ScoutsTracker

defining_custom_badges

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2020-12-23T17:11:11+00:00

Defining Custom Badges Elements ScoutsTracker is capable of supporting custom badges. However, currently you still have to submit a custom badge to support@scoutstracker.ca for inclusion in your section's Program. Attach a document to your submission email formatted as below:

event_json

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2020-12-23T17:11:11+00:00

Importing Events from Other Web Apps To enable another web app to create ScoutsTracker-compatible events, generate a URL like http://scoutstracker/SECTION?insert=EVENT_JSON where SECTION is one of “scouts”, “cubs”, “beavers” or “venturers

facebook_permissions

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2020-12-23T17:11:11+00:00

In order to cross-post to a Facebook Group or Page, you need to make sure the ScoutsTracker app has been granted sufficient privileges. Typically you'll get an “insufficient permissions” message for three reasons... * you're not logged into Facebook with an account that lets you post to your desired group/page (some people maintain a personal facebook account and a scouting facebook account, of which only one has permission to post to a Group)

import_format

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2024-06-18T19:46:01+00:00

Import Format An export from MyScouts can be imported directly into ScoutsTracker. The following information applies only if you have records for youth and leaders in a non-MyScouts spreadsheet. * The spreadsheet must be in an .xls format (i.e.,

licensing

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2020-12-23T17:11:11+00:00

Licensing Note: This page does not apply to Pioneer Tracker, as Scouts Australia makes it freely available to all members. Licensing Tiers Free Handbook Mode If you just want to use ScoutsTracker as a resource that you can check at any time (even on an off-line mobile device!), then it's Free. In fact, you don't even need to create an account.

quick_reference_guide

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2022-05-03T13:13:48+00:00

Quick Reference Guide Creating Records for your Youth Note: the following examples all assume that you're working at the Troop level, but the process is the same for Beaver Scouts, Cub Scouts, etc. Adding the basic details The absolute fastest way to enter the basic details for the youth (and Scouters) is to do an import from MyScouts. To get instructions on how to do this, in ScoutsTracker go to

release_1.1

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2020-12-23T17:11:11+00:00

<< List of all previous releases Release 1.1 - Key Features * The ability to actually mark requirements as complete... when a sufficient number of requirements are complete, the entire badge is marked as complete. Each badge has its own logic to determine what requirements must be met

release_1.2

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2020-12-23T17:11:11+00:00

<< List of all previous releases Release 1.2 - Key Features * Secure login with (nonce-based encryption) * Multiple leaders can manage the data (e.g., the troop's leaders can all be updating badges) * Parents/scouts can view/bookmark their own records (but not mark requirements as complete

release_1.3

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2020-12-23T17:11:11+00:00

<< List of all previous releases Release 1.3 - Key Features Major items include * Youth are now grouped by patrols. Patrols can be created/modify/deleted from within the app. * Added a “Ready to Test” state, in response to user feedback! * A variety of user experience tweaks resulting from user feedback

release_1.4

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2020-12-23T17:11:11+00:00

<< List of all previous releases Release 1.4 - Key Features I'm moving from a Google documents based storage to a more traditional SQL database. Google API requests were slow (about 1-2 seconds per query), and their servers suffered from far too many 15-minute outages. But the net result is that you'll find performance to be distinctly more peppy during

release_1.8

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2020-12-23T17:11:11+00:00

<< List of all previous releases Release 1.8 - Key Features * Reports can now be grouped by either “scout/cub” or by “badge”. This offers the ideal presentation for both a) going to the badge box, and b) handing out the badges to each youth in the ceremony. * Order of Scout

release_1.9

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2020-12-23T17:11:11+00:00

<< List of all previous releases Release 1.9 - Key Features Miscellaneous Enhancements * Parent/Youth Logins can finally change their own password * 'By Badge' report now has sub-selection by individual requirement (helps you with program planning, in that it quickly see who has/has not completed a particular requirement)

release_2.0

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2020-12-23T17:11:11+00:00

<< List of all previous releases Release 2.0 - Key Features Outings and Events * Can record outings and events, and associate youth with those events * Events can be labeled (e.g., 'camp', 'hike', 'community service') for easy determination of badge requirements (e.g., V. Outdoor skills requires 6 nights of camping and 2 six-hour hikes, V. Citizenship requires 5 hours of communty service)

release_2.2

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2020-12-23T17:11:11+00:00

<< List of all previous releases Release 2.2 - Key Features A completion matrix report for any badge or award. This shows you the requirement completion for your entire troop/pack at a single glance. To illustrate, I've attached two screenshots... the second clearly shows that V. Citizenship #8 is the only requirement that is holding back the Lynx from earning this activity badge!

release_2.5

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2020-12-23T17:11:11+00:00

<< List of all previous releases Release 2.5 - Key Features Internet Explorer Support It's been tested with IE8 and IE9. Both offer the same experience you've become accustomed to in Firefox, Chrome and Safari. Because of IE8's limited support for styling, some minor visual effects (basically, eye candy) like rounded borders and shadows are missing. So although IE8 version will look a teensy bit

release_3.0

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2020-12-23T17:11:11+00:00

<< List of all previous releases Release 3.0 - Key Features This represents the first non-beta release of the software! Leaders can now create and administer their own group accounts without having to ask me to set things up for them, and expected user features such as “forgot my password

release_3.1

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2020-12-23T17:11:11+00:00

<< List of all previous releases Release 3.1 - Key Features You can now drill down to “Account” | “Advanced” | “Customize Badges & Awards” to tweak the completion logic associated with any requirement. If the requirement you are modifying has subrequirements, then you can optionally specify that the subrequirements are exposed as completable items. Youth and leaders can then bookmark or mark as complete the individual subrequirements, instead of only being able to work with the parent requir…

release_3.3

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2020-12-23T17:11:11+00:00

<< List of all previous releases Release 3.3 - Key Features Data Import * Reads your CubSys and ScoutSys records Record Sheets * Printable/Shareable record sheets * Entire section-wide summary record sheet (for hard-copy backup purposes) Events * New troop/pack event rollup report

release_3.4

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2020-12-23T17:11:11+00:00

<< List of all previous releases Release 3.4 - Key Features Events * Participation can be overridden on a per-youth basis (e.g., one cub participated in a Camp's day-time activities, but didn't stay overnight) * A “Leaders' Notes” text field that is not visible by parents/youth

release_3.5

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2020-12-23T17:11:11+00:00

<< List of all previous releases Release 3.5 - Key Features Performance * The initial synchronization now screams along at 10x faster * Scorecarding of youth is about 2x faster * Scorecarding results are cached, so that you don't need scorecard every time you launch the app.

release_3.6

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2020-12-23T17:11:11+00:00

<< List of all previous releases Release 3.6 - Key Features Super-Convenient Tabular Data Entry * When first entering your section's records, it used to be a bit of slog entering all the records. But now when you look at a “Completion” report, you have an “Edit” button that lets you easily mark as complete multiple requirements for multiyouth (i.e., in bulk).

release_3.8

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2020-12-23T17:11:11+00:00

<< List of all previous releases Release 3.8 - Key Features Improved Program planning support Specifically, Events (meetings, camps, etc.) are now linked to specific badge requirements. This means the troop/pack at-a-glance reports not only show what each youth has completed, but also what they WILL have completed (provided they show up to the events, of course!).

release_3.10

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2020-12-23T17:11:11+00:00

<< List of all previous release Release 3.10 - Key Features Network Connectivity Errors Many of you reported periods in which you would be repeatedly thrown “off-line”. The issue appears to been a configuration problem in the web server software, which was addressed by increasing the size of the thread pool.

release_4.0

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2020-12-23T17:11:11+00:00

<< List of all previous releases Release 4.0 - Key Features Leader Tracking Leader records: including name, rank, entry date, and active status, but also a link to the leader's Login information. Leader participation in meetings and events can be specified just like the youth, and show up in the event summary and Attendance report in the same way

release_4.1

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2020-12-23T17:11:11+00:00

<< List of all previous releases Release 4.1 - Key Features Tallied Requirements! Requirements that are counted (e.g., number of environmental projects, the hours of community service, the nights of winter camping, the number of 2-night lightweight camps, etc.) now have a tally associated with them, for each youth. The tally can be increased manually (from the floaty), or can be done (semi-)automatically when an event completes. I.e., if you hold a 2-night fall camp, after the fact you can gi…

release_4.3

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2020-12-23T17:11:11+00:00

<< List of all previous releases Release 4.3 - Key Features Multiple Uniform Support Youth now have a setting that indicates whether they are still wearing the tan shirt, or the new uniforms. This then changes what image the youth sees when looking at a badge details. You can change a youth's uniform by going to

release_4.5

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2020-12-23T17:11:11+00:00

<< List of all previous releases Release 4.5 - Key Features Personal Accounts There is now a free “Personal Account”. This is for youth/parents in sections whose scouters prefer their old paper or spreadsheet method of record-keeping. In many ways, it is similar to the “Private

release_4.7

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2020-12-23T17:11:11+00:00

<< List of all previous releases Release 4.7 - Key Features Event Duplication Many of you (particularly Cub leaders who cycle through their program every three years) have asked to be able to duplicate events. You now can do so, and have the option to schedule the duplicated event in the next logical date (e.g., if your meetings are on Monday, then the duplicated event event will be on the next free Monday), or at the same time of year (e.g., if your Fall camp was in the 2nd weekend of Octobe…

release_5.0

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2020-12-23T17:11:11+00:00

<< List of all previous releases Release 5.0 - Key Features This big new in this release is that scout-badges.com is now an official Scouts Canada app, and will now be called “ScoutsTracker”! Name Change to ScoutsTracker! If you've currently bookedmarked scout-badges.com or saved it to the home screen of your mobile device, there's no need to change anything

release_5.1

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2020-12-23T17:11:11+00:00

<< List of all previous releases Release 5.1 - Key Features Personalizable, per-requirement notes! Leaders can now added comments/suggestions to individual requirements, and those notes will be visible to all youth. Youth can add personal comments that will only be visible to themselves and the leader. In this manner, a youth can mark a requirement as ready to test, and include some text, or a link to prove they are complete. A leader can add something to the youth's personal note indicating…

release_5.2

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2020-12-23T17:11:11+00:00

<< List of all previous releases Release 5.2 - Key Features "By Popular Demand" Enhancements * A new “Wall Chart” report shows all the badges, for all the youth * The calendar view now shows the location of your events * PACK: Tenderpad requirements now added as a badge

release_5.3

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2020-12-23T17:11:11+00:00

<< List of all previous releases Release 5.3 - Key Features Group Licensing A Group license covers up to four sections, and represents a 25% discount. It also consolidates purchasing under a single individual, so other Section leaders don't ever have to worry about licensing. As with individual Section licensing, signing up for multiple years gives an additional discounts.

release_5.4

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2020-12-23T17:11:11+00:00

<< List of all previous releases Release 5.4 - Key Features Moving Up/Transferring Youth Just in time for the end of the year, you can now move up youth to the next Section. Under “Account” | “Advanced” you'll find a unique migration key. If the destination Section Leader is okay with accepting your youth into their account, they can give you their migration key,

release_5.5

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2020-12-23T17:11:11+00:00

<< List of all previous releases Release 5.5 - Key Features New Reports “History”: This report provides a view of all badges/requirements that have been awarded (or revoked!) for either the entire section, or for specific youth, within a specific time period. Leaders have a section-wide view, whereas youth just have their personal view under their

release_5.6

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2020-12-23T17:11:11+00:00

<< List of all previous releases Release 5.6 - Key Features Improvements to Event Finalizing Previously, when an event was complete, you had two choices: either click the “Update All” button which would give every participant credit for every related requirement, or you could drill down on each related badge, then go into

release_5.7

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2020-12-23T17:11:11+00:00

<< List of all previous releases Release 5.7 - Key Features Sharing You can now share badges and events! Sharing badges simply lets you link to a badge or embed it your website, without requiring that the viewer sign in. The shared badge includes all your Section's customizations.

release_5.9

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2020-12-23T17:11:11+00:00

<< List of all previous Releases Release 5.9 - Key Features Special Awards You can now record that a youth has earned an award outside of the normal Program. E.g., it could be a National award such as the Medal of the Maple, or an Area recognition, or could just reflect that the youth has earned a second or third language strip.

release_6.0

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2020-12-23T17:11:11+00:00

<< List of all previous releases Release 6.0 - Key Features This release ushers in a new era of information sharing! By (your) popular request, your schedule can now optionally show the events of the other sections in your Group. So, you can find out whether the Group's tents will be in use on a particular weekend, or when the Cubs plan on doing their Popcorn canvassing.

release_6.1

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2020-12-23T17:11:11+00:00

<< List of all previous releases Release 6.1 - Key Features Sign Up Lists By (your) popular request, you now have signup capability. For any event, you can optionally enable the youth to sign up for the event. This sign up can either be open until the actual event date, or it can have a specific deadline (e.g., 10 days before a camp). As a leader, up until the event, you can see who as signed up as a

release_6.2

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2020-12-23T17:11:11+00:00

<< List of all previous releases Release 6.2 - Key Features Email Support The “Welcome” emails that you can send to your youth/parents/leaders can now come from YOUR address, rather than “no-reply@scoutstracker.ca”. You'll note that when you are editing/creating a Login, in the Welcome Message section you'll initially see a

release_6.5

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2020-12-23T17:11:11+00:00

<< List of all previous releases Release 6.5 - Key Features Payment Tracking One of the most requested features has been the ability to track whether youth have paid dues and event fees. ScoutsTracker now can do that for you, including the following features: * Default dues for new meetings

release_6.6

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2020-12-23T17:11:11+00:00

<< List of all previous releases Release 6.6 - Key Features Multiple Logins per Email Yes, it's finally possible! If you are both a parent and a leader you can use the same email/password to sign in with either role, or if you're a leader or commissioner who helps out with both your

release_6.7

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2020-12-23T17:11:11+00:00

<< List of all previous releases Release 6.7 - Key Features Most of this release involves some long-overdue infrastructure upgrades... about as exciting as when the city upgrades a water main. I.e., you're aware that there's lots of working happening underground, but there's no visible effect as the taps still pour and the toilets still flush, just like they did before the work crews came in and tore up your street!

release_6.8

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2020-12-23T17:11:11+00:00

<< List of all previous releases Release 6.8 - Key Features Login Management You can now view the parent/youth logins by accessed youth, or by email. This makes it easier to look up a particular email address, or see which Logins are no longer relevant (and can possibly be deleted) should they no longer access any youth.

release_6.10

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2020-12-23T17:11:11+00:00

<< List of all previous releases Release 6.10 - Key Features New Underlying Platform The platform was completely rebuilt... the operating system and libraries have all been brought up-to-date, and huge amounts of superfluous code have be removed. The result is a vastly streamlined application that starts in 2 seconds, rather than 24. This means that as patches are applied, you're less likely to encounter a

release_7.0

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2020-12-23T17:11:11+00:00

<< List of all previous releases Release 7.0 - Key Features Email Support You can now use ScoutsTracker to send/manage email communications with your youth/parents. You can send messages your entire section, or just to targeted groups relating to a specific event (e.g., the kids who signed up for CJ'13 but haven't paid). The main features include:

release_7.1

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2020-12-23T17:11:11+00:00

<< List of all previous releases Release 7.1 - Key Features This release centres around event subscriptions and further enhances the email feature. Event Subscriptions When you import an event from another section (e.g., through your shared calendar), you can new specify whether you want to COPY the event into your calendar, or SUBSCRIBE to it. The key difference in a subscribed event is that the details can be changed by the event creator, and will automatically be reflected in your calend…

release_7.2

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2020-12-23T17:11:11+00:00

<< List of all previous releases Release 7.2 - Key Features This release contains support for annual reports, revamped offline syncing logic, additional calendar sharing options, and various other enhancements and bug fixes. Annual Report As another scouting year winds up, it is useful (sometimes required!) to prepare a report to your Group Committee. So there is now an

release_7.3

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2020-12-23T17:11:11+00:00

<< List of all previous releases Release 7.3 - Key Features Passwords and Login Provisioning I was still getting quite a few support requests about creating youth/parent logins and how to inform the parents about it. So the process has been simplified (i.e., no requirement or ability to specify passwords for other logins), and you can now send bulk welcome messages to some or all logins, without needing to change the other logins' passwords. Thus, you can create the required logins for you…

release_7.5

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2020-12-23T17:11:11+00:00

<< List of all previous releases Release 7.5 - Key Features MyScouts/Spreadsheet Import of Records You can now upload spreadsheets of data as a quick way of populating your section's youth and leader records. The bonus is that means you can import records from myscouts! If you go to

release_7.6

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2020-12-23T17:11:11+00:00

<< List of all previous releases Release 7.6 - Key Features Secure Access For the extremely security conscious, under “Account” | “Advanced” there's now a “Only permit secure access” that will automatically redirect all access to HTTPS, and will not allow users to stay signed in between sessions.

release_7.7

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2020-12-23T17:11:11+00:00

<< List of all previous releases Release 7.7 - Key Features Enhancements - Group/Area Edition Made more behind-the-scenes modifications to support the upcoming Group/Area edition Enhancements - New Attributes for meetings * Added “Outside” attribute for meetings * Added

release_8.0

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2020-12-23T17:11:11+00:00

<< List of all previous releases Release 8.0 - Key Features Group/Area/Council Edition Central to this release is Group/Area/Council support that'll make it easier commissioners to share events and communicate with section leaders. “I'm not a commissioner, so why should I be excited that ScoutsTracker now has a Group/Area/Council edition?

release_8.1

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2020-12-23T17:11:11+00:00

<< List of all previous releases Release 8.1 - Key Features Commissioner Edition Bug Fixes * “Show Meetings” should only influence the display of OTHER section's schedules. Your own events always should be displayed on your own calendar! * The pushed-event notification email included an incorrect link and source name

release_8.3

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2020-12-23T17:11:11+00:00

<< List of all previous releases Release 8.3 - Key Features Tax Receipts Tweaked the generation of tax receipts, over the last three weeks * Filter out youth with NO activities in the tax year * Blank out date field * Add year to Program Name * Add warning if first_name or last_name is blank

release_8.4

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2020-12-23T17:11:11+00:00

<< List of all previous releases Release 8.4 - Key Features Attachments You can now attach files to your EVENTS (e.g., gear list, map of the hiking trail, etc). Files can optionally be flagged as “leader-only” so that you can share info (e.g., duty roster, SC forms) that wouldn't otherwise be of interest (and won't be visible) to the youth and/or their parents.

release_8.5

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2020-12-23T17:11:11+00:00

<< List of all previous releases Release 8.5 - Key Features Email Bounce Indicators When you view an email from your archives, you'll see a little indicator if the email couldn't be delivered. Reasons could be because it's a bad address (hard bounce) or because the mailbox was full (soft bounce) or that the mail delivery service has been unable to contact the recipient (deferred), etc. Also, these statuses can change

release_8.6

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2020-12-23T17:11:11+00:00

<< List of all previous releases Release 8.6 - Key Features Canadian Anti-Spam Legislation As most of you know, new anti-spam legislation was recently introduced that changed the way that services that generate email have to behave. While the email service I used already supported unsubscribes, the legislation introduced a fundamental change in that recipients of emails now have to explicitly opt-in. Previously, it was assumed that anyone with whom you had a legitimate relationship (e.g., bas…

release_9.0

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2020-12-23T17:11:11+00:00

<< List of all previous releases Release 9.0 - Key Features Youth Led Management You now have the OPTION to grant any login the ability to help manage the account. This lets the youth in the Company Executive or Court of Honour update the section's schedule, or send emails to members. In particular, there are the following five permissions

release_9.1

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2020-12-23T17:11:11+00:00

<< List of all previous releases Release 9.1 - Key Features Quicker Collaboration Two common complaints/suggestions were that you were a leader in multiple sections (e.g., a Troop and Pack scouter), you shouldn't have to jump through hoops to exchange keys with yourself. Similarly, if you were a GC or AC with access to the sections under you, it seemed kind of silly to invite sections to join your network by sending yourself an email invitation, then signing into the invited section only to …

release_9.2

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2020-12-23T17:11:11+00:00

<< List of all previous releases Release 9.2 - Key Features Commission Edition Changes I added an “Create New Account” button to “Account” | “Sections”, so you can quickly add a new section. This new section automatically includes you and an optional other individual as administrators, and is automatically set up with the appropriate collaboration and licensing.

release_9.3

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2020-12-23T17:11:11+00:00

<< List of all previous releases Release 9.3 - Key Features Facebook Integration As part of a strengthened multi-pronged approach to communicating with youth and parents, when you send an email to youth/parents, you can now have the option to have your email additionally posted to your section's Facebook Group or Page.

release_9.4

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2020-12-23T17:11:11+00:00

<< List of all previous releases Release 9.4 - Key Features Signup / Payment / Attendance New Features * For a particular event you can optionally allow youth to sign up guests (e.g., parents / friends). * Leaders and Guests can have event fees that can differ from that of the youth.

release_9.5

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2020-12-23T17:11:11+00:00

<< List of all previous releases Release 9.5 - Key Features In preparation for upcoming Canadian Path changes, I have had to make some minor architectural changes to ScoutsTracker, and flush some outstanding bugs out of the way. However, one outcome of these changes is that you

release_10.0

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2020-12-23T17:11:11+00:00

<< List of all previous releases Release 10.0 - Key Features Canadian Path Program Areas ScoutsTracker now integrates the Canadian Paths Program Areas. These are an alternative way of tagging events. E.g., something that you've defined as a “Hike” can now independently tagged as an

release_10.1

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2020-12-23T17:11:11+00:00

<< List of all previous releases Release 10.1 - Key Features Merging Youth It is possible to end up with multiple records for the same youth, particularly after a MyScouts import when the names and/or Scouts Canada member number don't match for particular youth, or when you Link/Move Up a youth to the next section in which the Scouters had already manually created a record for that youth).

release_10.2

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2020-12-23T17:11:11+00:00

<< List of all previous releases Release 10.2 - Key Features Load Balancing I now have multiple servers running ScoutsTracker. This provides redundancy so that if one of the servers should die, all traffic will be diverted to the other remaining server(s). The key point for you is that this provides better uptime. I.e., there won't be dead time between a server crash and when I can remotely reboot it.

release_10.3

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2020-12-23T17:11:11+00:00

<< List of all previous releases Release 10.3 - Key Features Year-in-Program Support You can now define a “year-in-program” value for each youth. For Beavers, this aligns with the long-established Brown/Blue/White tail model. For Cubs, this aligns with the new Runner/Tracker/Howler model. For other sections, this is just implemented as

release_10.4

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2020-12-23T17:11:11+00:00

<< List of all previous releases Release 10.4 - Key Features I have a policy of not simultaneously changing the underlying guts of ScoutsTracker at the same time that I introduce new features or change the UI, as it can make troubleshooting users' problems much more difficult. Consequently this is just an architectural and database schema change, for the purposes of preparing for some expanded Canadian Path support. But otherwise almost everything should work exactly as it did before, with f…

release_10.5

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2020-12-23T17:11:11+00:00

<< List of all previous releases Release 10.5 - Key Features Weekly Worksheets The ability to generate printouts that you can take into meetings has been a popular request. So I have created a new group of reports called “Troop Reports” | “Weekly Worksheets / Print-Outs”

release_11.0

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2020-12-23T17:11:11+00:00

<< List of all previous releases Release 11.0 - Key Features WYSIWYG Editing Until now, any formatting of ScoutsTracker notes, special awards, signup instructions, etc. had to be done via wiki-style markup. This was okay for the geeks amongst us, but was too unintuitive for the bulk of the scouters/youth/parents.

release_11.1

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2020-12-23T17:11:11+00:00

<< List of all previous releases Release 11.1 - Key Features Transferrable Scouters You can now drill down to a Scouter record and Move/Link Up or Migrated to another Troop, just like you can with youth records. One big difference is that that no login permissions are transferred, because someone who is a non-administrator in your Troop may not be entitled to the same powers in the new Troop. Consequently, any login found that has no permissions is explicitly flagged as

release_11.2

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2020-12-23T17:11:11+00:00

<< List of all previous releases Release 11.2 - Key Features Canadian Path Personal Achievement Badges Individual youth are able to describe their 3-, 4-, or 5-step adventures via a fill-in-the-blanks Plan-Do-Review structure for the badge(s), based on the templates and the questions/suggestions in Scouts Canada section-specific guides

release_11.3

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2020-12-23T17:11:11+00:00

<< List of all previous releases Release 11.3 - Key Features Bulk Updates of Youth You can now change multiple properties of multiple youth, simultaneously. Additionally, if you change the status of the youth to “Inactive - Moved Up”, it'll now let you migrate a bunch of youth up to the next section, making end-of-year changes

release_11.4

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2020-12-23T17:11:11+00:00

<< List of all previous releases Release 11.4 - Key Features Canadian Path Personal Progression One key element of the Canadian path is the age / year-by-year progression the Scouting Program. There is now a means by which you can record the youths' progression. Unlike all other elements in the SC programs, a youth is given a badge to show what s/he is now working on, rather than what they've finished. I.e., upon their first meeting, a new Scout is considered a

release_11.5

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2020-12-23T17:11:11+00:00

<< List of all previous releases Release 11.5 - Key Features Transitioning to the Canadian Path Program Now that the Canadian Path is mostly rolled out, many Groups/Areas are completely switching over to the new Program, and consequently want/need the ability to suppress the old Program lest the youth/parents be confused by program elements that are no longer relevant.

release_12.0

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2020-12-23T17:11:11+00:00

<< List of all previous releases Release 12.0 - Key Features Most-Noticeable New Functionality * More flexible licensing * Changes to “Accounts” to make things more intuitive/easier to find * Switch to program map-based event tagging, as opposed to program area * PAB have enhanced wordings to make it clearer for all that these are not the same as old-school merit badges

release_12.1

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2020-12-23T17:11:11+00:00

<< List of all previous releases Release 12.1 - Key Features Inventory Changes You can now share your inventory with other accounts. This works within a section level (e.g., Pack/Pack, Colony/Colony) AND/OR within a Group. Within a section level, your Monday Pack and Tuesday Pack can have identical views of their inventory (OAS's, PAB's, Seeonee award, Howler woggles, etc), and modifications made by one account will affect the inventory seen by the other, and vice versa. Similarly, the Gr…

release_12.2

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2020-12-23T17:11:11+00:00

<< List of all previous releases Release 12.2 - Key Features Health and Emergency ScoutsTracker now allows you to add any number of phone numbers per youth/scouter (e.g., “Dad(cell)”, “Home”, “Mom(work)”, “Step-Mom(home)”, “Jenny: Cottage”). Additionally, there are additional health fields, i.e., Allergies, Dietary Restrictions and miscellaneous Health Notes (e.g.,

release_12.3

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2020-12-23T17:11:11+00:00

<< List of all previous releases Release 12.3 - Key Features Database Administration and Configuration * PostgreSQL database upgraded from 9.3 -> 9.6 * Database moved to Canadian data centre * Support for domain specific-common database shards Youth/Scouter Contact Fields

release_13.0

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2020-12-23T17:11:11+00:00

<< List of all previous releases Release 13.0 - Key Features Login-less Signup of Events in Emails It can be a pain convincing parents/youth to connect to ScoutsTracker and sign up for events! So now there is an “RSVP” button in the email editor that will insert a placeholder for signup buttons in an email. These buttons will be individually-customized when the email is sent out to include the information about the members who are being asked to sign up (e.g., name and event fee, if applica…

release_13.1

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2020-12-23T17:11:11+00:00

<< List of all previous releases Release 13.1 - Key Features Canadian Path Alignment * Updated names of “Section Scouter” to “Contact Scouter” * Replaced “Advisor” with “Scouter” for Venturers and Rovers * Modified wording of Camping Skills 8.4 Competency *

release_13.2

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2020-12-23T17:11:11+00:00

<< List of all previous releases Release 13.2 - Key Features Home Accounts and Mirrored Events It is very common in a youth-led Scouting program to have youth members acting in Scouter-in-Training or Activity Leader roles in younger sections, e.g., the Scout who is volunteering as Kim in the Cub Pack.

release_13.3

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2020-12-23T17:11:11+00:00

<< List of all previous releases Release 13.3 - Key Features Auto-Filling Pond Map The Beaver's Pond Map now automatically fills itself out. E.g., each time a Beaver participates in a “Healthy and Active Living” activity, they'll find another dot filled out on the Map, under

release_13.4

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2020-12-23T17:11:11+00:00

<< List of all previous releases Release 13.4 - Key Features Images Size Restiction Removed for Events/Notes/News/Special Awards I've removed the old restriction that Event Descriptions, Troop News, Badge Requirement Notes, etc. images had to be small. Now, embedded images are extracted and saved as invisible attachments that get shown in the write place, the same way that email allows images to be shown in place, but relay managed as attachments.

release_14.0

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2020-12-23T17:11:11+00:00

<< List of all previous releases Release 14.0 - Key Features Scouts Australia G'day from down under! Scouts Australia has now joined Scouts Canada in adopting the underlying technology for their members as they roll out their new “Pioneer” Program (very similar to our “Canadian Path

release_14.1

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2020-12-23T17:11:11+00:00

<< List of all previous releases Release 14.1 - Key Features New Functionality Email * EMAIL: Add the ability to optionally initialize a new event-based email with a link to the event and/or the event description and/or the related requirements * EMAIL: Group the email recipients by status: unknown

release_14.2

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2020-12-23T17:11:11+00:00

<< List of all previous releases Release 14.2 - Key Features Simplified Collaboration Setup 1. Any account can now enable an “auto collaborate” setting. This then makes them automatically appear in the list of the Collaboration sections of all the other accounts in your Group. I.e., if the 1st Muddy Paw Beavers enable

release_14.3

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2020-12-23T17:11:11+00:00

<< List of all previous releases Release 14.3 - Key Features ScoutsTracker "Hello" The Commissioner account (for Groups) now includes the ability to create an instant automatically-updated website that aggregates all the information (News, Events, Contacts) from your section accounts in a single website for your Group.

release_14.4

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2020-12-23T17:11:11+00:00

<< List of all previous releases Release 14.4 - Key Features Qualifications Members (youth and Scouter) can now have (expiring) qualifications. There is a default set of qualifications provided, but you can go to “Account” | “Advanced” | “Manage list of qualifications

release_15.0

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2020-12-23T17:11:11+00:00

<< List of all previous releases Release 15.0 - Key Features Feature: SC Adventure Application Form The new Scouts Canada Adventure Application form is integrated with ScoutsTracker. Specifically, any Category 2 or 3 event requires that an AAF be submitted. An AAF may be created for any event, and will be auto-populated with information from the event (e.g., name, date, location, scouter-in-charge, description/purpose, transportation plan, expected participants and their member #'s, emergen…

release_15.1

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2020-12-23T17:11:11+00:00

<< List of all previous releases Release 15.1 - Key Features Feature: IndexedDB Storage When ScoutsTracker was initially implemented the only widely-supported solution for cross-session persistance of records was the HTML5 feature called “local storage”. However local storage has a number of shortcomings including and extremely limited storage quota, typically about 5

release_15.2

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2020-12-23T17:11:11+00:00

<< List of all previous releases Release 15.2 - Key Features Feature: AAF Updates SC has updated the Adventure Application Form slightly, so ScoutsTracker now conforms to the latest version. Additionally, due to popular demand, the members' relevant safety quals are now shown beside their name in the list of participants. In this manner, the GC can quickly be reassured that there are sufficient members with the appropriate quals attending the event.

release_15.3

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2020-12-23T17:11:11+00:00

<< List of all previous releases Release 15.3 - Key Features Feature: Parent/Guardian Consent According to the Scouts Canada Adventure Standard, Parent/Guardian consent to participate is required for all events that involve any out-of-country travel (even for short/nearby trips that don't require a Tour Permit) or that are risk category 3. When either of those two conditions are met, ScoutsTracker will automatically help you collect that consent.

release_15.4

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2020-12-23T17:11:11+00:00

<< List of all previous releases Release 15.4 - Key Features Feature: Service Worker Caching Deprecated HTML5 AppCache in favour of Service Worker caching, because Chrome was discontinuing support for AppCache in April 2020. Miscellaneous Enhancements * Allow 'Use a Different Login' to work even when off-line

release_16.0

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2020-12-23T17:11:11+00:00

<< List of all previous releases Release 16.0 - Key Features Scouts Canada National Licence ScoutsTracker is now free for all members of Scouts Canada. Switching to a National licence also had some impacts. Most notably, the “Master” login that was previously a feature of Group/Area/Council licences is now a feature of an official Group account. This means that you can create an Master login for any Group, that will grant access to any of the section accounts in that Group.

release_16.1

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2020-12-23T17:11:11+00:00

<< List of all previous releases Release 16.1 - Key Features COVID-19 Support This release is centred around changes required to support the running of Program during the pandemic. The current pandemic staged is tracked by Council, so each account can know its current stage. The Attendance taking page now has a

release_16.2

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2020-12-23T17:11:11+00:00

<< List of all previous releases Release 16.2 - Key Features Event Crests If you edit an event, you can now upload an image/photo of the event crest. Once you do so, the image will be displayed when viewing the event, and more importantly, it'll automatically create an earnable badge for the event, which you can find under

release_16.3

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2020-12-23T17:11:11+00:00

<< List of all previous releases Release 16.3 - Key Features Signup/Attendance Management * Moved the signup/attendance “Manage” button over to the event's action menu * Enable “Sign Me Up!” button for Scouters that bypasses the need to click “Manage”, if they are just updating their own signup

release_16.4

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2020-12-23T17:11:11+00:00

<< List of all previous releases Release 16.4 - Key Features Member Photos There's been a couple of long-standing requests for ScoutsTracker to allow scouters to attach photographs to their roster. Historically, I had pegged that as low priority, since most Scouters learn their youths' names after a couple of weeks at most, and consequently the need to have a picture associated with each youth would be of only temporary benefit each year.

release_16.5

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2020-12-23T17:11:11+00:00

<< List of all previous releases Release 16.5 - Key Features Adventure Application Forms Added a “Forms & Compliance” section under “Reports” that contains a link to list of all events that require AAF's, including their status. For Group Commissioner accounts, this gives a Group-wide view of all the sections' AAF events, with a little summary showing which sections' AAFs need attention. Drilling down on a section then gives a list of all the impending AAF events, with a text description of…

release_16.6

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2020-12-23T17:11:11+00:00

<< List of all previous releases Release 16.6 - Key Features News Feed There is a now a formal “News Feed” in ScoutsTracker. This should feel similar to other News Feeds you'll have encountered, including Facebook. Source of News Feeds is currently limited to National and the Councils, but will be expanded to Groups in a subsequent release.

release_16.7

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2020-12-23T17:11:11+00:00

<< List of all previous releases Release 16.7 - Key Features Account-Wide Management of Login/Email Address Usage Under “Account”, there are now three new links that provide streamlined approaches for reviewing and updating account-wide email and login information. In particular,

release_16.8

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2021-01-14T16:16:29+00:00

<< List of all previous releases Release 16.8 - Key Features Operating System and Libraries Upgrade In order to stay abreast of the latest security patches, the server operating system was upgraded. This necessitated the simultaneous updating of many libraries and software packages.

release_16.9

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2021-06-13T20:27:46+00:00

<< List of all previous releases Release 16.9 - Key Features Architecture Upgrade To keep on top of security patches, the OS and version of Java were upgraded. Additionally, a dynamically-scaling server farm was deployed that will respond to changes in demand. This necessitated changes in the deployment scripts to support dynamic load balancing. Additionally, some parts of the server code had to be rearchitected to work better across multiple servers.

release_17.0

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2021-09-01T18:36:50+00:00

<< List of all previous releases Release 17.0 - Key Features Architecture Upgrade * Migrated all per-edition database shards into a per-product consolidated database * Refactored tables/classes to better reflect their current usage (as opposed to historical) Login Authentication and Opt-In Permissions

release_17.1

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2021-10-09T14:36:31+00:00

<< List of all previous releases Release 17.1 - Key Features UN's Sustainability goals / Projects ScoutsTracker now supports the Sustainability badges, and a new concept called “Projects”. At the core of the Sustainability badges is the idea of “projects”. Each tier requires that the youth complete a number of projects related to a Sustainability badge's related SDG's.

release_17.2

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2022-02-23T15:12:16+00:00

<< List of all previous releases Release 17.2 - Key Features Multiple Simultaneous Connections / Fast Switching You can now have connections to multiple sections *at the same section level* open simultaneously. E.g., you can be connected to your “A Pack” in one browser tab, and

release_17.3

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2021-11-25T15:54:33+00:00

<< List of all previous releases Release 17.3 - Key Features Validating HTML The HTML code underwent a significant cleanup to make sure it validates against W3C standards. While all browsers have supported the non-validating code (e.g., custom attributes that don't start with “

release_17.4

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2021-12-20T15:48:04+00:00

<< List of all previous releases Release 17.4 - Key Features Miscellaneous Enhancements * Upgraded PostgreSQL to version 13.3 * Let non-admins set their own “Bcc-only” flag * Let non-admins set their own “signature” and “delegate emails” IFF they have “can send emails

release_17.5

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2022-03-07T14:10:28+00:00

<< List of all previous releases Release 17.5 - Key Features New Program Elements ScoutsTracker now supports the Claim the Flame challenge under “Home” | “Seasonal challenges”. Noticeable UI Changes SS-3933: When deleting a youth, if there are other youth with similar names, the user is warned about the fact and shown the similar names. This then helps them confirm that they aren't deleting the wrong

release_17.6

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2022-09-02T22:15:41+00:00

<< List of all previous releases Release 17.6 - Key Features Continuing Evolution of Database Schema As part of the roadmap towards a new Identity Model, a number of difference in the ways that Scouters and Youth were stored and processed were aligned. Specifically, the Scouters 'is excluded' and 'other email addresses' properties are now implemented with using the same constructs as the youths' contacts, and all processing is handled identically.

release_18.0

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2022-10-05T15:10:30+00:00

<< List of all previous releases Release 18.0 - Key Features Complete Restructuring of How Members are Implemented The essence of this is update is change to the underlying identity model used by ScoutsTracker. The old model identified all badge progression, qualifications, emergency info using a

release_18.1

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2022-11-27T15:35:45+00:00

<< List of all previous releases Release 18.1 - Key Features News Feed Section Scouters can now create News Feed posts for their own section, by clicking “News Feed” | “Add”. This ability now replaces the klunky old “Troop News” interface. Most old Troop News were automatically converted to section News Feed posts. The advantage for a Scouter to be able to create posts for their section is that means you can have smaller tidbits of information (which can be individually hidden by users, o…

release_18.2

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2023-01-23T19:39:54+00:00

<< List of all previous releases Release 18.2 - Key Features Multi-Section Events There is now support for tracking participation for events that are run across multiple-Sections, e.g., an “All-Sections” Camp or Fundraiser, or a combined Colony A/B sleepover. When an event organizer enables this for an event in their section, then ScoutsTracker creates a special

release_18.3

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2023-08-28T18:05:29+00:00

<< List of all previous releases Release 18.3 - Key Features Subscriber Override of Source Event Notes Until this release, the Description and Scouter's Notes of the source event were not editable in any section that subscribed to the event. This meant that any changes to the source event's Description (or Scouter's Notes) would be automatically propagated to all the Sections that had added that event to their own schedules.

release_19.0

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2024-05-13T18:23:43+00:00

<< List of all previous releases Release 19.0 - Key Features ScoutsTracker Skills (Training) ScoutsTracker now includes embedded self-training. Design Intent The purpose of adding training is to use gamification to introduce users to different areas of ScoutsTracker that they might not otherwise think to visit.

release_19.1

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2024-05-02T13:50:42+00:00

<< List of all previous releases Release 19.1 - Key Features Payment History (with Notes) Historically, you only had the ability to record a single payment per member for any event. When you edited it, the new value actually replaced the old value, effectively only ever recording the last balance, rather than seeing the history of the payments.

release_19.2

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2024-10-02T12:36:42+00:00

<< List of all previous releases Release 19.2 - Key Features Paying for Events from Top-Up Wallets ScoutsTracker has added the concept of a “wallet”, that is basically like a bank account in which financial transactions can be recorded, e.g., its balance can be topped-up with deposits, payments can be made for events, and transfers can be made between wallets.

release_19.3

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2025-02-18T13:00:16+00:00

<< List of all previous releases Release 19.3 - Key Features Event Financials and Reconciliation It is always challenging for a section to know how well they've been managing their finances (which are driven largely by their events). So, ScoutsTracker now gives an event-by-event, and year-by-year overview of event financials.

release_19.4

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2026-03-13T14:49:32+00:00

<< List of all previous releases Release 19.4 - Key Features Key Features ScoutBucks & Fundraising Support Every member now (optionally) has a second “ScoutBucks” wallet that can be used to track funds that aren't real money (those are tracked in the original “Top-Up” wallet). The types of members (i.e., Youth, Youth & Scouters, Everyone, No one) that have this new wallet can be configured under

release_notes

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2025-08-05T19:59:15+00:00

Release Notes Version Release Date Release Notes 19.4 2025-03-31 Details 19.3 2024-10-22 Details 19.2 2024-05-02 Details 19.1 2023-12-22 Details 19.0 2023-11-16 Details 18.3 2023-02-06 Details 18.2 2022-12-23 Details 18.1 2022-10-20 Details 18.0 2022-09-03 Details 17.6 2022-03-18

start

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2020-12-23T17:11:11+00:00

Welcome to ScoutsTracker Getting Started With ScoutsTracker * New User Guides * Format for Import by Spreadsheet News and Notes * Release Notes Technical Documentation * Defining Custom Badges * Integration: Importing Events from Other Web Apps

user_guides

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2020-12-23T17:11:11+00:00

User Guides For Scouters * Quick Reference Guide For Youth/Parents * An awesome guide for parents produced by the 115th Toronto Scouts Group!

version_18_major_changes

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2022-09-01T15:31:56+00:00

What Version 18 Means to You The essence of version 18 upgrade is a very significant change to how information about members is stored. To explain how things are different in this release (and why it's an improvement), it's important to understand how things

version_18_more_info

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2022-09-02T17:23:52+00:00

Want to learn more about Version 18? * Tell me about the changes to how member information is stored/presented, and how those changes impact me * in an explainer video * in a wiki page * Show me the release notes for version 18