Client Access and Document Sync

This outlines the PenSoft cloud sync process used alongside MASS deployments.
PenSoft’s Nextcloud environment is a separate product used for file sync between MASS and MASS-Master users and for backup purposes.

Application installers

Installer packages are distributed through the controlled registration flow.

• Open the Downloads page

Nextcloud client

• Download Nextcloud desktop client
• Open Nextcloud portal

The MASS and MASS-Master applications manage document files on users’ computers and sync them through the Nextcloud client to the PenSoft Nextcloud environment for sharing and off-site backup. In practice, the client presents virtual files so each user only downloads the documents they actually need.

Recommended onboarding flow

1. Complete registration.
2. Obtain administrator credentials from PenSoft.
3. Authenticate to the PenSoft Nextcloud portal.
4. Create user credentials for Capturers, Valuers and Municipality.
5. Obtain installer access from the Downloads process (all users).
6. Install the Nextcloud desktop client on applicable workstations.
7. Validate sync folders for valuation documents and backup artifacts.
8. Confirm that generated documents are visible and synchronized as expected.