Release Notes 2018

Today's release includes the following new features and improvements:

• We've added a new automatic discount criteria based on whether a camper is a returner. This new criteria allows you to automatically discount a camper's tuition if they are returning or, if they are not a returner (i.e. if they are a new camper).
• You can now change the name of an existing saved e-mail category by clicking the pencil icon next to its name.
• We've implemented several improvements to our Responsive design Parent Dashboard. If you haven't upgraded yet, contact our support team and they can help you through the process!
• We've added the ability to get up-to-date enrollment data through the CampSite API (such as current session counts, enrollment capacities and tuition plan pricing), so that you can display this information in other places, such as your camp's website. Full documentation for the CampSite API can be found at api.campmanagement.com/docs.

We're excited to announce that the CampSite API is now out of beta and is available for all camps! The API provides a way for your camp to send data between CampSite and other systems, such as your website, a separate internal database or accounting software. (Note: An IT or development resource will be necessary to take advantage of this functionality). 

You can read the API documentation  here. Please send an email to  support@campmanagement.com if you are interested in adding this feature to your camp's account.

Today's release includes the following new features and improvements:

• The new enrollment option Pipeline Overview report provides a high-level look at camper progress through the enrollment process for a given enrollment option. You can access this report by expanding any enrollment option on the Enrollment Option Setup Page (clicking the three dots on the left), and going to the new Pipeline Overview tab.
• You can now create notes en masse from Advanced Reports! Simply create a report with the desired results and then click the new 'Notes' button to create a note for those campers (or staff, guests, etc.) in your note category of choice.
• You now have the option to download a high resolution version of any camper profile picture by clicking the 'Download photo' link on the 'Basic info' tab of the Camper Profile. We've also added the option to choose between 'Small' and 'Large' photos when downloading en masse from Advanced Reports.
• We've added the ability for guests to view and pay events registration invoices on the Events Dashboard! Guests will see installments and invoices for any individual registrations, as well as group registrations for which they are a group leader.
• The link to our legacy 'Camper Analytics Report' has been moved from the 'Campers' navigation menu onto the 'Enrollment Analytics Report'. You can access the old report by clicking the link at the bottom of the 'Enrollment Analytics Report' page, or directly, by bookmarking the old report in your web browser.

We're excited to announce that CampSite's responsive Parent Dashboard has graduated out of beta and is now ready to be activated for your camp!

The new Parent Dashboard has all of the same functionality as our current version, but in a responsive layout - a layout that adjusts to whatever size screen its being viewed on. Whether its a phone, tablet or desktop, the interface adjusts to present the best experience on any device.

Moreover, control of the Parent Dashboard appearance is now in your hands! You'll be able to control the color theme, background image and other settings right from CampSite, without having to submit a support ticket.

Were really excited about this new parent experience, and we think your families with love it.

If you're interested, please read the FAQs below on how to get started. The responsive Parent Dashboard is anopt-infeature - if you're happy with the current Parent Dashboard, you can safely disregard this email.

How do we activate the responsive Parent Dashboard?

Simply go to Admin -> Campers -> Parent Dashboard and find the 'Enable responsive Parent Dashboard?' toggle at the bottom of the page. Once you switch the toggle to 'Yes' and click 'Save changes', the new dashboard will be activated for all parents. See this article for more details.

Can I try it out first before we commit?

Yes! Using the toggle mentioned above, you can review and evaluate the new Parent Dashboard, and deactivate it if desired.

How do I change the appearance of the responsive Parent Dashboard? Will our current 'skin' be copied over to the new one?

We've put control of the appearance of the responsive Parent Dashboard in your hands! Once you activate the responsive Parent Dashboard, a new tab will show up under Admin -> DB Management, labelled 'Responsive theme' (you'll need to refresh the 'Admin' page after activating the toggle for it to show up). See this article for more details.

If you'd like us to copy your current Parent Dashboard skin into the new one, we can do that too - just click the link at the top of the 'Responsive theme' tab to open a support ticket.

What if we want to switch back?

No worries - you'll be able to deactivate the new Parent Dashboard through CampSites Admin page at any time, with no loss of data or side effects.

Today's release includes the following new features and improvements:

• Our 'Copy bunking board' tool now allows you to select multiple destination sessions! This means you can configure one bunking board per year and then copy that configuration to the rest of that year's sessions with a few clicks. This tool can be accessed by clicking the 'Copy' icon next to the session dropdown at the top of the bunking board.
• We've added the following new fields to Campers Advanced Reports, under the 'Enrollment' tab:
  • 'Unenrollment date' - This is the date that the unenrollment wizard was submitted for the camper. Note that as the wizard can be submitted more than once per year, this is a multiple value field.
  • 'Enrollment option + tuition plan name'
  • 'Enrollment option + tuition plan + rate name'
• You can now use advanced formatting (HTML) on form fields! This allows for text formatting, links, image embedding and more. This HTML formatting functionality will automatically appear when creating or editing form fields that are of the 'Paragraph' type.

Today's release includes the following new features and improvements:

• We're thrilled to announce the availability of custom printed medical forms! You can now create and offer as many printable medical forms for download, print out and signature as you like. To manage your printed medical forms, go to the Medical Dashboard and select the "Camper Printed Medical Forms" or "Staff Printed Medical Forms" links. Note that existing submissions for the Camper + Staff Health Care Forms have been migrated to this new system.
• You can now require information for Parent 2 on the Request For Info and New Family Enrollment Forms. The toggle to enable this feature is available under Admin -> Campers -> Setup Wizard -> Step 1, in the 'Parents' section for each form.
• We've added 'Enrollment option name' as a reportable field to the 'Enrollment' tab of Camper Advanced Reports. This new field contains only the enrollment option name and may enable easier filtering and restrictions for your camp.
• You can now display the names of sessions a staff member is hired for on the 'Summer Info' page of the Staff Dashboard. Simply enable the new toggle under Admin -> Staff -> Staff Dashboard.
• You can now group campers by bunk on the 'Attendance Logging (Paper-based)' tool for the attendance module.

Today's release includes the following new features and improvements:

• We've added filtering and sorting capabilities to our Enrollment Requests management page! You can now filter by enrollment option name or session name, and reorder results alphabetically or by date + time submitted.
• 'Start of availability' and 'End of availability' have been added to Staff Advanced Reports. These fields can be found under the 'Yearly Info' tab.
• The Admin page has been updated under-the-hood to significantly improve performance and load time.
• As summer winds down, we have several major features launching and graduating out of beta for the fall season. Stay tuned to your inbox and the CampSite newsletter for more details!

Today's release includes the following new features and improvements:

• We are excited to announce the availability of guest forms for our Events module! Guest forms use all of the same concepts and tools you have become familiar with for forms in CampSite's other modules. They can be used starting today! Guest forms will be displayed on the Events Dashboard 'Forms' page, alongside group forms for any groups they are a leader of.
• We've simplified our Advanced Reports mass permissions editing tools, making it easier to add, upgrade or remove permissions for a user for multiple reports at once.

Today's release includes the following new features and improvements:

• Our new group merge tool allows you to merge Events + Conference & Retreat groups, without the support ticket! Go the action menu of the Group Profile, select the new 'Merge' action and enter the Group ID of the group you wish to merge into. It's that easy!
• You can now duplicate dropdown lists quickly and easily from the Admin page. Just double-click the new 'duplicate' icon to the left of the dropdown list name and enter the name of the new dropdown list.
• We've updated the Conference & Retreat Package Wizard to allow for specific meal dates within a package. This allows you to build packages with different numbers of attendees for the same meal on different days of the package.

Today's release includes the following new features and improvements:

• The Enrollment Analytics Report now allows you to easily compare enrollment data between years! Simply load a report for a given year, select the comparison year and click the 'Compare to' button below the report filters. If a 'Date of enrollment' filter is used on the report, the same date range will be used as a filter in the 'Compare to' year, making it easy to compare enrollment metrics for a given time period.
• We've added a 'Move camper' tool to the Camper Profile action menu. This tool allows you to move a camper to a different family quickly and easily. Any charges and discounts associated with the camper will be moved to the destination family as well.
• The Events + Conference & Retreat Calendar has been updated with several improvements, including quick links to the Group Profile + Package Wizard in the package information window.

Today's release includes the following new features and improvements:

• We've added an indicator on the Family Profile to help spot transactions that are not associated with a payment schedule - look for the yellow 'info' icon . Note that this indicator will only appear if the family is a part of a payment schedule for that year.
• Staff notes are now available in Advanced Reports - look for the new 'Notes' tab in the 'Add field' / 'Add filter' dialog.
• The new 'How created' field added in our previous release has been made available in Advanced Reports for campers, staff, alumni, groups and guests.

Today's release includes the following new features and improvements:

• We're excited to announce the addition of medication delivery to our staff medical module! You can now deliver meds to staff using the same tools you've been using for camper medication delivery. No changes are needed to start using this feature - simply visit the Medical Dashboard and select "Scheduled medication delivery log (Staff)" to get started. Our existing Medication Delivery Report allows you to include staff medication delivery info as needed, and delivery information can be modified from the Staff Profile 'Medications' tab in the same way as campers.
• We've added a new read-only "How created" field to families, campers, staff, alumni, groups and guests. This new field is available on the first tab of the profile page and makes it easy to determine how the individual or group was created.
• We've updated our international address functionality to use the user-editable "Countries" list as its source for options. This allows camps to modify their countries list as desired - adding, removing or reordering country options to best fit each camp's needs.

Today's release includes the following new features and improvements:

• You can now collect Conference & Retreat package details on the Group Request For Information form! This improvement allows prospective groups to indicate desired dates, number of attendees, as well as selecting facilities and equipment they are interested in booking.Contact our support team for assistance in setting up this new feature, or if you're interested in activating a trial of our Conference & Retreat module!
• We've added yearly and session forms for the staff "recruit" year to the Staff Dashboard forms page. This means that forms for both the current and recruit years will be available, during the period in which your camp is transitioning from one year to the next.
• A brand new responsive, mobile-friendly version of our Parent Dashboard will be launching in April as an opt-in feature! Stay tuned for more information as we roll out this exciting new experience for families.

Today's release includes several new features and improvements!

• Our new data import tool makes it easy to load family and camper data into CampSite, without having to submit a support ticket! Simply go to Admin -> DB Management -> Data import and select your import type. A simple step-by-step guide provides you with a template for your upload and makes it easy to spot and correct and mistakes while importing.
• Wondering what Advanced Reports are tied to restrictions? The Advanced Reports Management page now provides a simple list of restrictions associated with each report.
• We've updated the 'Documents' generation tool in Advanced Reports to split up the generated .pdf into smaller files, making it easier to download and manage large document batches.
• A new Advanced Report field, 'Enrollment option + bundle name + status', has been added, making it easier to build lists of camper enrollment requests by status, including 'New' or 'Waitlisted'.
• We've added a warning to the first step of the invoicing process (the 'Generate invoices' step) that will identify any families who may have already paid their balance for the year, but still have an amount due for the payment schedule they are being invoiced for. Look for this new warning and more details on what it does in the 'Checklist' section at the top of the 'Generate invoices' step.
• The Conference and Retreat Package Wizard has been updated to allow editing of existing facilities, equipment and meals - saving time when making changes to existing packages.

Today's release includes many improvements across several CampSite modules!

• The 'Saved reports' dropdown in Advanced Reports has been upgraded with autocomplete - just start typing in the name of the report you're looking for to load it, rather than searching through the whole list!
• You can now select the 'Check' payment method as a criteria for automatic enrollment discounts.
• You can now indicate with payment schedule the cancellation fee should go to when unenrolling a camper via the Unenrollment Wizard.
• We've added "E-mail address" as a field to 'Employers' on the Staff Application, making it easier to contact an applicant's previous employers as a reference.
• You can now present yearly staff forms on the Staff Application, and even make them required to complete the application process! This can be enabled from the edit dialog for any yearly form on the admin-side Staff Forms dashboard. (Note: Yearly forms will be shown for the "staff recruiting year". If you've submitted Step 1, butnotStep 2 of the Rollover Wizard, this is the latter of the two "open" years).
• The terms and conditions agreed to by staff applicants will be preserved on the printer-friendly version of the staff application. This ensures a record of what the applicant agreed to at the time of application, even if your terms and conditions change.
• "Upcoming session name" has been added as a field (under "Yearly Info + Bunking") in Staff Advanced Reports.
• We've added support for bus counselors to the 'Central Location' bus type, making bus counselors now supported for all bus types.

Today's release includes one of our most highly requested features, yearly staff applications! Staff members will now be able to submit a brand new application each year they return to camp. Although most of the concepts involved are staying the same, here are some key things to know about this change:

• Application data on the Staff Profile will now be displayed in each year's tab. (Application data that was entered into CampSite before this transition will be available in all of a staff member's tabs for existing years.)
• The 'Application' tab in Advanced Reports now contains subtabs for each year.
• For camps who are happy with the 'one time' application process that has been in use until now, you can continue using CampSite's application and recruiting tools in the same way with very few changes - applicants can still apply only once, and then be rehired administratively for each year.
• Positions, application questions and all other application setup can be rolled over each year via Step 1 of the Rollover Wizard for convenience.

Please feel free to reach out to our support team if you have any questions about these changes!

Also included into today's release:

• Worried about missing an invoice batch or auto pay run? Worry no longer - all users with the 'Financial Admin' permission for the camper module will automatically be reminded three days after an invoice date if the invoices have not been generated. Similar reminders will be sent for the 'Send invoices' and 'Run auto pay' step three days after the previous step has been completed.
• A new camp option has been added to Admin -> Campers -> Parent Dashboard - when enabled, parents will be restricted from changing their home address on the Parent Dashboard. This setting may be useful for camps who use door-to-door bus transportation and wish to prevent parents from changing their address after a route has already been created.