Re: Analyzing queries

Daniel Roy wrote:
>
> >
> > Daniel, what about using the outline feature to provide optimizer
> > hints without touching the vendor code?
> >
> > HTH -- Mark D Powell --
>
> I heard of a Siebel project where they implemented this suggestion,
> and it worked OK. I'm not sure if it was "approved" by Siebel or not.
> The problem with Siebel is that for any database change, if the Siebel
> guys have not heard of this feature, then instead of saying "That
> sounds great, let's try it!", they become defensive and threaten to
> not support our Siebel if we implement that change. That creates a
> very closed-minded environment, where everyone is scared to do
> anything. The only time that they agree to make any change is when the
> application is so slow that all the users are complaining non-stop.
>
> Daniel

Sounds like they took a page out of the SAP book. "You can't change it without our permission; you can't discuss it without out permission; you can't ..." Received on Fri Jan 09 2004 - 16:03:58 CET