ACI One now includes the new Launchpad feature to quickly locate reports. This database tool provides access to drill down by ZIP code, neighborhood, and even reports you worked on last week. The possibilities are endless to meet all of your specific needs.

We also included a new suite of gPAR (General Purpose Appraisal Report) forms for land and condo appraisals. These new and improved forms are perfect for your non-lending assignments. We expanded the reconciliation to include a range of values, and the signature section now has a field for email address to mirror the current gPAR form style.

Start using Launchpad and the new gPAR suite today, just run WebUpdate using the Special Update ID ACIONE. To get the latest information on product releases, bookmark our What’s New page. A lot of these new products derive from appraisers like you! If you have ideas on things you’d like to see happen in 2017, please submit your idea to ideas@aciweb.com.

We’re excited to share that we are replacing File Lister with the new ACI One Launchpad! This new tool will give you quick-and-easy access to Find, Filter and Custom View Schemes that are designed to help you locate an appraisal report or even multiple reports. For example, you can search by any field and narrow your results to display only last week’s files.

The split screen design provides a peek-a-boo into the order information, billing details, and even a preview of the full report contents without opening the file. Print, Import, or Send reports right from Launchpad.

Launchpad is expected to “launch” later this month. Get the latest information on product releases, bookmark our What’s New page. A lot of these new products derive from appraisers like you! If you have ideas on things you’d like to see happen in the upcoming quarter, please submit your idea to ideas@aciweb.com.

Stay Tuned: We’ll be adding Create New and Open file in ACI Sky!

Start using Launchpad today, just run WebUpdate using the Special Update ID ACIONE.

Sure, it’s a snap! The File Lister tool can quickly filter through your appraisal report archive. We even set up some predefined view and search schemes to make it easy to get started.

Simply pick the File Lister icon on the button bar then switch the View Scheme, with the first drop-down at the bottom of the screen, to Property Address. The layout changes automatically and the Find selection will now be switched to Street Name, where you can type your selection. If you want to narrow down the list to certain date ranges or job types, try picking one of the predefined Search Schemes from the second drop-down list.

Search Schemes narrow down your search to a certain range of data, such as “only 1004_05UAD forms in Las Vegas with prices ranging from $250,000-$300,000.” To get started, click the File Lister icon (or CTRL+SHIFT+O). Then select the Setup Search Scheme icon to the right of the Search menu.

These videos show you how to create your own View and Search schemes that you can mix and match. Give it a try. You will be creating powerful look-ups in no time!

If you do not have data in File Lister, select Import and navigate to your ACI Report files. Shift-click on reports (.ACI or .ZOO only) you would like to import or select all (CTRL+A). To automatically import future reports, choose Options > Environment > Integration, then verify that you have checked the box for Update order database on close.

Check out the help document for detailed information on how to set up and use the File Lister. For additional questions, give us a call at 800-234-8727 or email us and we’d be happy to help you!

Yes, using ACI Research you can build a searchable database of all the properties from prior reports. Even if you haven’t used Research before, you can jump in now using data from your library of existing appraisal reports.

In order to create your property database, open ACI Research and from the Property menu select Batch Import. We recommend sorting your reports by date and selecting the first in the list then shift-click on the last to highlighting the group for import and then hit Enter. It takes a few seconds to extract the data from each report leaving the original file intact and unmodified.

Once the import is complete, use the Search functionality to either look up by address, or select a neighborhood and choose filters such as price range, design, and exterior finish. View the full comp, including thumbnail photos, and import data directly into the grid. You can even see the condition and quality ratings previously assigned to the property for comparison to new reports.

Want to learn more? View the Importing Comps from ACI Research video.

For more tips and tricks, take one of our online training classes. We’re now offering classes EVERY day, and they’re only 20-minutes long. Visit ACIweb.com or call ACI Sales at 800-234-8727 for assistance.