Easily upload a set of files

Edgar Wieringa — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 08:28:16 +0000

In this short post I just want to share on one of the less well-known features of Exact Synergy; the possibilty to upload a set of files into seperate documents or a single document. Or so called bulk upload. Not so well known but really easy for instance to upload a set of pictures from a project meeting.

Now with all these camera phones this is usually a lot easier than to have the notes typed out, and as an image paints a …. you do not loose the creative thoughts.

Last night I was looking for inspiration to come to a simple and easy to use, one search box for Synergy, via the bulk upload I uploaded the screenshots into a single project document. Perhaps the bulk upload is also of help to you!? Leave me a reply on scenarios you use it for (or if you have some inspiration on the one search box )

Are you interested in using this? You will find it in the Document menu via ‘Entry – Bulk upload’, the wizard will assist you comfortably. Your Synergy version should be at least 240 to find the bulk upload in your Synergy menu.

Image credits for the bulk carrier: dioramadays.com.

Surprising first feedback on new search functionality

Edgar Wieringa — Fri, 08 May 2009 11:33:30 +0000

Crafting out our new solutions is always an exciting process. It starts with the first idea – whether it is based on market input, a concrete customer case or new technology – goes into customer validation, involves design, building and finally it is there. Although we always try to keep the customer focus – we can only build good software if it really meets your needs – a certain part of it is happening ‘behind closed doors’. About two months before we release a new product update to the market we get people in from different parts of the Exact Software organization and its ecosystem and we ask them what they think of the new product update. We brief them on the highlights, supply them with all release notes and focus areas and then they have a go at the software. Product managers desperately looking at their eyes to see what makes them tick.

Colleagues and customers involved come from all parts of the organization and from all over the globe. Customer Support in China, pre-sales from the US and consultant from The Netherlands. Viewing it from these different angles is important and sometimes leads to surprises. For example: we have adjusted our search functionality for Exact Synergy Enterprise so that it now can find just by typing . So, the search now also excludes the diacritics. We used the word ‘transliteration’ for this in our release documentation. We realized that it had a broader meaning, but we thought we scoped it clearly in the other parts of the documentation. The question from China however was: can I now find <收件人> just by typing ? Indeed Google does have this functionality, but this is a step we have not yet made. ‘Searching=Finding’ will however keep on having our focus.

Photo credit: Desirée Delgado

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Easily upload a set of files

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