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Articles, blogs, guides and how-tos about business process automation.

  • Fulcrum

    Fulcrum

    Fulcrum is a mobile data collection platform built for field operations — inspections, surveys, asset management, environmental monitoring, and safety audits. It replaces paper forms with mobile apps that capture structured data, photos, GPS coordinates, and signatures, then syncs everything to a centralised cloud database. For organisations with teams working in the field, Fulcrum eliminates the lag between data collection and data availability. Where Fulcrum becomes especially powerful is when field data connects to your back-office systems. Pushing inspection results into project management tools, triggering follow-up actions based on survey responses, feeding geospatial data into mapping platforms, or syncing asset records with your maintenance system — these integrations turn Fulcrum from a form tool into the field-facing front end of your entire operational workflow. Osher Digital has experience building data collection and processing systems for field-based operations. Our automated data processing team can connect Fulcrum to your analytics and reporting stack, while our business automation specialists build the workflows that act on collected data automatically. We have worked on similar challenges in our property inspection automation project. If your field teams are still working with paper forms or disconnected apps and you need that data flowing into your systems in real time, our integration team can help you build that bridge using Fulcrum.
    Fulcrum consultants
  • UpKeep

    UpKeep

    UpKeep is a mobile-first asset management and maintenance platform designed for teams that manage physical equipment, facilities, and field operations. It centralises work orders, preventive maintenance schedules, and asset tracking into a single dashboard — replacing the spreadsheets and paper-based systems that still plague many trades and construction businesses across Australia. For organisations running multiple sites or managing fleets of equipment, UpKeep solves a persistent problem: maintenance data lives in too many places. Technicians log jobs on paper, managers chase updates via phone, and nobody has a clear picture of asset health until something breaks. UpKeep brings that information together so teams can shift from reactive repairs to planned maintenance, reducing downtime and extending asset life. Where UpKeep becomes particularly powerful is when it connects to the rest of your operational stack. Integrating UpKeep with your ERP, accounting software, or IoT sensors through system integrations means work orders can trigger automatically based on sensor readings, parts procurement can sync with your finance team, and reporting happens without manual data entry. Our team has helped construction and trades businesses build these kinds of connected workflows — similar to the operational improvements we delivered for a property inspection company that needed to eliminate manual bottlenecks across field operations. If your maintenance team is spending more time on admin than actual maintenance, UpKeep paired with the right integrations can change that. Talk to our team about connecting UpKeep to your existing systems.
    UpKeep consultants

  • Stop and Error

    The Stop and Error node in n8n deliberately halts a workflow execution and returns a custom error message. You place it at the end of a conditional branch where the workflow should not continue, and it stops processing with an error type (either “Error” to mark the execution as failed, or “Warning” for a softer stop). The error message you define appears in the n8n execution log and can be picked up by error workflows for notifications or logging. This node exists because real-world automation needs guardrails. Not every execution should run to completion. If input data is missing a required field, if an API returns unexpected values, if a record doesn’t meet business rules, or if a process reaches a state that needs human review, the workflow should stop and tell someone why. Without explicit error handling, workflows can silently produce wrong results or push bad data downstream. At Osher, we include Stop and Error nodes in every production workflow we build. They’re part of our standard business automation practice: validate inputs, check conditions, and fail loudly when something is wrong rather than letting bad data propagate. We pair these with n8n’s error workflow feature so that failures trigger Slack alerts or email notifications to the responsible team. Our n8n consultants treat error handling as a core part of workflow design, not an afterthought.
    Stop and Error consultants