TREEVISION

Treevision is the name of the ALERE feature that is used to display complex inter-related data.

Treevision works like Microsoft Windows Explorer using plus (+) marks to indicate that there is further data below the level displayed. Clicking on the plus (+) mark expands the tree to show that related data.

Take, for example, the ALERE Accounting Chart of Accounts (COA) displayed to the right. Using Treevision you can not only display the COA but you can also construct and modify it on the fly, drill down to individual accounts to see there balances, and even trace the transactions that make up the balances to the original document that produced them!

Treevision is:

• Intuitive to use.

• Provides an excellent overview of complex data while at the same time permitting you to drill down to the details.

• Eliminates the need for perhaps dozens and dozens of supporting screens that would otherwise be necessary.

Treevision is used throughout ALERE in many different roles. For example, the screen to the right displays a Bill of Material (BOM) in ALERE Manufacturing.

The plus (+) mark indicates that there are either other bills or components indented beneath the item displayed. Simply click of the plus (+) mark to expand the tree to display the indented level. The mark turns into a negative (-) sign to show it is open. Click the negative (-) sign to close the level.

Small icons can be embedded in Treevision to help identify what the different levels in the bill represent.

• Bolt - Item is a component

• Gear/Shaft - Item is a Component BOM

• Two Nested Boxes - Item is a Finished Good

• Outlined Gear/Shaft - Item is a Phantom BOM

• Color Slices - Item is a Modular BOM

• Calculator - Item is a Variable BOM

• Open Box - Item is a Kit BOM

• Circular Arrows - Item is an Alternate BOM

Right clicking on the bill displays a pop up window where you can choose to:

• Modify the bill.

• Go to another sub bill.

• Display where an item is used by other bills.

• See the inventory for an item.

• Assign the item to a route.

Treevision is an integral tool in ALERE that allows information to be more easily found and managed!