Business Objects and Informix 11
We are in process of upgrading several servers to Informix 11. We hit a wall when we found out Business Objects has not certified Informix 11. We have been working up the chain at both Business Objects and IBM Informix to push Business Objects to support Informix 11. We seem to be making some progress. If there is any one else out there interested in getting Business Objects to certify Informix 11 now is the time to jump on the bandwagon. Ask Business Objects to support Informix 11 and tell your IBM rep you have need of it as well.
SCOTT ROBERTS wrote: > We are in process of upgrading several servers to Informix 11. We hit a wall > when we found out Business Objects has not certified Informix 11. We have been > working up the chain at both Business Objects and IBM Informix to push > Business Objects to support Informix 11. We seem to be making some progress. > If there is any one else out there interested in getting Business Objects to > certify Informix 11 now is the time to jump on the bandwagon. Ask Business > Objects to support Informix 11 and tell your IBM rep you have need of it as > well. > You're wrong! We should be forcing you to migrate to Cognos, because that's good business practice for IBM. By cutting out third parties, we maximise the value of the sale to IBM. This is if any of the IBM client reps know what Cognos is, of course! But hey! What do I know? I'm only programming NASA's satellite control systems because Oracle doesn't have a decent solution for PHP Unicode Geodetic data! (This is a joke and will be wasted on you if you're not a regular. Sorry.) -- Cheers, Obnoxio the Clown http://obotheclown.blogspot.com
SCOTT ROBERTS wrote: > We are in process of upgrading several servers to Informix 11. We hit a wall > when we found out Business Objects has not certified Informix 11. We have been > working up the chain at both Business Objects and IBM Informix to push > Business Objects to support Informix 11. We seem to be making some progress. > If there is any one else out there interested in getting Business Objects to > certify Informix 11 now is the time to jump on the bandwagon. Ask Business > Objects to support Informix 11 and tell your IBM rep you have need of it as > well. > In a more coherent response, what do they say is the reason for not certifying? Lack of interest or is there a technical problem? -- Cheers, Obnoxio the Clown http://obotheclown.blogspot.com
Actually, BO is not certified with IDS as metadata repository, but perfectly works with IDS 11 as a data source. I don't see any problem with this: repository is a tiny database, and one can use something like MySQL or (free) DB2 Express-C to store BO metadata -Alexey -----Original Message----- From: ids-bounces@iiug.org [mailto:ids-bounces@iiug.org] On Behalf Of SCOTT ROBERTS Sent: Wednesday, August 27, 2008 6:11 PM To: ids@iiug.org Subject: Business Objects and Informix 11 [13230] We are in process of upgrading several servers to Informix 11. We hit a wall when we found out Business Objects has not certified Informix 11. We have been working up the chain at both Business Objects and IBM Informix to push Business Objects to support Informix 11. We seem to be making some progress. If there is any one else out there interested in getting Business Objects to certify Informix 11 now is the time to jump on the bandwagon. Ask Business Objects to support Informix 11 and tell your IBM rep you have need of it as well. ************************************************************************ ******* Forum Note: Use "Reply" to post a response in the discussion forum.
Informix 11 is not listed on BOBJ's list of "Supported Platforms" as a data source either. Should 11 work just like 10? Yes it should. BOBJ's support does, however like to use the fact that you have an unsupported platform as a reason to avoid support. I don't think BOBJ will ever support Informix as a repository again. They went from native connectivity with repository and datasource (<2.X) to ODBC for both repo and data (E6.x) to ODBC for data source only (XI.X). The trend is obvious. I've installed XI 3 using their default install - linux, mysql as the repository - connecting to ANY version of Informix ( tried 11, 10, 9 and even fired up an old 7.3 instance ) and hasn't worked. The tech case is now over 2 1/2 months old. I feel the BOBJ(SAP)/Informix love. Patrick -----Original Message----- From: ids-bounces@iiug.org [mailto:ids-bounces@iiug.org] On Behalf Of Alexey Sonkin Sent: Wednesday, August 27, 2008 3:55 PM To: ids@iiug.org Subject: RE: Business Objects and Informix 11 [13233] Actually, BO is not certified with IDS as metadata repository, but perfectly works with IDS 11 as a data source. I don't see any problem with this: repository is a tiny database, and one can use something like MySQL or (free) DB2 Express-C to store BO metadata -Alexey -----Original Message----- From: ids-bounces@iiug.org [mailto:ids-bounces@iiug.org] On Behalf Of SCOTT ROBERTS Sent: Wednesday, August 27, 2008 6:11 PM To: ids@iiug.org Subject: Business Objects and Informix 11 [13230] We are in process of upgrading several servers to Informix 11. We hit a wall when we found out Business Objects has not certified Informix 11. We have been working up the chain at both Business Objects and IBM Informix to push Business Objects to support Informix 11. We seem to be making some progress. If there is any one else out there interested in getting Business Objects to certify Informix 11 now is the time to jump on the bandwagon. Ask Business Objects to support Informix 11 and tell your IBM rep you have need of it as well. ************************************************************************ ******* Forum Note: Use "Reply" to post a response in the discussion forum. ************************************************************************ ******* Forum Note: Use "Reply" to post a response in the discussion forum.