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In article <1992Sep30.181617.24932@news.mentorg.com> Shariar Jahromi <Shariar_Jahromi@mentorg.com> writes:
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>1- The question is, how can I achieve my objective????
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>I do realise that we, within our organisation, need to have an in-depth
>knowledge of the product tables and the way they are linked together. But
>hopefully that does not mean programming.

You will need a printout of the 4D Structure. You will also need to
know if the vendor has coded any equijoin operators; otherwise,
your equijoin operations will be limited to the one-file/many-file
links. You will also have to learn how to use the Quick Report Editor,
The QR editor is a very powerful management reporting tool. With
it you can create ad-hoc reports and send the reports to a printer or
to a disk file for import into excel or resolve.

>2- How should I negotiate with the software (what should I ask for)????
Ask for access to the quick report editor, and also ask
that the vendor install the 4D Calc and Graph 4D Modules.

>Is the structure of the database (the way tables are linked) enough???
Usually. See above.

>3- Very important...what management tool should I consider ???
See above. You also may want to learn how to use the 4D Modules--
4D Calc and Graph 3D; they can turn 4D into an analysis and reporting
tool unmatched by anything else in the industry.

Best regards,

    Brian K. Martin, M.D.
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