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Description: Central Pennsylvania Multilist MLS IDX Data Feed for Pro Gold

Last Modified: July 13, 2013

Download and setup the IDX Utility application. This only needs to be done once.

1. From the Setup tab select Download Live Update.

2. Select Custom

3. Enter CPML in the space provided and select continue. This will download the board IDX utility application.

4. You will be prompted to enter a FTP user name and password which is provided by your local board. For the URL, enter: idx.fnismls.com

5. Update your office(s) from the Property menu under Office Setup and enter your board name and enter your office ID.

6. Update your agents with their MLS Board Name and select their MLS ID from the list if available. Note: agents will not be assigned to a listing unless they have been assigned a Board Name and Entity ID.

Importing your listings from your IDX data feed– This should be done daily.

1. From the Pro Gold Setup menu select Import/Export Utility menu.

2. Select on “Select from Below” and select your board/IDX and click open.

3. Click on the retrieve button. This will download your listings from the IDX FTP site to your local computer.

4. Click on Import, you will be prompted when finished.

For IDX/FTP Information for Central PA Multilist contact Paragon (MLS Provider) at (877) 657-4357

Data included in MLS/IDX feed:

Listings Transactions (Residential, Vacand Land, Commercial & Multi Family)
Agent Roster (Co-op Agents only) file provided but not used as of now due to a mistake in agent phone column. The word ‘phone’ was inserted instead of the actual phone number.

Central PA Multilist
		PRO-GOLD	Central PA
Property TAB		PID	PRO GOLD ID
	Property Information
		Address One	Street Number + Direction + Name + Des.
		Address Two	Street 2
		City	City
		State	State
		Zip Code	Zip
		County	County Code
		Township	Municipality
		List Date	Not provided by MLS. Default to today’s date.
		Exp. Date	Not provided by MLS.
		Sale Date	Not provided by MLS.
		Proj. Date	Not provided by MLS.
		Close Date	Not provided by MLS.
		OM Date	Not provided by MLS.
		List Price	List Price
		Sale Price	Not provided by MLS.
		Listing Office	Not provided by MLS.
		Selling Office	Not provided by MLS.
		Coop Agent	Not provided by MLS.
		Property Status	Not provided by MLS. Default to ‘Listed’
		Title Company	Not provided by MLS.
	Property Profile
		MLS	MLS Number
		Neighborhood	Not provided by MLS.
		Type	‘Residential’ for res file. ‘Vacant Land’ for land file.
		Bedrooms	Bedrooms
		Baths	Baths
		Basement	Not provided by MLS.
		Total rooms	Not provided by MLS.
		Sq. Ft	Not provided by MLS.
		Lot Size	Lot Dimension
		Garage	Not provided by MLS.
		Notes (field on the bottom)	Not provided by MLS.
		Vehicle	Not Available. Default to: “MLS”
	Marketing Tab	Ad 1	Not provided by MLS.
		Ad 2	Not provided by MLS.
		Ad 3	Remarks
	Buyer/Seller
	Buyer Information	Salutation	Not provided by MLS.
		First Name	Not provided by MLS.
		Last Name	Not provided by MLS.
		Name	Not provided by MLS.
		Co Buyer	Not provided by MLS.
		Address One	Not provided by MLS.
		Address Two	Not provided by MLS.
		City	Not provided by MLS.
		State	Not provided by MLS.
		Zip	Not provided by MLS.
		Buyer One SSN	Not provided by MLS.
		Buyer Two SSN	Not provided by MLS.
		Phone	Not provided by MLS.
		Alt Phone	Not provided by MLS.
		Email	Not provided by MLS.
		Attorney	Not provided by MLS.
		Notes	Not provided by MLS.
	Seller Information	Salutation	Not provided by MLS.
		First Name	Not provided by MLS.
		Last Name	Not provided by MLS.
		Name	Not provided by MLS.
		Co Seller	Not provided by MLS.
		Address One	Not provided by MLS.
		Address Two	Not provided by MLS.
		City	Not provided by MLS.
		State	Not provided by MLS.
		Zip	Not provided by MLS.
		Seller One SSN	Not provided by MLS.
		Seller Two SSN	Not provided by MLS.
		Phone	Not provided by MLS.
		Alt Phone	Not provided by MLS.
		Email	Not provided by MLS.
		Attorney	Not provided by MLS.
		Notes	Not provided by MLS.
Office Setup
	Office
		Name	LO Office Name
		Address	Not provided by MLS.
		Address 2	Not provided by MLS.
		City	Not provided by MLS.
		State	Not provided by MLS.
		Zip	Not provided by MLS.
		Phone	Office Phone
		Fax	Not provided by MLS.
		Email	Not provided by MLS.
		Contact	Not provided by MLS.
		Office. No	Not provided by MLS.
		Coop Company	Not provided by MLS.
		ID	Not provided by MLS.
		MLS Import ID	Not provided by MLS.
		Board Name	Default to: “CPML”
		Board Entity ID	Not provided by MLS.
	Agent	Agent Name	Agent Full Name (Provided in Last, First Name format by the MLS)
		Phone	Agent Phone
		AltPhone	Not provided by MLS.
		Email Address	Not provided by MLS.
		Notes	Not provided by MLS.
Agent Info Import TAB			Not provided by MLS.
		Board Name	Default to: “CPML”
		Board Entity ID	Not provided by MLS.

Note:

Agent information (OfficeID, AgentID & Name & Phone) is coming from agent roster files.

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