Document Management · Intelli Solutions

idbox – Document Management System (DMS)

A secure web document management system with role-based access, metadata indexing, multi-level approvals, automatic tasks for expiring documents and a full audit trail, built to ISO 27001 standards.

Client
Intelli Solutions
Category
Document Management
Platform
Web DMS with open API
Duration
Ongoing engagement
Team
4 engineers

0%

less admin work on documents

0

import channels: scan, API and upload

0%

of approvals with an audit trail

The challenge

Financial, legal and marketing teams were storing contracts, policies and customer files in shared drives and email. Finding the latest signed version took time, approvals happened over email with no record, and expired documents were only noticed when it was too late.

The organisation wanted one secure place where documents arrive (from scanners, other systems or direct upload), are classified with the right metadata, go through the right approvals for their business unit, and can be found again in seconds, with every action logged.

The system

Search by metadata, follow multi-level approvals and see every action in the audit trail. Try the search or filter by unit.

dms.company / documents

Business units

Documents

DocumentTypeExpiresStatus
Q3 credit facility agreementFIN-2026-0412Contract31 Dec 2026pending
Supplier NDA: Northwind LtdLEG-2026-0198NDA15 Jan 2027approved
Customer KYC file #88213FIN-2026-0397KYC record08 Nov 2026approved
Autumn campaign briefMKT-2026-0077Brief—draft
Office lease renewalLEG-2026-0203Lease30 Nov 2026rejected
Audit engagement letterFIN-2026-0420Letter28 Feb 2027pending

Approval chain

FIN-2026-0412
  1. Prepared

    Relationship manager

  2. Credit review

    Credit analyst

    “Collateral valuation attached.”

  3. Legal review

    Legal counsel

  4. Final approval + e-signature

    Head of Finance

Audit trail

  • 09:12FIN-2026-0412 imported via scanner, auto-classified as Contract
  • 09:14Metadata indexed: customer, amount, expiry date
  • 10:02Credit analyst approved with comment
  • 10:03Alert sent to Legal counsel
  • 10:40Expiry task created for FIN-2026-0397 (7 days)

Illustrative view with representative data.

Problems & solutions

Problem 1

Documents arriving from everywhere

Paper scans, files from core systems and email attachments all needed to land in the same repository.

How we fixed it

Three import paths (scanner capture, web-service import for other systems, and direct upload) feed one pipeline that indexes and classifies every file.

Problem 2

Every document type is different

A loan agreement, a supplier contract and a marketing brief need different fields and rules.

How we fixed it

Each document type has its own metadata and custom fields, and search combines indexed fields with system data. Results show in an exportable grid.

Problem 3

Approvals lost in email

Nobody could see who had approved what, or where a document was stuck.

How we fixed it

Configurable multi-level approval workflows per document category or business unit, with comments on approve or reject, optional digital signatures and automatic alerts.

Problem 4

Expired documents and access control

Expiry dates were tracked by hand, and sensitive files were visible to too many people.

How we fixed it

Automatic tasks are created before documents expire, users inherit permissions from their role, and every view, edit and approval is written to the audit trail.

What we delivered

  • Import by scanner, web services or direct upload
  • Indexing and classification with per-type metadata and custom fields
  • Multi-criteria search with exportable result grids
  • Multi-level approval workflows with comments and alerts
  • Task management, including automatic tasks for expiring documents
  • Role-based dashboards, reports, audit trail and an open API

How the system flows

  1. 1Document imported
  2. 2Indexed & classified
  3. 3Routed for approval
  4. 4Approved or rejected
  5. 5Stored & searchable
  6. 6Expiry task raised
Impact

Key operating metrics before the project and after go-live.

Time to find a document

-95%
Before20 min
After1 min

Approval cycle time

-80%
Before5 days
After1 days

Missed document expiries

-100%
Before15 /yr
After0 /yr

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