Forma Data Management — Sold, Implemented and Supported by Accienta.
Conceptual illustration only — not a reproduction of the Autodesk Forma interface. Autodesk, Forma Data Management and all related product names are trademarks of Autodesk, Inc. Accienta is an authorised Autodesk Gold Partner.
Forma Data Management is the centralised document control and data management layer of the Autodesk Forma platform — previously called Autodesk Docs. It is where every drawing, model, specification, report and correspondence for your project lives, is versioned, is transmitted and is accessed by every role on your project team. Version control, markups, transmittals, role-based access and ISO 19650-aligned folder structures in one environment.
Accienta configures your Forma Data Management environment with your folder structure, naming conventions, document permission levels, transmittal workflows and team access already designed and built before a single file is uploaded — so your document control environment is structured correctly from the first issue, not restructured six months into delivery when the damage is already done.
Formerly known as Autodesk Docs. All licences, workflows and integrations continue unchanged.
Forma Data Management — Sold, Implemented and Supported by Accienta.
Conceptual illustration only — not a reproduction of the Autodesk Forma interface. Autodesk, Forma Data Management and all related product names are trademarks of Autodesk, Inc. Accienta is an authorised Autodesk Gold Partner.
Forma Data Management is the centralised document control and data management layer of the Autodesk Forma platform — previously called Autodesk Docs. It is where every drawing, model, specification, report and correspondence for your project lives, is versioned, is transmitted and is accessed by every role on your project team.
Accienta configures your Forma Data Management environment with your folder structure, naming conventions, document permission levels, transmittal workflows and team access already designed and built before a single file is uploaded.
Formerly known as Autodesk Docs. All licences, workflows and integrations continue unchanged.
Why Buy Forma Data Management Through Accienta?
Any reseller can sell you a Forma Data Management licence. Accienta is the only Autodesk Gold Partner in the GCC that configures your document control environment — folder structure, naming conventions, permission levels, transmittal workflows and ISO 19650 compliance — before a single file is uploaded. Most firms buy Autodesk Docs and spend the first three months of a live project restructuring a folder hierarchy that was set up incorrectly on day one. Accienta designs the structure first, then migrates your data into it.
ISO 19650 Folder Structure and Naming Conventions
Accienta designs your Forma Data Management folder structure before any data is migrated or uploaded — project information containers, discipline folders, document type breakdown and archive structure aligned to ISO 19650 naming conventions and your BIM Execution Plan information delivery requirements. We configure your document naming convention — project code, originator, volume, level, type, role and number — so every file uploaded to your Forma Data Management environment is named correctly from the first issue. On NEOM, Aramco and UAE developer projects where ISO 19650 compliance is audited at design stage gates, an incorrectly structured CDE will fail your employer's information audit and require a complete restructure mid-project at significant cost and programme disruption.
Role-Based Permission Configuration
Accienta configures Forma Data Management's permission structure for the full project team — main contractor document access by work package and zone, consultant view and upload permissions by discipline, client review-only access for specific document sets, subcontractor limited access to their scope documents and BIM manager administration rights for CDE management. On GCC projects where the project team includes firms in UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and international offices, correctly configured permissions ensure every party accesses exactly the documents they need — and cannot access the documents they should not see — without requiring manual permission management by your document controller on every new team member addition.
Transmittal and Revision Control Workflows
Accienta configures Forma Data Management's transmittal workflows for your project document issue process — outgoing transmittals to consultants, contractors and clients with read receipt tracking, incoming transmittal management from your supply chain, revision control by document type and approval state management aligned to ISO 19650 document states. Every document issue is tracked, time-stamped and auditable from the first transmittal — eliminating the email distribution lists, manual transmittal registers and version conflict risks that create authority submission errors and contractual disputes on GCC construction projects where document control failures are among the most common causes of contractor-client disputes.
Data Migration from Legacy Platforms
Accienta manages the full data migration from your current document management system — SharePoint, shared drives, BIM 360, Autodesk Docs, Aconex, ProjectWise or email-based filing — into a correctly structured Forma Data Management environment. We audit your existing document library, cleanse duplicate and superseded files, map your current folder structure to the ISO 19650-aligned target structure and migrate your live project documents without disrupting active project delivery. For firms migrating from the previous Autodesk Docs platform following the March 2026 rebrand to Forma Data Management, Accienta reviews your existing configuration and updates it for the current platform capabilities without data loss.
Markup and Design Review Workflows
Accienta configures Forma Data Management's markup and design review tools — drawing markup workflows for client and consultant review, comment tracking and response management, design review approval chains by document type and discipline and markup audit trail reporting for contract administration. On GCC developer and government projects where design review approval gates are contractually defined milestones, a structured markup workflow in Forma Data Management replaces the PDF markup email chains that lose comments, create contradictory revision instructions and produce no audit trail of design decisions — the exact evidence your client's quality auditor will request when reviewing your design management process at practical completion.
Drawing Register and Document Index Management
Accienta configures Forma Data Management's drawing register and document index for your project — discipline drawing lists, document status tracking by revision, authority submission register management and as-built document index at handover. Your drawing register in Forma Data Management is live and automatic — every document uploaded, revised and issued updates the register in real time, eliminating the manual Excel drawing register that most document controllers maintain in parallel with their document management system on GCC projects, and which is invariably out of date by the time anyone reads it.
Revit, Civil 3D and BIM Tool Integration
Accienta connects Forma Data Management to your BIM authoring environment — configuring Revit model publishing workflows into Forma's document management, Civil 3D drawing output connections and Navisworks clash detection upload workflows. Forma Data Management is the CDE that holds your ISO 19650-compliant document set and provides the audit trail your employer information requirements demand at each design milestone. Accienta configures this integration before your first Revit model is published so your design and document environments are connected from the first issue — not treated as separate systems that your BIM manager and document controller have to manually keep in sync on every project.
Role-Based Training on Live Project Environment
Accienta delivers Forma Data Management training mapped to each project role — document controllers on drawing register management, transmittal workflows, revision control and incoming document management; BIM managers on CDE administration, model publishing and ISO 19650 compliance monitoring; project managers on document status dashboards, approval tracking and milestone reporting; external consultants and contractors on document upload, transmittal receipt and markup submission. Every training session is delivered on your own live Forma Data Management environment — your own folder structure, your own naming conventions and your own project documents — not a generic demonstration account.
Project Handover and Asset Information Delivery
At project completion, your Forma Data Management environment contains the full as-built document record — every drawing at final revision, every specification, every test certificate, every operation and maintenance manual and every correspondence item from the project. Accienta advises on handover document packaging within Forma Data Management, asset information delivery to facilities management teams and project data archiving so your completed project record is preserved in a structured, accessible format. On GCC developer and government projects where the handover information package is a contractual deliverable — not an afterthought — Accienta ensures your Forma Data Management environment produces a handover record your client can actually use for facilities management, not a folder of unsorted PDFs that requires months of post-completion work to organise.
How Accienta Deploys Forma Data Management — From Document Audit to Live Controlled CDE
Most Forma Data Management deployments fail not because the platform doesn't work — but because the folder structure was set up by someone who had never managed construction documents on a GCC project, the naming conventions were imported from a template that doesn't match ISO 19650 requirements and the permission structure was configured to give everyone access to everything. Accienta designs your document control environment first — structure, naming, permissions and workflows — then deploys the platform into it. Your team opens Forma Data Management and finds a working document control environment, not a blank system they have to build while simultaneously trying to deliver a live project.
Document Control and Information Requirements Audit
Accienta starts every Forma Data Management deployment with a document control audit — reviewing your existing document management approach, your current filing structure, your transmittal process, your drawing register management and any employer information requirements or ISO 19650 obligations your projects have committed to. We identify which document types your project generates, which external parties need access to which document sets, what approval workflows your contract requires and what naming convention your employer information requirements specify. This audit is what prevents the most expensive Forma Data Management failure — a CDE configured for a generic project that requires a complete restructure three months into delivery when your employer's information manager audits your document set and finds non-compliance with the BEP you submitted at tender.
ISO 19650 Folder Structure and Naming Convention Design
Before anything is configured in the platform, Accienta designs your Forma Data Management folder structure on paper — project information containers, discipline folders, document type breakdown, work-in-progress, shared, published and archived states aligned to ISO 19650 and your BIM Execution Plan information delivery milestones. We design your document naming convention — project code, originator, volume, level, document type, role and sequential number — and validate it against your employer information requirements before a single folder is created in Forma Data Management. This design-first approach means your CDE structure is reviewed and approved by your BIM manager and document controller before deployment begins — not discovered to be wrong after six months of incorrectly named files have been uploaded to a live project environment.
Permission Structure and Team Access Configuration
Accienta builds your Forma Data Management permission structure for the full project team — main contractor document access by work package, zone and document type; consultant upload and view permissions by discipline; client review-only access for specific document sets; subcontractor limited access to their scope documents; BIM manager administration rights for CDE management; and authority portal setup for drawing submission packages. We configure access for internal team members and external parties — consultants, subcontractors and clients — before any of them are invited to the platform, so every user opens Forma Data Management and sees exactly the documents they need for their role, with no manual permission management required from your document controller on every new member addition.
Transmittal, Revision and Approval Workflow Setup
Accienta configures Forma Data Management's transmittal and approval workflows for your project document issue process — outgoing transmittal templates by document type and recipient, incoming transmittal management from your supply chain, revision control workflows by document approval state, drawing register automation by discipline and authority submission package setup. We configure your document approval chain — who reviews, who approves and who receives notification at each stage — for every document type your project generates, from design drawings through to operation and maintenance manuals. Every transmittal issued through your configured Forma Data Management environment is tracked, time-stamped and auditable — producing the contract administration record your commercial team needs when disputes arise over what was issued, to whom and when.
Legacy Platform Data Migration
Accienta manages the full data migration from your current document management system — SharePoint, shared drives, BIM 360, Autodesk Docs, Aconex or ProjectWise — into your correctly structured Forma Data Management environment. We audit your existing document library, identify and remove duplicate and superseded files, map your current folder structure to the ISO 19650-aligned target structure and migrate your live project documents in a controlled sequence that does not disrupt active project delivery. For firms migrating from the previous Autodesk Docs platform following the March 2026 rebrand, Accienta reviews your existing configuration, identifies gaps against current platform capabilities and ISO 19650 requirements and updates your environment without data loss or disruption to active projects running on the platform.
Role-Based Training and Go-Live Support
Accienta delivers Forma Data Management training mapped to each project role — document controllers on drawing register management, transmittal workflows, incoming document processing and revision control; BIM managers on CDE administration, model publishing workflows and ISO 19650 compliance monitoring; project managers on document status dashboards, approval tracking and milestone reporting; external consultants and contractors on document upload protocols, transmittal receipt confirmation and markup submission. Every training session is delivered on your own live Forma Data Management environment — your own folder structure, your own naming conventions, your own permission setup and your own project documents — not a generic demonstration account. After go-live, Accienta provides direct support during your first live document issue cycle — resolving permission errors, naming convention queries and workflow failures in hours — and runs a post-first-issue review to optimise your configuration based on what your document control team encountered in live project delivery.
Forma Data Management Across Every Role on a GCC Project
Forma Data Management is not a tool for document controllers alone. Every role on a GCC construction or design project interacts with the project document set — uploading drawings, reviewing specifications, approving submittals, accessing as-built records or receiving transmittals. Understanding which role uses Forma Data Management for what — and how those roles share controlled document data inside a single environment — is what separates a functional CDE from one where half the team still emails documents because the platform was never configured for how they actually work.
Forma Data Management in the GCC — Answered
The questions document controllers, BIM managers, project managers and commercial teams in the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Qatar ask before purchasing and deploying Forma Data Management through an Autodesk partner. If yours isn't here, Accienta responds within one business day.
Deploy Forma Data Management — Configured for ISO 19650, Your GCC Authority Standards and Your Project Team Structure Before a Single File Is Uploaded.
Accienta is the only Autodesk Gold Partner in the GCC that designs your Forma Data Management folder structure, naming conventions, permission levels and transmittal workflows before deployment begins — so your document control environment is structured correctly from the first issue, not restructured six months into a live project when the damage is already done.
Forma Data Management in the GCC — Answered
The questions document controllers, BIM managers, project managers and commercial teams in the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Qatar ask before purchasing and deploying Forma Data Management through an Autodesk partner. If yours isn't here, Accienta responds within one business day.
Deploy Forma Data Management — Configured for ISO 19650, Your GCC Authority Standards and Your Project Team Structure Before a Single File Is Uploaded.
Accienta is the only Autodesk Gold Partner in the GCC that designs your Forma Data Management folder structure, naming conventions, permission levels and transmittal workflows before deployment begins — so your document control environment is structured correctly from the first issue, not restructured six months into a live project when the damage is already done.