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v01.059.07.200

Friendly Release Date

July 11, 2024

General Release Date

July 24, 2024

^ = exclusive to General Release.

Major Items

Module

Details

Deep Link Enhancement

Enhancement to deep links to allow schools to link to specific pages within Parent Lounge without needing mandatory parameters. This will allow schools to direct users to specific programs within Parent Lounge. All these deep links support the "prod_menu" parameter to show/hide program menus.

Click here for more information.

New deep links are for:

  • Parent Lounge > Parent Teacher Interviews

  • Parent Lounge > Parent Details

  • Parent Lounge > Parent Address Details

  • Parent Lounge > Parent Directory

  • Parent Lounge > Academic Results & Comments

  • Parent Lounge > Academic Reports

  • Parent Lounge > Email Class Teachers

  • Parent Lounge > Medical Notes

  • Parent Lounge > Medical Details

  • Parent Lounge > Illness Details

  • Parent Lounge > Emergency Contacts

  • Parent Lounge > Student Details > Extra Curricular

  • Parent Lounge > Daily Notices

  • Parent Lounge > Timetable

  • Parent Lounge > Calendar > School Calendar

  • Parent Lounge > Calendar > EDiary

Change to parameters for existing deep links:

  • Parent Lounge > Curricular Activities (studcode and activity_assign_id are now optional parameters)

  • Parent Lounge > Student Details > General Details (studcode is now optional parameters)

  • Parent Lounge > Accounts and Payments > Tours and Excursions (studcode and tour_num are now optional parameters)

Refer to Deep Linking on GitHub for more information: https://github.com/TheAlphaSchoolSystemPTYLTD/deep-linking 

Extra Curricular Venue Information

Additional venue information can now be added to Extra Curricular Fixtures.   A new 'Venue Info' field with a rich text editor has been introduced to the add/edit Fixtures screens in:

  • Staff Kiosk Extra Curricular > Extra Curricular Groups > 'hamburger menu' > Sessions, and

  • TASS.web Student Admin > Extra Curricular > Student Information > Activity Groups > Sessions.

This new field allows schools to include additional fixture-related venue information for students and parents to view via eDiaries on Student Café and Parent Lounge. The Parent Obrit and Staff Orbit APIs have also been enhanced to incorporate this information.

The rich text editor allows users to add headings, use bold and italics, add and edit hyperlinks, undo and redo, use bullet lists and ordered lists, and convert text from a list format back to a standard paragraph format.

Refer to 'Scheduling Extra Curricular Sessions and Fixtures' on the Knowledge Base for more information.

Generating Student Reports

The Academic Reporting Subject Chart style has been replaced with a more lightweight Java xChart style to improve program performance and load times when generating Student Reports.

A TASS Service restart is required to read the new chart library.

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Example of the old Subject Chart style

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Example of the new Subject Chart style

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Staff Orbit Leave Applications (View and Submit)

The following endpoints have been added to the Orbit Staff API, to allow staff to view and submit leave applications in the Staff Orbit app. ^

Leave Applications

  • Leave Applications

  • Leave App Attachments

  • Leave App Entitlements

  • Leave App Setup

  • Set Leave Applications

Staff Orbit Timesheets

The following endpoints have been added to the Orbit Staff API, to allow staff to view, submit and edit timesheets in the Staff Orbit app. ^

Online Timesheets

  • Online Timesheets

  • Set Online Timesheets

  • Online Timesheet Setup

Staff Orbit Other Staff Timetables

Orbit Staff API endpoints have been updated to allow staff to access another teacher's timetable and mark their rolls in the Staff Orbit app. ^

What's New?

Module

Menu

Details

Customer

Reference

Parent Lounge > Calendar

eDiary

Enhancement to the Parent Lounge eDiary.  A new 'Venue Info' field has been introduced for Sports Fixture events in the Sports Calendar Feed. 

MIS01

TASS-3670

Staff Kiosk > Extra Curricular

General

Enhancement to Extra Curricular: Database modifications to enable the storage and retrieval of Venue Information for Sports Fixtures.

MIS01

TASS-3657

Staff Kiosk > Extra Curricular

Extra Curricular Groups

Enhancement to Sessions > Fixtures.  A new rich text editor has been introduced for the Venue Info field. The editor allows users to add headings, use bold or italics, add and edit links, undo and redo, use bullet lists and ordered lists, and convert text from a list format back to a standard paragraph format.

MIS01

TASS-3664

Staff Kiosk > Extra Curricular

Extra Curricular Groups

Enhancement to Sessions > Fixtures: A new 'Venue Info' field has been introduced on the 'New Fixture' and 'Edit Fixtures' screens. 

MIS01

TASS-3658

Staff Kiosk > Payroll/HR

My Payroll/HR

Enhancement to My Payroll/HR: New date forecast logic to determine the 'Calculated To' date used for projected Leave Entitlement calculations. Leave Entitlement projections are now calculated based on the last completed pay run.

MIS01

TASS-3643

Student Café > Assessment

Activity File Upload

Enhancement to Activity File Uploads in Student Cafe: File storage has been updated to improve file upload security. ^

MIS01

TASS-2123

Student Café > eDiary

Calendars

Enhancement to the Student Café eDiary. A new 'Venue Info' field has been introduced for Sports Fixture events in the Sports Calendar Feed. 

MIS01

TASS-3669

TASS.web > Academic Reporting

Generate Student Reports

A new Subject Chart Option was introduced to improve program performance and load times when users opt to include Chart Options when generating student reports. 

Requires a TASS Service restart to read the new Chart library.

MIS01

TASS-1091

TASS.web > Academic Reporting

Generate Student Reports

Enhancement to display the Maximum Activity Total Score on Academic Reports for Activities with Calculation Rules other than Numeric Range.

IGN01

TASS-3969

TASS.web > Enrolments

General

Enhancement to Enrolments: Structural database adjustments in preparation for the release of new finance search options and invoicing capabilities for enrolled students.

MIS01

TASS-3287

TASS.web > Equipment Hire

Borrower Statements

Added option to 'Include Address Details' on 'Print' tab.  This new option lets users decide whether to include or exclude Address Details when printing Borrower Statements. 

MIS01

TASS-3722

TASS.web > Extra Curricular

General

Enhancement to Extra Curricular: Database modifications to enable the storage and retrieval of Venue Information for Sports Fixtures.

MIS01

TASS-3657

TASS.web > Extra Curricular

Activity Groups

Enhancement to Sessions > Fixtures.  A new rich text editor has been introduced for the Venue Info field. The editor allows users to add headings, use bold or italics, add and edit links, undo and redo, use bullet lists and ordered lists, and convert text from a list format back to a standard paragraph format.

MIS01

TASS-3664

TASS.web > Extra Curricular

Activity Groups

Enhancement to Sessions > Fixtures: A new 'Venue Info' field has been introduced on the 'New Fixture' and 'Edit Fixtures' screens. 

MIS01

TASS-3658

TASS.web > Utilities

API Gateway Maintenance

Enhancement to OAuth2 API Applications > Orbit Parent API.  The 'getFixtures' endpoint has been updated to include the 'Venue Info' field for Extra Curricular Fixtures, providing more detailed venue-related information. ^

MIS01

TASS-4154

TASS.web > Utilities

API Gateway Maintenance

Enhancement to OAuth2 API Applications > Orbit Staff API.  A new  'getOnlineTimesheet' endpoint has been introduced to facilitate the My Payroll/HR timesheet submission workflow. ^

MIS01

TASS-3882

TASS.web > Utilities

API Gateway Maintenance

Enhancement to OAuth2 API Applications > Orbit Staff API.  A new  'getOnlineTimesheetSetup' endpoint has been introduced to support the My Payroll/HR timesheet submission workflow. ^

MIS01

TASS-3883

TASS.web > Utilities

API Gateway Maintenance

Enhancement to OAuth2 API Applications > Orbit Staff API.  A new 'setOnlineTimesheet' endpoint has been introduced to support the My Payroll/HR timesheet submission workflow. ^

MIS01

TASS-3884

TASS.web > Utilities

API Gateway Maintenance

Enhancement to OAuth2 API Applications > Orbit Staff API.  A new 'getLeaveAppAttachments' endpoint has been introduced to support attachments in the Staff Orbit Leave Application view and submit workflow. ^

MIS01

TASS-4020

TASS.web > Utilities

API Gateway Maintenance

Enhancement to OAuth2 API Applications > Orbit Staff API.  A new 'getLeaveAppEntitlements' endpoint has been introduced to support the Staff Orbit Leave Application view and submit workflow. ^

MIS01

TASS-4105

TASS.web > Utilities

API Gateway Maintenance

Enhancement to OAuth2 API Applications > Orbit Staff API.  A new 'getLeaveApps' endpoint has been introduced to support the Staff Orbit Leave Application view and submit workflow. ^

MIS01

TASS-4019

TASS.web > Utilities

API Gateway Maintenance

Enhancement to OAuth2 API Applications > Orbit Staff API.  A new 'getLeaveAppSetup' endpoint has been introduced to support the Staff Orbit Leave Application view and submit workflow. ^

MIS01

TASS-4021

TASS.web > Utilities

API Gateway Maintenance

Enhancement to OAuth2 API Applications > Orbit Staff API.  A new 'setLeaveApps' endpoint has been introduced to support the Staff Orbit Leave Application view and submit workflow. ^

MIS01

TASS-4022

TASS.web > Utilities

API Gateway Maintenance

Enhancement to OAuth2 API Applications > Orbit Staff API.  The 'getCurrentlyWith' endpoint has been updated to include student special and medical alerts and time check logic. ^

MIS01

TASS-3967

TASS.web > Utilities

API Gateway Maintenance

Enhancement to OAuth2 API Applications > Orbit Staff API.  The 'getECGSetup' endpoint has been updated to include Opposition and Venue data. ^

MIS01

TASS-3968

TASS.web > Utilities

API Gateway Maintenance

Enhancement to OAuth2 API Applications > Orbit Staff API.  The 'getFixtures' endpoint has been updated to include the 'Venue Info' field for Extra Curricular Fixtures, providing more detailed venue-related information. ^

MIS01

TASS-4154

TASS.web > Utilities

API Gateway Maintenance

Enhancement to OAuth2 API Applications > Orbit Staff API.  The 'getStaffEDiary' endpoint has been updated to include the Extra Curricular Fixtures and Appointments calendar feeds. ^

MIS01

TASS-3972

TASS.web > Utilities

API Gateway Maintenance

Enhancement to OAuth2 API Applications > Orbit Staff API.  The 'getTeacherTimetable' endpoint has been updated to include a new optional parameter to load another Teacher's timetable and mark their rolls in the Staff Orbit app. ^

MIS01

TASS-4152

TASS.web > Utilities

API Gateway Maintenance

Enhancement to OAuth2 API Applications > Orbit Staff API. The 'getAPISetupDetails' endpoint has been updated to include Staff Kiosk User Permissions data, to facilitate the ability to load another Teacher's timetable and marking their rolls in the Staff Orbit app. ^

MIS01

TASS-4153

TASS.web > Utilities

API Gateway Maintenance

Enhancement to TASS APIs > Data Upload API (API14). The 'setEmployeeDataUploadUtility' endpoint has been updated to allow users to set the Employee Start Date, Termination Date and Reason for Termination. ^

MIS01

TASS-3737

TASS.web > Utilities

API Gateway Maintenance

Enhancement to TASS APIs > Data Upload Utility (API14): The  ‘getStudentUDAreaDataUploadUtility’ endpoint has been updated to improve file upload security. ^

MIS01

TASS-2125

Corrections

Module

Menu

Details

Customer

Reference

Parent Lounge > Student Details

Illness Details

Fix applied to ensure that Medical Conditions appear or don't appear in Parent Lounge Illness Details based on the 'Parent Lounge Flag' value set in Medical Records > Setup Information > Medical Setup.

MIS01

TASS-3358

Staff Kiosk > Assessment

Refer to Release Notes

Correction to grid cell 'drag and copy' functionality in the following program areas to ensure that only editable fields can be modified when using this feature:

  • Assessment > Enter Results and Comments > Results Grid

  • Assessment > Markbook > Results Grid

  • Assessment > Enter Results and Comments > Activity Assessment

  • Assessment > Markbook > Activity Assessment

MIS01

TASS-3739

Staff Kiosk > Calendar

Calendar

Correction to resolve Oops! error that occurred when attempting to delete a Calendar Event attached to a Pastoral Care outcome. 

ALS01

TASS-3703

Staff Kiosk > Events

Events and Payments

Correction to ensure the 'Approved On' date correctly displays in DD/MM/YYYY format, instead of US format.

SOU05

TASS-3702

Staff Kiosk > Events

Events and Payments

Fix applied to allow Event Options to be edited when they have been updated through the Staff Kiosk and are not associated with a successful cart number.

MUE01

TASS-3939

Staff Kiosk > Payroll/HR

My Payroll/HR

Correction to Leave/Other Applications to resolve an internal server error that occurred when an employee with no base hours or 0.00 hours, but with a work schedule to derive the hours, submits an 'Other Application' type in Staff Kiosk.

GEN01

TASS-1246

Staff Kiosk > Pastoral Care

PC Entries

Correction to PC Entries grid to improve load times and performance.

ERC001

TASS-4002

Staff Kiosk > Payroll/HR

My Payroll/HR

Correction to Leave Applications to ensure the Teacher Substitutions feature reflects the correct days of leave when a staff member submits an application for leave on non-consecutive days.

SST01

TASS-3866

Staff Kiosk > Payroll/HR

Staff Timesheets

Fix applied to prevent multiple first approvers from approving an online timesheet without requiring a second approval. An additional check has been introduced to ensure that only one first approver can approve the timesheet before it is moved on to the second approver.

GEN01

TASS-4050

Staff Kiosk > Student Search

Student Profile

Correction to Student Profile to improve load times and performance.

AUS08

TASS-3877

Staff Kiosk > Teacher

Budgets

Correction to align budget periods in Staff Kiosk to the school's financial year (Years & Periods) setup in TASS.web General Ledger.

STH01

TASS-673

Staff Kiosk > Teacher

Notifications

Fix applied to ensure that notifications with a delayed start time are pushed out to Parent Orbit mobile devices.

ROC01

TASS-3426

Student Café > Home Page

Timetable

Correction to ensure the correct Campus Timetable appears on the Student Café home page. 

STJ15

TASS-3720

TASS.web > Academic Reporting

Refer to Release Notes

Correction to grid cell 'drag and copy' functionality in the following program areas to ensure that only editable fields can be modified when using this feature:

  • Student Admin > Academic Reporting > Setup Information > Assessment Setup > Result Format.

  • Student Admin > Academic Reporting > Setup Information > Assessment Setup > Result Format > Bulk Actions > Edit Objective.

MIS01

TASS-3739

TASS.web > Accounts Payable

Suppliers

Correction to the 'Last Order' date field in the History Information section of the 'Credit Status' tab.  This field has been modified to show the accurate date after a Purchase Order is created or an order is completed via Invoice.

TASG01

TASS-450

TASS.web > Commercial Debtors

Invoices

Correction to allow users to add multiple commercial debtor invoices without needing to reload the screen. When saving and completing a sales invoice, the salesperson field will maintain its mandatory/non-mandatory status in alignment with the selected sales type.

MIS01

TASS-3936

TASS.web > Enrolments

Enrolments Worksheet

Correction to resolve 'No records found' message in when attempting to 'Generate Emails' from the Enrolment Numbers grid.

AUT

TASS-3635

TASS.web > Finance

Business Directory

Correction to Donor Business Directory 'Edit' screen.  An asterisk symbol (*) has been added next to the 'Business Type(s)' field name to indicate that this field is mandatory. Users must select a value from this field in order to save the record.

MIS01

TASS-2504

TASS.web > General Ledger

Inter-Company Journals

Fix applied to Inter-Company Journals to ensure that the Credit and Debit lines appear correctly as entered for the originating company.

MAI01

TASS-492

TASS.web > Medical Records

Student Medical

Correction to 'Medical Conditions' tab.  Fix applied to correct for date formats of any past medical condition notes that were affected by a bug before a fix was applied in Version v01.059.05.200 (Key: TASS-2892).

TAM01

TASS-3919

TASS.web > Parent Accounts

Parent Account Inquiry

Correction to online payment totals and receipts generated from Parent Lounge Accounts & Payments > Events & Payments.  References to 'Tour / Excursion' have been updated to reflect the new 'Events / Payments' terminology.    

MAR02

TASS-3964

TASS.web > Parent Accounts

Parent Statements

The 'Print Statement for Accounts with Nil Balance' field will now be included in the count when determining the number of emails to display on the pop-up alert prompt that appears when users send out statements via email.

KIN01

TASS-3979

TASS.web > Parent Accounts

Parent Banking Information

Correction to the 'Parent Direct Banking' tab.  The 'Core Reference' field will now only appear in the Direct Banking Arrangements screen for UK-based companies. ^

MIS01

TASS-4306

TASS.web > Parent Records

Parent Details Listing

Correction to ensure that the Parent Details Listing report generates as expected when the 'Parent Type' field on the 'Account Details' tab is 'blank'.

HIL01

TASS-3704

TASS.web > Payroll

Employees

Correction to resolve Opps error that occurred when attempting to access the Payroll Setup program.  ^

BUN01

TASS-3792

TASS.web > Payroll

Payroll Setup

Correction to 'Paycodes' tab to ensure the 'Leave Type' field displays correctly after changes have been applied.  

WAG01

TASS-3780

TASS.web > School Shop

Sales Entry

Correction to improve load times and program performance when generating invoices and receipts.  ^

FOR01

TASS-3680

TASS.web > School Shop

Sales Entry

Correction to allow users to add multiple invoices without needing to reload the screen. When saving and completing a sales entry, terms and salesperson field will maintain its mandatory/non-mandatory status in alignment with the selected sales type.

MIS01

TASS-3936

TASS.web > Teacher Records

Daily Substitutions

Correction to resolve the Oops! error that occurred when loading an existing Leave Application.

HIL02

TASS-4298

TASS.web > Users

Orbit Dashboard

Fix applied to the Communications Log to resolve the internal server error when using the 'Acknowledged' filter.   

KIN02

TASS-3686

TASS.web > Users

Portal Security Permissions

Correction to Staff Kiosk Portal Security Permissions to ensure all assigned users are displayed in the 'Users allocated to this User Role' list.

SHE02

TASS-3581

TASS.web > Utilities

API Gateway Maintenance

Correction to OAuth2 API Applications > Orbit Parent API to ensure that Attendance push notifications are correctly sent to registered Parent Orbit devices.

MIS01

TASS-3595

TASS.web > Utilities

API Gateway Maintenance

Correction to OAuth2 API Applications > Orbit Parent API. The ' getActivityAssessment' endpoint has been updated with 'Delay Date' information to inform parents when curricular activity results will be accessible. ^

CEO01

TASS-4008

TASS.web > Utilities

API Gateway Maintenance

Correction to OAuth2 API Applications > Orbit Parent API. The 'getActivityAssessment' endpoint has been updated to ensure that results with a minus sign (e.g. A-, B-) display correctly in Curricular Activities. ^

STA08

TASS-3506

TASS.web > Utilities

API Gateway Maintenance

Correction to OAuth2 API Applications > Orbit Parent API.  The 'GetSchoolLinks' endpoint has been updated to prevent duplicated headers in the Parent Orbit School Links. ^

GEN01

TASS-4006

TASS.web > Utilities

API Gateway Maintenance

Correction to OAuth2 API Applications > Orbit Staff API.  The 'getCurrentlyWith' endpoint has been updated to look at the particular Activity/Session staff, instead of returning Sessions/Fixtures based on the staff member being a business unit member. ^

KIN02

TASS-4075

TASS.web > Utilities

API Gateway Maintenance

Correction to OAuth2 API Applications > Orbit Staff API.  The 'getCurrentlyWith' endpoint has been updated to resolve the internal server error that occurs when an Extra Curricular Fixture attachment is present. ^

MIS01

TASS-3966

TASS.web > Utilities

API Gateway Maintenance

Correction to OAuth2 API Applications > Orbit Staff API.  The 'getRollCall' endpoint has been updated to resolve the internal server error that occurs when calling on classes with Pastoral Care entries. ^

MIS01

TASS-3791

TASS.web > Utilities

API Gateway Maintenance

Correction to OAuth2 API Applications > Orbit Staff API.  The 'getRollCall' endpoint has been updated to return the correct absence types based on the student's current attendance status. ^

MIS01

TASS-3913

TASS.web > Utilities

API Gateway Maintenance

Correction to OAuth2 API Applications > Orbit Staff API.  The 'getStaffSchoolLinks' endpoint has been updated to prevent duplicated headers in the Staff Orbit School Links. ^

GEN01

TASS-4006

TASS.web > Utilities

API Gateway Maintenance

Correction to OAuth2 API Applications > Orbit Staff API. The 'getRollCall' endpoint has been updated to display the correct Student eDiary Events when a Rollcall period clashes with an Event. ^

MIS01

TASS-3754

TASS.web > Utilities

API Gateway Maintenance

Correction to OAuth2 API Applications > Orbit Staff API. The 'setRollCall' endpoint has been updated to allow modification of student absences in cases where changing existing absence records is necessary. ^

MIS01

TASS-3771

TASS.web > Utilities

API Gateway Maintenance

Correction to TASS APIs > Student Details (API12).  The 'getCommunicationRulesDetails' endpoint has been updated to improve load times and performance. ^

MIS01

TASS-4089

TASS.web > Utilities

Email Settings

Correction to System Email Template > ASR Late for School Registration. A fix has been made to ensure the Late Arrival automatic email is sent when using a custom Late Arrival absence type that is not the TASS Default. ^

CEO01

TASS-2895

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