New Features and Enhancements
General (10)
Major Work Order Enhancement
Full announcement can be found at: Work Order Announcement
Created New “SNIPPETS” feature to improve automated text functionality
Property Search Enhancements
Save and Edit complex searches
Added new filters to the search function
Notification Enhancements
Continued to Enhance version 1.20 Notifications release
Application Submitted
Work Order Submitted
Application Submitted Receipt to Tenant
New Application Features
Popout screen
Used for:
Notifications
Filters
Notification “Drill Down”
Properties Page redesign to improve “Flow” and “Navigation”
Added File “Preview” on Vendor, Resident and Owner Portals
Improved Image resolution on Vendor Portal
Improved Activity Logging
Built a “New” Preview Image process on upload
Build a “New” upload Image to avoid “Preview”
Created “PDF” Preview
Created New “SNIPPETS” feature to improve search/automated text functionality
Rentsign Enhancements
Improved Tenant signature process to allow all potential tenants to sign at the same time (removes delays between tenants signing leasing agreement)
Allow downloading document when in “Draft Mode”
Continued to improve application performance
Added new Radio Buttons and Checkboxes in the form builder
Retain document history on a “Canceled” document
Correct Rentsign Settings
Corrected Signature and Initial features
Fixed field rendering on all forms and text wrapping
Improved Mobile Experience
New Feature - UI/UX (User Interface / Experience)
Improved visual appearance and flow
Uniformed tables across the application layer
API Feature Enrichments and Fixes
Continued to enhance the API features to allow the PM companies to interact with Rentvine with without a UI
Added more API documentation
Report Enhancements
Toggle Headers on/off when exporting
Enhance file name setting on Export report
Added report rendering options to “Schedule Reports” feature
- Database Enhancements
- Added Date/Time modified and deactivated to Key tables (improve audit trail and accountability)
Leases (3)
Added Next 60/90 days filter
Improved “Second Nature” integration - strengthening the Residential Benefit Pack offering
Added more information to Move Out area on the lease
Marketing (1)
Improved integration with Showmojo
Mobile (2)
Improved styling
Fixed Screen sizing feature for Android devices
Admin (2)
Add account status to logging across all code base
Eliminate payment option if Rentvine account is canceled
Accounting (12)
Added signature feature to Check Print. You can now upload an image of your signature that can be included on check templates. This way when you print a check it already includes the signature.
Added image / cursive writing to check template to expedite the check signing process
Added new feature to the GL Report to show date received and deposited (DRE Compliance requirement) - Additional Columns
Added “RUBS” nomenclature to clarify the type of Bill to create
Added “Refund Type” to the payment screen - eliminates the need to drill down for more information
Sync Recurring Charge Dates between Application and Portal
Added additional verbiage to the “Delete Check Process” to provide an alternative to the delete if the removed check must be present on the Ledger (use the Return check process)
Added a link from a Bill to the work order if a work order is associated to the bill
Show correct property code on Bill payment
Added ability to associate an existing Bill to a work order or a an existing work order to a Bill
Added ability to change “Payee” on a Unpaid Bill
Added a “Quickbooks” Export feature on payments. The export creates an invoice that you can then import into your quickbooks.
Communication (10)
Enhanced “Notifications” features to improve Communication and contact with all Contacts
Added Drill down on notifications
Added new sliders and drawers to enhance the User Experience
Added notification badge
Added ability to mark notifications as Read (time saver feature)
Enhanced Mass Message to Portfolio/Owners
Added Users First and Last Name to Mass email workflow
Enhanced “Chat” order to scroll to the “Newest”
Added Work Order number, Unit name/address to Chat Notification
Add Vendor Reject reason to System notification (streamline PM need to read an email)
Owner (3)
Option to Auto-notify owner when below balance with a link to make payment
Added Non-held Liabilities on the Owner Portal
Added unit and property address on Owner Portal
Portfolio (3)
Added Property Group filter
Added option to exclude reserves when calculation Total Funds Held for Owner Balance Notices
Fixed Pagination on screen list
Property (3)
Enhanced property page to include Name/code column
Added link to Management Fee details
Added additional checks to ensure occupants name is included on Move-in workflow
Work Order (1)
See announcement at: Work Order Announcement
Reports (26)
Enhanced Cash Flow and Income Statement Report - Added option to combine Markups and Discounts to the parent GL
Removed “Equals” option on Annual Income Statement and Cash Flow reports
New Lease Credit Report
Enhanced Unit Report - added Occupancy Status and additional property demographics facilitating the PMs to group properties by Occupancy Status
Added upcoming charge to the Lease Charges report
Added Owner/Vendor Address to the 1099 print report
Added Management Fee setting to the Lease report
Added “Last Year” filter to the Annual Cash Flow report
Added Tenant Name and Phone to the Lease Charges report
Added “Exclude Suppressed” to the Cash Flow Comparison report
Added Tenant Name and Phone to the Lease Charges report
Added Remote Check filter to the Check Register report
Added Prepayment setting to the Cash Flow report
Added Ledger Payout to Vendor on the Payment report
Added Property group option to the Lease / Property report
Added sorting and grouping to all custom fields for reports
Added Tenant Status to the Lease Tenants report
Added Link to Payment details from the Vendor Payments report
Added New Owner / Other payments reports
Added new Upcoming Charges filter to Lease Charges Report
Added “Postal Code” filter to Vendor Payments Report
Improved the 1099 “Print Report” and allow export to Excel
Added “Management Fee” setting to the Lease Charges report
Added “Date Closed” filter to the Work Order report
Added “Ledger Payout” to Vendor Payment report
Added link to the Payment Detail from the “Vendor Payments” report
Bug Fixes (23)
Fixed Delete of Rentsign document
Fixed being allow to send out Rentsign document that has no linked parties
Fixed “Blank” Rentsign going out completely blank (only input fields should be blank - not the entire document)
Fixed Text wrapping in Rentsign
Fixed file-size limitation in Rentsign
Fixed Unit Management Fee report to work when app is in “Bill Mode”
Fixed “Hot Fields” on all templates to eliminate issues
Fixed Email Notifications to always get sent
Fixed Information pop-ups on Lease section
Fixed SAVE on recurring charges
Fixed Screen size and scrolling features when app is using on a mobile device
Fixed Notifications Text to provide more descriptive detail in the message
Fixed “Mark All Read” in Notifications
Fixed “Chat” scrolling
Fixed Portfolio Balance report balances
Fixed allow management fee to be suppressed if percentage is zero
Fixed several letter template features
Fixed “Portfolio” balance notification - exclude reserves in Total Fund Held
Fixed “Exclude Suppressed” on all applicable reports
Fixed “Work Order Status” order
Fixed date range filter on Cash Flow and Income Statement Annual report
Fixed several list and views to Handle “HTML” from quill properly
Fixed “Child Sharing Paths” for files to align with the parent directory setting
