A patch release (v. 7.0.20160928_sync) went out on September 28^th to the Massachusetts and Pennsylvania Sync Version sites. The patch addressed included several enhancements and corrections including the following:

Enhancements:

• Create iStudent Account – A new option has been added to iStudent Configuration that allows end users to create iStudent accounts, append existing accounts, and create iStudent email addresses.
• MA State Reporting:
  • New field to identify “Scheduling School” (SIF)
  • New “Gender – DOE009” field to accommodate new Nonbinary Gender
  • New “Homeless” field (SIF)
  • New “SLIFE – DOE041” field
  • New “Non-Graded” Course indicator added to Course Details screen (SIF)
  • New Warning message if end users change the DOE011, DOE012, DOE013 fields without exiting or enrolling the student
  • New ability to restrict the row count for SIF Log files
  • New “SIF Report” screen allows user to send SIF Objects by School (all reports) by Individual Students (SIMS, SCS, SSDR), by Course- Sections (SCS), or by individual staff members (EPIMS)
• PA State Reporting:
  • Updates made to the PIMS Student Fact Template – Special Education for the Act 16 Report.

Corrections and Minor Enhancements Made To:

• The “Add” button is now available for all grade levels in Transcript History. This will allow the end user to enter a transcript record for a first year student.
• When creating a school calendar the school Start and End Dates have been extended to include additional future years.
• The iParent Schedule Rotation view will now initialize on the current term and will no longer reflect a blank report on the initial login.
• Add/Modify Student Grades will now display all of the courses scheduled for the selected term.
• The Massachusetts eSPED export will now reflect the student’s LASID.
• Student Bio Verification Report will no longer print blank pages and will print a copy for siblings at the same school.
• Massachusetts Discipline reports will now render data regardless of corrupted return dates.
• Employee ID has been added to the “Import Staff Data” parameter page instruction. The screen now displays the 6 required fields for import (Employee ID, First Name, Middle Name (NMN), Last Name, DOB, Gender).
• Letters are now printing as expected with correct page breaks within the Letter Module.
• iHealth Reports > Letters is now honoring the selected grade levels when printing.
• My Courses > Gradebook view shall now reflect a student’s period absence code in the assignment grade field if the student was absent on the assignment due date.
• Student Profile > Date of Birth month calculation will display the correct Years and Months.
• EPIMS Reporting – iStaff Batch Entry screen will now allow an input equal to zero (0), for staff members reported on leave.
• Quick Scheduling – Associated courses in the Room Catalog can now be deleted.
• Guardian Information displays multiple email addresses entered for a Guardian with email address rank.
• Gradebook/Rankbook Progress Reports will no longer reflect students who have dropped the course-section.
• The Submit Course Grades screen in the Gradebook will now reflect all students for the course-section.

** Refer to full Release Notes attached below for more information.