CADDY-xml replaces the legacy CADDY 2.0 standard. Therefore CADDY 2.0 users should move to CADDY-xml and convert their CADDY 2.0 dossiers to CADDY-xml for use and archiving.

The CADDY Retrieval Software is available for all interested parties for free. 

You can download the CADDY Retrieval Software Version 2.0 with unlimited functions and use it with a free license key  or register as a CADDY user in order to obtain support for your organization (authority or company). When registering, support is granted to the primary and secondary contact for your organization.

Initial username is "reviewer", password is "caddy". The CADDY Installation Guide  describes several alternatives on how to install and configure the CADDY Retrieval Software for different requirements.

The current version replaces all former CADDY Retrieval Software versions.

For downloading the CADDY Retrieval Software Version 2.0 please notice that the size of the file is approx. 15 MB.

The CADDY Installation Guide describes several alternatives on how to install and configure the CADDY Retrieval Software for different requirements. This document was created to give IT personal in regulatory authorities and companies guidance on the installation of the CADDY Retrieval Software.

Downloads

CADDY Installation Guide (244 KB; May 19, 2004)

Pdf files can be read using the Acrobat Reader (download).

Since October 2002 the CADDY Retrieval Software is free for all CADDY users.

The following license key may be used by everyone for the CADDY Retrieval Software 2.0:

Company Name	Free User
License Key	4833-1001-MQDKHHJQ

Please enter the Company Name and License Key exactly as stated above, considering capital letters. 

This license key is only useable for the CADDY Retrieval Software Version 2.0.

In order to obtain support for the use of the CADDY Retrieval Software it is necessary to register your organization (authority or company) as a CADDY user by sending the licensing form provided by the CADDY Retrieval Software by e-mail to caddy_support@ecpa.eu.

When registering, support is only granted to the primary contact person for your organization.

In order to use classical CADDY 2.0 dossiers for exchange and archiving purposes an additional conformity test package is needed. This download reports if a dossier on CD-ROM conforms to the CADDY format specification. It can also be used to test copies of a CADDY CD-ROM. Usage of this download is free of charge.

Further information on the CADDY Conformity Test and how to handle dossiers in case of non compliant dossiers are provided under Conformity Test Guidelines . 

The CADDY 2.0 OECD demo dossier (37,2 MB zip-File, CADDY 2.0 Format) contains a limited number of real reports in the OECD dossier structure (see example reports in section KIIA 5.2). This will allow the user to get familiar with the look and feel of real CADDY dossiers. To limit the file size some reports have been truncated.
Open this dossier within the CADDY Retrieval Software.

A CADDY 2.0 test dossier (2,3 MB zip-File) is available where concrete examples are included to demonstrate the CADDY mechanisms including versioning, CADDY Controlled files and hyperlinks. This test dossier contains a reduced number of sample pages instead of real content to reduce the file size. It is intended mainly for developers. Open this dossier within the CADDY Retrieval downloads.

  Format Specification 2.0 (Final) (328 KB; May 24, 2002)

  Format Specification 1.1 (565 KB; Sept. 23, 1997 & Feb. 24, 1998)

 

PDF files can be read using the Acrobat Reader (download).