HOW DOES EPIC WORK?    CREDITS

Profile Assessments Available on EPIC:  All EPIC reports are enhanced versions of the paper profiles and will not be available in paper format.  The EPIC Edge means that there are distinct advantages to EPIC profiles:  More interpretation, less learning for scoring and interpreting, saves valuable time, content more comprehensive than paper versions.

EPIC (Electronic Profile Information Center) is a web-based application built on a Windows 2000 platform. It utilizes Windows IIS for delivery of the application, Visual Basic as the development language, and SQL 2000 for data storage and retrieval.

Here are some Definition of Terms that will help you:

• Customer Service - Creates and oversees Administrator accounts and provides Credits for report generation....  That's us here at DISC Profiles (email for help) and replenish credits with quick online secure ordering.

• Administrator - Manages access to the profiles, issues access codes, and views and prints and emails profiles... That's YOU.

• Respondent - One who has been issued an access code and goes online from any internet accessible computer and completes any profile questions.  You decide if they have access to view/print their reports.

• Credits - Credits are the currency used in the EPIC system.  Each report in the system is assigned a credit value.  Credits can be used for ANY EPIC report.  Credits are deducted from the "Bank" of Credits in your Account when access codes are assigned.  Once the Respondent's report is in your account, no further credits are charged even for multiple retrievals, printings, emails, or viewings.  See EPIC Account Set up for the credit values assigned for current reports available through EPIC.

System Requirements:
EPIC requires the following minimum system requirements for proper operation and performance:

• Windows 95 and higher for the PC
• Mac OS 9 or higher for the Apple Computer
• Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 or higher or Netscape Navigator 4.0 or higher. FIREFOX is not supported.
• Adobe Acrobat Reader 4.05 or higher (Adobe Acrobat Reader 5 preferred)
• Cookies need to be enabled on the computer
  (Note: The cookies used by EPIC are not permanent - they expire after 24 hours)
• Java script needs to be enabled on the computer
• Internet connection
• 800 x 600 monitor resolution with 16 bit or greater video card (24 bit screen display recommended)

What is EPIC?

WHY Have An EPIC Account?

• Manage reports as needed from ANY computer, 24/7.

• Address the needs of multi-locations or distance access

• Gain Administrative Control

• Run reports on respondents with anytime access to the report

• Online help available in EPIC 24 hours a day, seven days a week, with animated tutorials

• Personalize with Your Company Identity, Logo, and Brand:  CUSTOMIZE!
  Display your company information and logo on the welcome page and report cover. - Customization Privileges not granted to others

• Associate your brand with high-tech delivery

• Reduce costs by eliminating shipping and handling charges

• Increased Productivity with improved accuracy and ease of scoring

• Added training time, instead of time counting, scoring, graphing - less need to interpret results - EPIC does the work for you

• Get unique reports and features not available in paper profiles - enhanced options

• Build group reports from stored data and easily regenerate group reports as staff changes

Key Features and Benefits of EPIC

• Simple browser entry to issue and email access codes to respondents.

• Add a personal comment to the email access codes you issue

• Decide who views the report and when.

• Build comparison  and group reports.

• Monitor account status and generate account activity reports

• Store and sort important account information.

• Unassign access codes and reclaim unused credits.

• Password protected secure account

• Expanded sections available ONLY in the online versions.

• Improved scoring accuracy over paper versions.

• Increased productivity with no waiting for reports.

• Lower profile report costs with versatile credit system.