Reporting tool

From: <DENNIS_at_nprdc.navy.mil>
Date: 1995/06/02
Message-ID: <DENNIS.1.009D0C06_at_nprdc.navy.mil>#1/1

We are looking for a good reporting tool that works with Oracle on Netware. Does anyone have a recommendations either good or bad. Here are our criteria:

1.  Works with Oracle tables.  Can use more than 1 table at a time.  (A typical report accesses 6 tables)  Is there a limit on the number of tables accessed per report?
2.  Good efficient matrix reporting easily.   
3.  Good efficient joins easily.
4.  Create and save multiple output formats including;  Text, Dbase, Spreadsheet(Excel, Lotus) Word-processing( WordPerfect, Word).
5.  Good formatting  capabilities, Fonts, Page breaks, Titles, Header/footers, rowtotals & subtotals.
6.  Windows & DOS versions that use standard memory management.
7.   Good "retrieval speed".
8.  Accepts passed parameters. (Can pass userids to limit access)
9.  Ability to define temporary tables and fields for use in a report.


	Desirable
1.  Ability to save, view and edit report outside of the menus or program used to create it.  
2.  Create multiple reports with single pass through the data.

3. Ability to create file breaks in reports. 4. Ability to view multi-dimensional tables from various aspects

Dennis Schurmeier                                 dennis_at_nprdc.navy.mil 
 Navy Personnel Research & Development Center Phone (619)553-8028  
 53335 Ryne Road                                  DSN 553-8028 
 San Diego, CA  92152-7250                 Fax (619) 553-0453                         

Received on Fri Jun 02 1995 - 00:00:00 CEST