Learn how to do certain tasks in PDS.

Hear it directly from an expert! In each video, someone from our PDS team guides you through a task. Use the navigation menu or following list to check out the areas you're most interested in.

• Reports & Selections – Learn how to run common reports, build and review your report selections, add custom fields to reports, and use the Advanced Report Writer to create complex reports.

• Records & Files – Learn about changing Head and Spouse terms, saving files in OnDemand, using the Listing Screen to sort/filter/export your data, archiving records, and combining duplicate records.

• Funds & Financials – Learn how to correct or delete batches, reprint a batch report, add activities in funds, and add new fund periods.

• Online Registration – Learn about the registration process, from creating forms to registering people in PDS.

• Emails – Learn how to set up the email server in PDS, send emails from within your program, and create email lists in PDS using information from your Constant Contact account.

• Abundant eGiving – Learn about our eGiving solution and its administrative features, as well as how to get started, customize giving forms, and import contributions.

• Data Cleanup – Learn about cleaning up your data, deleting unused keywords, and tidying up keyword lists, including names, addresses, celebrants, cities/states, and sacrament places.

• Tips & Tricks – Learn ways to make your program easier to use by changing font size, quickly editing dates and remarks, saving and logging changes, defining user checkboxes, and adding user keywords.

• Program-Specific Videos – We have a few videos that show tasks in specific PDS programs, including Church Office, Formation Office, DioOffice, Ledger/Payroll, and Facility Scheduler.

• Videos for New Users – Are you new to PDS Church Office or Formation Office? This series of videos can help you learn everything you need to know to get started.

• Ignite 2023 – Relive the magic of the 2023 conference with webinars covering the newest features, specific tasks, and common reports.