MaxExtract

 

This feature adds the ability to extract more data, such as History Notes, Action Codes and Transactions, more efficiently than the Simple Data Extraction. 

 Setting the Defaults

From the Main Screen of CollectMax, click the button to display the Network Processes Screen.

Select the tab and double-click or click the button to display the MaxExtract Interface.

 

Before using the MaxExtract Interface, you may want to set the template defaults as a shortcut on installed templates tab. Any of these settings can be overridden at the template level.

Select the tab to display the MaxExtract Installed Templates Screen.

Click the button to display the MaxExtract Template Defaults Screen.

Set the following options as Defaults:

 Creating a Template

MaxExtract requires you setup a template the corresponds with the file to be exported. You can create a different template each time you export a new file or you can setup one template and make your export files conform to the created template.

Click the tab to display the Installed Templates screen.

On this screen a list of the current templates will be displayed. From this screen, a user can set the defaults, add a new template, modify and existing template, copy a template, delete an existing template or print a list of available fields.

Click the button to create a new template.

Each Template will require a unique Template ID. The Template ID will be used for identification of the template when exporting or in the download information added to the debtor history.

A Description is optional but is useful when better defining the Template ID.

If the Template was an existing template, the upper right hand corner will list statistical information regarding the creation and use of this template.

Select your export Type. An export type must be selected before assigning export Fields.

Select the export Type formats. Select from the following options:

Select the format of file that this template will use. Select from Excel (which includes XLS, XLSX), Comma Delimited (CSV), and (DBF).

Select the File Formats. Select from the following file Formats:

Check the Box next to any of the following that apply: 

Each column of Data in the export file must be defined in order for the export process to work properly.

Click the button to add a column.

This screen should then pull up . Select your Export Field Selection by using the .

 Account Selections

If you select the Export Field Selection for "Account". The following options are available:


Note: If you check the box for adding a header column. If you leave the header section empty on this screen the field description will be used instead.

 Claim Selections

If you select the Export Field Selection for "Claim". The following options are available:

 Debtor Selections

If you select the Export Field Selection for "Debtor". The following options are available:

 Report Variables Selections

If you select the Export Field Selection for "Report Variables".

This will list all the Report Variables that you have created in your system. We have a option that will allow you to add report variables from this screen.

After selecting all the appropriate fields that you would like to extract. Please select the button.

Options

After defining your template you can select the options. This can be done by selecting the .

 

The following screen should appear.

If you filled out the default options sections then your Export Directory and Backup Directory should already be filled out.

The other selections can be selected by selecting the radio button. We only allow you to select one History Entry option and Activity Entry:

For the History Entry: The following selections are available.

For the Activity Entry:

Click the button to save the Default Options.

Processing the Export

After completing your template you are then ready to start exporting fields to the File Format of your choice.

Select the tab.

Select the Template that you plan to using the .

 Advanced Selection

We have also provided an Advanced Selection option. To access it click on the tab.

The following screen should appear:


Note: The Advance Selection is not mandatory. It is used to help filter your extraction.

Then return to the tab and click the button.


Note: If you run the same type of report multiple times. Take advantage of the save settings button.

 Output Files

After selecting button. The following screen should say the following

Once the process is completed you will get a screen showing the process is completed.

 

Another pop up will show the amount of files that were exported .

The export can be found in the location you defined on the default options setting or if you customized based on template then look in the location you defined for that.

If you have any exceptions then your exception report will be found in the location you placed it.


Note: Exceptions -are mainly data issues. Instead of getting errors MaxExtract will skip the account and add an entry to the exception list.

MaxExtract audits the data as its Exported.

 Log

The MaxExtract also has a log file that gives you a record of your MaxExtract events

 

It will show you the times everything was processed, by who, the file name and the backup file location.