v01.060.02.200
^ = exclusive to General Release.
Major Items
Module | Details |
|---|---|
Alternate ID Fields for Employee Records | A new ‘Alternate ID' field has been introduced for Employee Records in:
This field is designed to capture alternative identification information, such as a unique barcode or magnetic swipe card number. Refer to the 'General Tab' article on the Knowledge Base for more information. An image of the new ‘Alternate ID' field on the Employee Record.  |
Purchase Order Hyperlinks | The Accounts Payable Invoices screen now includes a hyperlink to any linked Purchase Orders within the 'PO Number(s)' field. These hyperlinks allow users to easily switch between the invoice and the purchase order with a single click. Refer to the 'Invoices' article on the Knowledge Base for more information. An image of a Purchase Order hyperlink on the Accounts Payable Invoices screen.  |
Staff Orbit - Staff Custom Rolls (Emergencies) ^ | The Staff Orbit API has been updated to support the new Staff Custom Rolls (Emergencies) feature in the Staff Orbit app. A new 'Create Staff Member Custom Roll' checkbox has been added to Staff Kiosk Rollcall > Emergency Types (Setup) on the Add/Edit Emergency Type screen. When this checkbox is enabled, app users with the 'Create/End Emergencies' Portal Security Permission enabled can generate Staff Member Custom Rolls in the Staff Orbit app when an emergency is initiated. Other users with this permission point are then designated as the Custom Roll administrators based on the selected campus. App users with the 'Create/End Emergencies' Portal Security Permission can mark the custom roll for all staff members. App users without this permission can only mark themselves present via the app's 'Self Check In' option. Refer to the 'Emergency Types (Setup)' article on the Knowledge Base for more information. An image of the new ‘Create Staff Member Custom Roll’ checkbox on the Add Emergency Type Screen.  |
Correct NESA Format for Subjects Data Upload ^ | The NESA Grid (NSW) program has been updated to export Subject Data in the required format for NESA Subject Data uploads. When the 'Export Subjects Data' button is selected on the NSW NESA Grid Entry screen, the report is now exported as a CSV file that includes all the necessary fields in the correct format. Refer to the 'NESA Grid (NSW)' article on the Knowledge Base for more information. |
What's New?
Module | Menu | Details | Customer | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Parent Lounge > Home Page | Absences | Enhancement to the 'Absences' section of the Parent Lounge home page. The Absences screen now limits the number of absence days displayed on the screen for acknowledgment. This limit is based on the period specified in the 'Number of days allowed for parental acknowledgement' field of TASS.web Student Admin > Attendance > Setup Information > Attendance Setup on the 'Parent Lounge' tab. | MIS01 | TASS-6029 |
Staff Kiosk > Rollcall | Custom Rolls | Enhancement to Custom Rolls. The Custom Rolls screen displays only student custom rolls and does not include staff custom rolls. Staff emergency rolls are accessible only through the Staff Orbit app. ^ | MIS01 | TASS-6056 |
Staff Kiosk > Rollcall | Emergency Types (Setup) | Enhancement to the Add/Edit Emergency Type screen. A new 'Create Staff Member Custom Roll' checkbox has been added to generate staff custom rolls in the Staff Kiosk app when an Emergency is initiated in the Staff Orbit app. ^ | MIS01 | TASS-6006 |
Staff Kiosk > Rollcall | Emergency Types (Setup) | Enhancement to the Add/Edit Emergency Type screen. When a Campus is selected, the Staff Custom Roll will exclude teachers who are not affiliated with that campus. Non-teachers will always be included. ^ | MIS01 | TASS-6006 |
Staff Kiosk > Rollcall | Emergency Types (Setup) | Enhancement to the Add/Edit Emergency Type screen. The 'Custom Roll Type' field has been renamed 'Student Custom Roll Type'. ^ | MIS01 | TASS-6006 |
TASS.web > Accounts Payable | Invoices | Enhancement to Invoices. The Invoices screen now includes a hyperlink to any linked Purchase Orders within the 'PO Number(s)' field. These hyperlinks allow users to easily switch between the invoice and the purchase order with a single click. | MIS01 | TASS-1360 |
TASS.web > Attendance | Attendance Setup | Enhancement to the 'Parent Lounge' tab. A new field for 'Number of days allowed for parental acknowledgement' has been added. This field allows users to specify the number of days Parents can submit Absence Acknowledgements for in the Parent Lounge after their child's absence. | MIS01 | TASS-6028 |
TASS.web > Employee/HR | Employees | Enhancement to the 'General' tab. A new 'Alternate ID' field has been introduced for Employee records. This field can accommodate up to 40 characters and is intended for recording alternative identification information for employees, such as a unique barcode or magnetic swipe card number. | MIS01 | TASS-5581 |
TASS.web > General Ledger | Bank Reconciliation | Enhancement to the Bank Reconciliation user interface. The 'Rollback' icon has been updated with a more modern design to be consistent with other elements of TASS.web. | MIS01 | TASS-1436 |
TASS.web > Payroll | Reinstate Terminated Employee | Enhancement to the Reinstate Terminated Employee program. When running the program, the 'Alternate ID' field value from the Archived Employee record will be transferred to the Current Employee record. | MIS01 | TASS-5904 |
TASS.web > Payroll | Timesheets | Enhancement to the 'Import Online Timesheets' icon. When there are no Online Timesheets available for import, the icon will be greyed out and disabled with a tooltip message stating, “There are no timesheets to process”. Previously the icon was hidden when there were no timesheets available for import. | MIS01 | TASS-1274 |
TASS.web > Payroll | Year End Reset | Enhancement to the Year End Reset program. When running the program, the 'Alternate ID' field value from the Current Employee record will be transferred to the Archived Employee record. | MIS01 | TASS-5903 |
TASS.web > Payroll | Employees | Enhancement to the 'General' tab. A new 'Alternate ID' field has been introduced for Employee records. This field can accommodate up to 40 characters and is intended for recording alternative identification information for employees, such as a unique barcode or magnetic swipe card number. | MIS01 | TASS-5581 |
TASS.web > Student Records | NESA Grid (NSW) | Enhancement to the Export Subjects Data option on the NSW NESA Grid Entry screen. The report is now exported as a CSV file containing the necessary fields in the required format for NESA Subject Data upload. ^ | WAV01 | TASS-3277 |
TASS.web > Utilities | API Gateway Maintenance | Enhancement to OAuth2 Applications > Orbit Parent API. The 'getAttendanceHistory' endpoint has been updated to accommodate the 'Number of days allowed for parental acknowledgement' field in TASS.web Student Admin > Attendance > Setup Information > Attendance Setup on the 'Parent Lounge' tab. ^ | MIS01 | TASS-6182 |
TASS.web > Utilities | API Gateway Maintenance | Enhancement to OAuth2 Applications > Orbit Staff API. The 'setEmergency' endpoint now allows users with the 'Create/End Emergencies' Portal Security Permission to create staff custom rolls during emergencies. When a custom roll is generated, the user who initiated it will be assigned as the owner of the custom roll. Other users with this permission point will be designated as administrators based on their selected campus. ^ | MIS01 | TASS-6012 |
TASS.web > Utilities | API Gateway Maintenance | Enhancement to OAuth2 Applications > Orbit Staff API. The 'getAPISetupDetails' endpoint has been updated to accommodate the new 'Mandatory PIN Code / Biometric Authentication' and 'Disable In App Screenshots' checkboxes in TASS.web System Admin > Utilities > API Gateway Maintenance > OAuth2 Applications tab > Metadata. ^ | MIS01 | TASS-6115 |
TASS.web > Utilities | API Gateway Maintenance | Enhancement to OAuth2 Applications > Orbit Staff API. The 'getCustomRollDetail' endpoint now includes employee names, leave status and campus information. ^ | MIS01 | TASS-6011 |
TASS.web > Utilities | API Gateway Maintenance | Enhancement to OAuth2 Applications > Orbit Staff API. The 'getEmergencies' endpoint has been updated to support the new Staff Custom Rolls (Emergencies) feature. A new 'generate staff roll' field allows users to determine if a staff roll was created for an emergency. ^ | MIS01 | TASS-6016 |
TASS.web > Utilities | API Gateway Maintenance | Enhancement to OAuth2 Applications > Orbit Staff API. The 'getEmergencySetup' endpoint has been updated to support the new Staff Custom Rolls (Emergencies) feature. A new 'generate staff roll' field allows users to specify whether to generate staff rolls by default. ^ | MIS01 | TASS-6017 |
TASS.web > Utilities | API Gateway Maintenance | Enhancement to OAuth2 Applications > Orbit Staff API. The 'getEmergencyStudents' endpoint has been updated to support the new Staff Custom Rolls (Emergencies) feature.
| MIS01 | TASS-6014 |
TASS.web > Utilities | API Gateway Maintenance | Enhancement to OAuth2 Applications > Orbit Staff API. The 'Metadata Details' screen, accessed via the 'Metadata' link in the Action column, now includes two new checkboxes.
| MIS01 | TASS-6114 |
TASS.web > Utilities | API Gateway Maintenance | Enhancement to OAuth2 Applications > Orbit Staff API. The 'setAccountedFor' endpoint has been updated to support the new Staff Custom Rolls (Emergencies) feature. ^ | MIS01 | TASS-6015 |
TASS.web > Utilities | API Gateway Maintenance | Enhancement to OAuth2 Applications > Orbit Staff API. The 'setCustomRoll' endpoint has been updated to support the Emergencies feature for both students and staff members. ^ | MIS01 | TASS-6013 |
TASS.web > Utilities | Change Logs Grid | Enhancement to Change Logs Grid. Any changes made to the 'Alternate ID' field of an Employee record can now tracked via the Change Logs Grid. | MIS01 | TASS-5905 |
TASS.web > Utilities | API Gateway Maintenance | Enhancement to TASS APIs > Data Upload Utility (API14). The 'setEmployeeDataUploadUtility' endpoint has been updated to include the new 'Alternate ID' field from the Employee record. | MIS01 | TASS-5892 |
TASS.web > Utilities | API Gateway Maintenance | Enhancement to TASS APIs > EmployeeHR (API13). The 'addEmployee' endpoint has been updated to include the new 'Alternate ID' field from the Employee record. | MIS01 | TASS-5891 |
TASS.web > Utilities | API Gateway Maintenance | Enhancement to TASS APIs > EmployeeHR (API13). The 'getEmployeeDetails' endpoint has been updated to include the new 'Alternate ID' field from the Employee record. | MIS01 | TASS-5893 |
TASS.web > Utilities | API Gateway Maintenance | Enhancement to TASS APIs > Libary Management (API07). The 'getEmployees' endpoint has been updated to include the new 'Alternate ID' field from the Employee record. | MIS01 | TASS-5895 |
TASS.web > Utilities | API Gateway Maintenance | Enhancement to TASS APIs > Library Management (API07). The 'getEmployee' endpoint has been updated to include the new 'Alternate ID' field from the Employee record. | MIS01 | TASS-5894 |
TASS.web > Utilities | Exception Log | Enhancement to Exception Log. Users can now specify the 'sent from' email address for exemption-related emails by adding a line "exception=custom@domain.com" to the [mail] section of the tassweb.ini file, which is located on the database server under tassweb > config. | MIS01 | TASS-1760 |
Corrections
Module | Menu | Details | Customer | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Parent Lounge > Accounts & Payments | School Fees Account | Correction to ensure that the first instalment amount that appears on the Payment Schedule includes any credits that have been created or generated on the Statement Cut-Off Date. | CHA04 | TASS-5628 |
Parent Lounge > Student Details | Attendance | Correction to the '+Add Absence Notification' screen. The program has been updated to ensure that only the appropriate students are listed in the Extra Curricular Absences section when scheduled for an Individual Student Session. This update also prevents incorrect students from being marked as absent on the custom roll. ^ | MIS01 | TASS-6295 |
Staff Kiosk > Assessment | Markbook Enter Results and Comments | Correction to Activity Setup. The program now accurately assigns activities to the period specified on the 'Edit' screen, instead of defaulting to the first available period. Additionally, the dropdown list for reporting periods on the 'Edit' screen now operates correctly, ensuring that activities are assigned to the appropriate period. ^ | FRA01 | TASS-6165 |
Staff Kiosk > Assessment | My Classes | Correction to the 'Subject Class Overview' section. After saving the Subject Outline, the Subject Overview Image now saves correctly and displays on the My Classes screen. | ROC01 | TASS-1562 |
Staff Kiosk > Calendar | Student Appointment Log | Correction to the Student Appointment Log to improve program performance and load times. ^ | LOU01 | TASS-6174 |
Staff Kiosk > Events | Events and Payments | Correction to the 'Add/Edit Events and Payments Details' screen. The 'Start Date/Time' and 'End Date/Time' fields were updated to ensure that the 'End Time' exceeds the 'Start Time' when the dates are the same. | HIL01 | TASS-718 |
Staff Kiosk > General | General | Correction to ensure Portal Security Permissions apply when users access Staff Kiosk via direct URL. ^ | EMA02 | TASS-6180 |
Staff Kiosk > Events | Events and Payments | Correction to the Events and Payments Details screen, accessed from the ‘View’ option in the hamburger menu. Users can now view the correct attachments instead of the 'Terms and Conditions' attachment. | EMM01 | TASS-731 |
Staff Kiosk > Home Page | PD Activities to Action | Correction to the 'PD Activities to Action' section of the Staff Kiosk Home Page. The PD Activity links now open in Edit mode for Approvers to act on instead of View mode. | MIS01 | TASS-5980 |
Staff Kiosk > Payroll/HR | My Payroll/HR | Correction to Pay Envelopes. The validation parameters for the employee pay envelope download function have been updated to ensure accurate user delivery. ^ | BIS02 | TASS-6313 |
Staff Kiosk > Payroll/HR | My Payroll/HR | Correction to User-Defined Areas. Portal Security Permissions for Ghost Access have been updated to allow ghosting based on portal security permissions and to hide UD Areas that users do not have access to. | ABB01 | TASS-4966 |
Staff Kiosk > Payroll/HR | PD Activities - My (Add) PD Activities - My (Maintain) PD Activities - My (View) PD Activities - My Staff (Maintain) | Correction to improve program security and prevent cross-site scripting (XSS) in the PD Activity related programs. | REG02 | TASS-3563 |
Staff Kiosk > Rollcall | Custom Rolls | Correction to improve program security and prevent cross-site scripting (XSS) in the Custom Rolls program. | MIS01 | TASS-3564 |
TASS.web > Attendance | Attendance Rates Report | Correction to Attendance Rates Report to resolve the issue where negative 'Days Present' were appearing for students who had left earlier in the year. The program now ensures that the correct year is used to calculate absent/present days. | AUT01 | TASS-5319 |
TASS.web > Attendance | Generate/Send Notifications | Correction to the 'Attendance SMS History' report. The report now includes a comma after the students' surname. | COO01 | TASS-1656 |
TASS.web > Employee/HR | Employees | Correction to resolve an Oops! Error when adding a New PD Activity on the 'PD Activities tab. Users can now add PD Activities without requiring Qualifications Tab User Permissions. ^ | SUN01 | TASS-6144 |
TASS.web > Enrolments | Transfer to Current | Correction to the Transfer to Current program to improve program performance and load times. | CEO01 | TASS-6069 |
TASS.web > General | General | Correction to LDAP logs to improve program security when handling login attempts. | AUS03 | TASS-6044 |
TASS.web > General Ledger | Trial Balance | Correction to the Trial Balance Report. When 'Summary by Chart Number' is enabled, the Trial Balance Total now accurately reflects the sum of all account balances. | TEM01 | TASS-5982 |
TASS.web > Medical Records | Student Medical | Correction to resolve an Opps! Error that prevents viewing and editing of Student Medical Records. | HEI01 | TASS-6117 |
TASS.web > Parent Accounts | BPay Receipts Processing | Correction to resolve an Oops! error when generating BPay Receipts via the 'Generate Receipts' link in the Action column. ^ | TAR02 | TASS-6225 |
TASS.web > Parent Accounts | Parent Accounts Setup | Correction to the 'Fees' tab to ensure that Fee Codes can be deleted when they are not in use. | MAC02 | TASS-6049 |
TASS.web > Parent Accounts | Ledger Trial Balance | Correction to resolve the Oops! Error which occured when generating the Ledger Trial Balance with an ageing date between 01/01/2025 and 31/01/2025. | CEN03 | TASS-6039 |
TASS.web > Parent Accounts | Post Period Activity | Correction to resolve the Oops! Error that occurred when posting a period activity. | MIS01 | TASS-2053 |
TASS.web > Parent Accounts | Receipts | Correction to resolve an Oops! Error that occurs when attempting to delete receipts. | GOO04 | TASS-6088 |
TASS.web > Parent Records | Parents | Correction to the scheduled task that manages Parent Statuses to ensure a Parent is correctly assigned the Non-Current status when there are no Current Students associated with their Parent Record. ^ | STJ16 | TASS-6258 |
TASS.web > Payroll | Employees | Correction to resolve an Oops! Error when adding a New PD Activity on the 'PD Activities tab. Users can now add PD Activities without requiring Qualifications Tab User Permissions. ^ | SUN01 | TASS-6144 |
TASS.web > Purchasing | Purchasing Setup | Correction to the 'User Limits' tab. When adding a New User Limit, all users with access to a Company are now included in the 'User' field drop-down list. | ARC01 | TASS-5942 |
TASS.web > Student Records | VSR Batches (VIC) | Correction to resolve an Oops! Error when processing VSR batches. ^ | FCJ01 | TASS-6164 |
TASS.web > Users | Portal Security Permissions | Correction to ensure Portal Security Permissions apply when users access Staff Kiosk via direct URL. ^ | EMA02 | TASS-6178 |
TASS.web > Users | Portal Security Permissions | Correction to Staff Kiosk Portal Security. The 'Payroll/HR [UD Area]' permissions for Ghost Access have been updated to allow ghosting based on portal security permissions and to hide UD Areas that users do not have access to. | MIS01 | TASS-6149 |
TASS.web > Utilities | API Gateway Maintenance | Correction to OAuth2 Applications > Orbit Parent API. The 'GetExtraCurricularAbsences' endpoint has been updated to ensure that the correct student is displayed for Extra Curricular Absences in Parent Orbit when they are set to attend an Individual Student Session. This update also prevents incorrect students from being marked as absent on the custom roll. ^ | MIS01 | TASS-6300 |
TASS.web > Utilities | API Gateway Maintenance | Correction to OAuth2 Applications > Orbit Staff API. The 'getRollcallAttendanceStudents', 'getRollCall' and 'GetRollcallStudentPhotos' endpoints have been updated to ensure that Teachers can view other Teachers' Rollcall-related data. | MIS01 | TASS-5809 |
TASS.web > Utilities | API Gateway Maintenance | Correction to TASS APIs > Student Details (API12). The 'getStudentsDetails' endpoint has been updated to improve program performance and load times. | ORM01 | TASS-5823 |
TASS.web > Utilities | API Gateway Maintenance | Correction to TASS APIs > Identity Management (API23). The 'getEmployees' endpoint now returns the salutation field as an empty string. This change addresses the issue of invalid data being returned, as a salutation field does not exist in TASS.web Employee records. | ABP01 | TASS-2793 |
TASS.web > Utilities | API Gateway Maintenance | Correction to TASS APIs > Online Enrolments (API04). The 'setEnrolledStudents' endpoint now returns an error message when the API date field is not in a valid date format. | MIS01 | TASS-2115 |
TASS.web > Utilities | API Gateway Maintenance | Correction to TASS APIs > Online Enrolments (API04). The 'setEnrolledStudents' endpoint now returns valid messages when errors occur. | MIS01 | TASS-2120 |
TASS.web > Utilities | API Gateway Maintenance | Correction to TASS APIs > Online Enrolments (API04). The 'setStudentUDArea' endpoint now returns valid messages when errors occur. | MIS01 | TASS-2121 |