In light of the recent blog entry about CiviCRM and BIRT integration I suddenly have severe reservations regarding the new CiviReport integration.
Don't get me wrong, I fully believe in the power and usefulness of BIRT and used it in a recent project. I'm deeply concerned however about the j2ee server side requirements involved in this strategy. The vast majority of non-profits I support and work with do not have the dedicated server / server infrastructure to deploy such a reporting tool. J2EE applications don't generally do well in shared hosting deployment scenarios.
While I do see a clear deployment route that would involve mysql data dumps and some type of server appliance that could be easily automated. This will seem rather cumbersome to my typical client. I'll continue to play with and explore this option as I have time but right now, am quite concerned about its viability.
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BIRT integration with CiviCRM
Don't get me wrong, I fully believe in the power and usefulness of BIRT and used it in a recent project. I'm deeply concerned however about the j2ee server side requirements involved in this strategy. The vast majority of non-profits I support and work with do not have the dedicated server / server infrastructure to deploy such a reporting tool. J2EE applications don't generally do well in shared hosting deployment scenarios.
While I do see a clear deployment route that would involve mysql data dumps and some type of server appliance that could be easily automated. This will seem rather cumbersome to my typical client. I'll continue to play with and explore this option as I have time but right now, am quite concerned about its viability.
Weblink:
BIRT integration with CiviCRM
1 comment:
Don:
Yes, the J2EE requirements are quite a hassle, but there was no open source PHP reporting solution that we could reuse. Also reporting as you know is too complex and varied to build it ourselves
We'll work closely with the ASP's like CivicSpace on Demand and Open Social Sites to enable this which will give smaller non-profits an affordable option without having to pay a lot
lobo
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