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🤓 Xplan Hint: H is for Help!
Did you know you can get instant help in Xplan? Just highlight any text on screen, hold down the 'H' key, and be taken straight to the relevant help menu in Iress Community! Imagine you're navigating Xplan and come across a section you need more information on. Instead of breaking your workflow to manually search for…
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🤓 Xplan Hint: Supercharge your Searches with Syntax
Did you know you can use search syntax in Xplan to create powerful and specific advanced searches—beyond what the basic interface allows? With just a few lines of code, you can target contact details, user fields, adviser roles, and even partner relationships. It’s a game-changer when you need ultra-targeted search…
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Get all your data ducks in a row – before it’s too late
I started in the financial services industry before paperless was a thing. As we began (manually) transposing paper records into databases, the importance of getting it right was drummed into us. We knew that if these shiny new systems (think Xplan circa 2001) were going to really add efficiencies to our day, we needed to…
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🤓 Xplan Hint: Client Hub - your one-stop-shop for client activity
Did you know the Xplan Client Hub is essentially a one-stop-shop for all client activity? Centralise the way you work and stop navigating between screens, the Client Hub should be your go-to page for most of your every day activities. Everything you need (most of the time), right at your fingertips in one location. Why…
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🤓 Xplan Hint: When your file notes need a new home
Did you know that you can move file notes between entities? We still hear (to our collective horror) about users moving file notes between entities by copying and pasting. But there’s a much quicker way! In the file note’s ‘Related’ tab, just click on the Add button to add other entities, and use the chain link button to…
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🤓 Xplan Hint: Controlling the name of your xmerge outputs
Did you know you can control the filename of your xmerge outputs? Are you all too familiar with opening attachment after attachment with the default ‘reportout-5583-4567’ generic filename when trying to locate a specific document? If so, then you are doing things the hard way. By adding a simple line of code to your…
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🤓 Xplan Hint: Client List - generating a report
Did you know you can customise your client search list and export the list into either PDF or CSV? Previously only the PDF version was available from this screen, but now you can export the data into a CSV file. What's even better is the newest available feature that will export the exact columns you have in your client…
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🤓 Xplan Hint: Search smarter from the Xplan search bar
Did you know you can search notes, workflow, policies, assets & portfolios straight from the Xplan search bar? Need to find something quickly? Look no further than the top right-hand corner of Xplan. I’d guesstimate that 95% of Xplan’s users only ever use this function to search for clients or to access saved Advanced…
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🤓 Xplan Hint: Shortcut your favourite menu items
Did you know you can add shortcuts to your favourite / most frequently used menu items to the navigation menu in Xplan? We know some menus in Xplan require several clicks to get to - you can create your own shortcuts to these by saving them to your Links page. Next time you find yourself searching for a menu item that you…
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🤓 Xplan Hint: Set your landing page
Did you know you can set your own landing page in Xplan? Why? Save time by being automatically directed to the page that you use the most, everyday. Using a landing page automatically directs your eye to what's most important to you in your role. How? Select preferences from below your name; Navigate to General; Select…
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Kickstart 2025 with some Xplan housekeeping
Sounds exciting, doesn’t it? At the recent FAAA Congress in Brisbane, generative AI and data analytics were on everyone’s minds. I’d expect to see things like “increase automation,” “implement AI” and “delve into business intelligence” at the top of most financial advice practices’ list of new year’s resolutions as we move…
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Doc Notes uplifted for better navigation and sorting
Iress has heard your feedback about wanting doc notes to be more manageable. So, they're adding new features around note pinning, making bulk note updates, merging multiple notes, note tagging, and linking entities and workflows within notes. Take a look and comment to let us know what you think. For more information about…
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All your file note questions, answered
Iress product manager Zita White recently jumped onto Advisely to answer all your burning Xplan Doc Notes questions. She covered everything from how to best maximise the search functions to dictation of file notes in Xplan. Here are five of the most interesting conversations that came out of their AMA: Q: Is there any…