SEGMENT AND GEOGRAPHIC REPORTING (Details - geographic) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Feb. 28, 2022	Feb. 28, 2021	Feb. 28, 2022	Feb. 28, 2021
Revenue, Major Customer [Line Items]
Total consolidated revenue	$ 14,796	$ 13,147	$ 27,213	$ 23,848
Total Software Revenues [Member] | Revenue Benchmark [Member] | Product Concentration Risk [Member]
Revenue, Major Customer [Line Items]
Concentration percentage	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%
Software Revenues [Member]
Revenue, Major Customer [Line Items]
Total consolidated revenue	$ 9,758	$ 7,827	$ 17,120	$ 13,975
Software Revenues [Member] | Gastr Plus [Member]
Revenue, Major Customer [Line Items]
Total consolidated revenue	$ 5,450	$ 4,483	$ 9,435	$ 7,819
Software Revenues [Member] | Gastr Plus [Member] | Revenue Benchmark [Member] | Product Concentration Risk [Member]
Revenue, Major Customer [Line Items]
Concentration percentage	56.00%	57.00%	55.00%	56.00%
Software Revenues [Member] | Monolix Suite [Member]
Revenue, Major Customer [Line Items]
Total consolidated revenue	$ 2,222	$ 1,551	$ 3,792	$ 2,716
Software Revenues [Member] | Monolix Suite [Member] | Revenue Benchmark [Member] | Product Concentration Risk [Member]
Revenue, Major Customer [Line Items]
Concentration percentage	23.00%	20.00%	22.00%	19.00%
Software Revenues [Member] | A D M E T Predictor [Member]
Revenue, Major Customer [Line Items]
Total consolidated revenue	$ 1,367	$ 1,212	$ 2,826	$ 2,384
Software Revenues [Member] | A D M E T Predictor [Member] | Revenue Benchmark [Member] | Product Concentration Risk [Member]
Revenue, Major Customer [Line Items]
Concentration percentage	14.00%	15.00%	17.00%	17.00%
Software Revenues [Member] | Other [Member]
Revenue, Major Customer [Line Items]
Total consolidated revenue	$ 719	$ 581	$ 1,067	$ 1,056
Software Revenues [Member] | Other [Member] | Revenue Benchmark [Member] | Product Concentration Risk [Member]
Revenue, Major Customer [Line Items]
Concentration percentage	7.00%	8.00%	6.00%	8.00%
Services Revenues [Member]
Revenue, Major Customer [Line Items]
Total consolidated revenue	$ 5,038	$ 5,320	$ 10,093	$ 9,873
Services Revenues [Member] | Other [Member]
Revenue, Major Customer [Line Items]
Total consolidated revenue	341	45	745	603
Services Revenues [Member] | PKPD [Member]
Revenue, Major Customer [Line Items]
Total consolidated revenue	$ 2,222	$ 2,585	$ 4,548	$ 4,830
Services Revenues [Member] | PKPD [Member] | Revenue Benchmark [Member] | Product Concentration Risk [Member]
Revenue, Major Customer [Line Items]
Concentration percentage	44.00%	49.00%	45.00%	49.00%
Services Revenues [Member] | QSP/QST [Member]
Revenue, Major Customer [Line Items]
Total consolidated revenue	$ 1,527	$ 1,745	$ 2,993	$ 2,867
Services Revenues [Member] | QSP/QST [Member] | Revenue Benchmark [Member] | Product Concentration Risk [Member]
Revenue, Major Customer [Line Items]
Concentration percentage	30.00%	33.00%	30.00%	29.00%
Services Revenues [Member] | PBPK [Member]
Revenue, Major Customer [Line Items]
Total consolidated revenue	$ 948	$ 945	$ 1,807	$ 1,573
Services Revenues [Member] | PBPK [Member] | Revenue Benchmark [Member] | Product Concentration Risk [Member]
Revenue, Major Customer [Line Items]
Concentration percentage	19.00%	17.00%	18.00%	16.00%
Services Revenues [Member] | Other Services Revenues [Member] | Revenue Benchmark [Member] | Product Concentration Risk [Member]
Revenue, Major Customer [Line Items]
Concentration percentage	7.00%	1.00%	7.00%	6.00%
Total Services Revenues [Member] | Revenue Benchmark [Member] | Product Concentration Risk [Member]
Revenue, Major Customer [Line Items]
Concentration percentage	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%