Hello,
Please remember that there are (at least) two pieces to Sytepower:
First piece is Interactive Reporter (IR) which is just another report
writer. Functionality is comparable to Results, but in query mode it can
serve as data source for Information analyzer, which is the second (major)
component.
Information Analyzer (IA) is where Sytepower shines, and no other report
writer is even remotely capable of what it can do.
IA Implementation is not a user function. You need to design data sources
based on reporting requirements. Data source can be IR query, which we don't
use. We mostly use CSV export files, generated with Progress reports. Once
you have data source, you build the model using Transformer. Based on the
model, Transformer generates data cube from data source. Data cube is what
you "slice and dice" with Information Analyzer.
Another problem is the end user training. They are just not used to what IA
can provide, and are usually quite overwhelmed. You provide them with a
chart, and that's the way they look at it. It is a single chart to them,
they don't realize how much information is stored in it.
Check on Cognos web site, they have been doing free seminars in New Horizons
training centers, maybe they will do it again. Very well worth it, I would
say at least $1200.
Walter.