Argos - Moving into the Community Presented by: Bruce Knox University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture Cooperative Extension Service March 23, :30 AM Course ID 0118 CONNECT TO COMMUNITY. At SunGard Summit, come together as a community dedicated to education.

Course ID Introduction Purpose: Discuss the Argos User Community Converting to Argos Benefits: Free Software Conversion Tips Tools for Ad Hoc Banner Reporting

Course ID Agenda Slide What’s an Argos? Trying the Product The Argos Community Converting to Argos Banner Record Selection Criteria Argos Training

What’s an Argos? CONNECT TO COMMUNITY. At SunGard Summit, come together as a community dedicated to education.

Course ID What’s an Argos? Argos is a Web Based Evisions Ad Hoc Reporting Tool Designed for Banner

Course ID A.R.G.O.S. Ad hoc Report Generation and Output Solution Easy to Use Fast Secure

Course ID Argos, in Design Mode looks a lot like MS Access

Course ID What’s an Argos? MS Access++ Built for the SQL Database

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Course ID Trying the Product: Get a Password

Course ID Trying the Product: Download and Install

Course ID Trying the Product: DBA and SysAdmin You will need IT for early parts of the Server Install

Course ID Trying the Product: Download

Course ID Trying the Product: Install

Course ID Trying the Product: Import Sample DataBlocks

Course ID Trying the Product: Client Written Query

Course ID Trying the Product: Note the Credit Given

Course ID Trying the Product: Visual Design

The Argos Community CONNECT TO COMMUNITY. At SunGard Summit, come together as a community dedicated to education.

Course ID The Argos Community Community is a big part of Argos Sharing in Argos’ secured repository is encouraged.

Course ID The Argos Community

Course ID The Argos Community

Course ID The Argos Community

Course ID The Argos Community

Converting to Argos CONNECT TO COMMUNITY. At SunGard Summit, come together as a community dedicated to education.

Course ID Converting to Argos from a GUI Tool Build Datablocks via the Query Design GUI?

Course ID Converting to Argos from SQL Key or Paste the Oracle Code in “Free Type”?

Course ID Converting to Argos Either way will work for you, but you still need to know the Banner Record Selection Criteria

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Course ID Banner Record Selection Criteria You can build the Query using the COLUMNs, Tables, WHERE, GROUP BY, ORDER BY, and HAVING Or, Build the Query from your code. Either will allow you to use Argos parameters. Another option would be to build an Oracle VIEW from the code, but you would probably need a lot more help from IT to do that.

Course ID Banner Record Selection Criteria -- 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, 'Mrs.',NULL,'Ms',NULL,'Ms.',NULL,NULL,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' ;

Course ID Banner Record Selection Criteria With Current Record Oracle Views anyone can quickly create error free results.

Course ID Banner Record Selection Criteria

Course ID Banner Record Selection Criteria

Course ID Banner Record Selection Criteria

Course ID Banner Record Selection Criteria

Argos Training CONNECT TO COMMUNITY. At SunGard Summit, come together as a community dedicated to education.

Course ID Argos Training Options to match your needs

Course ID Argos Training Recorded Training for End-User, Designer, Administrator

Course ID Argos Training: Recorded Training Recorded Training for End-User

Course ID Argos Training: Recorded Training Recorded Training for Designer and Administrator

Course ID Argos Training: Recorded Training Recorded Training for Designer and Administrator

Course ID Argos Training: Report Viewers I use this webpage to help new users get started:

Course ID Argos Training: More Argos Resources

Course ID More Argos Resources Knowledge Base, Listserv, Help Desk, …

Course ID More Argos Resources Argos BannerArgos Banner Reporting Solutions

Course ID Summary Download and Try it Now! Argos is the Web Based Ad Hoc Reporting Tool for Banner Go to the Argos Community for Free Code and Help

Course ID Questions & Answers Questions? Bruce Knox

Course ID Thank You! Presenter Bruce Knox Please complete the online class evaluation form Course ID 0118 SunGard, the SunGard logo, Banner, Campus Pipeline, Luminis, PowerCAMPUS, Matrix, and Plus are trademarks or registered trademarks of SunGard Data Systems Inc. or its subsidiaries in the U.S. and other countries. Third-party names and marks referenced herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners. © 2009 SunGard. All rights reserved.