Modular software allows users to add or exclude components as needed. It can be used in legal and timeshare software to provide specialized features and reports. Separate modules are available for different practice areas and business needs.
Software involves the programs that make up a computer system and the programs that run on that system. Modular architecture refers to a design in which at least some of the components are optional and self-contained, capable of being added or excluded at will by the user. Modular software is software developed with a design strategy that allows users to create different configurations by minimizing use or by adding modules. It can also refer to software that has been designed so that sections of it are self-contained and can be developed, tested and maintained separately. It can also be productive due to the easy reuse of discrete components.
Modular software in the first sense is widely used in timeshare and legal software. In the legal practice management software, one can find modules distributed for two different purposes. In some cases, the basic software program has basic features, such as billing, an accounting package, and a calendar. The add-on modules contain elements that not all law firms will need. In this way, the cost is paid only for those practices that require features such as electronic invoicing or the ability to process credit cards.
Another way modules are used in legal software is to make general practice management software specific to the type of practice by providing in modular software elements needed only within a specialty. Thus, those practicing Criminal Law or Intellectual Property Law or Personal Injury Law can each purchase a separate practice area module with reports, modules, and a library specific to their area of interest.
Timeshare software also has two different ways modules are distributed. First, because timeshare software is used by businesses large and small and by hotels and resorts that are part paying guest, part timeshare, and timeshare-only organizations, the needs are many. Separate modules are available to extend the basic program for those customers who need it, for example for internet reservations or condominium owners.
The other way modular software is set up for timeshare and vacation property use is with modules specific to the part of the business involved. This leads to very different divisions. For example, you might have a marketing module, a sales module, a management module, and a finance module.
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