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MiDatabank Version 1.1

MiDatabank Version 1.1 was released on 26th October 2005.
This version was developed in order to exploit the new utility programs for exporting enquiries from existing systems. All other functionality was identical to verison 1.0.


MiDatabank Version 1.2


MiDatabank Version 1.2 was released at the end of January 2006

This version enabled integration with Hugh Symonds and Datatron for enquiries imported from DiScan.

There were also a number of bug fixes.


MiDatabank Version 1.3


MiDatabank Version 1.3 was released at the end of August 2006

This version uses improved word-processing components, and was upgraded to use Microsoft .NET Framework version 2

There are also a number of bug fixes.


MiDatabank Version 2.0

MiDatabank Version 2.0 was released at the end of September 2007

Main new features:-

* Provision of a central web-site that contains a master list of resources (books, web-sites, journals) that is regularly kept up-to-date

* Synchronisation of MiDatabank desktop software between the above master list and the resources list to allow automatic resource updating when new editions of sources are published, or when URLs change etc

* Advanced Search facility includes a wide range of limits/filters including enquirer, completed by, complexity status, specialist referral etc.

* Advanced Report facility includes fields above plus ability to report at all layers of the Origins node stucture. Option to report on enquiries completed or in progress.

* Searching has been optimised and is approximately ten times faster than version 1.3

Other new features:-

* Users cannot login to MiDatabank on more than one computer

* Facility to Enable/Disable Enquirers and Organisations

* MiDatabank prevents Completion stage if UKMi-agreed compulsory fields have not been filled, and provides an indication of which fields need to be completed.

* Bug fix editing Origins

* Minimum screen resolution of 1024 x 768

* MiDatabank Enquiry Manager is a single instance application to prevent multiple use by same person.

* Research screen default to “e-sources” rather than books

* Bug fix - autotitle does not show a blank if the first line in the Input question box is blank.

* Bug fix for system times over 1000 minutes

* Maintains scrolling position on LH and RH sides in Research field on auto-refesh for a read-only enquiry

* Added “taken by/ due by” to top line common to all four tabs: Input, Research, Answer and Completion.

* User is prevented from pasting huge images or massive amounts of data into the word-processing fields for the Question, Answer and Research.

* Bug fix - Number of enquiries completed is now calculated correctly on the statistics box on the Work-In-Progress window

* Bug fix - Rationale for Due-By date now showing on printed report

MiDatabank Version 3.0

MiDatabank Version 3.0 is aimed at both the Pharmaceutical Industry and Hospitals. It has been designed for rapid data input and features:

• Medicines Information Enquiries
• Product Complaints
• Adverse Drug Reactions
• Frequently Asked Questions
• Letters with standard paragraphs, text and templates
• DM+D
• MedDRA

In the first quarter of 2010 version 3 was piloted at Guy's Hospital London and at the Welsh Medicines Information Centre. MiDatabank Version 3 was launched June 1st 2010

MiDatabank Version 3.1


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