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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.