V2 is a major rewrite of SPICE
Vision providing many new features. The following is a list of the
new features in the Professional edition. Not all of the features
are available in the Standard edition. For a comparison between
the editions see
Editions.
StartPage
The new start page gives you the ability to start a new assessments with one click or to quickly open a recent assessment.
New formatting features
SPICE Vision now uses an XML based text editor that provides for additional formatting like underline, arbitrary text colour and highlighting. Most formatting also carries over to the Word report.
Boilerplate text
You may define boilerplate text that can be quickly included in
your notes by typing a key phrase.
Spell checking
The new text editor provides "as you type" spell checking in a number
of languages. A context menu provides suggestions for correcting
spelling errors.
Consolidated undo and redo
The new text editor used for evidence and notes provides a consolidated
undo and redo queue across all windows allowing you to easily undo
and redo a series of changes.
Multiple assessment open at the same time
SPICE Vision now supports working on multiple assessments at the same time. Additional assessments will be available in a tabbed Assessment editor.
Support for assessment templates
You may save assessments as templates. Template files provides a
quick way to start an assessment with a defined scope, set of notes
and input.
XML export of assessment results
Assessment evidence, rating and notes may be exported in XML form.
This allows you to store results in a central database.
Configurable Assessment editor
The assessment editor can be configured to support different assessment
styles like structured recording of findings or rating of outcomes.
Configurable assessment and process notes
You may now add, remove or rename assessment and process notes. You may also create a template set of notes to be used for any new assessment.
Improved framework viewer
The framework viewer now allows you to look at information in the
assessment model related to other processes, attributes or frameworks
when the one currently being assessed.