Re: Best Reporting Tools??? Oracle Reports wins

I also STRONGLY support Oracle Reports.
It is much more flexible than Crystal.
However, I understand that unless you know how to really use it, it is easy to crash and burn.

We do all reporting in Oracle reports. I have only had to build a temporary table
1 or two times in the last few years. This is with building very complex reports.
Also, consider that with Oracle Reports your coding language is PL/SQL on both the application and server side.

However, make sure you get training/mentoring to use Reports. It is probably the most abused product on the market.

There are very few products that can support very complex reports. Oracle Reports is one of them.

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VA Access wrote in message <7u793s$fvg$1_at_nnrp1.deja.com>...


>The company I'm working for uses an Oracle database for data storage.


>

>Currently we are using some Cognos Impromptu reports and some Access

>reports.  Nothing is standardized and nothing really works "perfectly".

>

>I'd like some opinions on good analytical reporting software that can

>be used to create several types of reports.  (IE: income statement

>reports, cost analysis, etc...)  All of the data needed for these

>reports is stored in the Oracle database.  We'd also like the ability,

>at some point, to allow access to these reports via a WAN/Intranet.  We

>are going to look at Cognos' new Web based reporting system and see if

>Access 2000 might be a good choice as well.  I'm hoping someone can

>give me some good insight.

>

>Also, if anyone has any opinions (good or bad) regarding budgeting

>software packages, that would be helpful as well.  We're currently

>looking at packages ranging in price from $5,000 - $50,000.  I'd be

>most interested in hearing about companies being extra supportive or

>non-supportive of their product.

>

>TIA!!!

>

>VA Access

>

>

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