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CAMIS News
CAMIS Moved to a New Location
CAMIS has moved to a new application server with a new URL as of Monday December 10th. You will need a new version of the Oracle JInitiator (1.3.1.22) to run CAMIS. Please contact your IT department to install the JInitiator on your PC if you do not have the Administrator Access Rights to install applications on your computer. We have provided the link here for you or your IT staff to download and install the JInitiator. Please also make your IT department aware that there might be issues with this JInitiator upgrades if you are currently using a JInitiator for other Oracle applications.
Please follow the instruction to create a Shortcut to the new CAMIS URL http://dcam.famis.com:7777/forms/frmservlet?config=dcamprod on your “Desktop” or under the “Favorites”. If you are using Self Service at your site, the Self-Service URL format is (you have to edit in the desired org_id):
http://dcam.famis.com:7777/dcamorg_idprod/selfservice.Login
You may contact us at (617) 727-4030 x 319, x 500, x 526 or x 533.
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Elevator Safety Inspection and Fire Door Inspection PM
The basic elevator safety inspection and fire door inspection instructions have been formatted as preventive maintenance tasks. You may copy and past them into the “Task List” area on the Preventive Maintenance form in CAMIS.
- To access the Elevator Safety Inspection tasks, please click here.
- To access the Fire Door Inspection tasks, please click here.
- You may find the instructions on How to Create a PM, Assign a PM to Equipment and Schedule PM Work Orders by clicking here.
If you have any questions or need assistance, please email the CAMIS Helpdesk at camishelpdesk.dcam@massmail.state.ma.us
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Report Viewer 8i
In addition to over 200 CAMIS canned reports, DCAM
has developed a set of generic reports on buildings,
building systems, outstanding building deficiency projects
and equipment by using Discoverer, a report writer by
Oracle. Brief descriptions of these reports are listed
below. You can access these reports within CAMIS by
adding a "Quick Pick Button" to the navigator.
Detailed Step-by-Step
Directions are attached here.
Building Information Reports:
Each Building Information Report listed below contains
two separate worksheets titled 'General' and 'Floor
& Room'. The information on these sheets are explained
here:
- General worksheet includes Org ID, Site Code,
Site Name, Building Code, Building Name, Address,
Municipality, Owned, Building Status, Square Feet,
Replacement Value, Overall Rating, Construction Year,
Building Type, Building Usage, Number of Floor, Basement,
Historic Building, Occupy Group, Percent
- Floor & Room worksheet includes Org ID,
Site Code, Site Name, Building Code, Building Name,
Floor, Floor Description, Floor SF, Floor Status,
Room, Room Description, Room SF, Room Status, Capacity,
Seating, Occupy Group
- FAMIS.BldgInfo_byBldg (prompt to enter 10-digit
Building Code)
- FAMIS.BldgInfo_byDrill (report by selected Executive
Office, Site and/or Building)
- FAMIS.BldgInfo_byOrg (prompt to enter 3-digit
Organization ID)
- FAMIS.BldgInfo_bySite (prompt to enter 5-digit
Site Code)
- FAMIS.BldgInfo_noPara (generate report with
no Parameter needed)
Building System Reports:
- includes Site Code, Site Name, Building Code, Building
Name, Overall Rating, Building System, System Condition
- FAMIS.BldgSys_byBldg (prompt to enter 10-digit
Building Code)
- FAMIS.BldgSys_byOrg (prompt to enter 3-digit
Organization ID)
- FAMIS.BldgSys_bySite (prompt to enter 5-digit
Site Code)
- FAMIS.BldgSys_noPara (generate report with no
Parameter needed)
Outstanding Building Deficiency Project Reports
identified by year 2000 CAMIS survey:
- includes Org Id, Site Code, Site Name, Building
Code, Building Name, Square Feet, Municipal Zone,
Project Number, Project Description, Estimated Cost
- FAMIS.Project_bySite (prompt to enter 5-digit
Site Code)
- FAMIS.Project_Corrected (generate report with
no Parameter needed)
Each drill down Project Report listed below contains
six worksheets titled 'Executive Office', 'User Agency',
'Site', 'Building', 'Project', 'Project & Phase'.
The information on these sheets is explained here:
- Executive Office worksheet includes Executive Office,
# of Site, # of Building, # of Project, Estimated
Cost
- User Agency worksheet includes Executive Office,
User Agency, # of Site, # of Building, # of Project,
Estimated Cost
- Site worksheet includes Executive Office, User Agency,
Site, # of Building, # of Project, Estimated Cost
- Building worksheet includes Executive Office, User
Agency, Site, Building, # of Project, Estimated Cost
- Project worksheet includes Executive Office, User
Agency, Site, Building, Project, # of Phase, Estimated
Cost
- Project & Phase worksheet includes Executive
Office, User Agency, Site, Building, Project, Phase,
Estimated Cost
- FAMIS.Project_DrillbyCode (report by selected
Executive Office, User Agency, Site, Building,
Project)
- FAMIS.Project_DrillbyDesc (report by selected
Executive Office, User Agency, Site, Building,
Project)
Outstanding Building Deficiency Project Reports
identified by year 2000 CAMIS survey with phase details:
- includes Site Code, Site Name, Building Code, Building
Name, Square Feet, Priority, Project Number, Project
Number, Project Description, Phase Number, Phase Description,
Estimated Cost
- FAMIS.BldgProj_byOrg (prompt to enter 3-digit
Organization ID)
- FAMIS.BldgProj_byOwn (prompt to enter 3-digit
Agency Code)
- FAMIS.BldgProj_bySite (prompt to enter 5-digit
Site Code)
Equipment Reports:
- includes Keyword, Site Code, Site Name, Building
Code, Building Name, Equipment Code, Nomenclature,
Equipment Condition, Replacement Cost, Expected Useful
Life
- FAMIS.Equip_byBldg (prompt to enter 10-digit
Building Code)
- FAMIS.Equip_byDrill (report by selected Keyword,
Site and/or Building)
- FAMIS.Equip_byOrg (prompt to enter 3-digit Organization
ID)
- FAMIS.Equip_bySite (prompt to enter 5-digit
Site Code)
- FAMIS.Equip_noPara (generate report with no
Parameter needed)
CAMIS Self Service Reports:
- Department List includes Org Id, Department, Description
- Requester List includes Org Id, Requestor
- FAMIS.FSS_Department List
- FAMIS.FSS_Requestor List
More reports will be developed and posted here. Please
check periodically. If you would like to see some specific
reports for your maintenance management needs, please
send requests to the CAMIS HelpDesk at CamisHelpdesk.DCAM@State.MA.US.
Tips to Export Report Data to Excel Format from
Oracle Discoverer Report Viewer:
- Direct Export Data to Excel Format from the Oracle
Discoverer 4i Viewer; users need to have Microsoft
Excel 2000 or later version.
- Alternative method has to be used if users have
Excel 97 or prior version. Users have to export the
report data to Text Format (xxxx.txt) first, then
import into the Excel application.
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Training and Workshops
The New Subject-Oriented CAMIS Training and Workshops
have been successfully organized between January and
June, 2003 for some new users and refreshers. 117 CAMIS
users attended the classes. The FY2008 training classes
will be scheduled upon user requests or individual User
Agency needs and requirements. Please visit CAMIS
Training page for more details.
*** Transfer Process for Facilities Repair Requests Training ***
Please see the attached memo, that was recently sent to Cabinet Secretaries and department heads, describing training that DCAM is offering the week of October 1st, 2007 to assist agencies in making capital repair requests through CAMIS.
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User Group
DCAM invites Users to join the CAMIS User Group.
The function of the User Group is to share the CAMIS
experiences and concerns among the users. Anyone who
is interested in participating with CAMIS User Group,
please e-mail the CAMIS Help Desk at CamisHelpdesk.DCAM@State.MA.US.
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DCAM / Non-DCAM-Managed Projects
DCAM is in the process of updating the CAMIS data based
on DCAM projects implemented since the CAMIS survey
was completed.
We would appreciate your assistance in updating the
CAMIS data to reflect any Non-DCAM-Managed projects
that were also undertaken subsequent to the completion
of the CAMIS survey. For example, a piece of equipment
noted as "Failed" may have been replaced or
repaired. Please forward to CAMIS Help Desk at CamisHelpdesk.DCAM@State.MA.US
the following information: CAMIS Project Number, Building
Name, Work Completed, New Equipment and Project Cost.
Thank you for your assistance.
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CAMIS Customer Service/Work Control Coordinator Job Description
The Massachusetts Facilities Managers Association (MAFMA) CAMIS committee has reviewed and approved a suggested job description for the CAMIS Customer Service/Work Control Coordinator position. The job description describes and defines a general tasks and responsibilities for this position. Facilities should review and tailor the scope to meet their specific operational needs. The Job Description is attached here.
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Project Status Code Definition
DCAM’s recommended Project Status Code Definition has been reviewed and approved by the Massachusetts Facilities Managers Association (MAFMA) CAMIS committee. Project Status Codes used in the CAMIS program provide facility managers with the information concerning the different stages of facility projects from Requested to Closed. The attached document Project Status Codes provides an explanation and definition of the different status codes.
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CAMIS Tool Control Module
DCAM is pleased to announce the new CAMIS module/function, “Tool Control”, that is installed, configured, tested and available for all CAMIS User Agencies. This added function addressed the needs that several CAMIS users conveyed to us in their implementation of CAMIS.
The Tool Control module is a comprehensive system for managing the tools facilities staff use for maintenance and production. Tool Control is part of the CAMIS program and works seamlessly with other modules. The system controls and tracks the entire process of lending, returning, receiving, transferring and adjusting tools. More details on this module from FAMIS, the vendor of the CAMIS program, Tool Control is attached here. Please contact the CAMIS Help Desk at CamisHelpdesk.DCAM@State.MA.US if you are interested in seeing a demonstration or if you would like assistance in implementing the Tool Control module.
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