Last updated: 2025-12-02
SmartPDA Contacts
SmartPDA Contacts
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Note: This product is no
longer being actively developed. Ebix's current mobile SmartOffice solution
is [SmartOffice
Anywhere](http://help-prod.ez-data.com/soa/help/en/).
From the Main Menu, select the Contacts
hyperlink to display the Search Contacts screen. Search by Name, Employer
and/or Alphakey.
Enter the Search criteria for the contact and then click the GO
button. The Contact List is displayed based upon the designated search
criteria. Selecting the Contact hyperlink from the Contact List displays
the Contact Detail screen.
Contact Detail)
The Contact Detail screen displays the Contact Name, Job Title,
Employer, Occupation, Type, Sub-Type, SS#, Gender, Marital Status,
Birth Date, Premium, Assets, Phone Number, Address and E-mail/Web
Address.
vCard)
The vCard hyperlink that is displayed on the Contact Detail screen
acts as a business card that can be used to store the personal information
of the contact on the handheld device. By selecting the vCard
hyperlink from the Contact Detail screen, the user will be prompted
to add the contact to the phone device. Accepting the prompt will
enable the user to add the contact from SmartPDA to the user’s handheld
device. All personal information such as the Last Name, First Name,
Company, Title, Mobile, E-mail, Address information and a picture
of the contact can be updated to the contact on the handheld device.
Search Contacts)
Click the Search button
on the Contact Detail screen to search for contacts.
Creating a Contact)
A new contact can be created by selecting the New button from the
Search Contacts or Contact Detail screens.
The following information related to the contact can be entered
when adding a new contact.
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Last Name
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Suffix
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First Name
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Middle Name
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Greeting
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Title
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Type
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Sub-Type
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Job Title
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Employer
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Occupation
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SS#
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Gender
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Marital Status
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Birth Date
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Remarks
Phone Number, Address and E-mail/Web Address information can also
be added using the New button
in the respective sections.
Modifying a Contact)
A contact can be modified by clicking the Switch
to Edit Mode button. Phone Number, Address and Web Address
information can also be edited by selecting the appropriate hyperlink
in the Phone, Address and E-mail/Web Address sections respectively.
SmartPad)
The SmartPad notes of a contact can be viewed by clicking the SmartPad button on the Contact Detail
screen.
The SmartPad displays the SmartPad notes for the contact. The user
can add and delete the SmartPad notes using the New
and Delete buttons respectively.
Clicking the date hyperlink of the SmartPad note will display the
Detail information of the SmartPad note in edit mode. Notes and Keywords
can be modified and saved.
Activity Log)
Activities of a particular contact can be viewed by selecting the
Activity Log button on the
Contact Detail screen.
Activities for that particular Contact are displayed and the activities
are sorted using the date with the latest date at the top. Activities
can be added and deleted from the activity log using the New
and Delete buttons. The activities
can also be marked as Done/Pending using the Mark
as Done button.
Policy List)
Users must have the appropriate SmartPolicies rights to access this
module. The policies linked to the particular contact can be viewed
by selecting the Policy List button from the Contact Detail screen.
The details of the policies can be viewed by clicking the Type hyperlink
displayed on the Policy List.
Investment Accounts List)
Users must have the appropriate SmartInvestments rights to access
this module. The Investment Accounts of a particular contact can be
viewed by selecting the Investment
Accounts button on the Contact Detail screen. All of the investment
accounts of the selected contact are displayed. The fields that display
include the Account No., Account Name, Account Type, Qualified, How
Held, Owner, Gross Value, Loan Amount, Net Value and Account Open
Date.
Investment Positions List)
Users must have the appropriate SmartInvestments rights to access
this module. The Investment Positions List can be viewed by selecting
the Investment Positions button from the Contact Detail screen. In
the Investment Positions List, the Holding Type and Investment Name
columns display the details of all available investment positions.
The Holding Type column is a hyperlinked column that displays the
Position Detail information for the selected investment.
Opportunity List)
Users must have the appropriate SmartOpportunities rights to access
this module. The Opportunity List can be viewed by selecting the Opportunity List button on the Contact
Detail screen.
This list displays the Opportunity Name, Campaign Name, Stage, Status,
Type, Source, Owner and Potential of the contact. The Opportunity
Detail field is a hyperlinked field that displays the Opportunity
Detail information.
Key Relations)
The Key Relations of a contact can be viewed by selecting the Key Relations button on the Contact
Detail screen.
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