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Q. How to complete the tasks for a group of meeting attendees?

A. To do this quickly, navigate to the Today page and view all the task items below (if past due make sure to click on the Over tasks to display)

Click on the EDIT link next to the task name in blue, when you do that it will pop up and you will see the Delete link. This will delete the task and bring you back to tackle the next one.

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Commonly Asked Questions

Q. User SMTP Configuration – How-to and settings – how to set up sending from my organizaton’s servers

A. You can set up your emails to be deployed using SMTP delivery (by user or by organziaton)  In other words, it will route email to come from/be deployed from your server(s). This can help with reputation and throttling.  You can accomplish send through SMTP delivery if you are using Exchange or through Office 365.  The below are the step-by-step instructions which will need to be set up by each individual user once they are logged in.  :

 

Using Exchange:

Go to Mailbox in the main navigation menu on the left, then click Manage Account in the top right.  For Exchange, Advantage Anywhere auto fills the incoming server field with the MX record which will be correct in most cases.

 

Username:                 Usually first part of email address

Password:                 Your email password

Incoming Server:     Same as Outlook

Incoming Type:        Exchange

Require SSL             Checked

 

Use this server fors ending Mail:

 

SMTP Server:          Same as incoming above

Port:                         587

Secure Login:         Checked

 

 

Using Outlook 365:

 

Go to Mailbox in the main navigation menu on the left, then click Manage Account in the top right.

 

 

Username:                      Your email address

Password:                       Your password

Incoming Server:            Smtp.office365.com

Incoming Type:               Exchange

Require SSL                    Checked

 

Use This Server for Sending Mail

 

SMTP Server:                     smtp.office365.com

Port:                                    587

Secure Login:                    Checked

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Q. How do I set up my email inbox with Office365?

A. Office365 has specific setup information that can be referenced here: Microsoft Help

We recommend using IMAP with the following information:

 

Choose: Exchange

Incoming Server name: smtp.office365.com

SSL (Checked)

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Q. How does the duplicate check work in Advantage Anywhere?

A. The Advantage Anywhere duplicate check looks at Company Name, email address, address and first and last name as the fields to check when a new contact record is created.  If it gets a hit on two or more of these it presents (by popping up) this comparative list of the ‘potential matching’ existing contacts to select from prior to confirming the creation of a new record.

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Q. What does Note: SRP Contact Lead Processed ‘Unsubscribe’ mean?

A. The ‘SRP Contact Lead Processed ‘Unsubscribe’ found in the notes/activity/history on a contact record means, this contact clicked on the Unsubscribe link at the bottom of an email you/your team sent out of Advantage Anywhere.  At the bottom of every email sent out of Advantage Anywhere is a link for the recipient to ‘Unsubscribe’.  This is the link where they can request to be removed from your email list.  If the recipient clicks the unsubscribe link and verifies the request to unsubscribe, this message is logged in the notes/activity/history of that contact record, the unsubscribe/no spam checkbox is automatically checked on the contact record, their email address is scored through visually and Advantage Anywhere will not launch any emails to this contact (whether from the contact record or in a bulk email send).

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Q. How do you make a follow up appointment

A.  For follow up appointments, you have two options. One is making a New TASK as an Appointment. In other words, an appointment you can check off on your to-do list.

 

To use this method (#1):

 

  • Navigate to the contact record to add the follow up appointment
  • Click on the +Task visible under the contact’s name
  • Fill in the name you’d like to see when it’s time for this appointment, select the TYPE as appointment, add the date/time, and check Display on Calendar. then save.

 

This shows up as a to-do item. It will be a to-do item on the Today Dashboard to be marked off as complete.

 

 

 

The other option is to make an APPOINTMENT It will show on the calendar, log an appointment on the contacts appointment history and (when connected) show on your Outlook Calendar.

 

To use this method (#2):

 

  • Navigate to the contact record to add the follow up appointment
  • Click on the +APPOINTMENT visible under the contact’s name
  • This will show on your Today Dashboard as an appointment (but cannot be checked off as complete)

 

 

There are two ways to accomplish based on how you wish to see appointments.

 

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Q. How do I record a Referral given (NEW)

A. There’s a new way to record a referral
Recording a referral is now one click with intuitive suggestions.

Why the change? We know logging your referrals are an important element in your organization’s referral strategy. To make this process easier, we’ve added a quick-link way to record them.

Here’s where you’ll see the New Referral link, in the quick links under the contacts name.

What else is new? For those organizations where you record and create a contact record for the Referred party and the Referring Party, the fields populate with the contact records you are on or where most recently on to help intuitively populate the referral fields.

For those organizations who only want to record the party who provided the referral and use a text field to record the referred party, this new functionality allows for entering a contact name that does not have a contact record, helping to record the name of the referral but not adding additional contacts to your system.

Contact support for any additional questions or instances not addressed in this upgrade.

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Q. I have an Account Executive that no longer works with us, what should I do?

A.  Here are suggestions for when an associate who is no longer an active Account Executive in Advantage Anywhere:

  • Reassign a new Account Executive (A/E) to any Sticky Point/SLPs – if this exiting member was the point person on any Sticky Points you will need to select a new point person. This requires Administrative access, click on TOOLS, ADMINISTRATION, CAMPAIGNS to locate the sticky point and click edit.  For assistance, contact support for how or help completing this task
  • Reassign the exiting A/E’s contacts to a new Account Executive. This requires Administrative access, click on TOOLS, ADMINISTRATION, MANAGE USERS, REPORT ON CONTACTS ASSIGNED TO AE’S (PAST OR PRESENT), select the A/E then run report.
  • Check for any upcoming Appointments for this exiting A/E under reporting for Appointments – contact support for help in reassigning
  • Check for any upcoming/open Tasks for this existing A/E under reporting for Open Tasks – contact support for help in reassigning
  • Lastly change the exiting account executive’s contact record category to be PAST STAFF MEMBER or similar category selection.  This will take their name out of the account executive drop down for new appointments, tasks or other new contacts and reporting.

 

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Q. How can you adjust your margins for printing from within Advantage Anywhere?

A. Printing from Advantage Anywhere is basically printing from a webpage so the margins and configuration are done by one of two options:

 

1 – If you are printing a letter, we recommend putting the contents of the letter in a table. Even using a one column, one row table allows you to mimic margins.

To do this, in the editor click on the table icon and add a table with one column, one row, I recommend the width of 700 and the border at zero.

Then type your letter inside this table. Adjust the table by clicking on the upper left hand corner of the table to open it and adjust the parameters.

 

2 – The second way to adjust the printing is at the browser level. Use the ‘three dots’ icon’ in the very top right in Chrome. Then go to PRINT, MORE SETTINGS and adjust the margins and font print size here. Remember to change these back for future printings if needed.

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Q. How do I connect my calendar to Advantage Anywhere?

A.  You can now connect your Outlook Calendar if you are using Server Exchange 2013 (or newer) OR Outlook 365.  Please contact support if you are using a prior Exchange version or if you are having problems connecting.

To connect the calendars, log into Advantage Anywhere, navigate to your Calendar and click on the gear on the right hand side.

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Click on the link and the following will be displayed:

Click on Sync Outlook Calendar, next you’ll see a log in,  Use your Outlook or Server credentials here:

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If you have an error connecting/authenticating you’ll see this screen asking for you to re-enter the credentials:

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When your Outlook calendar connects, you’ll see the success screen below.  Allow a few minutes to allow the two calendars to share your appointments but in just a few minutes you’ll see your calendar populate.

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If you are having any trouble with syncing the calendar to Outlook here is a diagnostic tool from Microsoft which will give you feedback as to whether the port 443 is open as this port is a required open port from your exchange server to allow Advantage Anywhere to connect and sync the calendars.

Instructions and Link:

Another way to get EWS endpoint is to use Microsoft provided test page at:https://testconnectivity.microsoft.com

Choose Outlook discover section, on test success expand details until you find POST response with EwsUrl value (internal and external).

This will tell you if your server settings are set for connectivity.

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Q. Can you add a new field to be visible on the contact record?

A.  Yes, as long as there are empty/available fields.  This can be accomplished with Administrative access.  Follow these steps to make changes to the fields visible when creating or editing a contact record:

NOTE: These instructions are to ADD a new field.  If editing/changing the options on existing fields, please note data loss can occur on already stored data.  Contact support before making these changes to avoid any already recorded data to be lost.

  • Go to ADMINISTRATION
  • Go to CATEGORY & FIELD SETUP
  • Use the drop-down at the top for category on this page to change which fields show up for which categories – click visible to show on that category contacts (Required means the contact record can not be saved unless this field is utilized, summary means it will be displayed on the summary (right-side of the contact record summary)
  • Scroll down until you find an empty field (often labeled as EMPTY, AVAILABLE, USER FIELD) click EDIT
  • Fill in Name of the field
  • Choose the type of field, text, custom list, date selector, state drop down, multi-check custom list etc.)  If custom list, type in all the selectable options to be displayed in the drop down.
  • Click SAVE

Begin using the field now configured.

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Q. How to complete the tasks for a group of meeting attendees?

A. To do this quickly, navigate to the Today page and view all the task items below (if past due make sure to click on the Over tasks to display)

Click on the EDIT link next to the task name in blue, when you do that it will pop up and you will see the Delete link. This will delete the task and bring you back to tackle the next one.

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Q. Turning off autofill in Chrome

A. Turning off autofill in Chrome:

  1. Click the Chrome menu icon. (Three lines at top right of screen.)
  2. Click on Settings.
  3. At the bottom of the page, click “Show advanced Settings”
  4. In the Passwords and Forms section, uncheck “Enable Autofill to fill out web forms in a single click”
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Q. How to set Google Chrome as default browser

A. There are a few ways to set goggle Chrome as your default browser.

Using Windows 10:

  1. On your computer, click the Start menu Start menu.
  2. Click Settings Settings.
  3. Open your default apps:
    • Original version: Click System > Default apps.
    • Creators Update: Click Apps > Default apps.
  4. At the bottom, under “Web browser,” click your current browser (typically Microsoft Edge).
  5. In the “Choose an app” window, click Google Chrome.

 

Using Windows 8 or below:

  1. On your computer, right click the Start menu Start menu or  Start menu .
  2. Click Control Panel.
  3. Click Programs and then Default Programs and then Set your default programs.
  4. On the left, select Google Chrome.
  5. Click Set this program as default.
  6. Click OK.

 

Using MAC:

 

  1. On your computer, open Chrome.
  2. In the top right, click More More.
  3. Click Settings.
  4. In the “Default browser” section, click Make default.
    • If you don’t see the button, Google Chrome is already your default browser.
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Q. How does the Advantage Anywhere mail feature sync emails?

A. For a new account being connected to Advantage Anywhere for the first time, the system is configured to only bring in a few days at a time so not to bottle neck either the Advantage Anywhere inbox or the draw to the server/stored history email location.  It will start with the most current first and then work backwards. It can take up to a day to bring in emails prior to the connection day.  Once it is synced new emails will populate at or around the same time as they do the Outlook inbox.

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Q. How to enable/disable the microphone in Google Chrome

A. To disable the microphone (Google Chrome instructions for all websites):

 

Disable the microphone in Google Chrome by going to the upper right hand corner of your Google Chrome browser and clicking on the Chrome’s black microphone icon and selecting “Always block microphone access”: (this step blocks the microphone until you unblock it manually ).

 

To enable the microphone (Google Chrome instructions for all websites):

 

Enable the microphone in Google Chrome by going to the upper right hand corner of your Google Chrome browser and clicking on the Chrome’s black microphone icon and selecting “Continue allowing https://abbi.advantageondemand.com to access your microphone”:

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Q. How to turn ABBI on or off?

A. To turn Voice Commands (ABBI) on or off (from the Advantage Anywhere website):

Voice Commands (ABBI) can be turned on or turned off by clicking on the microphone icon located on the top right hand side of the Advantage Anywhere website:

 

When Voice Commands (ABBI) is off the microphone icon is white.

When Voice Commands (ABBI) is on the microphone icon is red and a flashing red button will be displayed on the browser tab.

 

Note: If you are typing a note or using the editor and need to pause dictation, you don’t need to turn Voice Commands (ABBI) off or turn the microphone off. Simply say cancel and Voice Commands (ABBI) will take a break, to continue simply click on the last word that was dictated and Voice Commands (ABBI) will continue.

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Q. Whitelist and IP Information

A. The following IPs should be whitelisted to help ensure email from Advantage Anywhere is received by clients:

 

abbimail1.advantageanywhere.com
abbimail2.advantageanywhere.com

 

New Advantage Anywhere clients should setup SPF records to help ensure that email they send from Advantage Anywhere is received – contact your IT provider for assistance:

 

SPF records are a type of DNS record that helps prevent abuse of email addresses by spoofing the sender’s address.  Many spam filtering solutions utilize SPF records as one means of filtering out likely spam emails.  SPF records in a domain’s DNS records list the domains and IP addresses that are allowed to send mail on behalf of that domain.

 

In order to help ensure that emails that you send from Advantage Anywhere are not considered spam, you will need to modify your SPF records to include the Advantage Anywhere servers.  Whomever maintains your DNS records will be able to do this.  This is typically your internal IT staff, external IT consultant, or the company hosting your website.

 

If you do not have an SPF record, you need to do nothing.  You can check if your domain has an SPF record here:  http://mxtoolbox.com/spf.aspx

 

If you do have an SPF record, you will need to modify it to allow emails from the Advantage Anywhere servers at these IP addresses (below). Updating your SPF record is easy, ask your IT professional or give your Internet Service Provided a call. Many will do this over the phone and at no cost to you:

 

abbimail1.advantageanywhere.com
abbimail2.advantageanywhere.com

 

For more resources on SPF records please visit http://www.openspf.org/

Below is the ****Previously provided IP’s to whitelist – no longer needed but still work if you added these previously****

204.232.224.216

204.232.224.217

204.232.224.218

69.20.70.251

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Q. I want to use a smart phone, can I access all of my information from there?

A. If you log in from AdvantageAnywhere.com – click the LOG IN button on your cell phone and bookmark or make a quick clickable link from your main screen you can have quick access to Advantage Anywhere log in at any time.

The smaller screen on a smart phone or tablet will automatically switch the view to be a mobile friendly version. The available actions are limited from this view, however, you’ll ind a link at the bottom right to switch to the full site. Some features like the editor may not react normally on the smaller device.

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Q. I have a move-in that isn’t going to happen, now what?

A. A Move-in and Move-out where the move-in and move-out date are the same date negates the move-in.

For example, a move in Feb 1st and a move-out on Feb. 1st will tell the system this move-in and move-out never happened.  If the occupant stayed overnight one night, possibly a one night respite stay, the move-in would be Feb. 1st and the move-out Feb. 2nd.  Therefore a Move-in and Move-out with the same date will be ignored by all reporting representing move-in and move-out totals.

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Q. I have accidentally deleted a contact record, can you help me?

A. Yes, Ask the administrator at your location to re-instate deleted contacts. There is a feature that allows an Administrator to re-instate recently deleted contacts. Navigate to Tools > Administration > Restore deleted contacts.  Follow the instructions to restore individual records.

OR

Contact support with the name of the contact record or as much information as you know and we can usually re-instate that (those) contact record.The record has not been permanently deleted and can be returned to it’s original state with all the same information retained.

 

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Q. How do I create or edit a relationship?

A. Use the Relationship +Add link to create a relationship.

Relationships are used to show the connection between two contacts.  For instance a Resident and a Son,  From either the Mom’s record or the Son’s record click +Add relationship.  The system gives you the available drop down choices to identity the Mother and the Son.  Click New if the other party (to the relationship) does not yet have a contact record.  You are able to create the contact record in the process of creating the relationship.

Relationships are reciprocal, meaning from Mom’s record you can see the relationship with the Son. Vice-versa from the Son’s record you can see the relationship with Mom.  Because the relationship names are in blue they are clickable. Navigate between records by click on the name of the person in the relationship.

 

Relationships can be used to connect any two or more people, connect the business partners, business associates, attorney and client, main business contact and the receptionist and so on.

 

To edit a relationship, click on the title (example:  Mother) and you’ll see the set up screen for creating the relationship. Make any needed updates and click save.

There is a small box with a number next to the relationships – this number represents the number of Notes taken on that contact in the relationship.  This can be helpful to see who has the majority of notes.

For many clients there are also Responsibilities.  Responsibilities identify the relationship as well as the role they play.  For instance, the Son may be the Primary Contact when searching for a new home for Mom.

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Q. I have a move-out that happened today yet the resident is still on the room roster/counting in my occupancy for reports

A. Advantage Anywhere for Senior Living will consider a resident residing in a room through the date of move-out or in other words, until 11:59:59 PM on that day.  Similarly a resident who moved in on a date is considered moved-in as of 12:01 AM of that date.

Future move in’s will show on the room roster as future resident and future move out’s will show on the room roster as future move-out and any associate date.

 

 

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Q. What are the user access levels in Advantage Anywhere?

A.  There are 4 main types of access(user types) in Advantage Anywhere.  

  • Administrator
  • Power User
  • Normal User
  • Data Entry

Access is limited as you go down the list of access types (Administrator having full access and Data Entry having very restricted access).

 

B. There are Tab Access restrictions available for all non-administrator level users.  Administrator can turn on/off the main navigation links or tab access for dashboards, reports, marketing, etc.

 

C. There are additional Normal User restrictions that can be turned on for each individual user restricting items like merging, restricting and types of contact viewing etc.

 

See the levels defined below:

 

1. User Type Access

User type access has 4 levels;  Data Entry, Normal, Power and Admin.

 

2. Tab Access

Tabs access can allow/restrict access to the following tabs/pages; Today, Tasks, Calendars, Marketing, Occupancy Dashboard, Reports, Property, Tools, Help.  (Turning “on/off” Tab Access at the manage user level allows/prevents that user from seeing the specific tab.)

 

 

Tasks Admin

 (All Access)

Power User 

(Enhanced View)

Normal

(Default View)

Data Entry

(Limited View)

New Task Yes Yes Yes No
Edit Tasks Yes Yes Yes No
Calendar
New Appointment Yes Yes Yes No
Manage Calendar Sync Yes Yes Yes No
Contacts
List/Sort Yes Yes Yes Yes
Create New Contacts Yes Yes Yes Yes
Delete Contacts (individually) Yes Yes Yes Yes
Delete Contacts (mass delete) Yes Yes No No
Search Filters Yes Yes Yes Yes
Groups/Saved Yes Yes Yes Yes
Save Search Yes Yes Yes Yes
Add/Remove from Group Yes Yes Yes Yes
Change Category Yes Yes Yes Yes
Change AE (Account Executive) Yes Yes No No
Launch TaskomaticTM Yes Yes Yes Yes
Duplicate Contacts (find & merge) Yes Yes Yes No
Email/Print Yes Yes Yes Yes
Export Contacts Yes Yes Yes Yes
Labels Yes Yes No Yes
Merge Contacts Yes Yes Yes Yes
Contact Touch Report Yes Yes Yes Yes
Marketing
Email/Print Yes Yes Yes No
Post to Social Media Yes Yes No No
Process SRP/Sticky Point Leads Yes Yes Yes No
Sources/Sticky Points New Campaign Yes Yes No No
Edit/Delete Sources/Sticky Points Yes Yes No No
Email History Yes Yes Yes No
Scheduled Jobs Yes Yes Yes No
Editor Templates Yes Yes Yes No
Reports
All Reports Yes Yes Yes No
Create Contact Report Yes Yes No No
Set Scheduled Reports Yes Yes Yes No
View Your Scheduled Reports Yes Yes No No
Edit/Delete Scheduled Reports Yes Yes No No
Customize What Reports I See Yes No No No
Property
Browse Property Yes Yes Yes No
Add Location Yes Yes No No
Edit/Delete Location Yes Yes No No
Add Options Folder Yes Yes No No
Edit/Delete Option Yes Yes No No
Tools
Editor Yes Yes Yes No
Taskomatic TM Editor Yes Yes No No
Follow Up Assistant Setup Yes Yes No No
Import Contacts Yes Yes No No
Manage Yes Yes No No
Referral Types Yes Yes No No
Removal Reasons (Occupancy) Yes Yes No No
Add/Delete Groups Yes Yes Yes No
Delete Saved Searches Yes Yes Yes No
Find Duplicate Contacts Yes Yes Yes No
Add/Delete Relationships Yes Yes Yes No
Add/Delete Responsibilities Yes Yes Yes No
Add/Delete Deposit Types Yes Yes Yes No
Add/Delete Wait List Types Yes Yes Yes No
Add/Delete Service Line Yes Yes No No
SRP Layouts Yes Yes No No
Add/Delete SRP Layouts Yes Yes No No
Add/Delete Regions Yes No No No
Settings
Add//Edit/Delete Properties Yes Yes Yes No
Add/Edit/Delete Property Options Yes Yes Yes No

Administration

(Additional access for administrators only)

Manage Users: Add, Edit, Archive, Delete Yes No No No
Discovery Guide Editor : Add, Edit, Delete Yes No No No
Category & Filed  Setup: Edit, New, Delete Yes No No No
Property Filed Setup: Edit Yes No No No
Sales Tracker Setup: New Reason, Edit, Delete Yes No No No
Traffic/Activity Setup: New Traffic/Activity, Edit, Delete Yes No No No
Campaign Setup: New Campaign, Edit, Delete Yes No No No
Restore Deleted Contacts: Search, Restore Yes No No No
Email Export Setup: Edit, Delete Yes No No No

 

For a printable PDF copy of the list click here: Advantage Users Access Levels – 1.11.19

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Q. What is the recommended browser Chrome or Internet Explorer?

A.  Advantage Anywhere can be used from a variety of computers, laptops, smartphones and tablets. We recommend and have built the core functionality on Chrome. Not utilizing Chrome can result in some unexpected results or functionality. Contact the help desk for specific issues or questions. The mobile version utilizes your smart phone platform and any on-board voice to text features.

 

Note: Internet Explorer is no longer supported.

 

 

 

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Q. What is my password?

A.  The username and dash determines the Advantage Anywhere log in user name.  The naming convention is for example:  Joe Row at Design Creations Company = joer-dcc (username)  Passwords are always provided when you are given your username but can be reset at any time.  Support can reset passwords but cannot relay to anyone their current password.  The administrator of your database can reset your password as well as update/add or delete/archive a user account through the Administration link at anytime. 

A user who has forgotten his/her password can click the link at the log-in screen to reset a password at any time by clicking on Forgot Password and following the prompts.

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Q. Can Advantage Anywhere be configured to Require a field be filled out at a creation of a contact record?

A.  Yes, Advantage Anywhere has the ability to require a field be filled out/or a selection at at the point of creation.  Once a field has been set to ‘required’ a user can not save the contact until this form field has been filled in or selected an option in the drop down. To do this contact your administrator or contact the help desk for assistance.

Each field in the contact record has the ability to be:

  • Visible – means able to be seen on a contact record (used) and can be specific to each category
  • Required – means this field must have a selection or for a text field, have something typed in the field before it will let the user save the record.
  • Summary – means this field will display (be visible) on the summary contact record page for each contact in that category

Edits to these options can be found under Administration, Category & Field Setup.  See the Administrator section for more configuration options.

 

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Q. What are the stars for on the Reports page?

A. the stars on the reports page allow you to select a report to be short-listed in the list of favorite reports.  The favorite reports short list, on the right hand side of the reports page lists all the reports you run frequently. This allows the user to narrow down the list of reports they typically run and make them easier to find.  To add a list to the short-list area, simply click on the star next to a report you like.  Those stars that are solid are listed to the right side of the reports page.  To remove a report from the short list simply un-click the blue star next to the report name on the left side.

 

 

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Q. My dashboard statistics don’t represent my entire community or company, why?

A. The Today dashboard is meant to show you, the Account Executive and the contacts you are connected with as the Account Executive. This is specific to your log in. The Today Dashboard shows your contacts broken down by Category as well as prospects or referral sources where you are the Account Executive, Tasks that are set for you, appointments where you are listed as an attendee.  For the organization/location details view the Occupancy Dashboard for Senior Living, for General Business or Developers and Builders, view your Sales Dashboard.  

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Q. What is Next Step and where does it come from (visible on the summary page of a contact record)?

A. The Next Step is showing the next cued up task to be performed with/for this contact record.  If no next step scheduled is displayed this means there is no future to-do items scheduled for this contact.  To change this, click on New Task and set a task into the future, perhaps schedule a call, set a reminder to send an email etc.

Setting up a to-do into the future will automatically populate the Next Step scheduled on the contact record’s summary and displayed as an Assistant Prompt or Next Step Needed on the Today dashboard:

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Q. What types of reporting are available?

A. Advantage Anywhere has been busy working to add visual effects to the reporting options.  Now see how activates stack up and reach goals, see who’s doing what.  See our Bar Chart reporting to see awesome reports like this:

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Q. Can you import a list of contacts into Advantage Anywhere?

A. Yes, It’s easy to do.  Navigate to Tools > Import Contacts.

The import contacts feature allows you to import from any Excel, .csv, or text file.  The files are best loaded from Excel without extra formatting such as cell outlines, colored cells etc.

The fields to be uploaded do not need to be in a specific order.

The first line of your file is recommended for headers such as first name, etc. identifying the contents of that column.  Once you have the file ready for import navigate to the Import Contacts feature. Browse and find the file for upload.  Advantage will find and display the headers from your files and from here you can drag and drop the headers into the correct fields as configured in your system.

 

Watch the video for importing contacts to see this feature in action.  For trouble shooting on this issue, search on “my import is failing” for suggestions

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Q. How do I see how many second occupant or med. management recipients do we have?

A. From the REPORTS link, navigate to the section entitled OCCUPANCY REPORTS.  Choose CONTACTS BY SERVICE.

This report is very powerful in that it will run the reports with a date range if needed.  For instance, ‘how many ‘Community Fee’ items did we receive this month?’ can be run by using the date picker to establish the range.

If you don’t use the date picker and leave the dates alone, select the checkbox for ‘Sort Results by Date’ and the report will provide you a listing of all the people who currently have this attribute ‘active’/added to their contact record.

This reports drills down into all those on a specific care plan/packages, those paying for garage parking, phone service, cable, those receiving home care packages, etc. Basically any of the configured Service attributes under Occupancy can be reported on here.

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Q. How do I put someone on a Waitlist?

A.  For those utilizing the OCCUPANCY options in Advantage Anywhere for Senior Living, here is the best practice option:

Navigate to the contact record for the Prospective Resident and the contact for whom the deposit is for and click on the Waitlist icon.  Navigate and click on the ADD to WAITLIST option and select the Waitlist you’d like to add this contact to in the drop down.  Make a separate entry for each waitlist you add this contact to/on. Each contact can be on multiple waitlists if appropriate and also be a resident and still be on a waitlist, if that is appropriate.   You can also change the date/details if needed, by clicking on the waitlist entry title.  The system will prompt the user to APPLY the deposit at the time of move-in/recording of move-in.

Waitlist options are fully configurable to your verbiage and options at your community.  Contact support for additional help in adding Waitlists.

 

 

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DEPOSIT – definition

Deposit – monies taken to hold a room/apartment/Home/Lot or other physical item or job.

{SENIOR LIVING SPECIFIC}: Deposits or moneys taken to apply for admittance/acceptance to a senior living facility. Can be specific to various types of deposits and each system can have multiple types of deposits. Deposits can be for a community, neighborhood or service line and specific unit. Deposits are recorded under the prospective resident’s contact record, click on the deposits link.

{DEVELOPERS & BUILDERS SPECIFIC}: Deposits or moneys taken to hold a property can be recorded in Developers Advantage. Deposits can be for a community, neighborhood, or specific house/lot or any other custom defined deposit item. Deposits are recorded on the buyers contact record, click on the $ sign link.

{GENERAL BUSINESS}: Deposits can be taken to hold an item, begin work, accompany a signed contract or enable work to begin. Deposits are recorded on the buyers contact record, click on the $ sign link.

Configured during implementation, deposits can be configured with your verbiage/terminology.  Contact support for more information on Deposits.

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Q. How do you flag or short list your favorite reports?

A.  You can shortlist your favorite reports on the Reports page.  The right hand side displays your ‘favorited reports’.  To favorite a report and put it on your short list, find the report name in the list on the left hand side on the Reports page.  You’ll note there are blue-star outlines to the left of the report name.  Clicking on the star to the left of a favorite report will short-list it and display it on the right hand side of the reports page.  This will allow you to quickly and easily find your favorite reports and click to run them from either location, on the full list or under the favorited reports section.

This favorited short list is specific to your user log in and does not short list reports for other users.

See additional details on Custom Reports and Scheduled Reports.

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Q. I think I have a task coming up but not sure when, where can I see upcoming tasks?

A. You can view upcoming tasks and sort them on the Tasks screen. For tasks further out, we recommend running a report. Under reports, click Current Task Report, choose your name and run the report. This will show you all the current uncompleted tasks yet to be completed.

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Q. Is Advantage Anywhere HIPAA Compliant?

A. Advantage Anywhere provides a HIPAA compliant version – you can opt in/out upon request. We have ensured
the Advantage Anywhere web based service complies with all current HIPAA guidelines. We
are pleased to reassure people that its Internet security measures are continually updated and
monitored and that all transactions are protected and safe.

NOTE: Secure pages (https:) will display a “lock” on your browser window, indicating that all the
information submitted through that page is encrypted and protected.

View the HIPAA Compliance documentation on the AdvantageAnywhere.com website

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Q. What are the password requirements?

A. Password requirements include:

  • must be between 8 and 20 characters long
  • must contain at least one upper case and one lower case letter
  • must contain at least 1 number

 

If utilizing the HIPAA compliant version, please see the additional HIPAA requirements found here

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Q. I am having issues with printing, help

A. Keep in mind, printing from Advantage Anywhere is printing in from your browser. Your browser settings are what might need to be changed.

Look at the print settings in your browser by clicking on the 3 vertically spaced dots in the top right of your Chrome browser.  Click settings to change the way your browser displays and click print preview to see how your browser will print what it sees.  Any page in Advantage Anywhere can be printed by right-clicking and selecting print. There you can change the printer settings:

 

Often changed items include:

 

  • Scale
  • Headers and footers
  • Layout

 

Also, try clicking on the PRINT USING SYSTEM DIALOG link in blue pictured above.  This will allow you to use the settings available in your specific printer versus using the settings in the browser.

 

 

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Q. Is there a way to lock down contacts?

A. There are features that can enabled by user account. The user must be a ‘normal user’ to restrict certain access. Access that can be restricted includes:

 

  • restricting a user from changing the assigned to Account Executive
  • restricting a user from editing contact records where they are not the Account Executive
  • restricting a user from editing contact records where they are not also assigned to their location/community
  • restricting a user from merging contact recordsThis can be helpful in some instances to not allow the changing of the account executive drop down, merging or interacting with other’s contacts.  These features are independent of each other.  With any of these featured turned on, only Administrators have the rights to change the A/E (account executive) on a contact record, edit all location/community records, merge contacts etc.

These restrictions are managed in the MANAGE USER section under Administration.

 

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Q. What are scheduled reports and how do they work?

A. Scheduled reports are reports that have been scheduled on a recurring schedule to run and deliver the report to your email inbox.

To run a report, click on the reports page, then click on the name of the report you’d like to run.

To set a report as a scheduled report, click on the clock next to the name of the report ( on the reports page) that you’d like to received periodically in your email inbox.  Click on the clock and selected the parameters for the report.  These parameters vary per report but might be the date range, account executive selection, community selection etc., then click Set Schedule.  This allows you to set the distribution schedule, daily, weekly, monthly, yearly. and select the email addresses of the recipients.  The email addresses can be entered and need not be users of the Advantage Anywhere system  Use ; between email addresses and click set/finish. The system will remember your report run criteria and the scheduled report will now be found in your email inbox the morning of the scheduled range.

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Q. How do you reassign contacts from one account executive to another?

A. Run the ‘Contacts by Category’ report to view all the account executives (A/E’s) contacts. Click on the those numbers of contacts you’d like to reassign. Once you see the list click on the select all checkbox at the top of the list and then select Contact Tools, click on Change A/E.

You can view all of a contacts by running the ‘Contacts by Category’ report if you wish to re-assign contacts. Click on the blue total of that category’s total contacts and once the list is displayed click on Contact Tools as select Change A/E to all at once reassign the full list to another A/E. May required administrative access.

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Q. How do I create a new user?

A. For those with Administrative rights/access, you can create new user:

Login and go to TOOLS, ADMINISTRATION, MANAGE USERS

  • Click + NEW USER
  • Fill in first name, last name email address in the top section
  • For the bottom section, the username is the first name plus last initial  NOTE:  do not add the ‘ – and company acronym ‘ but do have the new user use this when logging in and this is visible in the username section.
  • Create a password, request user changes at first log-in.

Have the new user completely fill out their own contact record by clicking on their avatar and editing the record.  This information is displayed to email recipients so spelling, punctuation and capitalization count.

Watch the video called creating a new team member log in to see this step by step.

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Q. Can support log into my database?

A. Genesis Global Technologies, makers of Advantage anywhere, maintains an administrative level password and access in the event you/your organization needs assistance.

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Q. How do I log the source of my lead?

A. Use the ‘How did you hear about us?’ field to log the source of your lead.  This field can be found both on the contact record and/or on when saving a new note.

It is important to note, you do not need to fill this out each time you save a note.  Just as it’s needed.

 

 

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Q. My import is failing and no contacts are being created, why?

A.  Here are a few items to try if your import from Excel, .csv or text file is failing to import:

  • Note that the first tab is the only tab that can be imported.  If you have multiple tabs in your Excel file you will need to make a separate, individual file for each tab.
  • Make sure you are selecting a category during the import process.  Failing to select a Category will cause various import failures as the contacts and fields are driven off of Category as the deciding factor for fields and information.
  • Make sure the first column in your Excel file is not blank.  The first column should have information stored in this column for at least some of the contacts.  A simple change or rearranging a column can make all the difference.

A few other items to try:

  • Rename the first Excel tab to reach Sheet1 (no space).  Odd characters or long words can cause a long string resulting in importing failure.
  • Make sure there are no borders on headers or other unique field attributed that Advantage can not interpret.

If you are still having issues, contact support for additional suggestions.

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Q. Can I access Advantage Anywhere from my Smartphone, cell phone or tablet?

A. Yes, you can access Advantage Anywhere from your smartphone. The Advantage system will recognize you’ve logged in from a smartphone or tablet device and will give you a responsive view to assist you in retrieving information or imputing information into your database. We recommend using Chrome or Safari. We have provided finger-friendly access to those things most likely to be done away from your computer or workstation.  You can use the link in the bottom right hand corner to toggle between the mobile and full sites as needed.

NOTE:  Click on the ADVANTAGE ANYWHERE logo in the top left to go to the main menu at any time.

Contact the help desk for specific issues or questions.

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Q. Can you edit an opportunity?

A. {FOR SENIOR LIVING} Yes you can edit an relationship opportunity.  Inside the opportunity box you’ll notice the edit link. This allows to edit the opportunity date as well as include or exclude those related parties.  Excluding a related contact means the status of the related party will not be included in the opportunity for the contact record you are on.  Example:   Mary and Joyce are sisters.  Each of them is considering your/your location as an option.  If in this case either if each will be independently making their own chose and it is not depended upon the other, excluding them (in the opportunity box) would count them both as prospects, thus two opportunities.

Keeping them as included in the case above would count as one opportunity with two prospects.  In many cases it is an all or none for both prospects and in that case one opportunity.

 

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Q. Help, I can’t save my template in the editor

A.  Make sure you give the template a name and tell it the folder to save into.  When saving, make sure you have a name for your template, otherwise the system will give it a name {New Template} that you can later re-name.  A;so be sure to tell the system which folder you’d like to save you masterpiece in or it will not save as it doesn’t know where to store it. Click on the folder you’d like to save the template into before clicking save:

Read more help with the editor here

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Q. How do you interact with ABBI and what commands does she recognize?

A. Here is a list of recognizable commands for ABBI found exclusively inside of Advantage Anywhere. ABBI using and recognizes the clickable links inside of Advantage Anywhere and the keywords of “Go to” and “Find” before the page or tab and before a contacts name.

For example, say “Go to my record” and ABBI will locate and bring up your contact record.

Keywords recognized by ABBI include:
Go to (navigation menu item like Calendar, Reports, etc.)
Find (contact name)
Open chat
Close chat
Start listening
Stop listening
Send email
Save
Cancel

ABBI will recognize these items when you are dictating a letter or email: period, coma, next paragraph.

Try communicating with ABBI by giving her the commands or labels you see in Advantage Anywhere.

Examples:

“Goto my record”

“Goto Contacts, Search {add name to search here}”     – this will search contacts for this name or just say the name of the contact

“Send Email”, “New Email”

 

Having trouble getting ABBI to listen? Search on the keyword of microphone to learn more.

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Q. How do I get my report exported into Excel?

A. All reports generated in Advantage Anywhere are exportable to Excel.  We recommend using the CONTROL + A on the keyboard and then Paste with Match Destination formatting or Paste Keep Source Formatting if you want the colored backgrounds and spacing.

Steps to export file to Excel:

  • Run the report in Advantage Anywhere
  • Click the background of the report and click the CONTROL and the A keys on your keyboard at the same time
  • Open Excel and right click your mouse, you’ll see the pop up box below – select the left Paste option (Paste and Keep Source Formatting) or the right Paste option (Paste keep source formatting).

 

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Q. How do I stop a TaskoMatic?

A.  Stopping a TaskoMatic should only occur if you’ve reevaluated the prospect/client/resident and they no longer need to be on this TaskoMatic and preferably depending on the situation will be put onto another TaskoMatic.  Go to the contact record of the person you wish to stop their TaskoMatic.  Click on the follow up (forward pointing hand) icon, then click on the word TASKOMATIC (in blue) next to the follow up listed.  Once opened, the TaskoMatic will display the progress of followup.  At the top is a blue lettered STOP choice.  Choose STOP.  It will confirm and ask you if you are sure you want to stop the TaskoMatic.  This will completely terminate any uncompleted actions. 

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Q. How do I create a bookmark or desktop link to AdvantageAnywhere?

A. Depending on your device and browser here are some ways to create a permanent link directly to the Advantage Anywhere Log In page:

First, open your browser and navigate to the log in page (https://abbi.advantageanywhere.com):

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We recommend using Chrome to enable all the features within Advantage Anywhere.

On your Desktop Computer using Chrome:

Once you see the log in image above you can select the Star icon in Chrome, This will add the Bookmark, you can name it as you wish. Or you can copy the log in address (https://abbi.advantageondemand.com) and from your desktop, right click and select NEW, select SHORTCUT, paste the address in the location box and select NEXT and name your shortcut link as you wish.

 

On your Tablet or Smartphone (Apple device):

Once you see the log in image above you can click on the icon in the upper right that looks like a box with an arrow upwards. This displays a box with clickable options, select the Add Bookmark or Add to Home Screen option. Choosing Add to Home screen will produce an icon visible on the home screen which is a direct link to the log in page.

 

On your Tablet or Smartphone (Android or other):

Once you see the log in image above you can save the link as a bookmark or display on home screen.

 

All the above will provide you a one-click solution to accessing Advantage Anywhere.  Advantage Anywhere recognizes the size/type of device and will give you the mobile version for smaller screen devices – more finger friendly.  Simply click in the lower right hand corner once you use your credentials to log in to switch between full size and mobile size access screens.

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Q. How do I create a note and log activity?

A. Notes and activity are recorded on the Contact record of the person you ware working with.

To create a note, use the following steps:

  • Click on “+Note/Activity.”
  • (Optional, default is now)  Select a date and time that the task was completed from the blue underlined date, and the boxes containing the time.
  • Under the “Activities” header, click on “Select Activity.” Use the categories and sub-categories to select the type of activity your task has completed.
  • If applicable, click on “How did you hear about us?” Use the categories and sub-categories to select the correct item to indicate how the contact heard about you. This is to be used only in the event there is an additional source.
  • Use the drop-down list next to “Community/Location” to select the correct community/Location, if applicable
  • Finally, you may edit any notes you have about this task in the note box at the bottom of the dialogue window.Use the microphone icon or place your cursor in the note box to dictate the note to text.
  • When finished, click on “Save.”
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Q. How do you set up a task and then complete it?

A.  Here are the steps to creating and completing a Task

How to create a task, use the following steps

  • Tasks are created from the contact record of the person you want to follow up with. Navigate to the contact record for this contact.
  • Directly beneath the contacts name, you will see a blue “+Task” button. Click on this button, and the “New Task” form will appear.
    NOTE: the “New Task” button can also be found at the top of the “Tasks” menu. Simply click on “Tasks” from the left side menu, and click on “New Task.” Either way, a new task dialogue will appear.
  • For the “Task Name” field, give the task a name.
  • For the “Description: field, this field is optional – fill in any details you want to remember about this task
  • For the “Task For Contact” field: this field will already be filled, because you have already navigated to the contact that you wish to complete a task for.
  • For the “Assigned To” field, click on the black arrow on the right-hand side to open the drop-down menu. Then select the name of the person whom will be assigned to, it is defaulted to you.
  • For the “Type” drop down field.  This allows you to categorize the tasks.  If used, you can filter the types of tasks on the Today screen – perhaps you only want to see your list of calls.  Use the Call option here.
  • For the “Discovery Guide” field: you can select a discovery guide.  That will make it a link in the task as an aid, script or item to fill out during the task completion.
  • Set the date/time for the Start On and Complete By dates: set the window for task; Start is when you’ll see this to-do item and Complete by gives you the date for the Past-Due notification
  • Sent Email Notification radio button;  allows you to receive an email outside of the system to your email inbox (optional)
  • Show on Calendar radio button: allows you to show this task as a to-do item on your calendar in addition to the normal list of to-do items on the today page (optional)
  • Save
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Q. What do the Chat statuses mean?

A. The built in Chat feature in Advantage Anywhere lets you communicate with other Account Executives from within Advantage Anywhere.

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Click on the speech bubble in the top right once you log onto Advantage Anywhere. Once the additional tab opens you’ll see a listing on the left hand side for all the users configured in your system.

Click on the user’s name to open the dialog box and begin typing a message.  Type your message and click send.

You can use the Group Chat option to communicate with more than one account executive/user by clicking on the Group icon in the CHAT WITH row at the top of the chat window.

Use the @mention to mention another user and have them receive notification to log in to view.  This sends the ‘mentioned’ user an email notification that they were mentioned and directs them to log on and click to see the mention.

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The following describes the user’s current status:

<span style=”color: #999999;”><strong>Greyed out name</strong></span> = This user is not currently online

<em><strong>Bold and italicized</strong></em> = This user is logged into Advantage but is not currently active in Advantage within the last 7 minutes

<strong>Bold and not italicized</strong> = This user in logged into Advantage and is active in Advantage (meaning they are saving, navigating or entering data)

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Q. How do you use the Chat / Mention feature?

A. Want to mention a co-worker or team member in a chat or note so they can view it? Use the available mention feature in the Chat or notes area. To add a mention, type @ and the name of the person you’d like to mention.

it would look like this: @marysmith

Advantage Anywhere will give you suggested names as you start typing. To know if the mention is recognized you’ll see it turn blue in the chat.

The person mentioned will receive an email notifying them of the mention in Advantage Anywhere with a subject line that reads “Advantage System Notification” and tell them who mentioned them and provide a link to log in and read and respond.

NOTE: for security purposes, you must log in to view this message.

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Q. How do I use Search Filters to find contacts?

A. Follow up is a link to show you all the scheduled follow up for a contact.

Create New Tasks, Start Follow Up Assistant or Start a TaskoMatic all from here. Or view those follow up items created but not yet complete or due. Learn more about Tasks, the Follow Up Assistant and TaskoMatics under each specific search items.

 

 

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Q. The Follow Up link – what does it do?

A. Follow up is a link to show you all the scheduled follow up for a contact.

Create New Tasks, Start Follow Up Assistant or Start a TaskoMatic all from here. Or view those follow up items created but not yet complete or due. Learn more about Tasks, the Follow Up Assistant and TaskoMatics under each specific search items.

 

 

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Q. What is replicate and when would I use it?

A. Replicate (previously known as duplicate) is a feature that allows you to create a contact record starting with the contents of an existing record. For instance, you have two referral source contacts at St. Joseph Hospital.  This feature lets you create a contact record for one of the contacts, let’s say Joe’s record.  Once you complete Joe’s record you would want to create a record for Jill who also works at St. Joseph.  In this case it would be shorter to (from within Joe’s record) click, on REPLICATE.  This brings up a duplicate of Joe’s contact record in edit form. Simply change the information to be Jill’s and click save.

For clarification, Joe and Jill both work at St. Joseph Hospital so the address, main phone, fax and a portion of the email address will all be the same. This is a shortcut to creating a similar contact record for an associate already in the database, saving time not retyping the mailing address, main office phone, company name etc.

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Q. Why do some of my contacts have a community name displayed and others don’t?

A. The community name is displayed when there is a community selection made within the contact record (valid only for those who have community/locations) configured?

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If your communities are close together and a contact is shared between locations you may elect to not specify a community choice or depending on your organization preference you could have two contacts with unique community designations.

It would then be helpful to link the two together with relationships in order to see what communication has been distributed to referral contact.

 

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Q. How do I use the PRINT A LETTER link on the contact record?

A. the ‘Print a letter’ link found within the contact record lets you print an existing letter.  Depending on the template, the letter can be pre-populated with the contact records name, address or any specific piece of information from a field in the contact record.  Most often a template letter is built first using the Advantage Anywhere Merge fields (blue plus sign) and would look something like this (access templates through Tools, Editor):

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Once you click Print a letter you will see this pop up:

Selecting ‘Use Template’ will let you chose from an existing template or select new letter and create a letter from scratch, just for this send.  Use the Editor to create a masterpiece you will want to use again.

If you have selected ‘use template’ the Advantage merge fields will populate as soon as the letter template is opened from the contact record.  For instance, the above fields are populated with the correct information as found in the contact record.  Add or modify the letter to fit the situation and once it’s the way you want it select PRINT with the printer icon and print your final letter on your printer.

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Q. How do I edit a contact record?

A. Click on the Pencil next to the contact record name edit, update or change fields, categories, account executive or location:

 

 

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Q. How to you expand a contact record?

A. Click on the contact’s name and the record will expand:

 

Click the Name link again and it will contract.

 

 

 

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Q. How do you clear your cache?

A.  Instructions to clear your cache:

 

Instructions to clear your cache in Chrome:

Open Chrome, Click on the 3 dots link in the top right

 

 

Click on ‘More Tools’
Choose ‘Delete Browsing History’

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Select ‘the past week’ and the first ‘3 checkboxes’, select ‘clear browsing data’

 

Instructions to clear your cache in Internet Explorer: Internet Explorer is no longer supported.

More info can be found here: https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/2392709?hl=en&rd=1

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Q: Should I delete a user or archive a user?

Archiving a user = keeping the notes they took, the activities recorded, keeping the sales/opportunities/move-in’s created while they were a user is retained.

Deleting a user = reverting saved notes with no account executive, no account executive listed as A/E on contacts, appointments will be without an A/E, sales/opportunities/move-in’s lose the account executive links.

 

A: BEFORE you delete or archive a user, please be aware!

  1. We recommend archiving the user–not deleting the user!—if he/she will no longer be using the system. Deleting the user will break all notes, future tasks, appointments, and activities performed by this user. For this reason, we recommend archiving users.
  2. Archiving a user will immediately log that user out from all web and mobile applications of Advantage Anywhere.
  3. Archiving a user will immediately disable the Advantage Anywhere username, and invalidate any additional login credentials.

 

If you have read and understood the above conditions and  wish to archive the user, please use the following steps (Administrator access required):

 

  1. Navigate to the “Tools” menu in the left-hand side bar.
  2. Click “Administration” on the far right.
  3. Click “Manage Users,” the first tool on the left.
  4. Under the “Active Users” list, click the name of the user you wish to archive.
  5. When the dialogue window pops up, click the “Archive” button towards the bottom of the window.
  6. Confirm by clicking “Archive” one more time.
  7. The user’s name will now be moved to the “Archived Users” list and can be viewed by selecting that list from the drop down menu under “Manage Users.:

PLEASE NOTE: After this procedure, we recommend performing an additional step. Navigate to the contact record of the user you just archived, and change their category to “past staff” or equivalent option. This will take his/her name off the account executive drop-down list.

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Q. How do I delete a contact?

A. Advantage Anywhere best practice suggests marking a contact as LOST or INACTIVE. To do this,  (navigate to the contact and click on the pencil icon to edit the record) change the contact’s category to Lost/Inactive and make a note with activity describing the reason you are marking this contact as lost/inactive. Recording this information allows for reports to track reasons for lost or inactive contact records. Management can then report for example on the number of prospects lost to not providing a certain service or option.

Records can be merged should you find there are duplicates, see the question on how to merge contacts when duplicates are found.

If you find you still need to delete a contact record, navigate to the contact record you’d like to delete, click on DETAILS (bottom left), then click DELETE CONTACT. Note that if you delete a contact you will delete the associate count for any inquiry, tour, activity, call, etc.

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Q. Can I reset my password?

A.  Yes, you can reset your password at any time.  Simply click on your picture (or head and shoulders avatar) in the right-hand corner once you are logged in.  Clicking on this image gives you a pop up to enable you to change your password, navigate to your own contact record, or force a full log out of all devices.

There is a password safety convention used for creating and using passwords.  Follow the instructions displayed on this feature to complete a password reset, to learn more search on password requirements.

 

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Q. How do I add to the source list/How did you hear about us options list?

A.  Adding on to the list of Sources/”how did you hear about us?” list of selectable options is easy.  Contact your administrator or contact the Help Desk and request an add to the “How did you hear about us source list”.

As an Administrator, you can add to the list of campaigns/sources under Administration > Campaigns. Adding is easy, click on Add Source. Deleting options from the selectable source list is not recommended as you will break any sources which have/include that selection.  In lieu of deleting, we recommend archive. Archiving the selection so that it no longer appears in the drop down as choice but reporting can still be run on these past campaigns/items and no source information is lost/deleted in the process.  Ask the Help Desk for assistance in this feature.

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Q. I want to print my report in Landscape, is there a setting for that in Chrome?

A. Yes, however depending on your settings, sometimes hard to find.

From your Chrome browser, you’ll see 3 dots in a line on the far right side of the navigation bar (top right). Click on the 3 dot image and this will open a menu.  Choose the PRINT option.  From this view you’ll see the Chrome printer selections and you’ll see LAYOUT with a drop down for Portrait or Landscape, scale and options to print some or all the pages with or without headers.

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If you are still having trouble and you can’t see a layout option (to print in landscape), try thisPress Ctrl+Shift+P (Cmd+Shift+P on OS X)  

This will give you the printer default options and you can print from here.

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Q. I am sending email, it shows sent but it’s not in my inbox, help?

A. If you are sending emails to yourself and you are not seeing them in your inbox check these items:

 

  • Make sure the email address logged in your log-in/contact record is correct and up to date.  To view your contact record, click on your name or the head/shoulders icon in the top left once you’ve logged in.  This will take you to your contact record.  Click the pencil to edit and verify/update your email address if needed
  • After you’ve sent an email, check your spam folder in your inbox.  Your sent message may end up here.  If this happens and you find your recent email here, right click on the email and select the ‘move to’ option and move this to your inbox.  Then new emails will also come directly into your inbox and not your spam folder.

 

Reasons you may have test emails going to your spam folder include:

  • Using Spam words like ‘Check this out’ or ‘FREE’ or ‘limited offer’ can sometimes be caught by spam filters and routed to the spam folder. Avoid spammy words which may get your emails dropped into the wrong folder for both you and your recipients.
  • Check out our whitelist options, search for whitelist in the knowledge base
  • Check out this spam word listing to see if your titles/subject lines might cause your emails to end up in the junk/spam folders – check out this list of 438 here

 

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Q. What is the terminology and flow of contacts in my system?

A. In the perfect flow of any sales process it starts with the Lead, which turns into a Prospect, which turns into a Customer:

 

 

But it doesn’t always happen this way.  Perhaps they walk in the front door and inquire about your product/service, they start out as a Prospect in this case.  Or they call you and sign on the dotted line and begin as a customer.  The category in Advantage Anywhere is simply where they are in the process.  It is important to keep your contacts in the right category (right bucket) so that you can easily market to them,

Perhaps you want to reach out to all your current customers/clients/Residents, you can do this by clicking on the dashboard and pull up all these contacts in one click.  The same with Prospects, etc. Take care to make sure your contacts are in the correct category, remembering to mark those as Lost/Inactive when appropriate.

 

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Q. How do I print a list of just my referral sources; exporting data to excel spreadsheet?

A. First search for the contacts by putting in search criteria (CONTACTS > SEARCH FILTERS):

In the below selections/filter, we are searching for Referral/Partners where Pat is the account executive:

 

Then Select all (in this case 11 records) by clicking the checkmark at the top or the check mark in front of the contacts you individually select:

And lastly, select “Export Contacts” under the “Contact Tools” menu:

Once you click Export, a Excel spreadsheet will be downloaded and will likely download into the “downloads” folder and/or be visible in the bottom left of your screen.

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Q. What are Responsibilities?

A. Responsibilities help to define a person’s role in a relationship.  Responsibilities can be used to identity the Primary Contact, the Responsible Party, the Power of Attorney and more.  These are attributes given in the relationship section and can help with determining the roles of the family members, related parties, friends or other acquaintances.

Administrators can modify the list of responsibilities and/or edit those currently visible under Administration.

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Q. What is the difference between a Move-in/Move-out and a Transfer in Advantage Anywhere for Senior Living?

A. A Move-in, or moving in a resident, adds that name to the Room Roster and establishes their residency as of the date of the move-in.  The Occupancy module/feature counts both the number of rooms occupied and vacant as well as the headcount of residents currently occupying your community(ies).

A Move-in – Clicking move-in on a contact record creates the move-in.  Selecting the appropriate room or apartment and the appropriate date of the move-in.  Future move-in’s are accepted by the system and the move-in date is easily adjustable should a change in plans occur.  Advantage Anywhere considers a move-in dated January 1 to happen at 12:01 AM on January 1 and assumes the room was occupied the entire day of January 1st.

 

A Move-out – clicking move-out on a contact record moves out the contact/resident, suggests updating the category and the move-out date establishes the move-out date.  Future move-out’s are accepted by the system and the move-out date is easily adjustable, should a change in plans occur.  Advantage Anywhere considers a move-out dated January 31st to happen at 11:59 PM and assumes the room was occupied the entire day of January 31st.

 

A Transfer – clicking transfer from within a contact record allows for a move-out and a move-in that does not reflect a change in Occupancy.  A transfer does not report a move-in and a move-out it simply moves the resident from one apartment/room to another. The changes are effective as of the transfer date.  The system does allow for a cross-over of time meaning a resident might truly be occupying more than the one room as the family relocates/removes the residents belongings.  Perhaps a move from Assisted Living to Memory Care where the Resident is residing in the ‘new’ Memory Care Room and family is pairing down the belongings in the Assisted Living Room.  Adjusting the dates is acceptable allowing for overlapping time.  The Occupancy tracking will still consider this one resident even though they may show as occupying two rooms for a period of time.

The use of a transfer is often done when the Resident is still residing under the same roof.  Meaning they are switching apartments but are still a Resident of your community. Some companies or organizations use transfer between communities as well.  Check with your Advantage Anywhere administrator for specifics on your company/organization policy regarding transfers.

 

A Move-in and Move-out where the move-in and move-out date are the same date negates the move-in, For example, a move in Feb 1st and a move-out on Feb. 1st will tell the system this move-in and move-out never happened.  If the occupant stayed overnight one night, possibly a one night respite stay, the move-in would be Feb. 1st and the move-out Feb. 2nd.  Therefore a Move-in and Move-out with the same date will be ignored by all reporting representing move-in and move-out totals.

 

 

 

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COMMUNITY/LOCATION – definition

Community/location

: the geographic community or location that is assigned to the contact (Prospective buyer, buyer/renter/resident or Referral Source) or the Account Executive (staff member).

{SENIOR LIVING SPECIFIC} The assigned community/location determines the counts for that community. For instance a tour completed for a Prospective resident with the ‘Community A’ location would count in the total number of tours completed for Community A during that time frame. The community/location designation allows the A/E to pull up all the prospective residents, referral sources or family members tied to a community for marketing purposes.

 

{DEVELOPER & BUILDER SPECIFIC} The location assigned to the contact determines the counts for that community.  For instance a model tour completed for a Prospective Buyer with ‘Location A’ would count in the number of model tours for Community A during a specific time frame.The community/location designation allows the A/E to pull up all the prospective buyers, referral sources or owners tied to a community for marketing purposes.

 

{GENERAL BUSINESS} The location feature is optional.  When used allows for prospects, referral sources, clients, etc. to be tied to a specific location.

Similarly, having the Account Executive’s contact record set to a specific community/location sets the location for the Today and Sales/Occupancy dashboard for reporting. The entire company or organization’s information is display in the absence of a community/location selection on the user’s contact record.

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Q. Do you have a Glossary?

A. Search on the term you’d like to know more about.  Each term includes a definition, also search on ‘definition’ to view all.

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Q. If I have duplicates in my Advantage Anywhere system, what should I do?

A.  Advantage Anywhere has the ability to merge 2 or more contacts into one.  The benefits of merging contacts is that you can retain all of the notes and history, tasks, occupancy etc. when those contacts are merged. Keep in mind you will need to choose select one ‘winner’ for the fields/contact information/demographics as there can only be one first name, last name, address etc.

Read more, search on merging or contact support

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Q. Where can I see contacts with out any scheduled follow up?

A. There is a new report that displays contacts that do not have any scheduled follow up.  It also displays contacts that have follow up scheduled for a contact but the follow up is over do.  Makes a great to-do list and can be found on the REPORTS page.

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Q. I have a move-in that isn’t going to happen after all, how do I delete the move-in?

A. The best way to remove a move-in – perhaps the intention was for a resident to move-in but something happened in the process and there will not be a move-in.  We recommend moving the person out, so find the move-in and click move-out.  Once you move them out make both the move-in date and the move-out date the same day.  The system knows to ignore these same day move-in and move-out entries.

You can also contact support and we can delete the entire move-in and move-out and so can any local Administrators in Occupancy Advantage.

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Q. How do I get my Prospects or Referral Sources to display on the Today Dashboard?

A. The top right portion of the dashboard is populated with your top Prospects or using the radio button, toggles to view top Referral Sources.

This information comes from the contact record, specifically the ranking fields.

These fields can be made to display in this section by altering your field name used for Prospect ranking and Referral Ranking. Those ranking or stage levels configured in your database will then be displayed on the dashboard.

  • For Prospects – Make sure the field you want to have displayed here reads like this:

Ranking – Prospect (It needs to start with ‘Rank’ and have the word ‘prospect’ in the field title)

 

  • For Referrals – Make sure the field you want to have displayed here reads like this:

Ranking – Referral (It needs to start with ‘Rank’ and have the word ‘refer’ in the field title)

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WAITLIST – definition

Waitlist

:a prospective resident can be put on a waitlist if the appropriate/requested room is not currently available. The printable compiled waitlist can be generated by Community/Location and room type or service line. Occupancy Advantage allows for unique labeling of waitlists configured during implementation to match the waitlist structure of the community/location. Waitlists are configured in Property, Options.

The appropriate waitlist option is added to the prospective resident under Occupancy. The waitlist attribute is dated to represent the date the prospective resident was added to the waitlist. The corresponding Service Option report can be generated under Reports to show, by date, all those on a specific waitlist and the date they were added including a short note for specifics.

Removing a prospective resident from a waitlist requires (from the contact record under Occupancy) the removal of the Waitlist service option. Removal will still show in history for the period or dates the contact was shown on the selected waitlist.

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ACTIVITIES – definition

Activities/Traffic

:recorded activity or actions performed by the A/E. ‘Phone out’ and ‘tours conducted’ are examples of recorded activities (recorded in notes). Activities can be reported based on community, A/E, or in total. Activities provide information on how the A/E is utilizing their time as well as the action steps preformed with a prospective resident or referral source.

During the implementation process certain activities can be set for reporting or ‘flagged’ to report as specific actions. The activity of ‘Phone out – no contact made’ can be recorded as the activity performed but not ‘count’ as a completed call-out for reporting purposes. These flags can be set during implementation and accessed through Administration, Activities.

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TOTAL/ALL COUNTS – definition

Total/All Counts

: the sum of all the recorded items. For example, there may be 30 tours conducted (Total Tours is equal to 30). The 30 tours may have been provided to 19 prospects (Unique prospects). Report labels identified as “Total” or “All” represent one count for each instance, including multiple instances by a single prospect.

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UNIQUE – definition

Unique

: one count per contact. For example, how many ‘unique’ prospects (one count per prospect). There could be more than one inquiry activity logged for a prospective resident/prospect but unique only counts the list of named prospects not the list of all the activities for that prospect.

Example: Total Inquiries equals the number of recorded inquiry activities during the month, for instance 22. Representing 22 inquiry activities logged for 10 prospective residents. The Unique Total Inquiries provides a count of the number of unique prospective residents, in this case 10.

 

Example:  The open rate on your email equals the number of unique contacts that opened your email divided by the number of total emails sent.  If Susie opened your email twice it would only count as one unique open, we want to know Susie opened your email but not each time she opened it in the calculation.  Unique means one per person/contact.

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CONVERSION – definition

Conversion

: reporting on calculations that include inquiries, tours, retours, move-in’s as well as the related percentages. The counts on the number of inquires, the number of tours, the number of deposits and finally the number of move-in’s during a specific time frame. This represents how many of ‘x’ does it take to get to ‘y’. “Unique” represents one inquiry for this contact, or one tour for this contact and is not skewed by multiple tours, multiple inquiries and the like. See “Unique” for more information.

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MOVE-IN DATES – definition

Move in Dates

:dates associated with move-in’s and move-out’s are the date selections for the residency period of a resident. In other words, the move-in that occurred on April 1st assumes the Resident occupied (and paid for) residency from 12:01 AM on April 1st. Similarly, a move-out on April 30th also assumes the resident was considered moved in until 11:59 PM on April 30th. Thus reports and searches for move-in’s done from Monday to Sunday are calculated from Monday through Sunday and does not take into consideration partial days.

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RELATIONSHIPS – definition

Relationships

: the ability to link related parties in Occupancy Advantage. Relationships allow for linking of related parties, whether family members, husband and wife, referral source to referred party, friends, care givers, attorney’s or contacts. These options are configured at implementation for possible relationship options including the responsibilities for each of the contacts such as Power of Attorney, Primary Contact, Responsible Party etc. to further identify those contacts and their influence.

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LEAD SOURCE – definition

Lead Source

:The initiating source of the lead. Lead source, often asked in “how did you hear about us?” logs the source from which the prospect was made aware of the community, service or organization. Lead sources can be uniquely created during and after the implementation process to include general, specific, paid or unpaid source lists.

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ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE or A/E – definition

Account Executive

: an Account Executive is a staff member, employee and Occupancy Advantage user. Often abbreviated as A/E the Account Executive has a unique log in and password which ties to their ‘smart’ contact record. The category for A/E is decided during implementation but is often called Staff, staff member, employee or sales counselor. The category for the A/E’s is what determines who’s name shows up in the drop down for available A/E’s for assigning tasks, goals, and reporting.

Any staff member that is no longer with the organization should have the contact category changes to be past staff member or the like. This removes this contact’s name from appearing in the current A/E listing drop down but keeps the name on the staff list for historical reporting options.

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REFERRAL SOURCE – definition

Referral Source

: a contact who has or may potentially refer a prospect or family member to a community or service line. Referral sources may further be broken down in subsequent referral source types as defined during implementation. Examples are clinical, non-clinical or down to specific types such as Hospital discharge planner, Geriatric Care Doctor, etc.

Occupancy Advantage allows for the recording and reporting of Patient/Resident referrals, family member referrals, employee referrals or professional referrals. Professional referral tracking allows for more detailed reporting such as professional referrals given in a time frame as well as outreach activities and how many subsequent referrals were received.

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FAMILY MEMBER – definition

Family Member

: a contact who is related to the prospective resident or buyer and is typically an influencer in the buying decision. Contacts defined as Prospective family members may or may not be flagged as ‘Prospects’ depending on the company’s discretion. Prospective family members are family members of a potential resident. The category of family member is the correct category for family members of a resident.

In the relationship process Prospect Family Members would move to Family Members once the Resident moved-in.

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PROSPECT – definition

Prospect

: an engaged contact with the potential to buy, move-in, or influence a relative to move in. In Occupancy Advantage, a Prospect is a Contact in a Category that is specified as ‘Prospect’ Category and configured in Administration, Category & Field Setup.

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LEAD/INQUIRY – definition

A lead is defined as a contact entered into the system via manually or website in any category flagged as a “Prospect”. New Leads are leads added within the previous 30 day period.

An inquiry is counted by Activities associated with inquiries. For instance if there’s a new walk in visit held than this would count as an ‘inquiry’ regardless of if it’s with the family member or with the potential resident. Because the ‘inquiry’ flag is specifically identified during implementation each Activity item that is representing an inquiry is unique by database. For reporting purposes, inquiries maybe counted as “unique inquiries” or “total inquiries”. Unique inquiries are counting one inquiry per contact versus Total Inquiries which could represent multiple inquiries per contact.

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UNENGAGED LEAD – definition

: Unengaged Lead

An unengaged, no interaction yet with contact. For the purposes of reports an unengaged lead is defined as a contact entered into the system via manually or website in the category of “Lead (unengaged)”. This represents a new lead to be followed up upon. Most typically this is a name and phone number or name and an email address.

Most typically this is a name and phone number or name and an email address, usually not enough information is gathered to adequately put this contact into the correct category.

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CATEGORIES – definition

Categories

: groupings of types of Contacts. Common categories include Leads, Prospect, Employees, Referral Sources, Family Members, etc. Categories are used to identify types of contacts for marketing, communications, tracking and reports. Certain categories can be flagged as “prospects” and other designations for reporting, based on Client preferences during the implementation. The transition of Contacts through Categories represents their movement through a relationship with the community.

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CONTACTS – definition

Contacts

: a person or individual – regardless of their category. Contacts may be categorized as prospects, referral sources, family members, etc. For the purposes of Occupancy Advantage, every individual requires a separate contact record. Contacts must be treated as separate individuals because contacts may be communicated with separately, and even if moved in together, will likely move out or transfer at different times. For accurate reporting contacts must be treated and tracked separately.

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Q. How do I set up my email inbox?

A.  Setting up your email inbox requires input of all of the following parameters:  (See Office365 notes if using Office365)

AdvantageEmailConfiguration

 

Once the connection is made, Advantage Anywhere will store a copy of your inbox and any folders visible from inside Advantage Anywhere.  Once you see your inbox you’ll be able to push an email received into the contact records history.  Click the link that reads ‘add to history’ under each email in the email inbox.  This will push the selected email into the history of the contact in your Advantage system.  Contact not already there?  When you select add to history the system will use the email address to locate the sender.  If the sender is not found it will ask you if you’d like to create a new contact record.  Say yes to creating the contact record and then click ‘add to history’.  The email will now be saved.

AdvantageEmailinbox

 

 

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Q. How do I connect my Outlook Calendar to Advantage Anywhere?

A.  You can now connect your Outlook Calendar if you are using Server Exchange 2013 or newer.  Please contact support if you are using a prior Exchange version or if you are having problems connecting.

To connect the calendars, log into Advantage Anywhere, navigate to your Calendar and look for the link, “Manage Calendar Sync”.

 

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Click on the link and the following will be displayed:

Click on Sync Outlook Calendar, next you’ll see a log in,  Use your Outlook or Server credentials here:

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If you have an error connecting/authenticating you’ll see this screen asking for you to re-enter the credentials:

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When your Outlook calendar connects, you’ll see the success screen below.  Allow a few minutes to allow the two calendars to share your appointments but in just a few minutes you’ll see your calendar populate.

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If you are having any trouble with syncing the calendar to Outlook here is a diagnostic tool from Microsoft which will give you feedback as to whether the port 443 is open as this port is a required open port from your exchange server to allow Advantage Anywhere to connect and sync the calendars.

 

Instructions and Link:

 

Another way to get EWS endpoint is to use Microsoft provided test page at:

https://testconnectivity.microsoft.com

Choose Outlook discover section, on test success expand details until you find POST response with EwsUrl value (internal and external).

 

This will tell you if your server settings are set for connectivity.

 

 

 

 

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Q. Can you search for words saved in a note or discovery guide?

A. Yes you can use the KEYWORD SEARCH to search on a word/words saved in a note or Discovery Guide.  Remember making a note about their dog, house, family or other item?  Now search on the information easily to locate the associate contact.

Example: I remember talking to a prospect and he mentioned his dog named Bo.

 

You can search on the word Bo by click on CONTACTS, SEARCH and the first line in the search pop-up is the KEYWORD SEARCH. Type Bo in the box and click search.  The system will scan the Notes and Discovery Guides for the word Bo and return the results.

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Q. How do I see how many contacts I currently have in my database?

A. To view a listing of all your contacts within your database and/or view the number of contacts you currently have, click on CONTACTS then select GROUPS/SAVED.  You’ll then see the first line that reads ALL CONTACTS.  Click on the words, ALL CONTACTS and your database will return a listing of all the contacts you have with a counter in the upper right hand corner.

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Q. What is the CAN-SPAM Act and is Advantage Anywhere compliant?

A. The CAN-SPAM name is an acronym for Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography and Marketing Act of 2003.  There are 7 main requirements to comply with this federal regulation.  See the attached document for more details however, Advantage Anywhere is compliant with these regulations.  To see what YOU must do to be Compliant please watch the video found in this knowledge base or click here

http://kb.occupancyadvantage.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/What-you-need-to-know-about-the-CANSPAM-ACT.pdf

 

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Q. How do I use Advantage Anywhere to send out a mass marketing campaign email or bulk email?

A. Using Advantage Anywhere to send out a bulk email to contacts in your database is easy. Simply click on Marketing and then Search and Deploy.  The system will step you through creating a marketing piece and then selecting those you’d like to have receive your campaign/marketing message.  In just a few clicks all of your current clients, customers, prospects or even referral sources and receive your message, notice or invite.

Watch the video on search and deploy to see it in action.

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Q. How can I send an email to a contact?

A. If you ‘d like to jot off a quick email off to one or two contacts in your database this can be done in just a few clicks. Here’s how.  From the Contacts page, search and locate the contact record you’d like to email.  Once the name is returned, click on more to expand the contact record.  Then simply click on the email address in blue in the contact record.  The editor will open and the email editor will be ready to type you message.

You’ll notice the email address is already entered so you don’t have to take this step. You can type the name of other contacts in your database to add to the recipient list if you’d like.  Type the message you wish to send and click send.

Note this email will then be sent as well as saved under the contact record it was address to including additional receipients. Find and read previously sent emails under their contact record. Look for the link that reads Print/Email History to view previously sent emails and printed letters

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Q. How do I find contacts?

A. Click on the Contacts link. Then either enter a piece of info known about the contact you wish to fine.  First name, or last name, or company or phone number or email address.   The system begins to search on the information you type in the white box on the contacts page after the third letter.

For an advanced search, perhaps on criteria.  Perhaps you are looking to find all your prospects in a certain city and have an email address.  Simply fill in the following search critieria to return the results of this list: First choose the category, Prospect, the scroll down to the city field and type in the name of the city you want to isolate. Finally scroll down to the email field and add the @ symbol only.  The reason for this is an @ symbol is used in all email addresses so the system will return results for any of the prospects in the particular city with an @ symbol in the email field.

Click Search and the results will be returned.

Know that you need only fill in the fields that you wish to use as critieria, there is no minimum or maximum fields needed to return a search.  If you search returns no results try running a search with less specific criteria.  For instance with the above example if the system returns no results try running a search on prospects with email addresses and not on a certain city.

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Q. How do I add a new contact?

A. You can simply add a new contact to your database by clicking on Contacts.  Then click new and a blank contact record will appear.  Fill out as much information as you know and click save.

To find that contact record again, click on Contacts, then type a piece of the information you know about that contact, perhaps the first name, the last name, their phone number, company name or email address.  The system searches each of the 5 fields to attempt to retrieve your contact based on the information you search on.  Begin searching for a contact by typing in the white box that reads search contacts in gray.  ]

Advantage will attempt to prevent you from entering duplicate contacts.  If you are attempting to enter a contact that is already in your database Advantage will stop you and ask you if the already entered contact is the same one you are attempting to enter.

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Q. What is an A/E or Account Executive?

A. The Account Executive, or A/E for short, is the Advantage Anywhere user assigned to work with a an individual contact or contact record.  In the case of a small, one person organization it may be you and just you who will be following up with your contacts.  In a slightly larger firm, it maybe that one individual is working with prospects while another is working with potential referral sources and yet another is responsible for the current clients.  Some companies have regions which determine which A/E is assigned.  Choosing the criteria for an A/E is up to the individual organization or company.  Know that it allows for consistent, reliable follow up from a designated individual within your organization.

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Q. Why use Traffic or Activity?

A. Advantage Anywhere uses the tractivity choices to provide and utilize reports and logging of data for trending and closing times. Failure to accurately describe traffic items will greatly affect the outcome of the reports and your lead to close ratios. Further, some organizations utilize these numbers as goals and ratios to meet requiring accurate logging of activities.

You may make a note stating there was a ‘visit’ but the system needs a definite choice regarding the visit, was the note stating they asked for a visit, they intend to visit, the came for a visit or they missed the visit time entirely.  For that reason notes allow you to take notes regarding the interaction with a contact but the activity allows you to log those milestone for reporting purposes.

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Q. How do I Print labels by using Excel data in a Word mail merge?

A. Run a search in Advantage Anywhere and return those you like to make labels for.  Then check all those with check-boxes (or check all at once with the top check-box) then click CONTACT TOOLS, EXPORT.

If you would like to create other size labels or are having trouble using the built in label maker, we recommend using the mail merge functionality in your current text editor.

First, isolate the contacts from within Occupancy Advantage  you want to make labels for.  Example, pull up all the referral sources in a search by a specific zip code.  Once you have returned a list in Occupancy Advantage, click on CONTACT TOOLS.    This will give you long list of options.  You want to select EXPORT CONTACTS.  This will export your list of contacts into a readable file in Excel.  Save the file (this file will be used to pull in the names and addresses when following the steps outlined below).

 

Read here on using the Microsoft directions to create mailing labels or envelopes:

Microsoft Word/Excel Mail Merge: http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/word-help/mail-merge-for-labels-HA102809780.aspx?CTT=1

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Q. I want to print something out of Advantage Anywhere, where is the print button?

A. At almost any screen within Advantage Anywhere you can print by simply right clicking and choosing print preview. Once the preview is visible use the icons at the top to ensure printing to the correct printer.

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Q. How do I see if my associates are available for a meeting on a certain date?

A. Keep in mind, their appointments need to be scheduled in Advantage Anywhere to view, go to Reports and choose Scheduled Appointments by Date, select the individuals you’d like to see if available and date and run the report.

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Q. How do I put something on my Appointment Calendar that isn’t associated with a Contact?

A. Often things like a personal dentist appointment might be needed on your calendar.  You can accomplish this by making the appointment with your own contact record to block off the time.

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Q. I can’t see the editor or when I click on links nothing happens, help?

A.  Advantage Anywhere products require Chrome. Firefox can also be used, but our testing before new features going live is done using Chrome.

 

Note: Internet Explorer is no longer supported.

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Q. Does Advantage Anywhere work on a MAC?

A. Most items have normal functionality when a MAC and Chrome search engine are used.  However, the editor may experience a possible loss of functionality or options with a MAC.

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Q. I have a suggestion for Advantage Anywhere, what do I do?

A. Advantage Anywhere is always taking suggestions or requests for improvements and upgrades to Advantage Anywhere. Over the years we’ve added, improved, and modified Advantage Anywhere with Customer’s wishes in mind. We would love your input and ideas. We thoroughly review the suggestions and implement those we feel would benefit the most clients first. However, if you’ve been a client for a while you’d certainly notice the enhancements and tweaks made regularly to improve the Advantage Anywhere system.  Click on the CONTACT tab in this database to submit your suggestions, we thank you.

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Q. How can I find all the saved searches or groups in my database?

A. Choose Contacts, then click on SAVED/GROUPS.  To see all your contact records choose CONTACTS.  To see all the saved searches expand the saved searches folder by clicking on it, and do the same with Groups to view all the groups in your database.  You can manage groups under TOOLS, MANAGE.

Saved Searches are helpful if you find you are doing the same search repeatedly, perhaps once a week.  Simply run the search as you normally would, then click on CONTACT TOOLS, select SAVE SEARCH.  This will give you the opportunity to name and save the search.  Then next time navigate to the SAVED SEARCHES link (see instructions above) and click on the name of your saved search.  Now the system using the saved criteria to run the search and return the results.

Groups are helpful if you have a segment of contacts that span various categories and may not be captured in a saved search due to the uniqueness.  A good example of a group might be a newsletter group.  Certain contacts may have requested to be added to your newsletter list, they could be family, referral sources, doctors, residents etc.  In this way, simply checking the Newsletter group checkbox on each of those requesting entry into this group allows you to gather the list in one click.

See more on Saved Searches and Groups.

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Q. How do I create a saved search?

A. To save a search, first search on the criteria you wish to use to narrow down those contacts in your database, (i.e. all my prospects or all my referral sources).  Go to CONTACTS, click SEARCH and enter the criteria for your search.  Once the results have been returned click on CONTACT TOOLS, SAVE SEARCH, name it by typing over the date/time stamp and decide if it should be visible to others.  Private means only your user can view this saved search.

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Q. How can I see how many contacts I have entered?

A.  Choose CONTACTS, click SEARCH and choose ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE and your name and click SEARCH.  This brings up all the contact records that have ‘you’ as the Account Executive.  To see how many you entered although you may not be the A/E, choose CREATED BY and choose your name, hit search.  Additionally you can save your search if you need to see this search often.  To save this search to use in the future, run the search then choose CONTACT TOOLS, SAVE SEARCH, name it by typing over the date/time stamp and decide if it should be visible to others. Private means only your user can view this saved search.

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Q. Help, I’ve accidentially deleted a contact record, what now?

A. Contact the Help Desk for more instructions but although you may have made the choice to delete a contact record, it is still retrievable. Contact us with the specifics so we can help.

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Q. How do I merge contact records?

A. You can merge two or more records if you find there are duplicates.  Know that merging contact records retains all the notes, activity, print and email history as well as all appointments related to all of these contacts.  Only the demographic data retained in the contact record (items visible when you click EDIT) will require the choice of which contact record will be retained.

To merge contact records search and pull up the contact records you want to merge.  Check the check-box on those records you’d like to merge and click CONTACT TOOLS, then choose MERGE CONTACTS.  The system will ask which contact record to merge the other contact record history into, the Record Id # is the identifying item for making this determination.  Choose the most complete and up to date contact record as a best practice.

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Q. How can I find all my contacts with an email address?

A. Go to CONTACTS, SEARCH, scroll down to the email address field and enter one character @ and choose you as the A/E and hit search. This will bring up any of your contacts with an email address.  Save this search if used often, see How to create a saved search.

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Q. How do I create or change my signature in my emails?

A. You can create a new signature or change the existing signature in the same way.

Here is how:

  • Click on Account Tools at the top right side of your screen.    and select Go To My Record, this will take you to your contact record.
  • Click on your email address (or it can be anyone’s email address).
  • On the Use Existing Template Screen, select New Email. The editor will open, type the (your) signature as you’d like it to be saved, add logos or website links.
  • Once complete highlight the entire signature area including all text, phone numbers and logos.
  • Click at the top of the email editor the choice, UPDATE SIGNATURE.
  • Close the email without sending or saving.

The next time you are emailing and want to add your signature choose the INSERT SIGNATURE choice at the top.  Advantage Anywhere will then insert your signature as you saved it originally.

Note: The Email Signature feature can only be used for individual emails, not for blast or bulk emails.

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Q. How do I print out my schedule for the day?

A.  Click on the Appointments tab.  Today will be highlighted in yellow.  Click on the magnifying glass, then right click, go to print preview and change from portrait to landscape etc. and choose print.  The page will print to your default printer.

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Q. Why are people not receiving my emails?

A. Click on your contact record by clicking your name in the top right of your Advantage Anywhere screen.  Verify there is a correct email address located in the email text field of your contact record.  Advantage Anywhere uses your contact record to send emails and uses the email address listed there as the sender. 

In addition, you can ask the recipient to white list your address in order to continue to receive emails from you.  Here is a great list which can assist if you have clients who would like to Whitelist your email address.  You may consider adding a link in your email to this page on the internet to assist with the how-to’s of whitelisting: Whitelist instructions

 

See Whitelist for IT Administration for more details and IP address information.

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Q. I have a contact that shows no community location even though that field is required, how?

A.  Most likely this was a contact that was entered through a database import, not by a user or there was a change to make that field ‘required’ after that contact was entered. 

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Q. When do I create an appointment vs. a to-do vs. a note?

A. A note is for historical purposes to document a visit, an incoming call, their favorite sports team, etc.  Something you want to make a note of maybe for future reference but with no tasks to create going forward.  A To Do is a reminder to do something today or in the future. Something you’d like to do say next Monday.  You’d create a new Task to remind yourself on next Monday to buy flowers to welcome a new resident.  Then next Monday this item will show up on your to do list in Advantage for the day and time you specify.  An Appointment is for when you are meeting someone for lunch, have a home visit scheduled, or something like a personal doctor’s appointment.  Creating an appointment allows this item to show up on your calendar (see above question on how to print your daily calendar).  An appointment requires the link to the client/prospect/resident/co-worker etc.

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Q. I want to modify a TaskoMatic for this one prospect only, can I do that?

A.  Yes, you can add/edit and even modify the TaskoMatic for an individual contact by navigating to the current open TaskoMatic (see above) in the contact record.  Click on Task/TaskoMatic and you can visually see the stages/steps of the TaskoMatic.  Click on the current ACTIVE action and EDIT it.  Mouse over the gray bar immediately under the action and you will see two choice appear, one is ADD ACTION and the other is INSERT ACTION/TASKOMATIC.  It is possible to insert a TaskoMatic within the middle of a started TaskoMatic as a subset of actions.   This allows each Contact to be on more than one TaskoMatic should the need arise.

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Q. How can I tell if my prospect or referral source is on a TaskoMatic or Goal?

A.  Go to the client you are inquiring about, click TASKS/TASKOMATICs and any TaskoMatic that client is on will show up here.  It will show you the progress of each TaskoMatic and allow you to complete, modify or edit a TaskoMatic. Goals show up on the Summary link and are visually represented with icons for each of the milestones.

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Q. Notes and form of contact and purpose/final action. Why do I feel like I am repeating myself?

A.  A note is a field for recording whatever information you’d like to document, refer to in the future and often replaces a post-it note.  The form of contact and purpose final actions are ways to identify and populate your dashboard with activities.

For instance choosing Lost category will allow you to record that the prospect is lost, however the note/activity will record that the person passed away and not a client or prospect you failed to follow up with.

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Q. Where do I find my incoming Internet Leads and why don’t they populate themselves?

A. To find your internet leads click on Marketing Manager, Sticky Point Leads. Here you will find your count and leads generated by a campaign or specific website. The small number to the top left tells you how many un-followed up leads are residing in this folder. Click on the folder to view and process your leads. You are provided options to process your leads. 

Advantage will give you the option to create a new contact record or merge new information with the previous contact record. Advantage searches on First Name, Last Name, Phone number and email address to try to locate any similar contacts and prompts you just in case it finds a duplicate. Then click process the lead and the system will create a contact record and record their web form submission in the notes/history portion of the contact record.

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Q. When I print, there is an ‘https://abbi….” at the bottom of the page. Can this disappear?

A. The browser is creating this tag line. To remove in Chrome, go to the 3 dots on the far right or click Ctrl+p at the same time, once the print settings appear click More Settings then under options remove the Headers and footers check.

 

In Firefox go to the 3 bars on the far right, then click print, then select page setup and click the Margins & Header/Footer.

Firefoxpagesetup

 

This will prevent the website link from being printed at the bottom of reports.

 

Note: Internet Explorer is no longer supported.

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Q. I am working with a family and they all want to be equally notified at once, how can I do this?

A. You can accomplish this and send one email to all as one unit and not individually by adding email address like this to the main family member’s contact record.  In the email address field type all the email address separated by semi-colonsand look like this in the email line of the contact record: :

support@genesisgt.com; info@genesisgt.com; support@occupancyadvantage.com

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Q. Why is there an Unassigned category when all contacts should have an been assigned one?

A.  The unassigned category is one used by Genesis/Admin to import or manipulate contact records when importing, short term only. Or you may have created a contact record bypassing this field and it will default to unassigned.  Please do not use this field for classifying your contacts.  Should you find a contact in the unassigned category please change that contact record to represent the correct category.

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Q. What is the difference between an Editor Document and an Editor Template?

A. When using the editor within Advantage Anywhere it allows you to save your creations as either documents or templates. Always use template as the format to save in IF you will be using any of the Advantage Anywhere merge fields. This tells Advantage Anywhere to save your merge fields intact.

 

 

 

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Q. Why are my To-Do’s Red or Grayed out and I can’t complete them?

A. Advantage Anywhere turns past due task RED to highlight they are past due.  Advantage Anywhere shows you upcoming tasks due in less than one week and those are grayed out and the complete button is not clickable.  These are to let you know what is coming up in the near future in case you want to Edit and complete them now or reassign them to another in the event you’re taking that day off.

 

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Email Blast

Q. How to avoid SPAM complaints

A. Don’t let your emails go to SPAM this can hurt your reputation as a sender. Advantage Anywhere has a few tips on how to take care of your sender reputation.

Here is how:

  1. When importing a contact list into Advantage Anywhere, please make sure to leave out these type of contacts:
    • Contacts that are not interested in your emails (unsubscribes)
    • Contacts with bad email addresses
    • Contacts that marked you as spam

Why? it helps you avoid bounced back emails and additional unsubscribes

 

2. Only import contacts that you’ve communicated with in recent months.

Why? If someone has not opened your emails or interacted with you in over 6 months, consider removing them from your emailing list. it is important to know that Google and others rely on user engagement in filtering decisions they evaluate both a user’s engagement with their mailbox in general and their engagement with a specific sending domain to determine what to deliver. If they have interacted with you regularly you are more likely to get those messages placed in their inbox.

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Help Desk

DKIM TXT Record Help

 

 

We have implemented the following for DKIM on our Email Servers so that the messages that are sent are signed.

 

The signing key is in place:

 

DKIM TXT Record

​ Host:  abbisig._domainkey.YOURDOMAIN.COM

 

 

Text:

k=rsa; p=MIGfMA0GCSqGSIb3DQEBAQUAA4GNADCBiQKBgQCmXlSvdN/YAye0LR+FJbouFSbT ihwLkd30xef83Pky8feZudFM0JD/QiW+nkRkvZOidzZxi7zKKWIiEVhGpMIfaOh1 uS1P7Pzfobs5q7oXSqi7xfJMDZrzDorrvEA+ZHMp1NbYS9C3ula7sgnPnfMQUaHV qZpIA45UWI6SH14k8wIDAQAB

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Q. How do I set up my mailbox inside of Advantage Anywhere (Exchange and Office 365)?

A. To set up your email inbox In Advantage Anywhere, go to the tab/main menu link called Mailbox (if you can not see this in the main menu please contact support or your local administrator).

    • -Go to the Mailbox in Advantage Anywhere

 

    • -Click on Add/Manage Account
    • -Fill in the details as follows:

 

Info:                                           Exchange                                        Office 365

Username:                        usually first part of email                      email address

Password:                         your email password                         your email password

Incoming Server:             Same as Outlook                                    smtp.office365.com

Incoming Type:                Exchange                                                  Exchange

Require SSL                     Checked                                                   Checked

Use This Server for Sending Mail

SMTP Server:                     same as incoming above               smtp.office365.com

Port:                                      587                                                          587

Secure Login:                     Checked                                                Checked

 

 

Two Factor Authentication:

If your email provider has Multi Factor Authentication (MFA) enabled, you will need to use an app password to authenticate instead of the usual password for accessing the email account.  Instructions for creating app passwords vary by provider but the most common are Microsoft 365 and Google.

 

Microsoft 365 – Manage App Passwords

 

Google – Sign in With App Passwords

 

After the app password is created, you will enter the app password in the password field in Advantage instead of the regular email password.

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Q. Can you use other website web forms to push leads to Advantage Anywhere? (Gravity Forms example)

A. You can utilize existing website form capture programs/plug-in’s/platforms by using the ‘form post’, ‘form feed’, ‘webhook’ or ’email push’ features.  In many form platforms they allow collecting the field data and passing that along to Advantage Anywhere (or other platforms).

Use the documentation provided by the webforms provider if available.  Below are screenshots from Gravity Forms as an example, please note each client’s information (URL’s and fields) will be unique:

 

 

 

 

 

 

The corresponding Sticky Point form must be configured inside Advantage Anywhere with the same fields, in the same order, capitalization/wording must be exact including one sd and ed (start data and end data) flag.

Contact the Help Desk for the specific feed settings.

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Q. I can’t create a new relationship, is it broken?

A.  Due to a recent browser update, making a relationship can be difficult or ‘not take’.  Here are two work-arounds:

 

  1.  When you are creating a new relationship, try not selecting a choice in the relationship drop down for either of the contacts (skip the blue arrow fields below).  Simply click on the +ADD to create the relationship, once the pop up is visible use the field for ‘type name to search for contact’ and once the name is visible (attached in that field) click SAVE.  Keep reading….

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Then, go back by clicking on the relationship type (blue arrow field below).  Note, it will read ‘Contact’, click on it and use the drop down fields to properly identify the relationship type and add any needed responsibilities.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2. The other option is to select the relationship type, like below, first.  Then go back and search for the contact name.

 

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Q. How-to for off-boarding/on-boarding (on board and off board) an Advantage Anywhere user?

A. We recommend the on-board and off-board resource found here:

View PDF Guide

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Q. What is the difference between a note/activity and a task and how should I use them?

A. A note/activity is recording what already happened.  What take away notes and activity should be noted and visible the next time to visit this contact’s record – these are notes and activity.  To set a future reminder or log a next step into the future to show up as a to-do item, is would be a Task.  Use the +Task link to create a to-do item to remember to do something in the future with this option.

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Q. Help, I can’t find my relationships!

A. Relationships moved to be under the Umbrella icon.  For some contact records the list of relationships is long.  In order to better see them near the top and to prevent the contact record from a long scroll to move past them, the relationships are now visible under the umbrella icon.

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Q. How does the duplicate check work in Advantage Anywhere?

A. The Advantage Anywhere duplicate check looks at Company Name, email address, address and first and last name as the fields to check when a new contact record is created.  If it gets a hit on two or more of these it presents (by popping up) this comparative list of the ‘potential matching’ existing contacts to select from prior to confirming the creation of a new record.

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Q. What instruction should I provide when I ask my email contact to whitelist me?

A. Make sure your emails end up in your recipient’s inbox – ask them to whitelist your email address.  This way your messages will be sure to come into their inbox.  Her are recommendations to provide for common email providers:

 

For Gmail:

  • Open Gmail, look in the upper-right corner for the Settings (gear) icon. From the menu found there, select ‘Settings
  • Select ‘Filters and Blocked Addresses
  • Select ‘Create a new filter‘  (If you already have many filters, you’ll have to scroll down to find this link)
  • A dialog box appears. In the From field, type the email address you want to whitelist. Be sure to type the full email address, like example@yahoo.com or to whitelist every email address from a particular domain, type @ and then just that domain name, like @yahoo.com
  • Then at the bottom of the dialog box, select ‘Create filter
  • On the next screen, tell Gmail what to do with the email address or domain you just indicated. To do so, select ‘Never send it to Spam‘ To finish the process, select ‘Create filter‘ – If you want to whitelist more than one email address or domain, you need not repeat these steps for each one.

 

For Yahoo:

  • Open Yahoo Mail, your ‘Contacts list’ is your whitelist. Make sure to add the ‘From Address’ to your Yahoo Contacts by clicking on the address book icon in the right-side panel. When you roll your mouse over it, it will say Contacts.
  • Click “Add a New Contact.”
  • Fill in the fields of your Contact.
  • Click Save.

 

For Outlook:

  • Select ‘Actions‘ from the toolbar at the top of the screen
  • Select ‘Junk E-mail
  • Select ‘Junk E-mail Options
  • Click the ‘Safe Sender‘ tab
  • Click ‘Add
  • Type in the email address you wish to add to your safe sender list, then ‘OK

 

For Windstream:

  • Open your email, click the ‘Settings‘ tab
  • Click ‘Messages
  • Click ‘Allow and Block Messages
  • Select ‘Advanced Block Senders
  • In the Allowed Senders and Domains area, type the senders and domains you want to allow. like example@yahoo.com or to whitelist every email address from a particular domain, type @ and then just that domain name, like @yahoo.com
  • Click ‘OK’

 

RoadRunner Webmail:

  • Open your Road Runner mailbox
  • Open your ‘Junk Mail‘ folder
  • Select the email that includes the e-mail address you would like to add as a safe sender
  • Click ‘Mark as Not Spam

 

Verizon Email:

  • Open your Inbox
  • Click ‘Option
  • Click ‘Block Senders’
  • Locate the ‘Safe List
  • Enter your contact’s domain, like @yahoo.com
  • Click ‘OK
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Q. My emails are being unsubscribed, what can I do?

A. You can set up your emails to be deployed using SMTP delivery (by user or by organziaton)  In other words, it will route email to come from/be deployed from your server(s). This can help with reputation and throttling.  You can accomplish send through SMTP delivery if you are using Exchange or through Office 365.  The below are the step-by-step instructions which will need to be set up by each individual user once they are logged in.  :

 

Using Exchange:

Go to Mailbox in the main navigation menu on the left, then click Manage Account in the top right.  For Exchange, Advantage Anywhere auto fills the incoming server field with the MX record which will be correct in most cases.

 

Username:                 Usually first part of email address

Password:                 Your email password

Incoming Server:     Same as Outlook

Incoming Type:        Exchange

Require SSL             Checked

 

Use this server fors ending Mail:

 

SMTP Server:          Same as incoming above

Port:                         587

Secure Login:         Checked

 

 

Using Outlook 365:

 

Go to Mailbox in the main navigation menu on the left, then click Manage Account in the top right.

 

 

Username:                      Your email address

Password:                       Your password

Incoming Server:            Smtp.office365.com

Incoming Type:               Exchange

Require SSL                    Checked

 

Use This Server for Sending Mail

 

SMTP Server:                     smtp.office365.com

Port:                                    587

Secure Login:                    Checked

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Q. What does Note: SRP Contact Lead Processed ‘Unsubscribe’ mean?

A. The ‘SRP Contact Lead Processed ‘Unsubscribe’ found in the notes/activity/history on a contact record means, this contact clicked on the Unsubscribe link at the bottom of an email you/your team sent out of Advantage Anywhere.  At the bottom of every email sent out of Advantage Anywhere is a link for the recipient to ‘Unsubscribe’.  This is the link where they can request to be removed from your email list.  If the recipient clicks the unsubscribe link and verifies the request to unsubscribe, this message is logged in the notes/activity/history of that contact record, the unsubscribe/no spam checkbox is automatically checked on the contact record, their email address is scored through visually and Advantage Anywhere will not launch any emails to this contact (whether from the contact record or in a bulk email send).

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Q. How do you off board/off-board a user when a staff member leaves our organization?

A. When an account executive/staff member leaves your organization or will no longer be using Advantage Anywhere, use the handy and printable resource or follow these steps:

View this helpful and printable guide for assistance (short version below) : View PDF Guide

  • First, archive the user account (requires administrative access)Go to TOOLS > ADMINISTRATOR > MANAGE USERS  Locate the user and click on their name in the list to edit, click ‘Archive” on the pop up.  Note: Archiving a user immediately terminates any access using that log in, resetting the password through the ‘Forgot Password’ link is disabled and kicks out anyone currently logged in under these credentials/this user account.
  • Next, navigate to that archived user’s contact record (while still in the MANAGE USERS area, click on the name of the archive user and go to the ‘Open users contact record:’ link. This will take you to the correct record, change the category to Past Staff or Past Account Executive or similar category.
  • Under the MANAGE USERS section you can pull up Reports for past Account Executive by name.  Using this reporting you can pull a list of the archived user’s contacts, open tasks and future appointments.  This information can help to isolate those items which may need to be updated to a new Account Executive.
  • Contact support if assistance is needed to reassign.
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Q. How do you make a follow up appointment

A.  For follow up appointments, you have two options. One is making a New TASK as an Appointment. In other words, an appointment you can check off on your to-do list.

 

To use this method (#1):

 

  • Navigate to the contact record to add the follow up appointment
  • Click on the +Task visible under the contact’s name
  • Fill in the name you’d like to see when it’s time for this appointment, select the TYPE as appointment, add the date/time, and check Display on Calendar. then save.

 

This shows up as a to-do item. It will be a to-do item on the Today Dashboard to be marked off as complete.

 

 

 

The other option is to make an APPOINTMENT It will show on the calendar, log an appointment on the contacts appointment history and (when connected) show on your Outlook Calendar.

 

To use this method (#2):

 

  • Navigate to the contact record to add the follow up appointment
  • Click on the +APPOINTMENT visible under the contact’s name
  • This will show on your Today Dashboard as an appointment (but cannot be checked off as complete)

 

 

There are two ways to accomplish based on how you wish to see appointments.

 

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Q. How can someone see my calendar or appointments in Advantage Anywhere?

A.  Yes, in one of two ways:
1.) Go to your Calendar and Click on VIEW CALENDARS to update the calendars to view.
2.) Click REPORTS and scroll down to the Appointments Scheduled section.  Choose to view scheduled appointments by person or by date.

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Q. How do I record a Referral given (NEW)

A. There’s a new way to record a referral
Recording a referral is now one click with intuitive suggestions.

Why the change? We know logging your referrals are an important element in your organization’s referral strategy. To make this process easier, we’ve added a quick-link way to record them.

Here’s where you’ll see the New Referral link, in the quick links under the contacts name.

What else is new? For those organizations where you record and create a contact record for the Referred party and the Referring Party, the fields populate with the contact records you are on or where most recently on to help intuitively populate the referral fields.

For those organizations who only want to record the party who provided the referral and use a text field to record the referred party, this new functionality allows for entering a contact name that does not have a contact record, helping to record the name of the referral but not adding additional contacts to your system.

Contact support for any additional questions or instances not addressed in this upgrade.

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Q. Setting up SMTP Email Server Option

A. Advantage Anywhere Email can be sent through your company SMTP Email Server. You can accomplish by user where each Advantage Anywhere user would send from their own email address but initiate from your companies SMTP server OR have all emails deploy from one username/user account (ALL EMAILS and not by user) The below are instructions for having ALL emails deploy from one email address – Here are the details you’ll need to configure this feature:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To access these configuration items, you’ll need administrator access from the Administration page gear.  (Look for blue gear icon found in the upper right corner on the Administration page inside of Advantage Anywhere – navigate to TOOLS > ADMINISTRATION) Contact support for help or additional questions related to SMTP.

For details on setting up each user, using their own email address, to send email from your organziations domain search on SMTP set up

 

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Q. Why don’t I see the email I sent?

A. If you have sent an email to yourself or others and it doesn’t arrive, check these items:

 

  • make sure the contact record for the recipient does not have the Unsubscribed or No Spam checkbox checked which scores out the email address. Edit the contact record to uncheck the box for this item
  • make sure the email address is correct, see the Email/Print history link (blue envelope icon) to view the status and any non-deliverable messages here
  • make sure to wait up to 6 minutes for the email to arrive.  Email can be delayed either to the volume of email sending or the host providers ‘check for email settings’
  • you many need to whitelist and/or update SPF records.  Your server/email provider KNOWS it did not send that email out and will often block email ONLY sent to you from Advantage Anywhere with the same domain.  You can fix this by adding the Advantage Anywhere IP’s as authorized senders. Learn how to fix and read more here: http://kb.occupancyadvantage.com/faq/q-whitelist-and-ip-information/
  • check the spam or junk folder.  If you find it here, click to ‘move’ the email to the inbox. This tells your email inbox you want to see these messages from this sender and delivers further messages to your inbox.
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Q. How can you adjust your margins for printing from within Advantage Anywhere?

A. Printing from Advantage Anywhere is basically printing from a webpage so the margins and configuration are done by one of two options:

 

1 – If you are printing a letter, we recommend putting the contents of the letter in a table. Even using a one column, one row table allows you to mimic margins.

To do this, in the editor click on the table icon and add a table with one column, one row, I recommend the width of 700 and the border at zero.

Then type your letter inside this table. Adjust the table by clicking on the upper left hand corner of the table to open it and adjust the parameters.

 

2 – The second way to adjust the printing is at the browser level. Use the ‘three dots’ icon’ in the very top right in Chrome. Then go to PRINT, MORE SETTINGS and adjust the margins and font print size here. Remember to change these back for future printings if needed.

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Q. I’m getting ‘E-Mail Failed: 4.4.2 Message submission rate for this client has exceeded the configured limit’ message on an email sent

A.  When looking at the email history, there are emails which show a failed message like this:

 

E-Mail Failed: 4.4.2 Message submission rate for this client has exceeded the configured limit 

 

This can be happening when you using your local SMTP server to send email messages from Advantage Anywhere. It is an Exchange issue, but easily updated. The setting in Exchange can be upgraded to a higher threshold to avoid such errors.

 

Here is a solution in detail:  https://somoit.net/exchange/exchange-421-4-4-2-message-submission-rate-for-this-client-has-exceeded-the-configured-limit

 

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Q. Can I unsubscribe (I am a user)?

A. All active user accounts receive daily morning assistant notifications from Advantage Anywhere. You may also receive appointment and task notifications, notifications of new leads, click-throughs on your emails or webpages, and other user set and requested notifications. As an Active user, you will be notified up upcoming training, system updates, modifications, outages, changes in licensing, subscriptions status or other company generated notices which originate outside of the Advantage Anywhere platform.
We recommend you continue to receive these messages for both productivity and to stay informed regarding your organization’s Advantage Anywhere platform. Should you wish to not receive a type of notification, we recommend setting inbox rules to filter messages by subject line and not cease all notifications.
The unsubscribe/no spam checkmark on your corresponding user contact record will cease all communications from your organizations Advantage Anywhere platform. Please note if you choose to enable this unsubscribe/no spam feature, you will no longer receive appointment and task notifications, notifications of new leads, click-throughs on your emails or webpages, and other user set and requested notifications.

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Q. How do I remove contacts from a group?

A. If there is a group created (example: Newsletter subscribers) and you have one or more contacts that should be removed from the group, follow these steps:

 

  1. Pull up the group list (CONTACTS > GROUPS/SAVED) find the group name and click on it to display all the contacts in that group.
  2. Put a checkmark in front of the names of those contacts you want REMOVED from the group
  3. Click on CONTACT TOOLS > REMOVE FROM GROUP
  4. It will ask you to confirm only those checked or remove all those contacts from the group.

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Q. How do I connect my calendar to Advantage Anywhere?

A.  You can now connect your Outlook Calendar if you are using Server Exchange 2013 (or newer) OR Outlook 365.  Please contact support if you are using a prior Exchange version or if you are having problems connecting.

To connect the calendars, log into Advantage Anywhere, navigate to your Calendar and click on the gear on the right hand side.

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Click on the link and the following will be displayed:

Click on Sync Outlook Calendar, next you’ll see a log in,  Use your Outlook or Server credentials here:

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If you have an error connecting/authenticating you’ll see this screen asking for you to re-enter the credentials:

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When your Outlook calendar connects, you’ll see the success screen below.  Allow a few minutes to allow the two calendars to share your appointments but in just a few minutes you’ll see your calendar populate.

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If you are having any trouble with syncing the calendar to Outlook here is a diagnostic tool from Microsoft which will give you feedback as to whether the port 443 is open as this port is a required open port from your exchange server to allow Advantage Anywhere to connect and sync the calendars.

Instructions and Link:

Another way to get EWS endpoint is to use Microsoft provided test page at:https://testconnectivity.microsoft.com

Choose Outlook discover section, on test success expand details until you find POST response with EwsUrl value (internal and external).

This will tell you if your server settings are set for connectivity.

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Q. How can I reduce the amount of leads showing in the lead category?

A.  The LEAD category is used for new leads coming in and may need to periodically be purged/reviewed.  If you lead category has a significant count, reviewing them individually may be arduous.  Follow these instructions to narrow down the leads to be those touched in the recent past and mark all others as lost/inactive.  Marking them lost/inactive keeps their information available should you interact with them in the future.  It also does not decrease your lead source reporting and counts (we recommend you do not delete these contacts but instead mark them lost/inactive).

 

Follow these steps to reduce the lead count in Advantage Anywhere to just recent leads:

 

Step 1: Use the search filters feature (CONTACTS > SEARCH FILTERS) and search by selecting the category of LEADS/UNENGAGED, selecting the COMMUNITY and searching.  View the results and then click CONTACT TOOLS > ADD TO GROUP

Step 2:  When it says select group, click +NEW GROUP.  Type in the Group Description and click/check private group so that only you can see this group, SAVE.

Step 3: Go back to search filters.  This time search on LEADS for the same community and modified (modified date fields at the top) in the last 3 years (enter date 3 years ago and then to today’s date).  View the results.  If you want to exclude or keep these leads from being moved to lost/inactive, click CONTACT TOOLS >REMOVE FROM GROUP, select the group created in step 1. (This date range criteria is a suggestion, it can be run using a another/preferred date range)

Step 4: Pull up the group created in Step 1 (CONTACTS > GROUPS/SAVED) and view the list of contacts.  Click CONTACT TOOLS > CHANGE CATEGORY, select LOST/INACTIVE and confirm.

 

This process will put all the leads into one group and then allow you to remove from that group those leads that are recent (current).  Then use the remaining group and change the category on those still in the group to be lost/inactive.

 

 

 

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Q. Can you add a new field to be visible on the contact record?

A.  Yes, as long as there are empty/available fields.  This can be accomplished with Administrative access.  Follow these steps to make changes to the fields visible when creating or editing a contact record:

NOTE: These instructions are to ADD a new field.  If editing/changing the options on existing fields, please note data loss can occur on already stored data.  Contact support before making these changes to avoid any already recorded data to be lost.

  • Go to ADMINISTRATION
  • Go to CATEGORY & FIELD SETUP
  • Use the drop-down at the top for category on this page to change which fields show up for which categories – click visible to show on that category contacts (Required means the contact record can not be saved unless this field is utilized, summary means it will be displayed on the summary (right-side of the contact record summary)
  • Scroll down until you find an empty field (often labeled as EMPTY, AVAILABLE, USER FIELD) click EDIT
  • Fill in Name of the field
  • Choose the type of field, text, custom list, date selector, state drop down, multi-check custom list etc.)  If custom list, type in all the selectable options to be displayed in the drop down.
  • Click SAVE

Begin using the field now configured.

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Q. How to set Google Chrome as default browser

A. There are a few ways to set goggle Chrome as your default browser.

Using Windows 10:

  1. On your computer, click the Start menu Start menu.
  2. Click Settings Settings.
  3. Open your default apps:
    • Original version: Click System > Default apps.
    • Creators Update: Click Apps > Default apps.
  4. At the bottom, under “Web browser,” click your current browser (typically Microsoft Edge).
  5. In the “Choose an app” window, click Google Chrome.

 

Using Windows 8 or below:

  1. On your computer, right click the Start menu Start menu or  Start menu .
  2. Click Control Panel.
  3. Click Programs and then Default Programs and then Set your default programs.
  4. On the left, select Google Chrome.
  5. Click Set this program as default.
  6. Click OK.

 

Using MAC:

 

  1. On your computer, open Chrome.
  2. In the top right, click More More.
  3. Click Settings.
  4. In the “Default browser” section, click Make default.
    • If you don’t see the button, Google Chrome is already your default browser.
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Q. How does the Advantage Anywhere mail feature sync emails?

A. For a new account being connected to Advantage Anywhere for the first time, the system is configured to only bring in a few days at a time so not to bottle neck either the Advantage Anywhere inbox or the draw to the server/stored history email location.  It will start with the most current first and then work backwards. It can take up to a day to bring in emails prior to the connection day.  Once it is synced new emails will populate at or around the same time as they do the Outlook inbox.

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Q. How to enable/disable the microphone in Google Chrome

A. To disable the microphone (Google Chrome instructions for all websites):

 

Disable the microphone in Google Chrome by going to the upper right hand corner of your Google Chrome browser and clicking on the Chrome’s black microphone icon and selecting “Always block microphone access”: (this step blocks the microphone until you unblock it manually ).

 

To enable the microphone (Google Chrome instructions for all websites):

 

Enable the microphone in Google Chrome by going to the upper right hand corner of your Google Chrome browser and clicking on the Chrome’s black microphone icon and selecting “Continue allowing https://abbi.advantageondemand.com to access your microphone”:

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Q. Whitelist and IP Information

A. The following IPs should be whitelisted to help ensure email from Advantage Anywhere is received by clients:

 

abbimail1.advantageanywhere.com
abbimail2.advantageanywhere.com

 

New Advantage Anywhere clients should setup SPF records to help ensure that email they send from Advantage Anywhere is received – contact your IT provider for assistance:

 

SPF records are a type of DNS record that helps prevent abuse of email addresses by spoofing the sender’s address.  Many spam filtering solutions utilize SPF records as one means of filtering out likely spam emails.  SPF records in a domain’s DNS records list the domains and IP addresses that are allowed to send mail on behalf of that domain.

 

In order to help ensure that emails that you send from Advantage Anywhere are not considered spam, you will need to modify your SPF records to include the Advantage Anywhere servers.  Whomever maintains your DNS records will be able to do this.  This is typically your internal IT staff, external IT consultant, or the company hosting your website.

 

If you do not have an SPF record, you need to do nothing.  You can check if your domain has an SPF record here:  http://mxtoolbox.com/spf.aspx

 

If you do have an SPF record, you will need to modify it to allow emails from the Advantage Anywhere servers at these IP addresses (below). Updating your SPF record is easy, ask your IT professional or give your Internet Service Provided a call. Many will do this over the phone and at no cost to you:

 

abbimail1.advantageanywhere.com
abbimail2.advantageanywhere.com

 

For more resources on SPF records please visit http://www.openspf.org/

Below is the ****Previously provided IP’s to whitelist – no longer needed but still work if you added these previously****

204.232.224.216

204.232.224.217

204.232.224.218

69.20.70.251

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Q. I want to use a smart phone, can I access all of my information from there?

A. If you log in from AdvantageAnywhere.com – click the LOG IN button on your cell phone and bookmark or make a quick clickable link from your main screen you can have quick access to Advantage Anywhere log in at any time.

The smaller screen on a smart phone or tablet will automatically switch the view to be a mobile friendly version. The available actions are limited from this view, however, you’ll ind a link at the bottom right to switch to the full site. Some features like the editor may not react normally on the smaller device.

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Q. I have a move-in that isn’t going to happen, now what?

A. A Move-in and Move-out where the move-in and move-out date are the same date negates the move-in.

For example, a move in Feb 1st and a move-out on Feb. 1st will tell the system this move-in and move-out never happened.  If the occupant stayed overnight one night, possibly a one night respite stay, the move-in would be Feb. 1st and the move-out Feb. 2nd.  Therefore a Move-in and Move-out with the same date will be ignored by all reporting representing move-in and move-out totals.

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Q. I have accidentally deleted a contact record, can you help me?

A. Yes, Ask the administrator at your location to re-instate deleted contacts. There is a feature that allows an Administrator to re-instate recently deleted contacts. Navigate to Tools > Administration > Restore deleted contacts.  Follow the instructions to restore individual records.

OR

Contact support with the name of the contact record or as much information as you know and we can usually re-instate that (those) contact record.The record has not been permanently deleted and can be returned to it’s original state with all the same information retained.

 

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Q. Can Advantage Anywhere be configured to Require a field be filled out at a creation of a contact record?

A.  Yes, Advantage Anywhere has the ability to require a field be filled out/or a selection at at the point of creation.  Once a field has been set to ‘required’ a user can not save the contact until this form field has been filled in or selected an option in the drop down. To do this contact your administrator or contact the help desk for assistance.

Each field in the contact record has the ability to be:

  • Visible – means able to be seen on a contact record (used) and can be specific to each category
  • Required – means this field must have a selection or for a text field, have something typed in the field before it will let the user save the record.
  • Summary – means this field will display (be visible) on the summary contact record page for each contact in that category

Edits to these options can be found under Administration, Category & Field Setup.  See the Administrator section for more configuration options.

 

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Q. What is service line?

A. Service line in Advantage Anywhere for Senior Living is a way to use a single contact field to denote the service line associated with a contact.  For instance, a prospect that is inquiring about independent living would be a Prospective Resident with the Service line selector of IL.  Making one field representative of all the community/company related service lines allows for additional reporting and searching capabilities.

In addition, the service line selector is used as a prompt at move-in.  In the example above, the user would be prompted to make the move-in for the prospective resident changed to Resident as an IL occupant.  See move-in service selection for more details.

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Q. What is the move-in service line selector?

A.  Advantage Anywhere for Senior Living includes the ability to note or label a move-in as to the service line being received.  A move-in to Apt.102 can be an AL move-in thus allowing the reporting to count/display the number of AL residents for occupancy/census.

The service line field on the contact record is shared at the time of move-in to assist in ‘suggesting’ the proper service line.  These are configured at set up. Contact support if you want to add additional services or navigate to the Administrator section of the knowledge base to learn more.

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Q. Can you set up a contact record field that allows you to select more than one selection?

A.  Yes, there is a feature that allows the set up and configuration of a multi-selection checkbox as a field in the contact record.  This feature allows the user to check more than one option in the drop down of available options on the contact record.

This feature is available for use however, we strongly urge you to contact the help desk prior to implementing on a field already in use.  Changes made to an in-use database in the fields/categories section can result in data loss.  Requires Administrative access, to view more on fields, locate the Administrator section of the knowledge base.

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DEPOSIT – definition

Deposit – monies taken to hold a room/apartment/Home/Lot or other physical item or job.

{SENIOR LIVING SPECIFIC}: Deposits or moneys taken to apply for admittance/acceptance to a senior living facility. Can be specific to various types of deposits and each system can have multiple types of deposits. Deposits can be for a community, neighborhood or service line and specific unit. Deposits are recorded under the prospective resident’s contact record, click on the deposits link.

{DEVELOPERS & BUILDERS SPECIFIC}: Deposits or moneys taken to hold a property can be recorded in Developers Advantage. Deposits can be for a community, neighborhood, or specific house/lot or any other custom defined deposit item. Deposits are recorded on the buyers contact record, click on the $ sign link.

{GENERAL BUSINESS}: Deposits can be taken to hold an item, begin work, accompany a signed contract or enable work to begin. Deposits are recorded on the buyers contact record, click on the $ sign link.

Configured during implementation, deposits can be configured with your verbiage/terminology.  Contact support for more information on Deposits.

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Q. How do you flag or short list your favorite reports?

A.  You can shortlist your favorite reports on the Reports page.  The right hand side displays your ‘favorited reports’.  To favorite a report and put it on your short list, find the report name in the list on the left hand side on the Reports page.  You’ll note there are blue-star outlines to the left of the report name.  Clicking on the star to the left of a favorite report will short-list it and display it on the right hand side of the reports page.  This will allow you to quickly and easily find your favorite reports and click to run them from either location, on the full list or under the favorited reports section.

This favorited short list is specific to your user log in and does not short list reports for other users.

See additional details on Custom Reports and Scheduled Reports.

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Q. My deposits number is not correct, how do I fix this?

A. Deposits are taken on the individual prospect/future resident contact.  Deposits are usually taken in advance of a move-in and a deposit and/or waitlists can be added.  When a move-in date is determined with an associated room, the user is prompted to apply the deposit at move-in.  Applying the deposit is optional at move-in; it can be applied at a later date also. When applied, the deposit no longer shows on the open deposits/on-hand deposit reporting.

If you are seeing deposits you think you shouldn’t, navigate to the contact record for the person with a deposit.  If the deposit needs to be applied, click apply.  This will remove the deposit from being open and on-hand for reporting purposes.

Deposits can be applied or refunded.  The details for each option will remain in the Deposits section for history on this contact.

To view all deposits on hand, navigate to the REPORTS page and click on the Contacts by Deposit Report or the Waitlist/Deposit Statistics Report.  For more information watch the videos on Deposits or Waitlists.

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Q. What do I need to do when an employee/associate/team member leaves our company or is no longer the point person for Prospects?

A.  Here are suggestions for when an associate who is no longer an active Account Executive in Advantage Anywhere:

  • Reassign a new Account Executive (A/E) to any Sticky Point/SLPs – if this exiting member was the point person on any Sticky Points you will need to select a new point person. This requires Administrative access, click on TOOLS, ADMINISTRATION, CAMPAIGNS to locate the sticky point and click edit.  For assistance, contact support for how or help completing this task
  • Reassign the exiting A/E’s contacts to a new Account Executive. This requires Administrative access, click on TOOLS, ADMINISTRATION, MANAGE USERS, REPORT ON CONTACTS ASSIGNED TO AE’S (PAST OR PRESENT), select the A/E then run report.
  • Check for any upcoming Appointments for this exiting A/E under reporting for Appointments – contact support for help in reassigning
  • Check for any upcoming/open Tasks for this existing A/E under reporting for Open Tasks – contact support for help in reassigning
  • Lastly change the exiting account executive’s contact record category to be PAST STAFF MEMBER or similar category selection.  This will take their name out of the account executive drop down for new appointments, tasks or other new contacts and reporting.
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Q. Is there any written documentation or a manual on Advantage Anywhere features?

A.  There is no written manual or step by step guideline for Advantage Anywhere. The configuration you organization has selected is specific and specialized specifically for your organization. For setup and configuration options, view our administrator section.

To provide the best support and answer your questions we’ve taken the time to produce videos, update FAQ’s and provide definitions to assist you. Some learn quickly by reading, others learn by watching. We try to address each topic with multiple support options. We utilize the online knowledge base to allow you to quickly isolate the topic you want to learn more about and do so quickly and efficiently without carrying around a manual.

For additional help, also join us for our online open training sessions where we have open Q & A to assist in answering questions. If you don’t see the answers to your questions, click the Contact link and send us your question. We’ll provide an answer and add the solution to our knowledge base for others. We make every attempt to provide answers and solutions to solving your data and reporting needs.

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Q. Is Advantage Anywhere HIPAA Compliant?

A. Advantage Anywhere provides a HIPAA compliant version – you can opt in/out upon request. We have ensured
the Advantage Anywhere web based service complies with all current HIPAA guidelines. We
are pleased to reassure people that its Internet security measures are continually updated and
monitored and that all transactions are protected and safe.

NOTE: Secure pages (https:) will display a “lock” on your browser window, indicating that all the
information submitted through that page is encrypted and protected.

View the HIPAA Compliance documentation on the AdvantageAnywhere.com website

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Q. What are the password requirements?

A. Password requirements include:

  • must be between 8 and 20 characters long
  • must contain at least one upper case and one lower case letter
  • must contain at least 1 number

 

If utilizing the HIPAA compliant version, please see the additional HIPAA requirements found here

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Q. Is there any way I can print out a list of all Prospective Family/Friends and Prospect Addresses?

A. Yes, a few ways to do this. Pull up the list of these contacts (CONTACTS, SEARCH FILTERS, select the drop down category of Residents, click SEARCH)  and then click on CONTACT TOOLS (Right side/top). In the drop down for contact tools, you’ll see Avery Mailing labels or simply select Export. Either way, this will export a list of mailing addresses. (if you don’t see the exported file in the bottom of your screen or in your downloads folder on computer it may be being blocked as a pop up. Search on the term, blocked in this knowledge base for the FAQ for “I am trying to do an export and nothing happens, why?” for how to resolve this.

 

A few ways to pull up the list(s) include:

• Navigate to CONTACTs and use SEARCH FILTERS to find the contacts (use NOT BLANK in the address field to get only contacts will mailing addresses, click on the ? in search to learn more)

• Run the CONTACTS BY CATEGORY REPORT and click on the totals to access the lists

• Click on any graph, donut, saved search, group or clickable total in a report to access the list

• Use/create a custom report to isolate those contacts you’d like to have mailing addresses

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Q. How do I stop the autofill of things like address, phone etc.

A.  The browser settings will determine the autofill (auto-fill).  This is not a function of Advantage Anywhere and will stop if you follow the steps below to modify your browser user settings to turn off teh autofill.   If using Chrome, here are steps to change your settings to stop the autofill feature in the browser

 

Turning Off Autofill in Chrome

  1. Click the Chrome menu icon. (Three lines at top right of screen.)
  2. Click on Settings.
  3. At the bottom of the page, click “Show Advanced Settings”
  4. In the Passwords and Forms section, uncheck “Enable Autofill to fill out web forms in a single click”
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Q. What happens when I export from the Contact Tools drop down?

A. First pull up a list of contacts you like to export.  Do this through any of these methods:

  • a search using search filters
  • clicking on a total in a report or creating a custom report to give you the specific contacts requested
  • Clicking on a graph

Use any of the above means to full the list of contacts you wish to export.  Then click on CONTACT TOOLS and in this drop down you’ll see Export option.  This feature allows you to export a list of the contact records either on the screen or hand selected with a check mark. When you export you are exporting a list, not removing anything from your database, but simply exporting a list to .csv that can be opened in Excel.  You’ll note the file is visible and clickable in the bottom left corner of your screen outside of the Advantage Anywhere platform.  You may also find this exported file in your downloads folder on your computer.

The export will give you columns with data like this:

 

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Q. Is there a way to lock down contacts?

A. There are features that can enabled by user account. The user must be a ‘normal user’ to restrict certain access. Access that can be restricted includes:

 

  • restricting a user from changing the assigned to Account Executive
  • restricting a user from editing contact records where they are not the Account Executive
  • restricting a user from editing contact records where they are not also assigned to their location/community
  • restricting a user from merging contact recordsThis can be helpful in some instances to not allow the changing of the account executive drop down, merging or interacting with other’s contacts.  These features are independent of each other.  With any of these featured turned on, only Administrators have the rights to change the A/E (account executive) on a contact record, edit all location/community records, merge contacts etc.

These restrictions are managed in the MANAGE USER section under Administration.

 

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Q. How do you reassign contacts from one account executive to another?

A. Run the ‘Contacts by Category’ report to view all the account executives (A/E’s) contacts. Click on the those numbers of contacts you’d like to reassign. Once you see the list click on the select all checkbox at the top of the list and then select Contact Tools, click on Change A/E.

You can view all of a contacts by running the ‘Contacts by Category’ report if you wish to re-assign contacts. Click on the blue total of that category’s total contacts and once the list is displayed click on Contact Tools as select Change A/E to all at once reassign the full list to another A/E. May required administrative access.

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Q. How do I create a new user?

A. For those with Administrative rights/access, you can create new user:

Login and go to TOOLS, ADMINISTRATION, MANAGE USERS

  • Click + NEW USER
  • Fill in first name, last name email address in the top section
  • For the bottom section, the username is the first name plus last initial  NOTE:  do not add the ‘ – and company acronym ‘ but do have the new user use this when logging in and this is visible in the username section.
  • Create a password, request user changes at first log-in.

Have the new user completely fill out their own contact record by clicking on their avatar and editing the record.  This information is displayed to email recipients so spelling, punctuation and capitalization count.

Watch the video called creating a new team member log in to see this step by step.

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Q. I am trying to do an export and nothing happens, why?

A. You may have a pop-up blocker not allowing the export file to ‘pop up’ and ask you where you’d like to save it.

To fix this issue and allow Pop up’s for only Advantage Anywhere, here’s how:

 

Method 1:  See if you see a red box and shield icon in the address bar of your browser that looks like this:

 

 

Method 2:  ‘white list’ Advantage Anywhere to allows pop-ups. Make sure to Add the Advantage Anywhere website to the list of sites allowed to display pop-ups.  Click on the 3 dots in yor browser to the right of the address bar at the top.  Find the Pop ups and redirects section under Advanced.

 

Now you should be able to see the pop up messages in Advantage Anywhere.  If you are receiving an error such as “problem sending command to the program” please see Excel modification to export solution by searching on the key word of error message in the knowledge base.

 

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Q. I am trying to export and I receive the error: Problem sending command to the program

A.  If you are receiving an error that reads Problem sending command to the program it may mean there is a setting issue.  In Excel there is a setting that does not allow other programs to send info to it, we just need to turn that off.

Here’s how:

 

  • Go to the Office Button / Excel Options / Advanced, and scroll all the way down to the General section. There you will see the “Ignore other applications that use Dynamic Data Exchange (DDE)” setting checked. Uncheck the box, click OK to apply, and you’re good to go.
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Q. How do I log the source of my lead?

A. Use the ‘How did you hear about us?’ field to log the source of your lead.  This field can be found both on the contact record and/or on when saving a new note.

It is important to note, you do not need to fill this out each time you save a note.  Just as it’s needed.

 

 

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Q. My import is failing and no contacts are being created, why?

A.  Here are a few items to try if your import from Excel, .csv or text file is failing to import:

  • Note that the first tab is the only tab that can be imported.  If you have multiple tabs in your Excel file you will need to make a separate, individual file for each tab.
  • Make sure you are selecting a category during the import process.  Failing to select a Category will cause various import failures as the contacts and fields are driven off of Category as the deciding factor for fields and information.
  • Make sure the first column in your Excel file is not blank.  The first column should have information stored in this column for at least some of the contacts.  A simple change or rearranging a column can make all the difference.

A few other items to try:

  • Rename the first Excel tab to reach Sheet1 (no space).  Odd characters or long words can cause a long string resulting in importing failure.
  • Make sure there are no borders on headers or other unique field attributed that Advantage can not interpret.

If you are still having issues, contact support for additional suggestions.

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Q. How do I enable pop-ups/pop up’s?

A. Enable Pop-ups in Chrome.  When using Chrome having pop-up’s blocked for the Advantage Anywhere can cause system pop-up’s to be blocked.  This can affect how the system responds.

 

To allow pop-ups in Chrome 
  1. Click the Chrome menu on the browser toolbar, then select Settings.
  2. Scroll Down and Click on advanced link at the bottom of the listing.
  3. In the “Privacy and Security” section, click the Content settings button which is the arrow on the right side.
  4. Scroll down to the “Pop-ups” section, manage pop-up’s and allow this site:  https://abbi.advantageanywhere.com (see image below)
 5. Close Google Chrome and Reopen it or Refresh the page.
NOTE: Google Chrome is the recommended browser for use with Advantage. Although it will work with other major browsers, its features are specifically geared towards Google Chrome. This article will provide the steps on how to enable popups in Chrome.

 

ADVANCED OPTION: If you are still experiencing problems, please navigate to your extension settings like so:

  1. Click the three-dots icon in the upper right-hand corner of your Google Chrome browser.
  2. Find and hover over the “More Tools” list
  3. Select “Extensions.”
  4. Find the ad or popup blocker that is installed on your Google Chrome browser.
  5. Click on the “Details” button on the extension icon.
  6. Find and click on “Extension options.”
  7. Please ensure that https://abbi.advantageanywhere.com/ is added to your “whitelist” or “allowed” websites list, or another similar name.
  8. NOTE: if there is no “Extension options” link, click on the icon for your ad/popup blocker extension by clicking on it in the Chrome menu bar at the top right-hand corner of the window. Find the “whitelist” or “allowed” websites in the extension’s settings/options. Make sure that https://abbi.advantageanywhere.com/ is whitelisted or allowed.
  9. NOTE 2: if you cannot find the icon for your ad/popup blocker extension in the above location, it is hidden, and can be easily found by clicking the three-dots icon in the upper right-hand corner of Google Chrome.

 

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Q. Can I access Advantage Anywhere from my Smartphone, cell phone or tablet?

A. Yes, you can access Advantage Anywhere from your smartphone. The Advantage system will recognize you’ve logged in from a smartphone or tablet device and will give you a responsive view to assist you in retrieving information or imputing information into your database. We recommend using Chrome or Safari. We have provided finger-friendly access to those things most likely to be done away from your computer or workstation.  You can use the link in the bottom right hand corner to toggle between the mobile and full sites as needed.

NOTE:  Click on the ADVANTAGE ANYWHERE logo in the top left to go to the main menu at any time.

Contact the help desk for specific issues or questions.

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Q. How can I tell if my email sent?

A. Within Advantage Anywhere navigate to MARKETING, then click on EMAIL HISTORY. This will display sent emails by date. Emails not yet deployed and set to deploy on future dates will be visible under SCHEDULED JOBS.

Looking at email history for a date range will give you a listing of emails sent from your database with the details such as Date and time sent, sent by and the status of that message. The Total represents the total number of contact records cued up to be sent this email. Sent is the count for the number of emails deployed through the cue and those marked No Spam (unsubscribed) or if the contact record doesn’t have an email address (No Email Address) will not be processed through the cue and will not be in receipt of the email. Since these totals are in blue they are clickable to view by contact record those which fall into the various categories. Opened provides a count of the number of times this email in this sent has been opened.

The Open Rate is a measure used as an indication of how many people ‘viewed’ or ‘opened’ the electronic mail they send out.  It is represented as a percentage calculated by diving the number of email messages opened by the total number of email messages sent (excluding those that bounced). Unique opens are one open per recipient count. A different in the open count versus the unique open rate means there are recipients who have opened the email more than once.

View the contact record, email history, and you’ll see if this person opened your email or click on the total opened to view a listing of those who have opened this email.

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Q. What are unsubscribes and how can I process them or tell who unsubscribed?

A. Unsubscribes are those who have requested to be unsubscribed from receiving any further emails from you.

You can see tally of the recently unsubscribes by clicking on MARKETING, PROCESS STICKY POINT LEADS within Advantage Anywhere as well as those individually requesting to be unsubscribed.  Unsubscribing those who wish to be unsubscribed from your emails are viewable under Marketing or reporting. Navigate to MARKETING, PROCESS STICKY POINT LEADS, UNSUBSCRIBES.  Here you can view the request and processed link.  The system will automatically process the unsubscribe and mark the contact record as unsubscribed.  If you navigate to the contact record you’ll immediately know it is an unsubscribed contact record because their email address will look like this:

Note the unsubscribe contact record has a strike-thru on the email address

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Q. Can you edit an opportunity?

A. {FOR SENIOR LIVING} Yes you can edit an relationship opportunity.  Inside the opportunity box you’ll notice the edit link. This allows to edit the opportunity date as well as include or exclude those related parties.  Excluding a related contact means the status of the related party will not be included in the opportunity for the contact record you are on.  Example:   Mary and Joyce are sisters.  Each of them is considering your/your location as an option.  If in this case either if each will be independently making their own chose and it is not depended upon the other, excluding them (in the opportunity box) would count them both as prospects, thus two opportunities.

Keeping them as included in the case above would count as one opportunity with two prospects.  In many cases it is an all or none for both prospects and in that case one opportunity.

 

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Q. I set a scheduled report, where can I change who is on the recipient list?

A.  If you have the administrative rights to create scheduled reports you can edit the report recipients, change the frequency or preview at any time.  Click on the Reports page, then click on ‘View your scheduled reports’ link.  Click on Edit to change the frequency or recipient list, delete will delete this report from running and delivering to your email inbox, and preview allows you to run this report now.

 

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Q. Help, I can’t save my template in the editor

A.  Make sure you give the template a name and tell it the folder to save into.  When saving, make sure you have a name for your template, otherwise the system will give it a name {New Template} that you can later re-name.  A;so be sure to tell the system which folder you’d like to save you masterpiece in or it will not save as it doesn’t know where to store it. Click on the folder you’d like to save the template into before clicking save:

Read more help with the editor here

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Q. Folders and templates in the editor, what are the triangles and why aren’t the names clickable?

A.  The Advantage Anywhere editor allows you to create templates for letters and emails.  This way these files are always at your fingertips and merge with your contacts name, address or other relevant fields.

 

The triangles represent folders.  The triangles pointing to the right are unopened folders, the triangles pointing down reflect a folder that is open and the contents is visible directly underneath.

 

 

In the example above, Marketing is the name of the folder and the folder contains subfolders (Letter templates, Email Templates) as well as available templates (Closing File email, Concerned Follow Up Email, Event Invite).

When saving, make sure you have a name for your template, otherwise the system will give it a name {New Template} that you can later re-name.  A;so be sure to tell the system which folder you’d like to save you masterpiece in or it will not save as it doesn’t know where to store it. Click on the folder you’d like to save the template into before clicking save:

 

                

 

 

 

 

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Q. How do I view my email inbox items?

A. Click on the subject line of any of the emails, it will then be displayed on the right.  It will be larger and you can view the entire email when viewed there.

 

Keep in mind this is an extension of your Outlook. Anything you delete here will also delete in your Outlook inbox.

 

The features of the email interface in Advantage Anywhere include:

 

Clicking on the bold ‘from name’ will allow you to make a contact record using the sender information.

Clicking on the subject line will allow you to view the opened email in the right-side reading pane.

Clicking on the Add to history link will let you push a copy of the email received into the email/print history of a contact record.

Clicking Reply will let you construct a reply from here.

Clicking on the flag will turn this email into a to-do item you’ll see on your Today Page at the bottom as a to-do item

and lastly, clicking the ‘X’ will permanently delete this email both here and in your Outlook.

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Q. How do you interact with ABBI and what commands does she recognize?

A. Here is a list of recognizable commands for ABBI found exclusively inside of Advantage Anywhere. ABBI using and recognizes the clickable links inside of Advantage Anywhere and the keywords of “Go to” and “Find” before the page or tab and before a contacts name.

For example, say “Go to my record” and ABBI will locate and bring up your contact record.

Keywords recognized by ABBI include:
Go to (navigation menu item like Calendar, Reports, etc.)
Find (contact name)
Open chat
Close chat
Start listening
Stop listening
Send email
Save
Cancel

ABBI will recognize these items when you are dictating a letter or email: period, coma, next paragraph.

Try communicating with ABBI by giving her the commands or labels you see in Advantage Anywhere.

Examples:

“Goto my record”

“Goto Contacts, Search {add name to search here}”     – this will search contacts for this name or just say the name of the contact

“Send Email”, “New Email”

 

Having trouble getting ABBI to listen? Search on the keyword of microphone to learn more.

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Q. If someone asks to be removed from my e-mail list, what should I do?

A. Advantage Anywhere allows you to manual check the unsubscribe check-mark in their contact record.  This will prevent ANY emails from being deployed to that contact whether in a bulk email or individually sent from the contact record.  Should you want to use Advantage Anywhere to sent a personal email to them you’ll need to temporarily uncheck that box.  The system opts a contact into receiving emails or opts them out of receiving emails.   The determination is made with the unsubscribe check-box found on each contact record.  Watch the unsubscribes video to learn more about unsubscribing a contact.

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Q. How do I get my report exported into Excel?

A. All reports generated in Advantage Anywhere are exportable to Excel.  We recommend using the CONTROL + A on the keyboard and then Paste with Match Destination formatting or Paste Keep Source Formatting if you want the colored backgrounds and spacing.

Steps to export file to Excel:

  • Run the report in Advantage Anywhere
  • Click the background of the report and click the CONTROL and the A keys on your keyboard at the same time
  • Open Excel and right click your mouse, you’ll see the pop up box below – select the left Paste option (Paste and Keep Source Formatting) or the right Paste option (Paste keep source formatting).

 

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Q. How do I create a bookmark or desktop link to AdvantageAnywhere?

A. Depending on your device and browser here are some ways to create a permanent link directly to the Advantage Anywhere Log In page:

First, open your browser and navigate to the log in page (https://abbi.advantageanywhere.com):

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We recommend using Chrome to enable all the features within Advantage Anywhere.

On your Desktop Computer using Chrome:

Once you see the log in image above you can select the Star icon in Chrome, This will add the Bookmark, you can name it as you wish. Or you can copy the log in address (https://abbi.advantageondemand.com) and from your desktop, right click and select NEW, select SHORTCUT, paste the address in the location box and select NEXT and name your shortcut link as you wish.

 

On your Tablet or Smartphone (Apple device):

Once you see the log in image above you can click on the icon in the upper right that looks like a box with an arrow upwards. This displays a box with clickable options, select the Add Bookmark or Add to Home Screen option. Choosing Add to Home screen will produce an icon visible on the home screen which is a direct link to the log in page.

 

On your Tablet or Smartphone (Android or other):

Once you see the log in image above you can save the link as a bookmark or display on home screen.

 

All the above will provide you a one-click solution to accessing Advantage Anywhere.  Advantage Anywhere recognizes the size/type of device and will give you the mobile version for smaller screen devices – more finger friendly.  Simply click in the lower right hand corner once you use your credentials to log in to switch between full size and mobile size access screens.

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Q. How do I create a note and log activity?

A. Notes and activity are recorded on the Contact record of the person you ware working with.

To create a note, use the following steps:

  • Click on “+Note/Activity.”
  • (Optional, default is now)  Select a date and time that the task was completed from the blue underlined date, and the boxes containing the time.
  • Under the “Activities” header, click on “Select Activity.” Use the categories and sub-categories to select the type of activity your task has completed.
  • If applicable, click on “How did you hear about us?” Use the categories and sub-categories to select the correct item to indicate how the contact heard about you. This is to be used only in the event there is an additional source.
  • Use the drop-down list next to “Community/Location” to select the correct community/Location, if applicable
  • Finally, you may edit any notes you have about this task in the note box at the bottom of the dialogue window.Use the microphone icon or place your cursor in the note box to dictate the note to text.
  • When finished, click on “Save.”
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Q. How do you set up a task and then complete it?

A.  Here are the steps to creating and completing a Task

How to create a task, use the following steps

  • Tasks are created from the contact record of the person you want to follow up with. Navigate to the contact record for this contact.
  • Directly beneath the contacts name, you will see a blue “+Task” button. Click on this button, and the “New Task” form will appear.
    NOTE: the “New Task” button can also be found at the top of the “Tasks” menu. Simply click on “Tasks” from the left side menu, and click on “New Task.” Either way, a new task dialogue will appear.
  • For the “Task Name” field, give the task a name.
  • For the “Description: field, this field is optional – fill in any details you want to remember about this task
  • For the “Task For Contact” field: this field will already be filled, because you have already navigated to the contact that you wish to complete a task for.
  • For the “Assigned To” field, click on the black arrow on the right-hand side to open the drop-down menu. Then select the name of the person whom will be assigned to, it is defaulted to you.
  • For the “Type” drop down field.  This allows you to categorize the tasks.  If used, you can filter the types of tasks on the Today screen – perhaps you only want to see your list of calls.  Use the Call option here.
  • For the “Discovery Guide” field: you can select a discovery guide.  That will make it a link in the task as an aid, script or item to fill out during the task completion.
  • Set the date/time for the Start On and Complete By dates: set the window for task; Start is when you’ll see this to-do item and Complete by gives you the date for the Past-Due notification
  • Sent Email Notification radio button;  allows you to receive an email outside of the system to your email inbox (optional)
  • Show on Calendar radio button: allows you to show this task as a to-do item on your calendar in addition to the normal list of to-do items on the today page (optional)
  • Save
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Q. What do the Chat statuses mean?

A. The built in Chat feature in Advantage Anywhere lets you communicate with other Account Executives from within Advantage Anywhere.

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Click on the speech bubble in the top right once you log onto Advantage Anywhere. Once the additional tab opens you’ll see a listing on the left hand side for all the users configured in your system.

Click on the user’s name to open the dialog box and begin typing a message.  Type your message and click send.

You can use the Group Chat option to communicate with more than one account executive/user by clicking on the Group icon in the CHAT WITH row at the top of the chat window.

Use the @mention to mention another user and have them receive notification to log in to view.  This sends the ‘mentioned’ user an email notification that they were mentioned and directs them to log on and click to see the mention.

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The following describes the user’s current status:

<span style=”color: #999999;”><strong>Greyed out name</strong></span> = This user is not currently online

<em><strong>Bold and italicized</strong></em> = This user is logged into Advantage but is not currently active in Advantage within the last 7 minutes

<strong>Bold and not italicized</strong> = This user in logged into Advantage and is active in Advantage (meaning they are saving, navigating or entering data)

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Q. How do you use the Chat / Mention feature?

A. Want to mention a co-worker or team member in a chat or note so they can view it? Use the available mention feature in the Chat or notes area. To add a mention, type @ and the name of the person you’d like to mention.

it would look like this: @marysmith

Advantage Anywhere will give you suggested names as you start typing. To know if the mention is recognized you’ll see it turn blue in the chat.

The person mentioned will receive an email notifying them of the mention in Advantage Anywhere with a subject line that reads “Advantage System Notification” and tell them who mentioned them and provide a link to log in and read and respond.

NOTE: for security purposes, you must log in to view this message.

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Q. How do I use Search Filters to find contacts?

A. Follow up is a link to show you all the scheduled follow up for a contact.

Create New Tasks, Start Follow Up Assistant or Start a TaskoMatic all from here. Or view those follow up items created but not yet complete or due. Learn more about Tasks, the Follow Up Assistant and TaskoMatics under each specific search items.

 

 

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Q. What is replicate and when would I use it?

A. Replicate (previously known as duplicate) is a feature that allows you to create a contact record starting with the contents of an existing record. For instance, you have two referral source contacts at St. Joseph Hospital.  This feature lets you create a contact record for one of the contacts, let’s say Joe’s record.  Once you complete Joe’s record you would want to create a record for Jill who also works at St. Joseph.  In this case it would be shorter to (from within Joe’s record) click, on REPLICATE.  This brings up a duplicate of Joe’s contact record in edit form. Simply change the information to be Jill’s and click save.

For clarification, Joe and Jill both work at St. Joseph Hospital so the address, main phone, fax and a portion of the email address will all be the same. This is a shortcut to creating a similar contact record for an associate already in the database, saving time not retyping the mailing address, main office phone, company name etc.

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Q. Why do some of my contacts have a community name displayed and others don’t?

A. The community name is displayed when there is a community selection made within the contact record (valid only for those who have community/locations) configured?

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If your communities are close together and a contact is shared between locations you may elect to not specify a community choice or depending on your organization preference you could have two contacts with unique community designations.

It would then be helpful to link the two together with relationships in order to see what communication has been distributed to referral contact.

 

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Q. How do I use the PRINT A LETTER link on the contact record?

A. the ‘Print a letter’ link found within the contact record lets you print an existing letter.  Depending on the template, the letter can be pre-populated with the contact records name, address or any specific piece of information from a field in the contact record.  Most often a template letter is built first using the Advantage Anywhere Merge fields (blue plus sign) and would look something like this (access templates through Tools, Editor):

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Once you click Print a letter you will see this pop up:

Selecting ‘Use Template’ will let you chose from an existing template or select new letter and create a letter from scratch, just for this send.  Use the Editor to create a masterpiece you will want to use again.

If you have selected ‘use template’ the Advantage merge fields will populate as soon as the letter template is opened from the contact record.  For instance, the above fields are populated with the correct information as found in the contact record.  Add or modify the letter to fit the situation and once it’s the way you want it select PRINT with the printer icon and print your final letter on your printer.

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Q. How do I edit a contact record?

A. Click on the Pencil next to the contact record name edit, update or change fields, categories, account executive or location:

 

 

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Q. How to you expand a contact record?

A. Click on the contact’s name and the record will expand:

 

Click the Name link again and it will contract.

 

 

 

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Q. How do you clear your cache?

A.  Instructions to clear your cache:

 

Instructions to clear your cache in Chrome:

Open Chrome, Click on the 3 dots link in the top right

 

 

Click on ‘More Tools’
Choose ‘Delete Browsing History’

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Select ‘the past week’ and the first ‘3 checkboxes’, select ‘clear browsing data’

 

Instructions to clear your cache in Internet Explorer: Internet Explorer is no longer supported.

More info can be found here: https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/2392709?hl=en&rd=1

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Q: Should I delete a user or archive a user?

Archiving a user = keeping the notes they took, the activities recorded, keeping the sales/opportunities/move-in’s created while they were a user is retained.

Deleting a user = reverting saved notes with no account executive, no account executive listed as A/E on contacts, appointments will be without an A/E, sales/opportunities/move-in’s lose the account executive links.

 

A: BEFORE you delete or archive a user, please be aware!

  1. We recommend archiving the user–not deleting the user!—if he/she will no longer be using the system. Deleting the user will break all notes, future tasks, appointments, and activities performed by this user. For this reason, we recommend archiving users.
  2. Archiving a user will immediately log that user out from all web and mobile applications of Advantage Anywhere.
  3. Archiving a user will immediately disable the Advantage Anywhere username, and invalidate any additional login credentials.

 

If you have read and understood the above conditions and  wish to archive the user, please use the following steps (Administrator access required):

 

  1. Navigate to the “Tools” menu in the left-hand side bar.
  2. Click “Administration” on the far right.
  3. Click “Manage Users,” the first tool on the left.
  4. Under the “Active Users” list, click the name of the user you wish to archive.
  5. When the dialogue window pops up, click the “Archive” button towards the bottom of the window.
  6. Confirm by clicking “Archive” one more time.
  7. The user’s name will now be moved to the “Archived Users” list and can be viewed by selecting that list from the drop down menu under “Manage Users.:

PLEASE NOTE: After this procedure, we recommend performing an additional step. Navigate to the contact record of the user you just archived, and change their category to “past staff” or equivalent option. This will take his/her name off the account executive drop-down list.

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Q. How do I modify my Sticky Point SRP (contact us) form?

A.  Administrators can log in and update/modify the contents of a existing Sticky Point submission form.  Perhaps to add a new field, change a drop down item or change the verbiage.  To do this log in, then click on

TOOLS > ADMINISTRATION > CAMPAIGNS

 

This will get to the list of Campaigns folder.  Open the folder to view the individual campaign/source and locate the specific Sticky Point.  Click on the name of the Sticky Point to edit the code.  Then click on the link that says:

 

SRP Configuration > Edit Page

 

This will allow you to add/modify the wording, options, drop downs etc.  Use the ‘+’ (blue Advantage Fields icon) to add new form fields.

 

 

Make changes to the Submit button on the bottom half of the screen.

 

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Q. How do I delete a contact?

A. Advantage Anywhere best practice suggests marking a contact as LOST or INACTIVE. To do this,  (navigate to the contact and click on the pencil icon to edit the record) change the contact’s category to Lost/Inactive and make a note with activity describing the reason you are marking this contact as lost/inactive. Recording this information allows for reports to track reasons for lost or inactive contact records. Management can then report for example on the number of prospects lost to not providing a certain service or option.

Records can be merged should you find there are duplicates, see the question on how to merge contacts when duplicates are found.

If you find you still need to delete a contact record, navigate to the contact record you’d like to delete, click on DETAILS (bottom left), then click DELETE CONTACT. Note that if you delete a contact you will delete the associate count for any inquiry, tour, activity, call, etc.

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Q: How do I see my move-ins/clients plotted on a map?

A: To see move-ins plotted on a map, follow these steps:

1. Go to “Reports”, and run a custom report that shows residents and their original address prior to moving in

2. Highlight and Copy all the data in the report

3. Go to https://batchgeo.com/ and paste the data, including the header, in the box, and click “Map Now.”

Or view the Interactive Dashboard for more maps options

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Q. How can I get images for my marketing?

A. In the event you need to generate your own marketing emails or printed items, here are a few FREE resources that can help:

 

 

Gravit Designer (create and resize images)

Gimp (create and resize images)

Color Picker (use color pick to find/match colors from webpages)

Snipping Tool (Already on your Windows computer, capture images on the screen and turn into graphic files)

Font Awesome (open source icons)

Canva (Free images, backgrounds and text for emails, social media posting and more)

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Q. Can I reset my password?

A.  Yes, you can reset your password at any time.  Simply click on your picture (or head and shoulders avatar) in the right-hand corner once you are logged in.  Clicking on this image gives you a pop up to enable you to change your password, navigate to your own contact record, or force a full log out of all devices.

There is a password safety convention used for creating and using passwords.  Follow the instructions displayed on this feature to complete a password reset, to learn more search on password requirements.

 

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Q. How do I add to the source list/How did you hear about us options list?

A.  Adding on to the list of Sources/”how did you hear about us?” list of selectable options is easy.  Contact your administrator or contact the Help Desk and request an add to the “How did you hear about us source list”.

As an Administrator, you can add to the list of campaigns/sources under Administration > Campaigns. Adding is easy, click on Add Source. Deleting options from the selectable source list is not recommended as you will break any sources which have/include that selection.  In lieu of deleting, we recommend archive. Archiving the selection so that it no longer appears in the drop down as choice but reporting can still be run on these past campaigns/items and no source information is lost/deleted in the process.  Ask the Help Desk for assistance in this feature.

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Q. I need to see a list of the residents and their related family and contact info for the front desk, is this possible?

A. Yes, on the reports page, currently under Occupancy Reports section, find a report called Resident Contacts.

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Q. I want to print my report in Landscape, is there a setting for that in Chrome?

A. Yes, however depending on your settings, sometimes hard to find.

From your Chrome browser, you’ll see 3 dots in a line on the far right side of the navigation bar (top right). Click on the 3 dot image and this will open a menu.  Choose the PRINT option.  From this view you’ll see the Chrome printer selections and you’ll see LAYOUT with a drop down for Portrait or Landscape, scale and options to print some or all the pages with or without headers.

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If you are still having trouble and you can’t see a layout option (to print in landscape), try thisPress Ctrl+Shift+P (Cmd+Shift+P on OS X)  

This will give you the printer default options and you can print from here.

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Q. Having trouble with my microphone, it works in Google but not on Advantage Anywhere, help.

A.  {Advanced Solution}:  The first solution to try to fix this problem can be found here : Microphone Fix

If the microphone responds/functions at google.com when clicking on the microphone found there but not on Advantage Anywhere database, we recommend following these steps to modify your browser settings:

 

  1. Open Google Chrome.

 

  1. Click the three dots icon in the upper right-hand corner.

 

  1. Click on “Settings.”

 

  1. Scroll to the bottom of the settings page.

 

  1. Click on “Advanced” at the bottom of the settings page.

 

  1. Scroll down to find “Content Settings,” and click on it.

 

  1. Find “Microphone,” and click on it.

 

  1. If your microphone is blocked, the top left will read “Blocked.” In this case, simply click the white on/off switch on the top right so that the switch turns blue. This indicates that the microphone is enabled but that Google Chrome must ask you before using it.

 

  1. Next, observe the “Blocked” and “Allowed” lists below. Find the one with the Advantage logo: “https://abbi.advantageondemand.com:443”

 

  1. If “https://abbi.advantageondemand.com:443” is in the “Blocked” list, click on the trash can icon on the right to remove it.

 

  1. If “https://abbi.advantageondemand.com:443” is in the “Allowed” list, also click on the trash can icon on the right to remove it.

 

  1. Close Google Chrome by clicking the red “X” in the upper right-hand corner.

 

  1. Open Google Chrome again, and go to https://abbi.advantageondemand.com/LogIn.aspx (your normal Advantage log in page).

 

  1. Log in to your Advantage account with your username and password.

 

  1. Click the blue microphone button, which is located to the left of the main search bar at the top of the Advantage webpage.

 

  1. When prompted, click “Allow” to allow the Advantage website to access your microphone from Google Chrome.

 

  1. To confirm that Google Chrome has access to the microphone, click the bright green “Secure” button in the top left-hand corner of Google Chrome. Next to “Microphone,” there should be a box that reads “Allowed.” If, however, you did NOT receive a prompt asking to allow the microphone, click on this box next to “Microphone,” and make sure that “Allowed” is selected.

 

  1. When the blue microphone button turns red, speak your voice command into your microphone. If the button does not turn red, try clicking the blue microphone button again. At this point, there will also be a red dot on the Google Chrome browser tab, in addition to the red microphone button. This indicates that ABBI is listening to you.

 

  1. The words will appear in the search box a second or two after you speak. Advantage will then populate a list of the results that it has found for you.
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Q. I just had a microphone installed on my computer and it works but it does not work in the Advantage Anywhere application, help.

A. All microphone settings are in your computer and/or browser.  Advantage Anywhere/Occupancy Advantage does not control these features.  Here’s how to change the settings in your Chrome (recommended as this is the only platform that has microphone technology to date):

Navigate and log into your Occupancy Advantage/Advantage Anywhere database.  Once you are logged in, look in the address bar at the top for the lock and the word secure, click on this lock image.  The pop up will show you if the microphone is allowed on this website.  Make sure the pop-ups, microphone, and notifications are all set to ‘allowed’.

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Q. I am sending email, it shows sent but it’s not in my inbox, help?

A. If you are sending emails to yourself and you are not seeing them in your inbox check these items:

 

  • Make sure the email address logged in your log-in/contact record is correct and up to date.  To view your contact record, click on your name or the head/shoulders icon in the top left once you’ve logged in.  This will take you to your contact record.  Click the pencil to edit and verify/update your email address if needed
  • After you’ve sent an email, check your spam folder in your inbox.  Your sent message may end up here.  If this happens and you find your recent email here, right click on the email and select the ‘move to’ option and move this to your inbox.  Then new emails will also come directly into your inbox and not your spam folder.

 

Reasons you may have test emails going to your spam folder include:

  • Using Spam words like ‘Check this out’ or ‘FREE’ or ‘limited offer’ can sometimes be caught by spam filters and routed to the spam folder. Avoid spammy words which may get your emails dropped into the wrong folder for both you and your recipients.
  • Check out our whitelist options, search for whitelist in the knowledge base
  • Check out this spam word listing to see if your titles/subject lines might cause your emails to end up in the junk/spam folders – check out this list of 438 here

 

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Q. How do I print a list of just my referral sources; exporting data to excel spreadsheet?

A. First search for the contacts by putting in search criteria (CONTACTS > SEARCH FILTERS):

In the below selections/filter, we are searching for Referral/Partners where Pat is the account executive:

 

Then Select all (in this case 11 records) by clicking the checkmark at the top or the check mark in front of the contacts you individually select:

And lastly, select “Export Contacts” under the “Contact Tools” menu:

Once you click Export, a Excel spreadsheet will be downloaded and will likely download into the “downloads” folder and/or be visible in the bottom left of your screen.

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Q. How do you set up the email inbox?

A. To enable the email inbox, you must have this tab enabled. Contact Support or your Administrator for access rights.
Once you see the email inbox link in the main menu, click Add Email Account.

Fill out the pop up form with the necessary credentials:

 

The most used selections are already selected, however, update a necessary to make the connection to your email account.

 

Please note having Exchange or Outlook 365 are required to make this connection.  The features to enable this technology are on the Microsoft side and require Microsoft Exchange 2013 or newer.  MIcrosoft did not build in this technology into Outlook versions; 2003, 2007 or 2010.

 

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Q. How do I make the background of a blast a certain color? I have my table outlined in the middle and all set but I need to make the full body of the email a different color so the items in the table stand out?

A. Open the Email in the editor, Click on the Source button (upper right). Once you see the raw coding, cut and paste this code in the editor placing it above the first line of code:

 

<body style=”background-color:powderblue;”>

 

Click SOURCE one more time and then Save.

 

Want a different color for the background?  Here is a listing of the web/browser color names you can use: https://www.w3schools.com/colors/colors_names.asp

 

 

Note:  The Editor will translate this to a hexadecimal value and put the code where needed.

 

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COMMUNITY/LOCATION – definition

Community/location

: the geographic community or location that is assigned to the contact (Prospective buyer, buyer/renter/resident or Referral Source) or the Account Executive (staff member).

{SENIOR LIVING SPECIFIC} The assigned community/location determines the counts for that community. For instance a tour completed for a Prospective resident with the ‘Community A’ location would count in the total number of tours completed for Community A during that time frame. The community/location designation allows the A/E to pull up all the prospective residents, referral sources or family members tied to a community for marketing purposes.

 

{DEVELOPER & BUILDER SPECIFIC} The location assigned to the contact determines the counts for that community.  For instance a model tour completed for a Prospective Buyer with ‘Location A’ would count in the number of model tours for Community A during a specific time frame.The community/location designation allows the A/E to pull up all the prospective buyers, referral sources or owners tied to a community for marketing purposes.

 

{GENERAL BUSINESS} The location feature is optional.  When used allows for prospects, referral sources, clients, etc. to be tied to a specific location.

Similarly, having the Account Executive’s contact record set to a specific community/location sets the location for the Today and Sales/Occupancy dashboard for reporting. The entire company or organization’s information is display in the absence of a community/location selection on the user’s contact record.

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Q. How can I make the blocks / reverse printing with white text and colored background on my email?

A.  The editor allows you the ability to change the background color of a cell.  Navigate to the cell you’d like to have colored and right click this will show you the options, choose CELL, CELL PROPERTIES.

This gives you the ability to set the background color.  You can select from the color selection boxes or you can add a specific color.  An instance where you might want to get the color exact might be to match a picture or your logo. The editor want the color provided in hexidecimal format:

 

colorchoice

 

If you need to know the hexidecimal color for your selection, you might try a free app for Chrome.  A free Chrome app like Eye Dropper is free and can be added to Chrome.  Simply Google Eye Dropper color picker for Chrome, click Add to Chrome. Once you’ve downloaded this app you’ll see an icon in the top right corner of your Chrome Browswer like this:

 

picker

 

The hexadecimal color code will always have a # as the first character.

 

When you need to identify the color of an image in Chrome, (bring up your company website to see your company logo)  Once you see the image you want to identify the color on, click on the eye dropper/color picker icon in the upper right-hand corner and place it on the color you want to identify.

Recommended video to watch is Using Search & Deploy found in the videos section of this knowledge base.

 

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Q. Is there a way to see duplicates or potential duplicate contacts in my Advantage Anywhere system?

A. There are two ways to view potential duplicates.  We use the term potential duplicates as your system my have two John Doe’s and they may both be entered into the system and be two separate valid contact records.

 

  •  Navigate to Tools, Manage, click on Duplicate Contacts    This option pulls all the potential duplicates found in your Advantage Anywhere database.  The system looks at first name, last name, street address, email and phone number in its review of record to look for potential duplicates.  Not all listed contacts in this view are true duplicates.  We recommend comparing those records and either merging two that should be merged or leaving those records (that are valid) as is.

 

  •  Navigate to Contacts, Search Filters, run the search and then click on Duplicate Contact Search    This option allows for narrowing down the contacts to then look for duplicates.  For instance, run the initial search on Referral Sources for a Community or Prospects with a specific A/E.  Once you see the results returned, then click on the Duplicate Contact Search.  This looks for duplicates in the list you have pulled up in your original search. Find the duplicate search option here:

 

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The results of running a narrowed duplicate search can product some ‘lone’ records.  For instance contact record with no apparent duplicate.  Why?  This is because the narrowed down criteria or filters used in the search only is bringing up one of the potential duplicates.  In the example above, pulling up Prospects assigned to me as an A/E and we see only one Barbara C. record.  This means there are potentially two (or more) Barbara C. records but only one of them has me assigned as the A/E.  Still good to know in many instances.

 

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Q. I don’t want to receive my morning assistant email, is that possible?

A.  The morning assistant email is not a solicitation but a feature for all Advantage Anywhere users.  Currently, if you are set up as a user for Advantage Anywhere, you will automatically receive a morning email providing a list of things to do today include Tasks, Appointments and any New Leads. Please note this is an automated feature intended to assist you with your daily tasks and leads.  This process can not be individually modified.  Please contact support with any questions.

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Q. What is a good way to see just my contacts and the follow up scheduled?

A. Using search filters and the contact touch report provides a way to view all your prospect/contacts and the most recent follow up and future follow up, all in one report. For example, viewing all your HOT prospects for a specific community – here’s a step by step example:

 

• Navigate to CONTACTS > click on SEARCH FILTERS

Input the criteria for your contacts and click SEARCH:

 

sfctr1

 

(Example criteria:  Category: Prospects- Account Executive: Kristen Zeh- Ranking: Hot)

  • You have successfully located your contacts when you see results (a listing of contacts that meet the criteria specified) like this:

 

sfctr2

 

  • Now, while viewing the listing of contacts, click on CONTACT TOOLS > CONTACT TOUCH REPORT

 

sfctr4

 

  • The result will be the same list of contacts displayed with additional information. You’ll see the dates of the last recorded note, the last recorded task, the last appointment as well as any future tasks and appointments.  Use this report to set follow up by clicking on the contact name (on left side), setting an appointment or task for that contact.  Then close that tab and refresh this report (F5) to use it as working list, one by one setting up your follow up actions:

 

sfctr5

 

 

Keep this and Print in .PDF form: http://kb.occupancyadvantage.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Using-Search-Filters-and-the-Contact-Touch-Report.pdf

 

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Q. How do I get my Prospects or Referral Sources to display on the Today Dashboard?

A. The top right portion of the dashboard is populated with your top Prospects or using the radio button, toggles to view top Referral Sources.

This information comes from the contact record, specifically the ranking fields.

These fields can be made to display in this section by altering your field name used for Prospect ranking and Referral Ranking. Those ranking or stage levels configured in your database will then be displayed on the dashboard.

  • For Prospects – Make sure the field you want to have displayed here reads like this:

Ranking – Prospect (It needs to start with ‘Rank’ and have the word ‘prospect’ in the field title)

 

  • For Referrals – Make sure the field you want to have displayed here reads like this:

Ranking – Referral (It needs to start with ‘Rank’ and have the word ‘refer’ in the field title)

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Q. Sticky Point Contact Us Form Coding for WordPress and .NET

A. Yes, Sticky Points can be created to be your Contact Us forms on your website. See the below examples for adding to your website:

for php or WordPress:

<hr />
<script type=”text/javascript” src=”http://abbi.advantageondemand.com/srp_support/ABBI_SRP_SUBMIT.js”></script>
<script type=”text/javascript” >
function SendSRPtoOA() {
ABBI_POST(“http://XXXXX.advantageondemand.com/landingpage.aspx”, “XX”, “srp_dbt_16_id”, “FirstName=” + document.getElementsByName(“your-name”)[0].value.split(‘ ‘)[0] + “~LastName=” + document.getElementsByName(“your-name”)[0].value.split(‘ ‘)[1] + “~Email=” + document.getElementsByName(“your-email”)[0].value + “~Phone1=” + document.getElementsByName(“your-phone”)[0].value + “~CUSTOM_FORM_NOTE_99938=” + document.getElementsByName(“your-message”)[0].value, “OA-Response”);
}
</script>
<br /><br />
Your Name: <input name=”your-name” value=”” /><br />
Your Phone: <input name=”your-phone” value”” /><br />
Your Email: <input name=”your-email” value=”” /><br />
I’d also like to know about: <input name=”your-message” value=”” /><br />
<input type=”button” value=”Submit” onclick=”javascript:SendSRPtoOA();” />
<br />
<div name=”OA-Response”></div>
<hr />

And…
For C# (.NET):

using(WebClient client = new WebClient())
{
System.Collections.Specialized.NameValueCollection reqparm = newSystem.Collections.Specialized.NameValueCollection();
reqparm.Add(“sd”,”FirstName=FirstNameValue~LastName=LastNameValue~Email=EmailAddressValue~Phone1=Phone1Value~CUSTOM_FORM_NOTE_61621=QuestionOrCommentFieldValue~CUSTOM_FORM_CHECKBOX_64181=1″);
reqparm.Add(“hClientDateTime”, DateTime.Now.ToString()); //”05/07/2015 12:17:00 PM”);
reqparm.Add(“COMMAND_KEY”, “SAVE_SRP_DATA”);
reqparm.Add(“hRefData”,””);
reqparm.Add(“WMID”, “”);
/*******************************************
Valid SID Values For XXXX
Contact DATABASE = XX
*******************************************/
reqparm.Add(“SID”, “XX”);
//idkey is used to store your unique submission value if needed format XXXX as needed.
reqparm.Add(“idkey”, “XXX”);
byte[] responsebytes = client.UploadValues(“http://XXXX.advantageondemand.com/contact.aspx”,”POST”, reqparm);
string responsebody = Encoding.UTF8.GetString(responsebytes);
Response.Write(responsebody);
}

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ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE or A/E – definition

Account Executive

: an Account Executive is a staff member, employee and Occupancy Advantage user. Often abbreviated as A/E the Account Executive has a unique log in and password which ties to their ‘smart’ contact record. The category for A/E is decided during implementation but is often called Staff, staff member, employee or sales counselor. The category for the A/E’s is what determines who’s name shows up in the drop down for available A/E’s for assigning tasks, goals, and reporting.

Any staff member that is no longer with the organization should have the contact category changes to be past staff member or the like. This removes this contact’s name from appearing in the current A/E listing drop down but keeps the name on the staff list for historical reporting options.

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Q. How can I pull a lost lead report that also pulls in the Lost note/Activity code so we can identify why people are going inactive?

A. Run a Report called NEW CONTACT DETAIL REPORT. Choose the date range (pulls date range of last modification), check the checkbox for including Notes/Traffic, the community and then select the Lost/Inactive Category:

LostInactiveDetails

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Q. Will a future resident automatically change to resident on the future date shown or is something additional needed to be done?

A. No.  A future move in will roll into an occupancy on the prescribed date. However, best practice is to Set the contact’s “Category” as a “resident” upon the initial future move in scheduling.

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Q. I would like to see the report I’m viewing in Excel, can I export it?

A.  All reports can be exported into Excel for further manipulation.  Simply highlight all the data in the report on screen in Advantage Anywhere, right click and choose copy.  Open Excel or another program and choose paste.

In other words:

1. Run the report, once you see the report click on the CONTROL and the A keys on your keyboard.
2. Open Excel and Paste. (Another option is to right click in an Excel field and select from the available Paste choices)

In most instances the columns, rows and fields will all retain their original placement and can be manipulated from there.

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Q. Can you search for words saved in a note or discovery guide?

A. Yes you can use the KEYWORD SEARCH to search on a word/words saved in a note or Discovery Guide.  Remember making a note about their dog, house, family or other item?  Now search on the information easily to locate the associate contact.

Example: I remember talking to a prospect and he mentioned his dog named Bo.

 

You can search on the word Bo by click on CONTACTS, SEARCH and the first line in the search pop-up is the KEYWORD SEARCH. Type Bo in the box and click search.  The system will scan the Notes and Discovery Guides for the word Bo and return the results.

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Q. How do you search on Notes and Discovery Guides?

A. You can search your notes and discovery guides.  Remember making a note or recording something in a discovery guide and wish you could search on it? You can search on these in the Advanced Search Section.  Click on Contacts, then click on Search and you’ll see a Keyword Search Field.  Type your work or phrase here:

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Q. Is it possible to delete open tasks?

A.  Yes, you can delete uncompleted tasks.  Perhaps you have a task you want to cancel, delete or just plain want to make it go away.  Here’s how; from the TASK page, click on the person’s name for which the task is for and this will take you to the contact record.  Once there, click on TASKS/TASKOMATICS for this contact record and you’ll see the open tasks here.  There are links which allow you to EDIT or DELETE the task from here.

Remember, if the task that you want to delete is part of a TASKOMATIC the next task is likely to immediately cue up.  This requires you stop the entire TASKOMATIC not just the individual task.  Here’s a link to stopping the entire TASKOMATIC.

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Q. Can you put your pre-made signature into a Search & Deploy email or letter?

A. Yes! Using the Editor to create your email or printed letter add a merge field ‘from user’. Scroll down and the very last item will be Signature. This will add the merge field to add the pre-made signature of the user/sender deploying the Search & Deploy job. This will bring in the pre-made signature (if you have one made) into your bulk email or print job.

See the FAQ on making a new signature to learn how to create your personalized signature with pictures, social media links, phone numbers etc.

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Q. I’m clicking on things and nothing happens, why?

A. You may have your pop up blocker on in your browser. Typically there is a notice, sometimes in yellow, that is visible at the bottom of the page or in other browsers near the top.  This is letting you know your settings are on to block pop ups.  To enable pop up’s only on the Advantage Anywhere site follow these instructions and should only need to be adjusted one time to make these changes permanent.

In Chrome, follow these steps: Click on the Settings (The 3 dots icon in the top far right) the Settings selection is in the drop down.

Once in Settings, navigate to the Privacy heading and click on CONTENT SETTINGS.  This will display various settings, scroll down until you see the POP-UPS and redirects and click on Manage Exceptions:

Add the Advantage Anywhere website to the list of exceptions: https://abbi.advantageondemand.com

Click Done.

For Internet Explorer:  INTERNET EXPLORER IS NO LONGER SUPPORTED.

 

For additional details, step-by-step instructions and advanced options to resolve, click here: Pop-up Enabling

 

 

 

 

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Q. How can I remove the printing of the website links at the bottom of reports?

A. To do this in Chrome, open your Chrome Browser.  While on Advantage Anywhere, click the CRTL button and the P button on your keyboard  (Ctrl+p) at the same time.  Once you do this you’ll see the print settings dialog pop-up appear.  Click the More Settings drop down.  You’ll see a checkbox in from of Headers and footers.  Un-check in that checkbox. This setting will stay unchecked.

 

In Firefox go to the 3 bars on the far right, then click print, then select page setup and click the Margins & Header/Footer.

Firefoxpagesetup

 

This will prevent the website link from being printed at the bottom of reports.

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Q. Is there a way I can customize or build my own TaskoMatics?

A.  Yes.  You can edit existing TaskoMatics or create new customized TaskoMatics within your Advantage Anywhere System.  Simply navigate to the existing TaskoMatic to make necessary changes inclung adding steps,deleting steps, modifying instructions within the steps or changing the timeline.  Remember that modifying a TaskoMatic from the TOOLS, TASKOMATIC editor will change the TaskoMatic template permanently and it will be in effect for any TaskoMatics launched after the updates.

To create a new customized TaskoMatic do so under TOOLS, TASKOMATIC EDITOR, click New Folder to name a new TaskoMatic Folder.  Then click on the blue arrow next to any folder name to add a New TaskoMatic and Click NEW SEQUENCE.  The Sequence is the name of your new TaskoMatic.  Then begin to add the steps by clicking on New Action for each new Task.

Here is a link to the TaskoMatic Builder Worksheet which gives you a template from which to begin creating a TaskoMatic.

Here is a like for a sample of the TaskoMatic Builder Worksheet filled out with Tasks and a timeline.

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Q. Are there any shortcuts to assist you?

A. Yes, click on the HOME icon for short links to assist with everyday and beginner user tasks.

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Q. Can I search on null fields or choose ‘not’ to include some field responses?

A. Yes, you can search on the fields in all contact records for null or empty fields as well as narrow down the criteria within a field.

To further explain, by adding critieria (keywords) to search fields the System allows you to return results for fields that are blank or empty as well as narrowing down the results for a specific field.  Here are a few examples:

  • Search on empty or blank fields: perhaps you want to search on all your referral sources without an email address.  To do this search, select the cateogry Referral Sources and add the word (in Caps) EMPTY in the email address field. (Example: search contacts that have no email address using BLANK or EMPTY in the email field)

 

  • Search on specific criteria within a field: perhaps you want to locate specific zip codes.  You can search on more than one at a time by typing (in Caps) AND between the zip codes.  Example to search Contact records that are in the zip codes of 38965, 33901 and 33909. To do this search select the zip code field and type those zip codes for which you want to return results like this: 38965 AND 33901 AND 33909. (Example: Filter zip codes by finding all except 33901 by using NOT 33901 in the zip code field)

 

  • Search on a combination of commands: Zip codes searches to find only specific zip codes and rule out others: 38965 AND 33901 AND 33909. (Example: search on Contact First Name by entering Robert AND Bob.

The available commands to search on are listed below, remember the command must be in all capital letters:

  • AND
  • BLANK
  • EMPTY
  • NOT
  • NOT BLANK
  • NOT EMPTY
  • and a comination of multiple commands like AND and AND NOT combinations all in the same field

For reference and to view these commands in the future see the HELP tab within Advantage.

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Q. What is the HOME link for?

A. Users will notice that under the HOME link you’ll find additional assistance to perform daily activities.  Great for new users and those who link shortcuts.

You’ll notice a new HOME   link on the navigation tab in Advantage Anywhere.  You can click on this link at any time and you’ll see a pop up window that helps guide you with options like this:

Now click on these links to use a shortcuts to getting you where you need to be and to accomplish your daily tasks.  If you are lost or need assistance, we say Click Home.  We’d love your feedback on this and if it’s well received we’ll consider expanding this to include even more options in the future.

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Q. When I log in my account information is popping up and requiring fields to be completed, why?

A. This typically means your user account has not been completely filled out.  Advantage Anywhere users with a user account that is not completely filled out will find the system notifying them.  Upon logging into Advantage Anywhere, the system checks for the minimum required fields.  Should the system find any of those required fields empty, it will pop up and request the user complete their own Contact record.  Keep in mind the system pulls and records this information in various locations from being the “maker” of a note to the sender on an email.

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Q. Why do I continually get a pop up asking about changing a contacts category?

A.  When you have a sales opportunity or occupancy move-in or out the system will pop up to ask you about changing the contact’s category. This feature will prompt users to change the category at critical steps in the sales process with just two clicks.

Advantage Anywhere is driven by the contact record and being able to access those records to determine who is in what stage of the sales cycle, how many prospects you currently have, how many residents or customers you have, how many referral sources you have.  Keep the category of a contact record up to date is the way to ensure the integrity of your data and maintain the most up to date listings.  Therefore the system will attempt to assist you in updating the category at each potential status change.

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Q. How do I see how many leads I have per active Marketing Campaign and which ones have been followed up on?

A. The Contact Touch report by Source Code is a great way to see your campaign results.  The Touch Report by Source Code shows you a list of each active marketing campaign, how many leads you got from it, how many of those leads were touched, how many tasks were completed, how many tasks were assigned and how many leads have had no activity.  It’s a fabulous way to make sure that your expensive leads are being followed up on!

Here a visual of what you’d see (example database):

Contactreportbysource

 

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Q. Can I quickly see my leads or prospects and which ones I’ve followed up on?

A. Yes.  Us the Contact Touch Report.  The Contact Touch Report can be run on any search (by A/E, by date range, by anything).  It shows you the name of each contact, the date of their last note, task and appointment, and the date of their future scheduled next task and appointment.  Again, an amazing way to identify Contacts that aren’t being touched.  You can access it by doing a search (Contacts, Search), then click on Contact Tools, then Contact Touch Report.

Here is an example of what you’ll see:

contacttouchreport

 

 

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Q. How do I contact support?

A.  Contact support via the following methods:

Via Email:  Support@OccupancyAdvantage.com

 

Via Phone: (239) 337-2667 During normal business hours 8:30 to 5:30 (EST) week days.

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Q. I have requested a new SRP Sticky Point, how do I incorporate that into a website or for social media?

A.  Once the SRP/Sticky Point has been created you can view the clink to use and point to by navigating to the TOOLS, then the ADMINISTRATION link from within Advantage Anywhere.  Then click on CAMPAIGNS and find the SRP/Sticky Point you wish to use and click EDIT.  On the right hand side of the configuration box you will see a PREVIEW link.  Click that PREVIEW link.  The browser will show you a preview of the SRP/Sticky Point in a new window.  In the Address bar at the top you’ll find coding that resembles this:  http://databasename.occupancyadvantage/landingpagest.asp?sid=550    This is the coding you want to copy and paste.

Now in the website or other online location you’d like to have the SRP/Sticky Point populated, add the following iframe coding that uses the link copied in the manner above and will resemble this:

<iframe src=”http://databasename.occupancyadvantage/landingpagest.asp?sid=550” width-“200px” height=”400px”></iframe>

For more information on coding and iframe resources view this on the web here: http://www.w3schools.com/tags/tag_iframe.asp

Contact support for more detailed or database specific questions.

 

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Q. I want to create a new marketing piece, where do I start?

A.  Navigate to TOOLS, then EDITOR.  Create your marketing piece by adding text, pictures, links and other items.  We recommending saving often as Advantage Anywhere is a website and is relying on your internet connection.

The Editor creates it’s own templates and documents and cannot read a .PDF, an Excel or Word file.  However, there are icons to bring in graphics, paste from Word or text editing software, or add links to other websites.

To create unique items like newsletters and image/color rich creations we recommend watching the Search and Deploy full length videos to learn the How-To’s for creating tables and modifying cells.

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Q. I would like to retain some new data for a contact record, can we do that?

A.  Your database is configurable and can be used to record and capture various types of information in the Contact Records.  You can record answers to specific questions or put contacts on waitists or record other details.  For instance, you have a prospect wanting a south facing location.  You can have a field which gives you a drop down with various views.  Once this information is recorded, you can then search on all those wanting a south facing view.

Configurable fields include; text boxes, drop down options, date picker option and radio or checkboxes. These changes can be made by those designated as the Administrators of your database and have administrative access. We recommend you contact support to make these changes as damage can result to the database.  Reach out to support to assist with these additional options.

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Q. How do you find contacts with specific criteria? For instance those resident in specific city or who answered a specific question?

A.  Search the contacts in your database to find those with specific criteria.  Navigate to CONTACTS, then click SEARCH.  Choose the criteria for the items you’d like to search on, for instance: Prospects (Category drop down) for a specific Account Executive (A/E drop down) and what type of lead (drop down hot, warm, cold, etc.) and click search.  Keep in mind you can use one criteria item or many.  Using too many criteria items may return no results.

Once you have returned the results you can save the search to run in the future.  Click on CONTACT TOOLS, SAVE SEARCH and name the search as you wish.  To run the search later click on CONTACTS then SAVED/GROUPS and you’ll see all the saved searches and groups in your database.

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Q. I have a task I can see but the ‘Complete’ link is grayed out and I can’t complete it, why?

A.  Tasks are visible for the one week prior to when they are due. You’ll notice there is a gray box visible making the task gray vs. the typical white task. These are viewable from your to-do screen.

The grayed out tasks are those not yet due and the ‘complete’ link is grayed out and not clickable.  Tasks that are past due turn red and are a reminder to address these as they’ve past their due date.

To modify and enable a grayed out task, simply click on EDIT and modify the date to be due today and save.  Then the task will be ‘do-able’ and able to be completed today.

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Q. If I have Advantage Anywhere open but it’s minimized, when I open a link on another site Advantage Anywhere goes away, help?

A. It seems as though your browser is not opening a new window when you click on a link. This is not due to Advantage Anywhere as Advantage Anywhere lets you have many windows of Advantage Anywhere open and doesn’t involve or close out any other new windows.   

Assuming you are using Internet Explorer as your browser, I would check these settings.  Click on the Gear in the upright hand corner of Internet Explorer window (House, Star, Gear is what you see visually).

After clicking on the Gear you’ll see a drop down, choose INTERNET OPTIONS.  Under the GENERAL tab you’ll see a section called TABS, click SETTINGS.   The radio button for OPEN LINKS FROM OTHER PROGRAMS IN:  should be A NEW TAB IN THE CURRENT WINDOW or A NEW WINDOW.  I suspect yours is currently set for THE CURRENT TAB OR WINDOW.

Make sure you enable pop-ups for the Advantage Anywhere  Site.

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Q. What are Advantage Anywhere merge fields?

A. Advantage Anywhere merge fields can be inserted into any template built in the Advantage Anywhere editor.  Insert merge fields using the blue “+” icon.  You can merge an entire list of fields from the contact records.  You can choose to use the fields from the contact who is receiving the email, sending the email or even the account executive associated to this contact.  If you are unsure or want to test we recommend sending a test email to yourself and your colleagues prior to deploying to a large email blast.

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Q. How do I create a template in Advantage Anywhere?

A. Navigate to the EDITOR in Advantage Anywhere.  Click on the Create a new Document/Template icon, it will ask you to save your existing work save if you have existing work otherwise simply decline and it will ask you what type of file you’d like to create, choose template.  Also, when saving verify with the drop down next to the name of the file that it is being saved as a template.  Saving as a template allows you to use the Advantage Anywhere Merge fields which can be inserted using the blue “+” icon.

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Q. How can I print to a .PDF from Advantage Anywhere?

A. Advantage Anywhere recommends using a free 3rd party software such as primopdf or cutepdf.  Simply download the converter from a website such as these. It will give you a “printer” to print to which, instead of printing converts your print job to be a .PDF which you can save, email or print.

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Q. I sent out a bulk email and I am getting bouncebacks in my inbox, why?

A. Advantage Anywhere makes sure you are the receiver of any bouncebacks.  Allowing you to receive this information gives you the heads up there is something wrong with this person’s email address. It may have changed, or may have been entered incorrectly in your Advantage Anywhere System.  Reading through the bounceback details in the email provided typically gives you direction as to why the email did not make it to its intended recipient.

Keeping your database current and up to date will keep your communication flowing with your contact records and it will prevent you from being flagged as a spammer by a receiving internet provider.  Having too many repeated bouncebacks can be a red flag in the email realm and can cause blacklisting and other negative effects.  Contact support for more information.

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Q. Can I create my own Discovery Guides?

A. The administrator of your database has the link to build discovery guides under ADMINISTRATION.  You can edit existing discovery guides or build new ones through this link.  Contact support for specific questions on building discovery guides.

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Q. What are Discovery Guides?

A. Discovery guides are ways to script questions and answers with contacts.  For instance some Advantage Anywhere users have prospect discovery guides which guide them through the discovery process or reminds them to ask specific questions and give the user a place to correspondingly record the answers.  Saving the discovery guide places this information within the contact record for viewing at any time.  A database can have multiple discovery guides for various types of contacts.

Discovery guides are editable by the administrative contact at your location under the link ADMINISTRATION.

Discovery guides can be used to create a contact record by selecting the down arrow next to the NEW link to create a new contact record.  Filling out the discovery guide this way saves the information into a contact record and saves the corresponding contact record.

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Q. Is there a way to modify TaskoMatics?

A. Yes, you can modify the TaskoMatic you are currently using for a contact by navigating to the contact record, click on Task/TaskoMatic and you’ll see the current TaskoMatic in play listed.  Click EDIT to modify the current next step.  To modify future steps click on the blue word TaskoMatic. In this view you can see the next step and all subsequent steps.  The bold title represent steps in the TaskoMatic and you can delete steps, add steps, or stop the entire TaskoMatic from here.

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Q. Is there an Advantage Anywhere App?

A. Depending on your phone, for an iPhone you can save as an icon/app on your homescreen by using Safari to navigate to webpage:  https://abbi.advantageondemand.com – once you reach the log in screen, choose the box/arrow button which will give you options to bookmark/add to homescreen.  For iPhone choose ADD to HOMESCREEN, it will then ask you to name the ICON app/bookmark to be placed on your phone.

If you have Android or Blackberry I recommend a bookmark.  Navigate to the website: https://abbi.advantageondemand.com  then save as a bookmark or link, depending on your phone it may be a menu button or options button.

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Q. I’m trying to fulfill a print/email task under my to-do’s and I see ‘document not available to load’

A. If you are trying to fulfill a print or email task from your to-do screen and when you click ‘personalize’ it gives you a pop up that says “Document not available to load”.  This means there is an error in your TaskoMatic.  First try clicking on EDIT under this task and confirm there is a template or document linked to this to-do item.  If not browse to find an appropriate communication email or letter.  If there is a valid template or document attached there may be a problem with the TaskoMatic and may need to be stopped and relaunched.  Please contact support for more assistance.

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Q. I want to print labels from Advantage Anywhere, how can I do this?

A. Once you’ve selected the list of recipients through a search and returned the results you can choose CONTACT TOOLS.  In the drop down you’ll see a built in LABELS choice for the standard Avery mailing label 5160 or similar (30 per sheet, size 1″ x  2 5/8″).  Know that this option doesn’t work for all printers due to the fact you are printing a webpage rather than printing from a visible program on you computer. If you would like to create other size labels or are having trouble using the built in label maker, we recommend using the mail merge functionality in your current text editor. Read here on using the Microsoft directions to create mailing labels or envelopes: http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/excel-help/print-labels-by-using-excel-data-in-a-word-mail-merge-HP005203760.aspx?CTT=1. If you are using Office 2010, here is another link for step-by-step directions: http://www.addictivetips.com/microsoft-office/word-2010-mail-merge/

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Q. I want to print something out of Advantage Anywhere, where is the print button?

A. At almost any screen within Advantage Anywhere you can print by simply right clicking and choosing print preview. Once the preview is visible use the icons at the top to ensure printing to the correct printer, adjusting margins, printing direction, etc.

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Q. I have a smartphone, tablet or Ipad, can I access information from there?

A.  Yes, you can access Advantage Anywhere from your smartphone.  The Advantage Anywhere system will recognize you’ve logged in from a smartphone or tablet device and will give you 4 quick shortcut links at the top to assist you in retrieving information or imputing information into your database. However, not utilizing Internet Explorer 9.0 or above can result in some unexpected results or functionality. Contact the help desk for specific issues or questions.

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Q. Why use Traffic or Activity?

A. Advantage Anywhere uses the tractivity choices to provide and utilize reports and logging of data for trending and closing times. Failure to accurately describe traffic items will greatly affect the outcome of the reports and your lead to close ratios. Further, some organizations utilize these numbers as goals and ratios to meet requiring accurate logging of activities.

You may make a note stating there was a ‘visit’ but the system needs a definite choice regarding the visit, was the note stating they asked for a visit, they intend to visit, the came for a visit or they missed the visit time entirely.  For that reason notes allow you to take notes regarding the interaction with a contact but the activity allows you to log those milestone for reporting purposes.

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Q. Can I add an additional Smart Response Page/Sticky Point?

A. Yes, please contact support for more information and particulars about the fields needed in your Sticky Point and the automated follow up, if any, needed by Advantage Anywhere.

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Q. What does the link to Occupancy do and when do you use it?

A. Occupancy is used to record move-in’s and move-out’s and Occupancy in a lease or agreement situation.  Move in options, services and fees can also be configured to describe the availability, size and more related to your rooms.  Contact support for more information or to configure this in your database.

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Q. What does the link to Sales do and when do you use it?

A. The link in a contact record to SALES is used when you have a one time sale or sales.  You can see potential sales in the pipe line, you can view the status of the sale or record a sale using this feature.  Depending on your system/database this information may not be configured.  Please contact support if you would like to learn more or set your database up to track sales.

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Q. Error message or messages

A. If you encounter any type of error message, please hit F5 on your keyboard to refresh the page.  Typically this resets the information presented on your screen and resolves any discrepancy resulting in an error.  If you continue to encounter an error please reach out to support via phone, email or by using the response page under the Contact link.

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PDF Resource

Q. How do you off board/off-board a user when a staff member leaves our organization?

A. When an account executive/staff member leaves your organization or will no longer be using Advantage Anywhere, use the handy and printable resource or follow these steps:

View this helpful and printable guide for assistance (short version below) : View PDF Guide

  • First, archive the user account (requires administrative access)Go to TOOLS > ADMINISTRATOR > MANAGE USERS  Locate the user and click on their name in the list to edit, click ‘Archive” on the pop up.  Note: Archiving a user immediately terminates any access using that log in, resetting the password through the ‘Forgot Password’ link is disabled and kicks out anyone currently logged in under these credentials/this user account.
  • Next, navigate to that archived user’s contact record (while still in the MANAGE USERS area, click on the name of the archive user and go to the ‘Open users contact record:’ link. This will take you to the correct record, change the category to Past Staff or Past Account Executive or similar category.
  • Under the MANAGE USERS section you can pull up Reports for past Account Executive by name.  Using this reporting you can pull a list of the archived user’s contacts, open tasks and future appointments.  This information can help to isolate those items which may need to be updated to a new Account Executive.
  • Contact support if assistance is needed to reassign.
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Q. What are the user access levels in Advantage Anywhere?

A.  There are 4 main types of access(user types) in Advantage Anywhere.  

  • Administrator
  • Power User
  • Normal User
  • Data Entry

Access is limited as you go down the list of access types (Administrator having full access and Data Entry having very restricted access).

 

B. There are Tab Access restrictions available for all non-administrator level users.  Administrator can turn on/off the main navigation links or tab access for dashboards, reports, marketing, etc.

 

C. There are additional Normal User restrictions that can be turned on for each individual user restricting items like merging, restricting and types of contact viewing etc.

 

See the levels defined below:

 

1. User Type Access

User type access has 4 levels;  Data Entry, Normal, Power and Admin.

 

2. Tab Access

Tabs access can allow/restrict access to the following tabs/pages; Today, Tasks, Calendars, Marketing, Occupancy Dashboard, Reports, Property, Tools, Help.  (Turning “on/off” Tab Access at the manage user level allows/prevents that user from seeing the specific tab.)

 

 

Tasks Admin

 (All Access)

Power User 

(Enhanced View)

Normal

(Default View)

Data Entry

(Limited View)

New Task Yes Yes Yes No
Edit Tasks Yes Yes Yes No
Calendar
New Appointment Yes Yes Yes No
Manage Calendar Sync Yes Yes Yes No
Contacts
List/Sort Yes Yes Yes Yes
Create New Contacts Yes Yes Yes Yes
Delete Contacts (individually) Yes Yes Yes Yes
Delete Contacts (mass delete) Yes Yes No No
Search Filters Yes Yes Yes Yes
Groups/Saved Yes Yes Yes Yes
Save Search Yes Yes Yes Yes
Add/Remove from Group Yes Yes Yes Yes
Change Category Yes Yes Yes Yes
Change AE (Account Executive) Yes Yes No No
Launch TaskomaticTM Yes Yes Yes Yes
Duplicate Contacts (find & merge) Yes Yes Yes No
Email/Print Yes Yes Yes Yes
Export Contacts Yes Yes Yes Yes
Labels Yes Yes No Yes
Merge Contacts Yes Yes Yes Yes
Contact Touch Report Yes Yes Yes Yes
Marketing
Email/Print Yes Yes Yes No
Post to Social Media Yes Yes No No
Process SRP/Sticky Point Leads Yes Yes Yes No
Sources/Sticky Points New Campaign Yes Yes No No
Edit/Delete Sources/Sticky Points Yes Yes No No
Email History Yes Yes Yes No
Scheduled Jobs Yes Yes Yes No
Editor Templates Yes Yes Yes No
Reports
All Reports Yes Yes Yes No
Create Contact Report Yes Yes No No
Set Scheduled Reports Yes Yes Yes No
View Your Scheduled Reports Yes Yes No No
Edit/Delete Scheduled Reports Yes Yes No No
Customize What Reports I See Yes No No No
Property
Browse Property Yes Yes Yes No
Add Location Yes Yes No No
Edit/Delete Location Yes Yes No No
Add Options Folder Yes Yes No No
Edit/Delete Option Yes Yes No No
Tools
Editor Yes Yes Yes No
Taskomatic TM Editor Yes Yes No No
Follow Up Assistant Setup Yes Yes No No
Import Contacts Yes Yes No No
Manage Yes Yes No No
Referral Types Yes Yes No No
Removal Reasons (Occupancy) Yes Yes No No
Add/Delete Groups Yes Yes Yes No
Delete Saved Searches Yes Yes Yes No
Find Duplicate Contacts Yes Yes Yes No
Add/Delete Relationships Yes Yes Yes No
Add/Delete Responsibilities Yes Yes Yes No
Add/Delete Deposit Types Yes Yes Yes No
Add/Delete Wait List Types Yes Yes Yes No
Add/Delete Service Line Yes Yes No No
SRP Layouts Yes Yes No No
Add/Delete SRP Layouts Yes Yes No No
Add/Delete Regions Yes No No No
Settings
Add//Edit/Delete Properties Yes Yes Yes No
Add/Edit/Delete Property Options Yes Yes Yes No

Administration

(Additional access for administrators only)

Manage Users: Add, Edit, Archive, Delete Yes No No No
Discovery Guide Editor : Add, Edit, Delete Yes No No No
Category & Filed  Setup: Edit, New, Delete Yes No No No
Property Filed Setup: Edit Yes No No No
Sales Tracker Setup: New Reason, Edit, Delete Yes No No No
Traffic/Activity Setup: New Traffic/Activity, Edit, Delete Yes No No No
Campaign Setup: New Campaign, Edit, Delete Yes No No No
Restore Deleted Contacts: Search, Restore Yes No No No
Email Export Setup: Edit, Delete Yes No No No

 

For a printable PDF copy of the list click here: Advantage Users Access Levels – 1.11.19

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Q. What is a good way to see just my contacts and the follow up scheduled?

A. Using search filters and the contact touch report provides a way to view all your prospect/contacts and the most recent follow up and future follow up, all in one report. For example, viewing all your HOT prospects for a specific community – here’s a step by step example:

 

• Navigate to CONTACTS > click on SEARCH FILTERS

Input the criteria for your contacts and click SEARCH:

 

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(Example criteria:  Category: Prospects- Account Executive: Kristen Zeh- Ranking: Hot)

  • You have successfully located your contacts when you see results (a listing of contacts that meet the criteria specified) like this:

 

sfctr2

 

  • Now, while viewing the listing of contacts, click on CONTACT TOOLS > CONTACT TOUCH REPORT

 

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  • The result will be the same list of contacts displayed with additional information. You’ll see the dates of the last recorded note, the last recorded task, the last appointment as well as any future tasks and appointments.  Use this report to set follow up by clicking on the contact name (on left side), setting an appointment or task for that contact.  Then close that tab and refresh this report (F5) to use it as working list, one by one setting up your follow up actions:

 

sfctr5

 

 

Keep this and Print in .PDF form: http://kb.occupancyadvantage.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Using-Search-Filters-and-the-Contact-Touch-Report.pdf

 

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