This kind of information is commonly called application metadata. Like the data store, Impact's configuration database runs on leading relational products like Oracle, SQL Server, and Informix. Impact's configuration tools help you enter and edit data in the configuration database. They help you customize hierarchies and define measurement sets, for example. All configuration tools are written in Java and are implemented as Wizards, to guide you through the configuration process.
Impact is designed for scalability.
For example, each Impact Server supports many Impact Clients. As your peak user load increases, you can replicate configuration servers on separate machines, all against the same remote data store. If necessary, you can replicate the data store itself. In this way, the Brio. Impact software architecture supports an unlimited number of concurrent users.