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My question is, why is Siemens using spreadsheets and macros to manage equipment? This, in my opinion, is a real problem. There's too much patch work trying to
by jshowa3 7y ago
My question is, why is Siemens using spreadsheets and macros to manage equipment?
This, in my opinion, is a real problem. There's too much patch work trying to generate spreadsheets from other documents through macros and it's most likely a security risk.
I worked for a company that was moving away from using Office products for report management for this very reason. We have databases and it's 2019.
In fact, there's entire services that track assets already built that are infinitely better than spreadsheet generation.
- crispyporkbites 7y agoI'll go on the record here and say that this exact comment will remain appropriate and relevant in 2029 and possibly still in 2039
- jshowa3 7y agoYup, crap software practices stick around for a long time. Which is why lack of standards is frustrating and we'll never learn from mistakes.
- SmellyGeekBoy 7y agoEntire business empires are built and run on Excel and Access. It doesn't make it right, of course, but Siemens is hardly an outlier here.