Version 2.16.3

Public Release Date: June 3, 2019

Welcome to Connect version 2.16.3! Here are the exciting new changes to all Get Connected, Community Connect, Corporate Connect, Campus Connect, and ReDI sites, released on June 3, 2019.

User Groups Now Associated with Hours (Not Responses)

Previously, a user group member would select a user group when responding to an opportunity. In response to many client requests, we have moved the user group selection option to the hours-submission form.

Volunteers and students should find the process more intuitive now, as they can associate their hours directly with their user groups or courses. 

This significant change has a number of effects, listed in the following sections.

The User Group field can be made required

Many of our clients, especially universities, use user groups to track which students are working to meet course requirements. Site managers can now make it a requirement for students or volunteers to complete the User Group field when logging hours. If the User Group field is required, an additional "N/A" option will be available for those who do not want to associate the hours with a course or user group.

If a volunteer does not belong to any user groups, the User Group field will not be shown, and no selection will be required.

Volunteers can select multiple user groups when submitting hours

Volunteers can now select multiple user groups on the hours form. Previously, they were limited to a single user group when responding to a need.

Volunteers can associate individual hours with user groups

A volunteer can now associated individual hours (those not associated with a need response) with one or more user groups.