RDB Discussion

An RDB provides very versatile report generation capability

Data entry is particularly easy - particularly for entering the same value into many records at the same time

The ability to order the report based on any field makes the verification of hardware addresses and the checking of name spelling particularly simple

It is very difficult to see complex EPICS record relationships by following the text entries in an RDB

Data and processing links would be more difficult to enter as names would need to be spelled properly (where Capfast only requires a wire)

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RDB Discussion

An RDB provides very versatile report generation capability

Data entry is particularly easy - particularly for entering the same value into many records at the same time

The ability to order the report based on any field makes the verification of hardware addresses and the checking of name spelling particularly simple

It is very difficult to see complex EPICS record relationships by following the text entries in an RDB

Data and processing links would be more difficult to enter as names would need to be spelled properly (where Capfast only requires a wire)

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