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FEATURES AT-A-GLANCE
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GENERAL
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| Maturity of product |
The CATS product line was first implemented in 1995. CATSWeb was introduced in March 2000 making it the first 100% Web-based quality management system on the market. |
| First OnDemand Customer |
Fall 2000 |
| User-defined forms |
Unlimited |
| User-defined fields |
Unlimited |
| Electronic signatures |
Unlimited |
| Electronic signature types |
Unlimited |
| Notes, file attachments, & links |
Unlimited |
| User-defined automatic escalation & notification rules |
Unlimited |
| User-defined automatic task assignments |
Yes |
| Built-in user-configurable performance metrics and management dashboards |
Yes |
| Point-and-click form-driven queries |
Yes |
| User defined filtered task lists |
Yes |
| Full text search (basic and advanced) |
Yes |
| Flexible workflow |
Yes |
| Reporting (built-in graphs, charts, meters, sliders, gauges) |
Yes |
| Point-and-click GUI: Change colors, fonts, etc. |
Yes |
| Data export to Excel, Word, etc. |
Yes |
| Text delimited data import from Excel, Lotus Notes and many others |
Yes |
| Fully queryable Audit Trail |
Yes |
| Works with all Web browsers (Netscape, Internet Explorer, Safari, Opera, etc.) |
Yes |
| Works on all operating systems |
Yes |
| Zero software client (no JavaScript, VB Script, ActiveX) |
Yes |
| Zero setup client |
Yes |
| Great performance over low-bandwidth connections |
Yes |
| 100% FDA Title 21 CFR Part 11 compliant |
Yes |
| PreConfigured Solutions |
Yes |
| Redundant backup systems |
Yes |
| Customer backup download option |
Yes |
| Integrated records management (for compliance with record retention policies) |
Yes |
| FORM CUSTOMIZATION |
| Configurable field names & captions |
Yes |
| Configurable form layout |
Yes |
| Configurable default values (fixed, looked up, or calculated) |
Yes |
| Configurable field validations |
Yes |
| Configurable field properties: mandatory, editable, visible, format, etc. |
Yes |
| User-defined selection lists - Unlimited lists, with unlimited entries, bound to any form field(s) |
Yes |
| Any field may be linked to any external data |
Yes |
| Unlimited number of special-purpose buttons & links may be added to any form |
Yes |
| Intelligent selection lists (List contents react to other data entered |
Yes |
| Functionality can be extended via Web Services |
Yes |
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CODELESS CONFIGURABILITY
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Add Processes (forms, workflows, dashboards, home pages, etc.)
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Unlimited |
Configure Forms (captions, properties, validation, lists)
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Yes |
Configure Workflows (add/modify business processes, steps, serial/parallel)
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Yes |
Configure Charts & Graphs (built-in, chart type, data source, labels)
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Yes |
Configure Approval Routing (serial, parallel, majority/all, notification lists)
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Yes |
Configure Business Rules (escalation, auto-reassignments, notifications)
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Yes |
Configure Field-Level Math (numeric math, date calculations, conversions)
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Yes |
Configure E-Mail Notifications (recipients, cc, subject, message)
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Yes |
Configure Confirmation & Validation Error Messages (customize title and message)
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Yes |
| Configure Permissions (forms, fields, dashboards, hyperlinks, functionality) |
Yes |
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E-MAIL INTEGRATION
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| Universal e-mail system support |
Yes (see list of all systems below)* |
| Automatic task notifications via e-mail |
Yes |
| Record forwarding via e-mail |
Yes |
| Daily task list e-mail |
Yes |
| HTML-formatted e-mail messages |
Yes |
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SECURITY
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| Supports SSL encryption |
Yes |
| Dual authenticated password resets |
Yes |
| Configurable minimum password length |
Yes |
| Configurable minimum password numeric characters |
Yes |
| Configurable password lifetime |
Yes |
| Configurable maximum failed login attempts |
Yes |
| Configurable session duration |
Yes |
| Configurable inactivity timer |
Yes |
| Configurable record access restrictions |
Yes |
| Configurable field access restrictions |
Yes |
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EXTENSIBILITY
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| Integrates with external information systems and databases via Web Services |
Yes |
| Can display data from external information systems, databases, or files |
Yes |
| Selection lists/default values may come from external systems via Web Services |
Yes |
| * Works with any mail system that is compliant with SMTP/POP3 (Internet Mail), MAPI, Active Messaging/CDO (Microsoft Exchange), VIM (Lotus), MHS (Novell), Lotus Notes API, or Banyan VINES. |
