Batch Update

Batch Update provides the ability to edit a user-defined field for multiple records in a single action.  This is ideal for updating a status or responding to a business event that affects multiple records. Batch Update is similar to other FileTrail transactions like Check-Out, Check-In, Request, and others.  All these transactions can be performed against [...]

Reporting File Room Activity

Clients often wonder about the amount of work being done in the file room.   Or what is being done by each employee.  FileTrail to the rescue with the File Room Activity reports. The File Room Activity Summary report provides total counts for a variety of tasks that are commonly performed in central file rooms.  These [...]

New Portable Bar Code Scanner Simplifies File Tracking

FileTrail has released a new portable barcode SmartMobile. This new SmartMobile features all the usual SmartMobile functionality on a smaller, lighter platform. A new-generation bar code scanner is capable of scanning low-quality or damaged bar codes from as far as two feet away. The new ergonomic design is packed full of features. At just over a pound (540 [...]

FileTrail Tips: Using Item Short Description

One of the problems of dealing with data is getting the right data in front of the user that they need in order to compare, differentiate or identify items.  FileTrail has answered this challenge using the Item Short Description.  This value presents the user with a combination of multiple fields.  The fields that are needed [...]