FOCUS-43112- Allow deleting misc pay when selecting by employee

System improvement adding ability to delete misc pay Payroll > Run Payroll > Misc Pay > Select a name in the name search.

FOCUS-43289- Communication Platform: Resolve Communication Dropdown Population

Previously, if a teacher renamed a section using only numbers, it caused an issue where the student dropdown in the communication tab would open empty and appear in the top left corner. This problem also occurred in other dropdowns involving tags, such as when renaming a school or in admin communication dropdowns tagged with a school's name. With the latest update, these dropdowns now function as expected, opening correctly without any display or functionality issues.

FOCUS-43265- Communication Platform: Improve Formatting on Student Info Communication Report

Previously, the formatting of types in the individual student's communication report did not match the formatting in the all users communication report. Additionally, an error occurred when viewing poll or sign-up reports. With the latest update, the formatting of types has been corrected to align with the all users report, and the error when accessing poll or sign-up reports has been resolved, ensuring smooth and consistent functionality.

See Student Info: Communication for details.

FOCUS-43259- Parent Auth: Prevent Error Student Names with Special Characters

This update fixes an issue where parents using the Parent Auth feature encountered errors when linking their Parent Portal accounts to a student whose name contains special characters. Parents can now connect to their child's account seamlessly, even if the student's name includes special characters.

FOCUS-43240- Elementary Scheduler: Rename SPED to ESE for Florida Customers

This update modifies the Elementary Scheduler to display the term "ESE" instead of "SPED" for customers in Florida, aligning with local terminology preferences. The title for customers in other states will remain unchanged.

FOCUS-43238- Communication Platform: Correct 'Current Date' Insert Field Output

This update corrects how the Report Details, 'Current Date' insert field is displayed when used in the Communication Platform. Previously, using this insert field would result in an abbreviated month, such as 'Sep' for September. With this change, the month will now be displayed in full, ensuring clarity in communications.

FOCUS-43216- Communication Platform: Resolve Adding Log Records when Generating from Student Info

Previously, when selecting the option to add a log record while printing a communication letter, the log record would not be added to the letter log unless the 'log by default' system preference was enabled. With this update, selecting the log option will successfully add a record to the letter log, regardless of the system preference setting.

FOCUS-43196- Edit Rules & Workflow: Improve Validations for Numeric Field Types

This update enhances the Edit Rules & Workflow feature by refining the validation process for numeric fields. Previously, a false positive occurred in equality comparisons when a user input '0' and the criteria was empty. To address this, the input will now be cast to a string during comparisons, effectively distinguishing between '0' and an empty string, thus preventing incorrect matches.

See Edit Rules & Workflow > Validation for details.

FOCUS-43187- Student Info: Resolve Error on Student Audit Trail

This update enhances the performance when viewing a student's Audit Trail by refining the logic that displays changes to Test History Administration records, ensuring smoother and more accurate tracking of modifications.

FOCUS-43182- Print Avery Labels: Resolve Too Many Parameters Error

This update resolves an issue in the Print Avery Labels module where attempting to save a new Custom Label resulted in an error message about too many variables. The error has been corrected, allowing for smooth creation and saving of custom labels.

FOCUS-43178- Middle School Promotion Plan: Correct Progression Tab Accessibility

This update resolves a problem where the individual grade progression tabs were not selectable on the Middle School Promotion Report. Users can now access these tabs as intended to review specific grade progression details.

FOCUS-43155- New Search: Include School Type as Searchable Option

This update reintroduces the "School Type" field as an available option in the More Search Options section of the New Student Search feature, enhancing search capabilities by allowing users to filter based on school type.

See Searching for Students for more information.

FOCUS-43141- Student Info: Improve Student Menu Headers in Audit Trail

This update fixes a problem where the student info menu headers were duplicated in the Student Audit Trail, specifically within the Legacy tab. Users will now see a single, correct set of headers, enhancing clarity and usability.

FOCUS-43135- Positive Behaviors: Improve Filtering Behavior

Previously on the Positive Behaviors Screen, when a filter was applied for a student name and changes were made to the spend amount, the spend columns for all other students would become grayed out. With this update, making a change to the spend amount for one student no longer affects the visibility of the spend columns for other students, maintaining clear and accessible data.

FOCUS-43107- Run Scheduler: Correct Scheduling Duplicate S2 Parent/Child Sections

This update resolves an issue where, if a section was set up as a parent section with semestered S1 and S2 sections, and a student had added requests for both semesters, the Semester 2 section was duplicated in the student's schedule upon running the scheduler. With this fix, the duplication issue is corrected, ensuring accurate scheduling for students.

FOCUS-43101- Improve Behavior of Application Forms when "Restrict Parents/Guardians to Editing..." System Preference

This update addresses two issues related to the system preference 'Restrict Parents/Guardians to editing their own Contact and Address info and Non-Custodial Contact info'. Firstly, fields in the Addresses & Contacts section of Student Info that should not be editable based on this preference were incorrectly appearing as editable. Secondly, custodial contacts were unable to edit addresses when there were no custodial contacts listed, even when this preference was enabled. Both issues have now been corrected to ensure proper access and editing capabilities.

See System Preferences > General for more information.

FOCUS-43070- Form Builder: Display Footers on all Pages

Previously, footers created with Form Builder only appeared on the first page of a document. This update ensures that Form Builder footers now display on all pages of a document as expected, enhancing consistency and professionalism in multi-page documents.

FOCUS-43068- API: Improvements to Third Party Systems

This update enhances the API performance for third-party systems, specifically improving the filtering on "date" custom fields in the GET /users endpoint. Additionally, performance optimization has been implemented for GET /users in scenarios where a vendors configuration includes a large list of "Synced Schools." This branch also introduces support for {student_id} and {staff_id} variables in computed custom fields for both GET /users and /demographics endpoints, further enhancing data integration capabilities.

FOCUS-43053- Application Forms: Improve Handling of Applicant School Drop Dates when Re-Enrolling

This improvement ensures that the Re-Enrollment Application sets a drop date for a previous applicant's school record before adding a new applicant school record. This update prevents the creation of duplicate records, enhancing data accuracy and integrity in the re-enrollment process.

See Application Editor for more information.

FOCUS-43028- Attendance: Improve Enrollment Check in Kiosk Check In

With this update, if a student's end date is in the past, they are still able to check in. However, if the student is active and their end date is set for a future date, they will not be able to check in. This ensures that student check-in permissions align correctly with their active status and end dates.

FOCUS-42757- Portal: New Portal Alert when Required Daily Maintenance Not Configured

This update introduces a new Portal Alert that notifies users when the Required Daily Maintenance Scheduled Job is not configured. The alert, stating "Required Daily Maintenance Job is not set up," will appear for end-users who have profile access to Scheduled Jobs, ensuring that necessary configurations are not overlooked.

See Scheduled Jobs > Daily Maintenance for more information.

FOCUS-42725- Attended Hours Report: New Search Screen for Teacher Portal

Previously, selecting the attended hours report would immediately load the report for a teacher. With this update, a search screen now appears first, allowing teachers to limit the report to selected students. The functionality has been tested, confirming that the options on the search screen return the correct results.

See Attended Hours Report for more information.

FOCUS-43167- SSS: Correct Inactive Service Provider Names in Caseload & Services

Previously, inactive service provider names did not appear in the data table on the Service History tab of the Caseload & Services screen. With this update, all service provider names, regardless of their active enrollment status, are now displayed in the data table, ensuring comprehensive visibility.

FOCUS-43130- SSS: Improve Caseload & Services Units Calculation

Previously, non-CTE schools inadvertently used the CTE half-unit method for calculating units in the Caseload & Services feature. This update ensures that non-CTE schools now use the whole units method for calculation, aligning with the appropriate standards for these institutions.

FOCUS-43126- SSS: Respect Header & Footer Type Settings from Setup Sequences

Previously, if the Header & Footer Type was set to 'None' in the Form Builder, but specific values were assigned in SSS>Setup>Sequences, these settings were not displayed in SSS Events. With this update, even if the Header & Footer Type is set to 'None' in the Form Builder, any specific values set in SSS>Setup>Sequences are now respected and displayed in SSS Events as expected.

See Setup > Setting Up Sequences for more information.

FOCUS-43096- SSS: Display Inactive Locked Events in Locked Events Tab

With this update, inactive locked SSS events will now appear on the Locked Events tab. Additionally, the status column will include a note indicating that the event is also inactive, providing clear visibility and status understanding for users.

See Manage Student > Locking an Event for more information.

FOCUS-43052- SSS: Create Archived File Profile Permission

This update introduces a new permission in SSS, User Profile Permissions under the System Category titled "Allow Archive Files Tab to be viewed in Manage Student Screen". By default, this permission is set to 'Allow' to maintain existing functionality. However, if a district opts to change this setting to 'Deny', the user will not have access to the tab that displays archived files within the SSS Manage Student Screen.

See User Profile Permissions and General for more information.

FOCUS-43046- SSS: Improve Scheduled Date Display in Pre-Lock Meeting Notices

Previously, the Pre-Lock meeting notice did not correctly populate the Scheduled Date. With this update, the Pre-Lock meeting notice now accurately populates the Scheduled Date, ensuring that all information is correctly displayed and communicated.

FOCUS-42797- SSS: Improve Set Step Required in Form Triggers

This update ensures that when a form is filled out and saved, the 'Set Step Required' form trigger action functions correctly by automatically creating a draft of the target form. This enhancement improves workflow efficiency and ensures that necessary steps are enforced following form submissions.

FOCUS-42593- SSS: Hide Events to Parents until "Ready to Sign" is Activated

Previously, SSS events were viewable by parents even if the "Ready to Sign" button on the Manage Student page had not been activated by an authorized user. With this update, SSS events will not be viewable by the parent until the "Ready to Sign" button is pressed by a user with the appropriate permissions, enhancing the control over when sensitive information is made accessible.

FOCUS-43256- Scheduled Jobs: New Remove Invalid Tests Options from Assign LCPs (Florida Postsecondary)

This update introduces a new checkbox at the bottom of the "Assign LCPs" scheduled job, labeled 'Remove Invalid Test IDs From Schedules.' When selected, this feature removes invalid test IDs from students' schedules, ensuring compliance with the 2023-24 Adult General Education Program Appendix R. This functionality is specifically available for Florida Postsecondary customers.

See Scheduled Jobs > Assign LCPs for details.

FOCUS-43095- Master Schedule Report: Correct Database Formatting of WDIS Start/End Dates

This update resolves a formatting issue in the database concerning WDIS Start/End Dates (fields course_periods.custom_17 and course_periods.custom_18). Previously, when these dates were adjusted via the Master Schedule Report, they were saved in an incorrect format (%/%/%) which caused compatibility issues with the Purchase and Pay module. The dates are now saved in the correct format (%%%), ensuring proper functionality across related modules. This impacts Postsecondary Florida customers.