April 18-21, 2010

PDS UGA 2010 Conference

Harrah's Hotel, New Orleans, Louisiana

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'The PDS Conference is a networking goldmine. I meet new people using the Vista system in creative ways at each conference I attend.'
Zondra Hopkins
Payroll/HRIS Manager
United Fire Group


 

 

The PDS User Group Association Steering Committee has gathered a variety of UGA newsletters that may be of interest to you! You'll find examples of customer success stories, user tips on utilizing the Vista system, as well as a list of websites that may be of value to you.

These newsletters are a way for the Steering Committee to communicate with you throughout the calendar year, not just once a year at the Users Conference!

If you have an idea for an article or you'd like to contribute an article for a future issue, please send it to ppalmer@pdssoftware.com. We also welcome your feedback on the newsletter!

In case you’ve missed a previous newsletter edition, we’ve itemized articles that are still of interest below each publication. Access the archived newsletter by clicking on the link for the corresponding edition.

July 2010 Newsletter
Dependent Auditing - and why you should find the time!
Creative Use of Vista HRMS Security Groups
It’s Open Enrollment Time!
Using Vista HRMS to Assist with Business Continuity
Integrating Crystal Reports with Vista HRMS
Support Corner

March 2010 Newsletter
UGA Conference Update
What? You’ve Lost Your W2?
Why Backup Before Payroll?
Attaching Reports to Workflow
Helpful Crystal Formulas
Technical Support Corner

November 2009 Newsletter
Upcoming PDS Events
- U.S. Year-End Seminar
- Canadian Year-End Seminar
- Vista HRMS Recruiting webinar
- Vista HRMS 4.1 webinars
R&D Documentation Website Launch
Volunteering in New Orleans
Steering Committee Update
Automating Employee Verifications
Automating Departure Checkout Lists
Cleaning up Emergency Contacts
Dear Support
Dear Technical Support

June 2009 Newsletter
2010 PDS UGA Conference Location Announcement
Vista HRMS Development Update
July Minimum Wage update
So Many Applicants - So Little Time
Going Green
Automating Leave Requests in Workflow
Your New Assistant
Support Corner

February 2009 Newsletter
Vista HRMS Update
Upgrade from Vista 2.4.1
Doing it Cold Turkey
Dream Comes True for IMA Benefits Manager
Preparing for Year-end Success
Attendance Plans with Creative 1st year Eligibility Rules
Auditing Benefit Tables Setup
Passwords and Scheduled Crystal Reports
Exporting Data to XML Files
Support Corner
Photo Gallery


November 2008 Newsletter
UGA Conference New Attendee Feedback
Vista HRMS® 4.0 and Beyond
Upgrading from Vista 3.2 to Vista HRMS 4.0
Improved Leave Request Workflow
Preparing for Year-end
Phillies Fans Celebrate
Support Corner

August 2008 Newsletter
UGA Conference News
Vista HRMS® News
Upgrading to 4.0
Easiest PDS Upgrade Yet!
Strong Vista Sales Continue!
VistaFresh
Tax Deferred Deductions
Support Corner

April 2008 Newsletter
2008 PDS User Group Association Conference Announcement
Implementing Employee Photos in Vista
Automating New Hires
Welcome to new PDS customers!
Retrieving Historical Data
Child Support Trivia
Improving Benefits Performance
Start your Wish List
 
December 2007 Newsletter
Vista Product Update
Help Documentation
Preparing for Year-end
Time!
Validating Social Security Numbers
Vacation Accrual Balance Report
Benefit User Exits
HR Glossary

July 2007 Newsletter
UGA Vignettes, “Memories from Salt Lake City, Utah”
Complying with New EEO Changes
Sample EEO e-mail
Oh What a Beautiful View!
Tips on Online Benefit Enrollment
Your "New" PDS reference Library
Payroll Trivia
Enter it Once and Only Once

March 2007 Newsletter
Top Ten Reasons to attend the UGA Conference
Mass Pay Increases
e-Performance Evaluations
Vista Word Search Puzzle
Interesting Ideas for User Exits
Using Stored Procedures to Create Crystal® Reports
Benefits Enrollment Processing for a Select Group
 

October 2006 Newsletter
Vista 3.2 Upgrade Experience
Deploying the Employee Information Center
Random Sampling
Custom Benefit Premium Calculations
What are User Exits?
What Can You Expect this Year-end?

June 2006 Newsletter
Review of Vista 3.2
Need an Org Chart?
Why be a Member?
Crystal & Vista
Adding New Reports
Forcing Report Output
Report Parameters
Passing Parameters
401(k) Catch-up
New Crystal Reports
Changing Name Display

December 2005 Newsletter
Vista 3.2 in Production
Need IT Support—PDS Hosting
Vista Workflow Preliminaries
Benefit Eligibility Exceptions
Migration Best Practices
Technical Tips
Vista Year-end Reports

March 2005 Newsletter
Thinking about Upgrading?
Are you running Reports from Vista?
Crystal Formula Tips
Enterprise Server and SMTP Email
Full SMTP Email Addresses
Embedded Email Reports



 

 

'The PDS User Conference exceeded my expectations in putting me at ease with the system and networking with other companies to get their perspectives. We're just rolling out as new users and each session I attended provided the help I needed. This was my first PDS conference and the sessions were easy to follow and understand. I'm impressed that during the conference PDS allows us to prioritize what we want done in the system and from this, it becomes their to do list. This conference is now at the top of my list to attend.'  

Rita Bowie, CPCU, AIS
Manager of Benefits & Payroll, SBMI
Shelter Mutual Insurance Company

 

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