Apparently with the booming economy credit scores are now becoming widely used. We have just received notice from TransUnion representatives that if your company wishes to switch from Hard inquiries to Soft inquiries, a new subscriber code needs to be established, and such subscriber code entered into your AFS Vanguard options screen. We do not have word from Experian or Equifax on this matter, however we suspect a similar procedure applies to them as well.
Update February 2020: We are building within AFS Vanguard the ability to operate from multiple profiles so that you are able to easily request Hard or Soft inquiries.