Case Software Continued Development

This project consists of two similar but distinct case management applications, one for the Adjudication of Disputes program (ALJ), and one for the Judges of Compensation Claims (JCC) program. Also included are the several web-based applications, and web-based applications that allow for electronic filing of case related documents and electronic service of judges' orders and incoming efiled pleadings, both of which perform immediate updates to production SQL databases, the Agency Indexed Documents program, which is developed by DOAH to provide document indexing services to other State of Florida agencies, and the storage and indexing of Emergency Orders issued by state agencies per SB 2006 (2021). The internal case management applications are currently written in VB.Net. Functionality includes scheduling, docketing, automated document generation, submission of statistical and accounting data (hours in hearing, hours in travel, etc.), and generation of management reports. Data elements include, but are not limited to, case year, case number, assigned judge, assigned mediator, case status, status dates, etc. Both SQL databases are replicated to remote sites and web servers, allowing for real time data access by registered web-based users. Currently, there are over 11,000 registered web-based users for the JCC database and over 15,000 registered users for the ALJ database. Both databases must stay up-and-running 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Deliverables for these applications include but are not limited to: complete rewrite of ALJ's Case Management Application; updates to the ALJ web-based application due to the rewrite; updates to JCC's web-application for scheduling Out-of-Office and the Mediator assignment process; onsite end-user support for internal and web-based applications; and assisting Division staff with database administration activities.