What is Archibus?
Archibus Foundations
In the Archibus SaaS product, Archibus Foundations is an entry-level grouping of the most common facility tasks. Sites start managing facilities with the tasks of Archibus Foundations, and then can add modules that support more advanced features. For example, Archibus Foundations supports on-demand maintenance work so that you can manage and respond to maintenance problems on site; once you implement the on demand system available withe Archibus Foundations, you can add on the Maintenance module to add such features as preventive maintenance, craftsperson scheduling, and advanced cost tracking to your maintenance management system.
As an all-in-one, entry-level package for managing space and maintenance requests, Archibus Foundations is ideal for:
- organizations with less than ~ 250,000 SF or 25,000 SM
- organizations with less than ~ 1,000 employees
- organizations know they need something better than Excel, Email or maybe a Sharepoint Server to manage their facilities
From mobile devices or kiosks, self-service employees and building guests can look up key facility information and request space and moves; Foundations managers then use forms, consoles, and reports to manage these requests and maintain basic space and employee data.
Archibus Foundations includes these major components:
| Component | Purpose | User |
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Using a self-service interface that requires no Archibus training, book conference rooms and workspaces, report maintenance problems, request moves, and search and locate rooms and employees. In order to access the move request, meeting space request, and working space request features, your site must have licenses for the Space module and Reservations module. |
Employees and building guests |
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Service Console |
Manage and report on requests made by self-service users from the Archibus Workplace. | |
| Space Console | Manage and report on space inventory, occupancy, and utilization of space. | Foundations Manager |
| Asset inventory and management forms | View and manage assets | Foundations Manager |
| Reports and metrics |
Analyze maintenance costs, request counts, space usage, occupancy and vacancy statistics, and top risks Create your own reports using Reports Central |
Foundations Manager |
| Data-entry views | Enter the facility data, such as the company's buildings, rooms, employees, and equipment. | Foundations Manager |
| Smart Client Extensions for AutoCAD and Revit |
Create and revise floor plan drawings or BIM models. This task can also be outsourced to Business Partners. |
CAD/BIM user |
| Smart Client |
Rapidly develop data. |
SaaS Partner Administrator |
| Archibus Geospatial Extensions for Esri |
Work with Web Central views that display your assets on a map using their native GIS geometry. Enhanced maps views are ideal for campus-scale visualization and analysis, as well as for depicting extensive areas such as parcels, regions, and countries. Create your own views that include GIS features. |
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| Archibus Performance Metrics Framework | Develop your own trending metrics | SaaS Partner Administrator |
| Archibus Mobile Framework | Install and customize the Archibus mobile apps | SaaS Partner Administrator |
| System Administration |
Customize home pages Enable users Configure parameters |
SaaS Partner Administrator |
Sites can get started managing their facilities with Archibus Foundations. When they need advanced facility management features, they can purchase Archibus modules to run on top of Archibus Foundations.