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Re: lift and complex tables

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From: Robert Yonaitis
Date: Mar 7, 2007 7:20AM

Hello All:

Just chiming in with a bit on the tables. There have been some really good comments on this topic. I have always believed that tables are not simple in any way for an organization to test. There are several key factors"

1. Determine if Table is Data or Layout
2. Of the list that are data run through repair or mark-up solution
(As Everyone noted there are of course many options. I would recommend that you try every tool and test it with your largest tables. Some tools make the error of trying to load a whole table into memory (Bad) and this gives the all too familiar Not Responding status for the application. So make sure the tool does a block read from disk to load your tables as data is needed)
3. Fix the tables as per standards / Data and Layout as required by your organization

When you think of HiSoftware (as Mentioned in the List below) and our AccVerify (Cynthia Says) tools or our solutions for CMS Systems think of a solution that addresses the issue in the above manner. First Bringing clarity then delivering the solution.

Best of luck with your good work,

-Rob