Friday Training Follow Up

Robert Stephen Consulting, LLC has begun to provide free 30-minute Client Training session every Friday again!  RSC prides itself in providing learning opportunities for our clients.  We feel that if our clients know the system better, we will able to work better with them to discover and implement the solutions that they need.  

Our first session was 10/9.  Last week we discussed Client/Server vs. Web Central vs. Smart Client.  Here are some highlights from the training, in case you missed it:

Client/Server 

Client/Server has been the go-to program for years. It is a solid work horse, but it is no longer being developed. 21.1 was the last version. If you have Smart Client, I recommend using it as much as possible.

Benefits:

• Pretty much indestructible - Connection to DB can be very direct.
• Bullet proof database update tools
• LOTS of history: *.abs files and *.avw files that may not exist in Web Central

Web Central

Web interface to the ARCHIBUS database, only requires a web browser to run.

Benefits:

• Roles based
• Views based
• "Pretty" Reports/ Dashboards
• Pages interface
• Web server

Smart Client

The new Client/Server.

Benefits:

• On the fly creation of views
• Saved views are easy to develop and instantly available
• Filters are easier to develop
• Views with relationships between tables are easy to produce
• Limited to 3 levels down
• Better integration between application and AutoCAD

We are excited to have another RSC Friday Training on Friday, Oct. 16 from 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM PDT

Please register by clicking on this link and follow the instructions:

https://attendee.gototraining.com/r/6155681089126080257

This week's free 30-Minute training will cover Reports, specifically Smart Client data tools, including import/export, and drawing highlights.

After registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the training.

Robert Stephen Consulting, LLC Friday Trainings are open to all!  If you'd like to be included in our weekly email list with topics and information about that week's training session, please contact us at info@rsc2lc.com and we will be sure to get you on the list!

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Dashboards: what are they and why do you need them?

Today we’d like to share with you all a little bit about why ARCHIBUS Dashboards in Web Central are so amazing.

“Dashboards" or ARCHIBUS Page Navigation is one of the methods that can be used for accessing ARCHIBUS views as well as job specific data such as workflow actions, notifications, and the views that you can access frequently.  Once the Page Navigation is set up, users can set their Navigation Method under My Profile/Navigation to determine whether they want to access ARCHIBUS views using the Process Navigator or the Page Navigator. 1  

So what is so cool about ARCHIBUS Dashboards anyway?  We’re glad you asked!!

The purpose of Dashboards is to have one page with all the views you use most.  Your job becomes easier with Dashboards because it displays all the information you need on a daily basis in one place.  With Dashboards you can say “Sayonara” to the days of searching through the entire IWMS to get the pieces of data most important to your job.

Dashboards make the system easier to start using with little training.  They also help you use the system more efficiently with customizable views for specific individuals based on their ARCHIBUS Role and what their needs are.  Certified Buildings, Environmental Assessments, & Hazard Abatement are incredibly important to the Environmental & Risk Manager while RentableArea, Lease Renewals, & Portfolio Management Compliance are essential to the Director of Real Estate.  You can set up different profiles within Dashboards so each department can see what’s specific to their area of work.

Here you can see two different views.  One of the following Dashboard view is for the Portfolio Manager and the other is for Environmental Sustainability. 

Portfolio Manager Dashboard View

Environmental Sustainability Dashboard View

You can clearly see how each dashboard view can be specifically customized depending on the data that an individual needs to see and the views they need access to.

The biggest benefit to using the dashboards, besides the ease of navigation, is to have all the performance metrics available.  With the performance metrics, you can: 

• Manage all of your work from a single page
• Execute a strategy by crystallizing vision and direction into measurable actions
• Continually measure the alignment of actions to goals
• Improve teamwork and organizational performance by building momentum toward visible, well defined, objective goals
• Identify over- and underperforming locations, processes, departments, and vendors
• Set clear expectations for staff, and make staff accountable
• Improve operational execution through focus on KPIs
• Obtain detailed diagnostics on all aspects of real estate and facility operations
• Move from “fighting fires” or attending to the squeakiest wheels, to tasks that will further the organization’s overall strategy

These are just a few of the reasons why you need ARCHIBUS Dashboards!  They make any job that involves IWMS significantly easier and provide accurate data and trends to help keep multiple departments running smoothly and positively impact your bottom line.



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Most of the information in this post comes from our very own Ryan C.  Ryan is amazing with CAD, PHP programming, AXVW programming, and anything ARCHIBUS.  He is truly exceptional when it comes to building operations and ARCHIBUS' Building Operations Console.  Some believe he may knows more about it than ARCHIBUS themselves!  He is definitely one of RSC’s greatest assets.  We couldn't imagine going a day without him!

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May 28th BAATUG

Just a reminder that RSC's 2nd Quarter BAATUG event on Dashboards &  Report Writing in Web Central will be held at the San Ramon Regus Business Center May 28th from 11:30AM - 2:00PM.

A light lunch and refreshments will be served.

Check out the evite to RSVP and find out more!
http://www.evite.com/event/01ECKNNS4EC2VAPGYEPE4LFBT3UD3Y



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2nd Quarter BAATUG

Are you interested in learning more about ARCHIBUS?  Did you want to attend our first quarter event, but missed it?  Here is your chance!  On May 28th from 11:30AM - 2:00PM Robert Stephen Consulting, LLC. will host the 2nd Quarter Bay Area ARCHIBUS Training & User Group meeting at the Regus Business Center in San Ramon, CA.

This Quarter's topic will be on Dashboards and Reporting in Web Central.
Our session will consist of a light lunch and refreshments, as well as an hour of training and an hour of round-table discussion.

To find out more information, please check out our evite: http://evite.me/2vbdKbDzxD
Feel free to email or comment below with thoughts or questions.