On Wednesday, August 15, an update to Paragon will be available that will introduce a number of improvements and features to the system – primarily around mapping and general functionality – that will make your experience using Paragon both better and easier.
Maintenance to upgrade Paragon to version 5.66 will begin on Tuesday, August 14 at 10:00 PM and will last approximately eight hours. During this time, Paragon will be unavailable.
Here is a breakdown on what you can expect with the update:
Rich Text Editor (RTE) Upgrade to Latest Version
The Rich Text Editor in Paragon has been updated to a newer version. The look of the RTE will change significantly but the functionality available will vary only slightly. Access to the User Guide for the updated RTE can be found here.
The modules affected are:
- Compose Email
- Calendar – Add/Edit Event
- CMA – Cover Letter, Agent Resume, Company Info, and Final Comments (CMA Module and Wizard)
- Contacts – Email Notification Options (Legacy and Collab Center Notifications)
- Preferences – Email Signature and Collab Center About Me Message
Map Boundary
Map boundary functionality is now available! This means listings will automatically display without first having to draw a shape. Listings will only appear if the listing count for the map boundary is less than or equal to the MLS® setting for Search Max Pins. Map boundary functionality has also been integrated into the Google Map report.
Map boundary cannot be used with drawn shapes. If map boundary was on and the user draws a shape, it will automatically turn off. If the user then excludes (or deletes) the shape, map boundary will turn back on with the assumption that the user wants to exclude the shape from map boundary. However, this will not be true if the map boundary was not on when initially accessing the map and the user manually turns it on and repeats the same steps.
Map boundary appears as a dotted green rectangle shape around the exterior of the map.
Centre Map on Address – Update
After entering or selecting an address in the ‘Centre Map on this Address’ box, the entered address no longer remains in the box after initiating the search. However, users can now hover the mouse over the address marker to see the physical address of the marker.
CMA: Horizontal Comparable Report Modification
Previously, when listings with a large number of characters in the remarks field were included in the Horizontal Comparable Report the remarks and adjustment data would be cut off. This has been modified so that the data for the last listing on the page is pushed to the next page of the report.
In addition, a friendly ‘Help’ button and an associated message will now display when the user accesses the Customize CMA Field Preferences screen. Clicking the Help icon will display a warning about printing the report with remarks.
Updates to CMA Adjustments
When users add a manual adjustment to the CMA presentation and click Save, the adjustment will automatically save to the Saved Adjustments list. When the user chooses to add a manual adjustment in the CMA Wizard, the user has the opportunity to select a previously used or saved adjustment which will appear in a drop-down box when the user begins typing in the manually added adjustment field or the user can add a new adjustment description entirely.
Note: Users can also add adjustments to the Saved Adjustment list through Preferences > CMA > Page Layout > Adjustments.
CMA: Adjustments Header Section Locked and the relabelled Adjustments Back/Next Buttons
The header section of the Adjustments page in the CMA Wizard is now locked so that as the user scrolls down on the page, the header information is always displayed at the top of the page. The Back\Next buttons on the Adjustments page to scroll through comparables has been relabelled to Prev Comp\Next Comp.
CMA: Display Count of Available Document Uploads Remaining
When users are adding a document the dialog that appears will now indicate how many remaining documents can be uploaded. Once all available uploads are at capacity, the Upload Document link will be disabled and will not allow additional documents to be uploaded until one or more existing documents are deleted.
MLS# Hyperlinks for CMA Comparables
When users access the CMA Comparables page, they will notice that the MLS# is now a hyperlink that when clicked will open a dialog that displays the default listing detail.
Collab Center: Map Zoom
When viewing a detail report in Collaboration Center, the map section within the report was zoomed in too far. This has now been corrected and the Zoom level is set to match each Paragon User’s Map Zoom setting or the MLS setting if the User preference option is not set.
Increased Speed when Printing Multiple PDF Reports using Print+
Paragon has been modified to allow the user to process the Print+ request in the background so they can continue to work without waiting for the process to complete first. Therefore, a new minimize button has been added to the Print+ modal. It has also been modified with informative text describing the minimization process to the user.
The minimized Print+ session is displayed as a red sub-tab at the bottom left of the Paragon page. This display is very similar to that used when the customers minimize an email session in Paragon. The user can select the sub-tab at any time after it is minimized to reopen it.
If the user attempts to initiate another Print+ session while one is minimized, a warning will display. The user may overwrite the current minimized session with a new one or can cancel to leave the current session intact. Once the Print+ session is finished, the user must close it via the Close button or the X icon in the sub tab. The user cannot dismiss the Print+ modal by simply clicking elsewhere on the background.
SSL Added to IDX Smart Framing, Affiliate Connect and Collaboration Center
IDX Smart Framing and Collab Center pages have been modified to incorporate SSL. This will increase the security of the pages and mitigate modern browser errors indicating that the pages are insecure. If you are using IDX Smart Framing, please make sure you update your links to use “https” instead.
As always, if you have any questions or concerns related to Paragon or other Board tools, contact the FVREB Helpdesk at 604-930-7626 or helpdesk@fvreb.bc.ca.