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On-boarding support
Chainformation’s guided on-boarding and support helps new customers to quickly and efficiently set up and utilize the platform to its fullest potential. With a dedicated support-person , new customers receive personalized guidance and training to ensure a smooth transition to the platform. This results in faster adoption and improved overall satisfaction with your users.
All modules are included
Your subscription includes all available modules and features and you automatically get access to any new released feature and improvements.
No hidden costs or fees for “upgrading..”
Free admin support
Free support via video meeting and email is included for Head Office administrators regarding Chainformation standard modules.
Standard Support with 12 hours response time.
Faq for buyers
Costs and licenses
What is a Unit license?
A Unit is the same as an operating unit/location in your business, eg shop, restaurant, office, site, franchisee. Each Unit employs people who in Chainformation are called Colleagues. You activate and manage all colleagues/user accounts on each Unit.
Can Chainformation invoice our units/stores/restaurants?
No, Chainformation can only have a license agreement with one counterpart and it is always the central organization/brand owner.
What happens if there are more than 20 users on a unit?
The system calculates the number of active user accounts on each Unit monthly. Those Units exceeding 20 user accounts during the previous month are automatically upgraded to the next level, e.g from Small to Medium or Medium to Large etc. The additional cost being charged is specified in your agreement. You will thus only be charged extra for those Units having more than 20 users and only during the months this is relevant. The system automatically downgrade Unit licesenes when you remove Users.
Do we need to add all user accounts manually when we start?
No, if you have many users there is an import feature that will create all user accounts automatically by importing an Excel file. You MUST however use the specified Excel template provided by Chainformation. Contact Chainformation support for assistance.
How do we add or change units/licensens?
You do this under the menu Our organization then Colleagues or Units. You can choose to, for example, let your local managers handle their staff’s user accounts.
Who in our organization can add Units and licenses which create costs?
How is our monthly cost calculated?
You have a Base Price, as a minimum cost, which includes X number of Unit licenses. How many are specified in your Agreement. In addition to the Base Price, you will be charged a fixed license and service fee per month for each additional Unit you have activated in Chainformation. You activate and manage new Units yourself. “Menu/Our Organisation/Units”
Features and services
Are there limits to how many files, images etc. we can store?
A certain storage volume is included in your Agreement, if you upload more than what is included, you will be charged a small additional fee and it’s not a budget breaker. If you don’t want to pay for extra storage, you can easily clean out the file library and the fee will be gone next month.
Can we get our own customer unique URL/login address?
Yes, it is possible to have your own unique domain/URL. Contact Chainformation support for details.
Can we set our own email as the sender for email notifications sent to users by the platform?
Yes, under Menu: Global Settings you can specify your own e-mail SMTP server as the sender and thus choose which address to send out from. This is highly recommended since it will reduce the risk of messages being caught in spam filters.
We need a special function or feature in Chainformation, can we order it?
No, Chainformation does not develop features or modules for individual customers. If you have very specific needs, we suggest that you contact a web agency/developer who can build what you need and then integrate this with Chainformation via API (see section on integration below) Many customers have built very successful integrations with self-developed modules.
You can also send a request for a certain functionality to Chainformation Support. We collect all customers’ requests and when there is enough request for the same type of functionality, Chainformation can decide to prioritize and develop it as a standard function. A standard function will be made available for all customers. This creates a powerful eco-system where all customers benefit.
Why does the app have to be called Chainformation, can't we use our own brand?
No. Neither Apple nor Google allows an app to have different names and icons. It is far too costly and complex to maintain completely unique apps for customers, it would increase the customer’s costs by hundreds of Euros per month. However, as soon as a user has logged on, the app is customer unique.
Help, support and upgrades
Does it cost anything to get support?
How do we get support?
Support is provided to those who are centrallyresponsible for the Chainformation platform in your organization. Chainformation does not offer support to your end users.
If you have a support case, send an email to support at chainformation dot com or fill out the “I need help” form in the system (question mark at the top right). The recommended option for the fastest possible support is the latter.
Support requests are answered within 12 hours during normal workdays Mon-Fri.
Support is only provided for Chainformation standard functions, not for customized solutions, integrations, hardware or third-party applications. Support cases are prioritized by Chainformation, but we try to handle all requests as fast as possible.
In the Chainformation User Guide library, there are user manuals for all functions.
How does it work with upgrades?
Chainformation continuously develops the platform with new and improved functions, both for browsers and apps. Upgrades and service releases are automatically rolled out to all customers and you do not have to do anything. A couple of days before an upgrade, there will be a message at the login box and inside the platform informing about the date and time of the update.
In cases where it is considered necessary, we send out emails with instructions and manuals on new functions. This is sent to the people who are SuperAdmins on the platform.
What do we do if an error or bug occurs?
Integration and connections
Active Directory/LDAP
Technical integration with Chainformation is performed by the customer’s technical consultants with support from Chainformation.
API
The Chainformation platform is built on internal REST APIs and this means that you can both read and write data for most functions in the platform. To access the API, you need to contact Chainformation support to get a so-called API token and addresses to the various public APIs that exist. Transaction costs and volume restrictions may be incurred depending on how many requests are to be made.
Technical integration with Chainformation is performed by the customer’s technical consultants with support from Chainformation.
Can we connect or integrate Chainformation with other systems?
“Integration” is a very wide and unspecified concept, but the short answer is yes, you can connect and integrate to/with Chainformation in many different ways using available APIs. All types of integrations are customer-unique projects and are not covered by free support. Chainformation can help in these projects and time spent is charged according to current price list.
Technical integration with Chainformation is performed by the customer’s technical consultants with support from Chainformation.
Iframe/embed
Embedding so-called Iframe code means that you can view other web pages or web services integrated on a Page in the Chainformation platform. This offers a very large selection of opportunities to add features and services. It is very easy to insert Iframe code through the built in “Embed code” feature. In the text editor, select the function “Embed code“, then paste the code in the lower field and save.
Examples of web apps/functions that can be inserted with Iframe:
Free video conference service and booking: www.setmore.com
Calendar: www.teamup.com, www.time.ly, www.skedda.com
Advanced forms, ordering module: eu.jotform.com
Streaming Video: www.vimeo.com
Flowchart, organization charts: www.lucidchart.com
Presentations, PPT slides live: www.slideshare.net
Powr.io library with hundreds of smart features you can customize and insert: www.powr.io
SSO, Single Sign On
To activate SSO connections, you need to contact Chainformation support. There may be additional costs for customization.
Technical integration with Chainformation and third-party systems is performed by the customer’s technical consultants with support from Chainformation.