Widget 2.0
This release brings a brand new way to integrate with our FlashSpread Widget embed.
Previously, the widget would default to the Upload Center, but with v2 you have much more flexibility due to the introduction of the following new entry-points:
Upload Center, Deals, Borrowers, and Documents
We’ve exposed four entry points, the standard Upload Center, along with three more specific ones: Deals, Borrowers, and Documents.
To access these, initiate the widget with the v2 endpoint: https://widget.flashspread.com/v2/
Let’s say, for example, that you want to load the widget to display borrower information for your users to view and edit. In v1 you’d have to load the Upload Center, filter by the borrower’s SSN, and then load the widget. Your users would then have to click the user from the upload results and then see the detail page.
To recap v1:
- Load widget with SSN filter
- Find the user in the upload list
- Load the detail page
With v2, the same flow is:
- Load the widget with the borrower entry point and the associated SSN
Less clicks, more spreading!
How do these entry points work?
It’s as simple as https://widget.flashspread.com/v2/borrower, or https://widget.flashspread.com/v2/deals, or https://widget.flashspread.com/v2/documents.
From there you can pass additional parameters like tin or borrower type or document id, and you’ll get the exact entry point you need Make sure to read up on changes in full at the Widget v2 Docs.
We hope you’re excited and that it makes loading the widget (or multiple widgets) within your app just a little easier. We’ll continue to improve widget v2 with some other entry points and customizations later in the year. And, as always, if you’re happy with v1 no need to change just yet.
Schedule E Addresses
Before, working with Schedule E addresses was a bit of a hit-and-miss due to the nature of the address position across documents. For example, Schedule E #1 can have Address A as 123 Example St, but Schedule E #2 might have that as Address B! This caused users to manually re-type addresses so they would match easier across documents.
We have now released a new view for addresses that allows for:
- Easier editing
- Easier associations
- A dropdown to select pre-existing addresses
We’re excited for you all to try it and hopefully make the Schedule E address mess a little easier to deal with!
Fixes and Improvements
- Fixed export issues for certain global reports
- Fixed validation on 1120s Line 26
- Fixed password protected documents occasionally causing an internal server error
- Improved Deal UI/UX by adding icons, toggling borrowers, and allowing deep linking.
- Schedule E addresses can now be toggled on/off in the report view.
