Security and Personalization Management With Progident Application Platform

Corporate executives require a huge volume of information to support strategic decision making. Obviously, a number of software programs on the market can meet this fundamental need when it comes to inputting and storing information in a structured manner. But can they guarantee quality information? Given that strategic information is the foundation of any effective management decision, a professional manager should not have to question his or her professionalism. This is a key role of Progident/Platform; to ensure quality information by providing all the necessary protection systems.

Given that “Quality Information” must be protected, we know that “Total Protection” can become a synonym for “Stifled Management” and hence management inefficiency.

This is why it is crucial for an enlightened manager to be able to precisely control the degree of protection required for a particular management function. To ensure that access and security control remains an asset, not a liability, Progident/Platform offers two approaches to security: functional security and information security. By combining these two extremely flexible approaches, you implement the type of optimum security you need to guarantee quality management information and operation efficiency. Precision security for precision management!

For efficiency aficionados, looking for ways to save time is second nature. How many times have you hoped to avoid duplicate information entries when creating a client file? Duplicate information such as the state or the province where your company does most of its business? What was initially a minor detail could result in many unbilled hours of lost productivity by the end of the year–and this is just one example of among many other details! To guarantee optimum information input, Progident/Platform features editing properties (default values, mandatory entry, automatic selection, etc.) for each input field on the screens for all Progident software programs!

You can also use Progident/Platform to configure a “List” work window to include information of your choosing, in the order you want.

Do you use a small number of input fields for a given table in your management environment? Eliminating irrelevant information and organizing the necessary information to guarantee efficient input and consultation was never easier.

Together with functional security, you can use this option to restrict consultation to very precise information and to select category of user.

Most management software allows you to manage information that is deemed “critical” to your operations and decisions, but when it comes to finding specific information quickly and efficiently, things are different. Systems that anticipate efficient management functions for exceptional cases are rare. Progident/Platform features a number of high-level functions, including information filters and an “Advanced Search” option. Users can configure these functions and redefine what they consider to be an efficient search. Even the most surprising exceptional cases… and since an exception confirms the rule,  Progident/Platform instantly becomes a trusted ally!

In keeping with its “MDI” (Multiple Documents Interface) approach, Progident/Platform favours the use of viewports and multitasking, which are the keys in your quest for efficiency. This is why Progident/Platform comes with a safe option that allows you to automatically set and store a configuration of work windows ("Screens set") specific to each user. This allows users to start up activities faster during each work session.

For many, standardized communications is a process that waters down the importance and personal contacts between a company and its outside environment. A lack of standardization, however, also has pitfalls that every business should avoid. For example, sending an incomplete message by error to customers or inefficient preparation for mailings. To meet a business’s strategic communication needs, the report generator comes with a form letter feature that completely eliminates the need for use of external word processing software. This function operates in an RTF (Rich Text Format) editing environment and comes with almost all of the usual text formatting options, including fonts, control of indentation, tabulation and the ability to incorporate an image. A dynamic object (OLE) can also be added to a text. In other words, a letter can, for example, incorporate an MS ExcelTM spreadsheet that changes dynamically over time for a graphic representation of cumulative sales.

Our report generator supports over 100 different label formats based on “Avery” paper models. Printing labels from any data table in your Progident solution becomes a fast and easy task that requires no other office software. All RTF editing options for the form letters are available. The generator also supports printing one label at a time for use with special pilot printers, including “Smart Label” and Seiko.

If your inner manager is salivating now, then you will be pleased to learn that, thanks to the Progident/Platform platform, the generator’s simplified mode represents approximately only 10% of its report customization capabilities. Yes, you read correctly! In form mode, the generator’s capabilities increase tenfold and expand to a point that almost defies description. One of the many features of the form mode is the option to design reports with drilldown to multiple levels. Progident/Platform’s form generator also includes all of the usual features of popular report generators on the market, but offers a key advantage; there’s no need to purchase an additional external tool when you choose a Progident management solution!

With this degree of management flexibility, the number of customized reports can appear daunting. This type of customization power could become a hidden hindrance to the productivity of a work team if it was not for Progident/Platform’s “Personal Report” function. With this function, each user can define his or her own list of personal reports.

A list usually consists of frequently used reports. Flexibility without compromising efficiency! This is a perfect example of the product philosophy that is behind the Progident success.

To our knowledge, “Feng Shui” has not yet been incorporated into management software, but... times are changing! According to an ancient proverb, the spirit of an individual is like a parachute; it works best when it is opened. Thanks to the Progident/Platform platform, the Progident software operate using standard import and integration utilities that you can draw on to effortlessly open your solution to the outside world. The report generator plays a remarkably strategic role in the open architecture of Progident management solutions. You can use it to produce report results in a variety of international file formats, including extension formats PDF, RTF, DOC, XLS, TIF, CSV, and TXT. Information transfer and sharing have never been this easy!

To further optimize all of Progident’s platform configuration and customization capabilities, Progident/Platform is designed on the basis of a 3-level hierarchy architecture. This hierarchy system allows you to define and use general or specific configuration and customized models for each group of user. The unlimited number of management combinations at your disposal in a structured framework leads you to the following conclusion: Progident software is a tailored management solution, available at the cost of standard software, and offers the stability of standard software!

If your business manages a large volume of transactions, Progident/Platform’s “Client/Server” module is the ideal enabler to boost the performance and reliability of your Progident management solution from 50% to 100% with an SQL data server.