What's New in XactAnalysis

The XactAnalysis releases contain new features designed to improve your XactAnalysis experience. Highlights from the releases are listed below. For a complete list of changes, please see the release notes on the eService Center.

Features marked with an asterisk (*) are controlled by preferences. To enable these features, contact your account manager or support.

June 2, 2022

New Bulk Assignment Import feature*

We added a Bulk Assignment Import feature that allows you to upload up to 500 assignments into XactAnalysis at a time. To use this feature, simply download the .csv template file from the page, enter the information for each assignment in the provided columns, and then drag and drop the file back onto the page. Each row in the uploaded file is automatically created as an assignment in XactAnalysis.

Any notes added in the file are uploaded to the assignment's Notes tab in XactAnalysis.

All import records for your account are displayed on the page for six months or until they are deleted manually.

New GIC feature*

We added the View in GIC Viewer option to the Select an Action menu. This allows you to access Geospatial Insurance Consortium (GIC) high-resolution imagery from an assignment.

GIC allows you to compare before and after aerial images of damage to the claim area. You must have a GIC subscription to use this feature.

Helps

We added a survey that appears after you leave the Bulk Assignment Import page.*

Search updates

Each of the queues in Search now have their own Read and Unread statuses. For example, when you select a queue from the Queue Type menu and mark an assignment as Read (listed in regular text), it can still appear as Unread (listed in bolded text) in the other queues. This also applies to assignments exported from Search to an Excel file.

We added a Reviewed Automatically filter to Search. This filter allows you to find estimates that were automatically marked as Reviewed due to a program rule.

When you assign an estimate to an estimate reviewer, desk adjuster, payment processor, or claim reviewer in Search, the assignee menu now provides your entire list of assignees. This list automatically narrows down your selection based on what you type in the field.

When you try to access the Advanced Search URL, you are now automatically redirected to Search. Additionally, a dialog box appears with an explanation that Advanced Search was retired, and it directs you to helpful guides on this topic. If you have bookmarks set for Advanced Search, you will need to update them for Search.

Improvements

You can now create program rules that automatically mark assignments as Reviewed if they exceed a specified limit. To enable this, create or edit a program rule and select the new Mark assignment as Reviewed check box. When this check box is selected, you can also select a Notify assignee of review completion check box to notify the assignee when the rule is triggered.

Previous updates

March 2022March 2022

March 10, 2022

Search updates

We added a feature to help you quickly add relevant filters to your Search results. When you add a filter in Search, suggested column names appear in blue boxes above the results list. You can click a box to add the corresponding column to your results.

We added a Collaboration Completed Date column. This column displays the date and time the collaboration was completed.*

The Reinspection Status column now displays whether the reinspection had exceptions or not.

Improvements 

We added a tooltip to the Insights page, next to the header. When you hover over it, the tooltip displays links to helpful videos and documentation about Insights.

We added icons next to new or retiring features. Green icons indicate a feature is new. Yellow icons indicate that a feature is marked to retire soon. Red icons indicate that a feature will retire and a date is set. You can hover over the icon to view the retirement date. These icons currently appear in the main menus and the Customize Options page.

When you delete a user, a spinner now appears to let you know that XactAnalysis is processing the deletion.
December 2021December 2021
December 9, 2021

Action Item Center updates

We’ve listened to your feedback and are excited to release new enhancements to the Action Item Center.

You can now edit, delete, and complete action items within the Action Item Center.

We also added a donut chart to the top of the page that illustrates the number of action items that are past due, due in less than two days, and due in more than two days. You can click any of these options in the chart to filter the Results table accordingly. If you’re not interested in the chart, we understand! You can collapse the Filters section to hide the chart and give the Results table more room.

The assignee’s profile picture now appears next to the action item.

Insights updates

We’re excited to announce that the Management Dashboards have been replaced by more intuitive, robust pinboards in Insights.

XactAnalysis Insights now hosts your Performance Scorecard, so you won’t miss a beat.

You can subscribe to Insights free of charge. If you don’t see Insights under Reports, contact your account manager to activate it.

Quick Search updates

We have heard your feedback about the Quick Search bar, and hopefully the changes in this release will address any issues you experienced.

To help users recognize the difference between Quick Search and Claim Number Search, we changed the menu. Now, instead of just an icon, you can see which search option the search bar is set to. We also updated the message that appears when no results are found, and the placeholder text that appears in the search bar for both options. 

You can now select a default option from the Quick Search menu. When you click the menu and hover over either Quick search or Claim #, a star appears. Click the star next to an option to mark it as your default option. It is selected every time you log in to XactAnalysis. 

We added a way for you to access your Claim Number Search results after you leave the results box. When you select the Claim Number option for Quick Search, and type a claim number, the number of results now appears next to the search bar. This number remains even if you click outside of the results box or navigate to a different page. If results are found, you can click the number to re-open the results box and access the results. 

You can now select the claim information that appears in the Claim Number Search results box. We added a Columns button in the box that allows you to select up to four columns for your results. The default columns for the results box are Claim Number , Date Received, Assignee, and Data Set

Search updates

We alphabetized the Select an Action menu options in Search. You can also pin your favorite options to the top of the list by hovering over the option and clicking the star that appears next to it. 

You can now make your Search filter sets available to everyone in your account. To do this, select the Make Account Set check box that appears when you create or edit a filter set.

We added two new columns in Search: Referred To* and Date Assigned. 

XactScope and water mitigation

Xactware is proud of our new product XactScope, a tool dedicated to water mitigation workflows. In XactAnalysis, we added a Water Mitigation tab in Assignment Details to display water mitigation information collected for the assignment from  XactScope.* 

Improvements 

XactContents Collaboration and ClaimXperience are merging. To support this, we updated the Create XactContents Collaboration process so it creates a ClaimXperience Collaboration, and your XactAnalysis user is automatically set as the primary contact in ClaimXperience.

The following updates were made to the Add Assignment to Claim View dialog box that appears when you add an assignment to a claim through Claim View: 
- By default, the text fields now return results that start with your criteria. 
- The text fields now allow you to use asterisks to perform wildcard searches, and quotation marks to perform exact-match searches. 
- If the date of loss isn't specified, the results include assignments received within the last three years, rather than the last three months. 
We improved our application accessibility for screen readers by adding a title to every page. We also added a Skip to Content feature that allows you to skip past the navigation and header, and quickly access the main sections of the page. To access this feature, open a page and press Tab on your keyboard, then press Enter.

You can now use custom groups of adjusters, contractors, or XactAnalysis users when you create rules in Queue Admin, Personal Rules, and Program Rules.
September 2021September 2021
September 2, 2021

Help

We are happy to reintroduce our new Help menu. From here, you can search the Interactive User’s Guide, watch videos, and access step by step guides for tricky processes. We will continue to flesh out this menu in the next while, so we would love feedback on ways we can improve.

Search updates

Based on feedback from customers like you, we updated the Queue Type options in Search:

Reinspection Queue

My Reinspection Queue

Claim Review Queue

My Claim Review Queue

Assignment Queue

My Payment Queue

Estimate Review Queue

My Estimate Review Queue

You can now select a default filter set in Search. Search applies this filter set every time you navigate to it. If you don't have a default filter set selected, Search applies your last selected filters every time you navigate to it based on your cache.

Other Improvements

We added Service Area filters to the map on the Qualifications page.*

We improved the Quick Search tool in XactAnalysis mobile.

We made a small change to how text filters are processed. Previously, text filters returned results that started with, ended with, or included your search term. Now, these filters only return results that start with your search term. If that isn’t what you are looking for, you can now perform exact-match searches and wildcard searches.

Add an asterisk
- before your criteria to find results that end with your criteria (*example).
- before and after your criteria to find results that contain your criteria (*example*).
- in the middle of your criteria to find results that begin and end with your criteria (exa*mple).
Add quotation marks before and after your criteria to only find results that match it exactly ("example").

Now, when you select an option, all other filters are cleared, and a pre-defined filter set is applied that causes Search to function exactly like the selected queue.

We also had a lot of feedback about Search opening assignments in a new tab. Some of our users liked it, and some didn’t. Now, you can choose! We added a button next to the Column Sets menu that allows you to toggle this feature on and off. By default, assignments open in the same tab as the Search results.

We improved the performance of the Claim Number Search. It is now more reliable, and the data set names appear in the hint box along with their associated claim numbers.

We added a search bar to the Data Set filter. As you type in the search bar, the list of data sets automatically filters to match your criteria.

We added a Delay Status filter that allows you to find assignments with or without delay statuses.*
July 2021July 2021

July 22, 2021

This release consisted of bug repairs and performance enhancements.

Profile picture

On the User Information page, you can now add a custom profile picture that will display in Notifications. If you do not add a profile picture, your initials will display instead.

Improvements

We added new filters to the Action Item Center including action item, action item type, data set, claim number, and property owner.

We added an Estimate Value filter to Search so you can find estimates that fall within a specified minimum and maximum estimate value range.

We removed the Now, Next, Future option in the Help menu and moved the What's New document to a page in the Interactive User's Guide.
June 2021June 2021

June 3, 2021

Action Item Center

We added a new Action Item Center! This allows you to easily view, filter, and access the action items for all assignments under your account, based on your user rights.

Search

To make Search even more customizable, you can now select a default column set that is applied every time you navigate to Search!

We added two new options to the date filter in Search: Target Start Date and Target Completion Date. You can also add the corresponding columns for these filters.*

We added two options to Quick Search:

The Claim Number option is the default option. It allows you to search for a claim number without any date range restrictions. Only exact matches are returned, and if only one assignment has that claim number, you are automatically taken to its assignment details.

The Quick Search option allows you to search for assignments by claim number, insured name, assignee, policy number, or postal code within the last three years.

XactNet Address Book

The XactNet Address Book now includes a search bar so you can easily find an adjuster by either their XactNet address or name.
March 2021March 2021

March 25, 2021

New features

Search

Since our new Search is so customizable, we restrict results to the last three years to keep it responsive. However, we know you need an easy way to access your older assignments.

Introducing Archive Search! To access this mode in Search, simply click the Date filter and enable the Archive Search toggle. Result speeds are slightly slower in this mode. To keep the archive as responsive as possible, we restricted the available filters and actions.

Other enhancements to Search include improving the Update Status process. Now, you see which assignments failed, and can upload those that did not have an error.

The Check for Duplicates button in Send Work Assignment now directs you to the Search page instead of the Advanced Search.

We added Date Entered Reinspection Queue to the filters.

We also renamed the Include Test Assignments filter to Test Assignments and you can now indicate if you would like to filter on test, normal, or all assignments.

And finally, we added Valuation as an option in the Assignment Type filter.

XactNet Address Book enhancements

We improved the XactNet Address Book! You can now search multiple data sets at once when you are looking for a user.

We also moved some stuff around. There is a new Select an Action menu that lets you export your results to Excel or add your selection to your personal address book. And the filters are now in their own menu and not cluttering up the page. Tell us what you think by clicking Feedback in the Help menu.

Other improvements

We removed the character limit for message length when you email assignments in XactAnalysis.

We added walk-throughs to help you understand how to reassign an assignment and set up personal rules.

The Price List Admin page now more clearly displays multiple data sets that use a single set of custom price lists.

We added a character count on text fields.

We now populate the address details of a claim from the address in the Risk Location.