1.System Configuration #

Purpose

Set the configuration for confidential flags in system.

Procedure

Set the System Configuration Confidential Name Options
  • Browse to PACS Menu>Tools>System Configuration>Confidential Name Options
  • Set the Confidential File as Name, Confidential First Name, Confidential Last Name
    • Note:  Some offices use Confidential Owner as the option for File as Name.  Some offices will use an alias such as Justin Time.
  • Click Apply or OK
  Set the Confidential Owner Options
  • Tools>System Configuration>Confidential Name Options:
    • File As Name = Confidential File As Name
    • First Name = Confidential First Name
    • Last  Name = Confidential Last Name
  • Choose the following options
    • Make Owner Name Confidential
    • Make Address information Confidential
    • Make both Owner Name and Address Confidential
      • Note:  If the Make Address Information Confidential or the Make Both Owner Name and Address is Confidential, if the property has multiple ownerships and one of the owners is marked confidential, than this will make the address marked confidential for all owners.
  Set the Confidential Address Options
  • Tools>System Configuration>Confidential Address Display>Mailing Address Display
    • Address Line 1 or wherever there is a combination of other address fields for display
    • All other Address field swill be replaced by an empty string
  Set the Situs Confidential Address Options
  • Tools>System Configuration<Confidential Address Display>Situs Address Display
    • Situs display (property_val.situs_address_display) will be replaced by Tools>System Configuration<Confidential Address Display>Situs Address Display
    • All other Situs fields will be replaced by an empty string
   
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Last updated on June 28, 2019

2.Set Confidential Owner at the Owner Level #

Purpose

Allows the user to set the Confidential Owner Flag at the Property/Owner Level

Procedure

  1. Open Property >  click the Owner/Agent  tab, click Details to open Owner dialog
  2. User has option to:
    1. Check ‘Taxpayer is classified as a Confidential Owner’ checkbox- this reflects the system configuration confidential name rather than the legal name to reflect
    2. Check ‘Suppress this taxpayers’s information from the website’ checkbox – this removes the property from the Vendor Export.

Note:  To review the actual legal name on the property, user will check the ‘Confidential’ dialog box.  This will reflect the legal name.

 

 

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Last updated on June 5, 2019

3.Set Confidential Address at the Property Level #

Purpose

Allow user to set confidential flag for address

Procedure

  1. Open Property
  2. Click Identification
  3. Under the General dialog>Address>Click ‘This taxpayer address is classified as a Confidential Address’ checkbox
  4. Click Save
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4.SB 248 (July 2019) Confidential Changes to Exports #

SB 248 Changes to Exports

File>Export

  • All Exports found under the menu item Exports will include the options to Suppress Confidential Information or Exclude Confidential Information
  • Suppress Confidential Information checkbox on the Export Dialogue
    • When checked the export will suppress ALL owner names, address and situs information on any property where the owner OR address is marked confidential.
      • account.confidential_flag = ‘T’ or account.confidential_address_flag = 1 or property_val.related_confidential_address_flag = 1
    • The actual value will be suppressed and replaced by the following:
      • Tools>System Configuration>Confidential Name Options:
        • File As Name = Confidential File As Name
        • First Name = Confidential First Name
        • Last  Name = Confidential Last Name
      • Address Line 1 or wherever there is a combination of other address fields for display will be related by Tools>System Configuration>Confidential Address Display>Mailing Address Display
        • All other Address field swill be replaced by an empty string
      • Situs display (property_val.situs_address_display) will be replaced by Tools>System Configuration<Confidential Address Display>Situs Address Display
        • All other Situs fields will be replaced by an empty string

Suppress Confidential or Exclude Confidential Checkboxes on the Export Dialogue

  • Export Dialogue Changes
    • Building Permit Export
    • Exemption Renewal Export
    • NCOA Export
    • Vendor Export
    • Web Export

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Last updated on June 28, 2019
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