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FactSet Analytics & Trading Solutions from FactSet
Comprehensive data warehouse and analytics platform specifically designed for fund operations, offering portfolio analytics, risk management, performance measurement, client reporting, regulatory compliance, and data integration capabilities.
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Asset Class Coverage
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Equity Asset Support Ability to support stocks, ETFs, and equity-based instruments. |
FactSet supports comprehensive equity analytics as part of its portfolio analytics platform, including stocks and ETFs. | |
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Fixed Income Asset Support Supports government bonds, corporate bonds, and other fixed income instruments. |
FactSet supports fixed income analytics, including government and corporate bonds, as specified in platform documentation. | |
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Commodity Asset Support Support for commodity markets such as metals, energy, and agriculture. |
FactSet covers commodities within its multi-asset portfolio analytics, including agriculture, metals, and energy. | |
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Derivative Products Support Ability to handle options, futures, swaps, and other derivatives. |
FactSet supports derivatives analytics, including options, futures, and swaps, as stated on their site. | |
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Private Assets Support Includes support for private equity, private debt, and real estate. |
FactSet supports private market analytics, including private equity, debt and real assets based on product details. | |
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Alternative Investments Coverage Support for hedge funds, structured products, and other alternatives. |
FactSet analytics supports alternative investment types such as hedge funds and structured products. | |
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Cryptoassets Support Ability to handle cryptocurrencies and digital assets. |
FactSet supports cryptocurrency analytics via integrations and feeds. | |
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Multi-currency Capability Handles transactions and valuations across multiple currencies. |
FactSet is a multi-currency portfolio analytics platform. | |
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Geographical Market Coverage Provides access to developed and emerging market assets. |
FactSet offers global market data and analytics, covering both developed and emerging markets. | |
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Custom Asset Classes Ability to define, model, and integrate custom or new asset classes quickly. |
FactSet enables modeling and support for custom asset classes. |
Portfolio Construction & Optimization
(9 Yes /9 Known /10 Possible features)
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Model Portfolio Capabilities Creation and management of model portfolios for strategy replication and comparison. |
The platform supports model portfolio construction and benchmarks. | |
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Strategic and Tactical Asset Allocation Tools Enables both long-term (strategic) and short-term (tactical) allocation modeling. |
FactSet supports both strategic and tactical asset allocation tools. | |
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Optimization Algorithms Availability of mean-variance, risk parity, Black-Litterman, and other optimization techniques. |
Multiple optimization algorithms are available (mean-variance, Black-Litterman, etc.). | |
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Constraint Management Ability to set and handle investment constraints such as ESG, liquidity, or regulatory limits. |
FactSet allows constraint management in portfolio construction (ESG, regulatory, liquidity, etc.). | |
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Transaction Cost Modeling Includes modeling and minimizing transaction costs during optimization. |
Transaction cost modeling is available in FactSet portfolio optimization. | |
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Scenario Analysis Ability to test portfolio impacts of macro and microeconomic scenarios. |
Scenario analysis for macro/microeconomic modeling is detailed in FactSet's analytics. | |
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Multi-period Optimization Supports optimization and planning over multiple periods/horizons. |
Multi-period optimization supported by FactSet, covering multiple allocation horizons. | |
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Automated Rebalancing System can automatically generate or recommend rebalance trades. |
Automated or recommended rebalancing features are available. | |
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Customizable Investment Rules User can define portfolio rules for construction and performance monitoring. |
Platform enables customization of portfolio construction rules and alerts. | |
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Optimization Speed Speed to run a portfolio optimization calculation. |
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Risk Management and Analytics
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Value-at-Risk (VaR) Calculation Implementation of VaR and other tail-risk measurements. |
VaR and other tail risk measurements featured in the risk analytics suite. | |
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Stress Testing Facilities to run stress scenarios and shocks (historical or custom). |
Stress testing capabilities are documented as core FactSet functions. | |
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Factor-Based Risk Analysis Analyses portfolio exposures to key underlying factors (e.g., style, macro, sector). |
Factor-based risk analytics (macroeconomic, style, sector, etc.) are stated features. | |
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Liquidity Risk Assessment Tooling to identify and monitor liquidity risk at instrument and portfolio level. |
FactSet supports liquidity risk analytics on instrument and portfolio level. | |
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Counterparty and Credit Risk Monitoring Tools to assess exposures and risk to trading counterparties. |
Counterparty and credit risk tools are integrated. | |
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Sensitivity Analysis (Greeks) Support for option sensitivity analysis (delta, gamma, vega, etc.). |
FactSet risk analytics covers sensitivity (Greeks) for derivatives. | |
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Limit Monitoring and Alerts Ability to define and monitor risk limits, with real-time alerting. |
Risk limit monitoring and real-time alerting is a platform offering. | |
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Portfolio Risk Attribution Details the sources of risk contribution in the portfolio. |
Portfolio risk attribution functionalities are part of FactSet's analytics suite. | |
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Scenario Calculation Speed Time taken to run a risk scenario on the full portfolio. |
No information available | |
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Coverage of Risk Models Number of risk models/frameworks available in-system. |
No information available |
Performance Measurement & Attribution
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Time-Weighted Returns Calculation Support for GIPS-compliant time-weighted return methodologies. |
GIPS-compliant, time-weighted return calculations are offered in FactSet performance tools. | |
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Money-Weighted Returns Calculation Calculates internal rate of return (IRR), useful for private assets and illiquid investments. |
Supports IRR/money-weighted return methods, suitable for private capital strategies. | |
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Attribution by Asset Class Ability to decompose performance by asset class (e.g., sector, security, factor level). |
Performance attribution by asset class is a standard analytic feature. | |
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Multi-Currency Performance Decomposition of returns by currency source and FX effects. |
Multi-currency performance decomposition is supported. | |
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Custom Benchmark Comparison Ability to compare against custom or blended benchmarks. |
Custom or blended benchmark comparison available. | |
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Peer Group Comparison Compares performance versus peer portfolios or funds. |
Peer group comparison is available through FactSet's performance reporting. | |
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Gross/Net of Fees Performance Tracks and reports both gross and net of management/performance fees. |
Gross and net of fees performance reporting is supported. | |
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Drill-down & Attribution Hierarchy Deep performance attribution down to security or custom groupings. |
Drill-down into performance attribution at security and custom grouping levels. | |
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Performance Reporting Speed Speed to generate full performance reports. |
No information available | |
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Number of Attribution Models Supported Total different performance attribution methodologies available. |
No information available |
Data Management & Input Integration
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Market Data Integration Integration with real-time and historical market data providers. |
FactSet provides integration with real-time and historical market data vendors. | |
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Reference Data Management Instrument, legal entity, benchmark, and hierarchies management in-system. |
Reference data management (e.g., instrument, entity, benchmarks) is provided. | |
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API Connectivity APIs for ingesting, updating, and extracting portfolio and pricing data. |
FactSet offers APIs for data ingestion and extraction. | |
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Automated Data Validation Automated checks for outliers, stale prices, or data consistency errors. |
Automated data validation (stale price, outlier checks) is available. | |
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Third-Party System Integration Ability to plug-and-play with OMS, EMS, trading, and accounting systems. |
Integration with third-party OMS/EMS/trading systems is cited. | |
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Custom Data Fields User-defined data enrichment and tagging in platform. |
Users can define and tag custom data fields. | |
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ESG/Alternative Data Integration Integration with alternative and ESG data sets. |
Platform supports ESG and alternative data integration. | |
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Latency of Core Data Updates Time lags for refreshing market/pricing data. |
No information available | |
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Data Sources Supported Distinct supported feeds and vendors for market/reference data. |
No information available | |
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Data Retention Period How long historical data is retained and available for analysis. |
No information available |
Regulatory and Compliance Tools
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Pre-Trade Compliance Checks Automated checks to prevent violations of investment guidelines. |
Automated pre-trade compliance checks are available within risk and compliance modules. | |
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Post-Trade Surveillance Continuous monitoring for breaches and exceptions post-execution. |
FactSet provides continuous post-trade surveillance tools. | |
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Audit Trail & Logging System logs all changes, access, and decision processes. |
System activity and audit trails/logging are core compliance features. | |
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Regulatory Reporting Suite Automated production of statutory and regulatory filings. |
Regulatory reporting capabilities are present for multiple jurisdictions. | |
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Rule-Based Controls Configuration Users can easily implement new rules and regulatory changes. |
Rule-based controls and easy configuration for new regulations are advertised. | |
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Restricted List Monitoring Manages security or issuer restrictions due to regulation or policy. |
Restricted list and security monitoring is included. | |
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Insider Trading Surveillance Helps identify trades that may breach insider trading rules. |
FactSet provides insider trading surveillance capabilities. | |
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Exception Management Workflow Manages override, approvals and follow-up for breaches. |
Exception management workflows included in compliance suite. | |
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Compliance Rule Library Size Total number of built-in regulatory rule templates. |
No information available | |
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Compliance Check Speed Speed to evaluate and confirm compliance per proposed trade. |
No information available |
User Access, Workflow & Collaboration
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Role-based Access Control Supports different user roles and granular permissions. |
Granular, role-based access controls are available throughout the platform. | |
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Multi-user Collaboration Allows multiple users to view, comment, or edit portfolios and strategies. |
Collaboration tools for multi-user access and shared workflows are documented. | |
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Task Assignment and Workflow Automation Assign workflow tasks and automate routine steps (e.g. approval, review). |
FactSet includes workflow automation, including approval and task assignments. | |
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Audit and Activity Monitoring Tracks all user and system activity for monitoring and compliance. |
User and system activity monitoring available for compliance and auditing. | |
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Customizable Dashboards Personalized dashboards for users or teams. |
Users can create personalized, customizable dashboards. | |
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Team Chat and Notifications Built-in messaging and alerting for collaboration on portfolios and trades. |
In-platform notifications and alerting; chat integrations may depend on configuration. | |
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Approval Workflows Enforces multi-stage sign-off processes for proposed actions. |
Approval workflow configuration is supported within operational processes. | |
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Concurrent User Limit Number of users that can access the system simultaneously. |
No information available | |
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User Provisioning Speed Time needed to provision or deprovision a user account. |
No information available | |
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Custom Workflow Templates Templates for commonly used workflow processes. |
No information available |
Reporting & Client Communication
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Custom Report Builder Allows users to design and generate bespoke reports. |
Custom report building is a highlighted feature for client and regulatory reporting. | |
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Scheduled and Automated Report Distribution Automates report sending to clients, regulators, or internal teams. |
Users can schedule and automate report distribution for multiple recipients. | |
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Document Management System Stores and organizes reports, commentary, and client communications. |
Document management system for reporting and client comms is available. | |
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Client Portal Access Clients can log in and securely view their portfolio reports. |
Client portal access for real-time report viewing is supported. | |
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Multi-language Reporting Ability to produce reports in multiple languages for global clients. |
Multi-language reporting available for global clients. | |
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Interactive Dashboards for Clients Visualizations and interactive dashboards for client review. |
Interactive, visual dashboards for client review are cited in FactSet product material. | |
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Data Export Options Export reporting data in CSV, PDF, XLSX, JSON and more. |
Multiple data export options (CSV, PDF, XLSX, etc.) are available. | |
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White-label Branding Branding customization for client-facing materials. |
Platform supports white-label branding of client materials. | |
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Real-time Access to Reports Clients and users can access up-to-date reports without delay. |
Real-time report access available to users and clients. | |
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Report Generation Speed Amount of time to generate a standard report set. |
No information available |
Integration & Extensibility
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Open APIs Well-documented RESTful APIs for integration with external tools. |
Open RESTful APIs for system integration are a core offering. | |
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Plug-ins and Add-ons Support for third-party plug-ins and custom-built enhancements. |
Plug-ins and platform extensibility supported by FactSet platform. | |
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Data Import/Export Connectors Pre-built connectors for major OMS, EMS, data vendors, and custodians. |
Pre-built connectors for data vendors, custodians, OMS/EMS, etc. | |
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Custom Scripting/Formula Language Support for custom formulae, rules, or scripting for advanced users. |
Custom formula/scripting capabilities, via FactSet formula language. | |
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Event Webhooks Offers event-driven integration with real-time notification webhooks. |
Event-driven webhooks are provided for integration. | |
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Cloud Service Integration Native support for cloud storage, compute, or SaaS integrations (e.g., Azure, AWS, Google). |
Cloud service (SaaS) integration including Azure, AWS supported. | |
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Single Sign-On (SSO) Integrated authentication via SSO solutions (OAuth2, SAML, etc.). |
Single-sign on and SAML/OAuth integrations are supported. | |
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API Rate Limit Maximum number of API requests permitted per minute/hour. |
No information available | |
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Number of Standard Integrations Pre-built integrations available out-of-the-box. |
No information available | |
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Sandbox/Development Environment Availability of a dev/test environment for integration and testing. |
Sandbox and development environments are available for integration testing. |
Security & Infrastructure
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Data Encryption at Rest All at-rest data is encrypted using industry standards. |
FactSet uses industry-standard encryption for data at rest. | |
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Data Encryption in Transit All data transmitted between components or users is encrypted (e.g., TLS/SSL). |
Data encryption in transit (TLS/SSL) is standard. | |
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Multi-factor Authentication Supports MFA for increased system and data security. |
Multi-factor authentication is available as a access security option. | |
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Granular Permission Controls Fine-grained controls at user, group, and data levels. |
Granular permissions configurable by user/group/data. | |
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Penetration Testing and Vulnerability Management Regular, independent pen testing and active vulnerability patching. |
FactSet conducts regular penetration testing and remediation. | |
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Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity Robust DR/BCP processes with regular backup and failover testing. |
Disaster recovery and business continuity planning detailed in FactSet materials. | |
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Audit Logs and Forensics Comprehensive, tamper-evident logging for forensics and compliance. |
Comprehensive audit logs and forensics capability as part of compliance. | |
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Cloud/On-Prem Deployment Options Ability to deploy platform on cloud, on-premises, or hybrid environments. |
Deployment options for cloud, on-premises, or hybrid environments are supported. | |
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System Availability SLA Guaranteed system uptime via SLA. |
No information available | |
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Maximum Concurrent Users Supported Upper cap on number of simultaneous users. |
No information available |
Support, Training & Documentation
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24/7 Support Availability Round-the-clock live support via chat, email or phone. |
24/7 client support is a cited offering of FactSet. | |
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Dedicated Account Manager Dedicated point of contact for relationship management. |
Dedicated account managers are assigned to clients. | |
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Onboarding and Implementation Services Expert support throughout initial onboarding and configuration. |
Specialized onboarding and implementation services are detailed on the vendor site. | |
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Online User Community Access to a user forum or community for best practices and troubleshooting. |
User forums and user communities are accessible for support and best practices. | |
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User Training Programs Formal, regular user training sessions (live or recorded). |
User training programs, webinars, and continuous education are offered. | |
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Contextual Help and Guided Tutorials Inline instructions, tooltips, and guided walkthroughs. |
Product features contextual help and guided tutorials. | |
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Comprehensive API Documentation API reference, code samples and use-case examples. |
Comprehensive API documentation with use-case samples is available online. | |
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Documentation Language Support Number of languages documentation is published in. |
No information available | |
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Average Support Response Time Mean time to first response from support team. |
No information available | |
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User Satisfaction Score Average user/customer satisfaction rating. |
No information available |
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