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Feature Guide · Jan 16, 2023
Activity and Inactivity
One of the new features of HIFIS 4.0.59 is an automated client inactivity function. This makes use of a pre-existing field called Client State/Statu…Read more
Announcements · Nov 4, 2022
Takeaways from #CAEH22
And that's a wrap on #CAEH22. It was so great to see so many faces that have only been Zoom personalities for the past three years. We need to…Read more
Announcements · Aug 8, 2022
HIFIS 4 Deployment Options in British Columbia
Communities in British Columbia have been caught between a rock and a hard place, HIFIS-wise, with BC Housing holding a provincial license but only …Read more
Data and Reporting · Apr 12, 2022
My Initial Thoughts on the Ontario HPP Program
As of April 1, 2022, Ontario communities now have new funding requirements through the HPP program. There's a lot to take in here, so many communiti…Read more
Announcements · Apr 4, 2022
Supportive Housing in HIFIS 4: Recommendations Report
In the spring of 2021, the Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness and ACRE Consulting, having recently submitted a proposal for a new shelter diversi…Read more
Tips and Tricks · Mar 4, 2022
Passwords & Account Security
Several years ago, we wrote about a new feature (new in version 4.0.52!) that allowed for more secure passwords in HIFIS, with more options for cust…Read more
Feature Guide · Dec 2, 2021
New Feature: Clone Users
In HIFIS 4.0.59.5 (December 2021), there's a new feature that allows you to clone an existing user. (If this sounds familiar, that's because we post…Read more
Sep 28, 2021
Alternate Client Types: Anonymous & Dependent
Alright, community. Tell me what you think about this one! My idea is alternate client types. And I don't mean client states (active/inactive/archiv…Read more
Data and Reporting · Sep 16, 2021
Why you need TWO reports for Coordinated Access
Now that HIFIS version 4.0.59 is out and has been widely adopted, several communities have come to me asking for customized By-Name Lists (or Priori…Read more