Mark, you're looking for a solution to reporting issues but you don't say what those issues are, then you present a couple products and ask for comments. See the paradox?
Can you tell us what sorts of problems you're having that need to be solved and then maybe we can comment on the suitability of the products mentioned, or go "off the menu" to suggest something which is either more appropriate or which can be used in conjunction with the products mentioned. For example, I have nothing but praise for MITS over any platform. MITS is a Business Intelligence tool. Crystal Reports is a tool to make reports attractive. If you want great looking BI then you need to combine tools, not just compare them. If your problems relate to distribution of reports, or assembling disparate data into one consolidated bound "tome" of attractive business information, then you are certainly looking at a multi-product solution. An example would be binding financial reports with embedded graphs, adding new product glossies and a cover letter, then addressing an envelope to be sent off to stockholders. All of this can be done at runtime with the right set of tools (in most cases with no changes to existing MV code) - again it depends on your exact business requirements. HTH, Tony Nebula Research and Development Hennessey, Mark F. wrote: > I've been tasked to try to find a solution to some of our > reporting issues. One way would be to get some of our > power users additional training in UniVerse/Retrieve, > etc. > > I'm thinking a better (or maybe just different) approach > might be to get something like MITS, Monarch or Crystal > Reports. Is anyone working with these products in a > UniVerse environment? If so, how would you rate them? > (Especially on initial cost and > installation/configuration issues). I'd be particularly > interested in hearing from anyone who's worked with all > three, or knows of other products. > > Any help/advice/caveats would be greatly appreciated. > > Mark Hennessey > State of Connecticut > DSS/MIS Child Support Systems > Voice: 860-424-5261 > Fax: 860-424-4956 > ------- > u2-users mailing list > u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org > To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/ ------- u2-users mailing list u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/
