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Segro was about to launch a new MRI finance group application so it was vital all data feeding in was controlled with changes approved and with a full audit trail of changes. This information was both financial and property, and included such information as area, how much was let, how much was vacant etc. With the information being checked manually the time taken was significant and had the potential for errors.

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