What's New in Version 7.0 |
| New Feature | Description |
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| Capwatch Text Load |
Because National will be eliminating the Capwatch download of an access database and
replacing it with text files, programming has been added to load an empty CAPWATCH.mdb
with the data from the downloaded text files. (Must use the empty CAPWATCH.mdb database
located on the downloads page of this website.) |
| New Data Automatically
loaded from CAPWATCH |
If you are using the CAPWATCH link, additional fields will be updated including:
Current Rank, email address,
and phone #. |
| Rank Discrepancy Report |
(Report Menu - ADM): will identify any rank in the encampment database that does not match
the rank in the CAPWATCH. |
| Automatic Check of required in-flight and staff rank |
((System Set Up - Activity) You can designate the minimum rank required for an in-flight cadet or a cadet staff applicant.
The Paperwork Check processing will automatically create check items if the rank in the
encampment record is less than the minimum. |
| Newly Added Staff Report |
(Report Menu - Commander) This report will list all staff applicants that have not previously
appeared on this report. The report updates a flag in the Participant Table to prevent
the name from appearing more than once. |
| Newly Added Advanced Activity Participant |
(Report Menu - Commander) This report will list all applicants to the Advanced Activity that have not
previously appeared on this report. The report updates a flag in the Participant Table to
prevent the name from appearing more than once. |
| New fields added to Participant Setup |
Session I, Session II, Parent's Email Address, Best Way to Contact (No additional programming
is presently making use of these fields - information only.) |
| New Database - SSN |
The Social Security number has been removed from the Participants table and is now
located in the SSN_CAPID table in the database SSN. If you do not need the SSN, this
database can remain empty with no issues. We need to use the SSN on military documents,
but wanted to have the data more segregated for better security. (The SSN_CAPID file that
previously was in the History.mdb has been moved to SSN.) |
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Features in Previous Versions |
| New Feature | Description |
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| CA's in Color |
The B&W version is also available. |
| Restricted List of Job Titles |
The Requested Staff Position box on Participant Maintenance now requires that the
job title be listed in a File of Job Titles. This file is maintained on the Set Up Menu. In
addition to defining the allowed Job Titles, you can indicate the desired staffing level as well.
New Reports make use of this functionality.
- Requested Position by Job Title (Report Menu - Admin): Shows expected staffing
level and the individuals who have applied for this position (including whether it is
their first, second or third choice)
- Position Report - Titles Only (Report Menu - Admin): Shows a list of the job titles that
need to be filled - can be used as a worksheet in staff selection)
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| Hat Order Report |
(Report Menu - Log/Comm/Mess Ops): Based on assigned staff
positions, what hats need to be ordered. Setup of the color hat and wording is in the
Positions Table in the Set Up Menu.
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| Special Food Requests |
(Report Menu - Log/Comm/Mess Ops): Based on comments entered on the Participant Maintenance
Form (1st page), anyone requesting special foods will print on this report.
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| Financial Aid Processing |
Box can be checked on the Payments Page of the Participant Maintenance to indicate that
the individual is applying for financial aid. A report has been developed to list all such
individuals (Report Menu - Chaplain).
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If an individual donates money for the scholarship
fund, it can be entered in the Payments screen as a '$' type of payment [scholarship
donations]. Anything coded this way will accumlulate on the financial report in the
income section as Scholarship donations.
- Disbursements in the form of scholarships will be made payable to the Encampment
from the Encampment checkbook with a note as to the name of the cadet it is related to.
It will be coded as a Scholarship Expense. It will appear on the Financial Report in the Expense section as Scholarships.
- The check above will be processed as a normal registration payment for the particular
cadet. (Payment Type = R [for Registration Fees]).
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| Override Registration Fee | In addtion
to a system-wide registration fee for cadets and seniors, there is now an option to create an 'override' fee
. This will handle those cases where there may be a different fee for out-of-wing participants,
a reduced fee for part-time participation, or to handle a scholarship situation where no fee is being charged.
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| User Defined Signature | The signature block has been re-programmed
to allow a simple substitution of a different scanned signature.
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| Enhanced Registration Response Letters | There are now two Registration Response Letters: one is sent to acknowledge
receipt of the application, the second is sent closer to the actual encampment. The second letter can be used to reflect additional
paperwork requirements. This can be the final acceptance letter. There are separate letters for cadets in flight and for cadet staff.
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| Registration Response Letters to fit in Window envelope | Registration Response letters have been reformatted
to make use of the standard window envelope from Staples (one window in the lower left corner). If you are not going to
use the envelopes, the option to print address labels is still available.
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| Delete Processing | Delete processing has been made more automatic. Will automatically set up the financial records for refunds
and cancellation fees. The screen to view deleted records has been expanded to include more data. When deleting someone, can indicate if it
was an 'Involuntary Withdrawal'. This will allow the generation of rejection letters. Can also indicate if they will
be put on a wait list.
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| Rejection and Wait List Processing | If it is necessary to limit the size
of the encampment and to not accept all who have applied, the Encampment Management Program provides tools to assist
in this process:
- Report will list inflight cadets in 'acceptance order' (based on National Civil Air Patrol guidelines
- Report listing cadets who were 'involuntarily withdrawn' in acceptance order for use in determining replacements for any
cancellations.
- Rejection letter option.
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| Enhanced Checklist Setup | Multiple checklist items can be setup and
assigned to an individual when being added to the database. The items can be targeted to cadets, seniors, staff, cadet staff, as well
as being applicable to everyone. CPPT, Membership, and Renewal issues are automatically created if needed on for a particular
individual. When an item is marked as complete, it will never show up on any report or letter (it will continue to remain
in the database and can be viewed).
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| Automated Way to Assign Barracks | A new format has been created to allow
making barracks assignments for groups of cadets rather than one by one.
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| Birthday Report | Report showing the birthdays of any participant whose date of
birth falls between the start and end date of the activity established on the Setup Screen.
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| CAPF2A Revised | The system will generate a CAPF 2A for each full-time
participant of the encampment. This report has been revised to reflect the currect edition of the form (OCT 03).
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| Military Flights | In setting up military flights, it is usually necessary
to provide the base with a manifest. Programs have been established to allow assigning participants to different flights
and to print the manifest on a computer generated DD FORM 2131.
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| Contact Roster to Print Cell Phone# | The phone numbers
that previously appeared were home and work numbers. The work number has been replaced by the cell phone number. The WORK
number is still in the database and can be accessed through the EDIT program.
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