ORACLE WebDb

[IronDon]

I am considering using webdb as a front end and reporting tool for an oracle 8i data warehouse, has anyone had any experience with this tool ???? any info on success and/or failure would be appreciated....

 

[tonedef]

Check out the Oracle: WebDB discussion group here.&nbsp;&nbsp;You'll find some interesting posts.&nbsp;&nbsp;<br><br>I have used (am currently using) Web DB for a project I am on.&nbsp;&nbsp;One thing I would caution you on.&nbsp;&nbsp;I would not use it for anything that is business rule intensive.&nbsp;&nbsp;What I mean is if you are going to be looking at one table at a time and doing minor changes and look ups it is very nice.&nbsp;&nbsp;Once you try to build a full featured UI using WebDB you find all of the limitations of the product.&nbsp;&nbsp;Also reporting was much easier using OAS and Reports Server Cartridge.&nbsp;&nbsp;We used that to do any reporting from the WebDB interface.&nbsp;&nbsp;If your user needs to print that is the way to go.&nbsp;&nbsp;If the user just needs view only capabilities the WebDB reporter is okay.&nbsp;&nbsp;The problem is it is web based and you have very little control over formatting and pretty much no control over printed formatting.&nbsp;&nbsp;IMHO I would only use WebDB if you are giving your users very little functionality.&nbsp;&nbsp;I haven't used Oracle Forms to do web development but everything I have read and heard that is the way I wish my project would have gone.&nbsp;&nbsp;<br>If you have time to wait to implement WebDB 3 should be available soon.&nbsp;&nbsp;From what I've heard this should (read may) be much more robust.<br><br>Again check out the WebDB group.&nbsp;&nbsp;There are a few threads with both positive and negative experiences with WebDB.&nbsp;&nbsp;

 

[IronDon]

thanks td, i didn't know there was a webdb discussion group, i need the real world view on this product not just the oracle perspective.... thanks again...id