No-code configuration and app building for EHS power users

EHS power users can configure forms, conditional logic, data validation rules, workflows, KPI dashboards, report formats, user roles, notification rules, and alert thresholds — all through graphical tools in the Locus Configuration Workbench. For requirements beyond existing Locus apps, the workbench lets power users create entirely new applications on the platform without programming skills. All configuration changes deploy immediately with no release cycle, no staging environment, and no IT involvement required.

The Locus Configuration Workbench is a graphical application development environment for EHS domain experts with no programming background. If you can build a spreadsheet with formulas, draw a flowchart, or lay out a slide deck, you can build a Locus app. Apps created in the Configuration Workbench in App Builder mode run on the same platform architecture as every Locus app — inheriting the same security model, data structure, mobile compatibility, and integration capabilities. Locus customers have used the App Builder to create programs for tracking poultry particulate matter, vapor intrusion screening, and other unique compliance requirements.

Traditional EHS software customization requires professional services engagement, code changes, and release cycles that can take weeks or months. In Locus, the same outcomes — new forms, new workflows, new validation rules, new apps — are achieved by your EHS power users through visual tools, with changes deploying immediately. When a permit condition changes or a new regulation requires a new data field, your team makes the change, not a vendor development queue. For the full strategic comparison, see the Locus Configurability pillar page.

Yes. Every app created in the Locus Configuration Workbench’s App Builder mode runs on the Locus Platform architecture and automatically inherits the platform's role-based access controls, encryption, audit trail, data validation layer, mobile compatibility, and API integration model. There is no separate security configuration required for a new app, and no risk that a custom app operates outside the platform's governance controls. This is what distinguishes building on Locus from building a standalone tool or spreadsheet system.

Yes. Configurations made in the Locus Configuration Workbench apply across the facilities and user groups you define during setup. A form updated to reflect a new permit condition can be deployed to all relevant facilities instantly. A workflow change that affects a multi-facility inspection program updates across all locations simultaneously. Facility-specific configurations are also supported — the platform lets you define which configurations apply globally and which are scoped to specific sites, programs, or user roles.

Simple applications can be built and deployed in as little as ten minutes using the Locus App Builder's drag-and-drop component library. More complex apps with sophisticated form logic, multi-step workflows, and custom reporting views take longer to design — but the design process is measured in hours rather than weeks, and testing and deployment happen within the platform rather than through a separate release process. The App Builder is intended for production applications, not prototypes, so what your team builds is what goes live.