It can be difficult to choose which client application will best meet a person's needs with so many different ways of accessing vault data. The following table compares the major features available in each of the Meridian Enterprise client applications.
| Feature |
Meridian |
Meridian Enterprise Web Client |
Meridian Enterprise App. Int. |
Meridian Explorer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
64-bit support |
ü |
ü |
ü |
ü |
|
Add-on modules |
ü |
ü4 |
|
|
|
Application links |
ü |
ü |
|
|
|
Assembly import tool |
ü |
|
|
|
|
Automatic upgrade deployment |
ü |
|
ü |
|
|
Batch operations |
ü |
ü |
|
ü |
|
Briefcases |
ü |
|
|
|
|
Briefcase open standard formats |
ü |
|
|
|
|
Briefcase transmittal sheets |
ü |
|
|
|
|
Bulk import from database |
ü |
|
|
|
|
Client/server viewing |
ü |
ü |
ü |
ü |
|
Column layouts configurable |
ü |
ü |
ü |
ü |
|
Commands configurable |
ü |
ü |
|
|
|
Compare documents |
ü |
ü |
|
|
|
Context-sensitive online help |
ü |
ü |
ü |
ü |
|
Derive and replace documents |
ü |
ü |
|
|
|
Document properties configurable |
ü |
ü |
ü |
ü |
|
Document property pages configurable |
ü |
ü |
ü |
ü |
|
Document types configurable |
ü |
ü |
ü |
ü |
| Documentation printable |
ü |
ü |
ü |
ü |
|
Email integration |
ü |
|
|
|
|
Event email generation |
ü |
ü | ü |
|
|
External data sources |
ü |
ü |
ü |
|
|
File name calculation |
ü |
ü |
ü |
ü |
|
Folder properties configurable |
ü |
|
|
|
|
Folder property pages configurable/visible |
ü |
|
|
|
|
Folder types configurable/visible |
ü |
ü | ü |
|
|
History baselines |
ü |
|
|
|
|
Hybrid document support |
ü |
ü |
ü |
ü |
|
License monitoring |
ü |
ü |
ü |
ü |
|
License reservation |
ü |
ü |
ü |
ü |
|
Licenses concurrent |
ü |
ü |
ü |
ü |
|
Local workspace synchronization |
ü |
ü | ü |
|
|
Localized user interface |
ü |
ü |
ü |
ü |
|
Master document change control |
ü |
ü |
|
|
|
Offline operation |
ü |
|
ü |
|
|
Path calculation |
ü |
ü |
ü |
|
|
Preferences configurable |
ü |
ü |
|
ü |
|
Printing (draft) |
ü |
ü |
ü |
ü |
|
Property value assignments and validation |
ü |
ü |
ü |
|
|
Property value lookup lists and tables |
ü |
ü |
ü |
|
|
Recently used shortcuts |
ü |
|
|
|
|
Redlining |
ü |
ü |
ü |
ü |
|
Reference types configurable or visible |
ü |
ü |
|
ü |
|
Remote CAD application links |
ü |
ü |
|
|
|
Rendition support |
ü |
ü |
|
ü |
|
Reports configurable |
ü |
|
|
|
|
Revision number schemes configurable |
ü |
ü |
ü |
|
|
Scanner support |
ü2 |
|
|
|
|
Scopes |
ü |
ü |
ü |
|
|
Search full-text |
ü |
ü |
ü |
ü |
|
Search global |
ü |
|
|
|
|
Searches saveable |
ü |
ü |
|
ü |
|
Security role-based |
ü |
ü |
ü |
|
| Shared workspace | ü | ü | ü | |
| Subscribe to document events | ü | ü | ||
|
Templates |
ü |
|
|
|
|
Undelete folders and documents |
ü |
|
|
|
|
Viewer included3 |
ü |
ü |
ü |
ü |
|
Views configurable |
ü |
ü |
ü |
ü |
|
Watermarking |
ü |
ü |
ü |
ü |
|
Web browser client |
ü |
|
ü |
|
|
Window layouts configurable |
ü |
|
|
|
|
Wizards configurable/visible |
ü |
ü |
ü |
|
|
Work areas |
ü |
ü |
ü |
|
|
Work isolation mode |
ü |
ü |
ü |
|
|
Workflows configurable |
ü |
ü |
ü |
|