1. BOF - Reporting University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture Cooperative Extension Service bknox @uaex.edu Robert Long Financial Services - Technical Director University of Central Arkansas Rlong @uca.edu Robert (Rob) Hagmaier VP Product Development Evisions, Inc. Rhagmaier @evisions.com Bruce Knox Project/Program Director a. k. a. Database Programmer Analyst ABUG 2009 Arkansas Tech University Russellville May 28, 2009

2. Introduction Purpose: Discuss how you create reports What reporting tools or languages do you use? What are your shortfalls and victories? How to Improve on Sharing our Reports? Learn about the new features coming to Argos

3. How do you Create Reports?

4. Which Tools and Languages? SQL*Plus/UNIX COBOL MS Access Argos

5. Tools and Languages SQL*Plus, e.g., tiaacref.sql extract for multiple fixed format records COBOL for ePrint formatting Argos for most new reports and rapid deployment ASP pages running Argos Reports via API email notices using all tools

6. Two new Argos features Data Dictionary and Library of Objects

7. Data Dictionary http://www.evisions.com/web_client_files/FocusGroups/DataDictionary.wmv http://www.evisions.com/web_client_files/FocusGroups/DataDictionary.wmv (approx. 5MB) http://www.evisions.com/web_client_files/FocusGroups/DataDictionary.avi http://www.evisions.com/web_client_files/FocusGroups/DataDictionary.avi (approx. 24MB) - higher quality Library of Objects http://www.evisions.com/web_client_files/FocusGroups/LibraryObjects.wmv http://www.evisions.com/web_client_files/FocusGroups/LibraryObjects.wmv (approx. 7MB) http://www.evisions.com/web_client_files/FocusGroups/LibraryObjects.avi http://www.evisions.com/web_client_files/FocusGroups/LibraryObjects.avi (approx. 35MB) - higher quality

8. Questions??? Bruce Knox bknox @uaex.edu www.uaex.edu/bknox/ Robert Long rlong @uca.edu Robert Hagmaier rhagmaier @ evisions.com www.evisions.com www.uaex.edu/bknox/ www.evisions.com ABUG 2009 Arkansas Tech University Russellville May 28, 2009

9. More Argos Resources http://www.evisions.com/products/argos/index.asphttp://www.evisions.com/products/argos/index.asp Argos http://betwinx.com/BannerArgos.htmhttp://betwinx.com/BannerArgos.htm BannerArgos http://www.uaex.edu/bknox/http://www.uaex.edu/bknox/ Banner Reporting Solutions ABUG 2009 Arkansas Tech University Russellville May 28, 2009