Ana C. Dent wrote:
> Gabo wrote:
>
>
>>Hello,
>>
>>This is a general question, we are getting ready for a major overhall
>>of all of our systems into an integrated system. We have backends in
>>Access,Excel and Oracle, different client-based front ends, tables
>>that need to be denormalized and nothing currently talks with
>>anything. The departments affected are numerous.
>>
>>My question is how do I begin to tackle this problem. Are there any
>>books or articles that would help me? Which issues do I tackle first?
>>Do I need a DataFlow chart of old and new system? We will be using
>>Oracle as our backend and we have a JAVA front-end program that we
>>will be using for most of this integration which hasn't been totally
>>designed yet.
>>
>>What steps should I follow to help ensure success of the project.
>>
>>Thank you for any suggestions
>
>
> You are following the classic directions for ending in Hades.
>
> Ready, Fire, AIM!
>
>
>>will be using for most of this integration which hasn't been totally
>>designed yet.
>>
>
>
> You don't know what the design is (yet), but you are already coding.
> Big SIGH!
>
>
> READY, FIRE, AIM.
> I suspect that you'll still be coding & designing a year from now
> and a year after that.
Maybe he's being paid by the hour?
Daniel Morgan
Received on Thu Jul 22 2004 - 20:14:50 CDT
