February 2024 ECS Imaging Newsletter

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Get Your Free Pass to Laserfiche Empower 2024

We are still offering Free Empower Passes to attend the Annual Laserfiche conference this year in Fabulous Las Vegas, Nevada.

The conference offers:
* 4 days of in-depth training presented by Laserfiche experts.
* A sneak peek at Laserfiche 12 including upcoming new Generative AI features.
* 50+ Classes and breakout sessions.
* 35+ Labs.
* Networking events and opportunities.
* And a forum to provide your feedback on what you would like to see in future releases!

This offer represents a $1,299 savings! ($1,599 after Feb. 1) Empower will be held at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino from April 22 – 25, 2024. Please note, travel and hotel accommodations are not included. Contact your Customer Success Manager or email SALES with your name and email address to request your pass today! Limited passes available so please act now!

More Information on the Laserfiche Empower Conference page.

ECS Imaging is working on a Customer Event during the conference. Stay tuned and we will provide more info as it gets closer.


Fun and Interesting Questions from the Pages of ECS Customer Success Stories

1) How long has the City of Dublin been using Laserfiche?
2) How many Forms and Workflows is the City of Temecula using?
3) What were the City of American Canyon’s two main goals for purchasing Laserfiche?
4) In 2021, what percentage of city contracts does the City of Millbrae’s Public Works Dept handle?
5) What “Tagline” did the City of Palm Desert create to represent their Digital First Campaign?
6) What process did ECS automate for the City of Fullerton?
7) Which departments at the County of Ventura have been using Laserfiche since 2014?
8) What third party application did the Town of Truckee integrate Laserfiche with in 2018?
9) What process did Central Basin MWD automate with Laserfiche?
10) What three areas has Vanguard University been able to improve using Laserfiche process Automation?

Fun and interesting answers can be found in our Customer Success Stories.


Laserfiche News


Laserfiche Empower 2024: What Sessions Are Right For You?

One more “Empower Chat” Session left. Whether you’re new to Laserfiche, looking to try something new with the product, or a Laserfiche expert, Laserfiche staff has ideas for how to make the most of your time at Empower! Get recommendations about which sessions are right for you. ▪ Friday, February 23, 10:00 – 10:30 AM Pacific Time – Zoom link

Friday, February 23, 10:00 – 10:30 AM Pacific Time – Zoom link

Laserfiche Empower 2024 will be held in Las Vegas at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino April 22 – 25, 2024. Registration is now open!


End-of-life Announcement for Laserfiche Windows Mobile App

Laserfiche will announce the End-of-Life for Laserfiche Windows App. This is not to be confused with the Desktop Client, and both the iOS and Android Mobile Apps will continue. The Laserfiche Windows App runs on Windows devices, such as Windows 11 tablets and is optimized for touch screens. It was built around the Universal Windows Platform (UWP) framework, recently deprecated by Microsoft.

The last day to download Laserfiche Windows App from the Microsoft Store and Laserfiche Support Site is today February 1st, 2024. This date also marks the end of software maintenance of the Laserfiche Windows App and point when Limited Technical Support will begin. Laserfiche will continue to support the Laserfiche Windows App to the best of their abilities, but no new hotfixes or updates will be developed after February 1st.

In one year, on Dec 31st, 2024, Laserfiche will end the Limited Technical Support. No support services will be offered for the Laserfiche Windows App after this date, marking the End-of-life. This announcement only pertains to the Laserfiche Windows App for Windows devices. The Laserfiche Windows Client will continue to be developed and supported.


New Certification Series Available: Repository Administration

Laserfiche is excited to announce the launch of a new certification series: Repository Administration. You can access the Recommended Training for this series in Aspire for FREE and can purchase the cost-associated Certification Assessment separately for $150.

Certification Description: This series is ideal for Laserfiche Cloud administrators who will manage user accounts and groups as well as build out the structure and metadata for a repository. The courses in this series are based on Laserfiche Cloud.

Certification Objectives: By the end of this series, you will be able to:
* Understand why and how to work with metadata in the repository to streamline tasks and organize documents
* Create and configure metadata for your repository
* Create a robust folder structure that can be maintained dynamically through automation tools
* Create users and groups and configure basic security and access rights
* Understand what entry access rights are and how to administer them in the repository
* Configure repository specific settings for users and groups
* Explore repository design strategies that best fit your organization

Certification Length: 1 hour, 52 minutes If you have any questions, you can reach Laserfiche at [email protected].


Laserfiche Gold Cloud and Gold 11 Certification is Now Available

The Laserfiche Learning and Development team is excited to share the official launch of the new Gold Cloud and Gold 11 Certification as a part of the Laserfiche Certification program.

In recent months the Laserfiche Certification Program has been updated to separate free training from the cost-associated with Certification Assessments to reflect the industry standard and address user feedback.

You can access the Gold Cloud and Gold 11 Training and Assessments in Aspire.

Gold Cloud – Recommended Training (free!)
Gold Cloud – Certification Assessment
Gold 11 – Recommended Training (free!)
Gold 11 – Certification Assessment

To learn more, please read the Certification FAQ. If you have additional questions about certification, please reach out to [email protected].


New Guide: Getting Started with the Laserfiche Workflow Designer in Cloud

Laserfiche is announcing the release of their newest, updated guide: Getting Started with the Laserfiche Workflow Designer in Cloud. This guide will help you automate your processes with workflows in Cloud systems.

Topics covered in this eBook:
* An overview of the Workflow Designer interface
* Details on the most frequently used Workflow activities
* Best practices for creating your first workflow and starting events
* Searching for workflow instances and analyzing workflow instance reports

Download this guide from Aspire.


Be a Part of the Product Development Process

Help the Laserfiche product team make the software you want to see. You can participate as much or as little as time allows.

Join the Customer Panel


What’s New in Laserfiche Cloud

Capture Enhancements
* Capture Profile zones will now return a blank value when a zone’s anchor is not found on the page, rather than capturing the text at the zone’s location
Performing common searches will be easier
* Saved searches will be available on your home page
Expanded Workflow Email Attachment Limits
* You will be able to attach more than four attachments in the Email Activity in Workflow. You can attach up to 20 files, with a maximum size of 25MB for all attachments.
Business Process Enhancements
* You will be able to search across all versions in the Task Load and Business Process reports. Additionally, users with the Team Analyst role can now reassign tasks.


What’s Coming in Laserfiche 12 Self-Hosted

Coming in Late 2024

Process Design and Application Development
* Manage in-flight forms
* Forms repository connection profiles
Deployment Simplification and Usability
* Enterprise deployment education resources
* License renewal troubleshooting
Data Management
* Cloud migration assessment toll
Records Management, Security & Governance
* SCIM sync for group membership management


Technical Resources

Knowledge Base Articles:
List of Changes for Laserfiche Web Client 11 Update 8
List of Changes for the December 5, 2023 Laserfiche iOS and Android App
Laserfiche Connector for SAP ArchiveLink Certification Status
The resource name cannot contain the character ‘“’. – Error Message Occurs When Using Smart / Curly Quotes
Release Notes for Laserfiche Forms 11 Update 5
List of Changes for Laserfiche Forms 11 Update 5
List of Changes for Laserfiche Connector 11 Update 2

Videos:
New Features in Laserfiche Forms 11 Update 5


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