RE: JBA @ctive Report Writer -- SYSTEM21

I've questioned "Exactly what is @ctive Reporter?".  It appears to me the
product is really a G/L data extractor program and everything else is
standard Excel and TM1.  JBA's real added value would be in consulting and
implementation.  We have a lot of subledgers and each one has a different
format, so writing our own G/L data extractor program would not be trivial,
but I also believe you could run MS Query from Excel and prepare some good
reports without having to pay over $5,000 per "seat".  Also, anyone know
cost of TM1 components?

Dan Thomas
Sr. VP Information Systems
Medical Distribution, Inc.
4500 Progress Blvd
Louisville, KY  40218-5058
Phone (502) 454-9013 ext 120
email  DThomas@lpw-mdi.com


-----Original Message-----
From: Peralta, David [mailto:PeraltD2@bp.com]
Sent: Wednesday, May 26, 1999 9:36 AM
To: 'JBAUSERS-L@midrange.com'
Subject: RE: JBA @ctive Report Writer


Or... Just use excel pivot tables linked via ODBC.  We no longer use the
standard reports (P&L, aged debtors/ creditors) as far more useful reports
can be produced in excel.  Let me know if you wnat details.

Regards,

David Peralta

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> From:         OleBlighty[SMTP:oleblighty@home.com]
> Reply To:     JBAUSERS-L@midrange.com
> Sent:         26 May 1999 09:07
> To:   JBAUSERS-L@midrange.com
> Subject:      Re: JBA @ctive Report Writer
> 
> One of my clients has just bought it as a (semi) replacement to Financial
> Manager as Financial manager does not handle cross year budget/actual
> comparisons very well.  There are some bugs in F/M.....who would have
> thought.
> 
> I spent a couple of days with a JBA consultant who did not know the Active
> Report Writer product (or Excel for that matter) very well.  To me it
> seemed
> quite cumbersome but that may have been partially caused by the level of
> product expertise shown by the consultant.  If you are currently writing
> your own Financial Manager reports, know Excel very well and understand
> the
> database well, you should understand it relatively easily.
> 
> For end of month reporting it seems like a powerfull tool.  Once the data
> is
> downloaded from the AS/400 you can shape it anyway you like.  Of course,
> you
> must remember to refresh your data from the AS/400 whenever it changes.
> 
> As applies to most software, get your trining from someone who knows the
> product inside-out.
> 
> Best of luck.
> 
> 
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