Exporting data

[nicholab]

Please could all MIS makers look at putting an export all data button or process into their MIS system? Their needs to be a process to export out all key data in a reader able format.

[localzuk]

Wow, that'd be horrendous! The amount of data in an MIS is huge, formatting it all into something human readable would be a nightmare! What do you define as key data? Probably differs to what we define as key data...

 

So, disagree!

[bobsmith]

An actual export of all data? From a relational* database several gigs in size? In human readable format?

 

*as relational as SIMS may or may not be.

 

I agree that any data put in to a MIS should be extractable, which with the way the report library sometimes lags behind is an issue, but an "extract all" button just ain't gonna work.

[GREED]

ALL data?

 

Gather you are moving MIS, or otherwise ditching one, can be the only reason for a blanket 'ALL data' request.

[enjay]

Your definition of "key data" might not match mine...

 

How about redesigning the data collection sheet to include what you want?

[matt40k]

Yet to find a MIS system that actually holds all the data let alone be able to export it into a readable format - and no a 500 column spreadsheet doesn't count as readable!

[nicholab]

Yep I just finished running 100 report to extract the data 72 were required to get attendance over 4 years. Also I had to stop the sql reporting service before running a new report as I had a ram limitation.