Programming Interface

This is achieved with the exposure of the system functions using an Application Program Interface to provide easy and safe access. Some of the features and scope are listed below.

Key features

• Extend Q4 to add features and details specific to your own business
• Customize Q4 by redesigning or replacing user interfaces
• Integrate Q4 with other systems, using simple to use and “upgrade-safe” interfaces
• Standard, .NET/COM based interfaces place minimal demands on development tools or training requirements
• Free your users from fixed PCs by extending Q4 out to web clients by developing your own browser pages
• Program the .NET/COM based interfaces through C++, .NET, Visual Basic or even Microsoft Office applications
• Build PC-based rich clients and server based browser interfaces to Q4 without worrying about the CMMS functionality
• Select and extract arbitrary data sets for display, manipulation and reporting
• Provide your users with a “digital dashboard”, linked with Q4 and other business systems to give an instant overview
• Integrate easily with other business systems to avoid the costs, errors and irritation of duplicate entry
• Work to a defined and published interface, so that your code survives upgrades and simply “inherits” new or altered CMMS functions
• Full multi-tier design means that you can use the powerful facilities available with no restrictions on the type of user interface you want to build
• Fully component based architecture gives you direct access to Q4 processing with no need to understand the details of how they work
• Infrastructure components provide trouble free control over user login without compromising security
• Fetch, edit and process Q4 data items through the supplied objects
• Work with the Q4 database without having to know whether it is an Oracle, SQL server or network file that is installed

Compatible with any HTML browser. Server compatible with Microsoft 32-bit operating systems, including XP, NT and 2000. Can be used with Oracle and SQL server.