Functions
Functions are important to us.
But the benefits that people derive from them are more important.
In a world of functions we provide a universe.
Our nscale information platform is an open and innovative enterprise information management system. We’d like to give you an idea of what a comprehensive and versatile range of functions this system has. This is just a small selection.
6 components of the nscale information platform
nscale was designed for efficient document and information management. We have grouped the software functions and features into the six components that every enterprise information management system should have.
Input management
Input management is the digital capturing, structuring and archiving of incoming information and data from various sources. This includes both structured and unstructured data. Unstructured data is information that can’t be immediately identified, such as presentations, videos and audio files. Structured data have a standard, readable format and can be stored in a line and column database. An invoice is an example of structured data.
Data is captured during input management by technologies such as scanning, imaging, OCR, barcodes, ICR or full text searches. The term ‘input management’ refers to the process of obtaining digital content from documents that are generally provided in paper form, whereas the process of converting the data from paper to digital format is called ‘capturing’. The main advantage is that information is automatically classified and extracted.
Document management
Companies receive and process a large volume of data and information in different formats and from various sources. Managing this volume of digital documents, from orders, invoices and delivery notes to contracts, videos and audio files, poses a major challenge to many of them.
A document management system (DMS) structures these data and stores them in digital files according to standard criteria, e.g. business partner record. The system also provides a basic framework for business processes such as incoming invoice processing. In other words, a DMS can do far more than simply archive digital and audit-proof documents. It stores all enterprise information in one central repository so that all company employees with the relevant access permissions can quickly locate it.
Processes
Every company has business processes and workflows. They extend from employee holiday leave applications and customer orders to departmental budget approvals – and they all have one thing in common: they all involve a progression of steps. Paper-based approval processes are extremely complex and time consuming.
Digital workflows ensure complete transparency, as well as an overview of process information and the people involved. They are also faster because they can be efficiently managed – saving time, resources and desktop space.
Digital workflows offer enterprises a vast range of opportunities for business process management – irrespectively of whether those processes are department-specific, company-wide or intra-group.
Collaboration
Collaboration means working together, but it’s actually more than that. Teams face multiple challenges in collaborative projects and assignments. They often need a ‘team space’ where they can work dynamically in a protected environment on their project or assignment.
Developed on the basis of collaborative technologies such as Social Software or Groupwise, team spaces allow multiple people to work on documents and make the coordination of activities via local and remote networks possible. Only team members with the relevant permissions can access the information in the team space or edit it in collaboration with other team members, who can be located anywhere in the world.
Archiving
Most of the data and information that enterprises deal with, and many of their documents, already only exist in electronic format. But what is the best way to archive this enormous volume of information and data without losing an overview? A secure environment and an archiving concept that preserves evidentiary value are also important considerations.
The nscale enterprise information management system offers a range of options for the audit-proof archiving of data and documents. It can also be upgraded for trusted long-term archiving in accordance with TR-ESOR. All of the software is based on the nscale information platform, ensuring access to archived documents at all times.
Output management
In the information age it is essential to be able to issue the right information to the right staff at the right time and the right place in the right format. And at minimum effort and cost. Output management makes the controlled provision of business information to various target groups via different output channels possible.
It is an important part of any enterprise information management system because it provides the technology for the receipt and collection of data and documents from the application environments from which information is to be distributed. This input is then centrally processed so that it can be distributed via the chosen communication channel in the optimum format.
Administrator functions
Our administrator functions allow you to easily adapt the software configuration to your specific requirements.
Administration and monitoring
nscale provides technical and commercial administrators with an intuitive, self-explanatory and, more importantly, central configuration interface. System monitoring and maintenance are also important features in addition to the central configuration capability. We provide the following administration components.
nscale Administrator
The nscale system is administrated in a standard application, nscale Administrator. Here are some of the configuration options it provides:
nscale Monitoring Console
nscale Monitoring Console is a component of the nscale information platform used for central monitoring of the nscale infrastructure. The main function of the nscale Monitoring Console is the central monitoring of the nscale systems.