Mobile or Network Users

Users can access Archibus Web Central over the network or with a tablet:

• Wi-Fi-Connected Users -- With support for WebKit browsers such as Safari and Chrome, Web Central delivers almost its entire interface to tablets over Wi-Fi connections. Users checking conditions in the field--such as craftspersons, maintenance managers, and auditors--can use their tablets to access Web Central and update the data it presents. Similarly, managers in off-site meetings discussing mergers and reorganizations, landlords negotiating leases, and executives reviewing top-level summary reports, can do so from their tablets. See System Requirements for the exact details of supported tablets and operating systems.
• Network Users -- Users at their desk or with laptops connected to the network run Web Central to access and update facilities data and perform facility-related tasks.

Accessing Data

Within Web Central, you can navigate to the data you require using:

• Navigator
• the My Favorites List

These navigation tools load Archibus views, which are dynamic reports and forms that are generated on-the-fly from the Archibus data repository.

For example, the above image shows that a user has selected the "Highlight Rooms by Department per Floor" task to obtain a view into the room allocation data stored in the Archibus data repository. When the user selects the task, Web Central loads a view that:

• lists the departments found on this floor
• calculates the total square footage of each department.
• on an SVG representation of a floor plan drawing, highlights. rooms according to their departmental assignment

User Roles

Many types of  users -- craftspersons, guests, department managers, general staff reporting a problems, facilities managers, environmental managers, executives, financial analysts, and so on -- load views in Web Central to access the facilities data that they need. In addition, right from the Archibus Web Central interface, advanced users can customize the program to meet the business needs of their particular site.

When users log in, they access only the information and tasks relevant to their specific role within the organization.

Learning to Use Web Central

For help in using the Web Central program itself (and not the business applications and modules), see the Using Archibus Web Central section of Archibus Help.

Help topics for the applications and modules that run on top of Web Central are found in sections for those particular applications and modules within Archibus Help.