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RE: Business Objects and Informix 11

Posted By: Patrick McDonough
Date: Thursday, 28 August 2008, at 11:12 a.m.

In Response To: RE: Business Objects and Informix 11 (Alexey Sonkin)

Informix 11 is not listed on BOBJ's list of "Supported Platforms" as a
data source either. Should 11 work just like 10? Yes it should.
BOBJ's support does, however like to use the fact that you have an
unsupported platform as a reason to avoid support. I don't think BOBJ
will ever support Informix as a repository again. They went from native
connectivity with repository and datasource (<2.X) to ODBC for both repo
and data (E6.x) to ODBC for data source only (XI.X). The trend is
obvious.

I've installed XI 3 using their default install - linux, mysql as the
repository - connecting to ANY version of Informix ( tried 11, 10, 9 and
even fired up an old 7.3 instance ) and hasn't worked. The tech case is
now over 2 1/2 months old. I feel the BOBJ(SAP)/Informix love.

Patrick

-----Original Message-----
From: ids-bounces@iiug.org [mailto:ids-bounces@iiug.org] On Behalf Of
Alexey Sonkin
Sent: Wednesday, August 27, 2008 3:55 PM
To: ids@iiug.org
Subject: RE: Business Objects and Informix 11 [13233]

Actually, BO is not certified with IDS as metadata repository, but
perfectly works with IDS 11 as a data source.
I don't see any problem with this: repository is a tiny database, and
one can use something like MySQL or (free) DB2 Express-C to store BO
metadata

-Alexey

-----Original Message-----
From: ids-bounces@iiug.org [mailto:ids-bounces@iiug.org] On Behalf Of
SCOTT ROBERTS
Sent: Wednesday, August 27, 2008 6:11 PM
To: ids@iiug.org
Subject: Business Objects and Informix 11 [13230]

We are in process of upgrading several servers to Informix 11. We hit a
wall
when we found out Business Objects has not certified Informix 11. We
have been
working up the chain at both Business Objects and IBM Informix to push
Business Objects to support Informix 11. We seem to be making some
progress.
If there is any one else out there interested in getting Business
Objects to
certify Informix 11 now is the time to jump on the bandwagon. Ask
Business
Objects to support Informix 11 and tell your IBM rep you have need of it

as
well.

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Messages In This Thread

• Business Objects and Informix 11
  SCOTT ROBERTS -- Wednesday, 27 August 2008, at 6:10 p.m.
  • Re: Business Objects and Informix 11
    Obnoxio The Clown -- Wednesday, 27 August 2008, at 6:16 p.m.
  • Re: Business Objects and Informix 11
    Obnoxio The Clown -- Wednesday, 27 August 2008, at 6:38 p.m.
  • RE: Business Objects and Informix 11
    Alexey Sonkin -- Wednesday, 27 August 2008, at 6:55 p.m.
    • RE: Business Objects and Informix 11
      Patrick McDonough -- Thursday, 28 August 2008, at 11:12 a.m.

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