Banff

1. Software name:

Banff

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2. Contact details:

Name:Yves Deguire
email:yves.deguire@statcan.gc.ca
organisation:Statistics Canada

3. Main purpose of the software:

Edit and imputation for business surveys

4. Level of importance:

Strategic

5. Input format(s) (e.g. csv, xml,...):

Easily accommodate all formats supported by SAS

6. Output format(s) (e.g. csv, xml,...):

Easily accommodate all formats supported by SAS

7. Programming language(s):

SAS, C and VB.Net

8. Code availability:

Closed source

9. Charges:

Payment

10. Development status:

Production/stable

11. Operating system(s):

All operating systems supported by SAS

12. User/natural language:

English and French

13. Demo/trial version available?:

Yes

14. Do you provide training and/or consultancy for this software for other organisations?:

Yes

15. Do you provide support for this software for other organisations?:

Yes

16. Does detailed documentation exist for developers?:

Yes

17. Does detailed documentation exist for users of the software?:

Yes

18. In which language(s) is the documentation available?:

French and English

19. Please provide a link to any documentation available online:

20. Other documentation (please upload attachments or give details):

The following documents can be provided on request:
Banff Functional Description
Banff User Guides

Evaluation of Banff on K-Base - the Knowledge Base for Statistical Data Editing

21. Please list other statistical organisations that are known to use this software:

Statistics New Zealand
Office for national Statistics (UK)
ISTAT (Italy)
Statistics Slovenia
Singapore Statistics
Statistics Denmark
Statistics Sweden
US Departement of Agriculture

22. Other information:

23. Is the software compliant with the HLG vision?*:

partially

24. In which areas is the software compliant with the HLG compliance criteria?:

supports input and output of data & metadata in open format
capable of being used in 'plug and play' architecture