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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 their server:
==On-Demand System Upgrades==The following features are also available immediately with the application of the upgrade, but must first be enabled or configured by a System Administrator: ===New Currencies Now Supported in the System911System 911===
40 new currencies have been added to the list of standard system currencies.
:* [[New Currencies Now Supported - Why?|Why?]]
===New Dynamic List View Filtering===
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This enhancement adds the ability to filter a list view based on UTA roles and the ability to filter list views based on system variables such as @userid@ and @companyid@
:* [[Why?]] The system now allows list views to be filtered based on UTA role and system variables like User ID and Company ID. | [[How]]
===New Annotate Specific Application and Form Fields with Comments 911===
This new features enables organizations who receive applications and forms to add field-level comments for applicants to review and revise.:* [[Why?]] This feature allows organizations to better communicate feedback with applicants by enabling them to add comments to specific fields on submitted applications and forms. This process allows the annotated fields to be editable only. :* [[Why?]] | [[How]]
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===Enhanced Stripe e-Payment Integration911New Privacy and Confidentiality Hyperlink Added to Login Pages by Default 911===77277Privacy is a shared responsibility. This enhancement furthers places a visible privacy and confidentiality hyperlink on the integration top right corner of all login pages. This makes it easier for organizations to communicate their unique privacy and confidentially responsibilities to their users in a consistent manner. Privacy IS a shared responsibility. This enhancement makes it easier for organizations to communicate their privacy and security policies with contemporary payments servicetheir user community. A new Privacy and Security tab within the Global Settings page is the centralized place where all privacy, Stripesecurity, and builds on confidentiality policies can be documented. The contents of the initial beta release Privacy and Security tab will be displayed in Novembera new hyperlink located on all login pages.
:* [[Why?]] | [[How]]
<!-- 43318 43930 - Stripe Integration Privacy and Confidentiality is a shared responsibility --> ===Enhanced Record Lock Feature Added when Modifying Contacts and Companies===This optional feature locks a contact and company record when in edit mode. This eliminates any possibility of two users from modifying the same record at the same time. It is possible that two people could attempt to edit the same record at the same time. This scenario is not ideal as it could lead to data loss. This enhancement extends the existing record lock feature to include contacts and company records eliminating the possibility of two people editing the same record record simultaneously. This feature is optional and can be turned on and off from within Global Settings -> Organizations & Users -> Enable Record Lock (found under their corresponding section for companies/users)
===New Arcadia X Layout Picker 911===
The Arcadia X layout picker enables the point-and-click configuration of sections using pre-made templates and the choice of Arcadia X themes and backgrounds. All Arcadia X sections built using the layout picker will be formatted for optimal viewing on a wide rage of devices.
:* [[Why?]] For novice users and those not familiar with html, the Arcadia X layout picker provides pre-made templates with various layouts eliminating the need for technical know-how. Arcadia X layouts built using the layout picker are responsive by default, making them accessible on devices with different screen sizes and resolutions. | [[How]]
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[[Image:Enable_record_lock.png|link===New Privacy and Confidentiality Hyperlink Added to Login Pages by Default 911===Privacy is a shared responsibility. This enhancement places a visible privacy and confidentiality hyperlink on the top right corner of all login pages. This makes it easier for organizations to communicate their unique privacy and confidentially responsibilities to their users in a consistent manner.]]:* [[Why?]] Privacy IS a shared responsibility. This enhancement makes it easier for organizations to communicate their privacy and security policies with their user community. A new Privacy and Security tab within the Global Settings page is the centralized place where all privacy, security, and confidentiality policies can be documented. The contents of the Privacy and Security tab will be displayed in a new hyperlink located on all login pages. | [[How]]<!-- 43930 - Privacy and Confidentiality is a shared responsibility -->
===Enhanced Record Lock Feature Added when Modifying Contacts and Companies===
This optional feature locks a contact and company record when in edit mode. This eliminates any possibility of two users from modifying the same record at the same time.
:* [[Why?]] It is possible that two people could attempt to edit the same record at the same time. This scenario is not ideal as it could lead to data loss. This enhancement extends the existing record lock feature to include contacts and company records eliminating the possibility of two people editing the same record record simultaneously. This feature is optional and can be turned on and off from within Global Settings -> Organizations & Users -> Enable Record Lock (found under their corresponding section for companies/users) | [[How]] [[Image:Enable_record_lock.png|link=]]
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===Enhanced Search Functionality Added to Reports Page===
This enhancement adds the search feature to reports page.:* [[Why?]] For organizations with many reports, or organizations who expect to generate many reports over time, this is a welcomed enhancement. The reports page now has search functionality giving you the ability to quickly filter reports by column name, role, status, and type. :* [[Why?]] | [[How]]
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===Enhanced Custom Field List Views Now Display Last Modified Date===
Global System Upgrades<br />
This enhancement adds the last modified date to custom list views and makes it easy to determine when a custom field list view was modified. This will be particularly useful when troubleshooting changes made to list views.
:* [[Why?]] | [[How]]
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===New Role Permissions for Submit buttons===
Global System Upgrades<br />
Submit buttons can now be configured so that they are presented to users based on role and UTA role permissions reducing the need for visibility conditions. If a Submit button is associated with both a role and UTA role, the UTA role permission will take precedence.
:* [[Why?]] Prior to this enhancement, Submit buttons could be associated with one or more Level One templates and visibility conditions controlled when the button was visible. This enhancement adds role and UTA role permissions to Submit buttons giving admins more flexibility when configuring them.| [[How]]
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===New Ability to Assign Many Objects to Many Objects With the Assignment List View - Phase 1=== 77277Global System Upgrades<br />
This feature adds the ability to assign many objects to many objects through the new Assignment List View feature. This feature will allow you to easily attach a group of reviewers to a Level One, assign many users to one ore many organizations, even attach a Level 1 to one or more Level Ones. Once fully implemented, this enhancement adds the ability to assign many objects (like users, organizations, Level 1, Level 2, Level 3s), to many objects. Phase one of this enhancement (April 2016 Upgrade) will add the ability to attach one or many contacts to Level 1s.
:* [[Why?]] | [[How]]
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 ===Enhanced Revamp Dynamic Control fields===77277Global System Upgrades<br />
This enhancement changes the way Dynamic Control fields are rendered, however it retains the same functionality.
:* [[Why?]] | [[How]]
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===New Level 2 Fields Now Visible in Level 3 List Views===
Global System Upgrades<br />
This feature allows level 2 fields to be referenced from within a level 3 list views in Arcadia X portals. Level 2 fields will also appear in Level 3 advanced searches.
[[Image:Level2_visable_on_L3.gif|link=]]:* [[Why?]] | [[How]] [[Image:Level2_visable_on_L3.gif|link=]]
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===Data Packaging and Data Exchange Enhancements 911===This enhancement is the first in a multi-year platform enhancement aimed at creating a data exchange structure that can be used to package Instance configurations, UTA configurations, and other data. For the April 2016 upgrade, UTA packaging and unpackaging is available. This meta data exchange enhancement allows UTA data to be extracted from an instance, packaged, and then loaded / installed into another instance with minimal effort. The benefits of this feature is wide ranging including, quick and easy storage and archiving, the ability to easily restore UTA's data, sharing of configured UTA's between similar organizations, and much more.:* [[Why?]] | [[How]]<!-- 44695 - SS Meta data exchange --> ===Enhanced Password Policy Options===77277Global System Upgrades<br />
This feature adds an additional option to the password policy ensuring a user’s ID (in its entirety) cannot be or part of the user's password, or the whole password.
:* [[Why?]] | [[How]]
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 ===Provider / Consumer List View Filter===77277Global System Upgrades<br />
This feature enhances standard list views with the ability to view a subset of consumers from a provider.
:* [[Why?]] | [[How]]
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===Batch create Level one from Provider===77277
This feature adds the ability to create level 1s based on based on a list of organizations attached to a level one or level two provider
:* [[Why?]] | [[How]]
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 ===New User Accounts May Can Become Disabled After Inactive Period===
After a period of inactivity users accounts will now become deactivated. Based on defined privacy policy settings, an account can become fully disabled or require a password reset to regain access. These policies can be configured from within the company security settings and allows for different actions based on internal and external users.
:* [[Why?]] | [[How]]
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===New Font Weight and Color Settings to List View Columns===
[[Image:Updated_style_of_arcadia_styles_1.png|link=]]<br />
* ''The Arcadia tab with updated styling (above)''<br />
 
 
[[Image:Updated_style_of_arcadia_styles_2.png|link=]]<br />
* ''The Arcadia tab look prior to new styling (above)''<br />
 
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[[Image:Smartfield_pdf_options_example.png|link=]]
:* [[Control Page Breaks and Page Orientation With SmartField PDF Options - Why?|Why?]] | [[Control Page Breaks and Page Orientation With SmartField PDF Options|How]]
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==On-Demand System Upgrades==
The following features are also available immediately with the application of the upgrade, but must first be enabled or configured by a System Administrator:
 
===Enhanced Stripe e-Payment Integration 911===
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This enhancement furthers the integration with contemporary payments service, Stripe, and builds on the initial beta release in November. The system can now generate a payment form from a Level2 invoice and collect a credit card payment using the Stripe integration.
 
 
[[Image:Stripe_form.png]]
:* [[Why?]] | [[How]]
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===New Arcadia X Layout Picker 911===
The Arcadia X layout picker enables the point-and-click configuration of sections using pre-made templates and the choice of Arcadia X themes and backgrounds. All Arcadia X sections built using the layout picker will be formatted for optimal viewing on a wide rage of devices. For novice users and those not familiar with html, the Arcadia X layout picker provides pre-made templates with various layouts eliminating the need for technical know-how. Arcadia X layouts built using the layout picker are responsive by default, making them accessible on devices with different screen sizes and resolutions.
:* [[Why?]] | [[How]]
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===New Role Permissions for Submit buttons===Submit buttons can now be configured so that they are presented to users based on role and UTA role permissions reducing the need for visibility conditions. If a Submit button is associated with both a role and UTA role, the UTA role permission will take precedence. Prior to this enhancement, Submit buttons could be associated with one or more Level One templates and visibility conditions controlled when the button was visible. This enhancement adds role and UTA role permissions to Submit buttons giving admins more flexibility when configuring them.:* [[Why?]] | [[How]]<!-- 40243 - Role Permission for Submit button --> ===Data Packaging and Data Exchange Enhancements 911===This enhancement is the first in a multi-year platform enhancement aimed at creating a data exchange structure that can be used to package Instance configurations, UTA configurations, and other data. For the April 2016 upgrade, UTA packaging and unpackaging is available. This meta data exchange enhancement allows UTA data to be extracted from an instance, packaged, and then loaded / installed into another instance with minimal effort. The benefits of this feature is wide ranging including, quick and easy storage and archiving, the ability to easily restore UTA's data, sharing of configured UTA's between similar organizations, and much more.:* [[Why?]] | [[How]]<!--45228 44695 - SS Meta data exchange -- Can’t use page break > ===Batch create Level one from Provider===77277This feature adds the ability to create level 1s based on based on a list of organizations attached to a level one or rotate inside smartfieldslevel two provider:* [[Why?]] | [[How]]<!-- 44779 - Batch create Level one from Provider -->
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