VFA.facility 8.0 adds a new Budgeting module which enables the ranking of all capital requirements based on the business criteria that you define. The 8.0 release also allows a variety of document attachments, reporting enhancements, and a new programming interface that promotes data sharing with other business applications.

Capital Budget Ranking – The new Budget module enables users to prioritize capital needs and create multi-year budgets based on organization-wide priorities and strategies. Users first define the organization's priorities, and then create strategies for ranking capital requirements based on those priorities. Multiple ranking strategies may be created for different types of assets. Users may compare various budget scenarios to see the impact of different investment levels.

Document Attachments – Users may now add information such as project plans, maintenance schedules, policies and procedures, local codes and variances, or links to internal resources to VFA.facility. The attachments may be associated site-wide, or attached to objects including regions, assets, requirements and projects.

Report Set Enhancements – The standard set of reports available in VFA.facility has been expanded to include new Executive reports which consolidate facility data across the portfolio, providing a high-level view into the portfolio. Other improvements to the report set include the ability to mark reports as “Draft” and new roll-up and grouping options.

Record Locator IDs – Each object in VFA.facility is now assigned a unique, unchanging, configurable tag. This identifier can be used to track individual items in VFA.facility, and simplifies the process of sharing data with other applications. The format of the identifier may be configured to conform to organization-wide norms.

API – A read-only application programming interface (API) facilitates access to the data in VFA.facility. The optional read-only API is designed to enable organizations to extract facility data and use it in other applications, such as portals and mapping applications. Access to the API is provided via VFA's Software Services group.