Documentation for Administrators

12.0.12 - 08/13/2023

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Finance

FOCUS-39299- Don't allow receiving to disposal without disposition code

System improvement requiring a disposition code when receiving asset transfers to the Disposal Facility.

See Receive Transfer for more information.

FOCUS-39286- FA Paid Date

System improvement adding 'Paid Date' to the Purchasing Information in Fixed Assets > Assets > Manage Assets > Existing Assets. This new field is filterable on the Fixed Asset Report.

See Manage Assets > Purchasing Information and the Fixed Assets Report for more information about this new field.

FOCUS-39219- Permission for "Missing"

System enhancement adding a profile permission to mark an asset missing when taking inventory. Setup > Permissions > Profiles > Fixed Assets - 'Mark Assets Missing'.

See Take Inventory for details.

FOCUS-39397- Filter out Inactive products from store

FOCUS-39322- CATALOG - Not enrolling students (enrollment record) when they try to purchase a class

FOCUS-39206- Purchase & Pay: Top Right Student Used to Determine Item Prices

Payroll

FOCUS-39256- For deductions by employee on the explain show job date ranges

System improvement adding job date range to explain in Payroll > Run Payroll > Recalculate and Explain.

FOCUS-39046- PR_Warning message - setting to set amount

System enhancement allowing Districts to set the dollar value to Payroll warning message. Setup > Settings > Payroll > General Settings - Warning Message 9 - Paid over $XXXXX.XX.

See Setup > Settings > Payroll > General Settings for details about this new setting.

FOCUS-38550- [Enh Rqst] Position Control Deletion Check

System improvement adding a pop-up warning to Human Resources > Position Control. If the user attempts to delete a position and the position is posted the pop-up will display 'You cannot delete this position per Job Posting IDXXX'.

FOCUS-39191- Add the ability to include a parameter to the Help URL

System Enhancement adding an option for a parameter in the Help URL in Human Resources > Setup > Employee Fields.

See Human Resources > Employee Fields for more information about this new feature.

SIS

FOCUS-39414- Custom Fields: Improve Display of Radio Buttons when multiple columns selected for view

This branch enhances the display of radio buttons configured in custom fields when end-users select either two or three columns for display. With this improvement, the radio buttons will be presented in a more visually appealing and user-friendly manner when users choose to display them in two or three columns.

FOCUS-39339- Advanced Reports: Performance Improvement

This branch enhances the performance during the loading of Advanced Reports, particularly in scenarios where districts have set up Validations using MatchSQL. With this improvement, the load times for Advanced Reports will be optimized, leading to quicker access

FOCUS-39330- School Choice: Improve Alignment Display of Custom Fields

This resolution is specific to customers utilizing the School Choice Module. It enhances the vertical alignment of custom fields within the School Choice application. With this improvement, the placement of custom fields on the application form will be adjusted to ensure proper vertical alignment, providing a more visually appealing and organized presentation.

FOCUS-39326- Communication Platform: Improve Student/Staff Selection when Messaging

When composing a message, there are significant improvements to the staff and student dropdowns:

1. Recipient Dropdown: If logged in as a staff member with access to multiple schools, the recipient dropdown will now include filters by the school. This enhancement simplifies the process of selecting the right student/staff members to include in the message.

2. Recipient Dropdown: Both staff and student dropdowns now have an "x selected" message, indicating the number of selected recipients. This helps users quickly assess how many recipients they've chosen when making selections, especially when dealing with larger groups.

3. Students with Negative Student ID: This update allows messaging students with a negative student ID. However, users can use the new filters on the student dropdown to exclude these students if needed. This flexibility ensures that messaging options are tailored to specific communication needs while maintaining efficient filters to exclude certain students.

These improvements collectively enhance the usability and functionality of the messaging system, streamlining the process of selecting recipients and providing more customization options for effective communication.

FOCUS-39281- Student Search: 'Student Context Menu' Dropdown Links takes End-User to Student Search

This branch addresses a specific issue: previously, selecting a link in the Student Context Menu Dropdown would direct users to the search screen instead of the expected results page. With this fix, the behavior is corrected.

FOCUS-39273- Communication Platform: Resolve New Message Alerts

Prior to the implementation of this branch, there was a situation where a user could see an alert for a message that they did not have in their inbox. With the introduction of this branch, this issue is addressed and resolved.

FOCUS-39264- Re-Enrollment Form: Resolve Error on Portal

This branch addresses and resolves a specific issue where students or parents encountered an error in their portal. This error occurred when a re-enrollment request existed, but the corresponding form had been deleted. With the implementation of this branch, this issue is fixed. Students and parents will no longer face errors in their portal due to the absence of a deleted re-enrollment form.

FOCUS-39260- Emails: Leverage District Logo When Available in Email Validation System Messages

This branch introduces an improvement to the system messages sent to end-users when validating their email address. The enhancement involves using the district's logo image instead of the default Focus logo image in these messages. This change adds a personalized touch to the email validation process, enhancing brand consistency.

FOCUS-39204- Custom Fields: Improve Display of Long Text Fields through Interface with View on Permissions

For users with view-only permissions of a long text field, scrolling ability is now added to the display box when clicked. This enhancement allows the display box to accommodate entries with more lines than can be shown within the box's original size. With this improvement, users can easily scroll through and view the entire content of long text entries, ensuring that no information is cut off or hidden.

FOCUS-39148- District Reports: Improve CSV Export Function

This branch involves a refactoring of the CSV export function in District Reports, resulting in the resolution of certain reports that were previously missing records upon export.

FOCUS-39037- Permissions: Sort Schools Alphabetically

This branch guarantees that the list of schools is displayed in alphabetical order when adding user permissions. This improvement streamlines the user permission assignment process, making it easier for administrators to locate and select the desired schools and ensuring a more organized and user-friendly experience.

FOCUS-38998- Parent Notifications: Correct Display of Information in Email for Referrals

This branch rectifies an issue concerning Parent Email Notifications regarding referrals. Previously, the email sent to parents contained fields that the parent did not have view permissions for. With this correction, the parent will now only receive information for fields in the referral that align with the specific field permissions granted by the school district. This improvement ensures that parents receive accurate and relevant information while maintaining the privacy and security of sensitive data in accordance with the designated field permissions.

FOCUS-38971- Transcripts: Improve Layout when Generating Transcripts with Letterhead Templates Leveraging the 'Side' Option

This branch aims to resolve an issue where the setting 'default for' in a letterhead template, such as 'Transcripts', includes an additional option called 'Side'. When the 'Side' is set to 'right', it results in a portion of the transcript being cut off. With this correction, the issue causing the cutoff of transcript content when the 'Side' is set to 'right' in the letterhead template will be fixed.

FOCUS-38909- My Calendar: Limit Schools by Profile Permission

This branch restricts the options available in the Calendar's "Add an Event" functionality's "School(s)" dropdown list based on the user's profile permission Users > Calendar. This enhancement ensures that users will only see the schools in the dropdown that are aligned with their specific calendar-related permissions.

FOCUS-36159- Address Catalog: Respect Max/Min Settings on Schools

This branch guarantees that the school selections presented in the Address Catalog accurately reference schools that have been set up with a minimum and maximum school year (min/max syear). This enhancement ensures that the school options provided within the Address Catalog align with the specified school year range, providing accurate and relevant choices for users.

FOCUS-39442- Authentication failure when pin id starts with zeros the pin is stripped of zeros causing an authenticate failure

FOCUS-39402- Portal Alerts: Consider rotation days preferences while generating attendance alerts

FOCUS-39158- Classes For Sale : Error message regarding seats

SSS

FOCUS-39171- Only display steps that have data

This enhancement was added to SSS mass printing. If only one step is selected, it should now only print steps that have data entered by users.

See Mass Print Events for the reflected changes.

FOCUS-39109- Don't mark PMP steps as complete until at least one record as been added

An enhancement has been added to PMP custom steps. PMP steps should have a red asterisk and not show a green checkmark and be marked complete until at least one record has been added to the PMP table.

See Academic PMP and Behavior PMP for the reflected changes.

FOCUS-39107- Detailed reports for custom screen steps duplicate results for each step in the event

This fix addresses an issue with detailed reports on custom screen steps showing duplicate custom field records.

FOCUS-39103- Certain steps may be listed multiple times

This fix addresses an issue of 2 custom accommodations steps in sss reporting. If a custom step's name has already appeared, subsequent entries using that name should be displayed as the internal name for the entry (such as "Accommodations (w/ Other)".

FOCUS-38032- Forms may load data from different students or marking periods

This fix addresses an issue where Form Builder form headers do not reference the correct information for student open at the top. For SSS events, these parameters should always be based on the student being viewed.

CTE

FOCUS-39121- Adding Logic To Exclude Schedule Records From Update

This enhancement is specific to Postsecondary Florida customers. It introduces support for a new checkbox labeled "Exclude From LCP Job" on student schedules. When this checkbox is checked, no updates will be made to that particular schedule record when the LCP Scheduled Job is run. Additionally, this branch addresses an issue where the process failed to log students into the execution history. This issue occurred when students had their "function_level_subject_area_1" and "pre_test_id_1" set but not an LCP. To ensure the successful implementation and testing of these changes, it's recommended that Postsecondary Florida customers have their Florida Reports up to date prior to testing.

See Scheduled Jobs for more information.

FOCUS-39035- Fix Attendance Report hanging when no students are selected

This fix is specifically designed for Postsecondary customers. It resolves an issue related to the Attendance Hours Report, where the report would not load if a program that contained no students was selected in the "More Search Options" before conducting a search. With this correction, the Attendance Hours Report will now load without any issues, even if a program with no students was previously selected in the "More Search Options."

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