Recent updates
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12.0.10, 12.0.11, 12.0.12, 12.0.13 - Revision - 08/23/2023
Updated onArticleAdded FOCUS-39547 - Communication - Attendance - Grade Levels, Periods, Once Per Day This branch introduces several enhancements to the attendance setup in the Communication Platform. Notably, a "period" column has been incorporated to enable callouts for specific periods when the period type is chosen. Additionally, the inclusion of a "grade level" column allows callouts to be restricted to certain grade levels. Both of these selections can accommodate multiple values. Furthermore, a new option labeled "one per day" has been introduced, accessible via a checkbox. Activating this option guarantees that, regardless of how many times the criteria are met, only one message will be dispatched per day. These improvements provide users with increased flexibility and enhanced control over attendance callouts within the communication module. See Communication (Admin) for details about these new settings in Attendance. Added FOCUS-39565 - Communication: Send Messages From District Account With this update, a new feature called 'Send as district' has been introduced on the compose screen. This option is available to administrators through a profile permission. When enabled, messages sent with this option will appear to recipients as if they were sent from the district itself. Additionally, when this option is used, the sent messages will not be placed in the user's sent box. Instead, users will receive a confirmation message indicating that the message was successfully sent. See Communication (Admin) for details about the new "Send as District" setting. Added FOCUS-39607 - Student Portal Blank if Translations Fail Before this update, displaying a very large announcement on the portal page for a student with a non-English preferred language would cause a white screen. With this update, the white screen issue has been resolved, although please note that the message may not be translated correctly; this issue is being addressed with a separate branch.
Release Notes and State Reporting Updates Release Notes Version 12.0.X
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Calendar
Updated onArticleThe Calendar feature allows administrators to create and manage a personal calendar in Focus. Additionally, time slots can be defined to indicate availability for scheduling conferences with parents. Requests for parent conferences can also be initiated from the Calendar feature.
SIS SIS Training Manuals Users
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12.0.13 - Revision - 08/23/2023
Updated onArticleRemoved FOCUS-39352 - Add support for non-standard grade levels in PMP setup
Release Notes and State Reporting Updates Release Notes Version 12.0.X
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Portal Navigation & Student Info
Updated onArticleThe Portal page is the key to navigation throughout Focus. This document provides the framework for administrators to change preferences, run student searches, and look at student demographic data. This document also describes how to build a report using student fields called Advanced Report.
SIS SIS Training Manuals Portal / General
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12.0.13 - 08/20/2023
Updated onArticleFOCUS-39300- Picklist Request Date System improvement adding 'Request Date' to Pick List in Warehouse > Pick List > View Pick List. FOCUS-39079- Request additional fields added to: Assigned User Report System enhancement adding 'User Report' to Fixed Assets > Reports > Assigned User Report. See Assigned User Report for more information about the new User Report. FOCUS-38454- feat(accounts-payable): add approval flow to PO resubmissions System enhancement adding an approval flow for Purchase Order change requests. To enable: Setup > General Ledger > Settings > Accounts Payable - 'Require PO Change change request to use approval flow'. Also in Setup > Permissions > Profiles, user must have profile permission to Edit Approved POs and Edit Approved POs (Cumulative) Up to $XXX.XX. FOCUS-38429- Department Permissions System improvement adding the ability to assign multiple users to a department in 'Permitted Users' on Fixed Asset > Setup > Maintenance > Departments. The user will have view access to that department in Manage Assets, Transfer Assets, Inventory Report, Fixed Asset Report and Take Inventory. See Fixed Assets > Maintenance > Departments for more information about this new setting. FOCUS-39546- Limit by GPA bug FOCUS-39421- fix(accounts-receivable): cashout report PDF error when printing from SIS FOCUS-39385- Course Title when creating an invoice
Release Notes and State Reporting Updates Release Notes Version 12.0.X
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12.0.13 - Revision - 08/22/2023
Updated onArticleRemoved FOCUS-38988 - Form Builder: Resolve Disabling Text Area Components with Rich Text Editor
Release Notes and State Reporting Updates Release Notes Version 12.0.X
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12.0.12, 12.0.13 - Revision - 08/22/2023
Updated onArticleRemoved FOCUS-39579 - Student Field and Student Barcode components are broken in the header editor
Release Notes and State Reporting Updates Release Notes Version 12.0.X
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12.0.10, 12.0.11, 12.0.12, 12.0.13 - Revision - 08/22/2023
Updated onArticleAdded FOCUS-39603 - Communication: Quick Replies to Students not Sending
Release Notes and State Reporting Updates Release Notes Version 12.0.X
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District Report Cards & Transcripts
Updated onArticleThe District Report Cards & Transcripts screen is used to generate and publish report cards and transcripts at the district level, instead of at each individual school. School users may also be given access to this functionality.
SIS SIS Administrator Help Grades
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12.0.10, 12.0.11, 12.0.12 - Revision - 08/19/2023
Updated onArticleAdded FOCUS-39550 - Communication Platform: Set From Address = Reply To Address on Applicable Emails Before the implementation of the mentioned branch, when a recipient could reply to a message, the "from" email address would be a no-reply email, and the "reply to" email would be the communication email with the conversation identification. After the branch was implemented, a change was made so that when a recipient can reply to a message, the "reply to" email will be the communication email itself, ensuring a more streamlined and effective communication process. Added FOCUS-39553 - Communication Platform: Streamline Entry into Letter Log Before this branch, there was an issue with message logging. When sending a message to multiple contacts or a combination of contacts and a student, if the message was selected to be logged, multiple records would be logged for the student, causing redundancy and potential confusion. After the branch was implemented, this issue was resolved. Now, when sending messages to multiple contacts or a combination of contacts and a student and selecting to log the message, the system behaves correctly, and only one record is logged for the student, avoiding duplication. Added FOCUS-39587 - Communication - Fields - Prevent Export.php from running Student queries when evaluation a User Added FOCUS-39545 - Communication: Do Not Call or Email Student When no Parent Emails or Phone Numbers Exist See Communication (Admin) and Communication (Teachers) for details.
Release Notes and State Reporting Updates Release Notes Version 12.0.X