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No. ePowerForms does not charge any annual fees or require any subscriptions.
You do have the option to purchase annual upgrade protection plans that provide free updates to future ePowerForms versions as well as continued support services.
We provide one FREE on-line training session for companies that purchase the 10-User Elite Package. This on-line session is very thorough and includes answers to all of your user’s questions in a fully interactive environment.
Training sessions can also be purchased. Costs are determined by the desired length of the session.
Yes – ePowerForms Elite has the flexibility to add or customize any data collection forms or reports.
We include a very powerful report and forms designer that makes it easy to incorporate your existing forms into ePowerForms. You can also easily customize any of the forms included with ePowerForms to meet your specific needs.
Yes. We provide a powerful Forms Design tool that allows you to edit any of the standard forms, or create an unlimited number of your own forms.
ePowerforms even allows you can use different sets of your data collection forms for specific job types, or that are designed for specific customers.
You will need to purchase either the Elite level of ePowerForms to gain access to the Forms Designer.
ePowerForms has built-in capabilities for merging data from multiple users and from multiple locations.
Data can be synchronized between users at the local level and/or across multiple offices.
And, Our flexible data storage structures allow you to easily choose from a number of diverse data storage options.
Installation is simple. Just download the installer file from the link that we supply upon purchase and then run the installer. Installation takes less than a minute.
ePowerForms is licensed on a per computer basis. You will need 1 license for each computer that you install ePowerForms on.
Individual licenses can be moved from one computer to another, but each can only reside on one computer at a time.
Licensing is a two step process. You first enter the license code that we provide upon purchase. Then you submit a request to us for an activation file that will unlock the features that you have purchased.
For more details on licensing, see the Licensing and Activation section of the ePowerForms Help File located at www.epowerforms.com/help/epf10.
You can easily add your company information and logos to all of the forms through a single tool that is supplied with ePowerForms. Simply enter your company details and select your logos from the ‘Forms Header / Logos tool. All of the forms will be updated with your information.
ePowerForms databases can be set up in a variety of ways. Users can easily create and link to an unlimited number of databases, each containing as many projects and project data as desired.
You can merge all data into a centralized database located on your home office server or into databases located at each of your regional offices. Centralized databases can be used for project review and archive of project data.
Project level databases can be stored on your project lead’s computer, and individual users can have their own databases containing the user’s specific data.
Every ePowerForms database can be merged with all other ePowerForms databases, allowing you to create central reference databases that contain all projects data.
There are many options available for you to manage and store the data associated with individual projects. You can:
Store related projects in there own database
Store all projects for a given year in there own database
Store regional projects in their own database
Merge all project data in a centralized database for review and archiving
You can even store each individual project’s data in individual databases
Read through the ePowerForms Help Files to gain a general understanding of the system.
Schedule a training session for you and your users.
Work with us to setup and configure the system and databases
Yes. You can have a separate database that stores data for only a specific project. You could also set up a database that stores all data from every project performed for a specific customer or location.
ePowerForms’ flexibility makes it simple to set up your data storage in a number of ways.
ePowerForms includes tools that make it very easy to distribute your custom forms and reports. The tool generates a file that you distribute to your users who then use the tool to quickly import the file on their system.
Everything in the ePowerForms system can be customized.
Some features such as Data Collection Forms and System Reports can be customized directly from with ePowerForms.
Other features are customized through our Custom Development Services.
Whatever you need ePowerForms to do, we can make it happen.
We are here to assist you with any of your customization needs.
We handle everything from creating and adding a single data collection form, to developing your custom reporting system, to creating complete custum software applications that tie your entire operations processes together.