RE: help

Dennis,  

I have done quite a few mass updates on system data. Believe me I involve myself, a test platform with a complete copy of production and more than another set of eyes to review. I understand the importance of not making a bad thing worse.

From: Kennedy, Jim [mailto:jim_kennedy_at_mentor.com] Sent: Friday, September 23, 2005 1:10 AM To: oracledba.williams_at_gmail.com; Stankus, Paula G Cc: oracle-l_at_freelists.org
Subject: RE: help

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From: oracle-l-bounce_at_freelists.org on behalf of Dennis Williams Sent: Thu 9/22/2005 8:31 PM
To: Paula_Stankus_at_doh.state.fl.us
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Subject: Re: help

Paula,

> Then at the last minute the users (through looking at their reporting
> system) request a massive update.

The last minute massive update doesn't worry me. I just think that is the way the universe works. It probably just means the users have finally understood the application and users just don't understand data dictionaries anyway. The users work through the interfaces. What worries me is the last minute massive update that turns out to bollix up everything. That keeps me awake at night.

Dennis Williams

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The data is yours, insist that the vendor publishes the schema.  Look
for vendors that do.  I worked on a medical application (electronic
medical records) and we published a very complete schema with a lot of
detail.  It didn't hurt our competitive position.  It actually made us
more competitive.  Users liked it.  They still wanted us to create
reports for them, but they could see the data and not have the app hold
the data hostage.
Jim
Jim



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