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v01.060.08.200

Friendly Release Date

August 07, 2025

General Release Date

August 19, 2025

^ = exclusive to General Release.

Major Items

Module

Details

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

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 &
Donors Business Directory

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

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

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

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

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

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