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HMIS@NCCEH Updates

April 2024

Upcoming Deadlines

Point-in-Time and Housing Inventory Count Has Concluded!

This year's PIT/HIC count has concluded!


We recognize the diligent efforts Agencies have put in to get their reports run, corrected & submitted. This has helped the cleanliness of data quality in HMIS & confirmed project details or provided updates to projects. The Data Center is now working with CoCs to de-duplicate, aggregate, and submit data to HUD by the end of April.


We may still be wrapping up with project confirmation details for some remaining agencies. Please respond promptly with any updates to the information provided.


Thank you all for your hard work in getting your served clients counted!


If you have feedback about how to make the process work better we want to hear it! Please send us your thoughts in our Feedback Survey.

HMIS@NCCEH System Changes

Wellsky Network Maintenance

on April 6th Wellsky will be conducting maintenance related to firewalls on their servers. This will cause downtime of HMIS around 8 pm for about 45 min with possible additional disruptions up until midnight.


For any prolonged access issues after this window, contact us at hmis@ncceh for assistance.


We will also be receiving a minor update to the "Rental Subsidy Type" field for Destinations on April 2nd. The field will display with bold and asterisk font.

Teresa Returns to the Office

Teresa will be returning to the office this week after an extended temporary leave. We are looking forward to having her expertise back on the team as her contributions were greatly missed.


Thank you to all users for your patience and we will continue to work toward achieving goals and assisting users as a team.

Computer Basics Training

This training on Computer Basics was an informative way for new users to be able to start settling into their position and some fundamental ways to help navigate their day-to-day tasks.


Among the topics discussed were:


  • HMIS Compatible Browsers
  • How to Screen Share
  • How to take a Screenshot
  • How to Locate Downloads
  • Keyboard Shortcuts
  • HMIS Related Websites
  • Zenguide Login
  • How to Reset/Refresh a Page
  • 5 W's of Asking a Question


The Slides & Recordings of the training are currently available to be viewed.


You can find other past trainings on our News Archive page under HMIS Users Training Archive.

Upcoming Trainings

In-Depth APR & CAPER - April 17th:

Here, we will discuss the purpose of these reports, how to run, how to review for data quality issues, and how to export the report.


How to use Hashed CSV & Eva - May 29th:

This is a rescheduled date. Here, we will discuss how to properly run the Hashed CSV Canned report as well as how to upload to & use EVA.


Check NCCEH's Monthly Calendar for more upcoming meetings.

Training & Resource Round-Up

System Updates Meeting

Agency Admins should attend the monthly meeting on the first Wednesday to stay on top of all things HMIS. This is your Agency's monthly HMIS meeting to get updates, escalate problems, and give feedback.


Your Next System Update Meeting: April 3rd!

For details and registration, go to NCCEH's calendar event.


Agency Administrators, Program Managers, and Supervisors are expected to attend. Agency representatives must share this important information internally with colleagues.


If you missed one, recordings and materials are posted on the News Archive under HMIS System Updates Meetings.

ZenGuide Knowledge Base

If you haven't yet, bookmark this link! https://ncceh.zendesk.com/hc/en-us

The HMIS@NCCEH Zenguide is where you can find tip sheets, guides, and other written tools all in one place!


There are already 103 articles published! You can find instructions for how to run your ESG-CAPER and CoC-APR reports, how to update sub-assessments like Income, and how to manage Households!


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Reminders

Save the Dates:


  • Wednesday, April 3rd: HMIS Systems Updates Meeting 10-11am
  • Wednesday, April 17th: Monthly Training: In-depth APR & CAPER Training 10-11am
  • Wednesday, May 1st: Systems Updates Meeting 10-11am
  • Wednesday, May 29th: Monthly Training: How to use Hashed CSV & EVA 10-11am
  • Wednesday, June 12th: HMIS Systems Updates Meeting 10-11am


New to HMIS or missed a meeting?

Make sure to check out our News Archive page for links to past email updates and user meeting slides or recordings.

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