Release Notes - v2.25.3.0

Released 2025-3-28

Student Photos

    • Added an option to ‘Flip Image’ when editing the student photo. This is helpful in cases where the USB camera saves a mirrored image. The option can be used to correct previous photos, or applied after taking a new photo.

Sponsor Details

    • Added a ‘Status’ column. This provides a quick visual indication of the account’s login eligibility. Hovering over the value displays an explanation in the tool-tip.
    • Added a ‘Last Login’ column. If the account has logged into the Portal, their most recent login date is displayed here.

Secondary Approval

    • Renamed this feature to ‘Secondary Approval’, it was previously called ‘Secondary Authorization’.
    • Added support for SSO-based usage. The new usage replaces the traditional usage for your college after migrating to the new centralized server environment and enabling SSO.
      • Traditional Usage:
        1. User triggers an action that requires Secondary Authorization
        2. The Secondary Approval window is displayed
        3. An Approver must be present at the Requester’s PC
        4. The Approver enters their account details to signify their approval
        5. After the approval is validated, the action is completed.
      • SSO-based Usage:
        1. User triggers an action that requires Secondary Authorization
        2. The Secondary Approval window is displayed
        3. The Requester selects an eligible Approver from a list and uses the ‘Request Approval’ button to send them an email.
        4. The Approver no longer needs to be at the same PC.
        5. The Approver clicks the “Confirm Approval” link in the email.
        6. The Requestor continues by completing the action.
    • Note: Secondary Approval settings can be toggled on and off for the four supported actions on the “Admin Settings” form.

Issue Refund

    • Added an “EP Notes” column to the form. This column displays the Notes from the latest Enrollment Period (EP). It’s sourced from the same EP used to determine the “EP Days Unenrolled” value. The Enrollment Period does not have a note, the column will be blank.

Student Assessments

    • Updated the available TABE options:
      • Added 13/14 variants
      • Removed 9/10 variants

Portal – Self-Scheduling

    • Improved validation when completing a Self-Schedule to avoid cases where the system would incorrectly determine that the class was full, when in fact there was still capacity available.
    • Fixed an error that could sometimes cause a pending Self-Schedule notification to not be displayed to the student.

Portal - Login

    • For colleges using SSO: added an option to hide the non-IdP login options for Students and Staff.

Northstar – Desktop App

    • Removed the condition that forced the application to lock after putting your computer to Sleep or Hibernate. The application will only lock if the college has set a value for “Auto-Lock” on Admin Settings. Additionally, the user can choose to manually lock the app via the “Lock Session” option from their user-menu.

[R] – Transcript

    • Updated the footnote to mention “…Credit or Clock Hours…”. Previously, it only said “…Clock Hours…”.

[E] – Sponsor Activity

    • Added a ‘Last Login’ column. If the account has logged into the Portal, their most recent login date is displayed here.

[E] – Fee Details

    • Added 3 new parameters, ‘Show Charges’, ‘Show Payments’, and ‘Show Refunds’.
    • Previously, the report was only effectively using the ‘Show Charges’ option, as it was including the original invoice as well as any adjustments. Now, payment and refund data can also be included. The data reported is similar to Transaction History, but in bulk for any student with the selected fee.

Class Roll

    • Optimized how the earliest unsubmitted date is calculated to reduce initial loading time.

General Ledger

    • Optimized the report to reduce initial loading time.

Outstanding Balances

    • Optimized the report to reduce initial loading time.