What Questions To Ask Vendor ??
Feb 18, 2008
Will be meeting with a Vendor tomorrrow ... I am installing a new 64 bit 2005 Enterprise Instance for their product but they havent' given any documentation yet.. this is what I've come up with so far...
Does the Application need a Named Instance or will a Default Instance suffice?
(if Named, is there a preferred name?)
Type of account needed to connect to the Database from the Application? (SQL or NT Authenticated)
Type of Permissions needed to the Database with the connect account?
Preferred Recovery Model? Standard for most of ourSQL Server Databases is Full Recovery with Daily Full Backups and Frequent TLOG backups
Are users authenticated at the Application or will each user need SQL Server credentials?
Approximate size of the Database(s)
What else would I need to ask??????????????
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Jul 20, 2005
A lot of our data is in a database originally provided to us bya vendor. We can add tables to the database (although we prefixthem with our own company name), and stored procedures and ourown triggers, as well. However, we have been hesitant tochange the vendor's tables (despite serious flaws), as ourchanges may get lost whenever we put in a new version of theirsoftware.I would like to be able to run a script that will check thedatabase for each of our changes, and put the change back inif it was missing. These are the main things I'd like tocheck:Foreign keys are present.Check constraints are present.Specific triggers are absent (The vendor has a bad habitof implementing foreign keys and simple checks intriggers. The foreign key checks cause us a lot oflocking trouble). If present, and not the same as theone that was originally removed, report it instead ofremoving it.Calculated fields are present.Indexes are present. (especially if we can check what isindexed, and what index is clustered)Any tips? Books to read? Software to buy?Thanks,Bill
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Some of my customers ask for backup their databases, mainly MSSQL & MS Exchange.
I search for any of backup vendor; there are 2 choices, service provider and software publisher. Service provider eliminates my technical support on backing up my clients databases:cool: ; software publisher offer a chance for me to create new business line:rolleyes: .
What would your gurus prefer and why?
Any admirable company you can name?
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Nov 4, 2004
I need to create a database for another department Access xp will of course be the Gui and SQL server 2000 as the Engine. Its a Vendors database one table should show the Vendors Information the name of the company vendorID, etc. The other table will show the Vendor Dues this table will consist of VendorId the duesID (need a unique number for it though this table will need to be updated also) the check#, the creditamount, debitamount,code, and date paid. Was thinking of making a one to many relationship there. But I would like to get the experts opinion. Both tables will need to be updated
Any Ideas Honorable Gurus :):)
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Dec 3, 2006
I am using INSERT into Vendors (.....) VALUES (....) form of insert statement. How can I make sure that the insert fails if thie new vendor's vendorname exists?
I cannot create a unique index on 'VendorName' column since it is more than 900 bytes and SQL Server will not allow to create index on a column bigger than 900 bytes.
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Jan 31, 2014
I need to write a stored procedure for a table with below columns
For instance the table had 5 columns like
VendorCode | UnitPrice | Qty | Total(UnitPrice*Qty) |
--------------------------------------------------------
V001 | 100 | 10 | 1000
V001 | 10 | 20 | 200
V222 | 20 | 5 | 100
V222 | 5 | 100 | 500
So am writing a Stored Proc to get all the table values like above ., but i need to write Stored Proc in such a way it returns the above table like result along with subtotal when ever vendor code changed. as below
VendorCode | UnitPrice | Qty | Total(UnitPrice*Qty) |
--------------------------------------------------------
V001 | 100 | 10 | 1000
V001 | 10 | 20 | 200
subtoal 110 30 1200 ----- this subtoal should be displayed from Stored procedure
V222 | 20 | 5 | 100
V222 | 5 | 100 | 500
subtotal 25 105 600
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Sep 18, 2006
We have a flat file format generated from a vendor. It contains a "mainframe" view of the data with a header record, batch header record, detailed records, batch trailer record and trailer record. It arrives as a .dat file. What is the best approach to extract the necessary columns out of this file to populate the corresponding SQL server tables and rows?
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Use the Northwind database Products table as an example.Purchasing dept gets a report showing when inventory items on hand qty arebelow the reorder level.easy enough:Select ProductID, ProductName, SupplierID, UnitsInStock, ReorderLevelfrom Productswhere (UnitsInStock < ReorderLevel)Results:ProductID ProductName SupplierID UnitsInStock ReorderLevel2 Chang 1 17253 Aniseed Syrup 1 1325It would be nice to know what other products are purchased from this samevendor in case other items are close to their reorder level.All products for Supplier ID 1Select ProductID, ProductName, SupplierID, UnitsInStock, ReorderLevelfrom Productswhere SupplierID = 1Results:ProductID ProductName SupplierID UnitsInStock ReorderLevel1 Chai 1 39102 Chang 1 17253 Aniseed Syrup 1 1325This shows there is 1 more product (Chai) that also comes from Supplier 1.Is there a way to show all items from a vendor when some of the items arebelow the reorder level without needing a separate query for each vendor?Thanks
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Sep 19, 2006
I am receving this error: Failed to open the connection: [Database Vendor Code: 17 ], from .Net 2003/C# to Crystal Report XI with SQL Server 2000 has backend database.
Is there a security permission that has been overlooked?
Here is the code I use to access CR XI
ConnectionInfo connectionInfo = new ConnectionInfo();
TableLogOnInfo tableLogOnInfo;
Database DB;
'CrystalDecisions.CrystalReports.Engine.Table' table;
Tables tables;
//Log in
connectionInfo.ServerName = "ServerName";
connectionInfo.DatabaseName = "Database Namet";
connectionInfo.UserID = "userid";
connectionInfo.Password = "password";
//Get Table inf from report
DB = reportDocument..Database;
tables = DB.Tables;
//Looping through all the tables in CR and apply connection info
for(int i = 0; i < tables.Count; i++)
{
table = tables[ i ];
tableLogOnInfo = table.LogOnInfo;
tableLogOnInfo.ConnectionInfo = connectionInfo;
table.ApplyLogOnInfo(tableLogOnInfo);
}
CrystalReportViewer.ReportSource = ReportDocument.ReportSource;
CrystalReportViewer.Visible = true;
Any advise would be helpful.
Thank you
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Sorry I am a newbie at this SQL thing.
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a means to accomplish them.
They are..
1. Check for the existance of an external text file.
2. Count the number of rows in an external text file.
3. Be able to run the BCP command from within T-SQL. I am currently using
the BULK INSERT command which works fine but it does not allow the following..
a. Error log for failed inserts.
b. A command output file.
Any information would be greatly appreciated.
Jim
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Sep 2, 1999
I am tying to call BCP to output the contents of a table to a text file from with in a stored procedure.
The procedure will be called from an ASP page ...
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ie:
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thanks for any help on this subject ...
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Aug 27, 1999
I have some tasks that I need to accomplish within T-SQL but cannot find
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They are..
1. Check for the existance of an external text file.
2. Count the number of rows in an external text file.
3. Be able to run the BCP command from within T-SQL. I am currently using
the BULK INSERT command which works fine but it does not allow the following..
a. Error log for failed inserts.
b. A command output file.
Any information would be greatly appreciated.
Jim
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Aug 4, 1999
I have two questions,
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2) I, on a SQL Server 6.5 database shrunk it by 2 Gb. When I looked to see if SQL Server released those 2 Gb back to the hard drive, I was amazed that it didn't! Did I miss something or will SQL Server 6.5 not release the space because of the initial set-up. And why did SQL Server 6.5 automatically take the space from the Transaction logs when neither of the devices were specified? Is the Transaction Log the default area for shrinkage?
Thanks in Advance!
Daimon Russell
daimon_r@hotmail.com
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4. Is there any website which has detailed information for DTS? (which has more FAQs like above?)
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thanks,
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2) WHAT WILL BE THE STEPS OF BUILDING THE MASTER DATABASE?
3) WHAT WOULD BE THE PLAN OF ACTION WHEN SQL DOES NOT STARTS UP?
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Could I do periodicity backups to another computer(mediaserver) using VDI??
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suppose that I have finished the interface of mediaserver.
If this is impossible,how can I do periodicity backups to another computer??
I have finished a program using VDI that can do backup to another computer,and I know how to do periodicity backups to disk or tape. but I am puzzled about the periodicity backup using VDI.
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2. how can we move a file from C drive to D drive, so that the file location in C drive is completely moved .
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How can we move some of the objects from this primary file group in to another file group.
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Aug 21, 2006
Hi
Im relatively new to ASP/SQL and have been thrown into the deep end by work. Ive got courses to go on, but not for another 3-6months.
Ive got an ASP file calling a database using SQL. Once you hit the "go" button, it puts this data into an Excel file, under a new window (still showing the asp file in the address bar).
It currently shows:
1)
Item numbers that end in "0" i.e. 3.10, 12.20 appear as 3.1 and 12.2 respectively in the Bill of Materials … i.e. being treated as decimals … I need them to show-up as text.
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2)
When saving the spreadsheet … it would be good to get "X" to set the default file name to:
<Quote ID>_<Customer>_<Platform>_<version>.[xls|pdf]
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3)
When a spreadsheet is displayed, it is in an editable Excel format.
Is it possible to lock the file automatically when its opened or password protect it?
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4)
If a spreadsheet window is open and you try and open a new one, the old one pops-up/is still there. Need to be able to close the old one and re-open a new one automatically.
If necessary i will post the code.
Any takers?
Thanks
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Oct 3, 2007
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I need help with a few sql questions, but you need to look at picture containing the tables and the relationships between them. How do I post or upload the picture first?
Thanks.
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Jul 20, 2005
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Aug 14, 2007
Hi All,
I was asked couple of questions yesterday and I thought I had to still learn a lot. Questions sound very normal but as for as I am concerned, don't know the answers hence this forum.
Please advise.
Here the questions asked to me
1) A simple insert into the table (could be from .net application or query analyzer) takes 10 minutes and times out, does not do any thing. What could be the reason and how would you identify and resolve the problem.
2) A simple select from table taking 10 minutes( assuming there are only there columns in the table,those are,
id, name, description)
id being identity column and has got index as well. What could be the reason and how would you identify and resolve the problem?
3) How would you change the identity column value or can we change the identity value and how?
4) How would you use the shared, update, exclusive locks in the sql statement.?
Please let me know.
Regards,
nw
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Mar 13, 2007
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Nov 17, 2006
Good Morning..
i have started developing on DTS recently. and i have a few question about "How-To" issues.
Hope you guys can help
1) I noticed, whenever i want to "redirect row" whenever an error happen, i need to set my AccessMode to OpenRowSet... This mode as i noticed, cant be used when i am tranferring data into a sql table which has primary key set
e.g. Ms Access which has identity -> SQL table with PK set
Is there anyway, to capture the row error in my situation?
2) Another question is, in a data flow... can i have a source which has multiple output arrow.
Sorry for the inconvenince,Thank you in advance
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Nov 3, 2007
The <Protect Sensitive Data Using Encryption in SQL Server 2005> said : If regenerate service master key with "FORCE" option, the keys protected by old service master key are lost forever along with the data encrypted by them.
I create a master key in database and create a certificate protected by it.Then i use the certificate to encrypt some data.
The master key also exists and the encrypted data can by decrypt after i regenertate the SMK with force option.
So i'm puzzled,I want to know what are the keys which protected by SMK , are they database master key?
thanks
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Sep 26, 2006
Hi,
I have few questions about SQL Server, let me mention here..
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What are Temporary tables (Regular & Global) and where do we need them in Real Time?
What are BCP Statements? where do we need them?
How to pass XML Document to Proc, and insert the data, any example?
Types of Triggers?
Shink data, what is that?
What T-Read, Uncommitted read?
What is Replication ?
Thanks
Seshu
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