v01.060.08.200
^ = exclusive to General Release.
Major Items
Module | Details |
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New Permission Point for Staff Kiosk | A new user security permission point has been introduced to control access to Past Students' pastoral care information in the 'Pastoral Care' section of the Staff Kiosk Student Search > Student Profile. Past Student pastoral care data is now only visible in this section when users have the '--Past Students' permission enabled in the 'Student Profile - Pastoral Care' section of TASS.web System Admin > Users > Portal Security Permissions for 'Staff Kiosk'. Individual Users and User Groups with existing access to the Pastoral Care section will automatically gain this new permission point when this update is installed. |
Creating Custom Rolls in Staff Orbit ^ | The Staff Orbit API has been updated to support Custom Roll creation for Events and Extra Curricular Sessions in the Staff Orbit app. ^ |
What’s New
Module | Menu | Details | Customer | Reference |
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Staff Kiosk > Student Search | Student Profile | Enhancement to the Pastoral Care section of the Student Profile. When accessing profiles of Past Students, the 'Pastoral Care' section will only be visible if users have the new '--Past Students' permission point enabled. When the permission is disabled, the 'Pastoral Care' section in the left side menu is greyed out. | MIS01 | TASS-7053 |
TASS.web > General | Finance > Suppliers Student Records > Students Attendance > Student Attendance Boarders > Boarders Commercial Debtors > Customers Enrolments > Enrolments Extra Curricular > Student Activities Fundraising > Donors & Business Directory Parent Records > Parents Parent Accounts > Parent Account Inquiry Past Students > Past Students Teacher Records > Teachers | Enhancement to the Search Engine. The 'Binoculars' icon has been replaced with a new 'Magnifying Glass' icon to align with other UI elements of TASS.web. The search bar also features a more modern design to improve program performance and load times. | MIS01 | TASS-7864 |
TASS.web > General Ledger | Accounts | Enhancement to the Chart of Accounts Listing. A new 'Vertical' report format has been introduced for the 'Include Responsibilities' option on the Print Chart of Accounts screen. When selected, the listing displays the following columns: Account Code, Description, Employee Code, First Name, Surname, Email, and Responsibility Level. | MIS01 | TASS-8004 |
TASS.web > General Ledger | Accounts | Enhancement to the Chart of Accounts Listing. A new 'Vertical/Horizontal' option has been added next to the 'Include Responsibilities' checkbox on the Print Chart of Accounts screen. The 'Vertical' option generates the new report format described in TASS-8004. The original 'Include Responsibilities' option has been renamed 'Horizontal' to differentiate it from the new option. | MIS01 | TASS-8003 |
TASS.web > Parent Accounts | Charges & Credits | Enhancement to the Charges & Credits Report. A new 'Include Comments' checkbox has been added to the Print Charges/Credits screen. Upon selecting this checkbox, the report includes the 'Comment 1' and 'Comment 2' fields related to the Charge or Credit. | MIS01 | TASS-7640 |
TASS.web > Users | Portal Security Permissions | Enhancement to User Security Permissions. A new '--Past Students' permission point has been added to the 'Student Profile - Pastoral Care' section to control user access to Past Student data in the Pastoral Care section of the Staff Kiosk Student Profile. Users and User Groups with existing access to the Pastoral Care section of the Student Profile will automatically receive this new permission when this update is installed. | MIS01 | TASS-7047 |
TASS.web > Utilities | API Gateway Maintenance | Enhancement to OAuth2 API Applications > Orbit Staff. A new 'getStudentUtility' endpoint has been introduced to support utility functions in the Staff Orbit app. ^ | MIS01 | TASS-8070 |
TASS.web > Utilities | API Gateway Maintenance | Enhancement to OAuth2 API Applications > Orbit Staff. The 'getEventDetails' endpoint has been updated to include the Event's Additional Details field. ^ | MIS01 | TASS-7921 |
TASS.web > Utilities | API Gateway Maintenance | Enhancement to OAuth2 API Applications > Orbit Staff. The 'getEventDetails' endpoint has been updated to include the Event's Additional Details field. ^ | MIS01 | TASS-8118 |
TASS.web > Utilities | API Gateway Maintenance | Enhancement to OAuth2 API Applications > Orbit Staff. The 'setCreateCustomRoll' endpoint has been updated to support the new Create Custom Rolls feature workflow in the Staff Orbit app. ^ | MIS01 | TASS-8117 |
Corrections
Module | Menu | Details | Customer | Reference |
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Parent Lounge > Accounts & Payment | School Fee Account | Correction to Payment Methods to ensure users can add new or modify existing payment methods without encountering an error or screen loop. ^ | MIS01 | TASS-8256 |
Parent Lounge > Accounts & Payments | School Fees Account | Correction to Payment Methods. Parents can now add and allocate Payment Methods without encountering an error message. | KIN02 | TASS-8149 |
Parent Lounge > Home Page | Items to Action | Correction to the 'Verification of Medical Details is required for # Students' link. A fix has been implemented to ensure the correct number of students display for split family arrangements with current and non-current students and that the link can be followed without a '401 error'. | STP09 | TASS-5630 |
Staff Kiosk > Payroll/HR | My Payroll/HR > Leave Applications My Staff Leave Applications | Enhancement to Leave/Other Applications > Leave Application Step 2. The calculation logic for Available Entitlements has been updated to improve the accuracy of leave entitlement forecasts when future leave exists. The system previously used the first day from the last approved leave application to calculate the leave balances; it now calculates the leave balances up to the last day of any leave application. | MIS01 | TASS-5318 |
TASS.web > Attendance | Student Absence Entry | Correction to the 'Clone' function. The 'Printer' dropdown and 'Print Late Slip' checkbox are active for cloned student absences. | REG01 | TASS-5554 |
TASS.web > Medical Records | Student Illness/Daily Log | Correction to Student Illness/Daily Log. Fix to allow Illness notes to be updated and saved without triggering an Oops! Error. | KNO01 | TASS-8102 |
TASS.web > Parent Records TASS.web > Parent Accounts | Parents Parent Account Inquiry | Correction to the Parents and Parent Account Inquiry program. A fix was applied to prevent an Oops! Error when attempting to view a parent record, and no current years are entered in TASS.web Finance > General Ledger > Setup Information > Years and Periods. | CHR01 | TASS-8236 |
TASS.web > Payroll | Payroll Setup | Correction to 'Paycodes' tab. When creating a paycode defined as 'Lump Sum E' for Single Touch Payroll Reporting, users can now set the 'Income Year' to the current year when the current date is on or after 1st August. | AUS13 | TASS-6093 |
TASS.web > Payroll | Timesheets | Correction to Timesheets. Load times and performance have been improved after a user receives an error during the Leave Timesheets import. | LAK03 | TASS-6260 |
TASS.web > Utilities | API Gateway Maintenance | Correction to OAuth2 API Applications > Orbit Staff. The 'getRollCall' endpoint now allows users to select 'Present' after initially marking the student 'Absent From Class' in the Staff Orbit app. ^ | MIS01 | TASS-8199 |
TASS.web > Utilities | API Gateway Maintenance | Correction to OAuth2 API Applications > Orbit Staff. The 'getStudentDetails' endpoint has been updated to ensure the User Defined fields display in the correct order in the Staff Orbit app under Student > General Details > Other School Details. ^ | MIS01 | TASS-7478 |
TASS.web > Utilities | API Gateway Maintenance | Correction to OAuth2 API Applications > Orbit Staff. The 'getStudentMedicalIllnesses' endpoint has been updated to ensure that only users with the correct permissions can access detailed illness information. The endpoint now examines the correct Portal Security Permissions for Medical Details: 'Sickbay Visits - Detailed' and 'Sickbay Visits - Summary.' ^ | MTS02a | TASS-7609 |
TASS.web > Utilities | TASS Software Update | Correction to TASS Software Update to prevent updates from rolling back and causing an internal server error. ^ | CHA05 | TASS-8241 |
Items from Past Releases
We have identified that several enhancements and corrections were inadvertently omitted from the original release notes. These are listed below along with their corresponding versions in the ‘Details’ field. They have now been added to their relevant release notes pages. We apologise for any inconvenience this may have caused. If you have any questions about these tickets, please contact our Customer Care team.
Major Items from Past Releases
Module | Details |
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Replace any spaces in uploaded file filename with underscores | The system now automatically replaces spaces in filenames with underscores when files are uploaded as email attachments. This change ensures that filenames display correctly and files can be opened when attached to emails sent out from TASS.web or Staff Kiosk. Released in v01.060.06.200. |
What’s New from Past Releases
Module | Menu | Details | Customer | Reference |
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Staff Kiosk > Calendar | School Calendar (Upload) | Enhancement to School Calendar (Upload). The error messages that appear when an upload fails are now standardised to help users quickly and easily identify the problematic areas of their spreadsheet. Released in v01.058.06.200. | MIS01 | TASS-417 |
Staff Kiosk > Payroll/HR | My Payroll/HR > Leave/Other Applications My Staff Leave/Other Applications | Enhancement to Leave/Other Applications > Leave Application Step 2. The calculation logic for Available Entitlements has been updated to improve the accuracy of leave entitlement forecasts. An 'Available as at DD/MM/YYYY' link will appear on the screen for each Leave Type set up to display Entitlements. This link shows their employees' leave entitlements at the end of the last pay run, any unprocessed leave applications (if any), the projected accrual during the leave application period, and their available entitlements after the selected leave period. Released in v01.058.07.200. | MIS01 | TASS-799 |
TASS.web > Accounts Payable | Auto Payments Email EP Remittances | Enhancement to the 'Create' icon in the Auto Payments and Email EP Remittances programs. This icon has been updated with a more modern 'addition-symbol' icon to align with other UI elements of TASS.web. Released in v01.058.07.200. | MIS01 | TASS-974 |
TASS.web > Employee/HR | Updates from Staff Kiosk | Enhancement to Updates from Staff Kiosk. Updates can be reviewed and approved for employees without a Payroll Number. Released in v01.058.06.200. | MIS01 | TASS-519 |
TASS.web > General | Accounts Payable > Payment Calculator Teacher Records > Teacher Competency Grid Payroll > Timesheets. Parent Accounts > Published Parent Statements General Ledger > Account Responsibility Grid Equipment Hire > Generate Lost Equipment Charges Equipment Hire > Equipment Issue and Return Book Hire > Book Issue/Return/Inquiry Utilities > Mail Spool Maintenance Users > SSO Maintenance > User Mappings Accounts Payable > Approve EPs | Enhancement to the 'Select All' icon in various program areas. The 'Select All' icon has been updated with a more modern 'checkbox' style icon to match other UI elements in TASS.web. Released in v01.058.07.200. | MIS01 | TASS-976 |
TASS.web > General | Top Toolbar | Enhancement to the Top Toolbar of the TASS web User Interface. The 'Profile Name' drop-down menu now includes a shortcut to the 'Professional Services' page of the TASS Customer Hub. Released in v01.058.06.200. | MIS01 | TASS-688 |
TASS.web > General | User Interface | Enhancement to the 'Logout' function to improve program security. When a user clicks on 'Logout', the session cookies are removed from the TASS.web application server. This will stop previously visited screens from displaying before the user is prompted to log in again. This applies to both SAML and non-SAML login methods. Released in v01.059.02.200. | MEN01 | TASS-229 |
TASS.web > General Ledger | Post Journals | Enhancement to Post Journals. Only users with access to the company and the 'Post Journals' user security permission will receive the error notification email when a GL Account is closed or not found during the Auto Posting process. Released in v01.058.07.200. | CEO01 | TASS-411 |
TASS.web > Medical Records | Medical Setup | Enhancement to the Medical Setup 'Parent Lounge' tab. The 'Communication types for Medical Update notifications' field has been renamed 'Communication types for Medical notifications', and the 'Send Medical Update notifications to the other parent for Split Family arrangements' field has been renamed to 'Send Medical notifications to the other parent for Split Family arrangements'. The 'Send an email notification to parents when a Medical Update is accepted or rejected' field no longer needs to be selected to activate either of these options. Released in v01.060.06.200. | MIS01 | TASS-7348 |
TASS.web > Medical Records | Dispense Student Medication | Enhancement to Dispense Student Medication. After clicking the 'Currently' link, the screen displays the selected student's name. Released in v01.059.07.200. | MIS01 | TASS-3750 |
TASS.web > Medical Records | Dispense Student Medication | Enhancement to the Dispense Student Medication Report (generated by clicking the 'Print' button). The report now includes a 'Boarder' column if the school is boarding and no longer features the 'Updated by' column. Released in v01.059.07.200. | MIS01 | TASS-3749 |
TASS.web > Medical Records | Student Medical | Enhancement to the Student Medical 'Medications' tab. The Medication Expiry Notification Date field has been removed from the program. Released in v01.060.06.200. | MIS01 | TASS-7333 |
TASS.web > Parent Accounts | Auto Account Billing | Enhancement to Auto Account Billing. When the 'Include Siblings in Group Schools' option is selected, a student enrolled at multiple schools with the same Student ID at both locations is no longer considered a sibling. Released in v01.058.06.200. | MIS01 | TASS-862 |
TASS.web > Parent Accounts | Direct Banking Parameters Parent Banking Information Receipt Distributions Generate Banking File Run Details Generate Fee Receipts | Enhancement to Direct Banking programs. When the Parent Lounge Payments Schedules feature is enabled, or is disabled with no existing Parent Banking Info data in the database, a screen with the following text will load instead of the program: "Direct Banking has been replaced by a new Parent Lounge Payment Schedules facility. Parent Lounge Payment Schedules is a self-serve solution for parents that includes tokenisation of their card and bank details and automatic processing of instalments including back end receipting and reconciliation." Released in v01.058.07.200. | MIS01 | TASS-903 |
TASS.web > Parent Accounts | Parent Accounts Setup | Enhancement to the Parent Lounge tab. When 'Parent Lounge Payment Schedule Payments' is enabled, all existing credit card data fields in this company's database are NULLED as part of the save process. Released in v01.058.07.200. | MIS01 | TASS-905 |
TASS.web > Parent Records TASS.web > Parent Accounts | Parents Parent Account Inquiry | Parents program coding review. The program code related to the 'Sort By' function has been modified to improve performance and security. Released in v01.058.07.200. | MIS01 | TASS-959 |
TASS.web > Student Records | Government Returns | Address Collection Coding Review. The program code related to the 'Order By' function has been modified to improve performance and security. Released in v01.058.07.200. | MIS01 | TASS-960 |
TASS.web > Student Records | PRA Data Extract (WA) | Enhancement to PRA Data Extract (WA). The Report Options section now includes a 'Save this Report as' field that allows users to save their selections to the My Saved Lists program in the TASS.web > Bookmarks tab. Released in v01.059.09.200. | MIS01 | TASS-4262 |
TASS.web > Timetable | Timetable Setup | Enhancement to the Timetable Setup 'Rooms' tab. The Rooms Upload program now supports 20-character room codes. Additionally, the room code validation message has been updated accordingly. Released in v01.060.05.200. | MIS01 | TASS-6923 |
TASS.web > Utilities | API Gateway Maintenance | Enhancement to OAuth2 API Applications > Orbit Parent. The 'GetStudentEDiary' endpoint has been updated to return records for the 'Extra Curricular' eDiary calendar feed. Released in v01.058.07.200. | KIN02 | TASS-322 |
TASS.web > Utilities | API Gateway Maintenance | Enhancement to OAuth2 API Applications > Orbit Parent. The 'getParentNotifications' endpoint has been updated to enable the app to detect when extra details are added to a notification and to download attachments if needed. Released in v01.058.06.200. | MIS01 | TASS-928 |
Corrections from Past Releases
Module | Menu | Details | Customer | Reference |
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Parent Lounge > Accounts & Payments | School Fees Account | Correction to the School Fees Account for parents with an EdStart Payment Plan. The EdStart Payment Gateway API update ensures parents who previously cancelled their plan no longer appear active. The API now accurately identifies 'Cancelled' and 'Canceled' statuses. Released in v01.058.06.200. | ROC01 | TASS-924 |
Staff Kiosk > Assessment | Markbook Enter Results and Comments | Correction to the Activity Assessment screen. An Overall Subject Grade Calculation Rule can be added with differential weightings without receiving an internal server error. Released in v01.058.06.200. | PRO02 | TASS-945 |
Staff Kiosk > Assessment | Markbook Enter Results and Comments | Correction to the Activity Assessment screen. When an Activity Objective or Final Result value changes, the calculated Final Result and Overall Subject Grade cells are only cleared if the calculation method includes the corresponding result in the calculation. Released in v01.058.06.200. | NUD01 | TASS-926 |
Staff Kiosk > Assessment | Markbook Enter Results and Comments | Correction to the Activity Assessment screen. The 'Objective Weighting' option in the hamburger menu now displays the correct information for 'Objective Weighting', 'Object Weighting Ratio', and 'Adjusted Weighting' upon opening the screen for the first time in single class mode. Released in v01.058.07.200. | MIS01 | TASS-1006 |
Staff Kiosk > Extra Curricular | Extra Curricular Activity Group | Correction to Extra Curricular Activity Groups to prevent Opps! Error when cloning a group activity with an acknowledgement or signup document attached. Released in v01.058.07.200. | MIS01 | TASS-1034 |
Staff Kiosk > General TASS.web > General | Emails | Correction to Emails. The system now automatically replaces spaces in filenames with underscores when files are uploaded as email attachments. This change ensures that filenames display correctly and files can be opened when attached to emails sent out from TASS.web or Staff Kiosk. Released in v01.060.06.200. | AUS05 | TASS-6392 |
Staff Kiosk > Rollcall | Class Rollcall | Correction to Class Rollcall > Mark Roll or View Roll screen. The 'See Details' shortcut on Learning Support alerts now directs users to the appropriate Class Plan when they don't have permission to access Support Plans. Released in v01.058.06.200. | CHA03 | TASS-373 |
Staff Kiosk > Calendar | School Calendar (Upload) | Correction to School Calendar (Upload). The Oops! error that appears when the Start or End Time is not in a valid format now shows the correct field information to help quickly and easily identify the problematic areas of the spreadsheet. Released in v01.058.06.200. | MIS01 | TASS-417 |
Staff Kiosk > Staff | Notifications | Correction to Notifications. Users now have more time to review the 'Student Notifications Review List' before notifications are pushed out to the Parent Orbit app. The notification time frame has increased from 2 to 10 minutes after the set 'Start Date / Time for Notification' to prevent notifications from becoming stale too soon. Released in v01.058.07.200. | MIS01 | TASS-893 |
TASS.web > Attendance | Attendance Rates Report | Correction to the Attendance Rates Report program to prevent Oops! Error by ensuring the report generates correctly when filters are applied for multiple Absentee Reasons and/or Parent Acknowledgement fields. Released in v01.058.05.200. | MIS01 | TASS-408 |
TASS.web > Attendance | Attendance Rates Report | Correction to the Attendance Rates Report to improve program performance and load times. Released in v01.058.06.200. | ROC01 | TASS-847 |
TASS.web > Employee/HR | Employee Details Listing | Correction to Employee Details Listing. Users can deselect 'Include Teachers' or 'Include Non-Teachers' options when generating emails without causing an internal server error. Released in v01.058.07.200. | SAM01 | TASS-430 |
TASS.web > Extra Curricular | Activity Groups | Correction to Extra Curricular Activity Groups to prevent Opps! Error when cloning a group activity with an acknowledgement or signup document attached. Released in v01.058.07.200. | MIS01 | TASS-1034 |
TASS.web > Parent Accounts | Account Accounts Setup | Correction to the 'Fees' tab. When creating a fee code that already exists but is inactive in the database, an error message now states "This configuration already exists. Please choose another." Released in v01.058.05.200. | CEO01 | TASS-416 |
TASS.web > Parent Accounts | Bank Deposit Report | Correction to the Bank Deposit Report. Enterprise companies can now generate the report without errors after payments are completed through the EdStart Payment Gateway. Released in v01.058.06.200. | AUT01 | TASS-979 |
TASS.web > Parent Accounts | Parent Account Inquiry | Correction to the Account Diary tab. Fix applied to prevent words from breaking onto different lines when viewing an Account Diary note. Released in v01.058.06.200. | NEW01 | TASS-989 |
TASS.web > Parent Accounts | Parent Transaction Report | Correction to the Parent Transactions Report to ensure that the 'End Date' and 'Start Date' fields display in DD/MM/YYYY format when the report is generated without using a saved configuration. Released in v01.058.07.200. | GEN01 | TASS-937 |
TASS.web > Parent Records | Parent Lounge Setup | Correction to the 'Contact Us' tab. The 'Insert Social Media Icon' button in the Outline section of the Add/Edit screen has been updated to ensure that social media icons display in the Parent Orbit app. Released in v01.058.06.200. | MIS01 | TASS-986 |
TASS.web > Parent Records | Parents | Correction to the Account Diary tab. Fix applied to prevent words from breaking onto different lines when viewing an Account Diary note. Released in v01.058.06.200. | NEW01 | TASS-989 |
TASS.web > Users | LDAP/SAML Maintenance | Correction to TASS.web SAML sessions for enterprise companies. Users can switch between companies without logging out and back in. Released in v01.058.06.200. | AUS08 | TASS-849 |
TASS.web > Utilities | API Gateway Maintenance | Correction to the School Fees Account for parents with an EdStart Payment Plan. The EdStart Payment Gateway API update ensures parents who previously cancelled their plan no longer appear active. The API now accurately identifies 'Cancelled' and 'Canceled' statuses. Released in v01.058.06.200. | ROC01 | TASS-924 |