Integrate Laserfiche and Junxure with Advice from Wealth Enhancement Group LLC
Contributed by: Ken Severud, Senior Vice President |Chief Operating Officer, Wealth Enhancement Group LLC
Wealth Enhancement Group LLC (WEG) operates in a dual-registration environment: as the parent company of registered investment advisor Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC. (WEAS) and as an Office of Supervisory Jurisdiction (OSJ) for the broker-dealer LPL Financial (LPL).
The day-to-day operations of WEG revolve around its CRM system, Junxure. Here is how WEG integrated Laserfiche with Junxure to provide a seamless experience for advisors and staff, increase productivity and maintain compliance with regulatory requirements.
The Laserfiche-Junxure integration
Laserfiche is integrated with Junxure using the Unfetterfiche integration developed by Cities Digital. Unfetterfiche allows WEG advisors and employees access to all Laserfiche documents within the familiar CRM environment without having to learn new software.
Documents in the Laserfiche repository, indexed for a particular client, are displayed seamlessly in the existing “Documents” tab within Junxure. Finding specific documents is easy by using Junxure’s existing filtering functionality. The end user simply double-clicks the document he would like to view and it will open in the Laserfiche Client.
Here is a snapshot of the “Documents” tab for a registered investment advisor (RIA) client subfolder within Junxure:
Here is a snapshot of the “Documents” tab for a brokerage client subfolder within Junxure:
Unfetterfiche
Though 90% of employees use the “Documents” tab within the Junxure CRM, employees with more advanced needs (anything beyond viewing what has been previously stored), use the advanced functionality included in Unfetterfiche. This functionality allows employees to:
- Easily switch between clients without closing the application.
- View all Laserfiche documents in the Laserfiche Client by selecting “Open in Laserfiche.”
- Drag and drop documents from the computer directly into any folder in Laserfiche.
- Create new folders in Laserfiche, import documents into the repository or modify existing Laserfiche documents (including rename documents and enter any metadata).
- Generate a printed barcode for new documents. The barcode is then placed on the first page of a document so that when the document is processed with Laserfiche Quick Fields, it is imported directly into the correct folder with the appropriate metadata appended to it.
The Unfetterfiche advanced functionality can be accessed by right-clicking on the client record.
The drop down menu can be used to synchronize documents in Junxure with those in the Laserfiche repository or to change the contact to the current Junxure client record.
Laserfiche Quick Fields
All new incoming documents at WEG are processed with Laserfiche Quick Fields. WEG has simplified 35 document flows into three separate Quick Fields sessions.
- The RIA Quick Fields session processes all documents related to the RIA portion of the business. The OmniPage Zone OCR process is used to identify each document and automatically assign key metadata. This improves productivity and accuracy.
Here is what the Brokerage (LPL) Quick Fields Session looks like, with the updated document classes denoted by “Copy of” in the naming convention.
Each of WEG’s Quick Fields sessions uses the Real-time Lookup process to fill in metadata based on the Junxure ID and vendor account number. By eliminating the manual entry of metadata, WEG associates can now simply dedicate their time to performing value added quality assurance for the documents processed by Quick Fields.
Here is what the configuration of the Quick Fields Real-Time Lookup process and a sample document template look like:
All of WEG’s Quick Fields sessions are run on a schedule with the help of Laserfiche Quick Fields Agent. The Laserfiche Administrator checks the Quick Fields Agent Administration Console regularly to verify that the sessions have run correctly and address any errors that may have occurred.
Laserfiche Workflow
Once documents have been processed by Laserfiche Quick Fields, they are picked up by the “Naming and Storage” workflow. The first part of the workflow:
- Extracts the month, day and year from the “Date” field and converts them into tokens.
- Routes the document to a subfolder in the Laserfiche repository based on a value of the “Document Type” and “Document Company Name” fields.
- Assigns an informational tag.
- Renames the entry according to a standard naming convention.
- Uses the “Assign Rights” activity to take away the right to modify or delete documents by any advisor.
Here is what the first part of the workflow looks like:
Here is the configuration of the “Assign Rights” activity:
The second part of the workflow routes document short-cuts to the employee’s daily work folder. Employees review certain documents and update metadata, which triggers a secure e-mail delivery of the documents to the broker-dealer.
Here is the branch of the daily work folder that processes documents related to broker-dealer:
Benefits of Laserfiche
Implementing Laserfiche at WEG has resulted in the following benefits:
- Paper consumption has been reduced by 450,000 pages (900 reams) annually.
- Transparency has improved since document short-cuts allow everyone to view the same copy of a document simultaneously, including annotations with processing information.
- The operations and client services team no longer has to field requests for paperwork as documents are ready to view in Junxure the day after they have been received.
- Audits have been simplified as Laserfiche provides complete transparency regarding compliance/operations.
- Future physical storage needs have been eliminated and current storage needs have been greatly reduced.
- Access to information is secure. Only authorized individuals have permission to access specific client documents. Risk associated with physical storage theft or natural disaster destruction has been mitigated. Client records are stored and replicated on secure servers and by the firm’s designated third-party as required by industry regulations.
