| Q.
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How
is Pick Reporting Services Connector licensed? |
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| A. |
Pick
Reporting Services Connector has three main components: |
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1) |
Report
Designer: This is an add-on component to Visual
Studio .NET or Visual Basic .NET, which gives end users
the ability to author reports directly connected to Pick
D3, IBM UniVerse or IBM UniData databases. The
Report Designer component includes its own Reporting Services
Report Designer Connector. A Reporting Services Deployment
Server is required for activation of this component. |
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2) |
Reporting
Services Deployment Server:
This server component is licensed by CPU and is required
to enable Microsoft Reporting Services connectivity with
IBM UniVerse, IBM UniData and Pick D3 databases.
The Reporting Services Initial Deployment Kit includes two
Reporting Services Deployment Server Licenses and one Report
Designer with its corresponding Reporting Services Report
Designer Connection. |
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3) |
Reporting
Services Report Deployment License:
Additional deployment connections may be added to an existing
Reporting Services Deployment Server. The Reporting Services
Deployment License provides connectivity between Microsoft
Reporting Services and Pick D3, IBM UniVerse
or IBM UniData databases for report deployment. These licenses
are not consumed by the Report Designer. |
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| Q.
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How
much does Pick Reporting Services Connector cost? |
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Pricing
varies depending on system configuration, number of Report
Designers and deployment requirements. Our price is very
competitive compared to similar solutions in the market.
If you are an ISV or an end user, please contact Raining
Data directly for current price information. |
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| Q.
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Does
Raining Data sell the Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services? |
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No.
Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services is available directly
from Microsoft partners. |
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| Q.
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If
I have Pick Data Provider for .NET, can I upgrade my server
licenses to use Reporting Services? |
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| A.
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Yes,
you upgrade the Pick Data Provider for .NET installation
by purchasing Pick Reporting Services Connector. The Pick
Reporting Services Connector is an extension to the Pick
Data Provider for .NET product. Therefore, it must be purchased
separately. A Report Designer component can co-exist with
the Pick Data Provider for .NET. |
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| Q.
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Can
my Pick D3, IBM UniVerse or IBM UniData database
reside on a Unix or Linux server? |
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Yes.
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| Q.
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Can I purchase the Report Designer component separately?
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| A.
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No.
Reporting Services Reporting Connector Initial Deployment
Kit is the minimum requirement to purchase additional Report
Designer components. Remember that the Initial Deployment
Kit also includes a Report Designer and its corresponding
Report Designer connector. |
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| Q.
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Does
the Pick Reporting Services Connector support other multivalue
databases? |
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| A.
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Currently
our Pick Reporting Services Connector only supports Raining
Data’s Pick D3, IBM UniVerse and IBM UniData
databases. |
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| Q.
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What
versions of Pick D3, IBM UniVerse and IBM UniData
platforms are supported? |
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| A. |
Currently,
Pick Reporting Services Connector supports: |
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Pick
D3 AIX and Linux version 7.1 and higher
Pick D3 NT version 7.3.6 and higher
IBM UniVerse 9.5 and higher
IBM UniData version 6 and higher |
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| Q.
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What
components are installed on my Pick D3, IBM UniData,
or IBM UniVerse database server? |
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An
account called PickDP is installed on your database server.
This account serves as a bridge between your Pick accounts
and Microsoft .NET Framework, including Microsoft Reporting
Services. The Pick Data Provider for .NET Administrator
is included with the Report Designer. This DBA tool provides
access to accounts, tables and metadata definitions required
for data access. |
