Re: Oracle Financials GUI and/or true client server apps?

Brian F. Haddock wrote:
>
> I work for a large utility company in Tx. We've just purchased Oracle
> 7 and the Financials suite. Apparently a major mistake was made in
> the product selection (we just fired the Oracle consultants - ran 'em
> out of the building). Note: I'm just a lowly programmer/analyst so
> I'm not real clear on the contract negotiations.
>
> Package was purchased to run on a HP-Unix server with MS Windows 3.1
> clients. They purchased the Financials thinking they were *true*
> client server apps and fully Windows GUI. Now they're telling us this
> was a mistake and I'm more confused than ever about this C/S stuff.
> Management has stated that the new Windows versions are in beta. The
> only available production product is basically just a screen scraper
> type product.
>
> Is this true? Are they truly just screen scrapers or would a more
> accurate description be a 'thin client' type archetecture? I guess we
> wouldn't be doing any development using Developer 2000 but rather one
> of the older Forms 2.X tools?
>
> Thanks in advance. Sorry if none of this makes much since, like I
> said, I'm very confused right now....
> --
>

It depends on what server you are using as to wether you get the GUI or have to wait eg.

VAX	few more months
NT	ditto
AIX	now most modules

Screen Scraper is more acurrate than "thin client" If you talk to Oracle themselves (assuming the "oracle consultants" were not oracle employees) they will be able to give you a satus on the expected GUI release of the client for your HP-UX Server.

Dean Cunningham                     DeanC_at_wairc.govt.nz
Computer Facilities Supervisor  
Environment Waikato