Support plan benefits

• Initial product installation  

  To ensure that your MR software is installed correctly, OMTI Support does the initial installation during our regular office hours. We will consult with your staff and/or third-party technicians to coordinate your set-up with your work environment and schedule.

  Due to the complex nature of MR’s internal structure, we do not allow clients or third parties to install MR Server themselves. You are allowed to perform your own workstation installation, but installation by OMTI Support is included in both Standard and Premium support plans.

• Online support  

  Users can find answers to their MetaRecords questions in several areas online:

  • The OMTI KnowledgeBase contains information on product releases, answers to frequently asked questions (FAQs) and step-by-step solutions to common operational and software problems. You can search for articles in this online database by keyword, product, most viewed or most recently posted. The KnowledgeBase covers all areas of currently-supported OMTI products.
  • Training videos and downloadable user guides are available in the Team MR section of our website.
  • Step-by-step instructions and more product information are available in the Idea Salad archives.

  Included in all levels of support.

• Telephone, live chat, fax, email & remote support  

  Our support staff is available during our regular office hours to provide support in several ways. If you can’t find the answer you need in online support, call OMTI Support or connect with them via live chat on our website for a direct answer.

  Sometimes, it’s easier to solve a problem by accessing your computer remotely. In those cases, OMTI Support will ask you to turn on OMTI Remote so they can view and control your computer while talking you through the solution. Remote access requires a browser that allows ActiveX Controls to be installed by OMTI Support.

  In addition to phone calls, you can also communicate with OMTI Support via email, support@omti.com, or fax, 650-560-6550.

  Included in Standard and Premium support.

• Scheduled call-backs  

  You can make an appointment with OMTI Support for a time during support hours that is convenient to you for one of our support technicians to call you back to help resolve an MR issue or learn how to use MR better.

  Included in Standard and Premium support.

• Guaranteed response  

  If you call and leave a message, send an email or fax, OMTI’s guaranteed response time is 24 hours for Standard support clients and 4 hours for Premium clients (Priority Call-Back), during our regular office hours.

• Update releases  

  Updates are versions of MetaRecords that add new features, fix bugs, and improve usability or performance. They are included free in software maintenance contracts and are designated by the current version number and a serial decimal number (i.e., MetaRecords 8, version 8.7145).

  Available in Standard and Premium support plans. Premium users who do not want to disrupt their work day can also schedule installations after our regular office hours for an additional fee. MR8 Cloud installations are automatically updated.

• Upgrade releases  

  Upgrades are major releases of MetaRecords and are designated by a new version number (i.e., MetaRecords 9). They are included free in subscription support contracts, but an upgrade service fee of $250 for converting data will be charged and payment due in full when invoiced.

  Available in MR subscription Standard and Premium support plans. Premium users who do not want to disrupt their work day can also schedule installations after our regular office hours for an additional fee. Upgrade releases are not included in support plans for purchased versions of MR.

• MR Server re-installation & database moving services  

  If your server crashes, you upgrade your hardware or you decide to move your MR Server to another system, you will need to have it re-installed. If you ever have a problem with your MR database, you will need to restore it from an earlier back-up. And if you want to transfer your MR database to another computer in your system, you will need to have it moved and re-attached.

  MR Server re-installation, database restoration and database moving services by OMTI Support during regular service hours is included in Premium support. Other MR clients can schedule re-installations during our regular office hours for a fee of $250/incident if they are on Standard support or $500/incident if they are not on support.

  Premium users who do not want their work day disrupted can also schedule re-installations after our regular office hours for an additional fee.

  (MR Server re-installation and database moving services do not apply to MR8 Cloud subscribers since we maintain their servers for them in the cloud.)

• Extended service hours  

  For Premium clients who don’t want to interrupt business during the day for necessities such as installing updates or upgrading their systems, MR support is available by appointment after our regular business hours, Mondays–Saturdays, excluding holidays.

  Fee-based option in Premium support. Costs $250 for the first hour, then $125/hour after the first hour per appointment/resolution.

  Not available in Standard support.

• Custom programming  

  If your business processes require something, such as a report or form, that is not in MR8, we can develop a customized solution for you.

  Fee-based option in Premium support. Costs a minimum of $2,000. Requires a Premium support contract and on-going payment of 15% annually of total billed amount for custom programming to maintain custom code.

  Not available in Standard support.