Paper-based forms are expensive, static, and they slow down your business processes. Up to now, developing custom eForms always required a lot of resourcing, testing, development, patience, and cost. While you may think paper is a cheap alternative, there are a lot of hidden costs in other software licenses and paper handling that you probably didn't know about.
Your other option is to develop a fillable PDF, but let's face it, they aren't much better - plus, if you want to actually fill them out, you'll have to download them and lose all the security you worked so hard for.
FormFactor was developed as an add-on for Alfresco. It extends Alfresco's document management features with a new type of form document. Think of it like a GoogleDoc, where end-users can fill out forms, edit to adjust for changes, version, search, attach to workflow, and file into your records management system.
Available on Alfresco 5+:
We created FormFactor to help with your bottom-line. By replacing your paper-based forms with electronic forms and automated workflow, your processes will be more secure, cost effective, and streamlined.
More specifically, it helps with:
The very nature of having an electronic form integrated into your ECM system provides a number of benefits out-of-the-box. FormFactor allows you to utilize document versions, previews, metadata, workflow, security, and more. But there may be some things you didn't think of:
SMEs love FormFactor, because it allows them to create branded form templates without the need for developers. All of your designs and form components (fields, headers, footers) can be re-used across the application, while designing for mobile, tablet, and desktop is taken care of for you. and comes with a free edition of JumpSeat.