What's New in Version 4.5
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What's New in Version 4.5

Release 4.5.06

updated When creating a public Virtual Column, the default column state is now "De-selected" (meaning users need to go to the Advanced Options tab on the report to select/enable the column if they would like to use it). Administrators can still use the report level administration tab to change the default state to "On" if they would like this column always enabled, by default, for all end users.

updated Added a new column called "Virtual Column Owner" to the Datagrid Admin page. This is blank for baseline columns, says "Public" for public Virtual Columns, and indicates the name of the person who created the Virtual Column if it is private.

updated Added the ability to add and enforce "mandatory" Dashboard Filters in order to force end users to add a filter prior to executing the dashboard.

updated All new online training videos are now fully ADA compliant to include Closed Captioning as an available option. End users will now have the option, on all new videos released, to click the CC button to read the text rather than listen to the audio.

Release 4.5.05

new A Live Reporting option is now available on the Admissions, List of Students, All Registration Records pages and any associated drill-downs. Access to this option is limited to only those users who have been granted the new Student - Live Reporting Role.

new A new data entry form has been added that allows you to create a custom term-based filter list. The list you create will appear on the "fx" button associated with a Term filter on reports throughout the Student application.

updated When applying a Dashboard Filter and then drilling down to the filtered Pinned Report, the applied Dashboard filter(s) will now flow through to the report as edited Filter Options. You can then choose to click "Save as" at the report level if you wish to save those changes.

updated A minor change has been made to the individual E-mail control; when sending a single e-mail to a single recipient at the report level, the recipient's name will now populate and display in the control for greater clarity. Previously it displayed "sending 1 of 1".

Release 4.5.04

new You can now add your Pinned Reports directly to the main reporting menu for a quick and easy access alternative; this is available as an option when saving Pinned Reports and when sharing Pinned Reports. This is managed at the application level and can be disabled using Configuration Setting #3000.

updated The "number of executions" column on the Pinned Report Admin page has been modified to allow administrators to drill down to view the execution summary history and details for a specific Pinned Report.

updated The e-mail control has been modified; the "from" address override field has been replaced with a "reply to" address field. Configuration Setting #5103 has been added to allow the "reply to" field to be displayed or hidden. The setting is application-specific but will be global (on all the various e-mail controls) within that application.

updated The report-level Excel export options have been updated to include the standard "export to Excel", "export with column headers only" (no footer) and "export raw data only" to allow end users more options in how the data is exported, collected and then used once exported. This is available at the reporting page level as well as on the Report Scheduler and the Administrative (Group) Scheduler.

updated A new filter option has been added to the Academic History report as an indicator option to "include Transfer history" (Y/N). Setting filter to Yes would include transfer course work in the academic history. A drill-down has also been added to the Transfer Course field allowing a quick transition to the Transfer Course Detail summary report for that Student ID.

updated Created a new menu node under the Administration menu called Data Refresh. This node contains an updated Data Refresh Log page that displays Baseline and Client Refresh information. We have also moved other related functionality under this node such as Client Warehouse Builder and the View Data Refresh Status report.

Release 4.5.03

new Added the ability to execute reports using the combination 'Ctrl + Enter' keyboard shortcut. This will work for most pages that contain a green 'Execute' button. This feature will work on the Filter Options, Administration, and Report Results (when a filter change has been made) tab.

new Added a warning icon with an information hover pop-up to appear beside the "Data as of..." label in each application when a Data Refresh has not run successfully since a specified period of time. The refresh warning threshold can be set for each application using configuration setting #5102 - "Warn users if data refresh has not run successfully for [N#] number of hours." This has been set by default to 48 hours.

new Added a new report named Field Search under the Help menu in each application; this report allows users to search through all the columns, filters, menu items, report titles and report descriptions to find any given phrase or field name. The report will only return results based on the user's menu security.

new New filters and columns such as "Day of Week", "First day of month", "Last day of month" and more have been added to the Registration and Admissions archive reports. These will provide new ways to easily compare point in time data sets and aid in the development of dashboard-ready graphs and data grids.

Release 4.5.02

updated Non-instructional Workload records can now be copied in bulk to a specified term via the Faculty Non-Instructional Workload Data Entry page.

new We have added a Glossary to serve as an appendix for commonly used terminology across the FAST applications.

new We have added a FAST Safe Mode to baseline reporting pages. Safe Mode allows the system to automatically search for Virtual Columns when an error is returned; if the Virtual Columns are deemed to be the cause of the error, they are automatically disabled and the report results will display in Safe Mode. This allows end users to continue to make use of a reporting page while the Virtual Column formulas are reviewed and resolved.

updated We now use the global Page Title as the default file name for all foundation report exports (for reports that are not Pinned), and the Report Name for all Pinned Reports. We have now added the ability for you to override and customize the export file name for Pinned Reports, Foundation Reports (for Administrators), and also on your custom reporting pages when completing the Page Details step in the Page Builder Wizard.

new A new page "View Data Refresh Status" has been added under the Administration menu. This page adds the ability to view the status of and manually execute any Oracle scheduled jobs.

Release 4.5.01

updated Added Configuration Setting #60: Show/Hide Early Alert Column which allows institutions to turn off Early Alerts if they are not being used. This is a global setting and will apply to all Class Lists.

Release 4.5.00

new The FAST Communication Centre has arrived! This amazing new tool offers the ability to communicate with students and employees using Pools through SMS and Email. It can be used for direct (2-way) SMS communication and even mass communication using FAST report results to generate the communication list for you. Administrators can also now add the new SMS Communication Control to any custom reporting pages!

updated Created a new "Manually Generate Notification" option under the Administration menu in each Application. This new form allows you to create and send out a manual notification (using FAST Notifications) rather than relying on the system-generated notifications.

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