PlusPortals Release: March 13, 2020

Sometimes the best things comes in the smallest packages, much like today's release. This release was primarily made to improve the security of our system so your data is kept safe, but it includes other improvements and feature fixes. Read on to learn more!

Improvements
Enhanced Security of PlusPortals' SoftwareWe improved the security of PlusPortals' software to ensure the safety of your school's information.
Added Setting for Type of Coursework to Display By DefaultAdmin can choose what coursework to display by default on the Coursework panel in parent and student portals.
Updated Course Display Name Setting to Apply to Course RequestsIf an admin chose to display course descriptions instead of course names, this setting now applies to courses on the Course Requests page.
Reduced Time Required to Update Restriction ListWe improved the Restriction List feature to reduce the time it takes to update restriction lists.
Feature Fixes
Fixed Lesson Planner to Display Formatting OptionsWe fixed an issue where formatting options weren't appearing in Lesson Planner.
Fixed Calendar Filtering for ParentsPreviously, parents occasionally saw teacher-only calendars when filtering which calendar to display. This issue has been fixed.
Fixed Visibility Date for Multi-section Assignments Posted to the CalendarWe fixed an issue that occurred when teachers changed the visibility date for assignments linked to multiple sections.

Improvements 

Enhanced Security of PlusPortals' Software

We improved the security of PlusPortals' software to ensure the safety of your school's information. These improvements do not impact your experience with PlusPortals.

Added Setting for Type of Coursework to Display By Default

On the Permissions > Summary page under Assignments/Coursework, admin can choose what coursework to display by default on the Coursework panel in parent and student portals: upcoming coursework, past due coursework, all pending coursework, or completed coursework. 

Coursework Default Sort View setting

Updated Course Display Name Setting to Apply to Course Requests

If an admin selected the Display Course Descriptions instead of Course Names check box under Section Visibility on the Permissions > Summary page, this setting now applies to courses on the Course Requests page in teacher, student, and parent portals.

Display Course Descriptions instead of Course Names setting

Reduced Time Required to Update Restriction List

We improved the Restriction List feature (found on the Manage Accounts > Settings page of admin accounts) to reduce the time it takes to update large restriction lists.

Feature Fixes

Fixed Lesson Planner to Display Formatting Options

Previously, some users were not seeing the formatting options when editing a lesson in Lesson Planner. This issue has been fixed.

Lesson Planner Formatting Options

Fixed Calendar Filtering for Parents

Previously, when parents were filtering the calendars they wanted to display, they occasionally saw teacher-only calendars in the Filter drop-down list. This issue has been fixed.

Fixed Visibility Date for Multi-section Assignments Posted to the Calendar

Previously, when teachers changed the visibility date for an assignment linked to multiple sections and posted to the calendar, the change was not applied to all sections in the calendar.

New Assignment dialog box


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