Pending Release Updates

These are the current update releases pending deployment to the Production Environment.  These are all currently in the TEST DB environment and pending testing completion of Program and Finance.

Corps Rolls Release Notes (USW) Version 2020.03.08

Transfers ● The transfer process is more streamlined and intuitive.  We also don’t actually remove the person from the original roll until the transfer is accepted. 

Givers ● A new link is available called “Pull giver address from household”. ○ When clicked this link populates the giver address fields from the first address found from the people connected to the giver record. 

Person ● Status ○ The “Promote to Glory” link, when changing an active/inactive person’s status, is now a radio button. 

Corps Rolls List Form ● Add Person ○ A bug causing tab control to incorrectly jump in certain use cases is fixed. ○ When using the “Save and New” button, the wizard refreshes the date and enrollment fields. 

Home League ● We updated the Home League Membership icon on the home screen and list form. 

Home Screen ● A new “Admin Tools” button is available for administrators. ○ Administer Corps / Unit button is relocated to Admin Tools . ○ Administer Software Users button is relocated to Admin Tools . ○ Web Notifications is relocated to Admin Tools. ○ DHQ Corps Review is relocated to Admin Tools. ● For territories without NSS integration, we now show the NSS soldier counts panel on the home screen with Corps Management counts only. 

Meetings ● A new field indicating if a meeting is private (staff) or public (members) is added. ● A “Special Type” dropdown will be visible under the meeting type dropdown if any are configured for the selection made.  Special meeting types are subsets of standard meetings.  E.g. Corps Cadets Sunday. 

Meeting Templates ● Meetings generated from templates will now indicate if they are private or public.  This happens behind the scenes, and applies to recurring meetings only. 

Special Meeting Types ● We added a place where administrators can manage special meeting types from the “Admin Tools” launch screen.  Note that this button is only available to System Administrators.  This user status must be configured directly in the database. 

Commissions ● Commission Types can be configured in the “Admin Tools” launch screen.  Note that this button is only available to System Administrators.  This user status must be configured directly in the database. ● Commission configuration rules are enforced when creating commission records. 

Corps Admin Form ● We removed the Cell Phone, Cell Phone Carrier, Fax Number and Communication Method fields from this screen.  We weren’t using these fields, which caused confusion when performing data entry. ● We added a new “Friendly Name” field to this screen to be used on customer-facing messages, reporting, etc.  This is different from the NSS name, which was all we had before this change. ● Now, only system administrators can modify the formal NSS unit name. 

User Permissions ● We fixed a defect where corps officers could see other units in their command ● We no longer allow users to modify enrollment records for people in units to which the user doesn’t have access. 

Corps Rolls Release Notes (USW) Version 2020.01.13 

Reports ● Contact Info - Excel Export ○ A column for “Active Status” is added. ● Corps Directory ○ A new filter for “Active Status” is added. 

Defect Fixes ● Resolved an issue causing troop hub counts to be incorrect for users with a specific set of permissions. 

Corps Cadets ● A Corps Cadet’s location must match their enrollment location before new scores can be added. ● All graduates will now be inactive. 

People ● Users can enter a person’s approximate age if their birthdate is unknown. 

Corps Rolls Release Notes (USW) Version 2019.12.09 

Meetings ● Attendance ○ Troop Activities ■ The attendance list will include all members of a troop, regardless of their enrollment location. 

Defect Fixes ● Fixed a problem where inactive corps would not show up in dropdown values, even when they were used in historical data. 

Corps Cadet Membership ● “Milestone Date” column is now available in the list view ● The text filter works on the “Courses” column.  Users can enter a number 0-10 to filter the list based on the number of courses completed by the corps cadet. 

Reports ● “Corps Cadet List” ○ Parameters ■ This report can now be run for all corps at once within a division. ○ Report ■ A new column for “Corps Name” is added. ● “Troop News Report” ○ This report is now available. ● “Advisory Organization Counts” ○ New columns for Echelon members are added. ● Inactive Corps are now included in the “Unit” dropdown. 

Troop Launch Menu ● In the Emblems and Awards section, new count links are shown to display the prior year’s total for each category. ● In the Emblems and Awards section, new count links are shown to display the “All-Time” statistics for each category. 

 

Corps Rolls Release Notes (USW) Version 2019.12.09

Meetings ● Attendance ○ Troop Activities ■ The attendance list will include all members of a troop, regardless of their enrollment location. 

Defect Fixes ● Fixed a problem where inactive corps would not show up in dropdown values, even when they were used in historical data. 

Corps Cadet Membership ● “Milestone Date” column is now available in the list view ● The text filter works on the “Courses” column.  Users can enter a number 0-10 to filter the list based on the number of courses completed by the corps cadet. 

Reports ● “Corps Cadet List” ○ Parameters ■ This report can now be run for all corps at once within a division. ○ Report ■ A new column for “Corps Name” is added. ● “Troop News Report” ○ This report is now available. ● “Advisory Organization Counts” ○ New columns for Echelon members are added. ● Inactive Corps are now included in the “Unit” dropdown. 

Troop Launch Menu ● In the Emblems and Awards section, new count links are shown to display the prior year’s total for each category. ● In the Emblems and Awards section, new count links are shown to display the “All-Time” statistics for each category. 

 

Corps Rolls Release Notes (USW) Version 2019.10.21

Reports ● “Unduplicated People in Programs” ○ “All” is defaulted each time this report is selected. ● “NSS Seeker Report” ○ The anonymous seeker count is shown beneath the Report Summary. 

Troops ● Troop Membership Screen ○ “Add” pop-up ■ All users can add members from any division or corps. ● Troop Emblem Screen ○ “Print Emblem” ■ This button will only be shown when a unit and troop type have been selected.  If the user selects “all” in either dropdown, this button will be hidden. ● Troop Award Screen ○ “Print Award” ■ This button will only be shown when a unit and troop type have been selected.  If the user selects “all” in either dropdown, this button will be hidden. ● Emblems and Awards ○ When viewing individual emblem and award records, a new label is available displaying the Corps where the emblem was earned. 

Troop Launch Screen ● Resolved a bug preventing the “Refresh” links (emblems and awards)  from functioning correctly for Corps Users. 

Corps Cadets ● Command Dropdown Filter ○ “All” is available in this filter for users with permission. ● Unit Dropdown Filter ○ “All” is available in this filter for users with permission. 

Corps Rolls Release Notes (USW) Version 2019.09.23

Reports ● Built the new “Stewardship Summary by Fund Type” report, available on the main reporting screen, under the stewardship reporting category. 

Group Membership and Attendance Groups ● We now give you the ability to enroll your members in the same group more than once, as long as they are in a different attendance group.  The allows you to enter different start and end dates for different attendance groups. ● We now allow you to break out home league members into different attendance groups. 

Launch Screen Cleanup ● We removed infrequently used buttons from the launch screen.  They are still available from the “Navigate” menu at the top of the software.  The buttons removed are “Search for People” since this feature is available on the top right of the screen, “User Profile”, and “Corps Income” 

Givers ● Resolved a bug preventing the “YTD” amount from updating each night. 

Troop Registration Wizard ● Resolved a design bug if the screen is maximized. 

Troop Awards ● Troop awards are now created by DHQ users.  DHQ will now create awards, receive awards, then submit awards to THQ.  

Corps Rolls Release Notes (USW) Version 2019.07.29

Reports ● You can now “Get a phone list” from the top right corner of the group membership list screen. 

Transfers ● We’ve updated the transfer process to default the territory fields to the current territory of the user. 

Corps Admin Screen ● Added a new NSS code field to the corps administration screen. ● Added the behind-the-scenes database ID to the screen to help with Tithe.ly integration. 

Meetings ● When entering anonymous attendees for a meeting, you can now designate them as adults or children. 

Corps Rolls Release Notes (USW) Version 2019.05.23 

Advisory Organizations ● We’ve added a new button on the Home screen called “Advisory Organizations”.  This button provides quick access to advisory organization information relating to the Advisory Board, Advisory Council, Echelon, and Women’s Auxiliary. 

Navigation Menu  ● We added Advisory Organization links to the “Navigate” drop down menu available from all areas of the software. 

People Count Data Entry ● You are no longer required to enter People Count statistics, but you can still enter stories.  Stories are shared throughout the territory, and can serve as a corps journal to track important events that occurred at your corps. 

Enrollments ● We’ve added some changes to enrollments to resolve bugs that were preventing the first enrollment type from being updated. 

Reports ● Corps Review Worksheet - Adherent ○ The column for “Wears Uniform” is removed. ○ The “Enrollment Date” column now populates with the oldest Adherent enrollment date linked to each person. ● Corps Cadet Course Summary report is now available. 

Transfers ● We’ve updated the transfer process to default the territory fields to the current territory of the user. 

Add Person Wizard ● We’ve made the add person wizard more user friendly by including instructions with arrows on how to use the screen. ● We’ve added an “Est.” checkbox to this screen to allow you to enter a person when you don’t know their exact birthday.  Est. stands for “Estimated”.  Please try to get their age right, however, since some enrollment types are restricted based on age.

Corps Rolls Release Notes (USW) Version 2019.05.20

Groups ● Users now have the ability to input attendance group and membership role information while adding new members to their roll. 

Left Navigation Menu ● The left navigation menu has been redesigned to fit on smaller screens. 

Corps Rolls Release Notes (USW) Version 2019.05.07 

Reports 

● Added a new report entitled “Advisory Organization Counts” to the software.  This report provides membership and 90 day attendance numbers for Advisory Boards, Advisory Councils, and Women’s Auxiliary. 

Stewardship Grid Entry ● Fixed several minor defects in the stewardship data entry grid where long comments or check numbers would be truncated. 

Launch Menu ● Added two new Women’s Auxiliary buttons to the main launch screen, allowing you to get to Women’s Auxiliary Membership and Meeting lists easier. 

Corps Directory ● Added filters for enrollment type and group membership, allowing you to create a directory for all Sr. Soldiers, or a director for all Advisory Board members. 

Change Log ● Stopped showing error messages that occur when saving change log records.  ● Added logging for when a user changes a fund record.