DATA SERVICES
The Data Services Team can help you address specific issues relating to you actual data and database files, whereas Client Support exists to help you with questions about using ACS software. To determine if our Data Services Team can help you, please reference the information below.
To contact Data Services, please call 800.475.2710 (Monday through Friday 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM EST) or send an email by completing the Data Services Inquiry Form.
In conjunction with our Corporate Privacy & Security Policy, we do not and will not sell, rent, loan, or make available to any client or any other third party the names, addresses, or data received from our clients. Data received by the Data Services Department is held on a location to which only they have access. It is our standard operating procedure to keep a client’s data on that server for a period of six months after Data Services has completed their work on the client’s data. After six months the data is deleted.
Data Conversions
If you recently purchased an ACS product and do not want to lose all the data history in your existing programs, then our Data Services Team can help you convert your existing data into your ACS solution. Data Conversion will save you time and ensure your data is complete and accurate, learn more about our Financial Conversions and People Conversions.
Data Conversion Excessive Programming
Excessive Programing is defined as additional programming intervention requiring more than one hour of added programming time to extract the data beyond basic personal information or when additional programming is required to extract data from a separate data set and/ or more than one separate program. A Data Conversion Preview would be required and a Data Conversion Analyst will contact you regarding if we can convert the data and an estimated cost of completion.
Custom Data Manipulation
Over the course of time, data may become inaccurate due to invalid entries, deletions, changes, and even staff turnover. Many organizations find the need to rectify this, which can be a long and trying manual process. The Data Services Team can assist you with these requests, freeing up your own time for other ministry needs.
Merging Databases
Data Services is able to merge databases together from different ACS systems into one to create a network environment for your office. The process takes teamwork between the Data Services Team and the people in your organization. Typically, work has to be done in the system after the files are returned to you. Through the entire process, we are here to help address any questions or issues that may arise before or after the data merge.
ACS Version Upgrades
Data Services can even help you update your system quickly and efficiently if you are running on an older version of ACS and decide to upgrade. Learn more about Version Upgrade Assistance.
Data Repair
Power outages and network failures can cause table corruption or even data loss. Data Services can help remedy these unfortunate situations by cleaning up data as needed. Learn more about Data Repair.
Share Your Data Files
To share your data files with the Data Services Team, please use the following links:
