{"id":514,"date":"2016-05-07T20:18:51","date_gmt":"2016-05-08T01:18:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/opencomps.com\/blog\/?p=514"},"modified":"2016-08-31T00:47:58","modified_gmt":"2016-08-31T05:47:58","slug":"opencomps-4-0-private-transactions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.opencomps.com\/blog\/2016\/05\/opencomps-4-0-private-transactions\/","title":{"rendered":"OpenComps 4.0 &#8211; Private Entries"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On the heels of us <a href=\"https:\/\/opencomps.com\/blog\/2016\/05\/opencomps-turns-10\/\">turning 10<\/a>, we are extremely happy to announce our latest update to OpenComps. We feel that it significantly enhances and changes the purpose of the site\u00a0that we would like to call this OpenComps 4.0<sup class='footnote'><a href='#fn-514-1' id='fnref-514-1' onclick='return fdfootnote_show(514)'>1<\/a><\/sup>. The new feature is the ability to\u00a0<strong>record private entries<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>What\u00a0are private entries? In addition to creating publicly-visible entries, you can now create entries\u00a0that can be seen <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>only<\/strong><\/span> <strong>by you<\/strong> (Only Me) or <strong>by your shared private group<\/strong> (My Group). And we really mean the only\u00a0part! We have worked extra hard to make sure nobody (even admins) can get to your privately-recorded entries. Those entries\u00a0are yours and yours alone.<\/p>\n<p>While only you can see them,\u00a0you don&#8217;t have to do anything different to search the database and see your entries\u00a0together with the public entries. For example, look at this search for &#8220;paris&#8221; and how easily you can filter your search results to show everything, only Public entries, only Only Me entries\u00a0or only My Group entries:<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-514 gallery-columns-4 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.opencomps.com\/blog\/2016\/05\/opencomps-4-0-private-transactions\/screen-shot-2016-05-07-at-3-50-48-pm\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.opencomps.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Screen-Shot-2016-05-07-at-3.50.48-PM-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Simple Search Groups Annotated\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-520\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-520'>\n\t\t\t\tSee public and private entries in your search screen\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.opencomps.com\/blog\/2016\/05\/opencomps-4-0-private-transactions\/screen-shot-2016-05-07-at-4-01-09-pm\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.opencomps.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Screen-Shot-2016-05-07-at-4.01.09-PM-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Enable Group Filter Search Screen\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-523\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-523'>\n\t\t\t\tEasily filter your search results to show Public, Only Me or My Group entries\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.opencomps.com\/blog\/2016\/05\/opencomps-4-0-private-transactions\/screen-shot-2016-05-07-at-3-52-43-pm\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.opencomps.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Screen-Shot-2016-05-07-at-3.52.43-PM-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Only Me Filtered Search\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-522\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-522'>\n\t\t\t\tEasily filter to show only Only Me entries\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.opencomps.com\/blog\/2016\/05\/opencomps-4-0-private-transactions\/screen-shot-2016-05-07-at-4-02-52-pm\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.opencomps.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Screen-Shot-2016-05-07-at-4.02.52-PM-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"My Group Filtered Search\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-521\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-521'>\n\t\t\t\tEasily filter to show only My Group entries\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>If you noticed, the private entries\u00a0are highlighted in the search results if there is no filter selected. The rows for the Only Me and My Group entries\u00a0are in an unique, highlighted color and they also begin with an icon showing either a single user view or group of users view. Let&#8217;s take a look inside the entries:<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-514 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.opencomps.com\/blog\/2016\/05\/opencomps-4-0-private-transactions\/screen-shot-2016-05-07-at-3-50-56-pm\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.opencomps.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Screen-Shot-2016-05-07-at-3.50.56-PM-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Only Me Transaction\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-525\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-525'>\n\t\t\t\tOnly Me Entry\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.opencomps.com\/blog\/2016\/05\/opencomps-4-0-private-transactions\/screen-shot-2016-05-07-at-4-01-24-pm\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.opencomps.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Screen-Shot-2016-05-07-at-4.01.24-PM-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"My Group Transaction\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-526\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-526'>\n\t\t\t\tMy Group Entry\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.opencomps.com\/blog\/2016\/05\/opencomps-4-0-private-transactions\/screen-shot-2016-05-07-at-3-51-22-pm\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.opencomps.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Screen-Shot-2016-05-07-at-3.51.22-PM-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Related tab on Public transaction\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-527\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-527'>\n\t\t\t\tRelated tab on Public transaction entry\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Also, we hope you noticed that\u00a0there are\u00a0three entries\u00a0for the same property. One happens to be a Public Comp transaction, one is My Group Comp transaction and one is Only Me Comp transaction. For the same search you can now see what is available publicly right next to\u00a0any available\u00a0private entries\u00a0for the same property. Of course, the private entries\u00a0could be either for the same Comp transaction or another Comp transaction. Or it could be a For Sale tracker, Development or Debt Comp. Because they all have the same address (and geocode to the same location), you can see all entries\u00a0in the Related tab, which maintains the same highlighted rows format.<\/p>\n<p>From any transaction entry for a given property &#8211; Public, Only Me or My Group &#8211; you can start another entry\u00a0for the same property that can be either Public, Only Me or My Group by selecting the appropriate option in the +Add New dropdown. This is the quickest way to overlay a private entry\u00a0on top of a public entry, or create a different entry\u00a0type (Comp, For Sale, Development or Debt Comp) to a property. Or you can start from scratch with\u00a0the +Add New wizard\u00a0from any transaction list.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-3' class='gallery galleryid-514 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.opencomps.com\/blog\/2016\/05\/opencomps-4-0-private-transactions\/screen-shot-2016-05-07-at-4-01-44-pm\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.opencomps.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Screen-Shot-2016-05-07-at-4.01.44-PM-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Add New Dropdown\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-528\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-528'>\n\t\t\t\tAdd a new transaction for the same property from an existing transaction\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.opencomps.com\/blog\/2016\/05\/opencomps-4-0-private-transactions\/screen-shot-2016-05-07-at-4-03-11-pm\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.opencomps.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Screen-Shot-2016-05-07-at-4.03.11-PM-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Add New Transaction\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-529\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-529'>\n\t\t\t\tAdd a new transaction wizard\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>If you have Export privileges, you can <strong>export private<\/strong> (Only Me and My Group) entries\u00a0<strong>as much as you want<\/strong>. Unlike Public entries, private entries\u00a0are yours and there are no limits to how often you want to\u00a0download them in an Excel-friendly CSV format<sup class='footnote'><a href='#fn-514-2' id='fnref-514-2' onclick='return fdfootnote_show(514)'>2<\/a><\/sup>.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/opencomps.com\/blog\/2016\/04\/feature-review-advanced-search\/\">powerful Advanced Search<\/a> is fully enabled for you to search either across all transactions or limit to what&#8217;s Public, Only Me or My Group. Also, the instant statistics in <strong>Insights<\/strong> are similarly recalculated based on your preference for which transactions you want to be included. Please, rest assured that you are not seeing aggregated numbers that are including someone else&#8217;s transactions or that your transactions may be included in someone else&#8217;s Insights screens. As mention already above, your entries\u00a0stay private throughout the entire site and nobody can see them or have them included in their aggregate screens.<\/p>\n<p>Recording of private (Only Me or My Group) entries\u00a0is a feature <strong>available to PRO subscribers<\/strong>. In fact, the shared My Group is based on the shared billing group, which is currently set up only by an\u00a0admin. However, if you happen to be a PRO subscriber and created private entries, these will still stay\u00a0available to you<sup class='footnote'><a href='#fn-514-3' id='fnref-514-3' onclick='return fdfootnote_show(514)'>3<\/a><\/sup> in full detail to see or search across even if you happen to drop your PRO subscription at some point (we hope only temporarily!). You just won&#8217;t be able to add new private entries.<\/p>\n<p>We are really excited about this new functionality in OpenComps and we hope you will decide to take full advantage of it and support us by becoming a PRO subscriber. If you need to set up a group subscription, please don&#8217;t hesitate to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.opencomps.com\/about.php\" target=\"_blank\">contact us<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>We would love to hear from you with any comments or ideas about this new functionality. If you would like to discuss it in more detail\u00a0via a private web-conference, just <a href=\"https:\/\/www.opencomps.com\/about.php\" target=\"_blank\">just get in touch<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class='footnotes' id='footnotes-514'>\n<div class='footnotedivider'><\/div>\n<ol>\n<li id='fn-514-1'> 1.0 &#8211; initial launch in 2006; 2.0 &#8211; site redesign and reactivation of development in 2012; 3.0 &#8211; social\/newsfeed functionality in 2015 <span class='footnotereverse'><a href='#fnref-514-1'>&#8617;<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li id='fn-514-2'> In fact, even Public Your Additions transactions &#8211; transactions that you&#8217;ve contributed to the public body of transactions &#8211; are also excluded from the daily and rolling 30-day export limits <span class='footnotereverse'><a href='#fnref-514-2'>&#8617;<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li id='fn-514-3'> For My Group transactions, assuming you still belong in the shared group. <span class='footnotereverse'><a href='#fnref-514-3'>&#8617;<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On the heels of us turning 10, we are extremely happy to announce our latest update to OpenComps. 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