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FW and FWC Demo Company Databases

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Hi folks: I installed a fresh copy of the Managemnt Reporter and for the most part it works well. However, I do not have the demo FW company and the FWC company databases that were available with FRx.

I would very much like to get them and load them on my system with MR, because I find them very useful. Would anyone be able to tell me how I can them, and how I would I load them into my system so that I can use them with MR? I would very much appreciayte your quick response and advice.

Once Iagain I would like to thank all of you in advance for your contributions to this, and other forums.

 

Regards,

Deesom.

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  • Heather Roggeveen Profile Picture
    Heather Roggeveen 9,142 on at
    Re: Re: Re: Re: FW and FWC Demo Company Databases

    Deesom:  happy to help if I can, feel free to e-mail at heatherr@olympic.co.nz

    Rob:  thanks for the link - I have added your site to my favourites.  I have only just started getting into these forums - not sure why I hadn't before!

  • Rob Iversen Profile Picture
    Rob Iversen 695 on at
    Re: Re: Re: FW and FWC Demo Company Databases

    Deesom,

    Happy to help you and everyone else out.  I haven't seen a direct email from you but it may have gotten lost in transit or something.  If I have not responded in a day or two, try again at Rob.Iversen@MSXGroup.com.

     Thanks

    Rob

     

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    Community Member Microsoft Employee on at
    Re: Re: FW and FWC Demo Company Databases

    Hi Rob: Thank you very much for your quick response, and your kind offer. They are appreciated very much.

    I did send you a personal request, but I also wanted to let you know that I have been a keen follower of your blogs and musings on the GP forums; And to let you know that I am indeed thankful for all of your contributions. We are indeed the fortunate beneficiaries of your knowledge and experience.

    Thank you indeed!

     

    regards,

    Deesom.

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    Community Member Microsoft Employee on at
    Re: Re: FW and FWC Demo Company Databases

    Hi Heather:  Thank you so much for your kind response. I did not migrate the reports from FRx6.7 over to MR. I did a fresh install of MR and created some sample reports. I was curious however, as to how I can use those pre-defined reports in my demos. I also see that you ahve gone to some length to work with the new version, and you are likely are a great source of information on the subject. Would you mind if I emailed you when I have a question to clarify? I would appreciate that very much.

    Thank you once again for your help and responce - it is most appreciated.

    Regards,

    Deesom.

  • Rob Iversen Profile Picture
    Rob Iversen 695 on at
    Re: FW and FWC Demo Company Databases

    Deesom,

    I have the FRx demo database if you would like me to send it to you directly.  Email me at Rob.Iversen@MSXGroup.com and I will get you what you wish.  We also have a very good comparison of FRx and MR on our site at http://msxgroup.com/management-reporter-resources. 

    If you would like any further information about our services, support options, training classes or FREE webinars on FRx, Forecaster, Management Reporter and PerformancePoint Server be sure to sign up for our newsletter at http://msxgroup.com/enewsletter.

    Thanks

    Rob

     

  • Heather Roggeveen Profile Picture
    Heather Roggeveen 9,142 on at
    Re: FW and FWC Demo Company Databases

    Hi Deesom

    I worked through the conversion tool and succesfully converted the FW and FWC formats to MR.  However, I actually found them to be less useful than I had hoped.  Some of the functionality is no longer supported (or doesn't work well - first release, I know so trying to be patient) so the results are a bit mixed.  I had to spend quite a bit of time fixing the reports that would work.

    I ended up having to start again with my image and the second time around I actually didn't bother - I just created some simple reports from scratch.  This had the added bonus that I started to discover where the limitations or gaps were with MR.  I have been an avid supporter of FRx and love the functionality so it has been good to try and discover where the limitations are so I don't make some promises I can't keep!

    I did however spot last week that some new VM's for 2010 have been released.  I haven't as yet downloaded them but maybe they have sample MR data already?  I do remember reading that there was going to be training machines released similar to the ones they had for FRx which would contain sample data.

    Cheers

    Heather

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