Features

The primary features of Flexar include:

• Configuration Options support a wide range of flexwork and co-scheduling programs and hybrids (flextime, remote work, telecommuting, part time, job share, compressed work week, phase retirement, phased return to Work, ...)
• Supports variable Review levels, reviewer roles, controls and Schedule models.
• Supports multiple access control options - SSO, Login, user profiles from the HR system or user managerd - Self Registration; various Proposal/Review and Proposal/Collaboration Models.
• Captures flex work type, Schedules, Answers to Questions, Agreements, other flex type specific data.
• Supports set of questions developed by the client and Rupert & Company to pose to the Flexwork applicant. These can be specific to each flex work type or generalized across work types. These may be changed periodically.
• Supports fully customized agreement documents that may be specific to each flex work type. These may be developed by Rupert & Company and the client. These may be modified when needed.
• Provides automatic email notifications to manager and selectable parties to move the proposal process along. Emails are "Notifications only" or "Notifications with action links".
• Creates a PDF file for each proposal in order to memorialize each proposal at the time of submission. These are maintained on-line and can be printed, downloaded, or emailed on demand. Provides links to the operation and the proposal embedded in the emails to facilitate very quick and easy follow-on action.
• Includes dozens of reports and summary graphs providing insights into the flex work participation, programs and issues in your organization. Some include summary to detail drill-down capabilities.
• Customized Reports can be authored in Crystal Reports and uploaded to the FM environment for "run on demand" reporting. Excel and other files can access data through an ODBC configuration file. All reports afford a number of export format options.
• Provides online Evaluations, Reviews and Surveys to capture information regarding arrangement issues from the perspectives of employees and managers.
• Provides many ways to brand the system as a company specific facility - header artwork, CSS (cascading style sheets) to customize buttons and colors, Landing Page or localized portal composition, Skip Page composition, question/answer formats, agreement documents, and others.
• Includes (optional) data links from the HR system (via encrypted XML) to automate secure user data and personnel maintenance.
• Includes (optional) Single Sign On (SSO) functionality to enhance convenience and security so there are no usernames and passwords to manage for Flexar. The SSO is fully SAML 2.0 compliant.

Services

• Provides all of the servers and services required to operate, support and protect the Flexar system - including the IIS web services, Flexar programs; MS-SQL server, SQL licensing, and SQL scripts and reports; email (SMTP) server and configuration; SSO SAML message exchange; WSDL XML (encrypted) processing and message exchange; SAP/Crystal Report with Crystal Enterprise; secure FTP; PGP Encryption; SSAE-16 audit compliant server facility with 3rd party periodic penetration testing; others.
• Host Servers are fully dedicated (not virtual servers), with dedicated switch and firewall appliance for highest throughput, minimal latency and high performance. Security protocols are very restrictive and completely under our control (via dedicated firewall appliance). The Cloud as it should be.
• Provides HTTPS secured web exchange on our certificated servers and compiled content to provide secure exchange over the internet.
• Maintain communications with client Human Resources database for updated Person information (employees, managers, administrators). We support virtually any HR platform - Oracle, Peoplesoft, SAP, ... The data exchage is encrypted using PGP encryption.
• Provides all of the services required to backup the SQL database files and failover services.
• Provides all Flexar software update services and verified data architecture changes. All added features and improvements are included in the monthly license and support fees.
• Provides all system software upgrades, security patches, service pack installations and other system updates. Maintains all component system licensing.
• Provides all update services to support modified agreement files, company specific art, landing-page, skip-pages, report files, proposal questions, email message text and recipient lists, and other company specific facility files
• Provides company specific and individualized instances of each component - Web resident programs, system components, database instance, SMTP mailbox instance, XML processor, server certificates.
• Provides secure FTPS service for uploading material for use in your configuration.
• Provides Help Desk services and quick response times.