Cheat Sheet

Think I am moving forward with Sedna now, thanks to the Cheat Sheet, which I found invaluable when rebuilding my demo systems.

Cheat Sheet

This document is essential for all of us whilst we are still learning how to get the new version up and running.

I have finally taken the plunge and gone with a separate Sharepoint VMWare, which is also my domain controller, and this configuration works really well. You do need a sizable machine (I am running on a dual core Dell with 4Gb ram) but the domain controller / sharepoint server makes it more like real life.

I am a little concerned about the numerous versions that seem to be flowing out of R&D recently, the second one released end of last week, 25th, with versions release on 8th April and 17th March. I would prefer to see these as hot fixes, as I don't want to go through the pain of installation again, and want a stable base to start really selling this stuff.

Pivotal 6 thoughts

Well, I finally have a demonstrable version of sedna up and running.

My Thoughts....

Pros...

• One click install - an improvement over the install nightmares I have seen in Windows clients.
• Smart Client interface - very clean, very useable, very customisable
• Forms - well, they could not get much worse than in Active client
• Client / Server Tasks - once I have got my head around it all, I am sure, as we are in the .NET world, we can really take huge strides to produce efficient, complex solutions.
• Ability to use vbscript / VB dlls
• Sharepoint Portals - What a luxury!
• Outlook integration - I think this is going to be the killer part for people to upgrade.
  

Cons

• No Pivotal agents - The import utility is useful, but not a patch on what could be done in Pivotal agents on the fly. Leads to more work for customisers to do the bespoke import jobs.
• Documentation - still pretty poor.
• Need CMS 6.1 desperately.
• No pretty looking Portals OOB, would prefer to see several graphs etc being used.
• No undo in the form designer
  

Fustrated again

Still in the middle of getting Sedna up and running.

First things first, the documentation still sucks.

I wanted a document which was - do these steps to get Sedna up and running using the OOB CMS as we have it.

What I am doing is going across many documents etc which are not clear which steps to do first, which are essential etc etc.

The client seems slow as well, but then I am running on VMWare, on a laptop, so will reserve judgement until I see it in production, well a better spec machine anyway.

Does look good though, I am still working on it, and will do a full review if I get time by the end of this week.

Sedna (Sorry Pivotal 6) at last

Just a step away from getting the new release up and running...

Only taken me all day, last stumbling block was no SQL 2005 SP2.

Will let you know how I get on later

MIA Still

As I have been MIA for a couple of weeks, I thought that when I came back to life Sedna would be everywhere. But it has not been released yet!

13th March is the latest release time, but I won't hold my breath.

Wonder what last minutes bugs / features they are fixing?

Sedna - Still MIA

I watched the Sedna webcast on Migration yesterday, and I think I have seen it before, around November time.

What struck me when I was watching it was the bits that we haven't seen yet.

• Queries and reporting - promised in the next webcast
• Import tool - the replacement for the good old Pivotal import routines
• Pivotal Agents replacements - I remember (not sure where I got this from) that there was a planned replacement for Pivotal agents, using something similar to Biztalk Workflow. This will greatly aid those non-developers out there that love agents.
• Pivotal Agent Explorer - mentioned lots of times, but no visibility yet
  

The other think that is not quite MIA, but moving backwards, is the release date. First week in March is the current plan, wonder what is causing them issues?

Also, the release in March will not be capable of being sold to new customers. I assume that this is because the CMS is not up to scratch yet. What level of CMS will be included with the first release?

I, like others I am sure, will be downloading the code as soon as it becomes made available. Work commitments permitting, I will report back as soon as it is installed.

Sedna Webcast - Migrating to Sedna

Link to the latest webcast, all about Migrating.

https://cdcsoftware.webex.com/cdcsoftware/onstage/g.php?t=a&d=714228893


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