RE: Business Objects with DB2 data

["Paul Nelson" <nelsonp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

<< Is there no positive experience at all with Busieness Objects and
AS/400?>>

For the BO software salesman, undoubtedly.

Paul Nelson
Cell 708-670-6978
Office 512-392-2577
nelsonp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx

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Subject: Re: Business Objects with DB2 data

the problem in the company is that there is massive amounts of data. We
have to get reporting off the AS/400. Is there no positive experience at
all with Busieness Objects and AS/400?


On Thu, Aug 1, 2013 at 7:21 PM, Bill Hopkins <bhopkins@xxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Before allowing user direct access to the data with sequel/sql I would
> work with your business users and IT to access this "old bulky ERP data
> base" with Views. Which the users can use to access the data with "rules".
> I have seen where five users have five different ways of adding 2 + 2 ...
> makes for a lot of unnecessary meetings down the road...can't always count
> on everyone knowing simple math..lol ... save a lot of headaches on all
> sides...
>
> It will also allow you to keep data out of the wrong hands...even if they
> are the boss....insert smile here...
>
> Also think about stored procedures.
>
> Regards,
> Bill Hopkins
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> Sent: Thursday, August 01, 2013 6:15 PM
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> Subject: RE: Business Objects with DB2 data
>
> I have clients who got roped into BO by their business partner, who made a
> bundle selling BO services to their customers. The effort involved is
> extremely complex.
>
> When BO was purchased by Oracle, the business partner was given a year by
> Oracle to find another package to hustle. They went with Cognos in order
to
> keep their services revenue.
>
> Every one of these clients uses SEQUEL for 99% of their reporting needs,
> because SEQUEL gives them direct access to the data without having to play
> with BO universes or Cognos metadata setups.
>
> Paul Nelson
> Cell 708-670-6978
> Office 512-392-2577
> nelsonp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
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> Sent: Thursday, August 01, 2013 4:50 PM
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> Subject: Business Objects with DB2 data
>
> I am interested in hearing of any Iseries shops which use Business
Objects.
> We are interested
> in that product to use for reports and allowing users to create their own
> reports.
> I am concerned in that that AS/400 ERP we have is rather old product,
> basically
> RPG from back in the 90's and data base is very bulky - any experiences
> would be welcome.
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