Information assets in many corporations today are not readily available to contribute in decision making in a timely way or available for use in Business Intelligence.   After two decades of less than perfect attempts at cleaning up shared drives in many organizations, the time and expense is staggering.  What if there was a fast, simple to use and intuitive tool that would allow your own internal resources to map and inventory your most important corporate information.   The WesternIM AgileIM tool with a simple interface, stunning speed and flexibility can give you that edge.

We work with you to ensure AgileIM addresses your paper/electronic records needs, install and configure the AgileIM software on your desktop, laptop or tablet, confirm your device is communicating over the internet with our cloud storage service, provide an orientation session on using the AgileIM service and you are up and running. This can range from a couple of hours to several days.

The AgileIM service is quite easy to use and a one -hour orientation session on using the AgileIM service is offered to all new clients. Additional training and support is available at the standard WesternIM rate of $180 hour.

Software is licensed per named user and is delivered by running an installation package on your desktop, laptop and/or tablet There is no technical cap on the number of users for a site.  When you need another named user to add more inventory data or access the data you have entered you can add/delete users from the Active Directory control group within your authorized license limit.

Yes. AgileIM is a management tool that maintains a passive record (inventory) of your physical assets and/or electronic files.   By passive we mean that the assets and files are not moved or copied into another location. AgileIM is a database of information used to create an inventory of your assets so that you know what you have and where it is. The underlying structure is based on Containers and Content.  For physical records this is typically boxes and cabinets.  For electronic records this is Folders and Files.  More advanced uses of this database allow you to classify, relocate, track and report for disposition.  Additional information fields (meta data) can be added based on unique client requirements though custom configuration services. 

AgileIM is a database of information about your digital records that provides information about their location and other data you have entered as a description of the files.  The actual file is not loaded into the database which means your inventory efforts will have no direct impact on current use of the files. You are able to manage this digital inventory regardless of location on multiple sources such as individual hard drives or shared drives.

Absolutely.  AgileIM has a standard spreadsheet import process that you can use or if you can contract our technical support service to load your spreadsheets or Access databases into AgileIM for a quick start.

AgileIM uses import profiles to identify the sources of files and to automatically set values into select metadata fields.  This can be used for highly selective data loading and include the assignment of classification if available at time of importing.  Database updates are very fast, and limited only by the time it takes to identify files that should be loaded into the AgileIM inventory system.

Yes, any Windows based directory can be used as a source for importing files to AgileIM.  Our technical team has imported data from alternatives sources. Ask about your specific need.

AgileIM is a database of information about your electronic and/or physical records and all metadata is available in the search function od AgileIM.  The actual documents are not scanned or loaded into AgileIM, so the document content is not available for full-text searching. Many repositories have their own full-text index included which can be used to search for content within the repository in question.

Reporting in AgileIM is simple and flexible due to the on-screen search using filters.  Select specific data fields and filter values to identify the required physical assets or electronic files.  Use quick menu items or hot keys to print a report or save the report for future use.  Reporting can accommodate current list of containers, the information about a specific container and its’ content, or detailed information on the content for the current item. Use hot key to create an copy (excel) external to AgileIM.

Data entry is very dynamic.  As soon as a person enters data into the AgileIM database it can be searched by you or any named user for your site.

No.  Classification functionality is included in AgileIM and two classifications, Disposable and Permanent, are pre-loaded. Our support personnel are very knowledgeable in records and information management and can be retained to work with you to load your existing classification structure.

WesternIM can provide a wide array of records and information management services as a specific project.  We can conduct a classification review, or develop a Functional Classification Scheme as well as develop or validate your Retention Schedule.  Let us know what you have in mind so we can provide a quote specific to your needs.

WesternIM can provide a separate service contract to provide records management support services including training for personnel assigning and entering classifications at point of capture or bulk updating previously loaded records. 

Yes. Using the search and filtering to identify a group of records you can use the bulk update feature to change the classification.

AgileIM uses views and filters to generate reports that can be used for disposition approvals.  Retention can be based on fiscal year, calendar year, event driven date or variable base date.   The resulting actions can be coded into the inventory database for subsequent reporting.

AgileIM uses a simple security model where named users, typically records management personnel, have full access to the AgileIM app and data.   If segregation is required for privacy or confidentiality requirements, another site installation would be required with separate licensing. Give us a call to assess your specific security requirements.

It is possible.  The standard service is in a hosted environment which enables us to simplify software maintenance and keep the cost lower. If required, custom configuration on your servers is possible. Ask for a quote.

Planning to implement an EDRMS or already have one and you wish to migrate the data you have created and managed under AgileIM to another solution.  Once you have an inventory of your assets and files you can load your classification and retention schedules into AgileIM and classify all or some of your inventory.  AgileIM database has capacity to hold your designated location for each asset or file, which can then be used by a migration tool to physically relocate your electronic files to a new location.  This step requires careful and detailed planning and we can conduct an assessment, design a migration plan and execute the data transfer with you.  Contact us for more information on a migration project.