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November 2024 Updates (NextGen)

The November 2024 updates for eBECAS/EDMISS Next Generation introduce significant enhancements, including bulk student photo uploads, advanced email customization options, Diary functionality improvements, enhanced security measures, new template bookmarks, and much more…

Students

🔥 Bulk Upload of Students Pictures

NEW NEXTGEN ONLY

Updating student pictures just got a whole lot easier! With our new Bulk Update feature, you can drag and drop multiple image files, and the system will automatically upload and link them to the correct student records.

Learn more: Add and Update Student Pictures in Bulk

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Communication

🔥 On-the-Fly Email Personalisation

NEW NEXTGEN ONLY

Next Generation's email sending feature just got a major upgrade! Now you can whip up and tweak emails on the fly, making your messages personal and spot-on in no time.

Whether you’re crafting an email from scratch or kicking things off with an existing template, it’s all possible now. And the best part? You can personalize the email with the rich text editor.

If this was not enough, you can also attach templates to the emails (.pdf).

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🔥 Preview SMS and Emails Before Sending

NEW NEXTGEN ONLY

We have added a preview feature for SMS and emails! Before hitting send, review your messages with real data replacing bookmarks. Ensure your communications are accurate and polished.

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Diary

🔥 View the Content of the Emails Sent

NEXTGEN ONLY

You can now view the full content of emails sent from the system directly within the respective Diary Entry. Access all the details at a glance, including recipient information, subject, attachments, and the complete email content, all in one place!

You can view the email content from the Diary grid or from the Diary entry details page.

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File Attachments in Dairy Entries

Users can now attach a file when creating a Diary Entry manually. The file will then be available on the entry details and on the document store.

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New Layout for Diary Entries

NEW

A new layout for diary entries has been implemented. Users can now view everything, from the entry details to the attachments in one single page.

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Offers

New Unallocated Commission Field in Offer Instalments Edit

NEW NEXTGEN ONLY

A new Unallocated Commission field has been added to the Update Instalments window. When you are updating the instalments and the commission amounts manually, this field displays the difference between the course item's total commission and the sum of the commission of each instalment.

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Create Request Selected by Default for Accommodation & Airport Offer Items

NEW

When users add an Accommodation or Airport Transfer Item to an offer, the Create Request option is now selected by default.

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Security

Password Expiration Reminder

NEW

When the password expiry setting is activated for your college, users will receive timely reminders to update their passwords before they expire, ensuring uninterrupted access.

Templates

New Offers Bookmarks: Offer Deposit

NEW

New template bookmarks to display the Offer Deposit have been added.

The Offers Deposit includes all the instalments with the earliest and the same due date in the offer.

  • Offer Deposit (Single Bookmarks): Single bookmarks summarise the offer deposit by consolidating the amount fields as the total sum of all deposit records.

  • Offer Deposit (Grid Bookmarks): Grid bookmarks display all the instalments of the offer deposit.

New Fees Bookmarks: Gross Fees

NEW

New template bookmarks to display the Gross Fees have been added to the following objects:

  • Students

  • Enrolments

  • Invoices

These new bookmarks are available as Single and Grid bookmarks:

  • Gross Fees (Single Bookmarks): Single bookmarks summarise the gross fees by consolidating the amount fields as the total sum of all records.

  • Gross Fees (Single Bookmarks): Grid bookmarks display all the Gross Fees.

Accessibility

Order of Results in the Student Quick Search Bar Updated

NEW NEXTGEN ONLY

The Student Quick Search Bar now displays the most recently added students at the top of the search results.

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