Q: What is the role of the Applications Team?

A: The Applications Team provides a host of application-related services, such as researching alternative solutions for departmental application needs, researching new technologies, analyzing current application systems and business processes, and reviewing patches and upgrades to applications as they are released.

This team is also responsible for developing and supporting in-house applications designed to meet various departmental business needs. This includes implementing enhancements to existing applications along with the development of new applications such as those designed to generate and upload files to the accounting system, collect and manage data, or monitor and control external systems. The team coordinates the implementation of FAMIS modules from inception to completion, including installation, testing, implementation, and support of these modules at all levels (development, quality assurance, training, and production).

Q: What is FAMIS?

A: FAMIS (Facilities Administration Management Information System) software provides products and services to help organizations maintain and operate facilities assets, manage space, and control capital projects. FAMIS Integrated Workplace Management System (IWMS) includes Facilities Management, Property Management, Real Estate Management, Maintenance Management, Capital Projects, Preventative Maintenance, and Space Management.

Q: Why am I not receiving my e-mail indicating my Physical Plant Project or Work Order?

A: E-mail from the Physical Plant is sent to the address you indicated as your "publish in print" e-mail address on the University Faculty / Staff / Retiree address system's Personal tab. Please check that the desired e-mail address is the one set in the University's address system. Additionally, please check your e-mail junk or spam mail blockers to insure that e-mail from the Physical Plant is not being blocked or moved to another folder.

Q: How do I change my preferred e-mail address?

A: Log into the MSU Faculty/Staff/Retiree Address system at https://fsra.msu.edu/AppLogin.Asp?LoginType=Manual&SecCs=37 and navigate to the "Personal" tab. Enter the desired address and check it as "Publish in Print."

Q: What functions of FAMIS has the Physical Plant implemented?

A: The following functions are provided:

• FMM - FAMIS Maintenance Management is a computerized maintenance management system (CMMS). It provides maintenance departments with a comprehensive and powerful system for managing corrective maintenance, preventive maintenance, alterations, and renovations. The system automates the entire maintenance process from work identification to completion. An electronic routing feature ensures every activity is properly managed throughout the process. Numerous reports and graphs allow you to analyze this process and enables full visibility of your organization. Clerks, planners, estimators, engineers, schedulers, supervisors, craftsmen, inspectors, managers, accountants, and other personnel can all use the system to perform their work effectively and efficiently.
• FIC - FAMIS Inventory Control is a comprehensive system for managing spare parts, replacement parts, supplies, furniture, and other types of inventory items. The system provides functions for optimizing inventory levels; reserving, locating, issuing, and charging items; performing physical and cycle inventories; costing inventory; and much more. FAMIS Inventory Control is tightly integrated with FAMIS Maintenance Management to enhance the work planning, estimating, kitting and job costing functions FAMIS Inventory Control can be used in conjunction with FAMIS Maintenance Management, to tightly integrate processes to enhance the work planning, estimating, kitting, and other job functions.
• FWIC - FAMIS Wireless for Inventory Control incorporates bar coding functionality to complement FAMIS inventory processes.
• PURCHASING - FAMIS offers a full-featured system for managing the purchase of material and services. It can be operated independently or integrated with the institution's purchasing system using the FAMIS Open Financial Interface. This module is shared by the Maintenance Management (FMM), Inventory Control (FIC), and Capital Project (FCP) systems.
• FKC - FAMIS Key Control Module is designed to assist with the automation of all facets of the administration and management of a key control system. FAMIS Maintenance Management or FAMIS Space Management is required to operate FAMIS Key Control.
• FTC - FAMIS Tool Control is a comprehensive system for managing the tools you use for maintenance and production. The system controls and tracks the entire process of lending, returning, receiving, transferring, and adjusting tools. Serialized, non-serialized, and consumable tools in an unlimited number of cribs are easily maintained by the system.
• FSM - FAMIS Space Management is a sophisticated system for managing the physical space of buildings. It includes powerful features for defining locations, maintaining employee information, and managing space assignments. Advanced features are provided for analyzing space utilization and benchmarking to published industry standards.
• FAMIS AutoCAD Interface is a tightly coupled interface between the FAMIS Enterprise Facilities Management suite and AutoCAD, the world's leading CAD software. FAMIS AutoCAD Interface provides a bi-directional link between AutoCAD drawings and FAMIS's Oracle database. FAMIS AutoCAD Interface can also retrieve data from other ODBC compatible databases having a Site/Building/Floor/Room location structure. With FAMIS AutoCAD Interface's capability of exporting data from the floor plan drawings directly into FAMIS, more accurate room counts and area calculations are possible. By importing FAMIS data into floor plan drawings, you can generate accurate graphical reports with ease.
• FCP - FAMIS Capital Projects is an owner's capital project budgeting and scheduling system that provides the tools to improve and standardize the owner's project management processes by consolidating project funding, budgeting, and scheduling details into one system. FAMIS Capital Projects assists the owners in the planning process to set priorities, develop project estimates and schedules, and track the expenditures of a project in real-time.
• FMWM - FAMIS Mobile for Work Management delivers the next generation of mobile software for automating field workers. As the most technologically advanced mobile platform available today, FAMIS Mobile Work Management enables customers to easily and rapidly deploy process-driven enterprise class applications based upon industry specific requirements.

Q: How do I get access to FAMIS?

A: FAMIS is licensed software. Departments currently licensed for FAMIS use are: Physical Plant Division, Facilities Planning and Space Management, Housing and Food Services, and Campus Planning and Administration.

Q: How do I check the status of my Project / Work Order?

A: From the home page of the Physical Plant website, select the "Search for Requests" link from the Quick Links box and then select the "Search for Requests" button. Enter your Search Criteria (project number or work order number) and then click "Execute Query." The Request Number will be displayed as well as the Status of the Request. For additional information, click "Help" on the toolbar.