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Automated Collateral Review, Encrypted EIN Support, and EPC Order ID Enhancements (UAT)

This UAT release introduces an optional Automated Collateral Review document, adds encrypted EIN support to order creation, and includes the EPC Transaction ID and Digital Gateway Order ID in Encompass Send Order requests. It also renames several Service labels to Product across dashboards, rules, and configuration screens, and resolves multiple message-count, document-delivery, and BI-reporting issues.

October 24, 2025

UAT Release Date Shifted to October 28 for Monthly Maintenance

The CMS.net UAT release originally scheduled for October 27, 2025 was pushed to Tuesday, October 28, with the UAT environment inaccessible from 3:00 AM to 6:00 AM CST during the maintenance window.

October 24, 2025

UAT Maintenance Window for CMSnet and CMS Legacy Stand Alone

CMSnet and CMS Legacy Stand Alone instances underwent a required maintenance window in the UAT environment on October 17, 2025, from 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM CST, during which the system was unavailable. Support remained available via FNCSupport@Cotality.com or 1-888-963-3330.

October 17, 2025

UAT Maintenance Event with Expected Continued Availability

A UAT maintenance event ran on Wednesday, October 15th from 3:00 AM to 5:00 AM CST; the platform was expected to remain available, though users could see brief access issues or performance degradation during the window. Normal function was expected to resume automatically once maintenance concluded.

October 14, 2025

Expanded U.S. Territory Support, Refreshed Vendor Profiles, and New Message Count Indicator

This production release expands CMS and AppraisalPort workflows to fully support U.S. territories, adds a new message-count indicator to the order workspace, and resolves several BI reporting, payment form, and inspection date-display issues. It also previews refreshed Vendor Profiles activating for all UAT clients on October 13 and production on November 8, 2025.

October 9, 2025

Unscheduled UAT Maintenance to Address CDG API Call Defect

Cotality ran an unscheduled UAT maintenance event for CMS.net on October 1, 2025 at 1:00 PM Central Time to address a defect causing a critical API call to CDG to fail, with an estimated 30 minutes of downtime. Users may have briefly seen a "Service Temporarily Unavailable" message before normal function automatically resumed.

October 1, 2025

Scheduled UAT Maintenance and Required Update for CMS.net

A scheduled maintenance and required update ran for the CMS.net UAT environment on Wednesday, October 1st from 11:00 AM to 11:30 AM CST, during which the platform was down and users received an error if they attempted access. Support was available via a Client Success Manager or Cotality Support at FNCSupport@Cotality.com or 1-888-963-3330.

September 30, 2025

Refreshed Vendor Profiles Launch to UAT with Expanded U.S. Territory Support

This UAT release introduces refreshed Vendor Profiles with a modernized design, rolling out to UAT on 9/29, all clients on 10/13, and production on 11/8, and expands full workflow support to U.S. territories including Puerto Rico, Guam, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. It also adds a new message-count indicator to the order workspace and resolves several inspection-date, BI reporting, and payment form issues.

September 26, 2025

Decision Services Gateway UAT Maintenance Window

A two-hour maintenance window for the Decision Services Gateway is scheduled in the UAT environment on September 25, with minimal expected disruption to testing.

September 23, 2025

AMC Communication Independence and EPC Order Workflow Fix (UAT)

An unscheduled UAT maintenance event on September 24 delivered a fix enabling independent AMC Communication initiation and resolved an EPC order workflow defect.

September 23, 2025