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John Ellsworth User is Offline

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07/02/2007 8:30 AM

The list below is a quick summary of key differences between inciteKnowledge Knowledge Manager and The Proposal Automation Suite. Please note that Knowledge Manager addresses both document and presentation content, while The Proposal Automation Suite manages document content exclusively. Please feel free to ask any questions you may have about product capabilities.

*Feature*	incite Knowledge Manager	*The Proposal Automation Suite™*
*Knowledge Bases*
View multiple knowledge bases at once	YES	NO
Create new knowledge base	YES (Admin Page)	YES
Support translated content in a single repository with links	YES	NO
*Categories*
Create main and sub categories	YES	YES
Support complex category structures (configurable up to 32 levels)	YES	NO
*Key Words and Synonyms*
Assign key words	OPT	YES
Assign unlimited key words to a content record	YES	NO
Manage synonyms	YES	YES
*Content Records*
Available record information:
· Record ID	YES	YES
· Short Description	YES	NO
· Long Description/Label	YES	YES
· Filters	YES	NO
· Date Created	YES	YES
· Creator	YES	YES
· Last Modified Date	YES	YES
· Last Modified by	YES	YES
· Reviewer	YES	YES
· Multiple Reviewers	YES	NO
· Expiration Date	YES	YES
· Multiple Review Cycles with Unique Expiration Dates	YES	NO
· Work "In Progress" copy of content	YES	NO
· Links to other records	YES	NO
· Links to translated records	YES	NO
· List of record-specific feedback	YES	NO
· User-defined attributes (up to 83 supported)	YES	NO
· Record-level security/access privileges	YES	NO
Receive expired record notification	YES	YES
View audit history (when a content record was sent for review, updated, etc.)	YES	NO
*Reports*
Run standard reports	YES	YES
Create, save, and run custom reports	YES	YES
Assign access privileges to reports (create, read, modify, etc.)	YES	NO
*Query*
Standard queries provided out of the box	YES	NO
Create, save, and run custom queries	YES	YES
Assign access privileges to queries (create, read, modify, etc.)	YES	NO
*Search*
Search by key word	OPT	YES
Full-text search (exact phrase)	YES	YES
Search operators (exact match, match any, match all)	YES	NO
Search record fields (key words, content, short description, long description, user-defined attributes) – individually or collectively	YES	NO
*Miscellaneous*
Create, save, and run Blueprints	YES	YES
Dashboard	YES	NO
Graphics library (add, remove, use)	YES	YES
Create, save, use, and manage prompt text	YES	YES
Create, save, use, and manage prompt graphics	YES	NO
Centrally manage common values or statistics to be applied to records upon use	YES	NO
Manage translation of prompt text labels	YES	NO
Enforce behavior of prompt text, including defaults and whether they can be overwritten	YES	NO
View and manage feedback	YES	YES
Capture and manage multiple design templates	YES	NO
Mode home pages	YES	NO
*Security*
Name users who can access the system	YES	NO
Assign data access security to users	YES	NO
Assign functional privileges to users	YES	NO

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