HotDocs Document Automation Blog: Document Services
Opening Doors with Integration and Knowing the Way with UX
Integrating with other business system APIs is an excellent way to open up your solution to other applications. Here at HotDocs, we have integrated with multiple applications, ranging from Document Management Systems (DMS) such as SharePoint to e-signature applications like Docusign.
The HotDocs Ripple Effect
I was thinking about something fun today. There is an Easter egg in HotDocs User and HotDocs Developer that has existed for over 12 years now. (For more info on what an Easter egg is, check here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Easter_egg_(media)). Open HotDocs, go to the Help menu and choose About. When the About HotDocs window is displayed,...
Hacks for the Ultimate Work-Life Balance
There’s a reason that fables endure. They tend to have practical applications that transcend time and space. For example, the classic Aesop’s tale, The Goose that Laid the Golden Egg. This particular fable is especially valuable when we look at ourselves as the goose. Each of us is working to attain success, wealth and happiness...
The True Cost of Time
When people are looking for a solution like HotDocs the aim is usually to reduce the risk of inaccurate documents and to reduce how much time is spent in producing these documents. I would like to focus on the time element. In an ideal world, HotDocs could turn to a prospective client and say “we...
The 6x Myth
Industry commentators tell us that winning new customers is six times more expensive than retaining existing ones. In fact, estimates for this can range from three to thirty. I often ask myself is this really true and, if it is, can we ever eliminate customer churn and reduce the need for winning lots of new...
What is RegTech?
The latest buzzword circulating within the financial services industry is “RegTech”. Cited by Deloitte as the smaller brother of FinTech and a developing area, RegTech is the term coined to describe the innovative use of technology to deliver regulatory compliance. And it’s not just within the technology and consulting industries that RegTech is being talked...
Getting the Most out of HotDocs: Number 3
The next in our blog series of hints and tips for HotDocs use describes how dynamic questions created by template authors can enhance end user experience and increase document production speed. The Right Question Document automation offers the ability to provide dynamic documentation that adjusts itself to specific circumstances, and constructs a document that has...
Automation for All
Having worked at HotDocs for over 16 years, it’s inevitable that there has been ample opportunity to see how our various customers benefit from our document assembly. It goes without saying that I think our product is fantastic (I wouldn’t be here otherwise), but the more I visit our clients and prospects in their places of work, the more I see how HotDocs document assembly
Getting the Most out of HotDocs: Number 2
Second in the series of handy hints for HotDocs details how a little scripting can go a long way in ensuring the finished document is completely accurate. Using COUNT to make sure that the correct plurals are in a document When you are creating a template which includes a repeated dialog, you often don’t know...
Getting the Most out of HotDocs: Number 1
Here at HotDocs, we’re often asked for tips and tricks that maximise on the power of our document assembly technology. In this, the first of a series of blogs providing insight into getting the most that you can from HotDocs, I discuss why you should consider using the scripting functionality. Make Your Templates Fly As...
Benefitting the Bottom Line: HotDocs for Large Corporations
HotDocs document assembly technology is used by corporate organisations in sectors including manufacturing, technology, aviation, hospitality and broadcasting to automate a diverse range of documents and streamline business processes. HotDocs has several clients in the manufacturing industry, one of which builds satellites and spacecraft. That particular company uses HotDocs to produce design, justification and procedure...
Streamlining Government: HotDocs in the Public Sector
For public service agencies in times of recession and budget cuts, doing more with less has become a necessity. Time spent on repetitive documentation can become overwhelming and staff that are overworked and under pressure can make mistakes. For the organisations detailed below, HotDocs was what was needed to get back on track. HotDocs can...