Unlocking: Comparison Table
| Name of Package
| Multi Tes
| Cognatrix
| Trias Politica
|
| Terms and their attributes
|
| Maximum term length
| 125
| 2 Gigabytes
| 60
|
| Length of scope notes
| 64000
| 2 Gigabytes
| 64000
|
| Classification codes
| Yes
| Yes
| No
|
| Notes of term history
| Yes
| Yes
| Yes, user defined
|
| Notes on term usage
| Yes
| Yes
| Yes
|
| Origin/authority for terms
| Yes
| Yes
| Yes
|
| Terms status
| Yes
| Yes
| No
|
| other predefined attributes
| No
| Yes
| No
|
| symbols and space allowed in terms
| Yes
| Yes
| Yes
|
| Term Relationship
|
| BT/NT,RT/RT,USE/UF
| Yes
| Yes, Also Synonym Of/Synonym For and Obsoletes/Obsoleted by relationships
| Yes
|
| Multiple BT links per term
| Yes
| Yes, a preferred term can have any number of Use relationships
| Yes
|
| No of hierarchial levels
| Unlimited
| Unlimited
| Unlimited
|
| User-defined relationships
| Yes
| No
| Yes
|
| multilingual thesaurus
| Yes
| Yes
| No
|
| Input and editing
|
| Importing from files
| Yes
| Yes, Import is supported from both plain text and XML
| Yes
|
| input from keyboard
| Yes
| Yes
| Yes
|
| Editing of terms
| Yes
| Yes
| Yes
|
| Consistancy check
| Yes
| Yes, Duplicate names and suspect relationships are flagged
| Yes
|
| Terms multiply linked detected
| Yes
| Yes
| Yes
|
| Output to screen
|
| Selection criteria for display of sub-set
| Yes
| Yes, filtering can restrict to a subset of type and/or items containing certain strings
| No
|
| Heirachical Display
| Yes
| yes, tree view is always maintained in hierachical order
| Yes
|
| Alphbetical Display
| Yes
| Yes
| Yes, but no relatioonships are shown
|
| Scrolling and browsing
| Yes
| Yes, Supported in both Tree and list views
| Yes
|
| Output to printer or file
|
| Select are for printing
| Yes
| Yes, with either full or selected thesaurus
| No, you can limit heirachical display
|
| Heirachical printout
| Yes
| Yes, either full or restrict
| Yes, eith full or restrict
|
| Alphbetical printout
| Yes
| Yes
| Yes
|
| Export to file in data exchange
| Yes
| Yes, exporting in the following in a number of formats
|
|
| Other
|
| Simultaneous creation of terms and relationships
| Yes
| Yes
| Some
|
| Online help
| Yes
| No
| No
|
| Manual
| Yes
| Yes , in form of PDF document
| Yes
|
| Reference
|
| 1. Cognatrix. (2010). LGOSystems, retrieved from www.logsys.com/products/Cognatrix/
|
| 2. Willpower Information. (2010). Comparison of thesaurus management software for PCs, retrieved from www.willpowerinfo.co.au
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