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DEFAULT SHOWING SERVICE - ALIGNED SHOWINGS

Recently ARMLS has launched an initiative called “Preferred Showing Service.” This feature allows Brokers to choose a default showing service for their office.
The selection you choose determines the default showing service for managing showing appointments for all agents in your company.

Recently ARMLS has launched an initiative called “Preferred Showing Service.” This feature allows Brokers to choose a default showing service for their office.

The selection your broker chooses determines the default showing service for managing showing appointments.

Aligned Showings is the preferred showing service chosen for your office.

  • If your broker has allowed you to override this option, you can change your default in your General Preferences.
    • General Preferences > Integrations > Preferred Showing Service

What does this mean for you as a Listing Agent?

🗓️ When entering new listings, the Showing Service field will default to Aligned Showings going forward.

🗓️ For listings that have updated the showing service field to Aligned Showings, a Aligned Showings icon for single showings will appear on your listing under the Detail tab.

🗓️ Showing agents will receive Showing notifications for your listing via Aligned Showings.

🗓️ Showing agents will need to access Aligned Showings via their confirmation notification or showing service calendar to view any additional instructions or access codes for your listing.

What does this mean for you as a Showing Agent?

🗓️  Each listing will indicate a preferred showing service.

  • Under the Flexmls Details tab, you will see a button to the listing agent’s preferred showing service. Clicking the option will send a showing appointment request through the Listing Agent’s preferred showing service. You will receive showing notifications from the listing agent’s showing service.
  • Regardless of the listing member’s preference, the appointment details will be available in your Aligned Showings Calendar.

🗓️  When requesting a tour or multiple-showing appointments in the 3-dot menu of a search, you will see the option for Aligned Showings to create a Showing Route.

🗓️  Additional showing instructions, including access codes, are only available in the showing system chosen by the Listing Agent. Additional instructions for the listing will be found in a link within your confirmation notification and in your Aligned Showings Calendar appointment details.

FAQ

My office swapped showing services, why can’t I manage the showings on my listings?

Updating the showing service in General Preferences will only affect listings going forward. All currently active listings will remain in the previous system unless the field is manually updated by editing each listing.

How do I manually update my listings?

  1. Visit the main Flexmls Menu
  2. Click Change Listing
  3. Select or enter your MLS Number
  4. Open Listing Information
  5. Visit the Details tab
  6. Scroll down to update the Showing Service field
  7. Click Save Changes

I want to change which system I am using as default, but I can’t see an option to change in my preferences tab.

If your Broker has not allowed agents to override their decision, you will not see a showing service setting under General Preferences. Your broker is the one who sets the default showing system for your office and determines if you are allowed to override this decision.

Can I still create showing tours with any listings?

Yes. If a listing is available to be shown, either system will allow you to map it.

My Broker said they set our office to “No Preference” where can I set my default preference?

  1. Visit the main Flexmls Menu
  2. Select General Preferences
  3. Visit the Integrations tab
  4. Update the Showing Service field
  5. Click Save