campusM 2024 Release Notes

Calendar - Combined Display of Activities

May 2024

React Native

CAM-24054

In React Native mobile apps, the calendar now incorporates more scheduled activities in a single display – timetable items such as courses and exams, as well as scheduled events from other event product integrations (PIs). Items are color-coded to indicate their type. Tapping on an item opens its details.

Only events that the end-user has registered for or tagged as favorites are included in the calendar. Favorites for which the end-user has not registered appear in the calendar with the same color-coding as other events from the same feed, but in a much paler shade. All favorites are marked with a Heart icon ().

For more information, see Feature Focus – My Calendar.

Calendar - New Day View Tile

May 2024

React Native

CAM-24318

In React Native mobile apps, a new tile, Day View, is now available. This tile gives end-users information about their next upcoming activity of the day, taking the information from the new calendar, which includes information from timetables and other event PI feeds (see above). Selecting the tile opens the calendar with the activity displayed.

For more information, see Feature Focus – My Calendar.

Calendar - New Calendar Button in Menu Bar

May 2024

React Native

In React Native mobile apps, a new Calendar button () has been added to the menu bar of React Native mobile apps, enabling end-users to open the calendar quickly from any screen in the app (see illustration above). The button is added to the app automatically if the system has any scheduling feeds – timetables such as courses or exams, and/or other event PIs.

Customers who do not have any active timetables, but do have event PIs, can remove the Calendar button if they wish. 

For more information, see Feature Focus – My Calendar.

Attendance - Export of Data to CSV

May 2024CAM-XXXXX

Attendance data can now be retrieved for review and further processing by exporting it to a CSV file. The export process can be scheduled to take place daily or weekly, and/or performed ad hoc, as required. CSV files can be opened by spreadsheet applications like Excel.

For more information, see Exporting Attendance Data.

Product Integration - Support for New Leganto UI

May 2024

The new Leganto UI is now supported by campusM. In organizations in which Leganto is deployed with its new UI, the Leganto product integration opens in campusM in the new UI.

Directory Search Results - Contact Information Display

April 2024CAM-23802

You can now control which contact information is displayed in the Contact page, which is the page that opens when a user selects a contact from the list of contacts retrieved by a directory search. To configure this, in the App Manager, in the Product Integrations module, in the settings of the Directory Search Instance, under Contact Page, select the items that should be displayed in Contact pages for this type of directory search.

For more information, see Directory Search.

Event Product Integrations - Support for JSON Imports

April 2024CAM-23003

Events can now be imported via REST API in JSON format. This can be configured in the App Manager, in the Product Integrations module, in the settings of the Events Instance, under JSON Events.

For more information, see Events.

Map Display Enhancements in Position Pages

April 2024CAM-24061, CAM-24015

React Native Platform

In React Native versions of the app, the following enhancements have been implemented in the map displays in Position pages: 

• An About tab has been added to the page, and is the default tab that opens when the end-user selects a position in the app. When this tab is open, only the location of that position is marked on the map, in order to reduce clutter. By default, the name of the position is displayed in the About tab. However, if the Note field of the position contains text, this text is displayed in the About tab, rather than the name of the position. All marked locations continue to appear in the map when the Around Here tab is selected. 
• Actions that appear in Actions tabs can have icons identifying their types.

  

  Icons Identifying Actions in the Actions Tab of a Position Page

For more information, see Adding Maps and Locations to Services and Feature Focus – Maps.

Enhancements in Class Details Pages

April 2024CAM-24099, CAM-23826

React Native Platform

In React Native versions of the app, the following enhancements have been implemented in the Class Details pages: 

• Timezone display: The times displayed are for the time zone currently selected in the device, and the name of the time zone is indicated above the times. 
• Location Info: Selecting this opens the campusM Position page for the location.
• Navigate to Location: Selecting this takes the user out of campusM and opens the location in the device's map app.

  

  Icons Identifying Actions in the Actions Tab of a Position Page

For more information, see Feature Focus – My Calendar.

New "Go to Today" Button in Calendar

April 2024CAM-24159

React Native Platform

In React Native versions of the app, a Go to Today button () has been added to the Calendar page.

For more information, see Feature Focus – My Calendar.

Attendance - Configurable Icon of "Unable to Validate" Check-In Status

March 2024CAM-23000

It is now possible to configure how campusM marks check-ins that it identifies as "unable to validate" in the student check-in screen. You can choose whether these check-ins should be marked with the icon used for valid check-ins () or the icon for invalid check-ins (). To configure this setting, in the App Manager, go to Attendance Settings > Attendance > Check-in History Settings, and, under How to Consider Unable to Validate Entries, select Invalid or Valid.

For more information, see Configuring Attendance.

Notifications - Undo for Deletions

March 2024 

React Native PlatformCAM-22216

End users now have the option to undo the deletion of a notification. After the user selects Delete in the Delete Alert, the Undo option appears for several seconds in the Alert deleted message at the bottom of the screen.

Delete Alert

Undo Option

For more information about managing notifications, see Sending Notifications to End-Users.

Product Integration - New SAML Certificate

March 2024CAM-23810

The SAML certificate has been renewed for 2024. For more information, see Configuring Integration Profiles.

React Native: Improved Navigation from Timetable

February 2024CAM-23616

In the React Native UI, a new Navigation button () has been added to the Event screen. Selecting this button takes the user directly to the screen of their device's map app in which they can get directions to the location.

Navigation Button in Event Screen	Map Screen with Directions Option

For more information, see Feature Focus – My Calendar.

Attendance - Enhanced Bulk Management

January 2024CAM-23186

Lecturers can now select multiple students to check-in or mark absent using Select All Unsubmitted Students and Select All With Status buttons. In addition, when one or more students are selected, lecturers can set their status in one action, by selecting an option from below the list of students. For additional information, see campusM Attendance Lecturer Experience

Notifications - Editing of Future Notifications

January 2024CAM-22241

You can now edit scheduled notifications that have not yet been sent. To do so, in the Notifications Dashboard (Notifications), under Date, select All future notifications to open a list of scheduled notifications, and then select the notification you want to edit. For more information, see Sending Notifications to End-Users from Notification Center.

App Builder - Configurable Location for Banner Controls

January 2024CAM-23084

It is now possible to configure where the User Controls of banner tiles are placed - at the top or the bottom of the image. When a Play/Pause control is also included in the banner, it is placed in the alternate location. For additional information, see Configuring Services.