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==Global System Upgrades==
 
==Global System Upgrades==
 
The new features listed below are enhancements to the SmartSimple system and will be immediately available to SmartSimple users upon the application of the upgrade to your server:
 
The new features listed below are enhancements to the SmartSimple system and will be immediately available to SmartSimple users upon the application of the upgrade to your server:
  
===Maximum Character Count on Multi-Line Text Fields===
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===Updated Functionality for Maximum Character Limit===
* A maximum number of words or characters can be imposed on a multiple-line text field, preventing a user from saving/submitting a record with text over a pre-defined limit. Users will be presented with a warning if the pre-defined text limit has been exceeded, which is personalizable. Text will not be truncated if pasted into the field from a third-party application, but word/character limit will still be enforced.
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* The [[Maximum Length|maximum character/word limit functionality]] of custom fields has been updated to allow users to enter content that exceeds the limit initially and then edit appropriately before saving/submitting the record. Content will no longer be truncated if pasted into the field from another source, but the character/word limit will still be enforced on save/submission.
 
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:[[Image:WordLimit.png|link=|750 px]]<br />
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:[[Image:Word_counter_limit.png|link=|600 px]]<br /><br />
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:[[Image:Error_message.png|link=|300 px]]
  
===Additional Visibility Options on Company/Contact Custom Fields===
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===[[Adding_Custom_Fields_to_Company_and_Contact_Information#Field_Availability|Additional Visibility Options]] on Company/Contact Custom Fields (Field Availability)===
 
* New ability to control which company [[category|categories]] and user [[roles]] global custom fields will be attributed to and visible for.
 
* New ability to control which company [[category|categories]] and user [[roles]] global custom fields will be attributed to and visible for.
:[[Image:GlobalCompanyFieldAvailability.png|link=|400px]]<br />
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* Using this method, custom fields can be used by multiple categories and roles, and hidden from others, without recourse to complex configuration.
:[[Image:GlobalUserFieldAvailability.png|link=|400px]]
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* The following settings will be displayed when configuring global user or company type custom fields:
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:[[Image:Category.png|link=|400px]]<br />
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:[[Image:Role_type.png|link=|400px]]
 
<!--28795 - Company/Contact Custom fields: Add role/contact picker-->
 
<!--28795 - Company/Contact Custom fields: Add role/contact picker-->
  
 
===Enhanced Arcadia Interface===
 
===Enhanced Arcadia Interface===
Following on the updates to the Arcadia interface introduced with our September 2014 upgrade, the ordering of Arcadia pages has been updated to enhance the usability of the interface.
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The [[:Category:Arcadia|Arcadia interface]] has undergone UI improvements for object pages and behaviour.
* The left-hand menu options have been moved to the top of the page.
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* The left-hand menu tabs have been moved to the top of the page for ease of navigation and greater real estate. When one of these menu tabs is selected the main section of fields will be hidden (currently this main section is persistent and remains).
* The tabs have been grouped together for ease of navigation.
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* Similar tabs will be grouped together for ease of navigation and greater real estate.
:[[Image:ArcadiaListViewConfigurationNovember2014.png|link=|650 px]]<br />
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* Custom fields grouped as tabs will now open up into a lightbox window as opposed to on the page itself.
:[[Image:ArcadiaConfigurationNovember2014.png|link=|660 px]]
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:[[Image:Old.png|link=|650 px]]<br />
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:[[Image:New.png|link=|660 px]]
 
<!-- 31423 - Move Arcadia Left (list) tabs to below custom fields in the object -->
 
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===Enhanced Usability for Multiple Lookup Fields===
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The look and feel of custom fields such as the [[Custom Field Type: Lookup – Ajax Options|Lookup - Ajax Options]] and [[Custom Field Type: Lookup – Entity and People|Lookup - Entity and People]] fields have been enhanced. When the fields are configured to allow for multiple selection, the options selected for a given field will be displayed below the field. To de-select an option, simply click on the gray "x" next to the option name.
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[[Image:Selectuniversity.png|link=]]
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[[Image:Selecteduniversities.png|link=]]
  
 
==On-Demand System Upgrades==
 
==On-Demand System Upgrades==
 
The following features are also available immediately with the application of the upgrade, but must first be enabled by a System Administrator:
 
The following features are also available immediately with the application of the upgrade, but must first be enabled by a System Administrator:
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===Email Addressing===
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*New functionality allows for the generation of a unique email address for an object or record.
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*Emails sent to the address are parsed and attached to the specific object or record. <br />
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:[[Image:Email_anything.png|link=|600 px]]
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:[[Image:Email_anything_2.png|link=|600 px]]
  
 
===Multiple Aliases per Copy of SmartSimple===
 
===Multiple Aliases per Copy of SmartSimple===
 
* New functionality allows for the creation of virtual aliases. This feature allows clients to mask the instance URL through the Content Manager.  
 
* New functionality allows for the creation of virtual aliases. This feature allows clients to mask the instance URL through the Content Manager.  
* For clients who use multiple [[portal]]s for user logins, multiple URLs (example: ''grantee.smartsimple.com'', ''administrator.smartsimple.com'') can be set to bring users in different roles to the same copy of SmartSimple.
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* For clients with a varied user base that require their own landing page or URL for branding purposes, multiple URLs (example: ''company.smartsimple.com'', ''subcompany.smartsimple.com'') can now be set to bring users to the same copy of SmartSimple.
 
<!--32304 - Allow multiple aliases per instance-->
 
<!--32304 - Allow multiple aliases per instance-->
  
 
===Multiple Sign-Up Pages per Company===
 
===Multiple Sign-Up Pages per Company===
* New feature allows for the creation of multiple [[:Category:Sign-Up Features|signup pages]] per company.  
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* New functionality allows for the creation of multiple [[:Category:Sign-Up Features|signup pages]] per company.  
 
* This can be used to support sign-up pages in different languages, which associate new users to the same company.
 
* This can be used to support sign-up pages in different languages, which associate new users to the same company.
 
<!--32652 - Ability to create multiple signup pages to one company-->
 
<!--32652 - Ability to create multiple signup pages to one company-->

Latest revision as of 16:32, 26 November 2014

Global System Upgrades

The new features listed below are enhancements to the SmartSimple system and will be immediately available to SmartSimple users upon the application of the upgrade to your server:

Updated Functionality for Maximum Character Limit

  • The maximum character/word limit functionality of custom fields has been updated to allow users to enter content that exceeds the limit initially and then edit appropriately before saving/submitting the record. Content will no longer be truncated if pasted into the field from another source, but the character/word limit will still be enforced on save/submission.
Word counter limit.png

Error message.png

Additional Visibility Options on Company/Contact Custom Fields (Field Availability)

  • New ability to control which company categories and user roles global custom fields will be attributed to and visible for.
  • Using this method, custom fields can be used by multiple categories and roles, and hidden from others, without recourse to complex configuration.
  • The following settings will be displayed when configuring global user or company type custom fields:
Category.png
Role type.png

Enhanced Arcadia Interface

The Arcadia interface has undergone UI improvements for object pages and behaviour.

  • The left-hand menu tabs have been moved to the top of the page for ease of navigation and greater real estate. When one of these menu tabs is selected the main section of fields will be hidden (currently this main section is persistent and remains).
  • Similar tabs will be grouped together for ease of navigation and greater real estate.
  • Custom fields grouped as tabs will now open up into a lightbox window as opposed to on the page itself.

Before

Old.png

After

New.png

Enhanced Usability for Multiple Lookup Fields

The look and feel of custom fields such as the Lookup - Ajax Options and Lookup - Entity and People fields have been enhanced. When the fields are configured to allow for multiple selection, the options selected for a given field will be displayed below the field. To de-select an option, simply click on the gray "x" next to the option name.

Selectuniversity.png

Selecteduniversities.png

On-Demand System Upgrades

The following features are also available immediately with the application of the upgrade, but must first be enabled by a System Administrator:

Email Addressing

  • New functionality allows for the generation of a unique email address for an object or record.
  • Emails sent to the address are parsed and attached to the specific object or record.
Email anything.png


Email anything 2.png

Multiple Aliases per Copy of SmartSimple

  • New functionality allows for the creation of virtual aliases. This feature allows clients to mask the instance URL through the Content Manager.
  • For clients with a varied user base that require their own landing page or URL for branding purposes, multiple URLs (example: company.smartsimple.com, subcompany.smartsimple.com) can now be set to bring users to the same copy of SmartSimple.

Multiple Sign-Up Pages per Company

  • New functionality allows for the creation of multiple signup pages per company.
  • This can be used to support sign-up pages in different languages, which associate new users to the same company.