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Re: data dictionary tool for report designers?

From: Frank <frankbo_at_interaccess.nl>
Date: Thu, 28 Sep 2000 09:12:37 +0200
Message-ID: <8qur1h$3tc$1@porthos.nl.uu.net>

Any tool will do (TOAD, too), as long as you assign them a uid that only has read rights;
something like create the user;
grant connect, select any table to user;

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Frank
<staryeti_at_bellsouth.net> schreef in berichtnieuws
8qr3tj$fp6$1_at_nnrp1.deja.com...

> Hi folks,
>
> Can anyone recommend a good data dictionary or schema browser
> tool for people who will be writing reports? The reports
> will be written in Crystal Reports 8 - I'm not familiar with
> that, so I don't know if it has something like this. But
> we've got a fairly complex database structure, and the various
> departments will have report writers. I don't want to spend my
> time explaining the database structure to them (probably will
> anyway). TOAD was suggested, but it's too easy to change
> live data. I need something that can be read-only, but still
> give a reasonably competent user information on tables
> and relationships.
>
> Thanks,
> Harry
>
>
> Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
> Before you buy.
Received on Thu Sep 28 2000 - 02:12:37 CDT

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