Feature Enhancements in Version 20.1.0.10 Server Patch 8
Updates to the Encompass Server (i.e., Server Patch 8)
Below are updates in the Server Patch that is applied to the Encompass Server. The Server Patch contains the relevant Encompass code that applies to the following feature enhancement. The Server Patch included with this release will be applied to the Encompass Server automatically and cannot be controlled manually via the Encompass Version Manager tool.
System Performance Enhancements
System Performance Enhancements
(Updated on 6/23/2020 for Encompass Broker Edition only)
The following updates are being delivered in this Encompass 20.1 June Service Pack to improve Encompass system performance and ensure users can operate more efficiently and create and update more loans in less time.
PLEASE NOTE: You will receive these performance enhancements in this release only if you have already upgraded to the latest version of Encompass (20.1 May Service Pack Critical Patch 1 (20.1.0.7)) prior to June 16, 2020 and you are not an Ellie Mae Premier Support customer.
If you have not yet upgraded your Encompass environment to 20.1.0.7 and you are not an Ellie Mae Premier Support user, you will not receive these performance enhancements until the planned 20.1 July Service Pack release.
Ellie Mae Premier Support customers who have not already opted in to these system performance features will receive these performance enhancements update in their environments on July 11, 2020.
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Update to Pipeline Load Process: To help reduce the time it takes for the Encompass Pipeline to load after you log into your system, the process of initializing standard input fields has been updated. This initialization process now starts earlier and continues in the background. Since around 30% of the overall time loading the initial Pipeline was spent initializing standard fields data, moving this process to the background will reduce the time it takes for the Pipeline to load.
Updates to the Encompass Client Machines
The Encompass 20.1 June Service Pack release includes the following enhancements, which are client-side updates that are applied to users' Encompass client machines. This client update can be controlled manually via the Encompass Version Manager tool. If the tool has been configured to always apply new releases to users’ computers automatically, users will receive this update upon their initial log in of Encompass following the release.
Encompass Forms and Tools
Forcing Recalculation of Borrower and Co-Borrower Age at Application
In some cases, the age of the borrower and co-borrower at application (field IDs 38 and 70) were displaying as one year older than expected. The fields would be recalculated correctly when the date of birth or application date was updated. To ensure that the age at application is saved consistently, Encompass now forces the fields to recalculate each time a loan is saved. In addition, these fields have been added to the HMDA Batch Update tool (available in the Encompass Admin Tools) to enable lenders to recalculate the value on previously originated loan. For detailed instructions on using the tool, refer to the Admin Tools: HMDA Batch Update help topic.
CBIZ-31739
Additional Enhancements
Closing Documents Tagged for eSigning to Augment Integrations with eClosing Partners
(Updated on 6/23/2020)
In the upcoming Encompass 20.2 Major Release (currently targeted for October 2020), Ellie Mae is planning to deliver the next step in the automation of residential lending by providing enhanced functionalities for electronically closing your loans.
This new eClosing functionality will be provided in phases. The first phase is a series of updates to various closing package documents that is being provided in the planned Encompass Service Pack releases leading up to Encompass 20.2. In this 20.1 June Service Pack release, a number of closing documents have been updated in order to facilitate a hybrid eClosing with partners already on the Marketplace and pave the way for additional partners to be added. This update provides the ability for Encompass users to move forward with eClosing their loans by providing partners with signature coordinates and associated metadata for Encompass generated documents.
Please review the Encompass Docs Solution 20.1 June Service Pack release notes for more details and a link to the “eClosing Planned Forms List” document which lists the form and accompanying targeted phase release schedule.
NDE-14926
Microsoft .NET 4.8 Framework Support
Encompass 20.1 (and later) now supports Microsoft .NET Framework 4.8 on client machines using Windows 10, Build 1903. The installation of Windows 10 version 1903 includes .NET Framework 4.8. Refer to the Encompass System Requirements & Compatibility Matrix for the latest system requirements for Encompass client machines.
NICE-26246
