Re: sqr vs crystal

[Tony DeLia <tdelia@EROLS.COM>]

Hello Satnam,
   I just finished some development in PeopleSoft Financials - AR,AM,AP
and GL. I had to rewrite the delivered statement process from scratch to
meet the client's needs - the delivered version had a simple SQR Build
process that created a temp table than the Print Process was a
Crystal/Query report - it has very limited capabilities - it just prints
item activity (continuously until the item is closed) and some half-ass
aging totals. We needed to create Beginning/Ending Balances, Suppress
Items from showing up on a statement more than once, Parse/Accumulate
various transaction elements in User fields and place on statement,
Ability to reproduce statements for a customer(s), etc.
   You absolutely cannot go wrong with SQR - Ever!!! Maybe the folks at
the Crystal Reports User Group would think differently!

                                      -Tony DeLia

PS - Sometime after development was completed the client decided to go
with Xerox "intelligent" printers. Modifications using Control Codes and
JDT (Job Description Tickets) were made easily in SQR - With Crystal it
would be a big problem!!! Multiple Forms were used at various levels -
Recaps, Individual Summaries and Detail, etc.....

Satnam Sanghera wrote:
>
> Hi everyone,
> We are in the process of implementing peoplsoft financials. Our
> interfaces are ready and now a very interesting question has come up -
>
> For custom reports what criteria should we use to determine if it is
> advisable to build the reports in sqr or crystal. Any feedback will be
> appreciated.
>         Thanks in advance.
> Satnam
> (310) 380-5109
>
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Tony DeLia
AnswerThink Consulting Group
PeopleSoft Solutions Practice - Delphi Partners
tdelia@erols.com