OA LodgeMaster Users,
The OA LodgeMaster Team is excited to announce the immediate release of version 4.4.0! We fixed 12 bugs and made 6 improvements. In addition to the noticeable bug fixes and improvements, we’ve begun work on the new inductions tools which are scheduled to be released this year at NOAC.
A few important things to note about the 4.4.0 update:
- We’ve added the ability to upload a lodge logo and your lodge secretary signature in lodge configuration. The lodge logo will be used in the the future on some reports and letters. The secretary signature will be used in the future on membership cards to replace the current text signature. You can begin uploading these today but the logos wont be used until a future release.
- We’ve added permissions for the new inductions tools under user permissions. We’ve added these permissions now and they can be assigned to users, but they will not be used until the induction tools are released later this year.
- We’ve added fields for registration links for events which will be used in the future. We’ve also adjusted the event flags to remove unused ones and add a new LLD flag.
- We have rebuilt the unit communications section in the unit editor to simply use – there are now pre-defined communication types and forms on contact, plus we have added a new notes field. All previous data was migrated to the new fields.
These are just a few of the highlights from our release. A full list of improvements can be found on the LodgeMaster Documentation site.
Go to https://lodgemaster.oa-bsa.org to access the online Lodge Client, view documentation, submit support and feature requests.
Yours in Brotherhood,
The OA LodgeMaster Team
On Wednesday, January 15, 2020 the OA LodgeMaster team will be updating both the online and offline Lodge Client to version 4.4. Users should expect downtime on Wednesday afternoon while we perform the upgrade. The upgrade to 4.4 will begin at 1:00 PM EST and last approximately 5 hours. In version 4.4 we have made database changes that require you to re-download the offline database. Please read the Offline Client Update Instructions below if you use the offline Lodge Client. You can check the status of the update on the OA status page at https://status.oa-bsa.org. Once the upgrade is complete, we will post an update to the status page.
Offline Client Update Instructions
Offline Lodge Client users will need to sync before running the offline 4.4 installer. You will receive a warning message in the installer reminding you to sync before installing, this is very important, and you should make sure you have synced any changes before upgrading. Once you install and run version 4.4 your local database will be cleared and then updated with the new database structure and your lodge data will be downloaded again. Please let all your users know this important note. Failure to perform a sync prior to updating to 4.4 will result in the loss of data. The LodgeMaster team is unable to recover lost data.