Recent updates
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TEA Family Portal
Updated onArticleTexas districts can allow parents and students access to the TEA Family Portal directly from Focus. When "TIDE Access Code" student field is populated for a student, the Texas Assessment button becomes available on the Parent/Student Portal. Clicking this button opens https://tx-familyportal.cambiumast.com/index.html#/, which provides access to the student's assessment information.
State Reporting Texas State Reporting Texas Reports
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12.0.51 - 06/09/2024
Updated onArticleFOCUS-43587- feat(budgets): display historic spent amount in budget planning See District Budget Planning for more information.
Release Notes and State Reporting Updates Release Notes Version 12.0.X
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12.0.52 - 06/16/2024
Updated onArticleFOCUS-43690- feat(journals): add column to show linked manual journal batch See the Journal Report for more information. FOCUS-43582- fix(budgets): add filters to Budget Planning tables
Release Notes and State Reporting Updates Release Notes Version 12.0.X
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Journal Report
Updated onArticleThe Journal Report function allows users to search for and view details of specific journal entries. Journals are created for all transactions within Focus.
ERP ERP Administrator Help Budgeting/General Ledger
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K-12 Classroom Attendance on the Kiosk
Updated onArticleThe kiosk can be used for taking attendance within K-12 classrooms. When a K-12 teacher who has permission to the Take Attendance screen logs into the kiosk, the screen is defaulted to the Classroom Attendance mode. Students can scan their ID badge (via barcode/RFID) or manually enter their student ID. The kiosk recognizes the period based upon the time the student scans in. Upon scanning in, a kiosk attendance entry record is created for the student, using the first presence code (lowest Sort Order) as set up in Attendance Setup. Students who do not scan in during the period are given the first absence attendance code. These attendance codes are pre-filled when the teacher views the Take Attendance screen in the List or Seating Chart view. Student attendance records are not officially updated until the teacher reviews attendance and clicks Save on the Take Attendance screen.
Focus Devices & Apps Kiosk, Handheld Device, and Mobile App Kiosk, Handheld Device, and Mobile App
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12.0.46, 12.0.47, 12.0.48, 12.0.49, 12.0.50, 12.0.51, 12.0.52 - Revision - 06/17/2024
Updated onArticleAdded FOCUS-43576 - Fix Levenshtein calculation when casing does not match & sort exact matches first
Release Notes and State Reporting Updates Release Notes Version 12.0.X
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Using the Mobile App for Administrators
Updated onArticleSee Using the Mobile App for Teachers for the teacher version of this document. See Using the Mobile App for Parents/Students for the parent/student version of this document.
Focus Devices & Apps Kiosk, Handheld Device, and Mobile App Kiosk, Handheld Device, and Mobile App
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12.0.50, 12.0.51 - Revision - 06/14/2024
Updated onArticleAdded FOCUS-43735 - Attendance Thresholds: Resolve Migration Attendance Code Issues
Release Notes and State Reporting Updates Release Notes Version 12.0.X
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Vendors/Customers
Updated onArticleThe Vendors/Customers screen allows users to add vendors and customers as contacts, which includes payment methods, addresses, tax identification information, and more.
ERP ERP Administrator Help Purchasing/Accounts Payable
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12.0.49, 12.0.50, 12.0.51 - Revision - 06/13/2024
Updated onArticleRemoved FOCUS-43176 - Communication: Resolve Insert Fields Symbols Display
Release Notes and State Reporting Updates Release Notes Version 12.0.X