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Do I need to own a
copy of AccVerify or
AccMonitor to write
or test custom
Validations for my
organization or
clients that use
these content
quality testing
solutions?
No, you can download
the Custom Check and
Report Builder as
well as the tester
application for free
and then distribute
the checks to your
customers or users
in your organization
that use HiSoftware
AccVerify and
AccMonitor
Solutions. NOTE: The
testing application
will only work with
specific test pages. |
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Will the custom
check validation
allow me to create
custom checks for my
organization?
Yes, that is exactly
what the new system
was developed for.
It will allow you to
define and then
validate company
policy for your
content. This
includes testing for
privacy, HIPAA
related compliance
or other custom
standards that you
have set for a web
policy. |
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My content is
distributed across
multiple servers and
has millions of
pages that need to
be checked, will
this checking engine
be able to handle my
web site?
Yes, these custom
checks are an
addition to our
proven AccVerify and
AccMonitor solutions
that are currently
managing enterprise,
accessibility,
usability and
searchability
management for many
large organizations.
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Will the custom
check validation
allow me to ensure
that the alt text
associated with
images complies to
our internal alt
text policy?
Yes, this is a good
example of the use
of the custom
checks. HiSoftware
makes available a
whole report and
group of custom
checks for this that
users can modify as
needed. It will
check length, check
for editor placed
text like
image001.jpg, etc...
The custom checks
will also allow you
to flag text that
you do not believe
should ever be used
like IMAGE OF, so
that you can
identify all pages
that need
correction. |
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Does it cost more to
get this new
functionality?
No, This is a core
part of the "Acc"
Product line for
versions 5.0 on, so
users who have a
maintenance
agreement will get
5.0 for no cost and
those using 4.x can
acquire 5.0 at an
upgrade cost. There
is no specific
licensing or cost
associated with this
functionality. |
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Can I test my XML
for Accessibility?
Yes, The new custom
checks allow for
testing of XML for
Accessibility (XAG)
and other XML Policy
that you may have
set for your
organization. |
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My organization
makes extensive use
of script to
generate HTML
content on the fly.
Can the custom
validation be used
on our script to
assure that it is in
compliance with our
policies?
Yes, The new custom
checks allow for
testing of scripts
either embedded or
external. |
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Our company has an
organizational
policy for all
web-based content.
Do you offer
professional
services to assist
with the
configuration of our
content quality
assurance systems to
test for these
policies?
Yes, HiSoftware
offers professional
services. We can
either train your
developers or
develop the custom
reports and checks
for you. |
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My organization
makes extensive use
of embedded styles
and external style
sheets. Can the
custom check
validation be used
to ensure that these
styles comply to our
policies?
Yes, The new custom
checks allow for
testing of embedded
styles or external
style sheets. |
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My organization has
a complex web
policy. One example
of this policy is
that for every form
that requires input
information from the
user, the user must
have the ability to
opt out of any
mailings and that a
privacy statement
must exist on pages
that have these
forms. Can the
custom validation
and reporting assure
that all pages
requiring user
information via
forms be validated
to comply to this
policy?
Yes, The new custom
checks allow for
testing of simple
and more complex
policies. |
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