
Innovate '08 - Anaheim Marriott - Anaheim, California - November 9 - 12, 2008
Today's Solutions
v4.0 Product Roadmap
IRES is supporting v4.0 for the next 5 years. Join us in this session to learn more about our plans and timing to continue delivering enhancements to v4.0 Web and Windows. We will discuss the products and specific processes we are investing in as well as how you can provide input into what we add to and fix in v4.0.
Learning Objectives
- Understand what areas of the current products are not enhancing and why
- Learn what processes will be enhanced and the targeted release timing over the next two years
- Learn about the timing for upcoming service packs on version 4.0 and how you can get involved to help IRES make v4.0 investment decisions
ID: M19
Track: Today's Solutions
Audience: Executive, Operations Mgr., Regional Mgr. - Residential
Platform: All
Prerequisite: None
Advance Preparation: None
CPE Level: Basic
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Enhance your Residential Business with Access 24/7
An overview of the online leasing and resident communication portal, Access 24/7, will kick off this session. Discover how Access 24/7 can benefit your business through its resident portal collaboration, online payment capabilities and online leasing functionality. You will also receive and update on the changes to Access 24/7 and Residential Management over the past year. Attendees will gain insight into base RM improvements as well as enhanced changes to Access 24/7.
Learning Outcomes:
- How to enhance the sales process and lower operational expenses with Access 24/7
- How to better communicate with your residents with Access 24/7
- Understand the changes made to the base MRI RM solution and why these enhancements have been made
ID: M16
Track: Today’s Solutions
Audience: End User, Operations Mgr., Regional Mgr. – Residential
Platform: Residential
Prerequisite: None
Advance Preparation: None
CPE Level: Basic
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Don't forget about our post-training class available: Access 24/7: Exceed Your Sales and Service Expectations
Residential Management and Access 24/7 Electronic Payments
This session will highlight the electronic payment options that are offered
in the WEB and Access 24/7 Products. It will provide insight into the
various processes which will enable clients to troubleshoot more effectively.
Topics to be covered include IRES setup, process and transmission for
check scanning and recurring payment in Residential Management WEB, Access
24/7 functionality for single payment, recurring payment and credit card,
how to complete an end-to-end test and troubleshooting techniques and
where to look in the critical tables.
Learning Outcomes:
- Gain insight on the various offerings for electronic payments
- How to setup, transmit various types of electronic payments
- How to test various electronic payments
ID: W20
Track: Today’s Solutions
Audience: End User
Platform: All
Prerequisite: Current users of check scanning and/or Access 24/7
Advance Preparation: None
CPE Level: Intermediate
New!
Don't forget about our post-training class available: Access
24/7: Exceed Your Sales and Service Expectations
IRES’ Affordable Housing Solution powered by Bostonpost
Find out how the IRES affordable housing solution will help reduce your compliance risk, increase visibility into property operations, fully automate creation of tenant records, easily cross train employees to handle multiple roles and tasks. You will be able to slash the time your staff is now spending on compliance administration. This easy-to-use software solution supports any mix of AH programs.
Learning Outcomes:
- How to automate creation of all resident records and compliance reporting
- Integration with MRI General Ledger, Accounts Payable and RM
- How to complete daily tasks efficiently
- How the implementation process works
ID: M03
Track: Today’s Solutions
Audience: IT Professional, IT End User, Operations Manager, Regional
Manager - Residential
Platform: All
Prerequisite: None
Advance Preparation: Knowledge of AH and Tax Credit
CPE Level: Basic
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Accounts Payable v4.0 - Achieve Maximum Results
Improve your purchase-to-pay process when you learn about numerous v4.0 new as well as “tried and true” features. This session will provide you with suggestions so you will be able to create efficiencies and provide accounting controls to ensure accurate General Ledger reporting.
Learning Outcomes:
- Understand how features ensure accurate GL accounting
- Understand how these features increase efficiencies
- Learn ways to improve the overall purchase to pay process
ID: W16
Track: Today’s Solutions
Audience: End User, Operations Mgr.
Platform: All
Prerequisite: Basic accounting knowledge, familiarity with AP/PO module, and basic AP process understanding
Advance Preparation: None
CPE Level: Basic
Commercial Management LeaseFlow – Managing the Leasing Process
Learn how this lease-tracking module supports comprehensive management of the leasing process and is designed to shorten the leasing cycle for office, industrial and retail real estate. Also discussed will be how to best track the flow of a lease from start to finish as you identify any bottlenecks in the process.
Learning Outcomes:
- Learn best practices to streamline lease cycle to improve your bottom line
- How to share lease and contact information enterprise-wide for faster, better communication
- Improve collaboration to expedite the transfer of occupancy to the tenant
ID: W21
Track: Today’s Solutions
Audience: End User, Operations Mgr.
Platform: All
Prerequisite: Basic accounting knowledge, familiarity with AP/PO module, and basic AP process understanding
Advance Preparation: None
CPE Level: Basic
Commercial Management Solutions - Achieve Maximum Results
Whether you’re new to Commercial Management or an experienced User, you’re sure to pick up pointers that increase productivity, simplify processes, and ensure accurate information. Take an in-depth look of the features and functionality in Commercial Management. Learn how your company can benefit by optimizing this solution.
Learning Outcomes:
- Review new or little-known product features that improve efficiencies
- Learn best practices that ensure accurate transactions and reporting
- Discuss solutions to client-supplied questions
ID: T23
Track: Today’s Solutions
Audience: End User, Operations Mgr., Regional Mgr.
Platform: All
Prerequisite: None
Advance Preparation:
CPE Level: Basic
JobCost De-Mystified
Join this session to discuss the features and functionality available in JobCost v4.0. You’ll learn about JobCost hierarchy, JobCost table structure and JobCost IR(s).
Learning Outcomes:
- Understand enhanced options for attaching invoices to contracts to better meet your workflow
- Learn about secure controls that permit contract corrections after it has been approved
- Review the process for acquiring v4.0 JobCost
ID: W23
Track: Today’s Solutions
Audience: IT Professional, End User, IT End User, Operations
Mgr., Regional Mgr.
Platform: All
Prerequisite: None
Advance Preparation:
CPE Level: Basic
Current Design Tools – Fundamentals
This session outlines the overview of how the tool kit can help you solve unique business challenges. We’ll follow one aspect all the way through the Tool Kit, from gathering new data in TableDesign to making it visible and accessible using ViewDesign and MenuDesign. Discover how you can put an “idea into action,” by quickly configuring the system without customization.
Learning Outcomes:
- Understand basics of the application tool kit
- Learn how to create custom tables and fields
- Learn how to create custom views and menus
ID: W05
Track: Today’s Solutions
Audience: End User, IT End User, Regional Mgr., Operations Mgr.
Platform: All
Prerequisite: None
Advance Preparation: None
CPE Level: Basic
Current Design Tools - Advanced
This session builds on the knowledge acquired in the Current Design Tools – Fundamentals session. Deeper functionality of the tool kit will be discussed. An overview of many of the capabilites of these solutions will be shared during this advanced session.
Learning Outcomes:
- Understand advanced features of TableDesign, ViewDesign and MenuDesign
- Learn advanced functions of these design tools
- Learn how to build upon custom views and menus
ID: W18
Track: Today’s Solutions
Audience: End User, IT End User, IT Professional
Platform: All
Prerequisite: None
Advance Preparation: None
CPE Level: Intermediate
Improving the Speed of Custom Reports
Are your custom reports running as quickly as they can? In this workshop we'll examine some of the common causes of slow-running reports and some strategies for making them run faster. We'll look at using best practices for report design, using SQL Profiler to identify problem queries, and how to look at SQL indexes to optimize your report performance.
Learning Outcomes:
- How to identify problem reports
- Best practices in Report Design for optimizing performance
- Use SQL Profiler and indexes to improve performance
ID: W24
Track: Today’s Solutions
Audience: End User, IT End User, Regional Mgr., Operations Mgr.
Platform: All
Prerequisite: None
Advance Preparation: None
CPE Level: Basic
Don't forget about our post-training class available: Advanced ReportDesign