SFREP and 3.6

[Surf Cat]

Yup. Drop downs are double the number of clicks compared to check boxes or pills. And it's not only the extra click. You have to click, move the mouse and then click, and the moving the mouse part requires precision to select the correct item.

The carpal tunnel UAD....

 

[Joe Flacco]

That's a good idea to have the most common options shown as pills and have the very most common option pre selected as default.

 

[DWiley]

The drop down thing has zero to do with web based, it's just a data structure (list of enums). And drop down is often a poor format for items under 8 or so, better to show a list of pills so appraiser can quickly tap the correct option without clicking into endless menus. We do something like this in Appraisal Inbox for our form for adding orders where there are two versions:

Most common options displayed:
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Less common available in More:

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Saves a ton of clicks, this is how the 3.6 lists should be implemented imho.

That is an excellent example of how data entry might vary from one provider to another.

As I look at the various versions of software that are available, it seems pretty clear that some said "how has that been handled in the past" and some said "forget how software has worked in the past, what would be the best way to handle that in the new data set?" Which is the best approach? That is a matter of personal preference.

 

[Joe Flacco]

The user needs to be able to customize the common item pills or check boxes for their own use. Like for zoning, the user needs to be able to set up the list of zoning categories and descriptions based on their local zoning ordinance so that one click on the zoning code will populate the zoning code and the description that you want to be reported with it.

 

[Joe Flacco]

I havn't looked that much into it, but going section by section through the form would be the wrong way to do it. Especially if the user has to constantly jump back and forth from selecting options, entering commentary, and putting in photos.

 

[Surf Cat]

I havn't looked that much into it, but going section by section through the form would be the wrong way to do it. Especially if the user has to constantly jump back and forth from selecting options, entering commentary, and putting in photos.

I may be wrong.... but it appears to be designed for the need of a tablet out in the field (longer inspections). Then, blowing the information into your desktop to finish off.

 

[Bobby Bucks]

J Grant as the official OP of the thread I have made the executive decision that it is not necessary to revise or edit your post.

 

[Joe Flacco]

I may be wrong.... but it appears to be designed for the need of a tablet out in the field (longer inspections). Then, blowing the information into your desktop to finish off.

I don't want that.

 

[adia9]

To SFREP users, anyone completed or started a practice 3.6 ? I mainly use Classic, I’ve used Pro for a few reports, but as a creature of habit after a few in Pro a couple years ago I stuck with classic except for those few BOA reports that required Pro. I use photograph-It Plus and comp manager for comps and use the old version of sketch it. What problems and hurdles are you seeing and experiencing with 3.6? I’m still in watch and wait mode and open up my practice 3.6 when I get bored. I read where the first successful 3.6 was completed with SFREP, I wonder if he’s completed any more.

I have been watching the the step -by step Total inputting of a form from beginning to end . This is so very time consuming - I do not get paid enough to type a 4 hour report , this is not including the inspection portion which can be 1 hour total.

 

[Bobby Bucks]

I may be wrong.... but it appears to be designed for the need of a tablet out in the field (longer inspections). Then, blowing the information into your desktop to finish off.

In most of the webinars I hear numerous comments encouraging the use of a tablet. I’ve never used one and don’t wish to, but may end up using one sparingly. My plan is to have 4 different skeletons which is what I have with classic SFREP. Cookie cutter detached SFR, townhouse, condo and use a tablet for complex and rural. I had a super rural one early this morning, while the certified generals were having breakfast at a country club before tee off time, I was 2 miles off the nearest paved road for an REO assignment. Grabbed a cookie cutter on the way home and am listing some land later today. 3.6 may bruise me, but it won’t break me.