Re: Best Package(s) for Large in-house Payroll Application Development

Since you have the ORACLE backend, use Designer/2000 and Developer/2000. First, you are using a consistent, integrated product solution. Second, you minimize support reqiurements both from a personnel and technical side.

In <31ADC1D1.71E4_at_iquest.net> David Di Biaggio <dibiaggio_at_iquest.net> writes:
>
>Ghost Rider wrote:
>>
>> I need some opinions on what the best client server package to use
 with oracle to
>> develop a very large payroll system. The system we currently have
 is on
>> ADABAS/NATURAL. We pay approx. 4000 employees with this system. It
 has a
>> sophisticated front end and behind the scenes logic. What ever
 package(s) are
>> picked must be fast, efficient and also have good windows front
 ends. Chances are
>> we will be using a Windows NT server. We will be distributing the
 payroll system to
>> about 5 or 6 locations, where they will have their own server and
 oracle database, then
>> at the appropriate time the information will be uploaded to us,
 where we will process it.
>> Our company has decided on Oracle for sure, but the language to use
 with it hasn't
>> been decided on. Some talk has been of Visual Basic(which I think
 would be too slow),
>> Powerbuilder(haven't heard many good things, but I'm not sure if
 that is just rumors),
>> Developer 2000 from Oracle, and Visual C++. It should have an easy
 way to develop
>> screens and front ends, and also be fast to handle lots of
 processing back and forth to
>> the database so the users don't have to wait a while everytime they
 hit Enter. Any
>> information on these packages or others that I have not mentioned
 would be helpful.
>> Just general opinions would be helpful also. Please keep in mind
 that lots of
>> information is being passed back and forth from the user to the
 database/server. It
>> should be a very interactive system, so users can get the
 information on the screen
>> quickly.
>>
>> Thank you very much in advance,
>> Gary
>
>I have to agree with Gary. There are several very good off-the-shelf
>packages out there (Oracle Financials, Peoplesoft, SAP, Lawson, SSA,
 to
>name a few...) that will do what you want practically right out of the
 

>package. There is so much complexity to a payroll/HR application that
 

>it doesn't make sense to "do it yourself" any more...
>
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