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September 2026 12 notes

ALLi NEW

Ask ALLi About Your Own Account (ALLi Enterprise)

What changed 31 items

Highlights

  • Ask ALLi About Your Own Account
  • Account questions answered at any hour
  • Same answers as the portal
  • Only their own information
  • Look, don’t touch
  • Only what the community supports
  • Amenity Reservations in Chat
  • Availability without a calendar to decipher
  • The rules up front
  • Booked in one conversation
  • Handled like any other reservation
  • No dead ends on paid amenities
  • Faster, More Accurate Reading of Uploaded Documents and Scans
  • Old scans become usable
  • Setup doesn’t stall
  • Photos work
  • Clear limits instead of silent failures
  • A Budget Workbook You Can Work In
  • One place to edit
  • Board proposal and Caliber Import stay in sync
  • Plain numbers where you type
  • Clear on what’s locked
  • Assessments That Add Up
  • Reconciliation done for you
  • Know where to look
  • No guessing on units
  • Spread you can read
  • Actuals That Match Your Closed Books
  • Numbers that match closed books
  • Insights built on the same data
  • Fewer corrections
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Caliber Version 6.00.04 NEW

A Full Application Upgrade for Every Caliber User

What changed 8 items

Highlights

  • A Full Application Upgrade for Every Caliber User
  • Built Around Your Feedback
  • Your feedback drove the work
  • More improvements, delivered faster
  • Focused on your experience
  • You’ll see the difference
  • Open Manager Right from Caliber
  • Less Manual Work
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Manager Version Folder-only documents, stability, bulletin, and amenity fixes

Scheduled Bulletin Emails

What changed 7 items

Highlights

  • Folder-Only Document View
  • Cleaner document navigation
  • Consistent across communities
  • Less confusion over dates
  • Page Navigation Stability
  • Previous Behavior
  • Resolution
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Manager Version Calendar Filters and Event Navigation

Statement Runs in FRONTSTEPS Manager

What changed 7 items

Highlights

  • Statement Runs in FRONTSTEPS Manager
  • Calendar Filters and Event Navigation
  • Previous Behavior
  • Resolution
  • Deleted Work Order Documents
  • Closed Violation Status from TOPS Pro
  • Architectural Request Notes in Caliber
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Manager Version Statements

Statement Runs in FRONTSTEPS Manager

What changed 12 items

Highlights

  • Statement Runs in FRONTSTEPS Manager
  • Select communities and transaction accounts
  • Configure statement content
  • Choose specific owners
  • Preview a delivery summary
  • Run statements without blocking their browser
  • Run Statements From Anywhere
  • No More Blocked Workstations
  • Confidence Before You Run
  • Precise Owner Targeting
  • Delivery Confidence, Built In
  • Consistent With Existing Setup
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ALLi

What’s New

What changed 29 items

Highlights

  • 24/7 Resident Support in the Community Portal
  • The office stops fielding the easy ones
  • A problem becomes a work order in one conversation
  • Residents stop calling to ask what happened to their request
  • Nothing happens without the resident saying yes
  • It only offers what the community actually does
  • A handoff, not a dead end
  • Help Before Sign-In
  • Catch the resident before they pick up the phone
  • No one has to say where they live
  • Public means public
  • Conversation Review in Manager
  • Verify instead of trusting
  • Review the exceptions, not everything
  • A number for whether it is working
  • Close the loop on a resident complaint
  • A record that cannot be rewritten
  • Teaching ALLi About Your Communities
  • Accuracy belongs to the company, not a ticket queue
  • Use the documents you already have
  • Verified-resident material stays that way
  • Load a portfolio-wide policy once
  • Escalation goes to a real person you picked
  • Try it before residents do
  • Look and Feel
  • It reads as their assistant, not ours
  • It matches the site residents already trust
  • Roll out at your own pace
  • No design ticket, no waiting
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Manager Version Vender Management

Vendor Management

What changed 14 items

Highlights

  • Vendor Management
  • Browse and filter vendors
  • Create and maintain vendor records
  • Track insurance compliance
  • View a vendor’s work order and invoice history
  • Capture notes and ratings
  • Manage 1099 adjustments, ACH banking details, and W-9-based tax information
  • Assign vendors to specific communities and divisions
  • Set mailing preferences
  • One system for every vendor task
  • Payment confidence, at a glance
  • Operational history in one place
  • Lower-friction feedback
  • Cleaner vendor selection
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August 2026 5 notes

Community Web Portal Version 8.20.2026

Board Membership Segmentation for Campaigns

What changed 10 items

Highlights

  • Board Membership Segmentation for Campaigns
  • More precise outreach
  • Works with existing filters
  • Restrict Portal Access for Homeowners in Collections
  • Consistent enforcement
  • Matches collections policy
  • What’s Improved
  • Fewer Error Pages Across Sign-In, Profile Updates, and Community Links
  • Previous Behavior
  • Resolution
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July 2026 7 notes

Community Web Portal Version 7.29.26

Fewer Unexpected Portal Sign-Outs

What changed 11 items

Highlights

  • Fewer Unexpected Portal Sign-Outs
  • Previous Behavior
  • Resolution
  • Suspended Manager Accounts Unsuspend Reliably
  • ARC Submissions Complete Successfully
  • Executable File Uploads Blocked on ARC Attachments
  • Consistent PDF Document Previews
  • eForm Dropdowns Start Blank
  • Spellcheck in the eForm Description Field
  • Resident Self-Registration Failure Prompt
  • Addresses and Units Display Within Groups
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Community Web Portal Version 7.27.26

Company and My Campaigns Tabs

What changed 24 items

Highlights

  • Company and My Campaigns Tabs
  • Faster access to your own work
  • Full company visibility
  • Clear separation
  • Administrators and Company Owners Can Manage All Campaigns
  • No blocked work
  • Company-wide oversight
  • Safeguarded
  • Full Visibility of Selected Campaign Communities
  • Verify before you send
  • Adjust in place
  • Campaign Collision Warnings
  • Fewer duplicate sends
  • Drafts stay frictionless
  • Clear rule
  • Disable and Delete Resident Engagement Campaigns
  • Stop sends without losing history
  • Reversible by design
  • Deliberate deletion
  • Accurate reporting
  • Platform Reliability
  • Reduced Intermittent Errors and Logouts During Releases
  • Previous Behavior
  • Resolution
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Caliber Version 5.91.32

Build Board-Ready Budgets with ALLi

What changed 14 items

Highlights

  • Build Board-Ready Budgets with ALLi
  • Faster Budget Preparation
  • Accurate, Traceable Results
  • Smarter Recommendations
  • Full Manager Control
  • Board-Ready Output
  • Available by Request: Caliber 64-Bit Upgrade
  • Automate Banking with Wintrust Integration
  • Automated Statement Retrieval
  • Streamlined Reconciliation
  • Real-Time Balance Visibility
  • Simplify Investment Management with HOA Invest Enhancements
  • Automated Reconciliation
  • Centralized Reporting
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Manager Version Delinquencies

Delinquency Management

What changed 5 items

Highlights

  • Delinquency Management
  • A Complete Delinquency Queue in One View
  • Full Account History Without Leaving the Page
  • Preview Before You Post
  • Background Processing Keeps Work Moving
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Manager Version Accounts Payable

Invoice Payment Processing

What changed 30 items

Highlights

  • Invoice Viewer
  • Every invoice, one place
  • Overdue and approaching due dates, highlighted
  • The complete invoice record, one click away
  • Inline alerts surface what needs attention
  • Navigate without losing context
  • Invoice Actions
  • Pay from the detail view
  • Combined payments, surfaced automatically
  • Void payments without voiding the invoice
  • Void and reissue in one flow
  • Check images on demand
  • Advance workflow status without entering edit mode
  • Invoice Approvals
  • Approve from the detail view
  • Notifications when action is needed
  • Admin override unblocks the queue
  • On Hold freezes the workflow
  • Approvals can be removed
  • One payment run for the full queue
  • Bank balance before you commit
  • Adjust the batch before confirming
  • Combined payments handled automatically
  • A form that matches your community’s workflow
  • All payee types in one place
  • Compliance flags before you save
  • Reference the original document while you type
  • Two ways to save
  • Edit invoices without voiding them
  • On Hold and Reject, built into the workflow
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ALLi

What’s New

What changed 18 items

Highlights

  • Workflows: Intelligent Checklists in Step Creation (Pro tier feature)
  • Intelligent Budget Generation
  • One guided budgeting workflow
  • Formula-accurate and traceable
  • Account-level intelligence
  • Managers remain in control
  • Consistent across a portfolio
  • Board-ready Excel output
  • Ready for Caliber
  • What’s Improved
  • Primary users
  • Hybrid Automation, On Your Terms
  • Clear Ownership & Accountability
  • Consistency at Scale
  • Faster Cycle Times
  • Richer, Traceable Audit Trail
  • Fewer Reworks Through Context
  • Flexible Orchestration
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Manager Version View Invoice Details

Invoice Viewer

What changed 6 items

Highlights

  • Invoice Viewer
  • Every invoice, one place
  • Overdue and approaching due dates, highlighted
  • Complete invoice history, one click away
  • Inline alerts surface what needs attention
  • Navigate without losing your place
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June 2026 1 note

May 2026 1 note

January 2026 1 note

ALLi

What’s New

What changed 16 items

Highlights

  • Workflows: Intelligent Checklists in Step Creation (Pro tier feature)
  • Assign ALLi as an Assignee
  • Build Reorderable Checklists
  • Embed Structured Prompts (Markdown)
  • Use Inline @Mentions for Routing
  • Automated Comment Responses
  • Context-Aware Follow‑Ups
  • Auto‑Attach Outputs
  • Hybrid Execution Rules
  • Hybrid Automation, On Your Terms
  • Clear Ownership & Accountability
  • Consistency at Scale
  • Faster Cycle Times
  • Richer, Traceable Audit Trail
  • Fewer Reworks Through Context
  • Flexible Orchestration
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December 2025 4 notes

Manager

Payments Integrated in Manager

What changed 8 items

Highlights

  • Single Experience
  • Less Context Switching
  • Richer Community View
  • Better Navigation
  • Search for Projects
  • Add Related Links to Projects
  • Faster Project Discovery
  • Stronger Context Linking
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Community

The Web Portal v2.2.81

What changed 9 items

Highlights

  • Change of Invoice Interface for Board Members
  • Clarity
  • Better Management of the Process
  • Reduced Questions
  • Architectural Request File size updates
  • Payments Call-to-Action Updated
  • Previous Behavior
  • Resolution
  • Architectural Notifications
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November 2025 6 notes

Manager

Processing Invoices: Approving & Rejecting

What changed 20 items

Highlights

  • Processing Invoices: Approving & Rejecting
  • Faster Financial Decisions
  • Improved Accountability
  • Streamlined Operations
  • Standard Search (Free-Tier Search Experience)
  • Universal Availability
  • Predictable Results
  • Improved Navigation
  • Fact Sheet
  • Client Contacts
  • Documents
  • CC&Rs
  • Centralized Information Hub
  • Improved Clarity & Layout
  • Future-Ready
  • More Accurate Violation Dates
  • Improved Unit Selection Behavior
  • Cleaner Dropdown Behavior
  • Clearer Assess-Now Feedback
  • More Reliable Violation Processing
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ALLi

Microsoft Outlook Integration – Premium Feature

What changed 8 items

Highlights

  • Microsoft Outlook Integration – Premium Feature
  • Smarter Visuals for Board Packet Generation
  • Targeted Interactions with Specific Agents
  • Caliber Fact Sheet Integration
  • Enhanced Agent Profile Descriptions
  • Click-to-Link Report Groups
  • Fixed Task Assignment Bug
  • Export Full Chatbot Conversations to PDF – ALLi
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ALLi

OUR PRODUCTS

What changed 23 items

Highlights

  • Core Voice Support (Phase 1)
  • Hands-free productivity
  • Accessible by design
  • Platform for growth
  • Support Site – Agent Description Datapoint
  • Consistent documentation
  • Better discovery
  • Integration-ready
  • “Top 10 Prompts” (Replaces Pre-Defined Prompts)
  • Faster first win
  • Higher engagement
  • Evolves with usage
  • Sidebar Navigation Menu
  • Speed to action
  • Designed to scale
  • Higher adoption
  • Workflow Consistency
  • Fewer Handoffs
  • What’s Improved
  • Previous Behavior
  • Resolution
  • Benefit
  • Omnisearch Filter Reliability
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October 2025 4 notes

Community

Web Portal v2.2.79

What changed 9 items

Highlights

  • Architectural Request Notes from Managers and Reviewers can notify other reviewers
  • Flexible Communication
  • Faster Reviews
  • Protected Discussions
  • Reduced Noise
  • What’s Improved
  • Previous Behavior
  • Resolution
  • Visitor Management Company Name Addition
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Manager Version 0.1.948

Create Violations

What changed 15 items

Highlights

  • Create Violations
  • Faster Data Entry
  • Improved Accuracy
  • Better Recordkeeping
  • Update Violations
  • Transparency
  • Efficiency
  • Comprehensive View
  • Advance Violations Through the Process
  • Each action step supports
  • What’s Improved
  • Violation Management Experience
  • Previous Behavior
  • Resolution
  • Benefit
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September 2025 4 notes

Manager Version Suite Manager Web - Production

Enhanced Violation Management

What changed 11 items

Highlights

  • Enhanced Violation Management
  • Time Savings
  • Flexibility
  • Transparency
  • Group Reporting
  • Efficiency
  • Organization
  • Convenience
  • Architectural Notes Email Notifications
  • Improved Communication
  • Accountability
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August 2025 2 notes

June 2025 1 note

May 2025 1 note

April 2025 1 note

Caliber Version 5.76

Caliber release

notes, 24 April 2025, Version 5.76. Published on frontsteps.com/release-notes . What’s New? High priority bug fixes Improvements to AP Automation For customers in our Corporate Accounting Beta… Read the note

March 2025 2 notes

Manager

Bulk Print Queue for Letters

What changed 14 items

Highlights

  • Select one or multiple queued items
  • Monitor progress
  • Community Contacts
  • Client Contacts
  • Vendor Contacts
  • Centralized Visibility
  • Reduced Navigation
  • Operational Efficiency
  • Scheduled Mail Processing
  • Centralized Queue Management
  • Non-Blocking Workflow
  • Flexible Delivery
  • Mailing Labels Included
  • Full Audit Trail
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February 2025 1 note

January 2025 2 notes

Community Web Portal Version 2.2.52

Custom Logo Upload for Enhanced Branding

What changed 10 items

Highlights

  • Custom Logo Upload for Enhanced Branding
  • For Administrators
  • Enhanced Personalization
  • Flexibility
  • Consistency
  • Work Orders Hidden When Board Members Attempt to Create in Standalone Communities
  • For Board Members
  • Improved Usability
  • Aligned Expectations
  • Learn More
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