Release Notes 2017

Release Notes - Dec 04th, 2017

Today's release includes several improvements in our campers module!

  • We've made a number of improvements to the Enrollment Analytics Report based on your feedback!
    • You can now get detailed metrics by division and bunk for each session on the report. Just click the 'Show details' button above the report and choose to get detail by session group, division or bunk.
    • We've added several new metrics: Percentage of returners, number of campers waitlisted, and percentage of capacity (with helpful color-coding to determine when each session is full or overbooked!)
  • In addition to splitting electronic payments into multiple categories, you can now split them into multiple payment schedules! Simply click on the details box for any credit card or checking account payment on the Family Profile, and select the appropriate payment schedule for each breakdown line.
Release Notes - October 11th, 2017

Today's release has several new features for CampSite's staff module!

  • The 'Summer info' page is a new feature for your Staff Dashboard - it's a one-stop resource for your summer staff to view useful links, download their contract and view information about their position at camp (including department and title)! This page can be activated via Admin -> Staff -> Staff Dashboard. Once enabled, several additional options to control the display of items on this page will be presented.
  • You can now present staff forms as an additional step on the staff application! This feature is currently available for 'permanent' staff forms. To enable this feature, double-click the edit icon next to a form and change the "Present on staff application?" toggle to "Yes". You can also make these forms required to complete the application process!

Along with these improvements, we've also enabled our responsive design for admin users loading CampSite on a mobile device! This will allow users to take advantage of the mobile-friendly version of CampSite "on the go", while still being able to utilize our existing version when on a desktop or laptop computer. (Users who have already opted in to the responsive design will continue to get that version on all devices, including desktop. If you'd like to opt out of the responsive design completely on all devices, you can do so via the 'My Profile' page.)

Release Notes - September 21st, 2017

Today's release has several new features to help configure CampSite just right to meet the needs of your camp!

  • We're excited to introduce forms categories, a simple way to organize the way forms are presented to campers, staff and group leaders! To get started, click 'Manage forms categories' in the top right of the forms management page to create categories, and then assign forms to those categories by clicking the edit icon next to each. Once forms have been added to categories, they will be grouped together on the Parent, Staff or Events Dashboards forms page.
  • Our camper unenrollment wizard has gotten a complete overhaul! You can now unenroll campers from specific programs more easily, as well as having more control over the financial changes that happen during the unenrollment process. Select the 'Unenroll' action from the Camper Profile action menu to get a peek at the new options available.
  • You can now present custom staff application questions on the first step of the staff application! You can manage this setting for each question using the 'Show on basic information step?' option on the Staff Application Questions management page.
  • You can now mark as text message reply as 'read' on the Text Messaging Dashboard to remove the new message highlighting, rather than having to reply to do so.
Release Notes - August 29th, 2017

Today's release include several new features:

  • You can now enable 'Check' as a payment method on the Parent Dashboard enrollment form for 'Manual' mode enrollments! This can be enabled by going to Admin -> Financial: Payment Methods. You can also provide custom instructions for parents who select the 'Check' payment method (for example, the mailing address to remit payment).
  • You can now report on campers who are permitted to check themselves in and out in the Attendance module. This field can be found in Advanced Reports, under Enrollment -> General Enrollment Info.

Now that Summer 2017 has come to a close, it's a great time to take a look at the full range of modules CampSite has available to help you get the most out of your software. Our support team is happy to activate a free trial for any of the following modules:

  • Attendance
  • Conference & Retreat
  • Events
  • Staffing
  • Transportation

Drop us an e-mail if you'd like to try any of the modules above - there's absolutely no commitment!

Release Notes - August 15th, 2017

Today's release has several features that will help your camp get even more out of CampSite this off-season!

  • You can now allow staff applicants to select up to five positions on the staff application! This setting can be changed on Admin -> Staff -> Application: Settings. You can now also differentiate between positions an applicant has applied for, versus the positions they were actually hired for.
  • Google Analytics or other JavaScript tracking code on your public-facing pages can now be managed directly by you, without the need for a support ticket! The code can be managed by going to Admin -> DB Management -> Embedded JavaScript. Code entered here will be included on all public-facing pages, which makes it useful for standard user tracking snippets.
  • In addition, CampSite now supports "per page" tracking code - one of our most highly requested features! This code can be managed on the same page mentioned above. One of the most common use cases for this functionality is tracking conversions (i.e., measuring the number of visitors who make it to your enrollment checkout confirmation page). We will begin rolling out some of the most commonly requested pages in the coming days, so stay tuned! And let us know if there's a specific page you'd like to be made available for tracking.
Release Notes - July 18th, 2017

Summer is in full swing, and the CampSite development team is hard at work addressing the most highly requested features for the upcoming off-season!

Today's release is the first of several focusing on the staff module. The following improvements and features are now available:

  • When generating a contract for a staff member, the contract for that staff member is now permanently stored on their Staff profile! You can download their contract at any time by going to the appropriate year tab on their profile and selecting 'Yearly info'. You can update the stored contract at any time by regenerating it via the action menu.
  • You can now customize the text that appears at the top of the /apply (the "Begin staff application" page). This text can be customized by going to Admin -> Staff -> Application: Instructions.
  • You can now require that the applicant upload a photo before completing their application. This setting can be changed atAdmin -> Staff -> Application: Settings.
  • You can now upload a separate Health Care Form for staff! For camps already using a custom Health Care Form, the camper version has been copied to the staff section, but it can be updated as desired on the Medical Dashboard.
  • The staff hiring wizard will now automatically populate all divisions and bunks for sessions being hired for when the first division and bunk is selected.
  • The New family enrollment form has been updated to make the enrollment process even faster. If the parent is entering information for only one camper, and there is only one year currently open for enrollment, the parent will automatically be taken directly to the 'Enrollment options' step of the enrollment form for that camper and year.
Release Notes - June 09th, 2017

 

Our latest release includes a number of new features and improvements:

  • The new Deleted transactions report  allows you to review deleted transactions in one report, and offers  various filters for results. The new report can be found on the  Financial Dashboard under 'Reconciliation reports'.
  • Staff departments and titles can now be copied from one session to others for camps using "session" mode for staff departments.
  • Health center visit logs will now display the name of the admin who  originally created the log, on both the camper + staff profile pages  and on the Log archives report.
  • The preference to determine if selecting a camper search result in  the admin navigation goes to the family or camper profile has been  changed from a camp setting to a user setting. You can adjust your  preference via the My profile page.

 

Release Notes - May 17th, 2017

Our latest release includes a number of new features and improvements:

  • Group forms are now available for camps using our Events and Conference & Retreat modules. You can create permanent and yearly group forms, to be filled out by a group leader on the Events Dashboard. Forms appear on the Group Profile and can be reported on via Advanced Reports.
  • The 'Returning families, click here' link on the New Family Enrollment Form (/enroll) has been moved into the customizable header text, which means it can now be removed if desired. You can manage the header text via Admin -> Campers -> Step 1: Request For Information + New Family Enrollment Form Setup -> New Family Enrollment Form.
  • You can now trigger an automatic e-mail to be sent to applicants after their staff application has been fully completed. This e-mail can be configured via Admin -> Staff -> Application: Settings.
Release Notes - May 3rd, 2017

Our latest release includes a number of new features and improvements:

  • The family merge tool has been updated to support merging campers within the same family. Please review the instructions in the merge tool for details on how to complete this type of merge.
  • You can now deliver to a single division or bunk at a time using theScheduled medication delivery log.
  • TheTransportation exceptions report now allows you to group results by division or bunk.
  • The 'Task creator' is now displayed in all task views, including profile pages and the tasks calendar.
  • CampSite will now generate an e-mail notification to administrative users whose e-mail message has been 'dropped' to one or more recipients in an e-mail they've composed and sent. This notification will provide details describing the reason for the drop, and provide a suggested resolution to ensure delivery to the recipient in the future.
  • The 'Auto pay results' report has been updated with several new statuses, to more accurately reflect the status of an auto pay charge attempt for a given family.
  • The Advanced Reports 'edit' tool has been updated to limit editing to 1000 rows or less at one time. The CampSitesupport teamcan help provide ideas for grouping results for situations that require more rows to be edited than this limit allows.
Release Notes - April 19th, 2017

Our latest release includes a number of new features and improvements:

  • You can now merge staff members from the Staff Profile action menu! Please review the instructions before completing a merge, andcontact our support teamwith any questions.
  • The administrative camper enrollment wizard is now available in our responsive design beta! This new design allows you to easily review and process enrollment requests on the go from your mobile device like never before.
  • The decline reason and payment gateway ID have been added to our 'Credit card declines' report.
  • 'Complaint' is now displayed on the 'Open medical logs' landing page, to better help health center staff triage open cases.
  • Our newest module, Conference and Retreat management, has received several significant updates:
    • The Events + Conference & Retreat calendar now displays facility usage, allowing you to better organize resources and avoid conflicts.
    • The Package Wizard will now bring potential conflicts of facilities or equipment to your attention when creating a new package.
    • You can now add a new payment method and charge a group's deposit directly from the final step of the Package Wizard.
    • If you'd like to get a quick demo of our new Conference and Retreat module, pleasecontact our support team.
Release Notes - April 6th, 2017

Our latest release includes several new settings to help you customize CampSite to better suit your camp's needs:

  • You can now customize the 'Grades' dropdown list, via Admin -> DB Management -> Dropdown lists. Please review the notes above the 'Grades' dropdown list before making any changes, as they may affect your existing enrollment option restrictions and session group capacities.
  • You can now assign departments and titles for staff on a session basis, rather than a yearly basis. To enable this new mode, change the "Staff departments by session?" setting to 'Yes' in Admin -> Staff -> Departments. Note that changing modes will remove any department and titles that are currently configured for your camp for all years, including past years - if you'd like to copy your department + title to 'session' mode before switching in order to preserve the history, please contact our support team before switching modes.
  • You can now add instructional text to the top of individual sections on your camper and staff medical forms (e.g. 'Immunizations', 'Medications', etc.). You can manage these instructions by clicking the edit icon next to each section in Admin -> Camper -> Medical or Admin -> Staff -> Medical.
  • The staff hiring wizard is now available in our responsive design beta. To opt in to the responsive design beta, visit the My Account page and check the 'Responsive design beta' box.
Release Notes - March 23rd, 2017

Our latest release includes a number of new features and improvements:

  • You can now add custom medication delivery statuses to better track medication delivery during camp. 'Scheduled' and 'Missed' remain as the default choices, but further statuses can be added via the Medical Dashboard, under 'Medical management'.
  • You can now require parents to upload a photo of their camper before proceeding with enrollment. This new option can be enabled on the 'General options' tab of the Step 8: Enrollment form setup page, on the camper setup wizard.
  • A new confirmation prompt will be presented to parents who attempt to leave the enrollment form before completing checkout. This new prompt is automatically enabled for all camps, and will help in preventing partial or 'abandoned' enrollments.
  • The new 'Staff charges report' allows you to report on staff charges for a given year, with different category and amount filters available. The report is accessible via Admin -> Staff -> Staff Charges.
  • Group leaders in our Events + Conference and Retreat modules can now add credit card or checking account information via the Events Dashboard. Invoices for Conference and Retreat packages can now also be paid online. If you're interested in a demo of our new Conference and Retreat module, please contact our support team.
  • You can now subscribe to our StatusPage.io e-mail list directly from the 'My Profile' page in CampSite. We strongly encourage all users to sign up for this list before the summer, in order to stay in the loop if any issues affect the availability of the CampSite application.
Release Notes - March 8th, 2017

Our latest release includes a number of new features and improvements:

  • Camper + staff forms can now be moved or copied between "scopes" (permanent, yearly, session). This includes the ability to retain existing submissions. Look for the "Move or copy..." link on the forms management page to start using this new functionality.
  • You can now add custom instructions to appear at the top of camper + staff medical forms. You can set these instructions by clicking on the pencil icon next to each form, on the Admin -> Camper -> Medical tab.
  • You can now customize the 'Relationship' dropdown used for parent relationships. The dropdown list can be viewed and modified by going to Admin -> DB Management -> Dropdown lists.
  • Staff who are not assigned to a division for a given session will now appear in the new "Staff without divisions" modal at the top of the Bunking Board. From here, they can be quickly assigned to the desired division.
Release Notes - February 13th, 2017

Our latest release includes a number of new features and improvements:

  • You can now merge families and campers from the Family Profile action menu! We've designed this new merge tool to be simple and easy to use - however, please read carefully through the provided instructions in the tool before completing your first merge. If you have any questions about how this tool works, please contact our support team.
  • Several new fields have been added to Advanced Reports for campers:
    • Each payment schedule group now has its own tab under the "Financial" tab. Available fields in this new tab include "Payment schedule name", "Balance", "Auto pay?" and more.
    • The new "Upcoming session name" field includes the names of all sessions the camper is enrolled in for the year that have not yet begun. This field can be found under Enrollment -> [Year] -> General Enrollment Info.
    • Family Notes are now available in Advanced Reports for campers - they can be found under the new "Family Notes" tab.
  • You can now add custom instructions to the top of the Financial page on the Parent Dashboard. The instructions can be configured on the Admin page, under Campers -> Financial: Parent Dashboard. 
  • You can now receive a notification when a staff applicant has completed their application. You can opt in to this notification by checking the corresponding box under your profile in Admin -> DB Management -> Users. The existing notification for staff applications will remain in place, and will continue to be triggered when the application is begun. You can configure your account to receive one - or both - of these notifications, as desired.
  • The password requirements for staff applicants have been strengthened to match the same password requirements as administrative users.
Release Notes - January 31, 2017

Our latest release includes several improvements:

  • The enrollment requests page is now available in the responsive design beta!
  • You can now completely remove a family from a payment schedule from the Family Profile (via the  icon on the Financial -> Invoices tab).
  • We've added a refresh button to Advanced Reports, making it easy to view the latest results of a report.
  • Lead sources for families and staff can now be up to 50 characters in length.
Release Notes - January 17, 2017

Today's release includes one of our most requested features, the ability to purchase enrollment extras after checkout.

This functionality can be enabled by setting the new 'Available after checkout?' option to 'Yes' when associating an extra with a bundle. It can also be enabled for existing extras by double-clicking the current setting to edit it.

When enabled, if extras are available to purchase for an enrollment option the parent has already checked out, a link to "Purchase additional options" will be shown on the enrollments landing page. Clicking this link will take the parent through a short checkout process to purchase the extras.

By default, parents must pay in full with an electronic payment method for these additional extras when purchasing. You can choose to allow the parent to add these charges to their account for later payment by enabling the relevant setting in Admin -> Campers -> Financial: Settings. The charges will automatically be added to the family's payment schedule, if the family is on one for the associated enrollment option.

Please note the following limitations:

  • This feature is not currently supported for 'By percentage' extras.
  • This feature is not currently supported for yearly enrollment extras.

Our first release of 2017 includes several updates:

  • Transportation transactions can now easily be copied by double-clicking the new copy icon next to each transaction.
  • Criteria for transportation transactions can now be added and removed after the transaction has been created, making it easier to change existing transactions.
  • The staff lead browser is now available in the responsive design beta.
  • Many fixes and improvements to the responsive design Family and Camper profiles.
Release Notes - January 5th, 2017

Our first release of 2017 includes several updates:

  • Transportation transactions can now easily be copied by double-clicking the new copy icon next to each transaction.
  • Criteria for transportation transactions can now be added and removed after the transaction has been created, making it easier to change existing transactions.
  • The staff lead browser is now available in the responsive design beta.
  • Many fixes and improvements to the responsive design Family and Camper profiles.