Argos Moving Quickly into the Community Bruce Knox Project/Program Director a. k. a. Database Programmer Analyst University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture Cooperative Extension Service bknox @uaex. edu ABUG 2009 Arkansas Tech University Russellville May 28, 2009
Introduction Purpose: • Discuss the Argos User Community • Converting to Argos • Overcoming Organizational Inertia Benefits: • Free Software • Conversion Tips • Tools for Ad Hoc Banner Reporting
Agenda Slide • • What’s an Argos? Trying the Product The Argos Community Converting to Argos Banner Record Selection Criteria Argos Training Overcoming Inertia Example Apps
What’s an Argos?
What’s an Argos? • • Argos is a Web Based Evisions Ad Hoc Reporting Tool Designed for Banner
A. R. G. O. S. Ad hoc Report Generation and Output Solution • Easy to Use • Fast • Secure
Argos, in Design Mode looks a lot like MS Access
What’s an Argos? MS Access++ Built for the SQL Database
Trying the Product
Trying the Product: Get a Password
Trying the Product: Download and Install
Trying the Product: DBA and Sys. Admin You will need IT for early parts of the Server Install
Trying the Product: Download
Trying the Product: Install
Trying the Product: Import Sample Data. Blocks
Trying the Product: Client Written Query
Trying the Product: Note the Credit Given
Trying the Product: Visual Design
The Argos Community
The Argos Community • Community is a big part of Argos • Sharing in Argos’ secured repository is encouraged.
The Argos Community
The Argos Community
The Argos Community
The Argos Community
Converting to Argos
Converting to Argos from a GUI Tool
Converting to Argos from SQL
Converting to Argos Either way will work for you, but you still need to know the Banner Record Selection Criteria
Banner Record Selection
Banner Record Selection -- names_create. sql Current Records VIEW from TABLE SPRIDEN-SPBPERS CREATE OR REPLACE VIEW NAMES ( PIDM, ID, NAME, LEGAL_NAME, SORT_LAST ) AS SELECT SPRIDEN_PIDM, -- PIDM, SPRIDEN_ID, -- ID, SUBSTR(DECODE(SPBPERS_NAME_PREFIX, 'Mr', NULL, 'Mr. ', NULL, 'Miss', NULL, 'Mrs. ', NULL, 'Ms. ', NULL, SPBPERS_NAME_PREFIX||' ')|| RTRIM(DECODE(NVL(SPBPERS_PREF_FIRST_NAME, 'X'), 'X', spriden_first_name, spbpers_pref_first_name))||' '|| RTRIM(spriden_last_name), 1, 25), -- Name, SUBSTR(RTRIM(spriden_last_name)||', '||RTRIM(spriden_first_name)||' '||RTRIM(spriden_mi), 1, 25), -- Legal_Name, SUBSTR(spriden_last_name, 1, 15) -- Sort_Last FROM SPRIDEN, SPBPERS WHERE SPRIDEN_PIDM = SPBPERS_PIDM (+) AND SPRIDEN_CHANGE_IND IS NULL AND SPRIDEN_ENTITY_IND = 'P' ;
Banner Record Selection With Current Record Oracle Views anyone can quickly create error free results.
Banner Record Selection Now a Quick Example
Banner Record Selection
Banner Record Selection
Banner Record Selection
Banner Record Selection
Banner Record Selection Look for: Current Record Set or Special Views in my scripts repository http: //betwinx. com/Banner. Scripts. htm This is password protected and if you need the scripts password, just ask me for it.
Banner Record Selection You should find these and many other Views: Active_Employees Active_Jobs Age FTVFUND_V FTVORGN_V FTVPROG_V FTVACCT_V FTVLOCN_V GOREMAL_V Names http: //betwinx. com/Banner. Scripts. htm
Argos Training
Argos Training: Many Options • Free On-Line Recorded Training • Free On-Line Live Training • On-Site Training (Consulting and Development)
Argos Training
Argos Training
Recorded Training for Designer
Argos Training Could it be easier?
Recorded Training for Designer
Overcoming Inertia
Overcoming Inertia • • Designers are the hardest to move Give them a Fast Path Give them Obvious Improvements Give them Examples
Programmers or Designers These help: • • • Folders for each Application or Functional Area A Connection for any Shared ID/pw Use a Banded Report Standard Scheduled Reports can be Direct to Printer Reports via http: // Links using the API
Programmers or Designers
Programmers or Designers
Programmers or Designers
Programmers or Designers
More Argos Resources
More Argos Resources: Argos Training
Knowledge Base, Listserv, Help Desk, …
Examples Apps
We have these non-Banner Apps • • • Help. Desk Publications Irrigation Wildlife AIMS
Banner Support Apps • Administrative Support • Cash Management • Spot (Luminis)
Report Viewers • Need very little help • They already know Windows
Argos Training: Report Viewers
Report Viewers • Just give them something useful
Report Viewers
Report Viewers
Report Viewers
Report Viewers
Summary • Download and Try It! • Argos is the Web Based Ad Hoc Reporting Tool for Banner • Go to the Argos Community for Free Code and Help
Questions? ? ? Bruce Knox at bknox @uaex. edu www. uaex. edu/bknox/
More Argos Resources http: //www. evisions. com/products/argos/index. asp Argos http: //betwinx. com/Banner. Argos. htm Banner. Argos http: //www. uaex. edu/bknox/ Banner Reporting Solutions
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