What’s New in Flex Q2 2023
We're excited to review the work that was done this past quarter to improve your Spillman Flex system and the tools you use to manage your system. To upgrade your system, schedule an appointment at flex-update.appointlet.com. Customer requests for upgrades will take place as they are currently scheduled.
Flex Records
Log Archive Administration Tool
Certain log tables in Flex grow exponentially, which ends up using a lot of storage space and increases the time it takes to complete a patch. The new Log Archive administration tool enables your SAA to configure settings to automatically archive logs on an automated basis, helping keep your system clean and running faster.
The Log Archive tool also provides a visual representation of current and predicted archive log size. This makes it easier for SAAs to see if a particular log size is starting to become too large. This new tool can be accessed by agency administrators from the Flex Webapp Manager by clicking Spillman -> Log Archive Administration.
Renaming of Desktop Icon
Upon upgrading to 2023.2, the desktop icon and start menu folder will be renamed to “Flex” rather than “Spillman” for product consistency and ease of discovery. Any shortcuts you or your team members may have created manually to the Flex application will continue to work.
Texas 2023 CR-3 Crash Form
The Texas CR-3 Crash Form has been updated to include the 2023 specifications. Flex has also been recertified by the Texas DOT, allowing users to submit the updated CR-3 forms electronically.
For Texas agencies that have purchased this module, the form will automatically be activated upon patching to the latest version of Flex.
New Jersey 2023 NJTR-1 Crash Form and eSubmission
The New Jersey NJTR-1 Crash Form has been updated to include the 2023 specifications. Additionally, Flex now offers an eSubmission module which enables automatic electronic submission to the New Jersey DOT Crash Repository, eliminating the need to manually enter crashes into the state’s repository. This eSubmission module also enables your agency to send your Crash reports to other third-party or local repositories.
For New Jersey agencies that have purchased this module, the form will automatically be activated upon patching to the latest version of Flex. Existing and new users of the NJTR-1 Crash Module are eligible for the new eSubmission feature at no additional cost.
Name Number Field
Officers and records clerks can frequently remember the name number of records while in the Names table but still have to press ‘More advanced search options' to find the Name Number field. This newest update makes it so this field appears when the screen loads, making it easier for officers and records clerks to search by name number.
Users who will benefit from this change can find the Name Number field just to the right of the Gender field on the Mobile Names Search screen.