Desktop Overview

What is InfoLibrarian™ Desktop Express

InfoLibrarian Metadata Framework Desktop Express is designed to help small and medium sized business start managing metadata without the requirement to purchase a full-blown Enterprise Solution.

InfoLibrarian Desktop is the ideal way to get started today with your POC's, pilot projects or for existing projects that can benefit from metadata management.

InfoLibrarian Desktop includes:

the InfoLibrarian Repository™, Desktop Tools, InfoLibrarian Framework™, comprehensive documentation and a stand-alone version of the InfoLibrarian Portal™ which requires no third party web server.

   Key Features

Import and load metadata from different sources including databases, code, third party tools and spreadsheets.

Create and manage custom metadata objects and properties.

Map and stitch metadata across disparate source tools.

Define, load and manage business terms and business rules.

Create and manage flexible business taxonomies.

Navigate, search and perform Impact analysis via the powerful web portal.

Drill through graphical depictions of data lineage and taxonomies via the portal.

Built-in compare features compares metadata and code.

Track metadata changes over time.

Key Benefits

Key Benefits

Deploy data dictionaries. Capture, Manage and publish Business Terms and Glossaries.

Import or create Taxonomies for Terms and Glossaries.

Capture and manage your metadata in a central repository .

Share metadata with other business users.

Determine the impact of making a system change.

Capture metadata for processes that have little or no documentation.

Spend less time searching for information and data.

Diagnose problems.

Provide quick reference insight into the systems you manage.

System Requirements

Desktop Express System Requirements

Operating System	Microsoft Windows 200 and Windows XP
Memory	256 megabyte (MB) RAM or higher. 512 MB RAM or higher recommended.
Hard Disk	170 MB typical. 200 MB recommended.
Display	1024x768 or higher resolution monitor.
Web Browser	Microsoft Internet Explorer, Netscape and Mozilla/Firefox. browsers are supported.
Additional	See InfoLibrarian Software page for more information on our software products.

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