Add Listing

NOTE: TMLS displays the worksheet number at the bottom left corner of each page.

1. Select the Add/Edit tab at the top of any TMLS page.
2. At Add/Edit Options, click Add Listing.
3. Select a Property Class.
4. At Select One From the Following, click For Sale or For Lease (Note: if it is a Commercial listing you can click For Sub-Lease.)
5. Click Continue. (You may experience a delay before the screen refreshes with the Add Listing form.)
6. At the first worksheet page, you must choose an Area, a Municipality, and (if available) a Community. (Note: In certain Areas, a selection of Community is required. The system will prompt accordingly.)
7. Enter or select text at the remaining fields on the on the first worksheet page, then click the next tab at the top of the page (or click Next) to proceed. Continue to enter data at each worksheet page.
8. If the worksheet is incomplete and you need to finish it later, click Save Worksheet. At the confirmation prompt, click OK. (See Edit Worksheet when ready to resume.)
9. When the worksheet is accurate and complete, click Submit Listing. (See Finalizing the Listing for photo, virtual tour, real estate
   
   When the worksheet is accurate and complete, click news ads, and printing instructions.

1. At the worksheet, click Print Worksheet. TMLS displays your worksheet in a printable format in a secondary browser window.
2. Choose Print from the browser's File menu.
3. Specify the printer options.
4. Click Print.
5. Close the browser window to return to the worksheet.

Click on any field label (e.g., Holdover Days, CAC) for a popup explanation of the field and to display information about what kind of response you should enter (e.g., a number or text; Y for yes, N for no).

Click OK to close popup help.

TMLS indicates required fields with a blue asterisk ().

If you attempt Submit Listing without entering responses at all required fields, TMLS displays a message for the first empty required field, flagging it in red. If this occurs, enter a response at the flagged field, then resubmit the listing. If additional fields require data, TMLS flags each. Continue adding data and submitting the listing until it is accepted.

Required fields may be dynamic, based on your entry at other fields. For example, if you enter Lot Front and Lot Depth, then Lot Size Code is required. (Occasionally, when saving, TMLS prompts for fields that were not marked Required in previous pages. This occurs if a value entered at a later page triggers a required response at an earlier page.)

Required fields vary by class. For Commercial listings, the Type field at the Details tab (specifying Farm, Industrial, Office, etc.) determines most of the listing's required fields.

NOTE: Street Abbreviation is a required field. If the street has no abbreviation, select "N/A" from the drop-down list.

Once you enter Area, Municipality, Community, Street #, Street Name, and Street Abbreviation, TMLS attempts to locate the property in the Street Dictionary. If a match is found, the system pre-fills fields like Postal Code, Map #, Map Column, and Map Row.

Both Street Name and Listing Brokerage offer too many choices for display in a drop-down list. These fields allow you to look up a subset of options, based on starting characters. TMLS fills the list with options that match the starting character(s) you type.

Street Name

Either type the entire street name (if you know its spelling) in the "Or Type" text box at the right margin;

or perform a lookup as follows:

1. At "Starts w/", type the starting characters, then press Tab.
2. At "Select", choose a street name from the resulting matches in the drop-down list.

Listing Brokerage

1. At the left-hand text box, type the starting characters, then press Tab.
2. Choose a Brokerage from the resulting matches in the drop-down list.

NOTE: If, in a lookup, you click directly on a drop-down arrow, instead of tabbing to the field first, you will need to click the drop-down arrow twice.

When possible, TMLS prevents incorrect data entry. For example, at price fields you cannot enter a non-numeric character. TMLS rejects dollar signs and commas—automatically deleting the character as you type it.

At other fields, TMLS flags errors when you Tab or click away from a field (for example, you enter an Expiry Date earlier than the Contract Date.) TMLS indicates incorrect entries with a red label, requiring that you change the response before proceeding.

You can enter dates in the following formats:

Date Format	Meaning
1/30/2006 or 1/30/06	January 30, 2006
1/30	assumes current year
T	Today's date displays when you Tab to next field
T+n	n = any number of days. For example, if n = 1, tomorrow's date displays when you Tab to the next field
T-n	n = any number of days. For example, if n = 1, yesterday's date displays when you Tab to the next field

Some fields, like Property Features, Area Influences, and Other Structures at the Exterior tab; allow selection of more than one feature. Select as many features as allowed (usually two). If you select too many, the system alerts you when you tab away from the field.

CTRL+click each feature to select more than one. (See Choosing Items in a List Box for more information.)

TMLS sometimes presents new input fields in response to your entry at an earlier field.

Some fields are dependent on your entry at another field. For example, if you select an Area, TMLS offers only valid Municipalities for that Area, and valid Communities for that Municipality.   

TMLS auto-saves your worksheet (once every minute) as you prepare it. However, you must click Save Worksheet (or Submit Listing) to save your entries when you end your session to ensure that TMLS stores all data, including information entered after the last auto-save.

If you click Reset to clear entries (setting the values back to their loaded defaults) be sure to click Save Worksheet to store the reset.

When your worksheet is complete, click Submit Listing to add the listing to the MLS database. (See Finalizing the Listing for photo, virtual tour, real estate news ads, and print view options.)