CARES SPOCs, Implementation Coordinators, OCM Coordinators, County Leadership, Tribe Leadership, Probation Leadership, and State Leadership:
Reminder: Register for the October Stakeholder Briefing
Registration is still open for CWS-CARES Stakeholder Briefing #4 on October 22, 2025, from 10AM – 12 Noon!
This live webinar will feature updates from Project Leadership, Technology, External Systems, Implementation, OCM, and Training, and Product. The Briefing will conclude with a 30-minute demonstration on the Administrative Service Console in CWS-CARES.
A recording of session along with the presentation deck and Q&A documentation will be available on the Stakeholder Briefings and Webinars page on the CWDS Website.
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Conference Season Updates – 2025 CWDA Annual Conference and Dreamforce
The CWS-CARES Project participated in the annual CWDA Conference October 8-10 in Santa Clara. The CWS-CARES Project conducted a 90-minute Breakout Session and multiple demonstration viewings. Thanks to those who attended and visited our booth!
The CWS-CARES Project is also going to Salesforce’s Dreamforce Conference this week (October 14-16) to gain a deeper understanding of the Salesforce platform and to connect with our partners. We are looking forward to strengthening relationships and building CWS-CARES together!
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Technical Improvements: Streamlined Document Management with Microsoft Word
In September, the project sent a communication to encourage counties and organizations to use Microsoft Word to create forms, as it may be more efficient. Since then, the project has been addressing and removing some of the barriers related to using Word.
The project team is pleased to announce a significant enhancement to CWS-CARES. In direct response to user feedback, our team has been working to simplify Word document management in CWS‑CARES.
Users will be able to view, edit, and save Word documents directly within the CWS-CARES application without the need to download them. Users will be able to save modifications directly within CWS‑CARES, without having to worry about version control.
This functionality – which was technically challenging to achieve until very recently – represents a major step forward. This feature is currently in development. We will share more details when it becomes available. For questions, please reach out to the CWS-CARES Forms Mailbox.
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October 2025 Data Dictionary/SqlDBM Office Hours
On October 7, 2025, the CWDS Data Management team held another drop-in Office Hours session designed to provide hands-on training, live demos, and answer your questions related to the Data Dictionary and SqlDBM.
This monthly meeting series is recorded. The recordings are posted on the CWS-CARES Data Dictionary channel. If you have any questions or would like to be invited to the series, please contact CWDSDataManagement@otsi.ca.gov.
Additional Office Hours for participants who have been to Tableau and AEM Forms training are also available:
- Wednesdays from 2:00 – 3:30: Tableau/Salesforce CARES102 Environment Office Hours Support
- Thursdays from 2:00 – 3:00: AEM Forms Office Hours for Form Authors
Check the Events Calendar for more details.
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