Re: Oracle 9i, Where to start?????

This is the Deal:

    We [a community college] will be implementing a new ERP system which uses Oracle as DB. We know nothing about Oracle, so we are being sent to training in San Diego in the future. We [programmers] were told to start learning Oracle on our own so we'll have some kind of background during training. We were also told to focus on Reporting.     I'm reading the Oracle 9i - Database Administrator's Guide.PDF that you can download from www.oracle.com library, it's pretty cool, but I also wanted some info about reporting.

    Thanks all for your responses.

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Easy, Huh??????????????



"TurkBear" <john.greco_at_dot.state.mn.us> wrote in message news:p7103vo0801u037oalgft8qne3g7kgq77v_at_4ax.com...


> Editorial:

> If by 'we'  you mean the DBAs who will be managing the system, 3 months is barely enough time to learn the concepts and

> practices needed to effectively implement a sophisticated RDBMS like Oracle ( especially with all the 'bells and whistles'

> involved with setting up the Application Server for Reports and Forms)...Learning 'on your own' as opposed to attending at

> least the intro classes from Oracle( or some other vendor of Oracle training) is a path to disappointment and possible

> disaster....

> 

> If, however, the 'we' are just going to be providing reports to users, then look into Crystal Decision's Crystal  Enterprise

> and Crystal Reports products..They work great with Oracle databases...

> 

> 

> Good Luck...

> 

> 

> 

> "FORY" <Yo_at_Yo.com> wrote:

> 

> >Hi all:

> >    I have a question.  We will be implementing Oracle 9i [O9i] in the next 3 months, and we were required to start learning, in our own time, Oracle, specifically REPORTING.  this is my question:  Does O9i have a reporting tool, or utility?

> >    I've been looking on www.oracle.com library, and I can't find any tool or utility, am I doing something wrong here?

> >

> >    I know nothing about Oracle, that's why I'm requesting your advice.

> >

> >Thankx

>