What is the Boardwalk Collaboration Platform (BCP) and how does it work?
A BCP is an enterprise-quality spreadsheet database management system which supports desktop-based spreadsheet collaborations and processes that are either initiated from the desktop and can have some or no interaction with one or multiple ERP systems or initiated from an ERP system and a workflow is executed on the desktop in conjunction with the ERP system. To enable this, a unique database technology, which we call a Tabular Database Management System (TDBMS), has been developed to enable enterprise-quality desktop processes driven by spreadsheets. This TDBMS is used to store and retrieve data using a row & column address similar to Excel but with two additional dimensions added to each cell update—user and time. TDBMS’ unique, patented design means you can collaborate using a shared range (or ranges) of spreadsheet data. In addition, role-appropriate row & column-level access control to the data is automatically controlled by BCP or leveraged through another enterprise application.
