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What's New: October 2024

What's New: October 2024

Your October 2024 update includes a huge expansion of support for custom fields throughout your platform, time-saving data auditing features, and a brand-new Internet Calendar sync to connect your Outlook Calendar to Trainer and Venue calendars.

 

October 2024 Release:

 


 

 

Further links:

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Core Platform Updates

Platform navigation improvements

We’ve optimised your platform with a more compact collapsible menu, giving you extra room to work from. Plus, we have relocated a couple of menu options. They are still easily accessible but now out of your way, keeping everything you need within reach!

 

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In this update we have upgraded the menu collapse feature!

The main navigation menu on the left of your platform can already be collapsed, which gives you much more room to work from and can be especially helpful on pages like the Course Calendar!

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With this update, the collapsed menu no longer includes menu labels. This means it is more compact than before and gives you access to more menu options at once!

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However, when you hover over it, it will automatically expand to give you full visibility of each menu option’s label.

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Whether you use a small monitor, zooming options, or you just like to see as much content as possible on your screen, this update is a big help to give you more space in your platform to view and work from!

 

To tidy your main navigation menu further, the ‘Switching’ menu options have been relocated to the ‘Profile’ options at the top of your platform.

 

  • To switch into the ‘Portal Mode’ to view the platform as an individual/Delegate, the ‘Switch to Portal Mode’ option will now be available from the ‘Profile’ option at the very top-right of your platform.

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  • If you still have a ‘Switch to Legacy System’ option available in your platform, this will also now be available from the ‘Profile’ options.

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Relocating these options away from the Main Navigation Menu keeps them easily accessible but out of your way, so you can focus on what matters most!


Keep everyone in sync with Time Zone visibility

Keep everyone aligned with improved time zone management! You can now set time zones per Course and view these time zones across your platform, making it easier to organise and display Courses across multiple regions.

 

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Prior to this update, the time zone for your Courses was always defined per Training Provider. This meant that if you wanted to schedule Courses across multiple time zones, you would need to create a new Training Provider for each zone.

While you will still be able to set your ‘default’ time zone per Training Provider, you will now also be able to override this per Course!

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New ‘Time Zone’ option available when adding and editing Courses

This means that you can define your Training Provider as operating in ‘(UTC) Dublin, Edinburgh, Lisbon, London’ (for example), then apply an alternative time zone to any Course that is running in a different time zone, e.g. '(UTC+02:00) Athens, Bucharest'.

‘Time Zone’ is also available as a Bulk Edit option from your Courses DataGrid, meaning you can update the allocated Time Zone to Courses in bulk!

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Bulk Editing the Time Zone on multiple Courses in the Class Courses DataGrid

How does it work?

  • If your Course has an allocated Time Zone, this will be used in your basket and in any communications where you have included Time Zone.

  • If your Course does not have an allocated Time Zone, then it will be assumed that the Course is running in your default Time Zone, set against your Training Provider.

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Time Zone option available when editing a Training Provider Account

 

 

We have made Time Zones visible in more places across your platform! You can now include and view the Time Zone for each Course in the:

  • Learner Portal

  • Course Calendar

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  • Columns in all DataGrids that include Course Start & End Dates; including the Courses DataGrids, Delegates DataGrids, and Resource Course DataGrids

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    There are four additional columns that you can include in your DataGrids to view Time Zone information for your Courses:

    • Time Zone: The ID of the Time Zone allocated to the Course (this will be blank if the Course has not had an override Time Zone allocated to it)

    • Time Zone Description: The label of the Time Zone allocated to the Course (this will be blank if the Course has not had an override Time Zone allocated to it)

    • Training Provider Time Zone: The ID of the Time Zone allocated to the Course’s Trainer Provider

    • Training Provider Time Zone Description: The label of the Time Zone allocated to the Course’s Trainer Provider

 

Please note, prior to this release there was already support for including Time Zone within the Shopping Basket and Checkout:

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This enhancement ensures that everyone is on the same page, no matter where they are. Whether you are scheduling a Course, managing Delegates, or processing bookings, you’ll have all the time zone information available!

 

 


Resource & My Teaching Improvements

📅 Sync your Outlook with a Trainer’s or Venue's Calendar

Stay on top of your training schedules with our new Internet Calendar subscription feature! You can now subscribe to Trainer or Venue calendars directly in Outlook or Google. This means you will always have the most up-to-date information about scheduled courses.

 

You can now subscribe to a Trainer or Venue calendar within your Outlook or Google Calendar. This subscription automatically updates to reflect any changes or additions to the scheduled Courses for that Resource.

To make a Resource’s calendar available in your Outlook or Google Calendars, follow these steps:

  1. Open the Resources Manage DataGrid from the main navigation menu

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  2. Find the Resource you would like to generate an Internet Calendar for by applying filters and/or searching the DataGrid

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  3. Click ‘Edit’ from the Resource’s Context Menu Options

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  4. Open the ‘Internet Calendar’ tab from the Resource Management Menu

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  5. Select the month range from this Resource’s calendar that you include in your Outlook/Google Calendar

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  6. Click the ‘Copy the internet calendar url to clipboard’ option

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  7. If you are adding this calendar into Outlook:

    1. Click to add a new Calendar ‘From Internet…’

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    2. Paste in the calendar URL into your calendar subscription pop-up window and click OK

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    3. The calendar will now be added into your list of calendars

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    4. To rename the calendar, right-click on it and select the ‘Rename Calendar’ option

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  8. If you are adding this calendar into Google Calendar:

    1. Click to add a new Calendar via URL

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    2. Paste in the calendar URL into your calendar subscription pop-up window and click ‘Add calendar’

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    3. The calendar will now be added into your list of ‘Other calendars’

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Benefits:

  • Automatic Updates
    Unlike downloaded iCals, the calendar link will stay synced with any changes to Course schedules, such as new Courses or updates.
    Please note: While accessplanit sends updates instantly, Outlook and Google may take up to 24 hours to reflect these changes.

  • Multi-Calendar Subscription
    Easily subscribe to multiple calendars. For example, as an admin, you can consolidate all your trainers' individual calendars into one view for a comprehensive overview.

  • Time Zone Accuracy
    The integration supports time zones, ensuring your calendar remains accurate no matter where you're based.

  • Mobile Access
    The calendar syncs to your mobile device, so you can always access and manage your Resource schedule on the go.

 

Please note

This is a one-way sync. Any events added directly in Outlook or Google will not be reflected in your accessplanit platform.

 


🧑‍🏫 Trainers can no longer view Course costs

We've strengthened the privacy of your Course details by removing cost information from your Trainer's "My Teaching" view.

 

We have enhanced the security of your Course information by removing all references to your Course costs from your Trainer's 'My Teaching' view of your platform.

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My Teaching menu options

This update keeps cost details private, ensuring that only administrators have access to this information (unless you have chosen to include it on your website).

Please note

If you would like Course Cost to be available to your Trainers from their My Teaching portal, this information can be added into a Course Sign in Sheet or Course Register Document Template, which the Trainer could then download on demand per Course.

 


📱Courses and Communications added as DataGrid context menu options

This release includes shortcuts to access your Resource’s list of Courses and Communications, straight from the DataGrid.

 

From your Resources DataGrid, you can now directly access each Resource’s ‘Courses’ and ‘Communications’ via their context menu options.

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Right-click context menu options in the Resources DataGrid

The 'Courses' page for your Resources is an especially handy page, listing each scheduled Course that the Resource is allocated to!

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The ‘Courses’ page available for each Resource

 

 


Tasks

Record Tasks against additional platform items

You can now create and manage Tasks across more areas of your platform, including Placeholders, Products & Services, Bookings, Trainer Confirmations, and Notes. These new options help you stay organised and ensure no important Tasks slip through the cracks!

 

You are now able to manage Tasks against many more areas of your platform!

Here are the new areas that you can generate Tasks against:

  • Placeholders

  • Products & Services

  • Bookings

  • Trainer Confirmations

  • Notes

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Adding a Task to a Product & Service

Whether you need to set a to-do for your colleague to order more stock for a Product & Service, or you need a task to follow up with a customer about their outstanding places on a Placeholder, these new options mean you can link everything together and not lose sight of important jobs!


New Tasks are automatically mapped to your Main Account

To speed up task creation, the 'Assigned To Account' will now automatically default to your Main Account, simplifying the process.

 

There are two settings in place for defining who a Task is ‘Assigned to'. Firstly, there is the ‘Account’, and then the 'Users’ who will complete the Task.

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'Assigned To' options when creating a Task

Our statistics show that the vast majority (nearly all!) of Tasks are assigned to the same Account that the Task creator is assigned to. For example, if Tom’s Account is ‘Training Team’ and he creates a task for Kerry, it is very likely that the ‘Account’ for the Task will be ‘Training Team’.

Therefore, to speed up the process of creating new Tasks, the 'Assigned To Account' will now automatically be populated with your Main Account.

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Please note

It is possible to reassign this for any Tasks where your Main Account it is not the right Assigned To Account.


Upload Files against Tasks

You can now upload your Task-relevant files into your platform, making it easy to keep any important documents for your Tasks accessible in one place.

 

You can now attach Files to Tasks! This means that you can ensure all relevant documents relating to your to-dos and activities are easily available in one place, for yourself and your team members.

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A ‘Confirmation Email’ File assigned to an ‘Order more stock’ Task

Whether it's a report, a confirmation email, a contract, or any important file, attach it to your Task to give your team visibility of it via the new ‘Files’ option.

 


📄New page for adding and editing Tasks

You will now manage your Tasks using a full form rather than a pop-up window. This form includes a new management menu, providing easy access to your Task’s Notes, Files, and Audit Logs.

 

When editing Tasks, you’ll now use a full form instead of a pop-up window. This change provides easier access to essential supporting information for your Tasks via a new management menu on the left!

From this menu you can access a Task's:

  • Notes

  • Files

  • Audit Logs

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Editing a Task in the new form

Having all of this information available all in one comprehensive view, makes Task management much more efficient and organised!

 


Add a Task to multiple items at once

You can now create Tasks for multiple items at once directly from your DataGrids!

 

From your platform DataGrids, you can now create Tasks for multiple items at once, saving you the hassle of adding them individually!

For example, if you have several Courses that all have the same Task required, you can select these Courses and set the Task once for it to be applied to all of them.

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Bulk 'Add Tasks' option in the Class Courses DataGrid

This reduces admin work, saves time, and helps to keep your Task lists up to date!

This new option is available from the mass actions at the top left of your DataGrid. Make sure you have selected the right items first, click the new ‘Add Tasks’ option and complete the form as you would usually!

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Adding a Task to two Courses

You will see each of the items that this Task will be created for listed within the ‘Sources’ on the page!


Quickly view & manage your Overdue Tasks

Overdue Tasks will now be highlighted with a badge on the Tasks Notifications icon at the top of your platform.

 

Finally, to ensure nothing slips through the cracks, overdue Tasks will now be highlighted with a badge on the Tasks Notifications icon.

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Options available at the top-right of the platform

This visual indicator makes it easy to spot and address Tasks that have a due date in the past.

Clicking this option will provide you with a list of your overdue Tasks, where you can then open them to view more information and update their progress and status.

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Viewing an overdue Task

The badge will automatically refresh when you reload your platform, keeping you up-to-date with your Task management and helping you stay on top of your actions!

 


Notes

Provide an overview of your Notes with the new Note Subject

Notes now include an optional Subject field for a quick summary, making it easier to preview content, search, and navigate through your Notes DataGrid.

 

Notes are an excellent way to keep your team informed and track updates.

For each Note you and your team create, you can now add in an optional Subject line to summarise the Note!

Note Subjects should give you a quick preview of the Note's content, and you can include it within your Notes DataGrid to make searching, navigating your notes, and viewing an overview of updates even easier!

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Adding a Subject to a Note

Record Notes against additional platform items

You can now create and manage Notes across more areas of your platform, including Products & Services, Bookings, and Tasks. These new options help you keep yourself and your team updated.

 

You are now able to manage Notes against more areas of your platform!

Here are the new areas that you can record Notes against:

  • Products & Services

  • Bookings

  • Tasks

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Adding a Note to a Booking

Whether you need to take note of a Booking update, or a reference number for a Product & Service, these new options mean you can link everything together and not lose sight of important information!

 

 


Add a Note to multiple items at once

You can now create Notes for multiple items at once directly from your DataGrids!

 

From your platform DataGrids you can now create Notes for multiple items at once, saving you the hassle of adding them individually!

For example, if you need to add a Note to several Users, you can select them all from your Users DataGrid and add your Note in one go. Each user will have their own individual note created automatically.

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Bulk 'Add Notes' option in the Users DataGrid

This reduces admin work, saves time, and helps to keep your Notes and information in order!

This new option is available from the mass actions at the top left of your DataGrids. Make sure you have selected the right items first, click the new ‘Add Notes’ option and complete the form as you would usually.

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Adding a Note to three Users

You will see each of the items that this Note will be created for listed within the ‘Sources’ on the page!

 

 


Checkout Updates

Checkout: Limit the number of Discounts that can be applied to bookings

Apply Discount limits to your Checkout Baskets to effectively manage your discounts and avoid your customers discount stacking.

 

You can now limit the number of Discounts that your customers can apply within your Checkout Basket!

To apply a maximum, Super Administrators can now access new option called ‘Maximum Discounts per Booking’ in the Checkout Options page.

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The ‘Maximum Discounts’ option available in the Checkout Options page

How does it work?

When your customers are making a Booking, they will not be able to stack discounts above the maximum number you have set. For example, if you have set the maximum discounts per booking to '1', then each booking that is processed through your Checkout basket will only allow one Discount to be applied.

It is possible for your customers to swap the Discounts that are allocated to their Checkout basket. For example, if you have a limit of 1 Discount and a customer already has a £30 discount in place but they provide a new Discount Code which would provide them with a £40 discount, then the new Discount would be applied to their booking and their previous discount would be removed.

Discounts that provide the best price for your customer will always be prioritised.

As another example, if you have a limit of 2 Discounts per booking, and a customer meets the criteria for 3 automatic discounts:

  • Early Bird Discount: £10 off

  • Previous Booking Discount: £7.50 off

  • Winter Sale: £10 off

This customer would have the 2 highest value Discounts applied to their booking (Early Bird & Winter Sale) giving them a discount of £20.


Checkout: Hide cost & payment options within your basket

You can now hide cost references in your Checkout Basket for free items. When all items are valued at zero, there will be no mention of payments or costs!

 

You now have the option to hide references to costs in your Checkout Basket!

With this option, there will be no reference to making payments or item costs in any Checkout Basket where all the items have a value of zero/0.00.

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A Checkout Basket with references to cost and payment removed

This means no confusion or clutter for bookings where there is no requirement for payment.

To remove references to costs and payments for your free Checkout Baskets, Super Administrators can now access new option called ‘Hide Costs and Payment Options for free Courses’ in the Checkout Options page.

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The ‘Hide Costs’ option available in the Checkout Options page

Please Note

Payment and cost references are only hidden for baskets where there is no cost associated with any of the items in the basket. Where a basket has had a Price Scheme override, or a 100% Discount applied, the items will still display their cost values.

 

 


#️⃣ Checkout: Improved integration for Opportunity-originated bookings

When booking using an Opportunity booking link, the quantity from your Opportunity Items will now be automatically included into your Checkout basket as the item’s quantity, simplifying the process and reducing errors.

 

When you create a booking through an Opportunity, the assigned quantity of places from the Opportunity’s Items will automatically be applied to the Qty/Places of these items in the Basket!

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Checkout Basket with a quantity of 5 for an item

Once your customer has passed the login step of the Basket, if the customer is a manager, they can adjust the quantity to completing the booking. For individual customers, the quantity will be automatically set to ‘1’.

This update to Opportunity Item Booking Links speeds up the booking process, and reduces the chance of human error!

 


👥 Checkout: Placeholder Improvements

We’ve made Placeholder bookings clearer in the Checkout basket with new instructional text and an improved warning message.

 

We’ve improved the Checkout basket to make Placeholder bookings clearer and more user-friendly!

If you or your customers haven’t selected Delegates while booking, new instructional text will appear: “Leave blank to book unassigned places and provide Delegate names later”. This text not only highlights what will happen if Delegates are not selected, it also provide customers with the knowledge that they can book unassigned places if they prefer!

For customers that don’t know the names of the people they will be sending on the Course yet, this change reduces the chance of them dropping out of the basket process.

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New message in Checkout to explain how to book unassigned places

Additionally, if your customers attempt to proceed through the basket without assigning Delegates, a helpful warning message will appear, now with the option to stay on the page, allowing them to correct their booking before moving forward.

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Information Prompt in Checkout for customers who haven’t selected Delegates.

Please Note

These changes will only be in place if you have Placeholders enabled in your platform.

 


♿ Checkout: Accessibility Improvements

This update contains several improvements to the accessibility of the Checkout basket, helping us move closer to full WCAG 2.1 compliance and making the process more inclusive for all users!

 

There have been several changes made within the Checkout basket in this update to better support all Users making Course bookings!

 

  • When using a screen reader, values such as ‘Unit Price’, ‘Quantity’, and ‘Total’ will now be read with descriptive labels (e.g., “Quantity 3” instead of “3”) to provide more context.

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  • We’ve improved the reading order in the basket for screen reader users. As they navigate through each basket item, they will now follow this sequence:

    • Details of the basket item (include the name of the item)

    • “Qty/ Places” and the selected quantity

    • “Unit Price” and basket items unit price

    • “Total” and the basket items total value

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  • When Discount button is focused on, it now features a bold, dark outline, offering better visibility and contrast for keyboard-only users, even when customised with branded buttons.

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  • To reduce confusion for screen reader users, empty dropdown options have been updated to say “Please select an option,” which is now visible in the “Bill to” and “Country” dropdowns.

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  • And finally, we’ve programmatically linked the ‘Select Delegate’ and ‘Select Booker’ options to their corresponding headers, making it easier for screen reader users to understand the page structure.

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Custom Fields

Using Custom Fields, you can capture extra information to support your business processes.

You can decide what your Custom Fields are called, where they are located, and whether they should be a text box, a date selector, a drop-down box, or a number.

Custom Fields can then be included in your DataGrids, Workflows, reports, and Dashboards to make sure your information is accessible to your full team.

In this update, we have added support for you to create your own Custom Fields in 10 more areas of the platform!

Record custom information against your Notes

Notes are an excellent way to keep your team informed and track updates to items throughout your platform.

Here are examples of the type of information you can store about Notes within Custom Fields:

  • Escalation Flag
    Used to highlight that a Note must be reviewed by a senior member of the team

  • Department / Team
    Used to categorise which team is responsible for the Note

  • Status
    Used to identify if any more activity is needed (e.g. 'Open', 'Closed')

  • External Reference
    Used to store links or IDs from other systems or websites relating to the Note content

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Custom Field examples on a Note

Top Tip

You can already categorise your Notes using Note Types, these are configured in Custom List Items.


Record custom information against your Tasks

Tasks can be used to manage your personal and team to-dos. Tasks are mapped directly to your Courses, Delegates, Users, & Accounts so that you can manage them in one central platform, and see at a glance what you and your team still have left to complete before a Course begins or an Invoice is processed, for example.

Here are examples of the type of information you can store within Custom Fields about Task:

  • Estimated Duration (hrs)
    Used to provide an idea for how long the Task would take to complete

  • Completion Date
    Used to record the date the Task was completed on (vs the due date)

  • Dependencies / Waiting For
    Used to outline what activity or tasks need to be completed before this Task

  • Task Cost
    Used to record budget or cost elements for the Task’s completion

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‘Completion Date’ date Custom Field

Top Tip

You can already categorise your Tasks using Task Types and update your Task Statuses, these are both configured in Custom List Items.

 


Record custom information against your Meetings

Meetings are where you can keep a log of past and future, internal and external meetings.

Here are examples of the type of information you can store within Custom Fields about Meetings within your platform:

  • Meeting Location
    Used to provide the virtual or physical location/address of the meeting

  • Meeting Type
    Used to categorise meetings (e.g. ‘Formal’, ‘Catch-up’, ‘Internal’)

  • Meeting Status
    Used to record the current status of the meeting (e.g. ‘Scheduled’, ‘Cancelled’, ‘Held’)

  • Follow-up Date
    Used to record when tasks/actions from the meeting should be followed up

  • Next Meeting Date
    Used to record when the next meeting will be held

  • Meeting Rating
    Used to record satisfaction levels of the meeting

 

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Example Meeting Custom Fields

 


Record custom information against your Files

Files are any documents that you would like to upload for use and reference throughout your platform. Files are commonly used for Course information including Course documentation, maps, and terms and conditions. They can also be used to upload emails, letters, and confirmation details.

Here are examples of the type of information you can store within Custom Fields about Files within your platform:

  • Expiry Date
    Used to record the date that the File must be updated by

  • Approval Status
    Used to record whether the File has been signed off (e.g. ‘Pending’, ‘Approved’, ‘Rejected’)

  • Confidentiality Level
    Used to record whether the file must be kept as an internal File only (e.g. ‘Internal Only', 'Public’)

  • Department / Team
    Used to categorise which team is responsible for the File

 

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'Department Owner' drop-down Custom Field

 


Record custom information against your Products & Services

Products & Services are any additional, non-course items that you’d like to sell to your customers. This includes hotel bookings, Course materials and equipment, or additional fees such as exam fees.

Here are examples of the type of information you can store within Custom Fields about Products & Services within your platform:

  • SKU/Item Number
    Used to record the Products unique code for inventory tracking

  • Supplier & Contact Details
    Used to capture the name and contact information of the supplier for ordering stock

  • Lead Time
    Used to record the time required to process the delivery or service

  • Warranty
    Used to record any information about warranty or guarantees on the Product

  • Cost to Sell
    Used to store the cost to the business to sell this Product & Service

 

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'SKU Number' free-text Custom Field

 


Record custom information against your Communications

Communications are messages that have been sent from your accessplanit platform or manually logged additional interactions, such as phone calls with customers.

Here are examples of the type of information you can store within Custom Fields about Communications within your platform:

  • Sent From
    Used to record who sent / is responsible for this Communication

  • Follow-up Date
    Used to set when this Communication should be followed up

  • Campaign
    Used to record if this Communication relates to a marketing campaign

  • Status
    Used to record whether the communication has been sent yet (e.g. ‘Draft', ‘Sent’, 'Archived’)

 

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‘Communication Status’ drop-down Custom Field

 


Record custom information against your Price Schemes

Price Schemes are groups of customers that can be given different/preferential rates on your Courses.

Here are examples of the type of information you can store within Custom Fields about Price Schemes within your platform:

  • Description
    Used to provide a free-text outline of when this Price Scheme is to be used, and on which Courses

  • Type
    Used to categorise Price Schemes (e.g. ‘Corporate Rates’, ‘Charity Schemes’)

 

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Record custom information against your Discounts

Discounts are a great way to encourage bookings and reward your customers! You can offer Discounts in various scenarios, including early bird bookings, loyalty from attending previous courses, or as an exclusive offers for key customer Accounts.

Here are examples of the type of information you can store within Custom Fields about Discounts within your platform:

  • Category
    Used to categorise Discounts (e.g. ‘Seasonal’, ‘Promotional’, ‘Loyalty’, ‘First Time Customer’)

  • Description
    Used to provide a free-text outline of when Discounts are valid, and on which Courses

  • Review Date
    Used to record when Discounts should be checked and updated

 

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'Discount Review Date' date Custom Field

 


💁🏼‍♀️ Record custom information against your Opportunity Items

Opportunity Items are the Courses that your customer has enquired about as a part of the Opportunity.

Here are examples of the type of information you can store within Custom Fields about Opportunity Items within your platform:

  • Preferred Delivery Date(s)
    Used to record the customer’s preferred dates for a Course-based Opportunity Item

  • Priority Level
    Used to record how important this item is to the customer (e.g. ‘High’, ‘Medium’, ‘Low’ or ‘Mandatory’, ‘Optional’)

  • Customer Notes
    Used to record any additional information provided by the customer or custom pricing notes

 

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‘Customer Notes’ free-text Custom Field

 


Record custom information against your Fees

Fees are additional costs and expenses relating to your Courses. They are costs to your business or costs that you plan to recharge back to your customer.

Here are examples of the type of information you can store within Custom Fields about Fees within your platform:

  • Approval Status
    Used to record whether the fee has been accepted (e.g. ‘Pending’, ‘Approved’, ‘Rejected’)

  • Fee Justification
    Used to define the purpose of the fee (e.g. ‘Trainer Expenses’, ‘Late Penalties’, ‘Service Fee’, ‘Material Costs’)

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'Fee Justification' drop-down Custom Field

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Create eLearning specific Course Template Custom Fields

You can now add dedicated Custom Fields to your eLearning Course Templates!

 

You can now create Custom Fields specifically for your eLearning Course Templates, which will be available within the eLearning ‘Package’ settings when adding or editing a course.

This new option allows you to record custom eLearning content relevant only to your eLearning courses, keeping your other Course Types uncluttered.

By having these fields positioned alongside your existing eLearning fields, such as the eLearning Package and it’s lifetime, all relevant information is easily accessible and neatly grouped together!

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Here are examples of the type of information you can store within Custom Fields about eLearning Course Templates within your platform:

  • Content Version
    Used to record the version number or the last updated date for the eLearning Package

  • Languages Covered
    Used to record which languages are available within the eLearning Package

  • Interactive Elements
    Used to note what interactive quizzes or simulations are included in the Course, or a count of the number of interactive elements


Placeholder Improvements

Shortcut to the new Placeholder or Delegate following a transfer

A new shortcut in the transfer confirmation message lets you quickly access Delegate or Placeholder details on their new Course.

 

We’ve added a helpful new shortcut when transferring a Delegate or Placeholder!

Now, the confirmation message displayed following a successful transfer includes a direct link to view the Delegate or Placeholder on their new Course.

This allows you to quickly access their details and take further actions, such as processing payments, recording additional information, or sending email communications.

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Placeholder Terminology updates

We’ve clarified Placeholder actions by renaming key options, improving the user experience and making it easier to understand how to assign Delegates for Admins and Managers.

 

We have updated the wording of several Placeholder actions to make them as clear as possible!

  • The “Assign to Placeholder” option where you define which Delegates will be allocated to the Placeholder has been reworded as “Assign Delegates”

  • For Managers, their Placeholder context menu “Maintain” has been changed to “Assign”

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While these are simple changes, they should improve the user experience when using Placeholders by making it much clearer what these options are for!

 


Upload Files against Placeholders

You can now attach relevant files directly to your Placeholders.

 

You can now attach relevant files directly to your Placeholders. Keep all your important documents and resources organised and accessible for your team!

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You can upload Files against your Placeholders by either opening the ‘Files’ page and clicking the ‘Add File’ option, or by using the Context Menu shortcut.

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Zynk - Integrations with Sage & Xero

👥 Manage your customers' Zynk IDs

There are four new DataGrids available in Administration to manage Sage & Xero IDs for integrations through Zynk.

 

We've added four new DataGrids under the Administration menu, exclusively available to Super Admins, to help manage your customers' IDs for seamless Zynk integration.

These IDs play a crucial role in linking customers in your accessplanit platform with those in your Sage or Xero system, ensuring accuracy by preventing duplicate customer records and avoiding incorrect invoice assignments.

New Sage Mappings Pages:

  • Sage User Mappings
    View and apply Sage IDs to Users

  • Sage Account Mappings
    View and apply Sage IDs for Accounts

 

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New Xero Mappings Pages:

  • Xero User Mappings
    View and apply Xero IDs to Users

  • Xero Account Mappings
    View and apply Xero IDs for Accounts

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To edit the Sage or Xero IDs for a customer, locate them within the relevant DataGrid, then click the ‘Update ID' option from the DataGrid. This will display a pop-up where you can provide their Sage/Xero ID!

 

Support for multiple Training Providers

Since Training Providers typically use their own accounting software or financial processes, your platform supports assigning a unique ID for each customer per Provider.

If a customer shares the same ID across multiple Providers, that is no problem! Simply add the ID for each relevant Provider. To make this easier, we’ve made sure that the Bulk Edit option is available to streamline this process.

 

Please Note

You cannot have both Sage & Xero IDs in use for your customer base at the same time. If you are transitioning from one accounting system to another (e.g. from Sage to Xero) you must have a clean stop/start by swapping the IDs over in one batch.


📈 Xero Feed improvements

We have enhanced our Xero Integration through Zynk to include additional information.

 

We’ve upgraded our Xero integration via Zynk to provide even more detailed information!

The Xero feed now includes both the External ID (the customer’s ID in accessplanit, such as the User ID or Account ID) and the Xero ID (which can be viewed and managed via the new Xero DataGrids).

Additionally, Products & Services now display pricing information in the Xero feed, offering a more complete view of your financial data.


Auditing changes in your platform

🙋‍♀️ View items that you created or last updated

We've add new ‘Created By’ and ‘Last Updated By’ columns to 16 of your platform DataGrids. These additional columns make it easier to track the items you've created or recently updated.

 

Many areas of your platform DataGrids have been updated to now include ‘Created By’ and ‘Last Updated By’ columns. These columns can be a huge help if you need to view items that you created or items you have recently managed!

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For example, in your Courses DataGrid, you can now build a DataGrid filter to only display Courses that you created by using the filter settings ‘Created By ID’ - ‘Is Me’:

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As another example, you can also build a DataGrid filter to only display Courses where you were the last person to make updates by using the filter settings ‘Update By ID’ - ‘Is Me’:

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It is also possible to filter these options to see all Courses created by or last updated by other Administrators.

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These new DataGrid columns are available to filter on and display in the following DataGrids:

  • Courses

  • Delegates

  • Resources

  • Opportunities

  • Opportunity Items

  • Purchases

  • Bookings

  • Tasks

  • Notes

  • Discounts

  • Text Templates

  • Email Templates

  • Document Templates

  • Users

  • User Awards

  • Accounts

Please Note

These DataGrid columns will only start tracking information following this update being applied to your platform


📅 View items that have been created or updated within a set time-frame

We've added new ‘Date Created’ and ‘Last Updated’ columns to 16 of your DataGrids. These additional columns make it easier to track the when items in your platform were created or last updated.

 

Many DataGrids have been updated to now include ‘Date Created’ and ‘Last Updated’ columns. These columns can be a huge help if you want to sort your DataGrid to view items that have recently been created or changed, or you want to apply a filter to only see items that have been updated today, for instance.

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As an example, to view the Courses that have been modified most recently you can now add ‘Last Updated’ as a column into your Courses DataGrid and sort this as descending.

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Being able to monitor changes and flag when a change was made and by who can be very helpful when understanding the journey of a Course or a customer, or when troubleshooting.

 

These new DataGrid columns are available to filter on and display in the following DataGrids:

  • Courses

  • Delegates

  • Resources

  • Users

  • User Awards

  • Accounts

  • Opportunities

  • Opportunity Items

  • Purchases

  • Bookings

  • Tasks

  • Notes

  • Discounts

  • Text Templates

  • Email Templates

  • Document Templates

 

Please Note

Some of these DataGrid columns will only start tracking information following this update being applied to your platform


Monitor changes against additional platform items

We’ve introduced extensive new Audit Logs across the platform, giving you greater visibility and control over activity within your system. These logs track key actions and changes, helping you monitor everything from course updates to user management in real time.

 

For your platform Resources, the following are now audited:

  • Cost

  • Cost Type

  • Enabled

This means that any changes made to them will be reported in the audit logs for the Resource.

 

For your platform Tasks, the following are now audited:

  • Status (the ID is reported in the audit log rather than the label)

  • Start Date

  • Due Date

This means that any changes made to them will be reported in the audit logs for the Task.

 

For your platform Course Templates, the following are now audited:

  • Delivery Method

  • External ID

  • Duration & Duration Type

  • Min & Max Places

  • Cost & Cost Type

  • Nominal Code

  • Sessional

  • Advertise

  • Waiting List

This means that any changes made to them will be reported in the audit logs for the Course Template.

 

For your platform Discounts, the following are now audited:

  • Automatic

  • Discount Type

  • Fixed/Percentage

  • Valid From & To

  • Rules added/updated/deleted

This means that any changes made to them will be reported in the audit logs for the Discount.

 

For your platform Price Schemes, the following are now audited:

  • Label/text

  • Accounts

  • When any of the mappings (Account/Account Groups/Job Roles) are updated

This means that any changes made to them will be reported in the audit logs for the Price Scheme.

 

For your platform Notes, the following are now audited:

  • Mapped to

  • Type

This means that any changes made to them will be reported in the audit logs for the Note.

 

For your platform Files, the following are now audited:

  • Type

  • Label

  • Mapped to

This means that any changes made to them will be reported in the audit logs for the File.

 

For your platform Custom List Items, the following are now audited:

  • Item Type

  • Label/Text

This means that any changes made to them will be reported in the audit logs for the Custom List Item.

 

For your platform Email Templates, the following are now audited:

  • Name

  • Module

  • Subject

This means that any changes made to them will be reported in the audit logs for the Email Template.

 

We have also added additional auditing for several other areas of your platform. These audit updates are only available in the core Platform Events page.

  • Course Template Price Schemes updates

  • Course Template Exclusivity updates

  • Course Template Resources updates

  • Course Template Awards updates

  • Discount Account exclusivity updates

  • Discount Course exclusivity updates


Usability Audit Improvements

We’ve improved how Audit Logs display updates, now showing the new value first, followed by the original value, making it easier to read and understand changes at a glance.

 

We have updated the way that your platform’s Audit Logs report changes/updates to items.

Previously, updates (such as an existing User having their phone number changed) were displayed in the Audit Logs as [original value] => [new value]. For example 'Phone: 0123456789 => 078945612301'.

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To make this easier to read, updates will now display the new value so it is front and centre, followed by what is was changed from.

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Example 1 - A Course is updated to no longer be advertised

  • New Detail for this event: 'Course Date ID: 12345 Private: Yes (Was: No Is: Yes)'

  • Previous Detail for this event: 'Course Date ID: 12345 Private: Yes =>No'

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Example 2 - A Course is updated from a cost of 0.00 to a cost of 150.00

  • New Detail for this event: 'Course Date ID: 12345 Cost: 150 (Was: {BLANK} Is: 150)'

  • Previous Detail for this event: 'Course Date ID: 12345 Cost: {BLANK} =>150'

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A new ‘Display Label’ column has been added to the Platform Events DataGrid, showing the module of any item that has been created, updated, or deleted. This enhancement improves clarity, making it easier to identify exactly which item has been changed at a glance!

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Shopping Basket Improvements

SB3: eLearning Delegate rebooking warning

If a user tries to rebook an eLearning course they are already registered for through the Shopping Basket, a message appears to explains why rebooking isn’t possible.

 

To improve the user experience of the Shopping Basket (SB3) and the booking process for your customers, when a User attempts to rebook an eLearning course they are already registered for, they will now receive a message explaining that rebooking is not possible.

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This message appears in the basket to inform them why the booking attempt was unsuccessful, ensuring clarity so they can then navigate to their Learner Portal or inbox to access the details of their eLearning Course.


Bookings

📄New page for viewing Bookings

You will now manage your Bookings using a full form rather than a pop-up window. This form includes a new management menu, providing easy access to your Booking’s Tasks, Notes, Workflow Errors, and Workflow Instances.

 

When viewing Bookings, you’ll now use a full form instead of a pop-up window. This change provides easier access to essential supporting information for your Bookings via a new management menu on the left.

From this menu you can access a Booking's:

  • Tasks

  • Notes

  • Workflow Instances

  • Workflow Errors

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Having all of this information available all in one comprehensive view makes task management much more efficient and organised!

 

 

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