PAX-it! 

The PAX-it Image Database is at the core of the PAX-it image management features. While the PAX-it Image Filing System is elegantly

Sample PAX-it database layout with pull down list for data entry.

Where did I put that picture that was shot 6 months ago? or How can I view all the shots of a particular subject I need for my presentation?
These questions are easily answered, even after collecting thousands of images into different project folders, because each image is tagged with searchable data fields. Because PAX-it gives you the ability to relate the image data to your lab's specific projects, database searches can be used to locate your items quickly and easily.

The database setup is simple to follow, and is totally flexible and customizable by the user. You decide how many fields to use, what they will be titled, whether or not to use pull-down lists for data entry, and whether to require specific fields to be filled in. In short, PAX-it gives the tools to make the database experience flexible, functional, and easy no matter what the user's prior experience level.

Database searching is easy too! From simple queries of specific fields, to complex searches describing AND/OR statements, file attributes, measurement data, and organizational criteria, you can make your searches as wide or as narrow as is necessary to find the items you need. Search results can be viewed in table form by image data, or by a view of the image thumbnails.

With the PAX-it CD Creator, the database can be extended to include offline items. This means your high resolution images, lengthy reports, or huge data files can be moved off to CD to free up hard drive or server space, while maintaining their data fields in the original location. Database searches will refer the user to the proper CD to retrieve the moved item!

For those with corporately shared projects, PAX-it is fully SQL Server and Oracle compatible, and can be run as a site license from the server. The linking of the PAX-it image database to a LIMS is made easy through ODBC or ADO. The PAX-it relational database is not a proprietary format with limited uses, but a industry standard structure allowing the user to take full advantage of its power.

Other related topics:

PAX-it Advanced Database Searching
PAX-it CD Creator
Storing Non-image Files

Some specific features of the PAX-it Image Database Software:

The Database is not limited to images! Other file types may be placed in the PAX-it collection and pulled up by database search criteria

• Customizable by the user for their specific application
• Unlimited number of user definable fields
• User definable drop down lists for selection of data to be entered into fields
• Drop down lists may be linked to each other for added flexibility
• Multiple database layouts supported for different PAXit collections
• Flexible layout construction, including the saving and restoring of layouts
• Search in Simple or Advanced modes, by data present in fields, by file attributes, or by filing criteria
• Industry standard ODBC compliant structure
• Supports Oracle, SQL Server, and Microsoft Access databases
• Offline Archiving supported through PAX-it CD Creator module