Application Usage Benefits

• Serve more citizens without increasing the bottom line - With OpenFACILIS' flexible web based interface, citizens can access the power of OpenFACILIS to create permits, inquire into processes, or create available reports. All aspects of the citizen interface are modifiable to allow your agency to determine how much or little access is provided to external users.
  
  
• Reduced staff training costs - The OpenFACILIS interface provides a Windows-like look-and-feel. This gives the users a familiarity with other Windows applications and reduces the time and cost to train staff on the use of OpenFACILIS.
  
  
• Consistent look-and-feel throughout application - With a consistent look-and-feel throughout all the OpenFACILIS modules, your users will feel comfortable working in any module. This will reduce the time needed to train your current users and make it easier to train new employees.
  
  
• Integrated document management - All municipal processes generate documents and they need to be associated with the process, people, or events involved in the process. OpenFACILIS comes with an integrated document management system or can be implemented to work with other third-party imaging systems.
  
  
• Link to any GIS web site with definable passed information - Most of today's municipal processes can benefit from integration to a Geographical Information System (GIS). OpenFACILIS integrates an extremely flexible method for being able to link to virtually any GIS web-based application.
  
  
• Administrator definable auditing of all system data tables - Many agencies require that data changes can be tracked and updates monitored. OpenFACILIS allows the system administrator to enable table auditing on all application database tables at any point.
  
  
• Reduce training time with integrated checklists for processes and events - Training staff is always one of the most expensive parts of hiring new employees. OpenFACILIS provides a multi-level checklist mechanism that allows associating checklists to process types or workflow events.