User Management Enhancements

January 2021

User Roles was moved from App Settings > App Settings to App Settings > User Management. In addition, the new Registered Users and Force Login options were added under User Management.

campusM URL Scheme Enhancements

January 2021

By customer request, we added the ability to link directly to the Search and Feedback areas of the app using the following campusM URLs:

• campusm://search – loads the home page and opens the search tab to allow you to perform a search
• campusm://feedback – grants the ability to leave feedback without selecting the Send Feedback option from the Settings menu

These URLs can be used on the home page as well as in content pages and in notifications to encourage user interaction with these sections of your app.

For further information on the campusM URL Scheme, see Working with App URLs.

Leganto Product Integration

January 2021

We added a new product integration that enables users to benefit from having Leganto built into campusM. This configurable product integration provides users with a seamless experience of their Leganto reading list and collections through campusM.

For further information on Leganto product integrations, see Leganto.

Generic Live Tile

January 2021

We added the ability to deploy a Generic Live Tile that enables customers to display a configurable tile displaying labels and live counters driven by a defined Restful API. Using the product integration configuration, administrators can define what numerical data displays from the Restful service, along with the icons and labels. Use this feature to create your own live tiles from API data sources without the need for coding.

For further information on the Generic Live Tile product integration, see Generic Live Tile.

Badge View	List View (1 width x 1 height with just one item configured in the list)
List View (1 width x 1 height with more than one item configured in the list)	List View (2 width x 1 height with more than one item configured in the list)

Gmail Product Integration Live Tile

January 2021

We added a new product integration for Gmail. The product integration provides a Live Tile with a dynamic badge that displays the number of unread emails in your inbox. Selecting the tile opens your Gmail inbox.

A future release will contain a fully-fledged email client as part of this product integration (similar to the Outlook365 product integration).

For further information, see Email.

Events Product Integration – Remove Mandatory Requirement for a Unique ID Field for RSS Vendor

January 2021

We removed the mandatory requirement to provide a unique identifier for each event when using an RSS feed as the vendor for the data. campusM now creates a unique internal reference to manage the integration, though customers can still add their own ID if desired. We also now allow usage of the / character in the customer identifier.

For further information on the Events product integration, see Events.

Canvas Product Integration – Configure Enrollment Type

January 2021

We added the ability to define the enrollment type as part of the Canvas product integration. The following enrollment types are available:

• Student
• Teacher
• Teaching Assistant
• Observer
• Designer

This selection defines the courses visible for each user based on their enrollments in Canvas. You can create additional instances of the Canvas product integration for each of the enrollment types.

For further information on the Canvas product integration, see Canvas.

LMS/VLE Product Integrations – Custom Live Tile Icons for Canvas and D2L

January 2021

We added the ability to upload custom icons to be used for elements within the Live Tile for Canvas and D2L. Image URLs can be added to the product integration configuration. To add custom images, administrators must first select Use Custom Icons in the Live Tile configuration. If Use Custom Icons is not selected, the default icon appears.

For further information on the LMS/ VLE product integrations, see LMS/VLE.

LMS/VLE Product Integration – Live Tile Icons for Blackboard

January 2021

We added a Live Tile for the Blackboard product integration that provides dynamic information and prompts the user to take action regarding the user's Blackboard courses. Within the product integration configuration, you can select the Announcements, Courses, Assignments, Grades, and Events elements to have them displayed as well as define their order and labels.

For further information on the Blackboard product integration, see Blackboard.

ID Card Product Integration – Enlarged User Image and Dynamic Date/Time Field

January 2021

We added the following enhancements to improve the ID Card usability and security:

• We enabled users to enlarge the image on the card. This is useful in socially distanced environments when displaying your ID to security. You can select the enlarge button to scale the image and improve visibility.
• We added the ability to display the current date and time, including seconds to provide a dynamic element to the ID card and prevent using a screenshot. When enabled, security staff can confirm the validity of the ID Card by referring to the date and time.

For further information on the ID Card product integration, see ID Card.

Timetable Product Integration – Banner – Enhanced Location Display Configuration

January 2021

We enhanced the Timetable product integration for Banner to enable configuration of location information for events. Customers can configure whether to display the Location, Campus, and Room Description for the events.

For further information on the Timetable product integrations, see Timetable.

Library Product Integration – Configurable Icon for Fines and Fees

January 2021

You can now add custom icons for Fines and Fees found on the landing page and in the Library Card, reflecting the symbol of the local currency.

For further information on the Library product integration, see Library.

Directory Search Product Integration – Enhanced User Experience

January 2021

We made the following enhancements to the Directory Search product integration:

• If a search term provides more results than can be displayed on one page, clicking Show More adds the results to the bottom of the existing page rather than replacing the current list.
• The Directory entries now support displaying special characters within the returned data field.

For further information on the Directory Search product integrations, see Directory Search.

Holds Product Integration – Live Tile Displays Number of Holds

January 2021

We added the ability to enable a Live Tile for the Holds product integration that displays a live badge showing the count of hold rows returned for the end-user. This prompts the user to take action on the homepage.

Holds Product Integration – BannerXE - Additional Configurable Fields Added for Each Hold

January 2021

We added the ability to provide additional data fields against each hold listing, using code/label pairs from the product integration configuration. This enables customers to define their own fields to display based on field keys returned from the service.

For further information on the Holds product integrations, see Holds.

Product Integrations – General Resiliency

January 2021

After receiving reports that optional/unexpected data fields were causing product integrations to fail, we improved our handling to enhance resiliency for optional/unexpected data items being returned by services generally across our integrations range.

Migration of Attendance Transaction Product Integration to Attendance Configuration

January 2021

By customer request, we moved the Attendance Transaction view from product integrations to the Attendance configuration area, bringing attendance deployment/configuration and transaction viewer configuration into one area of App Manager.

Timetable Code Restructure (Requires iOS and Android Release)

February 2021

We have restructured the Calendar/Timetable code to improve both performance and resilience, as well as providing consistent behavior across all platforms.

The restructuring includes the following benefits:

• Reduced number of service calls to retrieve timetable data
• Enhanced handling of cached timetable data and refresh mechanisms
• Improved handling of week/month transitions
• Consistency across platforms – includes bringing Blended Calendar to the Web App

Web App Blended Calendar View

February 2021

As part of the Timetable restructuring enhancement, we are aligning the Calendar/Timetable across all the platforms, which means we are bringing Blended Calendar to the Web App.

This Blended Calendar view provides a single, color-coded view of multiple calendar feeds on one screen, providing students with a holistic view of their scheduled events.

We have retained the ability for Web App users to access either a monthly or weekly view of their calendar. Each event has a defined color identifying the source calendar from where the event is fed. Update this view using the refresh icon in the bottom left-hand corner of the screen. The time when the screen was updated also appears here. Selecting an event directs the user to the Event Detail screen.

Click Calendar to view the available Calendar feeds (and the color coding associated with each feed) and select which events to display in their blended view. This view also provides details about when each Calendar view has been updated.

Quick Polls – Enhanced Visual Cue Regarding Multiple or Single-Selection Responses

February 2021

We improved the visual cues to make a clear distinction between a single selection (using radio buttons) and a multi-selection (using checkboxes) multiple-choice question type.

For further information, see Quick Polls.

Creating App Roles API

February 2021

Following last month's ability to add App Roles to end-users using the addRole API, we have now added the ability to create or remove App Roles programmatically using the createAppRole API.

For further information on how to use this API, see App Roles API.

Product Integration Enhancements

February 2021

ID Card Product Integration – Enlarged Dynamic Date/Time Display

February 2021

We enlarged and increased the prominence of the dynamic date/time field shown on the ID card to improve visibility when validating a user’s credentials.

For further information, see ID Card.

Contact Tracing Product Integration – Manual Code Entry and Improved Feedback when Removing a Transaction

February 2021

We added the ability for a student to enter a manual location code rather than scanning a QR code. This is specifically targeted at students using the Web App for devices without working cameras. This can be selectively enabled within the product integration configuration screen. We also added clear notifications when canceling scanned/entered locations:

For further information on the Contact Tracing product integration, see Contact Tracing.

Events Product Integration – Disable Date as a Filter (SF: 00897476)

February 2021

We added the ability to enable or disable Dates as a filter for events' lists. This is useful if you have many single date events. Disable the Initial Date Filter to make these events easier to navigate.

For further information on the Events product integration, see Events.

Blackboard LMS/VLE Product Integration – Deep Linking from the Live Tile to the Relevant Integration Page

February 2021

We have enhanced the action of the Blackboard Live Tile to enable deep linking into the relevant area of the product integration pages when clicking an icon on a tile. For example, if you click Courses on the Live Tile, you are directed to the Courses page.

For further information on the Blackboard product integration, see Blackboard.

List Product Integration – Checklists and Favorites

February 2021

We added the ability to configure Lists as Checklists, providing end-users with the ability to mark items as complete. These checked items can be configured to be stored on the local device (and potentially lost when the users log out or changes devices) or stored in the Ex Libris cloud where they can be retrieved and synced on any device. Enabling this also saves a user's favorites to the cloud so that they are available going forward.

For further information, see List.

List Product Integration – Live Tile Enhancements

February 2021

By customer request, we have added a number of interface enhancements to the List product integration Live Tile:

• Enabled the ability to control the text size using the App Builder Font Size (min), Font Size (max) properties
• Added padding to the left and right of the Live Tile
• Added the ability to add or remove dividers between the items under a category on the Live Tile
• Added the ability to configure the Category and URL link text color to a different value

For further information, see List.

Managing Key Contract Email Address in App Manager

March 2021

To ensure we maintain a key contact address for customers, we have added the ability to add and maintain an email address for ongoing communications from the campusM team to your key app contact. You can update this in App Manager, within the App Settings > General settings. We suggest that you add a contact list email address to this field to ensure we can maintain interactions.

Populate Notification Group Subscriptions Using CSV File

March 2021

We added the ability to upload a CSV file or email addresses to bulk populate Notification Groups. This removes the need to manually search and select users for subscriptions.

Clicking Upload File displays the file upload selector, along with the ability to either add (appending the list of users to the existing Notification Group subscriptions) or Replace (replacing all existing Notification Group subscribers with the users in the file) for the group.

Once the import is complete, you can download results for users who were added successfully and those that were not (either because they do not exist within the system or had an invalid email format).

View Notification History for API, BCC, and Polls Sent Through App Manager (SF: 00787742)

March 2021

We added the ability to view the notification history from all of the available routes to send – App Manager, BCC, API, and Polls. We also include these notifications in the Overall totals for notifications sent and notification engagement statistics.

Modifying App Manager Login Screen

March 2021

We made a minor UI enhancement to the login screen to enhance the look and feel on entry into App Manager.

CMAuth Authentication SAML Token Authentication – Self Configuration

March 2021

We have enabled customers to configure SAML authentication using CMAuth for themselves, removing the need for campusM Professional Services involvement.

For more information on how to configure Token-Based Authentication, see Managing Token Based Authentication.

Quick Polls – Anonymous Polls

March 2021

We have enabled the ability to undertake Anonymous Polls with your users. This can be enabled on a per Poll basis when creating a new Poll and the user's identity is not stored with the transaction.

When retrieving the data from the getPollResults API, the personID and personEmail objects will be empty. You cannot query the API using an email address for an anonymous Poll.

For more information on Quick Polls, see Quick Polls.

Product Integration Changes Enhancements

March 2021

List Product Integration – Enhanced Live Tile

March 2021

We added the ability to configure how list items are configured as URL links are displayed on the live tile. The configuration enables you to underline the links and to include or exclude a chevron at the end.

For more information on List product integration, see List.

List Product Integration – Enable Searchable Lists

March 2021

We added the ability to enable search within the list, enabling end-users to search for text and numbers within the listed items. The search queries the following fields: Category Title, Item Title, Item Description, and URL.

For more information on List product integration, see List.

Library Product Integration (Primo and PrimoVE) – Live Tile Enhancements

March 2021

We aligned the configuration of our Library product integration Live Tile with that of our LMS/VLE Live tiles. This enables customers to configure the icons used and their ordering on the tile. This is all managed through the Product Integration Configuration screen.

For customers who have already deployed the Library Product Integration Live Tile, the tile does not change until enabled within the product Integration screen. For customers with the legacy tile, the new form can be enabled by selecting the Enable Latest Live Tile Design in the Design dropdown in the Live Tile section and save to make this available to end-users.

For more information on Library product integration, see Library.

Contact Tracing Product Integration – Visual Indicator for Scanned and Manual Entries and Manual Entry Validation

March 2021

We added improved visual cues to indicate when a contact tracing entry was made by scanning a QR code or by manually entering a code.

We have also restricted the Manual Entry code to ONLY contain alphanumerical characters and the following special characters -./_"

For more information on Contact Tracing product integration, see Contact Tracing.

Directory Search Product Integration – Enabling Multiple Contact Filters (SF: 00878259)

March 2021

By customer request, we enabled the ability to add a comma-delimited list to the filter codes and descriptions for the Directory Search product integration. This helps customers refine the experience.

For more information on Directory Search product integration, see Directory Search.

LMS/VLE Product Integration for Moodle – Configure Assessment Visibility on Live Tile (SF: 00859059)

March 2021

We added the ability to suppress Assessments that do not have due dates configured from showing on the Moodle Live Tile. This can be enabled or disabled based on the customer’s preference within the product integration configuration.

For more information on LMS/VLE product integration for Moodle, see LMS/VLE – Moodle.

Student Attendance Dashboard Widget

April 2021

To enhance the visibility of attendance data to aid the student to understand their general levels of attendance and engagement in class, we added the ability to display a summary of the student’s check-in transactions at the top of their Check-in History. This optional component displays the current proportion of attendance in class, with a graphical breakdown of the check-in outcomes for the selected period.

As part of this development, we have also increased the viewable Check-in History period from 2 weeks to 4 weeks, to provide improved longer-term visibility of attendance trends for the student and lecturers.

For more information campusM Attendance, see Managing campusM Attendance.

App Center Download QR Code in App Manager

April 2021

To improve ease of access to the App Center to download the Release Candidate, Sandbox, and Preview Apps, we have incorporated a QR code on your App Manager home screen that, when scanned, directs you to the appropriate areas of App Center to download the app.

Copy Asset URL to Clipboard from Asset Manager

April 2021

By customer request, we have added a button against assets within the Asset Manager to copy the full URL address to the clipboard for the selected asset. This helps to link and use the asset in features like Creative Studio or App Builder.

Add the campusM Logo to the Favicon for App Manager

April 2021

We have added the campusM logo to the favicon for browsers, to assist with identifying the App Manager when multiple tabs are open.

Ability to Disable a Menu Option from the Web App

April 2021

We added the ability to selectively disable Menu Options (tiles) exclusively for the Web App, rather than requiring the use of the Override property. This enables users to exclude menu options so that the value is no longer searchable and streamlines the option with existing options to disable Menu Options for iOS and Android.

Contact Tracing Product Integration – Enabling Validation on Manual Location Code Entry

April 2021

We added the ability to enable input validation on the Location Codes entered through the Contact Tracing Product Integration. When enabled, the user must enter a valid location code to complete the contact tracing check-in. The valid set of Location Codes can be entered manually into the product integration configuration.

For more information on the Contact Tracing product integration, see Contact Tracing.

Events Product Integration – Saving Event Favorites to the Ex Libris Cloud

April 2021

We added the ability to configure where your users' event favorites are saved – either locally on the users' device (which means they are lost if the user logs out or removed the app) or to the Ex Libris Cloud, where they are managed regardless of where the user added the event or logged out.

To enable cloud storage, select ‘Database’ from the ‘Selection Storage’ drop down in the Vendor/Data Source configuration within the Events Product Integration.

For more information on the Events product integration, see Events.

Bulk Import and Update App Roles and Customer Roles Using a Spreadsheet

May 2021

To accelerate customer implementations generally and the deployment of RoleSync and the use of roles more specifically in campusM apps, we added the ability to upload an Excel spreadsheet with your Customer and/or App Roles through the App Manager.

Customers can export an Excel template that contains all current Customer and App Roles, modify and append to the template, and import the template apply bulk changes.

Apply App Role Changes to All App Users Using the addAppRole API

May 2021

We modified the addAppRole API to include an optional Boolean that, when true, applies the selected Role changes to all App Users. This removes the need to define individual users in the request.

For example, when an App Role was applied as part of a Quick poll, use this API to remove these roles for the users.

For more information, see addAppRole.

Prompt a User to Initiate a Call to a Defined Telephone Number (Requires iOS and Android Release) (SF: 00929669)

May 2021

We added the ability to define an ActionURL for a Menu Option (tile) that initiates a prompt to a user to make a call to a defined telephone number on a mobile device. Use this to speed up calls to support services or security services where a phone call is required. The ActionURL is taken from tel:.

Additional Menu Option Types Available when Adding Menu Options to Your App

May 2021

To simplify deployment of Attendance and Calendar features to your apps, we added the ability to directly select these options when selecting a Menu Option Type to add to your homescreen in App Builder. Selecting the +Add in the Menu Option pane in app builder displays the Menu Option Type Selector.

We added the following Menu Option Types:

• Calendar Tile – Used to deploy a menu option (tile) that links to the campusM Calendar/Timetable function.
• Attendance Student Tile – Available from the Product Features Tiles and is used to deploy the student check-in attendance tile to your homescreen.
• Attendance Lecturer Tile – Available from the Product Features Tiles and is used to deploy the Lecturer check-in attendance tile to your homescreen.
• Attendance Transaction Viewer Tile – Available from the Product Features Tiles and is used to deploy the Transaction Viewer for attendance administrators.

Product Integration Changes and Enhancements

Quick Polls – Extract Quick Poll Results Through App Manager as CSV File

June 2021

We added the ability to extract the results for individual responses through App Manager as a CSV file that can then be manipulated in external reporting tools such as Excel.

The export process can be triggered within the ‘View Results’ screen for a specific Quick Poll. Within this screen, we have added the ‘Export Poll Results’ button that displays the Export popup where you can define filtering parameters for the export. You can define a date range for the results (using the date selection wizard available on selection) or filter by defining a single email address for the user of interest. If you leave these optional parameters blank, all results are extracted.

The data is exported as a CSV file and downloaded through your browser. You can then open and review/edit the data within your own reporting toolset.

For more information on extracting quick poll results, see Viewing and Extracting Quick Poll Data.

Quick Polls – Monthly Recurrence Pattern

June 2021

We added the ability to define a monthly recurrence pattern for your Quick Polls. This enables you to poll your students on longer intervals than the current weekly recurrence, while still grouping the occurrences under one Quick Poll configuration. This has the additional benefit of enabling roles to be changed from one Poll occurrence to another.

To enable Monthly Recurrence, select Enable re-occurrence in the Quick Poll configuration and then select Monthly > Recurrence Pattern. You can choose to select either a specific day of each month or a day of a week within the month.

For more information on Quick Polls configuration, see Deploying and Configuring.

Attendance – Configurable Behavior for the Exclude Flag (preview available in Mid-June 2021)

June 2021

We added the ability to define how the Attendance Exclude Flag operates. Currently, a timetabled event with the Exclude Flag marked as True is visible in the check-in screen but does not trigger a reminder notification. Students can check in to the event if they choose to since it is optional.

To enable customers to change this behavior and to exclude the selected events completely from the check-in process and screens, we added the ‘Suppress Attendance Excluded Events’ checkbox to the General setting in the attendance configuration screen.

When the ‘Suppress Attendance Excluded Events’ is checked, the behavior changes so that the excluded events are not displayed in the check-in screens and do not trigger a notification. Flagged events are completely excluded from the check-in process.

For more information on configuring attendance, see Managing campusM Attendance.

Security Enhancement – Remove Visibility of Application Server Password in App Manager

June 2021

To enhance the overall security of the platform for customers with Connect Layers, we have obscured the password for the Application Server in the App Manager > App Settings > Application Servers. Customer admins can change the password by selecting Reset Password but cannot see its current configuration.

Product Integration Changes and Enhancements

Student Engagement and Retention Product Integration – UniWellBeing Vendor Support

June 2021

We added a live tile for UniWellBeing support that displays a carousel of the Call to Actions (CTA) set for the end-user. Use this to get your end-users to engage with UniWellBeing and prompt them to access this service on a regular basis.

Users can scroll through the CTAs if enabled in the configuration. When a user selects the Live Tile, they are directed directly to the UniWellBeing App, or prompted to install the app if they have not yet done so (on the campusM Native App). When selecting the Live Tile in the campusM Web App, they are directed to a webpage with information about how to get the app on their mobile device.

For more information on UniWellBeing, see Student Engagement and Retention.

List Product Integration – Add Images to Your List Live Tile Items

June 2021

To enhance the live tile for the List product integration, we added the ability to configure an image to be displayed against the list items.

For more information, see List.

Direct Access to Asset Manager to Add Assets to Product Integrations

June 2021

We added direct access to the Asset Manager within a range of Product Integrations (Greetings, ID Card, Laundry, LMS/VLE product integrations) when adding icons or default images to the configuration. It is now easier to configure the product integrations.

For more information, see Product Integrations.

Resource Book Product Integration Enhancement

June 2021

We modified the resource booking cancellation screen so that the cancel button is no longer visible for bookings that have expired (the date of the booking has passed). This ensures that the booking data remains accurate.

We have also modified the message for cancelling a booking to confirm the successful outcome of the cancellation.

For more information, see Resource Booking.

LMS/VLE Product Integration – Support for Terms in Blackboard to Define Visible Courses

June 2021

We have enabled the ability to define Term IDs within the Blackboard product integration that determine the visibility of courses.

To enable, check Filter Courses By Term and then add the Term ID that will be used to filter your courses.

For more information, see LMS/VLE – Blackboard.

Retrieve Attendees – Vendor Support for PeopleSoft

June 2021

We now provide support for the Retrieve Attendees product integration for Peoplesoft. This enables support for campusM attendance, in combination with the existing PeopleSoft Timetable product integration.

For more information, see Retrieve Attendees.

Creative Studio – Academic Template Gallery

July 2021

The Academic Template Gallery is a new content template type that enables the quick creation of configurable landing pages that aggregate links to key app services, content, and integrations. Using the new Create Page template guide, a content owner can quickly author an attractive landing page that brings together relevant areas of the app, making it easier for the user to engage and consume content.

Our first Academic Template is Welcome Week. To add a new Welcome Week landing page, when adding a new page, select the Academic template from the template gallery. You are directed to the Welcome Week page.

The template guide walks you through the population of the page, with a suggested structure. Select each section link to access the campusM URL Wizard and search for content, product integrations, or other services to link to.

Upon selecting Create, a new page generates using the configuration provided. You can now configure the page similar to any other Creative Studio page – editing images, removing any unused sections, etc. Save and publish the page to make it available to your end-users.

We will be adding more academic templates in future releases.

For more information, see Creative Studio.

Support Link Options Added to the LDAP Login Page

July 2021

To support students who have forgotten their username or password, and/or link to further information about the app on the login screen, we have introduced the ability to add a URL and text to the LDAP login page. Additionally, you can configure the placeholder text that is displayed in the username and password field to help a student format their entry.

The configuration of these elements can be found in App Settings > Profile Registration Authentication, within LDAP authenticated profile.

Product Integration Changes and Enhancements

List Product Integration – Progress Bars for Categories and Items

July 2021

We added the ability to enable and configure progress bars against item categories and category lists. This provides an easy-to-read visual and numerical indication of progress against items. Note that this option is only visible if the Enable Checklist option has been enabled for the list.

To enable and configure, check the Enable Due Date options in the product integration Configuration screen. Progress bars can be added against each category, showing progress as items are checked, and against the overall categories progress, show progress against completing all items within categories.

For more information, see List.

LMS/VLE Blackboard Product Integration – Course List Sort Ordering Configuration

July 2021

We added the ability to configure the user's Course List to be sorted alphabetically by Course Name rather than the default behavior which is by Course Number.

For more information, see Blackboard.

Weather Product Integration – Custom Icons for Weather Status

July 2021

We added the ability to configure custom icons for each of the available weather statuses. Customers can configure images from the asset manager or URLs to substitute for the default icons used.

To enable this option, check Use Custom Icons and then browse or enter the URL for which icons to substitute.

For more information, see Weather.

All Product Integrations – Integration Type Prefixed to Description when Adding Product Integration Menu Option

July 2021

We prefixed the product integration type to the Description when adding a product integration Menu Option type. This makes it easier to identify which product integration instance you are assigning to a tile when adding it App Builder.

App Store Rating – User Prompt and Workflow for App Rating (Native Release Required) 

August 2021

To encourage users to rate the app if they are enjoying their experience, we added a proactive prompt and a direct rating interface in-app for submission in the App Store or Google Play store (device dependent).

This prompt appears between two and five days following an initial successful login, to ensure the user has had enough time to experience and evaluate the app. Once triggered, the App rating overlay appears asking if the student is enjoying the app. They can dismiss this screen or select to rate the app. They can also provide constructive feedback using the in-app feedback form if not satisfied, enabling you to review feedback in the App Settings > Feedback section.

You can enable or disable this rating functionality with the App Settings > Feedback Configuration in App Manager.

campusM Attendance – Improved Check-in Validation Outcome Display

August 2021

We improved the feedback on the validation status of the current check-in directly on the check-in homepage, rather than requiring the user to view their check-in history. The colors and terms used to reflect the check-in status are configured as per the Check-in History colors and labels.

For more information, see Managing campusM Attendance.

Mobile Accessibility Android Improvements (Android Release Required)

August 2021

In line with WCAG Guidelines (1.3.2 Meaningful Sequence Level A and 2.4.6 Headings and Labels Level AA), we improved how heading elements are identified to screen readers in our Android apps.

For more information about campusM Accessibility, see Accessibility Statement.

Mobile Accessibility – iOS Recents Menu Improvements (iOS Release Required) 

August 2021

The Recents menu control is announced to screen readers on the iOS app. 

For more information, see Accessibility Statement.

Product Integration Changes and Enhancements

ID Card Product Integration – Support for Additional Barcode Schemas

August 2021

We added encoding for a number of additional barcode schema’s (including Code39) within the ID Card screens. Supported schemas now include:

• Codabar
• CODE128
• EAN13
• UPC
• EAN8
• CODE39
• ITF14
• MSI
• Pharmacode

This provides broader support for additional barcode schemas in operation across the customer base. The encoding is selected from within the product integration configuration.

For more information, see ID Card.

Generic Live Tile Product Integration – Hiding Badge Items Based on Age

August 2021

We provided the ability to define an age in hours for items after which they will no longer be included in the count shown in the badge on the Live Tile. This enables customers to show the count of new items within a timeframe based on an identified source date field.

Events Product Integration – New campusM UX Design System

September 2021

We are excited to share a sneak peek of our first deliverable of the new campusM User Experience initiative, being implemented as part of a completely new Events Product Integration look. The design system used here will be utilized in other features as we modernize our interface as part of our UX Roadmap.

In our Events product integration, we focused on making the experience much more delightful and engaging, using intuitive interface cues and design elements to guide students through browsing and discovering events. We also made the experience adapt to the available screen space, with a different but connected experience for the web app vs the native apps.

We are releasing this functionality to your Preview Environment in the second half of August (August 15, 2021). Several features, such as reminder notifications, event recommendations, and coming next will follow in the October 2021 release, but we want you to have access to review the new look as soon as we can.

The Event product integration documentation will be updated to reflect the changes in time for the August 15 release to Preview.

Look out for more enhancements to the app features and user experience through the second half of the year.

Notification Expiration

September 2021

We modified the Notification Expiration behavior to remove expired notifications from the user’s inbox rather than labeling them as expired alongside their expiry date.

Expiry dates are set in the Notification Center when sending individual or group notifications.

For more information about the Notification Center, see our new training video Sending Notifications to Users.

Product Integration Changes and Enhancements

Product Integration Changes and Enhancements

Generic Live Tile – Shorter Update Rate Available (Hotfix for August 2021)

September 2021

We enabled the configuration for shorter refresh periods for the Generic Live Tile (from 30 minutes down to once per minute) to ensure the latest data is available while accounting for request volumes.

For more information, see Generic Live Tile.

Events Product Integration – Enhanced Functionality and Transformational User Experience

October 2021

Following our announcement last month of the new look for the Event product integration, we are leaving this in Preview for another month as we finalize the experience. We will therefore make this feature available in Product for the October 2021 release. This also includes the ability for students to set reminders for events, so they can receive push notifications to remind them of upcoming events they have selected.

Creative Studio – New Commencement/Graduation Academic Template

October 2021

Adding to our new, longer form landing page templates for key academic milestones in Creative Studio, we added a Commencement/Graduation as a new template. This provides a simple but attractive landing page pointing to key services and information that a student may need as part of their commencement ceremony. Similar to the Welcome Week template, customers can complete the predefined fields when setting up the template to create a landing page linking to critical information, such as maps, checklists, dress code content, and more.

To use this new template, add a new page through Creative Studio and select the Academic Templates tab to view the new Commencement template. Select this template to show the configuration screen for setting up your own commencement page.

For more information about Creative Studio and templates, see Creating Content Pages.

Product Integration Changes and Enhancements

Library Product Integration – Primo VE interface Enhancements

October 2021

We enhanced the Primo VE interface experience for end-users as follows:

• Removal of white space below the links navigation bar (highlighted below):

• Ability to configure the On Hold Shelf live tile badge to count only items that are available and ready for pick up (Status: On Hold items only) rather than items that are also being processed or are in transit.

•  Ability to display the number of total resources currently on loan on the live tile as a new widget. This shows the total count, including resources that are overdue. As with the other items on the live tile, the icons and labeling can be enabled/disabled and configured.

• Ability to configure the link Navigation Bar text to truncate (the default action) or let the text-overflow the margins of the navigation boxes. Note we recommend using this option carefully as removing the truncation may cause the text to overflow into adjacent navigation boxes.

For more information on the Library product integration, see Library.

Registration Status Product Integration – Peoplesoft Vendor Support Added

October 2021

We added support for Peoplesoft as a vendor to supply registration information through the product integration. This includes additional course information that is available through Peoplesoft.

For more information on the Registration Status product integration, see Registration Status.

Holds Product Integration – Ellucian Colleague Vendor Support Added

October 2021

We added support for Ellucian Colleague as a vendor to supply Holds information through the product integration.

For more information on the Holds product integration, see Holds.

iOS 15 Review and Preparations

November 2021

We have undertaken the necessary due diligence testing and regression examinations to ensure your apps are compatible with the latest iOS release made available on 20th September 2021. As in previous years, our structured approach to reviewing beta releases and the gold master took place and the app has passed testing. As a result of the preparation for the iOS, this month’s release has been kept to a minimum.

We will continue to monitor support calls to ensure we identify any edge cases that may be a result of the operating system update. See Preparing for iOS Updates.

campusM Attendance — Android Performance Enhancements for Geolocation Validation

November 2021

To improve the user experience and speed up the collection of validation data for the Android app when enabling Geolocation as a capture/validation mechanism, we have improved the mechanism used to resolve the location coordinates for the device. This results in a much quicker submission of the check-in from a user’s perspective. To improve performance, we reduced the sampling rate of the location when checking in. This may have a small impact on the overall accuracy of the captured location for Android but will significantly improve the user experience.

For more information, see campusM Attendance.

Product Integration Changes and Enhancements

Android Whitelisting Requirement from Android 11

December 2021

Beginning with Android 11, Google considers the apps installed on a user's device to be sensitive information. Therefore, they have stipulated that when looking to deep link out to other apps requires those apps to be added to the build manifest, effectively creating a whitelist for saving deep links.

If you have issues linking to other apps from Android 11, you need to request a new build through Salesforce with permission changes to allow whitelisting.

RoleSync – Configurable Refresh Period to Trigger RoleSync

December 2021

With the RoleSync product integration now available, we added the ability to configure set days/times in the week to flag all users for RoleSync. When flagged, a user entering the app triggers a RoleSync call and updates their roles. This enables customers to determine when RoleSync happens without the need to call the setRolesUpdated API.

The new configuration can be found within App Manager > App Settings in the Enterprise Roles panel:

Once enabled, the configuration enables you to select the refresh days and times (HH) for to flag all users for RoleSync. You also can configure the time zone (default is UTC):

Configuring the Timetable Refresh Period

December 2021

In February 2021 release, we modified the timetable refresh behavior to reduce the number of unnecessary calls. We also introduced the concept of a ‘stale’ period that determined how the timetable would be refreshed automatically on entry into the app if said stale period had expired (i.e. the time between the last update and the next entry into the app exceeds the stale period).

We enabled the Timetable Refresh Stale Period to be configured within the CAL web service endpoint (App Manager > App Settings > Web Service Endpoints).

The minimum time that can be confirmed is one hour, meaning that after one hour, the next entry into the app updates the timetable data.

For more information about the timetable refresh mechanisms, see Timetable Data Refresh Mechanisms.

Product Integration Changes and Enhancements

LMS/VLE Product Integration – Blackboard

December 2021

We added links to the Blackboard Application across more resources. These resources include:

• All Grades
• All Courses
• Course Overview
• Course Grades user profile

For more information about the Blackboard product integration, see Blackboard.

Events Product Integration – Allow for All Day and Multiple Day Events

December 2021

We removed the mandatory need for a start time and End Time for events and added in a Start Date and End Date to enable multiple day events as well.

Where no start time and or end time is provided, the respective attributes are shown. The template Excel sheet is updated to reflect the new attributes. For more information about the Events product integration, see Events.

Events Product Integration – RSS Support for Dynamic Data

December 2021

To provide dynamic events data, we added support for RSS feeds to drive the experience.

For more information on how to configure your Events product integration to consume an RSS feed, see Events.

Events Directory Product Integration – Sunsetting Creation of Legacy Events Directory

December 2021

With the release of the new Events product integration, we are sunsetting the legacy Events Directory. As of the December 2021 release, customers will no longer be able to create new instances of this older Events directory. Existing instances will continue to operate and be configurable.

For more information about the new Events product integration, see Events.