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Attendees

'Just wanted to drop a quick thank you note and to let you know that you have the most wonderful staff I have ever had the pleasure of dealing with.'

Garry Clark
Info Systems VISTA HRMS Specialist
Knoxville Community Development Corporation


'The PDS Conference was a great opportunity to learn from the experts-PDS Support and Vista HRMS Users. The brainstorming sessions were useful in order to see how other users have customized Vista HRMS to fit their needs, and to discuss new product features that we all agreed would be beneficial.  PDS has proven once again that they are willing to learn from the end users and provide enhancements to meet those user needs.'

Michelle Smith
HRIS Manager
MBM Corporation

 

 

 

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.

November 2011 Newsletter
My PDS Conference Experience
U.S. Year-End Seminar announcement and registration
Canadian Year-End Seminar announcement and registration
Vista HRMS Teams
Unleash the Power

August 2011 Newsletter
User Conference Update
Dreams Can Come True: Paperless Personnel Files
Use Vista HRMS to manage Government Contractor Requirements
Crystal News for Vista HRMS
PDS Shines at Recent Industry Tradeshows

May 2011 Newsletter
Total Compensation Statements
Creating Organization Charts
Document Storage: How to Avert a Disaster
Emergency Contacts
Adding Self Service Reports
Monitoring Workflow
Automate Pre-Payroll Backup

Alternative Emergency Contact Process

February 2011 Newsletter
Open Enrollment Audits from Vista HRMS
A Different Kind of History
PDS Product Development Update
Tracking Tuition Reimbursement
Electronic W2 Distribution
Visibility of Future-Eligible Benefit Plans

January 2011 Newsletter
PDS UGA Conference Location Announced
Upcoming PDS Events
-  Vista HRMS 4.1 webinars
-  Vista HRMS Recruiting webinar

November 2010 Newsletter
Congratulations to our new UGA Chairperson
Upcoming PDS Events
-  U.S. Year-End Seminar
-  Canadian Year-End Seminar
-  Vista HRMS Recruiting webinar
-  Vista HRMS 4.1 webinars
The Over/Under on Migration
Go Live on Vista HRMS 4.1
Why Make Small Customizations?
PDS Sales Update
Don’t Let Recovery be a Disaster

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


 

 

Attendees

'It was great meeting so many of the PDS staff members. I was amazed at how the conference was truly user-focused. The sessions were very valuable. PDS does a great job at listening to the user’s ideas and suggestions and determining a solution. You put on a wonderful and valuable conference and we had time for fun as well!'

Teena Keslar
Benefits Analyst
Nelnet, Inc.


'I’ve been to several of these user group conferences in my career that have been hosted by several different vendors and this was by far and away the best user conference I’ve attended. The committee and PDS did a great job of removing the fluff, listening to clients and giving us all REAL tools to improve our systems, jobs and processes. I look forward to attending many more in the future.'

Ty Weber
Senior Technical Consultant
Laurus Strategies


'One of the best, most interactive, hands-on, real learning conferences I have attended!'

Denise Campbell
Knoxville Community Development Corp.


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