RE: Report Tools over IDS
Mike, Absolutely, I would expect this from BO. But its still a separate system than from your normal app server delivering your company's website/portal. So you'd have to include it in to the 'mash up'. That's why I suggested that Mark dig deeper in to the question. There's more to this than meets the eye. I guess you could have a page within a frame redirect to your BO's web report interface. > Subject: RE: Report Tools over IDS > To: im_gumby@hotmail.com > CC: informix-list@iiug.org; jcatmull@xtivia.com > From: mlv03@healthresearch.org > Date: Fri, 24 Apr 2009 11:44:34 -0400 > > If you purchase Business Objects Edge, you can publish your Crystal Reports > to the web. They even have a lightweight report writing tool in the web > interface for end users. It can also run reports on a schedule by itself > and store the results in an archive. > > -- M > > > > > > Ian Michael Gumby > <im_gumby@hotmail > .com> To > Sent by: <jcatmull@xtivia.com>, > informix-list-bou <informix-list@iiug.org> > nces@iiug.org cc > > Subject > 04/24/2009 10:34 RE: Report Tools over IDS > AM > > > > > > > > > > Yes, but is Crystal Reports now generating web output? > > Also note that even if you can generate an HTML output, you still need to > get it to your web server. > > One question Mark has to do is to ask the customer if they want to run > dynamic reports or is it just enough to be able to display 'canned > reports'? That is dynamic reports that are run on the fly from a request > versus a canned report which is a report run at a specific time and the > results are made available over the web. > > To give an example... "real time" inventory and sales figures would be > dynamic. Nightly Sales totals or even a weekly sales report would be > 'canned'. Usually these reports are generated and stored as a .pdf and then > an ECM app would make them available on the web. > > The point is that you need to dig deeper in to what the customer wants. I'm > interested to see what is available. Also you could use a crystal reports > or even the web datablade to run a report and then use a 'mash up' to post > the results to the web. > > (Again lots of ways to slice and dice it.) > > -G > > > > Date: Fri, 24 Apr 2009 10:20:32 -0400 > > From: jcatmull@xtivia.com > > To: informix-list@iiug.org > > Subject: Re: Report Tools over IDS > > > > Mark, one of the best tools I have seen, although not for awhile now, > > so I don't know how well it is doing, is Crystal Reports. Very > > intuitive. > > > > JC > > > > Quoting "Mark Scranton (Xtivia Inc.)" <mark.scranton@gmail.com>: > > > > > A client just sent me this question...not really my area, so any help > > > would be greatly appreciated! > > > > > > "Can you tell me if there is a tool that will create web-based reports > > > from an Informix Database? I also wonder if there is a tool that has a > > > gui interface that would allow executives the ability to create these > > > reports themselves?" > > > > > > TIA - > > > Mark Scranton > > > Xtivia Inc. > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Informix-list mailing list > > > Informix-list@iiug.org > > > http://www.iiug.org/mailman/listinfo/informix-list > > > > > > > > > > > John E. Catmull > > Informix Database Systems Engineer > > Xtivia, Inc > > 1151 Highland Lake Way > > brownsburg, IN 46112 > > Office: 801-623-7310 Mobile: 801-623-7310 > > http://www.Xtivia.com > > http://www.Virtual-DBA.com > > > > > > > > IBM Information Management Lab Services - Service Excellence Award > > Winner - 2006 > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Informix-list mailing list > > Informix-list@iiug.org > > http://www.iiug.org/mailman/listinfo/informix-list > > Rediscover Hotmail®: Get e-mail storage that grows with you. Check it out. > _______________________________________________ > Informix-list mailing list > Informix-list@iiug.org > http://www.iiug.org/mailman/listinfo/informix-list > > > > > IMPORTANT NOTICE: This e-mail and any attachments may contain confidential or sensitive information which is, or may be, legally privileged or otherwise protected by law from further disclosure. It is intended only for the addressee. If you received this in error or from someone who was not authorized to send it to you, please do not distribute, copy or use it or any attachments. Please notify the sender immediately by reply e-mail and delete this from your system. Thank you for your cooperation. > _________________________________________________________________ Rediscover Hotmail®: Get e-mail storage that grows with you. http://windowslive.com/RediscoverHotmail?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_HM_Rediscover_Storage2_042009
Crystal Reports can definitely create web output along with many other forms. And it can support "dynamic" or timed reports (which is usually based on how long it takes to run the report) and even combinations put into a dashboard. I think the GUI tools are outstanding. The cost factor really kicks in, though, on the distribution side. Crystal Report Server (or whatever the current name is) can get expensive. However, because Crystal is widely used, there are 3rd party distribution tools that are cheaper. There are plenty of other options, too. The back-end server doesn't matter very much for the options out there as Informix supports the main connection technologies. On Apr 24, 11:49 am, Ian Michael Gumby <im_gu...@hotmail.com> wrote: > Mike, > > Absolutely, I would expect this from BO. > > But its still a separate system than from your normal app server delivering your company's website/portal. So you'd have to include it in to the 'mash up'. > > That's why I suggested that Mark dig deeper in to the question. There's more to this than meets the eye. > I guess you could have a page within a frame redirect to your BO's web report interface. > > > > > > > Subject: RE: Report Tools over IDS > > To: im_gu...@hotmail.com > > CC: informix-l...@iiug.org; jcatm...@xtivia.com > > From: ml...@healthresearch.org > > Date: Fri, 24 Apr 2009 11:44:34 -0400 > > > If you purchase Business Objects Edge, you can publish your Crystal Reports > > to the web. They even have a lightweight report writing tool in the web > > interface for end users. It can also run reports on a schedule by itself > > and store the results in an archive. > > > -- M > > > Ian Michael Gumby > > <im_gumby@hotmail > > .com> To > > Sent by: <jcatm...@xtivia.com>, > > informix-list-bou <informix-l...@iiug.org> > > n...@iiug.org cc > > > Subject > > 04/24/2009 10:34 RE: Report Tools over IDS > > AM > > > Yes, but is Crystal Reports now generating web output? > > > Also note that even if you can generate an HTML output, you still need to > > get it to your web server. > > > One question Mark has to do is to ask the customer if they want to run > > dynamic reports or is it just enough to be able to display 'canned > > reports'? That is dynamic reports that are run on the fly from a request > > versus a canned report which is a report run at a specific time and the > > results are made available over the web. > > > To give an example... "real time" inventory and sales figures would be > > dynamic. Nightly Sales totals or even a weekly sales report would be > > 'canned'. Usually these reports are generated and stored as a .pdf and then > > an ECM app would make them available on the web. > > > The point is that you need to dig deeper in to what the customer wants. I'm > > interested to see what is available. Also you could use a crystal reports > > or even the web datablade to run a report and then use a 'mash up' to post > > the results to the web. > > > (Again lots of ways to slice and dice it.) > > > -G > > > > Date: Fri, 24 Apr 2009 10:20:32 -0400 > > > From: jcatm...@xtivia.com > > > To: informix-l...@iiug.org > > > Subject: Re: Report Tools over IDS > > > > Mark, one of the best tools I have seen, although not for awhile now, > > > so I don't know how well it is doing, is Crystal Reports. Very > > > intuitive. > > > > JC > > > > Quoting "Mark Scranton (Xtivia Inc.)" <mark.scran...@gmail.com>: > > > > > A client just sent me this question...not really my area, so any help > > > > would be greatly appreciated! > > > > > "Can you tell me if there is a tool that will create web-based reports > > > > from an Informix Database? I also wonder if there is a tool that has a > > > > gui interface that would allow executives the ability to create these > > > > reports themselves?" > > > > > TIA - > > > > Mark Scranton > > > > Xtivia Inc. > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Informix-list mailing list > > > > Informix-l...@iiug.org > > > >http://www.iiug.org/mailman/listinfo/informix-list > > > > John E. Catmull > > > Informix Database Systems Engineer > > > Xtivia, Inc > > > 1151 Highland Lake Way > > > brownsburg, IN 46112 > > > Office: 801-623-7310 Mobile: 801-623-7310 > > >http://www.Xtivia.com > > >http://www.Virtual-DBA.com > > > > IBM Information Management Lab Services - Service Excellence Award > > > Winner - 2006 > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Informix-list mailing list > > > Informix-l...@iiug.org > > >http://www.iiug.org/mailman/listinfo/informix-list > > > Rediscover Hotmail®: Get e-mail storage that grows with you. Check it out. > > _______________________________________________ > > Informix-list mailing list > > Informix-l...@iiug.org > >http://www.iiug.org/mailman/listinfo/informix-list > > > IMPORTANT NOTICE: This e-mail and any attachments may contain confidential or sensitive information which is, or may be, legally privileged or otherwise protected by law from further disclosure. It is intended only for the addressee. 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