Transcript Argos - Moving Quickly into the Community

BOF - Reporting
Bruce Knox
Project/Program Director a. k. a. Database Programmer Analyst
University of Arkansas
Division of Agriculture
Cooperative Extension Service
bknox @uaex.edu
Robert Long
Financial Services - Technical Director
University of Central Arkansas
Rlong @uca.edu
Robert (Rob) Hagmaier
VP Product Development
Evisions, Inc.
Rhagmaier @evisions.com
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
• email notices using all tools
Two new Argos features
Data Dictionary and Library of Objects
Two new Argos features
Data Dictionary and Library of Objects
Data Dictionary
http://www.evisions.com/web_client_files/FocusGroups/DataDictionary.wmv
(approx. 5MB)
http://www.evisions.com/web_client_files/FocusGroups/DataDictionary.avi
(approx. 24MB) - higher quality
Library of Objects
http://www.evisions.com/web_client_files/FocusGroups/LibraryObjects.wmv
(approx. 7MB)
http://www.evisions.com/web_client_files/FocusGroups/LibraryObjects.avi
(approx. 35MB) - higher quality
Questions???
Bruce Knox bknox @uaex.edu
www.uaex.edu/bknox/
Robert Long rlong @uca.edu
Robert Hagmaier
rhagmaier @ evisions.com
www.evisions.com
ABUG 2009 Arkansas Tech University Russellville
May 28, 2009
More Argos Resources
http://www.evisions.com/products/argos/index.asp Argos
http://betwinx.com/BannerArgos.htm BannerArgos
http://www.uaex.edu/bknox/
Banner Reporting Solutions
ABUG 2009 Arkansas Tech University Russellville
May 28, 2009