Odessa is bringing a do-it-yourself technology value proposition to asset finance organizations.

On Tuesday, the software provider launched Configurable Attributes, a new capability that can allow clients to adapt to the Odessa platform by themselves without custom code or vendor involvement.

Odessa highlighted Configurable Attributes is designed to go beyond basic data capture. The company explained any field a client creates is instantly available across the platform — in the API, in reports, data extracts and business rules that drive pricing and workflows — through a governed, self-service workflow that keeps changes consistent and auditable.

“One of the greatest challenges in enterprise software has been balancing flexibility with governance,” Odessa CEO and president Joe Juliano said in a news release. “Configurable Attributes gives clients the ability to adapt the platform to their evolving business needs while maintaining the control, consistency and oversight required of a mission-critical platform.

“Instead of shaping their business around what the software allows, they shape the software around how their business runs,” Juliano added about Configurable Attributes, which is available to Odessa clients worldwide, including banks, captives and independent lenders.

As asset finance organizations expand into new asset classes, geographies, products and regulatory environments, Odessa acknowledged data-capture requirements can change constantly.

“Historically, even simple field additions required development resources and lengthy deployment cycles,” Odessa said.

The goal of Configurable Attributes is to modernize this process.

Odessa explained that authorized administrators can define and manage business-specific data fields for any part of the system without professional services or vendor engagement.

“Because these changes are structural configurations rather than custom code, they are upgrade-safe through a structured, auditable workflow,” Odessa said.

“Because every configured field is instantly live across the platform, clients can put new data to work immediately. If a company launches a new asset class, takes on a different kind of vendor or faces a new reporting requirement, they do not need to ask Odessa to make a change; they simply configure it and go live,” Odessa continued.

Odessa pointed out this capability changes the relationship with the platform by delivering immediate, code-free capabilities, including:

—Seamlessly move data between systems: New fields are instantly exposed through the Odessa API, giving clients the ability to manage them remotely and automatically synchronize data maintained in separate systems such as a CRM.

—Immediate reporting without IT bottlenecks: Configured fields automatically extend the reporting data model. Database queries can reference these attributes as standard columns using simple joins, making it effortless to include them in reports or downstream data extracts.

—Automated business rules without code: Attributes are immediately available to business rules and expressions. For example, a client can choose to categorize vendors into distinct groups to drive custom pricing, approvals and workflows based on those groups, without a single line of code.

Odessa also mentioned these capabilities address a fundamental reality of asset finance: no two lenders capture the same data.

With Configurable Attributes, the platform can scale alongside business growth — new asset classes, geographies and product lines — while the cost of adapting does not.

Juliano broke it down by client sector this way:

Banks can keep pace with evolving regulatory reporting requirements while maintaining strict change control.

Captive finance companies can support new products and asset classes without lengthy platform modification projects.

Independent lenders can expand into new verticals without depending on dedicated IT resources or external services teams.

“Asset finance moves fast, and our clients shouldn’t have to wait to keep up,” Juliano said. “Configurable Attributes removes the weeks — sometimes months — of waiting. Clients can make the changes they need and promote them to production right away, allowing their business to move at the speed opportunities demand.”