MaQs MaQS Application Suite |
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MaQS is a three-tier client/server system. It uses an MS SQL database for data storage.
Seven main programs are used on the desktop to enable MaQS to carry out the main purpose of tracking and inventory:
| · | MaQS Admin Application |
| · | MaQS Client Application |
| · | MaQS Decontamination Application |
| · | MaQS Quality & Activity Application |
| · | MaQS Patient Allocation Application |
| · | MaQS Packing Application |
| · | MaQS Data Trans Application |
| · | MaQS Inventory Application |
| · | MaQS Stocktake Application |
When MaQS is used with wireless scanners, these programs will also be used:
| · | MaQS FTP Server |
PDA devices and/or a USB cabled scanner attached to a PC and the scanning program are used for tracking.
These programs access the database by communicating with the application server and the relationship between all the programs is best described by a schematic:
