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I am currently looking into creating our own print layouts for IFS9.
The only software I have available is IFS Report Designer, which isn't the most intuitive program.
IFS erp system does not have any real instructions manuals for it's users as it seems they are to keep all support internal.
I have above average IT knowledge, but nothing compared to you guys.
Does any one have Experience with the IFS9 erp system? can you provide any instructions or do you know of other software that you can recommend for creating print layouts, which would could work with this ERP system?
Any help would be highly appreciated.
I have experience with IFS ERP system and it's print layouts (IFS calls these operational reports).
Yes the IFS report designer sucks.
In IFS 8 and prior you could use Crystal reports as alternative. In IFS 9 you can use either Crystal reports or SSRS, and both are way better than the IFS report designer. Either one of these will get the job done.
While I do like SSRS better for just about any other type of report, Crystal is a little better suited for designing reports that are specifically made to be printed. That being said, rumor has it that they will remove support for Crystal in IFS 10, and just have the option of IFS Report Designer or SSRS, so you might have to redesign these if and when you upgrade. This being the case SSRS is probably the best choice.
Setting up IFS to be able to use either of these, and developing them in IFS is too long to explain here.
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Do we really need RPA for Excel automation as the same can be achieved with Excel VBA scripting ?
MS Excel VBO is just another way of representing the vb code to make it more resuable.
But i assume the same can be done with VB scripting as well.
What are pros and cons of RPA in regards to Excel Automation ?
The question is not very specific. Any technology has its pros and cons. Way more important would be the aim that you want to achieve.
If you e.g. just want to use some Excel calculations, go and take VBA as you do not have to install any additional tool. Here RPA is pretty much an overkill.
But often you would like to additionally upload that Excel file or send it via mail etc. Here a tool like UiPath or Blueprism is really helpful.
Also, the VBA is something you need to learn. RPA tools take away those efforts and are able to manage things way easier.
In the case of UiPath for instance, there is a huge community developing things in UiPath Go! There you can take a preset of Excel calculations without any effort.
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At the moment I have about 2000 trades which are priced using excel. I have found that the sheets aren't very reliable and 4 out of 5 days will break for no reason. Also, the way the pricing sheets work is the pull the market data piece by piece, use it then delete it again. This is a nightmare if I need to re-run pricing as it is so slow.
Ideally I would love to build a GUI in a more reliable language, which is less liable to break down and faster. However, outside of excel my skills are limited.
I would like a few tabs on the GUI:
One to view the basics of the trades - type, maturity etc etc.
One to view the market data
Another to display the results of EOD p&l
All market data, trade data and static data come in XML form.
What is the best language to build this in? What kind of database could handle this data and how would it be setup?
I realise that this is a pretty big task, but its not something I want to do asap. I plan on doing it piece by piece. I'm also doing it for the experience! I would appreciate any help given!
I would recommend that you use Java. It is a very easy language to learn compared to other languages with similar capabilities. Java has a very simple GUI API called Swing that is effective and very easy to learn. It supports a similar display to excel using the class JTable. Setting up a database to work with Java is also relatively simple: you can write your own or use an SQL server.
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The scenario is this:
My company has 2000 customers, and we need to send the all 2000 customers a credit application via PDF. What complicates this is that certain parts of the PDF need to have customer data filled in before the form is sent to the customer. The data that needs to be filled in is currently inside of an Excel array.
As you probably guessed, what I want to do is write a script that takes the Excel array and for each row of data the script will fill it into the PDF form, save a copy of it, print the document, and repeat until all rows have been filled into their respective PDF forms.
My questions are as follows:
Is there one particular programming language (or framework) that is particularly well suited for this, and does it have a low learning curve? (I only know enough to write basic JavaScript at the moment)
In the recommended language/framework, what specifically will I need to learn? (aside from the basics like print, for each, if statements)
Are there any particular or general GOTCHAs I should watch out for in writing the script? Keep in mind, this will be the first computer script I will have ever created, so even basic/elementary GOTCHAs can come into play due to my total lack of experience.
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I should probably specify that I would prefer to write this script in Python if it is at all possible, simply because of all the good things I have heard about it so far.
There are applications that might be able to do this without programming. Here's one that costs $249
http://www.pureforms.com/Products/PFPrintMerge/pfprintmerge.htm
I have never used it -- but there are plenty of products if you search google. If you decide to go the programming route -- you need a PDF SDK for whatever language/framework you choose. There are many to choose from for .NET and Java.
EDIT: You asked for python. See this other SO question.
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I am using Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect Professional edition 7.5 and MS PowerPoint.
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I have various audiences for presentations requiring display in MS PowerPoint -- ranging from managers to developers, whose depth of technical knowledge and requirements for knowledge varies.
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I have tried various settings for fonts, colors, and so on, but displaying a diagram with any level of detail (even simple class diagrams). These diagrams are very difficult to fit into a PowerPoint slide and render well when using a projector or a Live Meeting.
Am I on the wrong path here, or is there a better/correct way to accomplish this?
I would suggest omitting everything what is unnecessary for given slide from the diagram before export. The problem with slides is, that you cannot work with enough space, attention and also the time is often limited. The best way to get around this is to stay focused as much as it gets. Another way you might try could be splitting the diagram and showing a small rectangle of it at the time, however this can be confusing especially when your diagram is not layed out well. Third option which comes in mind is presenting using the tool with zoom - this can enable quick jumps, but will be distracting as you will navigate the diagram.
You can also organize a slide show within the tool (which should alleviate some of the .jpeg/.gif/.png resolution issues that usually arise when you copy and paste diagrams directly into PowerPoint.
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I need a Project management tool that works in Linux, and has Gantt charts.
It doesn't have to be free, just not expensive.
I don't care how it stores the information I give it, as long as I can access it.
I must be able to print the Gantt charts.
Must work in Linux.
With those requirements, what can you recommend?
TheObserver asked a windows specific version of this question here.
Thanks for the help everyone.
Planner, and OpenSched, in that order. There are some decent online Gantt (this is the correct spelling) chart tools online as well, usually integrated within a project management or bug-tracking web app or software package.
I use TaskJuggler - it's more powerful than other OSS software I've tried, but it's very complicated. It's the only software I found that could do what I needed, but I still consider it to be "best of a bad bunch". I too wouldn't mind paying, if I could be sure the software would do everything I needed.
The big flaw with planner seems to be around resource leveling/allocation but I admit I haven't looked deeply into it. Planner would be my second choice.
Ganttproject is written in java and works on every platform.
You could try http://live.gnome.org/Planner maybe it satisfy your needs. :)
The answers to Is there any LaTeX package for drawing Gantt diagrams?. may be viable.
You could also try some of the web-based project management tools. These days they fare quite well to the desktop alternatives. I can recommend dotProject. It's a nice, easy to use tool and it has printable gantt charts.
Also check Redmine.