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PedigreePoint is a web based pedigree report generator. Use PedigreePoint software to put your database
on the web so others can search and display pedigrees. PedigreePoint uses MySQL which is a relational database, whereas most other
similar systems, e.g. Alfirin, use text files. Alfirin works well for smaller
databases but if you have a larger database or you want to offer more advanced
reports then PedigreePoint may suit you.
PedigreePoint is available in three versions. The first two are called "PedigreePoint
Lite" and "PedigreePoint Standard" and these are free
of charge for private non-commercial use. These two versions are written mostly in PERL so can be
easily adapted to individual needs.
The third version is called "PedigreePoint Pro" and it is available
for web sites that charge for access - see here for details.
If you would like to see how it works then you need to login -
PedigreePoint - Login! We have setup a guest account with account name
"guest" and password "guest123". After login follow the link to the search
page, enter a search string and click on the Search button. This will return a
matching list of names in the database. Clicking on a name will display the
pedigree for that entry. An excellent example of what is possible with
PedigreePoint technology can also be seen on the
www.worldpedigrees.com web site.
PedigreePoint is still evolving and we plan to add many more features and
reports.
Features
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fast
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handles large databases (i.e. > 1,000,000 records)
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search on fields other than name
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searches can use wild card (*) character and can be anchored to beginning, end,
exact or anywhere
- search results can be ordered by name or DOB
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user definable fields - shown on search results, reports and can be optionally
searched
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secure logins so you can control who accesses your web site
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user accounts are throttled so you can control how many queries per day for
each account
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activity logs show all user requests during each session
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faster uploads using GZip compression
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pedigrees can contain photos
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photo's on pedigrees are hyper-linked to full size images
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date format is user definable
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breeding report
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sibling report with separate lists of full, dam and sire siblings
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new vertical pedigree includes full siblings with each ancestor
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can maintain multiple breed databases in the one MySQL database (www.worldpedigrees.com
has 40+ databases)
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you can optionally allow visitors to your site to create links to pedigrees in
your database or display pedigrees generated from your web site on their web
site
- uses CSS (Cascading Style Sheets) for easy customisation of fonts and colors.
- optionally show sire and dam in search results
Requirements
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Web site must have MySQL 4.1 or later
- PedPoint Lite and Standard require a web site with PERL 5.0 or later
- PedPoint Pro requires ASP.NET 2.0
- You don't need Pedigree Explorer but it does offer a single click update for your web site's database. Pedigree Explorer is available from www.breedmate.com.
We now have two versions of PedigreePoint which we call simply "PedPoint Lite" and
"PedPoint Pro". PedPoint Lite is basically a cut down version of PedPoint Pro. The
differences are as follows:
- PedPoint Lite
is easier to install and does not require the user to have
cookies enabled. This will mean less web site administration problems as some
users seem to have problems with cookies either due to security settings or
incorrect system date time etc.
- PedPoint1 Lite
doesn't have accounts, so it is not necessary for users to
login. This means that you can't control who uses your service or for how long
they use it.
- PedigreePoint Standard/Pro
is more complex so its harder to install but it does allow you
to set up individual accounts for users, limiting who can use your service and
how long they can use the service for.
- PedigreePoint Standard/Pro provides reports on user activities such as which reports for
which entries are accessed.
The software and this web site is written and maintained by Wild Systems, an
Australian company. We also supply pedigree software, BreedMate and Pedigree
Explorer which provides functions for exporting data to PedigreePoint. If you
would like a copy of the latest installer for either PedPoint Lite or Pro then
email us at support@NO_SPAM_PLEASEbreedmate.com
(remove the NO_SPAM_PLEASE).
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