CampTrak Update Newsletter
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Access 2007
New Online Tools
Automated Credit Cards
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Jan 4, 2008
Greetings!

Wow, Happy New Year everybody!  I hope you had a blessed Christmas.
 
Some of you may be saying, "Finally, an update, it's about time!" 
 
Others may be saying, "An update already?"
 
Let me explain.  We were getting some feedback that the updates were coming too often, so we laid off a bit and just put out "prereleases" or "pre-updates" when we could.  But we never moved them to full release status.  Why?
 
Reason #1:  We wanted our next release to include a version for Access 2007 users.  (We finally have one)
 
Reason #2:  Pre-releases  are easier because they don't require full installers and have an inherent 'beta' status.
 
Reason #3:  We have included some big, but maybe not obvious changes in this release.
 
So, now here we are, a little over a year past our last official update.  We have had several prerelease updates throughout the year that many of you have taken advantage of though. 
 
From now on we are planning a quarterly update with minor prerelease updates in between.
 
Read the other "articles" below for more detailed info on what's new.
 
Thanks for your patience, understanding, and feedback.
 
Tony Gambee
 
Access 2007
 Thanks for nothing Microsoft.
Bitterness doesn't suit me, but Access 2007 is a huge hassle for us.  The file names, the interface, the security settings, the performance... they are all different (and not really better).
 
What you need to know.
- It runs slower.  Sorry, take it up with Bill
- We haven't tested 100% of the functionality, have tested most critical functions and don't know of any outstanding issues.  Please email support@camptrak.com when you find something that doesn't :)
- You will need a different custom report file, and the 'Transfer Custom Reports' function won't work with older Access files.
New Online Services in Beta
 We're taking it to the net.
We have created two new online services for CampTrak users.  They are both in beta and are currently provided at no charge.
 
Online Gifting:  Your web visitors will be able to enter a gift online and it will actually charge their credit card online (if you use CashLinq/MinistryLinq) and it will transfer the gift details into CampTrak using our new automated tool.
 
Online Group Event Registration:  If you put on group events like family camp or church retreats, families and church groups can register for those events online.  (NOTE:  This is not for group rentals - yet.)
 
If you are interested in either/both of these tools for your camp, please email support@camptrak.com or call 248.937.8592 to ask some questions about it.
Automated Credit Card Processing
 New Partners
We have created some new features for processing credit cards right through CampTrak in real time.  The old way of using PC Charge will still work, but the new method gives you some choices.  The setup requires that you have a merchant account with MinistryLinq/CashLinq or X-Charge.  If you are interested in getting a quote from either/both of these providers, please email support@camptrak.com or call 248.937.8592.
Update Details
 a long incomplete list
We have kept track of our changes throughout the year, mostly.  This is the list, but there is more than this included.  If you find something on this list that isn't actually in the update let us know.  We still have a list of everyone's requests and wishes, so if you don't see what you asked for, it is probably coming later.  If you are worried that it isn't still on our list, feel free to email it to support@camptrak.com

- upgraded CampTrakWeb tools to import all of them into the main CampTrak program.
- when shifting MORs to another record, auto eliminate duplicate mors on same record

- When doing a name search: The system will pull from active as well as inactive records. Now, the search results screen give some indication of which records were active vs. inactive.

- When adding an MOR to a person's record - you must search on the MOR Name. Often when we are entering new records we know the MOR ID, now you can just use that rather than typing a name and choosing from the search results

- Contact Fax Number added to the Custom Exports (under Rental Reports Custom Contract) in Group Rentals/Events

- Individual Events>Reports>Registration by MOR. In the layout of the report the city, State field is not big enough for many of the city, states.  Resized.

- When you are in a group rental and you want to add a cabin, a housing area, or a center the dialog box that comes up and in the yellow box in the left hand corner the words are white and it is very hard to impossible to read them. Same thing when you go to batch add gifts (under gift module). Colors adjusted.

- Requested date created field on reg holds.

- "Amt Remaining on Pledge" data is showing incorrectly when printing the receipt. Fixed.

- In an IR, under Registration Tab>Waiting list Tab>click on the Waiting List Entry Button. A dialog box comes up that says Pick Block. Resized for readability.

- add total money paid, total credits non money to CRM data source "Registration Information complex"

- print date range header on staff support report

- When exiting a cancelled event, an error message comes up saying
"please enter at least one guest type for this event." And since it is cancelled, you are stuck and can't get out.  This is removed.

- Fixed sorting on Group rental/event planning calendar

- the store monies from blocks show up as a balance on the weekly report of the check in list by name. it should show a total excluding spending money.  Fixed

- weren't able to apply room rates to rooms added to a group rental contract. We can apply rates if we add them by adding an entire area to the contract, but when we just try to add a single room there is no space to enter the charge for the room. I tried checking the box that allows for registration housing charges, but it didn't make a difference.  FIXED: The cabin charge is only hidden for internal events.

- fixed history conversion with counselors with apostrophes in name,

- make sure notes are converted to history.

- print off the bulk confirmation letters sorted by zip code order

- Added sort to the list by Event Name or Start Date, in Rentals and Events.

- Event confirmation shows, like it does on the contract, what activity or activity package they have picked.

- the group event/rentals meal count report shows the counts for each meal of that day.

-have Camptrak start an Outlook e-mail message based on the e-mails of ticked Camptrak records? You'd need to
be able to choose whether they go into the TO, the CC or the BCC
- Added fields 'Cash Deposits' and 'NonCashDeposits' to email confirmation letter.

- default attachments for confirmation emails
***Added xml node 'attach' to body.

- the field "Reg Conf Email" added to Data Source: Camper Registration Summary, Registration History Info, Group Rental Attendees.

- On the Data source: Group History Attendees and Group Event Attendees, added both email fields

- When adding an activity or meal, 
set up defaults for "Activity Time" & "Duration" so you don't have to repeatedly type in these same times

- new report: Gift Module>Reports>Donor Allocation Summary

- Added bi-monthly pledge payment schedule
 
- Added data source 'Registration Refund Summary'
 
- added pledge indicator on batch gift entry screen to show who has a pledge
 
- allowed to change transaction sort order in customer confirmation letter for individual events
 
- custom confirmation letter now has two columns for debit/credits.
 
- Detail Report on Web Campers text boxes will grow with long text so it doesn't truncate.