Re: How can I tell if an application requires Enterprise Edition.

From: GS <whatever_at_spam.com>
Date: Sat, 12 Mar 2005 22:48:29 GMT
Message-ID: <1lKYd.26911$KI2.10502@clgrps12>

Jim Smith wrote:
> In message <1110472636.114312_at_yasure>, DA Morgan
> <damorgan_at_x.washington.edu> writes
>

>> Jim Smith wrote:
>>
>>> I have a new client who have no in-house Oracle expertise.  Their 
>>> external software developer told them they needed Enterprise Edition, 
>>> but I am fairly sure they can get by with Standard (and save a lot of 
>>> money in the process)
>>>  Obviously, I will ask the developer why they think EE is needed, but 
>>> I  suspect they don't know. They have just done a default 
>>> Next|Next|Next..  installation and probably don't know which bits 
>>> they are using are  enterprise and which standard.
>>>  I am wondering if there is a straight forward way of detecting the 
>>> use  of Enterprise features.  For example, references to OLAPSYS 
>>> packages in  the applications stored programs would mean that it is 
>>> using OLAP  features.  Is this approach feasible do you think?
>>
>>

>
> A typically unhelpful response from you - didn't bother to read the
> original post and through in some knee-jerk posting rule nonsense.
>

>> Not knowing which version of Oracle you are referring to I can't answer
>> the question.

>
>
> So why bother posting? I would be very surprised indeed if there was a
> version specific answer.

That depends... for example if the app uses function based indexes and you are running 10G then standard edition will suffice, if using 9i then only EE will suffice IIRC

>

>> But the chances of the application requiring Enterprise
>> Edition are quite small so put their feet to the fire. Demand that they
>> specifically state the EE features that are utilized.

>
>
> Which is what I already said I would do, but in a less arrogant manner.
Received on Sat Mar 12 2005 - 16:48:29 CST