v01.2026.03.200
This page documents the official TASS Release Notes for software version v01.2026.03.200, including new features and corrections.
Use this page to review all features, enhancements, and fixes included in this release.
The Friendly Release allows ‘Friendly Schools’ to trial new features and provide feedback before the General Release. Occasionally, additional updates and fixes are included between these two release dates. A caret symbol (^) signifies features that are only available in the General Release version.
Major Items
Major Item | Details |
|---|---|
User Interface Enhancements | Pop-up elements now open and close with click actions across various TASS.web and TASS Portal programs. This includes hamburger menus, product toolbars, filter pop-ups, and sortable trees across TASS.web, Parent Lounge, Staff Kiosk, and Student Cafe. Instead of hovering over a pop-up element to open it, users can now actively select which pop-ups open by clicking to open and then clicking again. Enhancements have also been made to the TASS.web Left Side Menu. It now displays an underscore beneath the active menu path to indicate the current program the user is working in. Program icons have been updated to a modern design in the Government Returns and Distribute Deposit Monies programs to improve consistency and align with other UI elements in TASS.web. |
Student Orbit API ^ | A new API integration for Student Orbit is now available in TASS.web System Admin > Utilities > API Gateway Maintenance on the 'OAuth2 API Applications' tab. It includes OAuth Scope endpoints to enable students to receive and view notifications, access the School Calendar, see their Student eDiary and Timetable, and obtain information about Extra-Curricular Activities via the Student Orbit mobile app. The Student Orbit app is still under development. Refer to the 'Student Orbit App' page on the TASS website for details, or contact TASS Licencing to enquire about getting Student Orbit for your school. |
Student Orbit Homepage Customisation ^ | A new 'Student Orbit Setup' program is now available in TASS.web System Admin > Orbit. This program enables schools to customise the Student Orbit mobile app homepage to reflect their branding and preferences. Refer to the 'Student Orbit Setup' article on the TASS Knowledge Base for more information. |
What's New?
Module | Menu | Details | Customer | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Staff Kiosk > Links | School Links (Maintain) | Enhancement to School Links (Maintain) > Add/Edit School Link. When the Student Orbit Licence is active, the 'Student Cafe' option displays a tooltip that says, “This link is also displayed in the Student Orbit app,” with checkbox options for 'Student Orbit Quick Link' and 'Student Orbit Side Menu'. ^ | MIS01 | TASS-9893 |
Staff Kiosk > Links | School Links (Maintain) | Enhancement to School Links (Maintain). New database table columns have been added to support the Student Orbit School Links and School Link Category features in TASS.web Student Orbit Setup. ^ | MIS01 | TASS-9895 |
Staff Kiosk > Payroll/HR | My Payroll/HR | Enhancement to Leave/Other Applications > New Application > Step 2. The 'Unprocessed Leave Applications' icon now shows correct hours for 'Approved - part taken' applications by excluding processed leave hours for partially taken leave when calculating unprocessed leave hours. | MIS01 | TASS-10327 |
Staff Kiosk > Payroll/HR | My Payroll/HR | Enhancement to Leave/Other Applications > New Application > Step 2. The 'Entitlement as at DD/MM/YYYY' field displays the date of the most recent completed pay run for the employee’s Payroll Number. | MIS01 | TASS-10322 |
Staff Kiosk > Staff | Notifications | Enhancement to Notifications. The 'Display as a Notification in Student Cafe' checkbox now features a tooltip indicating that "This notification will also be available to students via the Student Orbit Mobile App.” ^ | MIS01 | TASS-9190 |
TASS.web > Community | People | Enhancement to Person Records > Notes and Conf. Notes tabs. Update to enable multiple notes to be added to a Person's Record on the same date. | MIS01 | TASS-2043 |
TASS.web > Fixed Assets | Assets | Enhancement to Fixed Asset Records > Notes tab. Update to enable multiple notes to be added to a Fixed Asset Record on the same date. | MIS02 | TASS-2039 |
TASS.web > Fundraising | Pledges | Enhancement to Pledges. The 'Pledge Date from' and 'Pledge Date to' automatically default to the current financial year's start and end dates as specified in the 'Years and Periods' program. | MIS01 | TASS-9079 |
TASS.web > General | General | Enhancements to multiple endpoints to improve program security. Improved security measures by addressing unencoded URL and form parameters in various TASS.web endpoints, including:
| MIS01 | TASS-10519 |
TASS.web > General | Master Scheduled Task | Enhancement to the Master Scheduled Task. Two separate processes have been implemented to update and send Student Orbit Push Notifications using Firebase. These processes dispatch current notifications, then update their status to ‘Sent’, and monitor for 'stale' notifications to change their status to ‘Failed’. ^ | MIS01 | TASS-9169 |
TASS.web > Orbit | Student Orbit Setup | Enhancement to Student Orbit Setup > Colour Customisation tab. A new 'Colour Customisation' tab allows users to personalise the colours within the app to match their school's branding and preferences. ^ | MIS01 | TASS-9727 |
TASS.web > Orbit | Student Orbit Setup | Enhancement to Student Orbit Setup > Homepage Images tab. A new 'Homepage Images' tab enables users to easily customise the homepage banner and slider images, background colour, and top text colour. ^ | MIS01 | TASS-9886 |
TASS.web > Orbit | Student Orbit Setup | Enhancement to Student Orbit Setup > Homepage Setup tab. A new 'Homepage Setup' tab lets users customise the app's homepage layout, including the display of the School Name, number of tiles per row, the homepage image height, and the arrangement and sorting of elements. ^ | MIS01 | TASS-9728 |
TASS.web > Orbit | Student Orbit Setup | Enhancement to Student Orbit Setup > Homepage Tiles tab. A new 'Homepage Tiles' tab lets users personalise the tiles on the app's homepage with customisable labels, icons, and sort order. ^ | MIS01 | TASS-9729 |
TASS.web > Orbit | Student Orbit Setup | Enhancement to Student Orbit Setup > Homepage Tiles tab. When 'School Link' is selected as the 'Type', the 'Target' list populates with enabled School Links for Student Orbit. If 'Link Category' is chosen, the 'Target' list shows available School Link Categories for Student Orbit. ^ | MIS01 | TASS-10288 |
TASS.web > Orbit | Student Orbit Setup | Enhancement to Student Orbit Setup. New database tables have been added to support customising the Student Orbit app homepage. ^ | MIS01 | TASS-9669 |
TASS.web > Parent Accounts | Distribute Deposit Monies | Enhancement to Distribute Deposit Monies > Student Deposit Search Screen. The 'Date of Leaving' field now features a date range selector. A new 'Include Current Students with no Date of Leaving' checkbox has been added. | MIS01 | TASS-10595 |
TASS.web > Parent Accounts | Distribute Deposit Monies | Enhancement to Distribute Deposit Monies. The 'Auto', 'Refund' and 'Transfer' icons have been updated to a more modern design, aligning with other UI elements in TASS.web. | MIS01 | TASS-8617 |
TASS.web > Parent Accounts | EP Processing & Updates from PL | Enhancement to EP Processing & Updates from PL. Bank account details are now automatically populated when the parent has a Direct Banking Arrangement in the Parent Account Inquiry on the 'Direct Banking' tab. When multiple active arrangements exist, a warning prompts manual review of the bank details. | MIS01 | TASS-10596 |
TASS.web > Parent Accounts | Parent Account Inquiry | Enhancement to Parent Accounts. The JSON Access Controls for the endpoint associated with Parent Accounts have been updated to enhance program security and strengthen permission-based access validation. | MIS01 | TASS-10520 |
TASS.web > Parent Accounts | Parent Transactions Report | Enhancement to Parent Transactions Report. The 'Start Date' and 'End Date' automatically default to the current financial period's start and end dates as specified in the 'Years and Periods' program. | MIS01 | TASS-9077 |
TASS.web > Parent Accounts | Transactions by GL Account | Enhancement to Transactions by GL Account. The 'Starting Date' and 'Ending Date' automatically default to the current financial period's start and end dates as specified in the 'Years and Periods' program. | MIS01 | TASS-9078 |
TASS.web > Parent Records | Parents | Enhancement to the Parent Record > Direct Banking tab. The misaligned columns in the Parent Direct Banking Arrangements grid now line up correctly with the column headers. | MIS01 | TASS-10732 |
TASS.web > Parent Records TASS.web > Parent Accounts | Parents Parent Account Inquiry | Enhancement to Parent Records > Notes and Confidential Notes tabs. Update to enable multiple notes to be added to a Parent's Record on the same date. | MIS03 | TASS-2040 |
TASS.web > Past Students | Past Students | Enhancement to Past Student Records > Notes tab. Update to enable multiple notes to be added to a Past Student's Record on the same date. | MIS04 | TASS-2042 |
TASS.web > Payroll TASS.web > Employee/HR | Employees | Enhancement to Employee Records > Notes tab. Update to enable multiple notes to be added to an Employee's Record on the same date. | MIS05 | TASS-2047 |
TASS.web > Student Records | Government Returns | Enhancement to Government Returns. The 'Map Genders' icon has been updated across multiple programs to a more modern design, aligning with other UI elements in TASS.web. | MIS01 | TASS-10692 |
TASS.web > Student Records | Students | Enhancement to Student Records > Notes and Conf. Notes tabs. Update to enable multiple notes to be added to a Student's Record on the same date. | MIS06 | TASS-2044 |
TASS.web > Student Records | Students | Enhancement to Student Records > Notes and Conf. Notes tabs. Updated validation process to allow multiple notes to be added to a Student's Record on the same date. | MIS07 | TASS-2050 |
TASS.web > Teacher Records | Daily Substitutions | Enhancement to Daily Substitutions. When a teacher's leave is deleted, the Master Timetable updates to reflect this change. This resolves the issue where adding a teacher leave record shows a message that leave already exists, and the teacher does not appear in the list. | LOR02 | TASS-10530 |
TASS.web > Teacher Records | Teachers | Enhancement to Teacher Records > Notes tab. Update to enable multiple notes to be added to a Teacher's Record on the same date. | MIS08 | TASS-2046 |
TASS.web > Users | User Maintenance Security Role Permissions | Enhancement to User Security Permissions. A new ' ---Orbit Student Push Notifications' permission point controls access to the 'Orbit Student Push Notifications' options in TASS.web API Gateway Maintenance on the 'External APIs' tab. ^ | MIS01 | TASS-9380 |
TASS.web > Users | User Maintenance Security Role Permissions | Enhancement to User Security Permissions. A new 'Student Orbit Setup' permission point controls access to the 'Student Orbit Setup' program in TASS.web System Admin > Orbit. ^ | MIS01 | TASS-9726 |
TASS.web > Utilities | API Endpoint Maintenance | Enhancement to API endpoints that support attachments. A new field has been added to show whether an attachment is present. | MIS01 | TASS-10698 |
TASS.web > Utilities | API Gateway Maintenance | Enhancement to External APIs > LISS Integration. The 'PublishClasses' endpoint has been updated to handle missing or empty 'TtStructure' by automatically resolving to the current timetable when exactly one exists, and returning a clear error when multiple timetables exist but have not been defined in a third-party application. | MIS01 | TASS-10953 |
TASS.web | User Interface | Enhancement to TASS.web Left Side Menu. An underscore appears beneath the active menu item to clearly indicate the current program the user is working in. | MIS01 | TASS-10198 |
TASS.web > Utilities | API Gateway Maintenance | Enhancement to External APIs. A new 'Orbit Student Push Notifications' integration has been added to allow notifications to be sent to the Student Orbit app. ^ | MIS01 | TASS-9189 |
TASS.web > Utilities | API Gateway Maintenance | Enhancement to OAuth2 API Applications > Orbit Student. A new OAuth Scope - API Access endpoint has been added for 'Get School Links' (getSchoolLinks) to return data for School Links. ^ | MIS01 | TASS-9888 |
TASS.web > Utilities | API Gateway Maintenance | Enhancement to OAuth2 API Applications > Orbit Student. A new OAuth Scope - API Access endpoint has been added for 'Session Information' (getSessions) to return session data for Extra Curricular Activities. ^ | MIS01 | TASS-9947 |
TASS.web > Utilities | API Gateway Maintenance | Enhancement to OAuth2 API Applications > Orbit Student. A new OAuth Scope - API Access endpoint has been added for 'Sports Attachment' (getSportsAttachment) to return sports-related attachments for Extra Curricular Activities. ^ | MIS01 | TASS-9946 |
TASS.web > Utilities | API Gateway Maintenance | Enhancement to OAuth2 API Applications > Orbit Student. A new OAuth Scope - API Access endpoint has been added for 'Sports Hub Setup' (getSportHubSetup) to return Sports Hub Setup data for Extra Curricular Activities. ^ | MIS01 | TASS-9944 |
TASS.web > Utilities | API Gateway Maintenance | Enhancement to OAuth2 API Applications > Orbit Student. A new OAuth Scope - API Access endpoint has been added for 'Sports Information' (getSports) to return sports-related data for Extra Curricular Activities. ^ | MIS01 | TASS-9945 |
TASS.web > Utilities | API Gateway Maintenance | Enhancement to OAuth2 API Applications > Orbit Student. A new OAuth Scope - API Access endpoint has been added for 'Acknowledge Student Notification' (setAcknowledgeStudNotification) to enable students to acknowledge notifications. ^ | MIS01 | TASS-9590 |
TASS.web > Utilities | API Gateway Maintenance | Enhancement to OAuth2 API Applications > Orbit Student. A new OAuth Scope - API Access endpoint has been added for 'Extra Curricular Fixtures' (getFixtures) to return fixture attachments for Extra Curricular Activities. ^ | MIS01 | TASS-9942 |
TASS.web > Utilities | API Gateway Maintenance | Enhancement to OAuth2 API Applications > Orbit Student. A new OAuth Scope - API Access endpoint has been added for 'Fixture Attachment' (getFixtureAttachment) to return fixture attachment data for Extra Curricular Activities. ^ | MIS01 | TASS-9943 |
TASS.web > Utilities | API Gateway Maintenance | Enhancement to OAuth2 API Applications > Orbit Student. A new OAuth Scope - API Access endpoint has been added for 'Get Extra Curricular Attachments' (getExtraCurricularAttachments) to return attachments for Extra Curricular Activities. ^ | MIS01 | TASS-9941 |
TASS.web > Utilities | API Gateway Maintenance | Enhancement to OAuth2 API Applications > Orbit Student. A new OAuth Scope - API Access endpoint has been added for 'Notification Attachment' (getNotificationAttachment) to return notification attachments. ^ | MIS01 | TASS-9591 |
TASS.web > Utilities | API Gateway Maintenance | Enhancement to OAuth2 API Applications > Orbit Student. A new OAuth Scope - API Access endpoint has been added for 'Student Extra Curricular' (getExtraCurricular) to return data for Extra Curricular Activities. ^ | MIS01 | TASS-9940 |
TASS.web > Utilities | API Gateway Maintenance | Enhancement to OAuth2 API Applications > Orbit Student. A new OAuth Scope - API Access endpoint has been added for 'Student Notifications List' (getStudNotifications) to enable students to access and load their notification history. ^ | MIS01 | TASS-9589 |
TASS.web > Utilities | API Gateway Maintenance | Enhancement to OAuth2 Applications > Orbit Staff. The 'getFixtures' OAuth Scope - API Access endpoint has been updated to include Custom Roll ID information. ^ | MIS01 | TASS-8400 |
TASS.web > Utilities | API Gateway Maintenance | Enhancement to OAuth2 Applications > Orbit Staff. The 'getStaffSessions' OAuth Scope - API Access endpoint has been updated to include Custom Roll ID information. ^ | MIS01 | TASS-8401 |
TASS.web > Utilities | API Gateway Maintenance | Enhancement to OAuth2 Applications > Orbit Student. A new OAuth Scope - API Access endpoint has been added for 'API Setup Details' (getAPISetupDetails) to return data for app homepage customisation. ^ | MIS01 | TASS-9673 |
TASS.web > Utilities | API Gateway Maintenance | Enhancement to OAuth2 Applications > Orbit Student. A new OAuth Scope - API Access endpoint has been added for 'Get API Setup Attachment' (getAPISetupAttachment) to return attachment data for app homepage customisation. ^ | MIS01 | TASS-9675 |
TASS.web > Utilities | API Gateway Maintenance | Enhancement to OAuth2 Applications > Orbit Student. New OAuth2 login pages, authentication templates and functions have been added to support the Student Orbit API. ^ | MIS10 | TASS-8664 |
TASS.web > Utilities | API Gateway Maintenance | Enhancement to OAuth2 Applications > Orbit Student. A new OAuth Scope - API Access endpoint has been added for 'Add Device Data' (setDeviceData). ^ | MIS01 | TASS-9188 |
TASS.web > Utilities | API Gateway Maintenance | Enhancement to OAuth2 Applications > Orbit Student. A new OAuth Scope - API Access endpoint has been added for 'Diary Feeds Setup' (getDiaryFeedsSetup). ^ | MIS01 | TASS-9446 |
TASS.web > Utilities | API Gateway Maintenance | Enhancement to OAuth2 Applications > Orbit Student. A new OAuth Scope - API Access endpoint has been added for 'Get School Links Attachment' (getSchoolLinkAttachment) to return School Link attachment data. ^ | MIS01 | TASS-9892 |
TASS.web > Utilities | API Gateway Maintenance | Enhancement to OAuth2 Applications > Orbit Student. A new OAuth Scope - API Access endpoint has been added for 'Student eDiary' (getStudentDiary). ^ | MIS01 | TASS-9445 |
TASS.web > Utilities | API Gateway Maintenance | Enhancement to OAuth2 Applications > Orbit Student. A new OAuth Scope - API Access endpoint has been added for 'Student eDiary Attachment' (getStudentEDiaryAttachment). ^ | MIS01 | TASS-9447 |
TASS.web > Utilities | API Gateway Maintenance | Enhancement to OAuth2 Applications > Orbit Student. The 'Add/Edit OAuth2 Application' screen now includes a new Application Type for 'Student Orbit', to set up the API connection for the Student Orbit mobile app. ^ | MIS01 | TASS-8663 |
TASS.web > Utilities | TASS Licencing | Enhancement to TASS Licencing > Licenced Modules tab. A new Area/Module has been introduced for the Orbit Student API (API32) to allow connection to the Student Orbit OAuth2 API. ^ | MIS01 | TASS-8662 |
TASS.web | User Interface | Enhancement to user interfaces in TASS.web, Parent Lounge, Staff Kiosk, and Student Cafe. Pop-up and menu behaviours are now more consistent. Click-and-click-out actions have been added to grid hamburger menus, product toolbars, filter pop-ups, and sortable trees across various programs. | MIS01 | TASS-9102 |
Corrections
Module | Menu | Details | Customer | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Parent Lounge > Accounts & Payments | Events and Payments | Correction to Events and Payments. Update to ensure parents can't accept invitations unless they complete the mandatory fields. The system now checks options, Terms & Conditions, and medical comments before proceeding, ensuring all required information is provided. ^ | BIL01 | TASS-11247 |
Parent Lounge > Accounts & Payments | School Fees Account | Correction to School Fees Account. Parents can no longer create monthly payment schedules in Parent Lounge with instalments after the 'Latest Install Date' specified in the TASS.web Payment Schedules program. | MAC03 | TASS-10276 |
Staff Kiosk > Assessment | Activity Planner Enter Results and Comments Markbook | Correction to Activity Comments and Overall Subject Grade Comments. Update to allow Personal Comment Bank and Global Comment Banks to be inserted into comment fields. | ABP01 | TASS-11054 |
Staff Kiosk > Assessment | Learning Objects (Maintain & Assign) | Correction to Learning Objects (Maintain & Assign). Fixed issue where editing and saving a learning object caused the screen to soft lock, preventing the selection of another learning object. ^ | NUD01 | TASS-11064 |
Staff Kiosk > Assessment | Learning Objects (Maintain & Assign) | Correction to Learning Objects (Maintain & Assign) > Create Question. The 'Gap' button now appears in the toolbar, enabling users to add 'Gaps' for 'Drop Down List' and 'Fill the Gaps' Question Types. | ROC01 | TASS-1576 |
Staff Kiosk > Assessment | Markbook Enter Results and Comments | Correction to Activity Assessment. When a calculated result is less than the specified rounding rule (e.g., less than 1), the system now shows the result as the nearest whole number (e.g., '0') instead of leaving the field blank. | OAK02 | TASS-8079 |
Staff Kiosk > Calendar | School Calendar | Correction to School Calendar > Create. When adding a new event, users can press 'tab' to navigate from 'Title' to 'Category'. The tab order for all fields on this screen has been corrected to facilitate seamless movement between fields. | PAC02 | TASS-3081 |
Staff Kiosk > Events | Events and Payments | Correction to Events and Payments > New/Edit Event > Event details. The 'Organiser Phone' field now only accepts 30 characters to prevent internal server errors. | MIS01 | TASS-10446 |
Staff Kiosk > Events | Events and Payments | Correction to Events and Payments > New/Edit Event > Options. Inactive Option Labels can now be changed to 'Active' when needed. | STG01 | TASS-10636 |
Staff Kiosk > Pastoral Care | Conduct (Setup) | Correction to Conduct (Setup) > Print. When 'Include Automatic Notifications' is selected, the 'Notification - Parents' column appears in the printed report if this automatic notification is enabled for a conduct. | KIN02 | TASS-3290 |
Staff Kiosk > Pastoral Care | PC Entries | Correction to PC Entries. Update to prevent SMS and Notifications from being sent to incorrect parents when multiple staff members create entries simultaneously in the Staff Orbit app. ^ | TOO01 | TASS-11235 |
TASS.web > Academic Reporting | Generate Student Reports | Correction to Generate Student Reports > Other Options tab > Signatory Options. The 'Signatory' drop-down no longer shows terminated employees once they have been removed from the 'Signatory Details' tab in the TASS.web Reporting Setup program. | EMA02 | TASS-10545 |
TASS.web > Accounts Payable | Accounts Payable Setup | Correction to Accounts Payable Setup > Parameters tab. The 'Staff Kiosk Pending Hold Type' and 'Staff Kiosk Rejected Hold Type' fields are now inactive in view mode. | MIS01 | TASS-10472 |
TASS.web > Enrolments | Enrolments | Correction to Enrolment Records to prevent an Oops! Error when viewing student records with special characters, e.g., '+' at the end of the Student Code. | STJ15 | TASS-10219 |
TASS.web > General | User Interface | Correction to the TASS.web User Interface. Program tab content now displays as expected without requiring the user to manually clear their cache. ^ | NUD01 | TASS-11222 |
TASS.web > Parent Accounts | Parent Accounts Setup | Correction to the Parent Accounts Setup > Billing Periods tab. An explanatory alert message now appears when invalid dates are entered. | MIS01 | TASS-3958 |
TASS.web > Payroll | Employees | Correction to the Work Schedules Grid. The Status column in the grid now accurately marks rows as 'ADD' for new employee entries without existing work schedule records, and 'MOD' for updates. | MIS01 | TASS-8984 |
TASS.web > Teacher Records | Daily Substitutions | Correction to Daily Substitutions. The Calendar view accurately highlights days in red when a substitute is needed but has not yet been assigned. | KEN01 | TASS-10442 |
TASS.web > Teacher Records | PTI Conferences | Correction to PTI Conferences > Parents tab/Teachers tab > Appointments tab. PTI appointments can now be created without error when the Parent Mobile Phone fields are left blank. ^ | CEO01 | TASS-11275 |
TASS.web > Teacher Records Staff Kiosk > Payroll/HR | Daily Substitutions My Payroll/HR | Correction to Leave/Other Applications. Update to resolve an Internal Server Error that occurred when creating a new leave application for a teacher who already had substitutions entered for the same date. | BBC01 | TASS-10799 |
TASS.web > Utilities | API Endpoint Maintenance | Correction to API Endpoint > Employee/HR > Information > Employee. Update to prevent 404 errors and ensure the PATCH method correctly returns the employee count, regardless of whether Single Touch Payroll is enabled or disabled. | STL02 | TASS-10528 |
TASS.web > Utilities | API Gateway Maintenance | Correction to External APIs > LISS Integration. The 'publishDailyDeltas' endpoint has been updated to ensure that updates flow between the third-party application and TASS.web for classes with multiple teachers. ^ | MIS01 | TASS-11147 |
TASS.web > Utilities | API Gateway Maintenance | Correction to External APIs > LISS Integration. The 'publishDailyDeltas' endpoint has been updated to prevent server errors when processing classes mapped to multiple timetables. ^ | LAU02 | TASS-11137 |
TASS.web > Utilties | API Gateway Maintenance | Correction to OAuth2 Applications > Orbit Staff. The 'getRollCall' endpoint has been updated to accurately read and use Student Codes with hyphens and display the correct Attendance Status. ^ | STJ01 | TASS-10911 |