In Colombia, laws and rules are created in order to regulate processes of different areas of knowledge. Themanagement of files and their techniques today are very useful because it allows an entity regardless of thebusiness name, be it: large, small, public or private to monitor the information in its importance and order,having access and total control of the same.NTC 5029 is the standard created to facilitate through its methodologies the optimization of physical spacesin a company; for example, when there are accumulated files and through the File measurement application,the apprentices trained by SENA in the administrative areas, especially in documentary management,can streamline the manual processes of the cost analysis in pesos ($) of file foliation and thus providecompanies with innovation in the execution of their tasks, taking into account what the standard provides,its definitions, object, requirements, and regulatory and informational annexes. The application was developedthrough a SENNOVA innovation project, to facilitate learning (Know How) in an apprentice whobelongs to the Administrative and financial management network.