Modify Browser Layout of Discoverer Plus

Hi,
Is there a way to change the browser layout of Discoverer Plus? I want to have an available list of workbooks area on the left hand side of the browser under available items and selected items.
Regards,
Gladys

Hey Gladys.
I have seen this 'challenge' so many times before and IMO, it's just plain wrong (sorry about the soapbox).
I can name companies (although would be shot if I did) from small to Fortune biggies where a 'user group' gets together to decide upon a query tool. Of course that group does not include any consulants who are experts in the field, any IT people who really know all the tools under consideration already, etc.
So, by some magic consisting of "we used it at my last company", to "it looks really good", to "well they gave me a cool t-shirt", they come up with about 3 tools to consider.
Then ... they invite all 3 companies in to perform a 'dog and pony' show. Of course, they have to load your machine with glowing examples in a schema just for them that shows how their tool can do absolutely everything in the world plus make a decent cappuccino (sp?). Oh ... and here are your free binculars?, pens?, tshirts?, stickers?, etc.
So, then this 'task group' comes up with - let's say for fun as this is an Oracle forum - Business Objects.
Without going into all the detail about costs such as BO groups coming in at lofty hourly rates (all the companies do this) and buying new slam-dunk-2007-unix-capuccino servers, you have BO.
But then ... and again not picking on BO, just an example ... does it do all you want? Does it interface completely with Oracle like the Oracle product did? What about upgrades ... do they write it for Oracle ... or all databases and therefore not cutting edge like Oracle is 'supposed' to be?
I learned long ago to:
1. Pick a toolset and stick with it (ie: Word vs WordPerfect). Just pick one and stay with it until Hell freezes over as they just keep leap frogging each other.
2. Oracle is not cheap (how do you think Larry can afford to build an Asian mansion or drive a fighter jet?)
3. Sticking with Oracle if at all possible for everything is the safest solution. Sure they may have a tool that pales in comparison at a particular time, but Larry just pulls out his wallet, throws a few billion into the pot, buys up the competition and years later you're Oracle anyway
4. try not to have 'user task groups' decide on major decisions like BI tools unless they're are computer technical people (ie: greater than 5 years in the business) AND they're not 'last company' whiners (ie: at my last company we used PeopleSoft and boy it was 149 times better than Oracle)
Okay, climbing off the soap box ... but that felt good.
To misquote Clinton ... I feel your 'challenge'.
Russ

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