What's a better name than "EWOK" ??

[Ten98]

Ok, so...

I use an Excel spreadsheet to connect to a database and populate results into a sheet. It's effectively a mechanism to let users see what's in the database without going near an SQL window or anything like that.

It's really useful, as it means we can store data on a database that people can see without doing anything techie, and we don't need to do anything complicated like set up a web portal.

However, the person that worked here before me has decided to call these things "EWOKs" - I guess it stands for something but that little nugget of knowledge is lost...

I am writing up documentation (the person that worked here before didn't write any) and keep cringing every time I write the word EWOK, which is a lot. What's a better name for this type of Excel sheet? I don't like "Viewer" or "Data Pane". I want something simple but catchy.

What do you guys think?

 

[Domski]

Nigel?

 

[apo]

Maybe:

dbView, dbLookup, DataView, dbConnect, SQLSee

 

[al_b_cnu]

how about "Data Fetcher" or "Data Waiter"?

 

[Domski]

"Data Waiter"

That's actually pretty good. Quick copyright it

Dom

 

[al_b_cnu]

it seems I'm 31 years too late:

On Monday, June 22, 1981, a U.S. federal trademark registration was filed for DATA WAITER by POSTING EQUIPMENT CORPORATION, Buffalo 14216. 
The USPTO has given the DATA WAITER trademark serial number of 73315788. The current federal status of this trademark filing is CANCELLED - SECTION 8. 
The correspondent listed for DATA WAITER is Edwin T. Bean, Jr. of Christel, Bean & Linihan, 600 Guaranty Bldg., 28 Church St., Buffalo NY 14202 . 
The DATA WAITER trademark is filed in the category of Vehicles and Products for locomotion by land, air or water . 
The description provided to the USPTO for DATA WAITER is Small Carts which Hold Forms for a Computer in Connection with Data Processing.

 

[sous2817]

Cancelled - Section 8 means that it was stopped due to paperwork not being filed. Hurry, there's still time!

it seems I'm 31 years too late:

On Monday, June 22, 1981, a U.S. federal trademark registration was filed for DATA WAITER by POSTING EQUIPMENT CORPORATION, Buffalo 14216. 
The USPTO has given the DATA WAITER trademark serial number of 73315788. The current federal status of this trademark filing is CANCELLED - SECTION 8. 
The correspondent listed for DATA WAITER is Edwin T. Bean, Jr. of Christel, Bean & Linihan, 600 Guaranty Bldg., 28 Church St., Buffalo NY 14202 . 
The DATA WAITER trademark is filed in the category of Vehicles and Products for locomotion by land, air or water . 
The description provided to the USPTO for DATA WAITER is Small Carts which Hold Forms for a Computer in Connection with Data Processing.

 

[Johnoblong]

EWOK = Excel Warehouse Online Knowledge

 

[Rick Rothstein]

Well, since it is an Excel replacement for something SQL related, why not call it EQL (pronounced "equal")?