A common task when beginning to use the software is adding a new field to a file. PracticeMaster allows you to customize the software and add the fields that you need. Adding a field is a two-step process – once you have added the field to the file, you then need to add the field to the form layout so that it displays when entering data. Form layouts are used to determine the layouts of the data entry screens used when adding, changing, or deleting records from a file. A form layout consists of the various fields and tabs shown in the entry program for a file. Each file has its own form layout that can be customized using the Form Designer.
To add a field, open File Maintenance (Maintenance | File Maintenance), select the file you need to add a field to, and click OK. For example, if you want to add a field to the Client file, select the Client file and click OK. From the Field tab, click the (New) button and enter any desired information and settings. Click Done to save the new field.
Once the field has been added to File Maintenance, it must be added to the Form Designer Layout. Let’s say you have added a Clerk field to the Client file in File Maintenance, and have named it Scheduling Clerk. To add this field to the Court tab, open the Client file; from the Edit menu, select Form Designer.
Select the Court tab and click the button (Add Field). In the Field Selection List window, select the Scheduling Clerk field and click OK. The new field will be located at the top of the screen with a blue and green border. Move your mouse over the blue border until the cursor becomes a , then click and drag the field to where you want it positioned on the form.
Now let’s say you want to change the name of the field to be displayed. Double-click the Scheduling Clerk box, and a Label Properties window will be displayed. Rename the field as desired and click OK. Click the icon to save and run the form.
Just remember, once you add a new field to a file, you must also add it to the data entry page via Form Designer!
Did you know that there are multiple calendar reports that can be printed in PracticeMaster? Different reports provide different ways to view your calendar entries and print them.
Daily Report
The Daily Report can include events, tasks, and/or reminders for the selected users and date range. You can select whether entries are listed by type and then by date, or vice versa, and specify what is appended to the description. This report automatically begins each selected user on a different page.
The Daily Report can be accessed via Reports | Daily Report.
Graphical Calendar Report
The Graphical Calendar Report mimics the look of the Daily/Weekly/Monthly Calendar. There are four ways to print the Graphical Calendar Report. Common settings include font, whether to include color, which users to include on the report, and the date range. Additionally, when the Graphical Calendar Report is accessed from the Daily/Weekly/Monthly Calendar, you can select to print a filtered calendar based on the filter selected at the time of printing.
The following selections provide additional options:
The Graphical Calendar Report can be accessed via Reports | Graphical Calendar Report or the (Print) icon in the Daily/Weekly/Monthly Calendar.
Graphical Task List Report
The Graphical Calendar Task List mimics the look of the Task List and includes the columns selected on the Task List tab of the Calendar Properties (Calendar | Calendar Properties). Options that can be selected include color and which User IDs to include. Additionally, a date range can be specified if Incomplete Tasks for Selected Day is selected on the Task List tab of the Calendar Properties.
The Graphical Task List can be accessed via Reports | Graphical Task List or the (Print) icon in the Task List.
Report Writer
In addition to the ability to create your own reports, Report Writer comes with many pre-defined reports that can be edited, copied, and/or deleted. The following calendar reports are among the reports included.
Report Writer can be accessed via Reports | Report Writer.
For examples of each of these reports, take a look at the PracticeMaster Report Pack.
You can create a WorkFlow so that each time you add a record to Document Management with a Document Type of subpoena (e.g., SUB), you will be prompted to run Word Document Assembly. This allows you to keep taking advantage of Word Document Assembly automatically running, but provides the option to click No to the prompt once you are done.
To create a WorkFlow that prompts you to run Word Document Assembly
For more information on WorkFlows, refer to our new PracticeMaster WorkFlows Guide at Tabs3.com/support/docs.html or Knowledge Base Article R11307, “All About WorkFlows.”
PracticeMaster’s Report Writer is a powerful report creation utility, which allows you to pull information from any record in PracticeMaster and format the output as needed. This allows you to create virtually any report you need out of the system.
The Custom Report Writer training video walks you through creating a Client List that sorts clients by the city where the client is located. Additionally, this video will take a brief look at some of the other Report Writer options including report creation using the Report Writer Editor.
Watch this six-and-a-half-minute video here:
Training Videos can be accessed 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, at Tabs3.com/videos. You can also access Training Videos while in the software by selecting Help | Documentation and then clicking the See also link for Tabs3 and PracticeMaster Training Videos.
Did you know that envelopes can automatically be printed for each statement generated using the client’s Bill To address? When selecting to print envelopes, they will be printed for final statements, but will not be printed when running draft statements. Printing envelopes can be configured via Print Setup.
To print envelopes with final statements
Note: This feature will print one statement followed by one envelope. This works best on a printer with a separate envelope tray.