg's goto:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/messages
(3) To view links to Vendors that provide Vantage services goto:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/links
Yahoo! Groups Links
Useful links for the Yahoo!Groups Vantage Board are: ( Note: You must have
already linked your email address to a yahoo id to enable access. )
(1) To access the Files Section of our Yahoo!Group for Report Builder and
Crystal Reports and other 'goodies', please goto:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/files/.
(2) To search through old msg's goto:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/messages
(3) To view links to Vendors that provide Vantage services goto:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/links
Yahoo! Groups Links
------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~-->
Make a clean sweep of pop-up ads. Yahoo! Companion Toolbar.
Now with Pop-Up Blocker. Get it for free!
http://us.click.yahoo.com/L5YrjA/eSIIAA/yQLSAA/PhFolB/TM
--------------------------------------------------------------------~->
Useful links for the Yahoo!Groups Vantage Board are: ( Note: You must have already linked your email address to a yahoo id to enable access. )
(1) To access the Files Section of our Yahoo!Group for Report Builder and Crystal Reports and other 'goodies', please goto: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/files/.
(2) To search through old msg's goto: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/messages
(3) To view links to Vendors that provide Vantage services goto: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/links
Yahoo! Groups Links
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