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11.3C Release

If you're part of the Preferred Client Program, you can download the latest desktop version in the Client Portal.

PDS Facility Scheduler 11.3C, released for desktop and OnDemand 4-7-26, offers the following enhancements.

New and Improved Features

Setup and Cleanup Times
  • Now, you have more options for entering Setup and Cleanup for events. From the Event record or a scheduling wizard, enter the number of minutes (as usual) or click Alt. for other choices. In the dialog box, you can either enter the times that Setup will start and Cleanup will end, or you can enter the number of hours and minutes for each. When you apply your changes, PDS converts your times into minutes.

    Gif showing the alternative options for entering Setup and Cleanup times during the scheduling process

New Mass Intentions Reports
  • We created several new reports that show details about mass intentions. They're located under Event Reports > Mass Intentions.
  • The first is called Mass Intention Stipend Totals. It lists each presider, along with the mass intentions they're performing (within the date range you selected) and each stipend amount. It shows the total number of intentions and total stipend amount for each presider, as well as the grand totals for all presiders.

    Example of the Mass Intention Stipend Totals report showing each presider and their mass intention information for each date

  • There are two reports, Mass Intentions by Intention Name and Mass Intentions by Given By, that list each intention and its details.

    Example of the Mass Intentions by Intention Name report showing the Intention and its details Example of the Mass Intentions by Given By report showing the Given By name, its intention, and the intention's details
  • The Available Mass Intention Times report lists the Masses that don't have any intentions scheduled.

    Example of the Available Mass Intention Times report showing each Mass without intentions and its details

  • Finally, there's an Available Mass Intention Worksheet. It's similar to the Available Mass Intention Times report, but it also includes blank lines so you can fill in information about the intention requested.

    Example of the Available Mass Intention Worksheet showing each Mass without intentions, its details, and blank lines for Intention, Given By, Email, Purpose, Stipend Amount, and Notes

Improved Facility Usage Report
  • We expanded the Facility Usage Report to include the organizations using each facility. You can also see the number of events being held per organization.

    Example of the Facility Usage Report with two new columns for Organization and Number per Organization

Log Changes to Organizations, Facilities, Events, and Event Packages
  • The Log of User Activity now records the following changes:
    • Add an organization
    • Change an organization's name or abbreviation
    • Mark an organization as inactive or active
    • Add a facility
    • Change a facility's name or abbreviation
    • Mark a facility as inactive or active
    • Add or delete a subfacility in a group facility
    • Copy an event
    • Change an event name
    • Add a new event package
    • Change an event package's name
    • Mark an event package as inactive or active

    Example of the Log of User Activity showing changes to an organization and to a facility

More Color Choices for Events
  • Now, when you schedule and edit events, you have more colors to choose from! You can select a background color or text color. For steps, see Display Colored Background or Text on Calendars. Want to set a new color for a group of events? See Set Event Calendars and Colors.

    Example showing an event with the calendar color selected as "Pink Background" and the monthly calendar showing that event with a pink background

  • Here are the new options we added:

    Background ColorsText Colors
    Orange BackgroundOrange Text
    Blue-Green BackgroundBlue-Green Text
    Pink BackgroundPink Text
    Light Pink BackgroundLight Pink Text
    Pastel Pink BackgroundPastel Pink Text
    Pastel Blue BackgroundPastel Blue Text
    Pastel Lavender BackgroundPastel Lavender Text
    Pastel Green BackgroundPastel Green Text
    Pastel Yellow BackgroundPastel Yellow Text
    Pastel Orange BackgroundPastel Orange Text

Corrections

We fixed issues that were reported internally to our team, as well as the following issue that affected some of our customers:
  • In certain situations, an error displayed while sending emails. The workaround was to clear the Disconnect and Reconnect After Every Email option. Now that this has been corrected, you no longer need to use the workaround unless you want to do so.