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Catalogs Module now Tracks Shipping

Hey folks,

With the most recent round of Tendenci updates we added functionality to enter shipping information for the order.  Basically what it does is:

  • Allows the admin to enter the shipping details of an order (it’s status, date shipped, carrier, tracking number, and any additional notes).
    • If the carrier is DHL, FedEx, UPS, or USPS then we build the link to the carriers site to check the status of the shipment
  • The shipping information is visible by the user who made the order, and is indicated and linked from the invoice search page, invoice view page, cart search page, and cart order review page

Thanks!
Kathryn

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Calendar Event changes for sponsor and offline registrations

Two new updates for the Calendar Events module:

  1. Sponsor – if the sponsor field is blank, the user group will be displayed on the event details page.  If the user group and sponsor are both blank, nothing will display.
  2. Custom text for offline registration – that block that showed "No [site name] Online Registration for this Event" is now editable on the pricing page in an HTML enabled field called offline registration notice.  It it’s blank, the default message will be displayed.

Thanks,
J

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Polls module got a face lift!

Just released – the Tendenci Polls module with up to 10 answer options (instead of 5).  We also took the time to clean up the individual pages a bit.  No worries, the existing polls with less than 10 answers still work exactly as they did before. 

Thanks,
J

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Latest update includes batch newsletters

Hi everyone!

We posted a Tendenci update this morning that includes a major revision for the newsletters.  It now processes pending newsletters in batches.  No more real-time send.  Why is this good?  It eliminates the web based limitations of session time outs and memory allocation.

How it works:
  1. Generate the newsletter as normal
  2. After agreeing to step 5, instead of seeing the scrolling list of names the newsletter is sent to you will instead see a message saying
    "Your newsletter has been scheduled to send within 10 minutes. You will receive an email notification when it’s done. Please note that it may take several hours to complete the process depending on the size of your group."
  3. The server will check for new newsletters to send every 10 minutes – if it finds one, then it will send each email accordingly.
  4. Once the emails are sent the creator of the newsletter will receive a confirmation email indicating that everything sent successfully, who it was sent to, and a total count.
Other items to note – when searching for emails you now can more easily filter by status (/en/actions/search.asp):
  • Open – still in build and has not yet been finally submitted (has not yet agreed to step 5)
  • Submitted – agreed to step 5 and is awaiting being processes
  • In Progress – the batch process has begun but is not yet complete
  • Closed – the batch process has completed and all emails have been sent
  • Cancelled – the email was deleted (cancelled)

New help files will be added soon, https://www.tendenci.com/en/help/.  If you can’t find the answers you’re looking for there, feel free to call us at 281.497.6567 or email your regular contact.

Thanks,
J

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Emergency Prep Part 2: Volunteer coordination with Tendenci

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In the time of a crisis, helping hands are desparately needed in a variety of activities.  You can quickly and easily coordinate volunteer efforts via your Web site’s calendar while using a tool familar to your organization, which helps with participation levels.

After posting location and activity details on your Web calendar event (read this help file), you can put a cap on the number of volunteers accepted for each event – ensuring  that you never have to turn away extra volunteers and can re-direct their energies elsewhere.

Publicize your volunteer events with e-newsletters and refine your event listings and press releases with our built-in Search Engine Optimization tools.  Tendenci’s Content Management System also makes it a snap for you to add graphics and details to pre-existing pages on your Web site updating your community on your efforts and volunteer needs.

Want more?  Read about more Tendenci emergency preparation features in the Emergency Prep Part 1:  Emergency First Responders blog post.

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Hot Tip – Get fax happy with Tendenci

Save a few minutes of your day by using your Tendenci site to generate fax cover sheets for you.   Search for the sendee in your Web site’s membership database and click on the ‘Fax’ icon (see below) to get the process started.

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From here you get an automatically generated fax sheet with editable fields for you to type in document page numbers, subject and notes — all with you and your contact’s information already filled in.  Just another little way that Tendenci makes your life easier…

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Emergency prep Part 1: Emergency First Responders

With the arrival of the 2006 hurricane season,  emergency preparedness is more important than ever.  Did you know that your Tendenci site has many built-in features to help you handle emergency situtations and communicate with your organization during a time of crisis?
 

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Tendenci’s First Responder module allows you to send timely and effective emergency communications to the members who need it most by granting them priority communication status on your Web site.

The module allows site users to mark their specific training or skillsets, showing you what members can assist you in what ways (pilot, photography, fireman, etc.) should the need ever arise.  Choose what skills you need and send those members your press releases and alerts first!

Tendenci’s First Responder module helps you make every minute count in an emergency situation – and it’s all already built in to your Web site! 

Interested in learning more?  Read our help files on Tendenci’s First Responder system or give us a call at (281) 497.6567.