Administrator's Plus 5.6: What's New v5.6.18.01 - Rediker Software ...

Administrator’s Plus v5.6 New Features – July 2012 Update
Rediker Software is pleased to bring you Version 5.6.18.01 of Administrator’s Plus. There have been nearly 60 new
features added since version 5.6.05 as well as refinements to past features. We have selected some key enhancements
below to keep you informed. Please refer to the AP v5.6 Developer’s Document for a complete listing of improvements.
Many of these new features have been implemented as a result of feedback from you, our valued customers. We thank
you for helping us make Administrator’s Plus the best school administrative software on the market!
Database
1) Database – Manually Marking Data as Verified
Just right click and choose ‘Mark as Verified today’.
Once selecting this option, the student data will be marked as verified with current date.
To Reset Verification Status, just right click again and choose ‘Reset Verification Status’.
2) Database – Contacts Field Name
Field name changes:
o Changed Home E-Mail to “Primary E-Mail” with a tool-tip as "Formerly Home E-Mail”.
o Changed Office E-Mail to “Alternate E-Mail” with a tool-tip as "Formerly Office E-Mail”.
Allowed to delete the student contacts whose Master Contact is not found (blank contact).

3) Database – Importing Contacts
Fields can be matched while importing contacts which will either add or update the contact.
4) Database – SuperDB
Multiple entries allowed as in Address validated fields setup screen.
You can set the order for the items in the dropdown by selecting ‘Setup Validation [F6]’.
Also implemented for Extended Course, Section and RC and user defined Discipline category tables.
5) Database - New Files
Receive student pictures from APP holding bin.
Receive New Students from Holding Bin > Admissions Plus Pro option has been modified to import
student pictures from APP to AP.
6) Database – Household Lookup in New Files and Address
Added ‘Send to Excel [F7]’ option to send the household data to Excel.
Can show records matching same last name, any last name, selected school and all district schools.
7) Database – Contact Reports by Household
User can set which contacts should be printed first (Household and then Non-household).
New code block has been added in Billing and DB Report writer as follows:
~PrintForFirstStudentOnlyStart~
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~PrintForFirstStudentOnlyEnd~
The codes inside the above block of codes print only for the first student in the household. The
report has to be generated using the Household option from the menu.
Select "FIRSTSTUDENTONLY" from the code lookup to get the new codes in the editor.

Example:
~ContactsStart=1~
~C.First Name~ ~C.Last Name~~T1.5~~C.Relationship~
~ContactsEnd~
~PrintForFirstStudentOnlyStart~
~PrintContacts=1, Filter:{"C.Household = Y"}~
~PrintContacts=1, Filter:{"C.Household != Y"}~
~PrintForFirstStudentOnlyEnd~
~GR~~ID~ ~FN~ ~LN~
The above set of codes will print something like what
is on the right in the format stated below:
All household Contacts' First Name, Last Name,
Relationship (each in a line)
Then all Non-household contacts' First Name, Last
Name, Relationship (each in a line)
(The above will be printed based on the first
household student)
Then all household students.
8) Database – Moving Field Data
Address> Other [F2] > ‘Move Field Data’ option.
In the specifications screen for moving data, a check box was added as "Move field name and
properties" (checked by default).
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With the new option checked:
• Data and properties will be moved.
• Source field will be cleared of data and properties.
• Not applicable to the first 9 student fields and first 7 staff fields (though it allows
selecting these fields, it moves only the data for these fields).
• This option is not available if a particular grade levels are selected for moving data.
If this option is not selected Move Field Data moves only the data (existing feature).

Attendance
1) Period Attendance Batch Entry by Database Field
Enter Period Attendance menu, new option ‘A) Batch enter for a Section/Group’.
Batch Entry under the Group option can be done for a set of students - like particular/all grades, all
students/individual students (or groups), or students matching DB criteria (query).
Specifications have been added to select the attendance code, start and end grade.
2) Period Attendance Teacher Exception List
Added Room # to the Teacher Exception List.
Discipline
1) Discipline Report Writer
Specification "E) PENALTY/INCIDENT/INFRACT LIMIT?" has been changed to allow fractional
numbers. The incidents will be selected based on the number entered.
Similar change has also been done in Penalty Reports specs "4) PENALTY LIMIT? (greater than)".
2) Discipline Holding Bin
Incidents > Holding Bin program has been modified to show incidents added through Mobile
application apart from the existing APWeb and PDA options.
Incidents added through mobile are identified as "AP Mobile" program.

General
1) General – Email all Teachers for a Student
In VCAD right click menu in transcripts and
schedules, added two new options:
o Send e-mail to the teacher of this section.
o Send e-mail to all teachers of this student.
Choosing this option opens the QuickMail with the
e-mail ID of the teachers pre-populated.
2) General RW – Reports in a Contact’s Language
When a contact has a language set the report for
that contact is generated in that language.
Language is set in the contact manager for that
particular contact.
If the Wlabel file for the Language does not exist,
then those contacts reports will be printed with
the language printed for the Student.
3) General – Hide Inactive Students in Lookup [F6]
A check box with label “Hide Inactive Students”
has been added to the standard lookup.
Checking this option will only show active
students in the lookup (default is unchecked).
These settings are saved per user.
4) General Report Writing – Code Additions and Changes
‘HIM’ code added in the lookup with description
"him, her or them".
Descriptions for the following codes are changed
as below:
o SX1: "He or She” to "He, She or Their".
o SX2: "he or she" to "he, she or their".
o HIS: "his or her" to "his, her or their”.
o HIS1: "His or Her " to "His, Her or Their".
o SEX: "son or daughter " to "son, daughter
or child".
5) General – Tools Menu Items
APWeb Access is now APWeb Office.
o Changed program name in Address Holding Bin,
Right Click Menus and DB History.
APWeb Direct is now APWeb Parent.
o Changed the program name as "APWeb Parent
Manager" in Tools menu, Address Holding Bin,
Contacts screens, Contacts Fields lookup, and
Excel Wizard.

AP Mobile Manager is now available!
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New option in Tools Menu named AP Mobile Manager to launch AP Mobile Manager.
This is the tool you need to use to send data from AP to your iPhone, iPad, iPod or Android
devices and manage users accessing your data.
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The program will not get activated if your school has not purchased the mobile license.
Only Supervisor users have the rights to access the AP Mobile Manager program.
Contact your Account Representative if you want to inquire about purchasing AP Mobile
Manager and Mobile Apps.
Click the below link to find out more:
http://www.rediker.com/mobile-apps