A pro forma is a standardised form where a series of items have been assembled which are meant to gather a coherent data set to support decision making. Each item has a question or explanatory notes to prompt the user as to what information is required.

A pro forma may have optional items. Since these items are not applicable to all cases, the person filling in the form skips those items.

Frequently a pro forma will be used as the basis of an assessment to determine what action to take.

Pro formas are used to:

• Standardise operating practice
• Ensure that a comprehensive set of responses are provided relating to a particular case
• Ensure outcomes are well informed.

Computerising pro formas can take place at three levels:

• Making a ‘soft’ copy of the original paper based form
• Incorporating sequence control to skip optional or inapplicable items
• Using the computer to make the process interactive with outcomes provided to the user responses.

The software is designed to help people:

• Document office procedures
• Collect and interpret information often collected using forms
• Gather and organise details of what a person knows
• Quickly build prototype computer systems which suit a pro forma approach

Browser Edition
This is used to run applications build using Likewize pro forma where there is no requirement to build or change applications.

Standard Edition
This edition is used to run applications, and also allows the user to build or change applications which are of a modest size.

Professional Edition

This edition is used to develop applications for other people to use, and where the personal use results in systems which are a larger and more complex than would be appropriate for the standard edition.

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