In this article we will give you all of the tools and resources you need to start using Reports Now in no time!

Reports Now™ is available in 2 different ways. Through a subscription, or through the use of Anow Credits. For users who are on a subscription, you can purchase Reports Now™. For users on our Anow Direct platform without a subscription, you can do this by using Credits that you have purchased.

If you would like to purchase the add-on instead of using credits, you can do so by clicking on your name at the top right and going to subscriptions. Then, click on "Reports Now™" and select which users you want to provide access to. Once finished, select "Save Changes".

If you would like to use credits, click on the "Unlock Reports Now™" button and then confirm you would like to spend the credits. If you do not have any credits, you can view how to add credits here.
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Login to your Anow account and choose the order you want to start working from the main dashboard. Once the details page loads, click the Reports Now™ icon towards the top of the page.

A new tab will now open allowing you to create a new report, where you will then choose the desired form. You can also choose to import the information from the Public Records or build off a previously designed template if you have created one. Now select "Build Report".

After you've created your report and selected the form type, you'll see the standard page layout. Here is an example of what you'll see for a 1004 form:

You can add pages to your report by clicking the plus sign along the top of the page, and rearrange the pages by dragging and dropping them under the Your Report column.

Deleting pages is easy as well, just click the 3 lines to the right of the image, and then click remove. Then be sure to confirm if you would like to proceed with the removal.

When you're satisfied with the layout, you can begin working on filling out the form itself! To give you a quick glimpse of what fields you can fill out, here's a photo from the Subject Info page on the 1004:

Save time going forward by applying previously created templates!

You can edit, update and delete existing templates in Reports Now™ anytime by clicking the Templates icon from the toolbar. This will bring you to the list of your active templates

To create a new template, first locate the type of template you want to build off of and select "duplicate template". Then make sure you edit the name of the template, otherwise it will save as the same name as the previous template.

Now that the template has been duplicated, it will place it in the "Draft Templates" section where you can edit or delete it. Click the 'edit draft' button to begin filling out your custom template.

Go ahead and make the necessary changes to your custom template and select "publish draft" when completed. You can also adjust template settings such as a default number of sales or rental comparables as well.

Your custom template will now be visible to be applied to future orders! Just note, by default it will be a personal template only visible to yourself. If you'd like to share with everyone, click on the 'share template' button to make it a company template.

Reports Now™ comes with lots of tools to make gathering and storing your Comps so much easier and more organized!

First, if you have a list of comparables, you can easily import them into Reports Now™! Click on the comparables tab on the left hand side and select "Import". This will bring up a window where you can click and drag / upload your CSV file.

Now you will need to match the columns in your uploaded file to the comparables fields. Once finished, make sure you take advantage of our 'save mapping' feature so that if you get another CSV file from the same source, you can apply the same fields.

Next, select the comparables you want to add to your side by side view and comp grid. These will also be added into your COMPVAULT for future use! You can also add as many comps as you want as our system will add any additional pages to your report if required.

The Sketch tool will allow you to draw out your own sketch of your appraisal, and have it automatically attach itself to your report!

Start by selecting the Sketch tab from the menu on the left side of your Reports Now™ report screen:

The icons along the left of the page will allow you to begin drawing your sketch, use the freeform tool, define your area's, custom label them add symbols like doors & windows and get a calculation of your defined area's!

When drawing, there's a menu on the right hand side that will allow you to enter in your dimenions of your sketch! This will also change based on what options you select (freeform, define, text, etc).

The Reports Now™ Companion Panel is your new best friend! Get quick access to the features you need to build your reports faster (UAD Assistant, Field Picklist, Data Source, Field History, Validation & Support Chat):

When using a UAD supported form, you will see there are some cells marked with a green flag. These are fields that have a specific formula or required formatting in order to pass validation - that is why they are flagged.

Please Note: There are many fields on the form that are not flagged but are still required to be filled out. These are fields that don't have a very specific formula or set of given options to choose from.

Select any of the UAD flagged cells and click on UAD assistant or CTRL + U and a pop up will appear. For example, I have a flagged field selected on the form (Subject Info > Report data source(s) used, offering price(s), and date(s) field), and the UAD panel automatically appeared to help me easily fill out this field.

As you fill out information in the UAD panel, it will update the form field as well:

Continue working through all of the different form fields and respond to them accordingly until you're all done!

Picklists allow you to reference popular and recent responses for each field, ultimately speeding up the form-filling process.

Anow's Picklist items are automatic. This means you no longer have to manually add items for each field; we'll gather the most common and recently used responses for you!

After you have completed your first report, you can select any field that you would like and load the Picklist by clicking from the companion toolbar or selecting Ctrl + P. You will have 3 choices ; Top 10, most recent and custom.

With 'Top 10' you will see which responses have been used the most often and what date they were used, so you can pick the best response for your needs. With 'most recent' you will see a list of your most recent entries. With 'custom' you will be able to pick from a list of custom choices you have created for that field!

Easily run a validation review on your report and get an overview of all outstanding errors that require attention.

To start, click on the "validate" button at the top right and select the validation rules to run on your report. Please note that only supported forms will allow you to Validate.

You will now receive a list of all issues it will find. To resolve them, simply click on the issue and it will bring you to the field that needs to be adjusted!

When a report has been completed in Reports Now™, click Sign in the upper right corner of the screen:

Now you will need to add and setup your signature! First, select if you are the Appraiser or Supervisor of the order. Then, choose your signature. If you don't have any created yet, you can upload or Draw your signature and add a 4 digit pin so that only you can add or remove the signature in the future.
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Ready to export your report? Click Export PDF and choose whether you want to export as a PDF file, Mismo XML or ENV (If supported) file; that's all there is to it!

When you're using Reports Now™, you'll see the option for Live Chat in the Companion Toolbar:

Clicking this will reveal a window where you can start a new chat with someone at Anow. We will be more then happy to help or guide you along the process!

Phone: 1-800-403-7121

If you have a basic question or you simply want to learn more about Anow, you can visit support.anow.com to access dozens of helpful articles and videos.