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Topic: Is MVD good for me and my needs ?

Hello,
Do you think that MVD is easy enough to use for me, who has no database skills, knowing that I would like an application to manage a boarding kennel, including of course clients and pets, billing, reservation planning, kennel/crate occupancy, financial reports. The existing solutions are all on the cloud and require a fairly large monthly subscription, given my hosting capacity. I haven't found any satisfactory on-promise software (I've tested a dozen or so...).
I really enjoy to learn a new skill, even if it should be easier and faster to ask for a programer.
Thank for advice .

  • derek
  • derek
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  • Registered: 2015-02-16
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Re: Is MVD good for me and my needs ?

Hi,
It's all subjective but personally, I think MVD is one of the simpler and yet still powerful programs for writing and distributing your own applications.
However, no matter which product you choose, all of them require a basic understanding of database design and what a relational database is.   What it is NOT is a spreadsheet yet all too often we see database design that tries to replicate a flat file structure and unsurprisingly fails.
From the outline of your requirement, it is something that can be done using MVD but I would advise against 'trying to run before you can walk'.  Too many people try to 'climb Mount Everest' with their very first project, get understandably disillusioned when they encounter problems and then give up.
Also be prepared to change the way you currently operate so that you can take full advantage of how MVD (or any other product) works.
Regards,
Derek.

  • Registered: 2015-11-16
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Re: Is MVD good for me and my needs ?

Good explanation.