A patch release (v. 7.0.20160928_sync) went out on September 28th to the Massachusetts and Pennsylvania Sync Version sites. The patch addressed included several enhancements and corrections including the following:
Enhancements:
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Create iStudent Account – A new option has been added to iStudent Configuration that allows end users to create iStudent accounts, append existing accounts, and create iStudent email addresses.
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MA State Reporting:
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New field to identify “Scheduling School†(SIF)
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New “Gender – DOE009†field to accommodate new Nonbinary Gender
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New “Homeless†field (SIF)
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New “SLIFE – DOE041†field
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New “Non-Graded†Course indicator added to Course Details screen (SIF)
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New Warning message if end users change the DOE011, DOE012, DOE013 fields without exiting or enrolling the student
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New ability to restrict the row count for SIF Log files
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New “SIF Report†screen allows user to send SIF Objects by School (all reports) by Individual Students (SIMS, SCS, SSDR), by Course- Sections (SCS), or by individual staff members (EPIMS)
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PA State Reporting:
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Updates made to the PIMS Student Fact Template – Special Education for the Act 16 Report.
Corrections and Minor Enhancements Made To:
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The “Add†button is now available for all grade levels in Transcript History. This will allow the end user to enter a transcript record for a first year student.
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When creating a school calendar the school Start and End Dates have been extended to include additional future years.
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The iParent Schedule Rotation view will now initialize on the current term and will no longer reflect a blank report on the initial login.
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Add/Modify Student Grades will now display all of the courses scheduled for the selected term.
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The Massachusetts eSPED export will now reflect the student’s LASID.
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Student Bio Verification Report will no longer print blank pages and will print a copy for siblings at the same school.
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Massachusetts Discipline reports will now render data regardless of corrupted return dates.
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Employee ID has been added to the “Import Staff Data†parameter page instruction. The screen now displays the 6 required fields for import (Employee ID, First Name, Middle Name (NMN), Last Name, DOB, Gender).
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Letters are now printing as expected with correct page breaks within the Letter Module.
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iHealth Reports > Letters is now honoring the selected grade levels when printing.
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My Courses > Gradebook view shall now reflect a student’s period absence code in the assignment grade field if the student was absent on the assignment due date.
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Student Profile > Date of Birth month calculation will display the correct Years and Months.
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EPIMS Reporting – iStaff Batch Entry screen will now allow an input equal to zero (0), for staff members reported on leave.
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Quick Scheduling – Associated courses in the Room Catalog can now be deleted.
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Guardian Information displays multiple email addresses entered for a Guardian with email address rank.
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Gradebook/Rankbook Progress Reports will no longer reflect students who have dropped the course-section.
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The Submit Course Grades screen in the Gradebook will now reflect all students for the course-section.
** Refer to full Release Notes attached below for more information.
