The most powerful grants, ethics and research management solution

To get started with OmniStar, contact our team for a personalised demonstration and to discuss your organisation's specific needs.

Yes, OmniStar can be tailored to fit your specific processes. Our system is designed with flexibility in mind to accommodate a wide range of workflows and organisational needs.

OmniStar offers various extensibility and configuration options, including:

1. Workflow: You can configure workflows to match your organisation's unique grant management processes, from application submission to award management and reporting.
2. SmartForm Builder: Our advanced form builder allows you to create bespoke application forms with conditional logic, ensuring you collect exactly the information you need from applicants.
3. Reporting and Analytics: Create customised reports and dashboards to track the metrics that matter most to your organisation.
4. User Roles and Permissions: Define custom user roles and permissions to align with your organisational structure and security requirements.
5. Integration Capabilities: OmniStar can be integrated with your existing systems through our API, allowing for seamless data flow across your technology ecosystem.
6. User-defined Fields: Create custom fields to capture specific data points unique to your organisation's needs. These fields can be used in forms, reports, and workflows, ensuring you have all the necessary information at your fingertips.
7. Branding: Customise the look and feel of OmniStar to match your organisation's branding.

Our implementation team works closely with you to understand your unique processes and configure OmniStar accordingly. This may involve setting up specific user roles, creating fields, designing tailored workflows, and configuring reports to match your organisation's requirements.

For organisations with highly specialised needs, we also offer professional services to develop bespoke features or integrations that may not be available out-of-the-box.

Yes, OmniStar provides comprehensive customer support to ensure you get the most out of your system. Our dedicated support team is available via email and telephone during business hours to assist with any queries or issues you may encounter. We also offer extended support hours and a dedicated account manager to provide personalised assistance. We also maintain an extensive online knowledge base with videos and tutorials to help users maximise their use of OmniStar.

OmniStar is a completely cloud-based SaaS, which means you can access it on any device, and at any time and on any browser.

Yes, OmniStar has in-built compliance features designed to help organisations meet regulatory requirements and industry standards. Our system includes several key compliance-oriented functionalities:

1. Audit Trails: OmniStar automatically logs all user actions, providing a comprehensive audit trail that can be critical for regulatory compliance and internal governance.
2. Configurable Approval Workflows: These ensure that all necessary checks and balances are in place before grant applications or awards proceed to the next stage.
3. Data Protection Measures: In line with data protection regulations like GDPR, OmniStar incorporates robust data security measures, including encryption and access controls.
4. Customisable Reporting: Generate compliance reports quickly and easily to meet the requirements of various regulatory bodies.
5. Role-based Access Control: This feature ensures that users only have access to the information and functions necessary for their role, supporting the principle of least privilege.
6. Document Version Control: Maintain accurate records of all document versions, which is crucial for compliance in many regulatory frameworks.
7. Configurable Compliance Checklists: These can be tailored to your specific regulatory environment, ensuring all necessary compliance steps are followed.

OmniStar is compliant with a number of industry standards including: ISO 27001, GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation), IRAP (Information Security Registered Assessors Program), WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines).

Collaboration is a key aspect of grants, ethics and research and is supported via a variety of functions in the platform. These include:

• The ability to share applications and forms with other users with different permission levels
• The ability to add comments within the forms
• The ability to add comments to records with public and private visibility
• The ability to share documents with other users on various records

Yes. All communication sent through OmniStar is stored and logged within the platform. Functionality exists to be able to record emails sent externally from OmniStar against corresponding records automatically, so a single source of truth is maintained.

Yes, OmniStar supports over 80 different file formats being stored within the platform. These include Microsoft Office formats (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project, etc), image formats (PNG, JPG, etc.), video and audio formats (MP3/4, FLV, AVI, MPEG, etc), zip files, geographic information system formats, and other formats such as XML.

Yes, a range of methods exists to categorise records in the platform which include lookup lists (Classifications), tags, structured data, additional fields and categories to name a few. All these can be defined and managed by the end-user.

OmniStar provides various batch or bulk update capabilities. This is present in various parts of the system on commonly access record types, e.g. Contacts, Applications and Projects. This capability is extended through a bulk create and update capability through a data migration spreadsheet import function.

Yes, please refer to the FAQ “How does your system support collaboration?”

OmniStar has an advanced dashboard, visualisation and reporting capabilities that can be as complex or as simple as you need it to be. We have reporting bundles to suit a wide variety of needs, all come with dashboards for quick real-time access to your data.

Yes. OmniStar is backed by a sophisticated data warehouse as standard. This platform provides the ability for advanced analytics to be produced to suit a wide range of use cases.

Absolutely. Dashboard, visualisation, and reporting tools all come as standard as a part of the OmniStar platform. This includes several predefined dashboards and reports to get you started. Comprehensive documentation and training exist to help you get the most out of the ad-hoc dashboard and reporting designers.

With the purchasing of the OmniStar Enterprise Reporting Connector, you are able to use your favourite reporting and visualisation tools, such as PowerBI to directly access the OmniStar data warehouse.

Certainly. OmniStar is designed with integration capabilities in mind, allowing it to work seamlessly with a variety of other systems commonly used. We have a large number of Out-of-the-Box (OOTB) integrations. We also have a robust API that enables connections with financial systems, CRM platforms, HRIS software, and other applications.

We've successfully integrated OmniStar with popular platforms such as PeopleSoft and SAP. Our team can work with you to develop custom integrations tailored to your specific needs, ensuring a smooth flow of data across your entire technology ecosystem.

Using API’s, OmniStar can integrate into any financial software your organisation or agency may use. OmniStar has been successfully integrated with financial systems such as FinanceOne, MYOB, QuickBooks and SAP to name a few.