For comparisons between our products and other immunization registry products, see:
| Customer Requirement | ICE Open Source | MDS v11 |
|---|---|---|
| When CDSi Supporting Data is updated… | Because ICE implements its rules in source code, each customer has to install an updated runtime module, in which the updated rules are embedded | Only the MDS v11 input Supporting Data have to change |
| When a customer wants custom Supporting Data… | Although ICE is open source, there is a tendency not to want to customize it, as that would require the customizations to be overlaid on the base version each time CSDi is updated, which is often | Only the MDS v11 input Custom Supporting Data have to change |
| When a customer wants custom logic… | To keep ICE source code the same for all users, an advisory users group tries to decide on rules unanomously | What can’t be implemented just by MDS v11 Custom Supporting Data can be encapsulated in MDS v11 pre- and post-processing handlers. No need to touch the common base source code. |