====== Introduction ======
niota is highly configurable end user tool for data management and table data editing. Currently this database management systems are supported:

  * MS SQL
  * Oracle
  * Teradata
  * MySQL
 
To edit data with niota, users do not have to know database syntax. They can do it by using a comfortable grid interface. To asure correctness of data, numerous rules and restrictions can be set on user level or group level. To support users in there editing process a lot of features are available and can be configured on table leve or user(group) level. 

Here are some features of niota

  * cross database environment lookup tables
  * master-detail tables
  * custom rules for data input check
  * run stored procedures
  * call web services
  * Excel upload/download
  * bulk upload

Administrators can set up the rules and handle user rights or even edit the grids, while business users can focus on ediditing data within their configurable boundaries.