Both the gateway and the data mart are available to be used by Datatel and any other ODBC-compatible reporting products. Application Documentation Envision produces both user reference and technical documentation from the procedures used to create the software. Documentation is so inherent to Envision that developers must make a conscious decision not to include it. Because Envision incorporates these messages into user documentation, on-line messages and printed documentation correspond. Similarly, Envision automatically generates technical specifications for elements and forms.
Developers can preview documentation on forms or in printed form at any time during development.
Application Modification and Tuning Envision's form generation capability allows developers to modify and tune designs by regenerating appropriate processes. Regeneration can occur even after the application software is implemented. Envision allows your institution to modify and augment Datatel-delivered forms and reports to meet your unique needs. Datatel consistently adds new subroutines and refines existing subroutines to increase system performance through updates to hardware, new display techniques, and emerging database concepts. Datatel and Envision users can tune Envision-based software to optimize system performance regardless of the host platform and its operating system.