Event Manager Release Archive

Event Publisher is now Event Manager!

As of December 11th, Event Publisher is now Event Manager, which better reflects its scope and purpose.

Enhancements

Updated the Location & Time section on the Event Submission Form.

Now choosing a Location, Date, and Time is more user friendly when submitting an event request.

 

Fixes and Improvements

• Adjusted  the URLs for Event Manager to reflect branding changes.
• Fixed an issue that caused Event Manager to crash when a user attempted to submit an event request.
• Fixed an issue that prevented Tenant Administrators from disabling auto approval in an Approval Process once saved.

 

Enhancements

Added Auto Approve option to approval process setup

Previously when processing events for approval, each user or user group had to approve the event manually per the workflow. Now, a checkbox has been added so that if the conditions in Step 1 of the approval process setup are met, the event is automatically approved and is published directly to the calendar.

 

Fixes and Improvements

• Fixed an issue that caused the page to crash when visitors attempted to edit their visitor profile.
• Fixed an issue that prevented data from loading properly on the Dashboard when using Internet Explorer 11.

 

Fixes and Improvements

• Fixed an issue that prevented users from filtering subscription results when adding to Google Calendar.
• Fixed an issue that prevented the Additional Info and Share this Event sections from opening when viewing event details.
• Fixed an issue that caused an incorrect login URL to be sent with notification emails.

 

Fixes and Improvements

• Fixed an issue that caused an error displaying the message "Nullable object must have a value" when attempting to login or view an event.
• Fixed an issue that allowed creation of a paid event when there was no payment gateway configured.
• Fixed an issue that allowed users to add paid or donation items to an event when that permission was not checked.
• Fixed an issue where the incorrect event form would display to tenant administrators when first logging in.

 

Enhancements

Number of Registrants on Event Manager Dashboard Links to the Event Dashboard

Now when viewing the number of registrants under Upcoming Events on the Event Manager Dashboard, you can click the number to view the Event Dashboard and see who has registered.

 

Number of Events Changed to Number of Actions on Event Manager Dashboard

Number of Events has now been changed to Number of Actions under the Most Active Requesters section on the Event Manager Dashboard.

 

Added Group and Individual Approver Icons to Approval Processes Page

Now when selecting approvers for an approval process there are icons to help distinguish between Individual Approvers and Groups.

 

Fixes and Improvements

• Fixed an issue that caused an automatic redirect to the old submission form when clicking the Create Event button in the side navigation menu.

 

Fixes and Improvements

• Fixed an issue that caused complementary registrants to be documented with a registration cost. *Note: This fix only applies to new complementary registrants. Our development team is working on a solution for clients with complementary registrants who are already documented with a registration cost.

 

Fixes and Improvements

• Fixed an issue that prevented a user from clicking the category color on the calendar to either filter the public calendar by that category or navigate to the appropriate calendar site.

 

Fixes and Improvements

• Fixed an issue that prevented a user from downloading the Registrant report from the Events Dashboard.
• Fixed an issue that, when searching for a particular date range on the Events page, prevented the Pending tabs from showing correct search result numbers until the tab is clicked on.

 

Fixes and Improvements

• Fixed an issue that prevented a user from printing the Registrants page as a PDF.
• Fixed an issue with product performance that was causing the site to crash.
• Fixed an issue with the branding tool that caused highlighting to display incorrectly.
• Fixed an issue that prevented users in the Approval Process for a series of events from being able to approve a modification of that series.

 

Fixes and Improvements

• Fixed an issue that prevented users from creating a new event series from an event that was copied from an existing event series.
• Fixed an issue in Safari in which attempting to add a new site would cause the program to crash.

 

Fixes and Improvements

• Fixed an issue that prevented Advanced Search filters on the calendar page from functioning correctly.

• Fixed an issue that created an excessive load time when performing Administrative functions, such as editing the user list.

 

Enhancements

Upgraded Navigation Menu and User Interface

New! Our User Experience team has been hard at work to make Event Publisher more intuitive and efficient. While the product is being improved, you may notice certain pages with the user interface you are used to, while other pages have a new look.

 

With the new look, the navigation menu has moved to the left side of the screen.

 

 

When you hover over the menu, it expands to tell you about each menu option. This gives you easy access to move around the product, and add events right from the page you are on.

 

Home Page Dashboard

New! A new home page dashboard has been added to Event Publisher for Tenant Admins! Upon logging in, you will have a quick view of upcoming events, registration information, and events needing approval. The data is displayed in widgets, allowing you to view specific event data and process requests right from the dashboard.

 

Click here to learn more about the Event Publisher Dashboard.

 

Surveys Feature

New! With this powerful new tool, you can build surveys to collect useful data about your events. Build a library of frequently used questions, save survey templates to save time, and share your survey with event attendees. Using the new Surveys Dashboard, quickly view survey responses and aggregated data, and manage your survey list.

 

Click on the links below to learn more about Surveys.

• Creating a Survey
• Survey Dashboard
• Survey Templates
• Survey Reporting

 

Fixes

Description	Resolution Comment
Event Request emails not showing location name	Emails have been corrected to show the name of the Location(s) included in the event.
Attempting to edit an event produces an error message	Error resolved and now if a user does not have permission to edit an event they will see the public view of the event only.
Downloading registration CSV file crashes the application	Registration report can now be downloaded without an error.

 

Enhancements

User Roles Replacing Groups

New! User Roles are being added to Event Publisher as a way to easily give users certain permissions. This functionality will replace Groups, which served a similar purpose. There will be three default user roles available to you: Tenant Admin, Site Admin, and Requester, but new roles can easily be added to represent a group of permissions that is needed at your organization. Click here to learn more about User Roles.

 

Order Summary and Confirmation Interface Improvements

New! There is a new look and feel to the Registration Confirmation and Order Summary pages! As a part of our ongoing efforts to improve the interface of Event Publisher, you'll notice some visual changes to these pages.

 

 

Removal of Primary Registration

In preparation for a future enhancement, the Primary checkbox has been removed when adding a Registration to an event. Any existing Primary Registrations will be changed to be treated as stand-alone items. In a future release, a similar but improved ability will return to Registrations, with a true parent-child relationship, making it a requirement to purchase the 'parent' item in order to purchase the 'child' item. More information to come!

Updated Help Link and About Page

The Help link in Event Manager has been updated to go to the Dude Solutions Help Site. This means the help link will now direct users to the most up to date product content available. In addition, the Terms of Service and Privacy Policy link in the product have been updated so users have accurate Dude Solutions policy information.

Fixes

Description	Resolution Comment
Sub-locations not appearing with FSD Sync	When an FSDirect event syncs to Event Publisher, the appropriate sub-location will appear in Event Publisher.
Events without Registration displaying Sold Out message	Sold Out message will not show unless an event has a Registration, and a date is actually sold out.
Events with start or end dates outside search range not showing on Pending tab	Now an event will show as long as it has dates that are within the date range of the Pending tab.
Clicking on conflict icon next to an event doesn't show you what the conflict is	Clicking on the conflict icon will now show you the double booking information before you publish the event.
Server error when trying to use Advanced View to edit a user's permissions	Advanced View can be used to edit a user's permissions without resulting in a server error.
When calendar is embedded, login link does not show	Secondary login link added so a user can login to the calendar when it is embedded.

 

Enhancements

Sold-Out Registration Message Shows on Event

New! Now, when a registration item has sold out, a sold-out message will display from the event on the calendar. The Quantity column on the event details page will update to show 'This item is sold-out.' If the event is in a series, a sold-out message will display to the right of the sold-out date when the user clicks View Full Schedule.

 

Editing Events that are Pending Approval

New! Events that are in an approval process can now be edited prior to the first approval. This permission applies to anyone who has permissions to edit those events, including Admins and the user who submitted the event request.

 

• From the Events Dashboard, click on the title of the event in the Event List.
• Or, from the list of Pending events, open the Actions drop down menu of the event and select Review.
• The event form will now be fully editable, including location and time. You can either Save your changes and keep the event in the approval process, or choose to Approve the event.

 

Enhanced Registration Interface on Public Event Form

New! You'll see some changes to the display of the public facing event form, particularly the Registration section. In addition to some simple visual changes, you'll notice that the form has a more intuitive interface, including the way products and product questions are displayed, as well as the way information can be shared across products. *Note: Please contact Client Services if you experience any issues with the new user interface in Event Publisher. We are constantly working to improve the product and would love to hear from you if there are any problems!

 

Fixes

Description	Resolution Comment
Event Admins cannot double book a location when needed	Ability has been restored for Event Admins to ignore a location conflict and submit a double booking to the calendar.
Editing Site Settings with SSL turned on produces an error	Edits can be made to Site Settings page without an error.
Error message when adding occurrences to a series of events	Additional dates and times can now be added to a series without an error.
Duplicate locations, and locations not showing on events, resulting from FSD Sync	Disabling and re-enabling FSD Sync no longer produces duplicate locations or locations missing from events.
Copying an event with registration leads to missing registration on new event until it is submitted or published.	Registration shows on new event immediately so no duplicate registrations are created.
Custom email template leading to incorrect event end date on email	Accurate event end date now shows in the event emails.

 

Fixes

Description	Resolution Comment
Saving a version of a submitted schedule moved it to Pending Approval tab	Event will show with status of Version in the event list to identify it as a "versioned" event.
Security vulnerability identified	Processing URL parameters has been corrected to prevent Cross-Site Scripting.
'Select Multiple' Calendar filter option not working	Default visitor permission includes uploading an attachment, as designed.

 

Fixes

Description	Resolution Comment
Error when selecting a location on a new event	Locations can now be selected on an event without an error occurring.
Slowness and account access issues	Account access does not trigger an error, and slowness issues are resolved.
Sub-locations not coming over with FSD Sync	FSD Sync now works correctly by creating sub-locations from an FSDirect room on an event.
Visitors unable to upload images or attachments	Default visitor permission includes uploading an attachment, as designed.
Registration on separate page doesn't work	Registration will function correctly when the registration opens in a new page.

 

*Note: Red text indicates an unscheduled fix that was released to address an emergent issue.

 

Fixes

Description	Resolution Comment
Error when editing imported events	The system will no longer give you an error when attempting to edit an imported event.
Page error when attempting to edit site settings	Error no longer occurs when attempting to edit a site from the Site Management page.

 

Enhancements

'All Pending Events' Tab for Tenant Admins

New! Tenant Admins can now override the approval process if needed using a new tab on their Event Dashboard. All events needing approval for the site they are logged into will show on the new All Pending Events tab, including those events that are not routed to the Tenant Admin for approval. From this tab, a Tenant Admin can approve or deny an event. When they approve an event, they can also choose whether they want their approval to bypass only the current step in the approval process, or skip all steps in the approval process and publish the event to the calendar. To learn more about approving an event, click here.

 

 

Fixes

Description	Resolution Comment
Application crashes when trying to download registration or sales reports	Reports can now be run successfully.
Keyword search not working correctly on Calendar	All search filters and fields are functional on the calendar.
Application crashes when events are manually released for aggregation	System is fixed so that there is no crash when this occurs.

 

Enhancements

Unlisted Events on the Calendar

New! Creating an unlisted event allows you to block time on the calendar for this event, while controlling who can see the event details. A unique URL can be obtained from the product and distributed appropriately, giving only users with access to that URL the ability to view the event information. Click here to learn more about Unlisted Events.

Fixes

Description	Resolution Comment
Events List Tab Issues in Internet Explorer	Event Dashboard can now be opened in Internet Explorer.
Events not clearing the Pending Approval tab when published from Event list	Event is not shown on 'Pending Approval' tab after publishing.

 

Enhancements

View Options for Grid Calendar View

New! Now for the grid view of the public facing calendar, you can determine how events will show on a particular day when there are more events than will fit in ten lines of text. If you choose to enable the new Grid View Show All option on the Layout page, all events will show by default. If not, only ten lines of text will show and a user can click a link at the bottom of the list to view any unlisted events. Click here to learn more about how to enable or disable this feature.

 

Grid View Show All Enabled	Grid View Show All Disabled

Fixes

Description	Resolution Comment
EP no longer WCAG 2.0 AA Compliant	Made adjustments to the Event Publisher UI to work towards WCAG compliance.
Add filters back on the Pending Event Tab	The Pending Approval tab on the Events Dashboard now includes a filter option.

 

Fixes

Description	Resolution Comment
Workflow - Change the button name from "Publish" to "Submit" if not approving	Users who cannot approve events will now see a "Submit" button at the bottom of the event form.
Workflow - You can delete the default approval rule	It is no longer possible to delete the default approval process, which would leave events unable to be approved.
Series Editing - Editing a single instance changes all instances regardless of what you are changing	When you choose to edit just a single event in a series the changes now only apply to that event, rather than the whole series.
Unable to add existing group to Workflow	Existing groups can now be added to the default approval process.

 

Enhancements

Manage Approval Processes

New! The Approval Processes page, found under Calendar Settings, allows you to view and manage the various approval processes you have for your sites. Edit the list of approvers for a site, determine how those users play into the approval process, and even determine an approval order that is required to have the event approved. This feature is still being worked on, so there is more functionality to come! To learn more about the Approval Process feature, click here.

 

Embedding the Calendar

New! It is now easy to display your Event Publisher calendar information on your organization's website using the Embed function. Click here for more information.

 

Fixes

Description	Resolution Comment
Issues with Registration Products when editing a series	Registrations are not duplicated for separately edited event from series
WCAG Errors	Empty links are not WCAG Compliant