{"id":200,"date":"2020-11-14T10:38:06","date_gmt":"2020-11-14T18:38:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.omtiblog.com\/reporterbase101\/?p=200"},"modified":"2026-03-30T15:33:28","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T22:33:28","slug":"tools","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.omtiblog.com\/reporterbase101\/modules\/tools\/","title":{"rendered":"Tools"},"content":{"rendered":"<h6>Lesson #93<\/h6>\n<h5>DIY in your RB9<\/h5>\n<p>Import data, create forms and labels, perform custom data searches, and more in this versatile toolkit. In this module, you can:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Import existing client and resource information from other applications into RB9.<\/li>\n<li>Quickly update different clients, jobs, resources, and locations at the same time.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Use tags (keywords or phrases) to organize entities like clients or resources. Send emails or regular mail to all entities tagged the same.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Create forms and letters using the set of customizable templates in a word processor with mail merge that automatically incorporates your RB data.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Modify default label templates and create new ones.<\/li>\n<li>Search notes globally in RB Notes Logs.<\/li>\n<li>Monitor repository usage by in-house staff as well as by clients and resources via RB Connect as required by general security rules for business applications.<\/li>\n<li>Save copies of your RB database to your hard drive\/server.<\/li>\n<li>View automatic emails sent from your RB9.<\/li>\n<li>Perform custom searches of your RB data\u00adbase, and create your own reports from the results.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0(<\/span>If you require more complex reports from RB9, we offer a plug-in called <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omti.com\/rb\/products\/plugins\/dataReader.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Data Reader<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omti.com\/rb\/products\/custom.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">custom programming<\/a> if you would like OMTI to create something for you.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0)<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Import RB entities, invoices, paychecks, and payment transactions into <i>QuickBooks.<\/i><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Send invitations to reporters to join ReporterBase.com and grant you proxy to apply their digital signatures to RB-PDF Transcripts. Then monitor your use of their signatures.<\/li>\n<li>Find other court reporting agencies and related businesses to share work with.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Tools functions by name<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.omtiblog.com\/reporterbase101\/modules\/tools\/import-your-address-book-into-rb9\/\">Bulk Import<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.omtiblog.com\/reporterbase101\/modules\/tools\/globally-update-settings-for-jobs-entities\/\">Bulk Update<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.omtiblog.com\/reporterbase101\/modules\/tools\/target-your-marketing-for-better-results\/\">Tag Manager<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 <em>RB9-only function<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.omtiblog.com\/reporterbase101\/modules\/tools\/customize-create-your-own-forms\/\">Form Templates<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.omtiblog.com\/reporterbase101\/modules\/tools\/create-manage-dymo-label-templates\/\">Label Templates<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 <em>RB9-only function<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.omtiblog.com\/reporterbase101\/modules\/tools\/notes-finder\/\">Notes Finder<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 <em>RB9-only function<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.omtiblog.com\/reporterbase101\/modules\/tools\/keep-a-record-of-repository-downloads\/\">Repository Download Log<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 <em>RB9-only function<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.omtiblog.com\/reporterbase101\/modules\/tools\/download-backup-file\/\">Download Backup File<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 <em>RB9-only function<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.omtiblog.com\/reporterbase101\/modules\/tools\/view-emails-sent-from-within-rb9\/\">Email Log<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 <em>RB9-only function<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.omtiblog.com\/reporterbase101\/modules\/tools\/review-historical-data-on-merged-cases-entities\/\">Merge History<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.omtiblog.com\/reporterbase101\/modules\/tools\/diy-reports-create-your-own-rb9-reports\/\">Query Maker<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 <em>RB9-only function<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.omtiblog.com\/reporterbase101\/modules\/tools\/quickbooks-integrator\/\">QuickBooks Integrator<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 <em>RB9-only function<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.omtiblog.com\/reporterbase101\/modules\/tools\/send-invitations-for-signature-proxy\/\">Send Invitations for Signature Proxy<\/a> \u2013 <em>RB9-only function<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.omtiblog.com\/reporterbase101\/modules\/tools\/signature-proxy-usage\/\">Signature Proxy Usage<\/a> \u2013 <em>RB9-only function<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.omtiblog.com\/reporterbase101\/modules\/tools\/rb-networks\/\">RB Network<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>TL;DR: Import data, update records, create forms and labels, and more in this versatile toolkit.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h4>RB9 concepts in this lesson<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Notes Logs:<\/strong> Un-editable internal-use only notes entered either by a user or\u00a0automatically by RB appear in 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