Re: Easiest and most functional wayto convertselectedspoolfilesintoExcel

On 4/25/06, Luke Dalton <ldalton@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I disagree with most of your reply Tom. Letting users import reports into 
> Excel is
> equivalent to pouring gasoline all over the office and then praying that no 
> one
> strikes a match.

I agree with you conceptually, but it is not something that in can be
controlled.  The only other alternative is to have sufficient
reporting resources available and waiting to accommodate the requests.

So, we make sure the business knows that these are the things IS
supports and validates., and give the users tools to get at data and
benchmarks to validate their reports.  If they lie and say that there
report matches the system, there isn't much we can do about it.  In
the end, this isn't about tools, or about IS, but rather it is about
the trustworthiness and capability of the people.

> But, again, that's just my opinion. Everyone is free to implement their own 
> policies
> and standards. Thank God we are in America where this is the case and not
> some other country where differng opinions lead to beheadings and suicide 
> bombings.

Amen.

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Tom Jedrzejewicz
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