dmroeder
Lifetime Supporting Member
I'm just posting to get peoples thoughts on MER's vs APA this day and age (I am only referring to 5.0 and greater)...
Since it was allowed, we have always allowed our MER's to be converted back to editable applications. We get customers that insist on getting an APA from us, we always tell them that the MER is sufficient as it is compiled with the entire application, they still insist on getting the APA from us and get mad at us for not giving them what they want the first time. We end up restoring the MER, then creating the APA and sending it to them.
I'm sure there are some here that also insist on having an APA, if so why? Have you ran into issues with using the MER?
We have been strictly using the MER since it was allowed and we have not experienced anything that is not common to the APA. I have yet to have a customer come up with a rational reason to need the APA. It's always been: "We've had issues", never anything specific. I'm all ears though...
Since it was allowed, we have always allowed our MER's to be converted back to editable applications. We get customers that insist on getting an APA from us, we always tell them that the MER is sufficient as it is compiled with the entire application, they still insist on getting the APA from us and get mad at us for not giving them what they want the first time. We end up restoring the MER, then creating the APA and sending it to them.
I'm sure there are some here that also insist on having an APA, if so why? Have you ran into issues with using the MER?
We have been strictly using the MER since it was allowed and we have not experienced anything that is not common to the APA. I have yet to have a customer come up with a rational reason to need the APA. It's always been: "We've had issues", never anything specific. I'm all ears though...