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| Technical Overview |
A Digital-Clay system may consist of the
following elements:
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ClayCentral: The server to which
all clients connect. |
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The database back-end: For example:
SQL Server or an MDB file. Handled by ClayCentral only. |
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Clients:
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ClayStudio: The
tool for administrators, managers and solution builders.
This is the only client that cannot synchronize
an offline database. |
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ClayStation: The
tool for end-users, consisting of a customized toolbar,
a user profile, and an optional offline database
(MDB). |
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ClayStation for
Outlook: An Outlook version of the ClayStation that
runs inside, and synchronizes data with Outlook.
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Web ClayStation:
A web-based version of ClayStation that can be run
inside Web browsers. See the Clay Wiki for more
information. . |
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ClayIntegrator:
A tool for integrating with, and importing data
from other systems |
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Scalability
The Digital-Clay Application Engine has been used successfully
to develop highly configurable systems for a wide range of industries,
including systems with hundreds of fields and tables, hundreds
of automation rules, databases with millions of records, and
systems with hundreds of concurrent users. The code has been
optimized and fine-tuned for years and can provide a solid solution
to any enterprise-scale system. The flexible architecture of
Digital-Clay supports dynamic environments and can easily scale
and adapt as needs change.
Feature List
Digital-Clay provides hundreds of features and tools for building
any conceivable system, all using fast and user-friendly visual
interfaces, and requiring no code, scripting languages or SQL.
These features include:
Data Management
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Add hundreds of custom tables and
fields. |
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Add advanced types of fields, including
e-mail, sequential numbers, functions, pictures, and attachments. |
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Link any table to any table even
multiple times. |
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Link tables together using optional
joins (outer joins). |
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Hide a complex database structure
from users and other solution builders using Custom Links. |
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Customize each field on a role level. |
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Customize each form layout on a user
level. |
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Add documents/attachments to any
record or to public folders. |
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Fast bulk changes to many records
using several advanced tools. |
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Full record histories for tracking
changes on a field level. |
Notes on Custom Links:
When dealing with joined tables, Custom Links provide the base
for all Digital-Clay Application Engine features. Digital-Clay
features a unique patent-pending design that offers the following
usability benefits:
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Links are unlimited in flexibility:
Tables can be linked to other tables via multiple fields,
to themselves, and to distant tables via multiple intermediate
tables. These complex links can be used anywhere in the
GUI without restrictions on depth or amounts of tables.
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The complexity of data structures
is hidden from other builders/users: Links can be created
by one solution builder who designs the data structure,
then other solution builders or even end-users can add
columns to lists, build reports, dashboards, BI, automation
rules, etc. without knowing anything about the structure.
E.g. a user can create an analysis table that links dozens
of tables together by simply selecting the needed entities
from a list. |
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Link Grouping unique benefits: Multiple
indicators can be summarized in a single table and grouped
by a single dimension even though they are joined to the
dimension in different ways. Filters on multiple tables,
graphs, charts, etc in a single dashboard or report can
be set once at the dashboard level even though each of
these objects uses different joins and tables. |
Business Intelligence, Analysis and Reporting
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Build advanced filters with a simple
interface. This includes OR/AND grouping, negative filters,
inverse queries, and custom functions as filters. |
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Filter by searching inside documents
or attachment keywords. |
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Add dynamic, user-defined filter
values to any list, table, dashboard, or report. |
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Use or create any conceivable KPI/Indicator,
including KPIs built using custom functions. |
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Slice indicators by unlimited dimensions. |
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Aggregate, combine, or apply a variety
of transformations to indicator values. |
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Highlight indicator values using rules.
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Drill-down into your analysis data
in multiple ways. |
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Indicators can be sliced, aggregated,
combined and compared while maintaining uniqueness. See
below for notes. |
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Combine multiple analysis results
into a single table, or combine analysis results using
matrix calculations. |
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Build several different kinds of
eye-pleasing, informative, fully-customizable analysis
graphs. |
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Build complex hierarchical charts
and Gantt charts with a few clicks. |
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Easily build dashboards with a point-and-click
interface. |
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Add custom lists, graphs, charts
and dashboards to data form layouts. |
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Build powerful HTML/MHTML/Word/Excel
reports containing pages of text, fields, analysis tables
and graphs, etc. |
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