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I would like to know the procedures for developing a system using information from a database of a third-party system.

Explaining: in my work we use a desktop system (SIABI) to manage processes such as book registration, loans, returns, etc. I would like to build an application with some functionality that does not exist in SIABI, but for this I would need to be able to access the database used by SIABI. How is this done? Would I contact the SIABI owner and ask him to please give me access to the database? And just out of curiosity, is this a frequent need for programmers?

For example, in SIABI there is no option to display a list of books that do not have a registered cover image, so I wanted to develop a separate application that complements SIABI with features that SIABI does not have. The idea would be to continue using SIABI normally and use my application only when SIABI is not enough.

I'm totally new to programming, so if you do, do not use too many technical terms.

    
asked by anonymous 26.01.2018 / 21:49

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@Reily, goes a long way from the trading that your client / boss had with the owner of this system. Because if there is no conversation before, the owner of SIABI will have no interest in helping to develop a web system that will likely eventually disable his.

If this is not a problem, as @Krismorte commented, you can consult them regarding the availability of webservices.

If not, you could describe what information you need (student name, tuition, book code, etc.) to prepare views and make a user available to the database without so many privileges to see those views).

Or if he is good partner with you, prepare a dump from the base for you to work locally.

    
27.01.2018 / 02:06
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