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E-bill statement attachments
We would like to have the ability to attach a pdf to e-bill notices to avoid sending out a separate email. This would be especially helpful since we send our Consumer Confidence Report each year with our bill and now will be sending Lead and Copper information with our bills. It is not ideal to have to send another separate email when customers who recieive a paper bill get the notices with their bill. And we are limited to how many emails we are permitted to send. So please make the ability to attach a pdf with the ebill notice.
19 votesAfter further consideration, this item has been declined. Adding attachments to the e-bill process would significantly reduce UMS performance. To remedy this, UMS has a newly enhanced customer contact wizard available for any required customer communication outside of the e-bill process. This feature allows users to limit the communications to only e-bill customers (if desired), as well as allowing them to add an attachment to the communications.
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Transfer partial payment
We would like to be able to transfer part of a payment to one or more accounts.
15 votesAfter careful consideration, this request was declined because UMS stores payment information with a single unique identifier and splitting a payment would require a complete overhaul of how UMS handles payments.
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Customer address changes
When A customer changes their mailing address, it should effect all future billings only. Currently it compromised the integrity of our historical data and we don't want that to happen. Please make this change.
13 votesThis work item was declined due to the existing workaround ability of viewing the audit tab for any address changes and obtaining address information as to where a statement was sent. This feature would be a major overhaul to UMS as to how bills and forms are processed within UMS. CUSI also recommends saving a PDF copy of your statements at the time of creation so this historical information would be accessible at any time.
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Clean Excel Exports
When you export a file from UMS it should not be merged or make it such a hassle to make it a usable spreadsheet. It gets tedious cleaning up every single export that is created. You should not have to unmerge and delete a million rows/columns.
12 votesCUSI recommends utilizing the "Export" button on the report screen vs. saving the report to Excel.
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2023 - User Conference | Lead and Copper Tab
With the New Lead and Copper Rules the EPA has put out, I think it would be beneficial to add a tab in the location panel. If we could have 3 columns with 3 rows for Year Location Installed, Material from Main to Meter, Material from Meter to Tap, Change Out Required, Lead Change Out Date, Image Attachment, Verification Method, Verified By, and Verification Date.
If we could search/report on the year location installed, material from main to meter, material from meter to tap and change out required would be great. The year location installed would be great overall, just…
10 votesWe are working with a third party for this integration. Please contact your Customer Success Manager for details.
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Services on Move-In Wizard
Clear pre-filled services on the Move-In Wizard so users cannot click past this in a hurry and add unnecessary things.
7 votesThis request has been declined because this would change the overall workflow process and would affect every user.
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Settings for which transactions get Automatically Posted
We have a need to NOT POST all CSR transactions until days end. At present, processes such as the Move-In Wizard automatically post Miscellaneous Fee transactions and we do not want them posted. We have a checks and balance system that posts all transactions at the end of the day in the event that an error needs to be addressed. Our administration wants as few adjustments as possible, especially simple error adjustments that can be handled before posting.
7 votesThis work item is being declined. Changing this process would require a major overhaul of existing UMS processes and could have potential unintended effects relating to the application. Please note that miscellaneous fees, deposits, etc. can be entered separate from the Move-In Wizard, therefore enabling the ability to review the transactions prior to posting.
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Auto Payment Wizard Error Report Re-Print
It would be helpful if the auto payment wizard error report that is generated after you run auto pay to be available in the reporting tab at any given time based on the date auto pay was run. At this time it is only available for a brief moment after you run the process and then disappears once it is closed.
6 votesThis request has been declined because we do not store sensitive data and we use tokenization to process recurring credit cards. We encourage users to save a copy of the report when it is initially created.
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Customer should not be able to go back ACH or Credit Card ACH draft after we remove them. But they still should be able to pay with cr cards
Customers should not be able to put themselves back on ACH or Credit Card ACH draft after we remove them due to rejects. But they still should be able to pay with credit cards. We need a code to keep them off ACH or Credit Card ACH draft that still allows them to pay with a credit card.
6 votesThis request has been declined for lack of votes and for the fact that we already have disallowed payment methods that should help.
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assign service orders
Allow the assignment of service orders in bulk. If we could select the routes and assign all orders on those routes to a single tech it would save time. If we have 100 cutoffs we would like to easily split the total by routes and assign techs. All the information is easily seen in the service order control panel but it does not allow you to assign here, without going into each order separately.
6 votesThis request has been denied due to lack of votes and the ability to filter by tech using mobile service orders.
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Memorize reports
I would like to able to create a list of memorized reports that I run regularly.
6 votesThis option will only be available in our new platform UB$ set to come out in 2023.
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2023 User Summit-Timestamp on the emails is in 6.9, but they would like to see email.
Timestamp on the emails is in 6.9, but they would like to see email.
5 votesThis request has been declined because this information can be obtained through the mail server sent items.
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Payment Station
To have a clear separation of the past, current, and total due in the payment station. In UMS it only has the past due and the total due, so the cashier must manually calculate to provide the customer with the current due. Kindly note recommended breakdown below.
• Past due - $106.64
• Current due - $304.18 - March Charge
• Total due - $413.825 votesThis request has been declined due to lack of votes and because past due balance could be up for interpretation.
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Account Wizard should NOT have to uncheck make payments
When using the Move In Wizard...make payments now is prechecked. Please remove as this may cause errors .
5 votesThis request has been declined because this would affect all users moving forward and also because of the lack of votes.
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Ability to Delete a Service from a Location
We would like to have the ability to DELETE a Service, when Service has been Abandoned and Meter has been Removed.
5 votesThis request has been declined. There is some historical data preventing the deletion and the dependency error is intended behavior.
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Revenue class
Locations need the ability to change between revenue classes without impacting prior or future customers at that location. If a house (Residential) is bought & turned into a restaurant (Commercial), the change to Commercial makes all customers who have been there Commercial.
5 votesThis request would require a major overhaul of how the software currently operates. Due to this fact, in addition to the number of votes, we are declining this request. As a workaround, we would suggest creating a new location with the different revenue class instead of changing the revenue class. That way the historical information would remain accurate. Another option is tracking by rate code versus Revenue Class. Rate codes are historically tracked on all financial and consumption records.
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SMS Option For Contacts
Allow contacts to have an SMS option without signing up for the CWP. This way if an owner, emergency, etc. contact wants to be notified of a statement, high usage, etc. SMS, this would be an option available for them.
5 votesThis request has been declined due to the number of votes.
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Calculating Bills - Progress Bar
After calculating bills and then exporting the statements, there is not progress bar to show you how much longer the exporting process will take. For our company, this can take around 40 minutes and having a progress bar on that screen would be helpful.
4 votesThe rendering of the export file is done outside of UMS. This is accomplished by using whatever default PDF creator the user has on their PC so there is not a good way to track progress of exporting a PDF file directly through UMS.
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New Account - Same Name Check
National User Conference 2022: When creating a new account would like a check on the same First Name + same Last Name.
4 votesAfter more careful consideration, it was determined that the checks necessary to accomplish this are not really feasible during the Move In Wizard. The software already checks for a duplicate SSN or driver's license number during the move in process. We recommend that the utility use the search feature manually to confirm that a customer doesn't already exist in the system.
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correction to error report
error report after importing reads needs to include account/meter information for utilitys to distinguish what account has an error
4 votesBecause there are so many different AMR types and layouts, this is not a feasible option and is being declined.
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