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Archibus SaaS Modules

When Archibus SaaS sites require more advanced facility management features than those that are offered with Archibus Foundations, they can purchase modules to sit on top of Foundations.

Archibus SaaS modules are packaging of Archibus applications; that is, they are a collection of views, workflow rules, parameters, metrics, and reports to accomplish a facility management goal. SaaS modules are typically located at the root level of the Navigator.

As described below, a SaaS module can:

• exactly match the tasks and processes of an application

• combine the most-used tasks and processes of multiple applications (Essential Modules)

Archibus SaaS Essentials Modules

Many users expanding from Foundations start with the Archibus SaaS Essential modules -- the set of original modules offered for Archibus SaaS deployments.

The Archibus SaaS Essential modules typically combine the most-used tasks and processes of multiple applications of the non-SaaS offering. For example, the Maintenance module streamlines the tasks of the Corrective Work application and the Preventive Maintenance application into one unified module. The Assets module is the exception: the SaaS and non-SaaS offerings present an identical set of tasks.

The Archibus Essentials modules are:

• Archibus Foundations
• Space
• Maintenance
• Assets
• Reservations
• Leases

Additional Applications Available as SaaS Modules

SaaS deployments wishing to take advantage of additional functionality beyond the Essential Modules can access almost all Archibus business applications as SaaS modules. Signing in as sample user AFM-MOD shows a Navigator with functionality available for Archibus SaaS.

Note: Some of the Sustainability & Risk applications are not included on the Navigator for sample user AFM-MOD, although they are available for SaaS deployments.

For information on the SaaS modules, see the SaaS module discussion in these overview topics:

• Space

• Maintenance

• Assets

• Real Property

• Workplace Services

• Risk

• Capital Projects

• Healthcare

Applications or Features Not Available as SaaS Modules

A few of the less-frequently used Archibus non-SaaS applications and features are NOT offered in Archibus SaaS. These are:

Domain	Non-SaaS Application	Notes
Real Property	Advanced Forecasting	Not available in SaaS.
Real Property	Forecasting	Not available in SaaS.
Real Property	US Federal Property Registry	Not available in SaaS.
Assets	Enterprise Assets	Saas deployments can use the Assets module. Enterprise Assets offers the additional features of chain of custody and project management integration, which are not available in SaaS.
Assets	Telecom Assets	The functionality of Telecom Assets is covered by the Assets module.
Space	Space Inventory	Space Inventory functionality is found in the Space SaaS module. However, the Space SaaS module does not support the Workspace Transaction features
Space	Space Chargeback	Chargeback functionality is found in the Space SaaS module. However, the Space SaaS module does not support the Shared Workspace Chargeback methodology.

Comparing SaaS and Non-SasS Navigators

When you compare the Navigator in SaaS and Non-SaaS, note the following:

• The Navigator in a SaaS deployment typically does not use the Domain level. However, if you have more than 13 modules, the Navigator will use domains to group the modules.

• As mentioned above, the Archibus Essential modules combine the most-used tasks and processes of multiple applications of the non-SaaS offering. Therefore, the SaaS and non-SaaS Navigators differ for these areas differ.

• For most modules that are not Archibus Essential modules-- that is, modules such as Condition Assessment, Service Desk, and Compliance--the processes and features of Archibus SaaS exactly match the processes and features available in the Archibus non-SaaS deployment. The exceptions are:

  • The Real Property SaaS module is a combination of several applications from the Real Property domain and covers advanced features, such as chargeback. The Real Property module is an expansion of the Leases (Essential) module that covers the fundamental lease features.

  • The Capital Projects module packages three of the applications of the Capital Projects domain (Projects, Capital Budgeting, and Commissioning) as one module. The prefix on each process indicates the application to which it belongs.
    
    

See Also

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