Re: Need 2 cents on multiple libraries

Julie,

Your question really depends on what reporting your going to want.  If any
level of the company is going to need combined reports, you will have to
either  A) be very good at SQL and Query (it is possible but messy) or B)
combine data in to a "merge librarry" where the reporting will be created
from.

From an AS/400 administration standpoint you will have a little more work
with the set up of multiple libraries, but that should be a one time shot,
and not much to maintain after.

Change control is another point.  With multiple libraries, it will be
tempting to allow the data base structures to diverge, meaning a change is
needed for one branch but not another.  Don't let that happen.  Change
controll software will be very helpfull there.

Try to maintain one software library, with all the data libraries identical
at the object level and you should be fine either way.

Security and recovery/backup  might be a bit easier with multiple libraries
as well

I'm sure quite a few folks will be interested in your decision.  For me
it's flip a coin.

Jim Oberholtzer


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