A Random Blog — Random Numbers That Is
How we used Laserfiche Workflow, a scripted service task, and the Standard Library to drop a truly random number into a document's metadata — and why it mattered to the auditor.
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Writings from our team on digital transformation, Laserfiche, RPA, forms, and what we're learning while turning paper-heavy organizations into fast, data-driven ones.
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Nine posts across leadership, forms, RPA, process automation, and ESSER/K-12 funding. A new one most months — subscribe below or bookmark this page.
Why Your Approval Process Is Slow (And What To Do About It)
A paper-and-email approval process doesn't scale past a certain headcount. Here's the math on where the minutes go — and the three biggest levers that move the needle.
Electronic Forms That Actually Get Used
A form is only automation if people fill it out. Six principles for designing Laserfiche Forms that replace PDFs for good — not the ones that end up attached to an email anyway.
RPA vs. Human Judgment: Where to Draw the Line
Robotic process automation is great at rules. It's terrible at exceptions. A practical framework for deciding which steps to automate and which to route to a person.
ESSER Funding — The Last Call For K-12 Modernization
ESSER III obligation deadlines are tightening. If your district hasn't yet invested in records modernization, here's what to prioritize — and what it actually costs.
What AI Document Understanding Actually Changes
The hype around AI and documents is loud. The real wins are quieter and more concrete. Three places we've seen Laserfiche's AI actually save measurable time this year.
Forms Designed for Mobile First
More than half the forms submitted to our clients come from a phone. If you're still designing against a desktop browser, your completion rates are telling on you.
The Case for a Records Inventory — Before You Automate Anything
Automation on top of a messy record system just produces chaos faster. Why the unglamorous inventory is the highest-leverage first step of any transformation.
Capture vs. Scan — Know the Difference
A scanner makes an image. Capture turns that image into structured, searchable, routable data. The distinction is the whole reason Laserfiche works.