Platform Overview

The Archer Platform supports business-level management of risk and compliance programs. As the foundation for all Archer Solutions, the Platform allows you to adapt the solutions to your requirements, build your own applications, and integrate with other systems without touching code.

Platform data structure

All data that you store in the Platform falls into the data structure described in the following table.

Element

Description

Example

Solution

A grouping of related applications and questionnaires.

Note: The term "solution" in this context is different from the "solution areas" described in the following section.

Staffing Management

Application

A container for specific types of data records, such as incidents, controls, policies, or assets. The application defines the content and behavior of the individual records.

Contacts

Questionnaire

Questionnaires are structurally similar to applications but have unique features that allow you to assess the content of a particular target application.

Risk Assessment

Record

An individual entry within an application or questionnaire. A record contains fields, which are often arranged in multiple sections.

John Smith

Field

A container for a specific piece of data within a record. Different field types collect different of types of data, such as text, dates, or images.

Email address

Values

The data entered in a field. Values are the smallest unit of data in Archer.
Values can be selections from an established list, text entries, dates, and a variety of other formats.

john.smith@xyz.com

For more information about the Platform, see one of the following topics depending on your role: