Reports Migration
Methodsoft specialises in migrating/upgrading reports from Reportwriter 1.1, Reports 2.5/3.0 and SQL*Report (RPT) to the latest versions (Reports 6i , 9i and 10g). High productivity migration tools ensure a rapid and very cost effective upgrade is possible. If you have legacy reporting tools, please contact us so we can provide you with a quotation for upgrading them.
Versions that we upgrade.
Most of the upgrades we see are Sql*reportwriter version 1.1 or Reports 2.5 both of which usually upgrade very easily. Occasionally we find clients with RPT (also called SQLReport) which requires a more difficult upgrade. We have used tools to upgrade RPT in the past with varying levels of success. If you have RPT then please ask about the issues and the options.
As mentioned above, currently the most popular destination for upgrades is Reports10g. The reports are run using the Reports Server that is part of the Application Server platform.
Upgrading Reports6i
Reports 6i is very easy to upgrade. The choice of output does make a difference - with PDF format our preferred choice. We have library routines to make the migration quick and painless with high quality output in the chosen format. The resulting 10g reports run through the reports server using the Methodsoft call library. You get all the source code and can modify it (if needed) to meet your site's specific/particular requirements.
Upgrading Pro*C and other 3GLs
We have excellent experience of upgrading Pro*C code to work with Oracle 10g. We have performed this process for several clients and the resulting migrations have been quick and cost-effective. The testing involved post-migration is the most time-consuming aspect of the migration, and we have generally performed testing utilising a partnership approach, sharing the effort between ourselves and the client. This has produced excellent results as well as a significant reduction in the costs of the upgrade.