A new release of Archibus by Eptura is out. Here’s what’s new in V.2024.04:

Space

BIM Viewer Space Planning

• The BIM Viewer was extended into the Space Console.
• In the Space Console, Space Managers use the BIM visualization to assign people to rooms and report on occupancy.

Floorplan viewer

The Doors are no longer displaying as arcs

BIM Viewer

• Linked Models: Support for linked models stored in Autodesk Construction Cloud:
  • Support for linked models stored in Autodesk Construction Cloud is no longer a proof-of-concept and it is considered a supported feature
• Catalog BIM Models: Cloud cataloging for spaces and assets supports additional fields:
  • Catalog additional fields for equipment and furniture based on BIM parameters to Archibus fields mapping
  • Infer rooms codes for equipment and furniture in linked models
  • Catalog Room Standards, Room Use for rooms
• The BIM Viewer was upgraded to the latest Autodesk Platform Services version – 7.100.1.

Maintenance

• Improved loading performance of the Maintenance Console.
  • Data categories are loaded asynchronously.
  • Improved loading time of the work request details view.
• Craftsperson Performance Report: Added the option to export to Excel.
• Maintenance Console: Work Request Details view: Supervisors and technicians can remove work logs.

Onsite

Parts Inventory:

• Technicians can search the parts inventory
• Technicians can log the parts used for work requests, including purchased parts

Workplace

• The Workplace application retrieves the first available floor and available spaces faster, resulting in an increase in performance when booking workspaces
• Team members have the option to make one-time workspace bookings that take into account the team’s week-days in office.
  • In the Space Console, Space Managers can set the days of the week when teams are going to their office and are not working remotely
  • In Workplace, team-members use a filter on the Team Code and a highlight to identify the available workspaces for the same days of the week when the team goes to office.
• Multiple accessibility and UX improvements. For example:
  • Enhancements to accessibility for visually impaired employees and guests who might need to enlarge the application 400%
  • UX enhancements for selecting requestors

Web Central

• Improved loading performance of home pages
• Database Update Wizard (DUW): Add null check for SQL_NUMERIC type when performing DUW comparison

SmartClient Extension for Revit

• Linked Models: Infer room codes when cataloging assets or furniture stored in a linked assets (MEP) model.
• 2D Publishing: Switched from custom to native Revit APIs which optimizes file size, improves data and error handling
• Serraview to Archibus converter increased stability

The Best Way to Get Archibus

If you’re new to Archibus or want to get this software today, our team at Robotech can help. We offer comprehensive entry-level basics training, and we sell Archibus software directly to companies across the country. We are a gold partner of Archibus, and we’ll ensure your team is fully set up and comfortable with the software before we consider the job “done”.
We have a few Archibus packages that we offer, and we can provide a free trial for you to test it before you buy. Within a few minutes, you’ll see how helpful this software is in maintaining your healthcare compliance accreditation.

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Wayfinding — guiding people through your space with turn-by-turn navigation — can help to welcome guests to your buildings and enable employees to find unfamiliar locations.

Integrating wayfinding into your Archibus deployment can have several uses. For example:

• If you have a campus with multiple buildings, employees can access directions from a point in one building to a point in another building.
• For booked working spaces and meeting rooms, employees want directions that guide them to the location so that they can easily find the booked room and arrive on time.
• For planning purposes, employees want to see the fastest path to a working space that they booked or a meeting that they must attend.
• When Workplace is deployed on a lobby kiosk, building visitors can access routes to locations in an unfamiliar building.
• For the Workplace mobile app, navigation is supported through QR code scanning.

Wayfinding Button

To support these types of scenarios, Workplace can integrate Mapsted’s wayfinding technology by providing a Wayfinding button on the following Workplace pages:

• Find People and Places
• Meeting Space Booking Detail
• Workspace Booking Details

If you have an Archibus Wayfinding license, but you do not have a Mapsted floor plan for a floor, the Wayfinding icon appears in gray, as shown on the below Workspace Booking Details page.

Mapsted Interface

Once you select Workplace’s Wayfinding button, the Mapsted interface overlays Workplace. You can then use the Mapsted interface to enter a destination. For example, in the below image, the user has entered start and destination locations within the same floor, and Mapsted has outlined the route in blue on the floor plan and provided turn-by-turn written instructions.

When through, you can select the Return to Workplace button in the upper right corner to return to the Workplace interface.

Requirements

Wayfinding is compatible with both SaaS and non-SaaS instances. For non-SaaS instances, your company’s IT policy must allow the Workplace application to connect to the external API’s defined in the AbWayfinding.MapstedUrl and AbWayfinding.MapstedSearchUrl application parameters, described below.

In order to integrate the wayfinding features:

• The Archibus Wayfinding license must be enabled.
• You must have a license to access or use Mapsted services during the current subscription term.
• You must have created digital maps stored in Mapsted with room-level attributes including ”floorId”,”buildingId”,”propertyId” that enable the location to be displayed in the Archibus Wayfinding page using the Mapstead API.
• In order to enable building-to-building navigation within a site, the buildings within a single Archibus site should be configured in a single property in Mapsted.
• You must set the below application parameters.

Application Parameters

Set the parameters with: System / Archibus Administrator – Application Configuration / Configure Application Parameters.

AbWayfinding.MapstedUrl

This URL is used in Workplace to redirect to Mapsted’s Wayfinding feature. The default value works without configuration. The values in the <> brackets will be derived from Workplace.

The default value is:
https://maps.mapsted.com/<propertyId>?building=<bl_id>&floor=<fl_id>&entity=<rm_id>

AbWayfinding.MapstedSearchUrl

This URL is used in Workplace to find the Mapsted attributes for a specific room. The values in the <> brackets will be filled out in Workplace. The default value work without configuration, except that you must set “provider” with your company’s unique Mapsted ID.

The default value is:
https://public.mapsted.com/api/v1/integration/search?provider=archibus&property=<bl_id>&longName=<rm_id>

We at Robotech understand the challenges organizations face in optimizing navigation within their facilities.

If you want to reach us for any questions, please send us a message below or call 201-792-6300 to to schedule a demo, or email the team at [email protected].

OnSite App Version 6 from Archibus gives your technicians everything they need, in the palms of their hands.
With the Archibus OnSite mobile app, field technicians and maintenance workers can receive and update maintenance work orders from the convenience of their mobile device.
Better performance in the field helps your organization maintain facilities and assets in peak condition.

Close maintenance requests faster

• Digitize the request process with workflows you can directly configure
• Technicians can assign themselves tasks based on location, due date, priority, and required skillset
• With configurable push notifications, technicians stay on top of critical, deadline-driven tasks
• Technicians can add comments and photos, and tag stakeholders within work requests

Keep asset databases up to date with straightforward data inputs

• Archibus OnSite connects to Archibus features including Space, GIS, and Assets
• Easily see complete asset inventories and maintenance histories, making asset life cycle management easier
• See who is doing what and when, so you can track progress on every work request
• With configurable compliance checklists, technicians can easily adhere to safety and regulatory compliance items while doing scheduled maintenance and inspections
• Access complete asset histories for informed asset maintenance decisions, compliance documentation, and condition assessments

Enable your technicians on the go

• Sync floor plans and site maps, so technicians can easily find their way to the assets they’re working on
• The labor hours timer alerts technicians to stop recording based on a pre-defined hours limit
• Connect assets and work orders with quick bar code scanning
• With offline support, technicians can work in remote locations without an internet connection
• Archibus OnSite is localized in 6 languages and works on both smartphones and tablets

Automatically record labor hours

• Start/Stop timer records technicians’ hours
• Labor hours timer automatically sends alerts to stop time tracking when a maximum daily limit is reached

Reduce manually assigning tasks

• Self-assign work requests feature allows technicians to choose from their team’s work tickets based on location, due date, priority, and required skillset

Configure critical diagnostic, equipment, and cost data

• New diagnostic data fields allow technicians to enter defect cause and repair types, gather equipment meter readings, track downtime, and record other cost-related information
• Data input fields can be made mandatory, so technicians must enter data for a work order to be marked complete
• Show or hide input fields on work requests, so technicians only input necessary data