Editions available
This table shows which features are available in each edition of Banxia®
Decision Explorer®. The editions are:
| Standard | This is the full, unrestricted edition of the software, offering all facilities. Buy now. |
| Academic | This is essentially the same as the standard edition for academic use, but prints it’s name on printouts. Buy now. |
| Academic (lab) | For teaching in computer laboratories, you can purchase a multi-user lab license with either 300 concept or 8000 concept capability. Use conditions apply. |
| Personal (formerly Student) | This is a cut-down edition suitable for projects up to 300 concepts (full details). This is available for download only, with PDF documentation. You can upgrade at any time to a more powerful version. |
| Viewer | A restricted version in that it cannot save any changes, but otherwise a fully capable version of the software (which will print its name on printouts). Download now. |
| Demo | A restricted version which can save models, but is limited to 30 concepts. We recommend this for learning the software since you can then build models that are usable when you purchase a full version. Download now. |
Features table
| Edition: |
Standard
|
Academic
|
Personal
|
Viewer
|
Demo
|
| Delivery | |||||
| Physical box with CD (manuals optional extra) |
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
| Available as download from web |
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
| Documentation | |||||
| Printed User’s Guide & Reference Manual |
Optional purchase
|
Optional purchase
|
Optional purchase
|
Optional purchase
|
Optional purchase
|
| Electronic version of User’s Guide and Reference Manual on CD-ROM | N | N | N |
N
|
N
|
| Electronic version of User’s Guide and Reference Manual included in software |
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
| Full online help |
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
| Introductory tutorial online |
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
| Tip of the day to help you get the best of the software |
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
| Capabilities | |||||
| Number of concepts |
8000
|
8000
|
300
|
8000
|
30
|
| Number of views |
40
|
40
|
8
|
8
|
4
|
| Number of concept styles |
20
|
20
|
20
|
20
|
20
|
| Number of link styles |
30
|
30
|
8
|
8
|
8
|
| Run from a networked drive |
Y
|
Y
|
N
|
N
|
Y
|
| Number of possible sets in model (for data coding) |
8000
|
8000
|
8000
|
8000
|
400
|
| Model overview (editable notes stored in model) |
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
| Display facilities | |||||
| Display scaling (full size, half size, fit-to-window, custom zoom) |
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
| Path display counts |
Y
|
Y
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
| Full screen mode for maximum display |
Y
|
Y
|
N
|
N
|
Y
|
| Memo cards for storing additional information (with launch of other applications) |
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
| Customisable border display for concept |
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
| View auto-protect and manual control |
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
| User naming facility for concept identification |
Y
|
Y
|
N
|
N
|
Y
|
| Customisable style properties (font, colour, border) |
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
| Edition: |
Standard
|
Academic
|
Personal
|
Viewer
|
Demo
|
| User Interface | |||||
| Rapid entry mode |
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
N
|
Y
|
| Customisable toolbars |
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
| Title changed to display version information occasionally |
N
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
| Copy and paste customisation facilities |
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Copy
|
Y
|
| Error position control for best facilitation |
Y
|
Y
|
N
|
N
|
Y
|
| Model access control |
Y
|
Y
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
| Map management tools (hide concept, bring unseen, bring set) |
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
| View management (copy, delete, move, rename) |
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
N
|
Y
|
| Analysis Capabilities | |||||
| Text search facility |
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
| Central, Cluster, Collapse, Domain, Hieset, Loop, Potent, Focus (core analysis facilities) |
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
| Alias, Band, Strip & Prelaps, Std, Mix, Connect & Sort, Cset, Edm, Errorlevel, Ht, Lsh & Lgh, Lcreator, Leditor, Lnames, Lru & Lrq, Logic, Loopc, Loopr, Review, Newpass, Superpass, Stdlevel, Nopassword, Showlevel, Vote |
Y
|
Y
|
N
|
N
|
Y
|
| Variety of mapping commands (for focus on particular concepts) |
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
| Over 50 more commands |
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
| External GCL commands for customisation |
Y
|
Y
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
| Import/Export | |||||
| Dynamic Data Exchange for external application communication |
Y
|
Y
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
| Customisable header and footer on printed pages |
Y
|
Fixed footer
|
Fixed footer
|
Fixed footer
|
Fixed footer
|
| Copy and paste to other applications |
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
| XML import / export |
Y
|
Y
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
| Import/Export to other applications |
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
N
|
Y
|
| Edition: |
Standard
|
Academic
|
Personal
|
Viewer
|
Demo
|
For further information about Decision Explorer® and how it can help your work, please contact Banxia Software.
