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January New Features/Bug Fixes
January New Features/Bug Fixes
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Written by Jeff Spark
Updated over 2 weeks ago

New features and updates for January are here! Check out these amazing new features that we have added from the awesome suggestions you have been making to help improve Spark!

πŸ”₯ Week 4 Updates πŸ”₯

NEW Option to Include the POS Package Discount Amount on Invoice Notes

With this new setting you will be able to choose if you want to have the invoice notes automatically include your POS Package discount percentage applied text or not. You will be able to find this setting by navigating to your left side menu, Point of Sales Settings>Packages.

NEW Show Connected Contact Invoices on Profile Setting

We have added a checkbox on the profile that will allow you to choose if you want to have invoices that a contact is connected to but is not assigned to from being included in their Invoices stat at the top of their profile and under the 'Invoice/Payments' tab. This can be helpful when trying to see how much a particular contact has paid themself without including the amount having been paid by a different family member. You will be able to find this new checkbox under the 'Connected Contacts' field on the profile.

πŸ”₯ Week 3 Updates πŸ”₯

NEW Rank System Columns on the All Contacts Report

We have added columns on the All Contacts report for each of your rank systems which will allow you to view the rank of each of your contacts in addition to their personal information. This can be helpful for printing and exporting purposes where you want to be able to have a grand overview of a list of contacts including all of their personal information, custom field values, rank in each of the rank systems they train under, entered date, contact type. etc. Much like the rest of the columns on the report, you will also be able to show/hide the rank system columns to your liking so if you wanted to focus on just a singular rank system, you can choose to hide all of the other columns that you don't want to have included on the list. You will be able to find these new changes by navigating to your left side menu, Contacts>Members.

NEW Exclude Email/SMS Unsubscribed Contacts Filter on the All Contacts Report

These new filters will allow you to temporarily remove the contacts that have unsubscribed from receiving text messages or emails from your business which can helpful if you intend to perform mass actions on the contacts that are still subscribed to your emails and sms or just want to print/export the list onto a .csv or excel file. You will be able to find these filters by navigating to your left side menu, Contacts>Members.

NEW Unpaid Invoice Reminder SMS Messages and Emails

With this new feature you will be able to create an email and/or sms message to be sent out to your contacts that have unpaid invoices on their profile reminding them they have an invoice yet to be paid. These reminders can be enabled on an invoice by invoice basis so you could choose which invoices you want to send reminders to your contacts for. For example, if you have an invoice that has been left unpaid for some time for a large amount, you could choose to enable the reminders for the invoice which will be sent out every 3 days for a total of 16 times or until the invoice is fully paid. You will be able to set up the sms and email templates by navigating to your left side menu, Point of Sale Settings>Settings. If you want to enable the reminders for an invoice, you will be able to do so by editing the invoice of your choice and clicking on the 'Send Payment Due Reminder' checkbox at the bottom of the page as shown on the image below.

Bug Fixes/Adjustments:

  • Fixed an issue with the 'Follow-Up today' tab on the Lead & Trial Maximizer displaying contacts multiple times on the report.

  • Fixed an issue on the Quit Contacts report not displaying contact's selected quit categories on the report.

  • Fixed an issue with email addresses being added on the Notifications page not being saved as intended.

  • Fixed an issue with the custom field columns not being included on the All Contacts report.

  • Fixed an issue with the 'Eliminate Contacts who are tagged:' filter on the All Contacts removing all of the contacts from the report when any tag is selected.

  • Fixed an issue with the custom field values being entered by existing members on checkout page forms not being saved on their profile after the purchase is made.

  • Fixed an issue with coupons not properly deducting the the amount/percentage from manual checkout page purchases.

πŸ”₯ Week 2 Updates πŸ”₯

NEW & IMPROVED Sparktan Owner App

We are happy to re-introduce our Sparktan app which has been completely rebuilt from the ground up. The app still provides you with the same features and tools you are already accustomed to but now with a fresh new look and a ton of powerful reports and features which were previously only available on the browser version of Spark. You will now have access to your dashboard stats for a quick look at how your business is performing on the go, the messaging feature has been improved for better clarity on which messages were sent from the member app and which ones were sent via sms, the calendar feature has been greatly improved, and many other great changes/updates have been made! You will also have the ability to start new chats or continue your conversation with our support team directly through the app. You will be able to find the app by going to your Apple or Android app store and searching for Sparktan.
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Download Button on the Word Doc Templates Page

You will now be able to download the Word Doc Templates that have been uploaded to your location in the past. This can be helpful when trying to use the same Word doc file in multiple locations and you don't have the file saved on your device any longer or perhaps you want to have a file saved on a different device without needing to share the file externally. You will be able to find this new button by navigating to your left side menu, Settings>Word Doc Templates. Please note that you may need to re-add the merge tags on your Word docs after downloading it in cases where original doc contained merge tags.

NEW Contacts without Roster Report

With this new report you will be able to view all of the contacts that are not currently assigned to any roster/class. The report will also provide you with the ability to mass assign the contacts to the roster(s) of your choice and print/export the list onto an Excel or CSV file. You will be able to find this report by navigating to your left side menu, Attendance>Contacts Without Roster.

Bug Fixes/Adjustments:

  • IMPORTANT: All sms messages and emails will only be sent during the Safe Send Times established in your General Settings page regardless of where it is being sent from in the crm.
    Fixed an issue with DOBs on the digital agreement page not being displayed in the correct date format.

  • Fixed an issue with clicking on the 'New Member App Message' notification causing the page to timeout.

  • Fixed an issue with the 'Last Seen' count not showing the correct amount of days since a contact's last attendance on the contact profile page.

  • Fixed an issue with the Radio Group block on forms/surveys not allowing to be edited or displaying the radio options available.

  • Fixed an issue with entering a coupon code on a manual add checkout page purchase that is either expired or non-existent causing an error message to flash on screen instead of remaining visible.

  • Fixed an issue with the Financial Transactions report not displaying the invoice notes for all invoices.

  • Added logs for when a tag is assigned to a purchase item on a checkout page.

πŸ”₯ Week 1 Updates πŸ”₯

Option to Filter by autoCharge EFT and CC Only on the All Memberships report

With this update you will be able to filter your All Memberships report and choose to only view contacts that are either paying using autoCharge EFT, autoCharge CC, or both! No longer will you have to sift through the report to find contacts that are paying using a specific method which will make it easier to run more detailed reports. You will be able to find this change by navigating to your left side menu, Reports>All Memberships.

Can Update Payment Method Through Link setting on Contact Profiles

With the addition of this checkbox you will be able to control which contact(s) can use the update payment method link to save their card or bank draft information on their profile. This can be useful in cases where a contact was accidentally or unexpectedly given access to the link to update their own payment method and you want to make the link inaccessible. By default everyone will still be able to access the links they are provided with just like before but if you wanted to deny a specific contact access to the link even after it has been sent, you could simply uncheck the setting on their profile.

Bug Fixes/Adjustments:

  • Fixed an issue with marking a student(s) as absent for the day does not get reflected on the Add by Roster page for AU locations.

  • Fixed an issue with the Transactions by Membership report not displaying any results when filtering the report for over a year date frame and specific memberships.

  • Fixed an issue with the Ultimate Stats report not loading the charts tab.

  • Fixed an issue with not being able to edit/scroll on the calendar screen when using Spark on a tablet.

  • Fixed an issue with the saved sms replies dropdown not working on the SMS Logs page.

  • Added a 'Contact Type Changed' column on the Contacts Growth chart on the Ultimate Stats report.

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