The limited options for the tech accounts provide me with extra work editing their times.

This software is very user friendly and fairly easy to navigate. It is a great improvement from our previous work order and inventory system.

Mobile apps and the ability to track labor and costs. Not to mention spare parts and inventory.

The connector tools seems to be broken. I have had several issue with this.

With unlimited users I am able to expand to more than just my maintenance responsibilities. The ease of use and price make this the best CMMS on the market in my opinion.

This software is very easy to use in comparison to others on the market. I like the fact that their is a lot of possibilities to customize the data.

There are areas I do not use due to other software packages that are in our organization. Customer support has been very good.

Ability to put in meter readings is terribly painful. You cant add parts while in a workorder.

The ease of user integration for work order managment.

Which doesn't sound like much but every thing you click will have load times. The app is terrible and unusable.

I am very pleased with their current level of customer service.

Training was excellent and the instructor was able to answer all our questions quickly.

Overall Asset Essentials has been an incredible tool to show accountability for work orders on multiple levels from the techs, to requesters, to locations and even assets that are problematic.

Couple this program with InventoryEdge, a separate module, but well integrated functional step up into a more sophisticated asset maintenance program.

Asset Essentials has a very easy to use platform and mobile app. It allows my technicians to stay on the move across our 5 facilities.

Overall, the transition team was prepared and extremely helpful.

I am very pleased with the software and it's capabilities. It would be nice to maybe have some videos on how to customize the screens.

ETAP allows me to create and analyze conceptual system layouts easily. It has been an indispensable tool for me and my team.

Great customer service, quick answers. Also quick to upgrade when there is change in IEEE, NFPA and other reference documentation.

Very powerful, fast results for the many plant studies that need to be performed. ETAP is one of the best power systems analysis tools for engineers.

The lower version ETAP can't open a higher version ETAP file. ETAP is updating new version while we may use various version.

The software has a very good user-friendly ability. Also, the simulation is well done and the report well compiled.

Having used SKM and Easy Power, ETAP by far is the most accurate and easy to use power Analysis software. ETAP library is outstanding and easy to use.

TCC, Arc Flash and short circuit studies help keep facility personnel safe and help identify where changes are needed.

ETAP has supported the nuclear power industry by designing and supplying software for our specialized analytical needs for over 20 years.

Etap has a wide variety of equipment that can be connected. The help function is very well put together, for every single user interface window.

The results are not what we expect just to find out we are missing one feature that is in another module that we didnt buy.

Architecture of the software, mainly in assembly one line diagrams and alter create scenarios to simulate the system. Reports and labels in portuguese is perfect to deliver to our costumers.

Etap is very useful for an electrical engineer, and is fantastic to model electrical systems.

It's very hard to get our logo on the drawing let alone creating a general borer that could always be pulled up and the SLD would be inserted.

User friendly and thus easy to use than any other power system analysis softwares.

Variety of functions, Help function is comprehensive and useful.

Customer support has been pretty good, they will assist you when you have technical questions on how to model certain things, or if the library does not have a specific model of breaker, for example.

My overall experience is really good. ETAP offers seminars and their help support is quite responsive.

The star graphs are really nice and look good in reports. I like being able to set up macros, it makes running multiple test cases a lot easier.

I like how the help feature can be directly accessed from each pop up window. The help window is usually very thorough and provides addiditonal references.

I have used ETAP in my electric calculation and after geting result I could write proper specification and be fully confident that I provide the best offer to costumer.

Having encountered ETAP Software as a user and a technical support personnel, I fail to come up with legitimate complains on the software.

ETAP guide book is pretty useful for fundamentals of calculation studies.

And it covers all the required electrical calculation we may encounter in the work. The technical support is good basically.

With ETAP I always optimize calculated electrical system with Optimum electrical equipment and minimal cost.

There is no room in scenario Wizard to put description of the designed study case.

Features can be a bit confusing for new users.

This software provides a very friendly interface and variety of tools that ease the process of design in our field. Also the customer service has always solved our questiones promptly.

I like it the most how user friendly it is and that it gives me the comfort that the results are correct.

I strongly recommend ETAP for electrical engineer who works on power system calculation.

There are a few things in ETAP that are actually annoying sometimes.

Like most software, ETAP does have some quirks that a user needs to learn either by peer coaching or through painful firsthand trial & error.

Results are easy to interpret. Default values are helpful when equipment specific values are not available.

Ease of use, user friendly, lot of tools for various studies.

Sometimes difficult to print a Single Line Diagram as intended.

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Asset Essentials by Brightly Software (formerly Dude Solutions) is a next-generation work and asset management platform designed for smarter, more efficient maintenance and operations. Brightly, now a Siemens company, is the global leader in intelligent asset management solutions. Over 12,000 operations leaders utilize this system to manage more than 49 million assets and 386 million work orders. This user-friendly platform empowers organizations to cut maintenance costs, improve productivity and make smarter operations decisions. 

With Asset Essentials, users initiate, assign, and track the progress of existing maintenance work orders, as well as create advanced workflows with preventative maintenance (PM) scheduling to improve long-term asset health. 
Users set and monitor asset thresholds with predictive maintenance (PdM) utilizing IoT sensors to reduce asset downtime. 
The free mobile application allows technicians to capture parts transactions or quickly issue work orders during a failed task – even in poor connectivity areas – enabling them to accomplish more out in the field or off-site. The solution also allows users to easily track and manage inventory of frequently used parts, streamlining just-in-time maintenance to ensure they have what they need – when they need it. The solution is packed with analytical and reporting and capabilities, with 100+ predefined reports, dashboards, and KPIs, empowering users with real-time data and analysis at their fingers to make and justify critical operational and budget decisions.

Asset Essentials integrates with your software ecosystem through our open APIs – as well as other Brightly products – ensuring a continued 360-view of your operations. 

At Brightly, we’re proud that our clients call our support “legendary.” We partner with you to bring deep, industry-focused expertise, integrated technology and committed client service teams to help you accomplish more than you think is possible. Whether it is before, during or after implementation, our support team is always just a call, chat or email away. And, if you want to connect with peers or conduct your own due diligence, the Brightly Community is just a few clicks away for instant product help and peer connections. 

Asset Essentials is a highly configurable platform designed for manufacturing, education (public K-12, higher education, and private and independent schools), government (local, county and state level) and membership organizations (YMCAs and country clubs).

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Employee Management

Work Order Creation

Barcoding/RFID

Status Tracking

Service Request Management

Equipment Management

Interoperability

Contract/License Management

Project Management

Customer Database

Scheduled/Automated Reports

Job Management

Calendar Management

Scheduling

Audit Trail

Technician Management

Mobile Access

Fixed Asset Management

Inventory Tracking

Depreciation Management

Compliance Management

Geocoding

Internet Mapping

Routing

Historical Reporting

Vendor Management

Maintenance Management

Labeling

Preventive Maintenance

Service History

Map Sharing

Workflow Management

For Schools

Residential Properties

Asset Tracking

Inspection Management

Alerts/Notifications

Equipment Maintenance

Automated Scheduling

Color Codes/Icons

Work Order Management

Billing & Invoicing

Real-Time Reporting

Asset Lifecycle Management

Facility Scheduling

Inventory Control

Reporting/Analytics

Commercial Properties

Room Scheduling

Prioritization

Equipment Tracking

Incident Management

Predictive Maintenance

Third-Party Integrations

Maintenance Scheduling

Document Management

Inventory Management

Census Data Integration

Communication Management

Location Tracking

Facility Asset Management

Spatial Analysis

Data Visualization

Map Creation

For Mechanical Equipment

Mac OS

Web browser (OS agnostic)

Windows 10

Contact Brightly Software for pricing information or a quote.

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Chat

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Documentation

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ETAP is an energy, power and distribution management solution designed to help businesses in manufacturing, mining, fossil fuel generation, transportation and other industries predict system behavior, schedule electrical transactions, manage, control, visualize, optimize and automate utility distribution networks, among other processes. 

Key features of ETAP include asset management, personnel training, reporting and load forecasting. Administrators can receive alerts or warnings about status changes, operating conditions, network abnormalities, equipment ratings, system failures and other defined categories based on region, zone and area via email and SMS. Additionally, engineers, operators and managers can design, build, operate and maintain power systems across multiple stages of the electrical installation lifecycle.

ETAP streamlines several industrial processes related to outage management, energy tracking, asset performance monitoring, what-if analysis and more. Pricing is available on request and support is extended via phone, video tutorials, documentation and other online measures.

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