Release Notes 2016

We regularly release enhancements, upgrades, and bug fixes to our software applications. This is part of our continued and unwavering dedication to provide the best possible experience with our software.

11/21/2016 (Release 6.7)

• Appointments can now be confirmed by your Clients via Text Message!
• New OCS Directory
• Recurring memberships now have a "thaw" date when they are frozen so they can't be frozen indefinitely.
• Improvements in and around Product Reservations.
• Bug fixes.

• Once per year, the business development team turns over the reigns to the engineering team to choose what they want to work on in and around our applications. Our engineers focused on improving performance of the applications, as well as eliminating a few handfuls of lingering bugs.  While you likely won't notice m/any changes visually or feature-wise, our aim was to make everything better across the board.

• Improvements on appointment copy/paste functions.
• Better handling of Product Reservations in various appointment change scenarios.
• Resource Enhancements
• Employee sorting has been reworked with drag and drop.
• Bug fixes.

• Client Connect Client Lists are now exportable.
• Two new filter types for Client Connect Client Lists. Both are related to clients receiving or not receiving services.
• Client profiles have a new data point: Client Origination.
• Bug fixes.

• You can now reserve products for your clients right from the Appointment details window!
• Improved display and handling of voided debit/credit card transactions on Ticket details Collect Payment window.
• Terminated employees will now stay on the Schedule until an Owner or Manager chooses to hide them in Employee Settings.  This will allow you to reschedule existing appointments after the employee's termination date.
• If you schedule a new appointment for a client that is already checked in, this new appointment will be automatically checked in and added to the existing Ticket.
• You can now Edit an appointment that is already checked in.
• We're no longer showing a P or M icon on the schedule for appointments with clients that have Packages or Memberships. This information was moved into the appointment details window.
• Bug fixes.

• The Appointment pages have been redesigned to eliminate the need for popups. They will now show previously "popped up" messages as notifications.
• A new notification has been added to the Appointment and Ticket pages alerting the user that the Client is running low on their scheduled Standing/Recurring Appointments.
• Client Type has been added to the Print Schedule report.
• Added Birth Year to the Client Profile.
• Bug fixes.

• A fix to address recent performance issues.

• Appointment Builder now honors Time On entries when searching for available appointment slots. It previously only looked at the Business and Employee hours settings.
• Can now mark Time Off in the mobile version of SalonRunner.
• We are now slightly delaying the delivery of appointment Itinerary emails to accommodate appointments that are changed within a few minutes of creation. This will prevent multiple emails from going to the Client.  If the time of the appointment is close enough to when it was made, we do the same for Confirmation emails to the client.
• We added a Remember Me function on SalonRunner.
• We added a Remember Me function on OCS.
• Free trial accounts can now conveniently turn on Client Connect in the regular activation flow.
• Appointments can now be cancelled from the Future Appointments table in the Client Log.
• Bug fixes.

• The schedule has a new feature to let the user create a Custom View with as many or as few service providers as you wish.
• Time Off now has the option to select the full day instead of by duration of hours "To Close"
• The Sales Analysis report now breaks out Chemical services separately in both the Salon and Spa categories.
• Managing Employee Departments (Advanced Settings) was improved.
• Mobile SalonRunner was updated to prevent a couple dead-ends for non-Managers/Owners.
• Shhh ... BoothRunner v1 is here! An email blast will be coming to announce it formally, but you can call your Account Manager today for more details if you can't wait.  
• Bug fixes.

• The schedule will now scroll and show the user the current time on the schedule!
• Reports enhancements to show employees that sold Packages & Memberships.
• Bug fixes.

• Ability to collect a House Fee on tickets.
• Allow product charges on services to be either a flat fee or a percentage of the service price.
• Cash back is now allowed when redeeming Rewards points.
• Bug fixes.

• Ability to track which employees sold Packages and Memberships.
• Memberships can now have enrollment fees.
• Memberships can now be frozen (paused) and unfrozen.
• Bug fixes.

• Online Client Scheduling (OCS) received a minor makeover to make it more friendly on smartphones.
• Clients can now purchase Packages and Memberships in OCS.
• New Client Referrals report
• Bug fixes.

• The recently merged Client Card and Log is now enhanced with image and file uploads. Images can also be rotated and marked as the client's profile photo.
• The Client Connect images can now also be rotated.
• Client images can now also be uploaded from the Mobile application.
• More features are now available in the Self-Guided Demo.
• Client passwords can no longer be reset in the Client Log, however the Forgot Password process can be initiated within from the Client Log. Clients without an Email Address will not be able to have their password reset.
• The formula tab has been adjusted so the New Formula button is above the list, not below.
• New Time Clock summary report.
• Bug fixes.
• ... and last not certainly not least ...
• Recurring Memberships can now be sold!

• Accounts that have subscribed to the Client Connect Bundle now have the ability to upload up to 20 images and files for each of their Clients. This feature is NO EXTRA CHARGE if you have the Client Connect Bundle.
• The Client Card and the Client Log have been merged into one cohesive 'page'.
• Apple-based computers were using a different primary font than Windows-based computers. Now they are the same.
• Cancelled appointments have been added to the Client Log. 
• Bug fixes.

• Packages and Memberships are now returnable!
• Client Connect Automated Emails has been redesigned to work nearly identically to Client Connect Mass Emails.
• Client Connect Mass Email campaigns will now be executed every three hours, instead of just once per day overnight.
• Bug fixes.

• Packages and Memberships have undergone a complete re-write, allowing for much greater flexibility in configuration as well as commission handling.
• Client Connect has a new third feature titled Mass Emails.
• On the Collect Payment screen in tickets, there is now a convenient Gift Card lookup for the client.
• Wait list now shows both Home and Mobile numbers for the Client.
• Support page is now available to all users.
• Vertical Response has been moved to "Other Marketing" and the Letters and Labels features are easier to use now.
• Bug fixes.

• We fixed a few relatively obscure, yet important, bugs related to Taxes on tickets.
• Fixed a bug with the content editor for Client Connect emails.