CorVu introduction? Opinions on where/how to start, training et

Hi - Thanks for everyone's feedback. Yes, I was aware of the poor reputation of the CorVu product.

Our core driver for setting it up is to get better sales reporting - as reporting right now is apparently performed in ad hoc fashion, and/or with some fluffing around in Excel. A more consistent/unified approach is sought.

We're on 8.03.405A, Progress.

We currently use the BAQs, Dashboards and Crystal for our reporting (+ Excel by those who insist on it - or who need a one-off solution).

Kerry.

--- In vantage@yahoogroups.com, "cooner_55421" <cooner_55421@...> wrote:
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> Just wondering if you have something specific you want to get out of Vantage?
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> --- In vantage@yahoogroups.com, "Kerry_Muntz" <kerry_muntz@> wrote:
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> > Hi - Our company has had CorVu for some time - but for one reason or another we've never used it.
> >
> > Now we are looking at getting into it - and I'm just wondering where best to start. Are there any good instructional - demo videos etc anywhere? (I'm a bit of an audio-learner.)
> >
> > We have the user guide etc.
> >
> > Would it be worth us paying for some training locally, or is it better to wing it for a while first? We usually take the latter approach to things, and the times we have had trainings in different products have been mostly disappointing.
> >
> > cheers
> > Kerry
> >
>
Hi - Our company has had CorVu for some time - but for one reason or another we've never used it.

Now we are looking at getting into it - and I'm just wondering where best to start. Are there any good instructional - demo videos etc anywhere? (I'm a bit of an audio-learner.)

We have the user guide etc.

Would it be worth us paying for some training locally, or is it better to wing it for a while first? We usually take the latter approach to things, and the times we have had trainings in different products have been mostly disappointing.

cheers
Kerry
Kerry,

We had CorVu and it is tough to work with. I strongly suggest you consider using the EPM product which is the current BI suite. You can call your CAM and see if they can work a deal for a replacement/upgrade. EPM is based on a replicated SQL database.

Keith Mailloux
Ferguson Perforating
(401)941-8876 Ext 2238


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Subject: [Vantage] CorVu introduction? Opinions on where/how to start, training etc



Hi - Our company has had CorVu for some time - but for one reason or another we've never used it.

Now we are looking at getting into it - and I'm just wondering where best to start. Are there any good instructional - demo videos etc anywhere? (I'm a bit of an audio-learner.)

We have the user guide etc.

Would it be worth us paying for some training locally, or is it better to wing it for a while first? We usually take the latter approach to things, and the times we have had trainings in different products have been mostly disappointing.

cheers
Kerry



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We have had Corvu for three years and I too agree that it is very difficult to use. We did have a consultant come in for a day to teach us how to write the reports we needed and we could not have done that without him. Since then, we have gotten away from Corvu and are now just creating the reports we need straight from Vantage as needed.


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