data points ?

[kpizza]

Our goal for this meeting will be taking data points from the current dbase structure and doing analysis as we move toward a revenue based commission structure.

Any insight on what I should read up on or know before this meeting? I think they want to go to SQL.

Thanks!

 

[harebrain]

Ok, I'll bite. (dbase as in "dbase"?)

We can assume that you have salespeople that are paid on a commission basis (but we don't know what that basis is.)

Your management wants to change the basis of commissions to be directly related to the revenue (income) that is attributable to each salesperson.

To that end, they will want to analyze revenue/salesperson data, see how the figures stratify, and derive the new commission structure based on that analysis.

How this leads to "...they want to go to SQL" is, at best, not obvious.

Based on your question and confusion, I'm not sure why you've been invited to the meeting (no offense intended.)

 

[kpizza]

LOL...thanks for explaining what the email meant. I understoood that. I was asked if I knew SQL and then was invited to the call. I'm hoping someone can answer what a data point is and how is dbase like at all SQL and why they would be converting from dbase to sql

 

[harebrain]

A data point is simply a single value, usually numeric.

Anybody wanting to migrate from dbase to SQL Server is probably moving from a single-user, PC environment to a multi-user environment with greater capability and capacity. The dbase language has nothing in common with SQL, except that each has the ability to manipulate data in a database. You have a whole, new learning curve ahead.

 

[kpizza]

Thanks, that was the info I needed!