The Electronic Filing System supports all applications that run under Windows or NT. Technical documents, letters, spreadsheets, drawings or other types of document can be created and then managed in the filing systems environment. But, a significant problem is the process of finding the required document after it has been created and filed. Most enterprises have developed ad hoc standards for document referencing and traceability - with varying degrees of success.

IT Managers and System Administrators are all too familiar with the difficulty of imposing document standards on end users and the consequent problems of finding the right document in a timely manner. Electrofile addresses this problem by offering a methodical approach which standardizes categorising and labelling features and ensures the user is forced to consider these issues before the document is created. Also, these features are comprehensive and flexible enough to suit a wide range of organisational requirements. The user first selects the application required and specifies the level of access allowed. Then, up to six different labels can be attached to the document, one of which, the document ID, is mandatory. All labels can be customised using the Label Editor. For greater partitioning of the top-level category, the user can specify a pre-defined sub-category of Drawer, Folder or File.