Features and Facilities (3 of 3)

• At any time you may interrupt data entry operations to quickly scan what had been previously recorded in the current Node.  This facility will display multiple entries simultaneously.  It may be used, for example, to check that all Causes relating to the current keyword combination had been adequately addressed, or to remind the study team of what had already been discussed in order to prevent duplication of effort (i.e. restatement of the same problem under a different keyword combination), or perhaps to review all entries for the Node to ensure that nothing had been overlooked.
  • Illustration:-  Scanning Node entries

• Multiple data file windows may be concurrently opened.  This permits the viewing and, if necessary, the editing or cross-referencing of information in different sections of the current review, or perhaps even in other studies relating to the same or similar projects.  The screen layout and display of text within a data file window is automatically recalculated every time that window is re-sized. This means that the entire entry is constantly displayed.
  • Illustration:-  Multiple data file windows

• Being a database, the study data file may be queried (i.e. analysed) to select entries which match any criteria which is of interest (e.g. all Consequences mentioning the word 'fire', all Actions relating to operating procedures, all Responses which are overdue, Actions which are incomplete, etc.)  Multiple selections may be made to progressively narrow the search.
  • Illustration:-  The Data File Analysis dialog

• Reports containing selected data from those entries may be printed directly from the program.  Such data may also be automatically exported to Microsoft® Word, or alternatively a text file can be produced for subsequent import into other software such as a spreadsheet or external database.
  • Illustration:-  The dialog used to export analysis data
  • Illustration:-  A list of outstanding Actions exported to Microsoft® Word

• The option to distribute actions and receive responses electronically is incorporated within the system.  This includes the utility program with which recipients of Action files would initially type and then return their responses. The study data file is automatically updated to allow the current completion status of actions to be ascertained at any time.  Alternatively, Microsoft® Word Action Documents may be similarly generated, each containing all the actions assigned to a particular person or department.
  • Illustration:-  The Action Response Utility Program
  • Illustration:-  A Microsoft® Word Action Document

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