March 2007
Document Management System Development Progressing
As mentioned in the December news release, UDS continues to design a new document management add-on system. What will document management do for your company? Have instant access from your computer to pertinent documents dealing with your property transactions (i.e. listing agreement, homeowner disclosure, termite letter, sales contract, contingency letters, etc.). Also, on an accounting level, be able to scan vendor invoices upon entry into the system and then have the vendor checks match to the invoices when they are paid. All this documentation (invoice and check) will be instantly available with the click of the mouse. Sound exciting? Stay tuned!
Did you know you can do some document management now?
Tired of printing reports, using a 3 hole punch to place holes in the paper, stapling the report together, and finally having to file the report in the appropriate binder? Running out of office space to store all this? Ready to save money on printing (i.e. paper cost, printer toner, etc.)? Start using the Export feature found in the UDS spool utility (shown highlighted below) to store the report electronically.
To use the Export button, simply highlight the report you wish to electronically store. The Export dialogue box is displayed.
Click on the Export to PDF Format button. The system will display the report on the screen.
Click on Show In Acrobat.
NOTE: To use this feature, you must have Adobe Acrobat installed on your workstation. If you do not have Acrobat, use the following link to download and install. http://www.adobe.com/ The software download is shown on the home page.
The system will launch Acrobat and display the report in PDF format.
To save the report, click on File -> Save a Copy. The Save In dialogue box will appear. Simply save the report using a document name and file folder of your choosing. The directory organization of your "UDS Report Folder" is up to you!
Schedule Your Version 2.01 Upgrade Today!
Since it's release in October, UDS has installed the version 2.01 upgrade on 54 client sites. We are currently scheduling morning and afternoon appointments to have your system upgraded. We continue receive a tremendous amount of positive feed back from this release so what are you waiting for? If you currently subscribe to the UDS support maintenance program then there is no cost associated with the upgrade and we do all the installation for you. Give us a call today to set up your installation appointment!
Click the following link to see the What's New section of the Version 2.01 Release Notes to see complete details of what this version will contain.
http://24.236.104.210:8448/udshelp/version_2_01_release_notes/what_s_new.htm
IMPORTANT REMINDERS:
As mentioned on our March 2005 news page, previous to this version, UDS has operated on a screen resolution of 640 x 480. Due to the expansion of some screens within the system for version 2.01, the recommended screen resolution will be a minimum 800 X 600 and 1024 x 768 as the best resolution. If you have monitors that do not allow these resolution, UDS will still work but it will be less convenient to use since the user will have to use a scroll bar to move the screen around instead of being able to see the entire screen at one time.
If you are still using any of the old DOS looking screen programs in Version 1.07a or below, these programs will not available with this release. You need to be weaning yourself off these programs before this version is installed.
Crest.EDG Phase 2 update
UDS has completed the Crest.EDG Phase 2 interface and testing has been completed and approved by Realogy Q&A. UDS is presently working with a test client to install the new software and to test the interface in a working environment. Once this testing has been completed, UDS will be contacting other Coldwell Banker clients to implement this time saving interface. We will continue to keep you updated on this matter as it develops.
2007 UDS Holiday Schedule
Good Friday, April 6th
Memorial Day, May 28th
Independence Day, July 4th
Labor Day, September 3rd
Thanksgiving, November 22nd & 23rd
Christmas, December 24th and 25th
New Years - January 1, 2008
