MRI Software, a leading provider of real estate technology solutions, has released a major upgrade to its property management platform: MRI Property Management X7. This new release of MRI real estate software delivers enhanced functionality, a modernized technology stack, and greater flexibility for real estate businesses.
With these improvements, MRI X7 improves usability, streamlines workflows, and gives users more control over their property management software. Below, we highlight the key reasons to upgrade, followed by expert insights from REdirect’s client projects to help you plan for a smooth transition.
Why You Should Request the X7 Upgrade
Reason 1: Modern Web Development Toolkit (Application Studio)
For more than 25 years, MRI Software has empowered clients to tailor the look and feel of their PMX web applications. With the release of MRI X7, MRI introduces a powerful new tool called Application Studio, which replaces the older design model with a modern, object-oriented development approach.
This toolkit allows objects on a page to automatically adapt to different screen sizes, ensuring responsive layouts across devices.
Key benefits of Application Studio in MRI X7 include:
- Modern web pages with enhanced graphics, fonts, and layouts
- User-adjustable filtering that can be saved for future use
- Updated grids with customizable layouts, sorting, and filtering
- Improved data control, including export/import options
- Integrated charts and drilldowns for deeper visibility into data
Application Studio also supports API connectivity, allowing you to pull data from PMX, banking systems, real estate indexing services, and other third-party applications directly into dashboards, grids, and graphs. MRI is committed to migrating all PMX pages into Application Studio over time, making workflows more efficient and giving users centralized access to the data they need.
Reason 2: Improved Technology Stack
At first glance, the X7 upgrade may look familiar, but behind the scenes it runs on a significantly improved technology stack. By removing Windows code from the web product and moving entirely to modern web coding, MRI has made X7 faster, more secure, and future ready.
Benefits include:
- Stronger security against cyber threats
- Better performance, without the lag caused by translating between Windows and web layers
- Future-proof technology that integrates seamlessly with new tools like MRI Agora Insights
X7 also lays the groundwork for migrating all MRI Toolkit components into the web environment, eliminating the need to toggle between Windows and web applications.
Reason 3: Expert Guidance from REdirect’s Upgrade Projects
The REdirect team has been deeply involved in supporting clients through their MRI X7 upgrade projects. In a recent internal meeting, our consultants shared valuable insights and best practices from these real-world experiences. Here are the top tips to ensure a smooth transition:
Getting Ahead of the Upgrade
- Engage REdirect early, even before your upgrade is scheduled, to avoid common pitfalls.
- Verify technical prerequisites are met (example: minimum version 10.5.4, or 10.5.51 if using DHCR).
- Understand MRI’s upgrade timelines (which could be 2–3 weeks for standard SaaS clients; 6–8 weeks for flex/dedicated cloud).
- Identify all systems and integrations that connect to MRI and update URLs and configurations.
- Review custom reports, web pages, and other customizations that may be impacted.
Testing and Validation
- Coordinate with all MRI teams (Fixed Assets, Contract Intelligence, etc.) to validate end-to-end functionality.
- Test security changes and new features such as period reopening and journal entry approvals.
- Verify document storage paths, page links, and bank reconciliations are working post-upgrade.
Go-Live Considerations
- Communicate upgrade timing to all integration partners.
- Reconfirm any security or new feature decisions made during testing.
- Monitor for common issues, such as bank rec items being reset to open status.
Ongoing Support
- Stay up to date on MRI’s list of deprecated functions.
- Leverage MRI’s training resources, including release notes and certification programs.
- Reach out to the REdirect team for assistance navigating any challenges.
By applying these lessons, your organization can ensure a seamless transition and position itself to fully leverage the enhanced capabilities of the X7 platform.
Why Upgrade with REdirect?
Upgrading to MRI PMX X7 is more than just a version change, it’s an opportunity to unlock a stronger, more flexible platform that will serve your business for years to come.
As MRI’s first certified Consulting Partner and its 2023 Partner of the Year, REdirect has more than 20 years of experience helping clients maximize the value of MRI Software. Whether you need a full migration or tailored consulting support, our experts provide hands-on guidance to make your X7 upgrade low-risk and straightforward. We can help you:
- Customize MRI Software for property management, accounting, and investment management
- Automate reporting and repetitive tasks with native tools and RPA bots
- Apply local compliance requirements, such as DHCR and other regional regulations
- Simplify advanced modules and learn how to get the most out of the technology
Once upgraded, we recommend taking full advantage of the new features and tools X7 offers to streamline workflows and enhance productivity.
Ready to learn how MRI X7 can benefit your organization? Connect with our team to discover how we can help you maximize the value of your upgrade.
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