Hear about OpenEdge Debugger from Progress Software and Aurora, a reporting solution from CornerStar and tons of Progress programming tips at the fall Virginia Progress user group (VAPUG) meeting. Enjoy networking with fellow Progress users and partners at the meeting on Thursday, October 14 at Allegro's office in Glen Allen, Va. Please note we're meeting on a Thursday due to scheduling arrangements. Please join us from noon to 5 p.m. We'll have our free networking lunch from noon to 1 p.m., followed by our two presentations. If you're within a reasonable commute to the Richmond area, we encourage you to attend this meeting (this is our only Virginia PUG meeting this fall).

R.S.V.P. with Laura Woodard at (804) 553-1130 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it by October 7th.

Presentation Overviews:

"You've Got a Problem, Here’s How to Find It" by Edsel Garcia of Progress Software

The ability to easily diagnose, troubleshoot and debug issues in your application is critical. Whether your client uses GUI, Character, WebSpeed or AppServer or is within OpenEdge Architect, the OpenEdge Debugger is there to help you debug problems quickly and easily. During this session, you'll see the debugger in action, and we’ll discuss using it with the different flavors of the ABL client.

You’ll also learn about troubleshooting sticky situations in which you might find yourself and about the tools and techniques used for addressing those situations. Whether it's a memory leak, a performance problem or a general debugging situation, there are features and functions in OpenEdge to help you handle any issue quickly and easily.

"How to take Advantage of the Progress Technologies for Better Reporting"

Challenge:  Being to able to deliver professional looking reports with minimal developer effort and at a low cost.

Solution:  Use Aurora to create data sources which allows users to create their own reports safely and easily

Issues to get there:

• Application Transformation Methodology used to design Aurora Analytics leveraged ABL, C#, .NET, RBDMS, and AppServers to create a Cloud ready solution.
• Business Logic of the report no longer wedded to the front (or back) of the reporting tool providing for a dynamic solution.
• AppServer allows for a single library of reports to be used against many data sources / databases.
• Easily reuse existing 4gl so as not having to reinvent the wheel

Top Take Aways:

• Self-service reporting with a safety net
• Can fit into any environment
• No need to learn new technologies to deliver modern looking reports.

Meeting location:

Allegro's office
9800 J.E.B. Stuart Parkway
Suite 106
Glen Allen, VA 23059
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About Our Speakers:

Edsel Garcia is a Principal Software Engineer for OpenEdge development at Progress Software. He is experienced in working with the ABL, OpenEdge Architect, and WebSpeed among others tools. He recently gave a presentation on OpenEdge Management at Progress Exchange Online 2010.

CornerStar, a BI solutions provider based out of Portland Oregon, demonstrated its Aurora reporting solution with the Oregon Progress user group. The Oregon PUG members really enjoyed learning about how to use this tool. Please check back here shortly for details about our second presentation.