What does OA mean? What can OA do?

OA can realize the functions of integrating the electronic approval process, electronic document, enterprise communication forum, performance appraisal form, financial approval process, work report process and so on into the daily office. On the one hand, it is conducive to cultivating corporate culture, promoting the implementation of corporate systems, and increasing the opportunities for exchanges between employees; on the other hand, it can improve office efficiency, save office costs, and achieve paperless office and lower carbon. Generally speaking, OA is only for the internal use of

OA (Office Automation), which is almost an IT term that people are familiar with and hear about. But what is OA? However, there are many different opinions and no one. This is mainly because with the rapid advancement of computer technology, communication technology and network technology, the description of OA is also constantly enriched, but no one has ever made the most authoritative, scientific, comprehensive and accurate definition of OA. In fact, the concept of OA is dynamic. Whether it is its extension or connotation, evolution has changed a lot with OA more than a decade ago.

In general, it refers to all kinds of information that can be satisfied with enterprises and institutions, can improve the internal information exchange, sharing and circulation of the unit, and realize office automation and improve work efficiency. Equipment and application software; it does not exist in isolation, but is closely related to and integrated with other management systems of enterprises and institutions (such as e-government systems, e-commerce systems, CRM systems, ERP systems, financial systems). The vitality and role of an independent OA office automation system is weak. - This is also the most comprehensive and recognized concept of OA.

The development of office automation has gone through four stages: the word processing from PC plus personal office software is the first stage. This stage is probably from the 80s to the early 90s. Processing is the office automation of a single machine;

The second phase is the emergence of LAN, LAN and relational database to achieve file sharing, information sharing, this should be in the early 1990s;

The three phases, which are characterized by office automation based on groupware technology and aiming at collaborative work and knowledge management.

The fourth phase, the collaborative office portal, is characterized by the OA system as the internal informationization of the entire organization, compared to the external portal (Internet site).

Integrate with various business systems in the organization and display data in a centralized manner.