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February 23, 2024

fixed

Database Update

DB Update 0.38 -> 0.40

ACRE Consulting's approval rating: 7/10
Fixes:
February 13, 2024

fixed

Maintenance Patch

4.0.60.2.1

ACRE Consulting's approval rating: 7/10
Fixes Pagination is missing on Client Search
February 9, 2024

fixed

improved

Minor Release

4.0.60.2

ACRE Consulting's approval rating: 6/10
Highlights for Release 4.0.60.2
  • Fixed issue displaying housing status records multiple times;
  • Historical chronicity information is now stored properly in the database;
  • Fixed rights issues linked to the diversion form;
  • 10 minor changes and 34 bug fixes.
What's Different
Administration
Admissions
  • Fixed bug where users were not able to reserve beds that are currently being used.
  • Fixed bug where users were not able to deactivate a room.
  • Users can now add a Diversion Attempt from the Admissions module (Front Desk and Client Management menu).
Assessments
  • The scorecard and the administration section of the VI-SPDAT v3 Adult, v3 Family, and v2 Youth are now in the same order as the survey.
  • Fixed bug where if your first response to a new VI-SPDAT assessment, after filling out the administration section, is to “Refuse” a question, then an error message would appear.
  • When editing a VAT record, the “File on Record” field has been fixed to be properly aligned.
Case Management
Client Details
Coordinated Access
  • Fixed issue where if there were housing records that started over 30 days ago, and ran into the “Last 30 Days”, they were not counted towards a client’s percentage housing completed statistics. Housing Records
Diversion
Encampments & Outreach
Housing Status & Chronicity
Landlords
  • Reintroduced the Geo Region and City filters to the filter options menu.
PiT Count
  • Changed the naming of COH/COH CORE questions to Optional questions when setting up a PiT Event.
  • When adding local questions, if you create a single or multi selection question and use the same response in 2 or more questions, the response will now appear for all questions it is assigned to, instead of only the original.
  • The PiT Survey will now only accept integers (non-fractional numbers) in fields that only accept numerical values.
  • Updated export files to match the 2024 version of the Poin-in-Time (PiT) Count Survey.
  • When users create a local question and select the “Yes/No” type, the question now will have the same type of available responses as the Core survey.
Programs
  • Fixed bug where inactive programs without an end date were not appearing in the inactive tab.
Service Restrictions
  • Fixed issue where if a Service Provider had too many service restrictions, the page failed to load and returned an error if they selected to view “All”.
System
  • User can now change the language of the End-User License Agreement (EULA) when accessing HIFIS for the first time.
  • When viewing the “Bed Count History” tab on the Data Export, the page now properly shows the number of entries, instead of “Showing 0 to 0 entries”.
Users & Rights
Activities --> Services
Add Activity Record --> Add Service Records
Delete Activity Record --> Delete Service Records
Display Activity --> Display Service
Edit Activity Records --> Edit Service Records
Database Changes
New tables:
  • HIFIS_BedCountHistory
  • HIFIS_Client_RacialIdentities
  • HIFIS_ClientRacialIdentityTypes
  • HIFIS_Clients_Diversions
  • HIFIS_DiversionDestinationTypes
  • HIFIS_DiversionDestinationTypes_SP
  • HIFIS_Diversions
  • HIFIS_DiversionStatusTypes
  • HIFIS_DiversionStatusTypes_SP
  • HIFIS_DiversionWorkFlowSteps
  • HIFIS_EncampmentLocationTypes
  • HIFIS_EncampmentLocationTypes_SP
  • HIFIS_Encampments
  • HIFIS_Encampments_Clients
  • HIFIS_ReasonForDisbandedTypes
  • HIFIS_ReasonForDisbandedTypes_SP
  • HIFIS_SPDAT_HousingYouthv2Types
  • HIFIS_SPDAT_YesNoNATypes
Alterations:
  • Chronic homelessness is now stored in HIFIS_ClientHistoryChanges.FieldTypeID = 18 instead of 17
Known Issues
October 31, 2023

new

improved

fixed

Major Update

4.0.60.1

ACRE Consulting's approval rating: 4/10
Release Highlights
  • Diversion Module: A new module that allows for communities to record and track diversion efforts.
  • Outreach & Encampment: The ability to geographically tag services and group activities and view records on a map.
  • Racial Identity Question: New mandatory racial identity question added to the client vitals.
  • Updated VI-SPDAT Assessments: Included in the release and the latest version of the VI-SPDAT assessments.
  • 27 Minor changes and 20 bug fixes
New features & Major Changes
New features and major changes introduced as part of this release:
Diversion Module
Version 4.0.60.1 introduces a new Diversion module to HIFIS communities. This dedicated section within HIFIS enables users to easily log diversion attempts and seamlessly document their outcomes directly within the application. With this feature, users can easily save diversion records, monitor progress, and make necessary edits or deletions as required.
Key Features:
  • Users can choose between the full form or use a work flow approach to enter diversion records.
  • Diversion records can be created and accessed directly from a client’s file
  • Anonymous diversion attempts can be entered (Only accessible from the form version)
  • New Look-up Table: Diversion Status Type – Allows the user to add and remove values for the “Diversion Status” field
  • New Look-up Table: Expected Diversion Destination – Allows the user to update the default instructions for the diversion workflow.
Outreach & Encampments
Outreach features have now been added to enable HIFIS communities to record encampments across their community. Users will also be able to track service and group activities that happen during community outreach.
Key Features:
  • New Outreach module is accessible from the Front Desk tab.
  • Users can enter encampments using geographic locations that can be viewed using Bing Maps.
  • Services form now allow users to add geographic locations.
  • Group activities form now allow users to add geographic locations.
  • Services and group activities tagged with geographic locations become visualized on Bing Maps within the Outreach module.
  • Tag geographic locations with the flexibility of using location services on your mobile device, pinpointing locations on Bing Maps, or manually entering coordinates.
Racial Identity Question
Version 4.0.60.1 introduces a mandatory default racial identity question. For existing clients, a placeholder response will be automatically added, along with a notification in their file indicating the need for vital updates. Please note that this look-up table is not user-editable or adjustable by HIFIS administrators.
Minor changes
Minor changes included in this release:
Assessments
  • Added VI-SPDAT v2 - Youth assessment
  • Added VI-SPDAT v3 - Family assessment
  • Added VI-SPDAT v3 - Single Adult assessment
Block Operations
  • Added a “Reason for Bookout” field to the block operation form for improved tracking.
Client
  • A summary of Coordinated Access data points is now available.
  • Added "Chronically Homeless" row in the client tombstone.
  • Paginated custom tables to allow for faster loading.
  • Housing Status now displays clients currently being housed in a Public Institution
Coordinated Access
  • Updated labels on the coordinated access export
  • Users can now access client profiles from the Coordinated Access module
  • Coordinated Access now includes Public Institution housing type on the Coordinated Access List.
Data Export
  • Added four fields to the list of data exported to Reaching Home:
  • Bed Count: The number of available beds, if any, associated with the service;
  • Overflow: The number of overflow beds, if any, associated with the service provider;
  • Activity Status: The activity status of the service provider (inactive, active);
  • Date and Time Modified: The date and time that service provider information was updated.
Housing Continuum
  • Added "Public Institution" as a new category in the Housing Continuum.
  • Users can update the Public Institutions housing category to appear as Housed or Homeless.
Housing History
  • The Housing type column now matches the Service Provider type of the shelter a client is booked into.
Housing Loss Prevention
  • Added the ability to edit and delete Housing Loss Prevention.
Housing Placement
  • Added the ability to edit and delete Housing Placement.
Look-Up Tables
  • Updated and added new default values in the Gender table.
Added:
- Two-Spirit,
- Trans Woman
- Trans Man
- Non-Binary (Genderqueer)
Updated:
- Other (Not Listed) (Old Value: Other)
- Don't Know (Old Value: Unknown)
- Decline To Answer (Old Value: Undeclared / Refused)
Removed:
- Transgender
PiT Count
  • Updated the Point-in-Time Count module to display the 2024 version of the survey.
Reports
  • The Geographic Region field in custom reports now display custom values as well as default look-up values.
  • After downloading a new report, the report edit page is displayed.
  • Default INFC reports now use translated labels.
  • Non-admin users can now download reports from the marketplace.
Rights
  • Removed unused rights from the rights template: Duplicate Displayed Transaction, Jump to a Family Member
Storage
  • Added a “Storage Outcome” field to the storage form.
System
  • The 2023 version of the End User License Agreement (EULA) is now added to HIFIS.
  • The EULA no longer appears for every new user. It will only be displayed when logging into HIFIS for the first time.
Bug fixes
Bug fixes included in this release:
Admissions
  • 198713 Fixed an issue where future bookings were blocking live admission.
  • 749111 The “Reservation Status” field no longer appears when creating a new reservation.
  • 711902 Users can now reserve a bed even if it is currently being used.
  • 723017 Hovering over a booked bed will no longer display the date twice in the Date and Time field.
Clients
  • 769858 Users can now remove Housing History fields when creating a client.
  • 544054 Fixed the filter when viewing admission record from the client’s profile.
Consent
  • 767424 Users can open attachments under Explicit + CA without issues.
Documents
  • 633644 The correct date for barcodes and consent documents now appear.
Family
  • 756432 Fixed an issue in the Family Module where users were unable to use the "Create and Add member" option.
  • 749110 The delete button for the family head now has a tooltip for improved usability.
Goods & Services
  • 769899 Fixed the “ Error Object Reference Not Set” message when attempting to edit a record.
  • 710552 Fixed an issue where values matching would disappear from the goods field.
Look-up Tables
  • 748398 “Waiting Request Status” values no longer remain in the dropdown field after unsubscribing to them.
Reports
  • 695857 Updated the title of the Case Management report.
  • 704363 Versioning compare now works correctly within the same database Version.
Rooms & Beds
  • 734579 The "Effective Date" field is now translated when using HIFIS in French.
Service Restrictions
  • 633405 Service Restrictions now correctly load the page when the filter is set to "All".
System
  • 645549 HIFIS footer has been updated with new and functional links.
VAT
  • 653805 Resolved the issue where the VAT form would process non-stop when entering client and case worker names.
VI-SPDAT
  • 753874 Fixed the missing description error message appearing when a description is provided.
Known Issues
Known issues or limitations in this release:
  • Fixing bug 633405 cause some display issues on the Service Restrictions list. This will be resolved in an upcoming update.
  • Fixing bug 711902 caused that the user may remain on the “Rooms and Beds” page after reserving a bed for a client. Workaround: The form saves properly, simply exit the form or refresh the page.
December 7, 2022

improved

fixed

Minor Release

4.0.59.7

ACRE Consulting's approval rating: 9/10
Release Highlights
  • French translation of all SPDAT assessments: Updated and translated the text for all of the SPDAT assessments in HIFIS.
  • Code optimization: Improvements to the performance of the user list and the coordinated access module.
  • 15 Minor changes and 32 bug fixes.
New features & Major Changes
New features and major changes introduced as part of this release:
  • No new major changes introduced in version 4.0.59.7 of HIFIS.
Minor changes
Minor changes included in this release:
  • Translated and corrected typos for the: SPDAT Adult Version 3, SPDAT Adult Version 4, SPDAT Family Version 1, SPDAT Family Version 2, SPDAT Youth Version 1, VI-SPDAT Adult Version 1, VI-SPDAT Adult Version 2, VI-SPDAT Family Version 1, VI-SPDAT Family Version 2, VI-SPDAT Youth Version 1
  • A client’s date of birth can no longer be the same as the date their profile was created.
  • Optimized the Coordinated Access module to reduce loading time.
  • Optimized the user list page to reduce loading time.
  • Added additional filtering functionalities to the user list page.
  • Added the following communities to the list of cities in HIFIS: Fort Fitzgerald, Janvier/Chard, Draper, Gregoire Lake Estates, Saprae Creek Estates
Bug fixes
Bug fixes included in this release:
Admissions
  • Fixed inconsistent spacing and alignments in the admissions list.
  • User can now create a historical stay for a client that is currently booked in.
  • Fixed the bed availability details button.
  • Fixed the bed availability not displaying properly when using geographic regions filter.
  • Users can now reserve beds that are currently in use.
  • Fixed the “Back” button producing an error when an apostrophe is included in a room name.
  • The room and bed name for hidden service providers are no longer visible in the client’s profile.
Audit Log
  • Watch concerns records now appear in the client activity log.
Case Management
  • Fixed the display form for closed case management records that have no end date.
Consent
  • HIFIS now validates consents for family members that are added to a form.
Custom Tables
  • The people field now displays values when viewing a custom table.
  • The sorting order of custom table values are sorted properly in the display view.
Family
  • Fixed the family head field displaying former family heads in the results
  • Fixed issue where client under the minimum age can be selected as a family head.
Goods & Services
  • Fixed program tags not deleting from goods and services records.
Housing
  • Fixed housing unit fields being linked to the housing history form when these fields are mandatory.
  • Fixed hidden service provider information appearing from the housing history module
  • Features now appear when viewing the housing unit list.
  • Fixed the housing unit addresses filter field, it now works in combination with the other filter options.
  • Housing loss prevention records no longer generate an error that a value is missing in the “PlacementStatus” table.
PIT Count
  • Removed the Question Template sub-module.
System
  • A custom error message now appears when a user unsuccessfully attempts to log in rapidly.
  • Fixed the service provider change shortcut; users can now attempt to log in again if they enter the wrong account credentials without generating an error message.
  • Fixed the change password function; removed the error and users can now change their password on their own.
  • Fixed issue with inactive clients from other clusters appearing when searching clients when entering a record.
  • Fixed the username field clearing when entering the wrong credentials on the log in page.
  • The “DateCreated” field for the “HIFIS_Comments” table now records the time correctly.
  • Removed the question mark “<?> “ that appears for certain characters when using HIFIS in French.
User Rights
  • Updated the admin user account rights to ensure it is targeting all of the rights in HIFIS.
  • Removed “On the Fly” rights from the user rights list.
  • The bulletin board can now only be seen for users with the appropriate rights.
  • Removed the connection between the “Access archived client information” right and the admissions short cut in a client’s file.
March 15, 2022

improved

fixed

Minor Release

4.0.59.6

Release Highlights
Code refactoring to improve the performance of the Coordinated Access and Admissions modules.
Validation rules added to improve data accuracy.
18 minor changes and 24 bug fixes.
NOTE: Microsoft is ending support of their Internet Explorer web browser. As a result, we have made the decision, as of version 59.3 of HIFIS, to no longer support HIFIS development on Internet Explorer. Users are encouraged to use Google Chrome, Firefox or Microsoft Edge as alternatives. For more information on the end of support for Internet Explorer, please visit the Microsoft website. You can also reach out to the HIFIS Client Support Centre.
New features & Major Changes
No new features and major changes introduced as part of this release.
Minor changes
Minor changes included in this release:
Admissions
  • Code refactoring performed in the Admissions module.
Application Settings
  • Removed dependency between the Application Settings module and HIFIS.ca This will allow users to continue using the Application Settings module even if communication with HIFIS.ca cannot be established.
Case Management, Consent, Documents
  • Multiple attachments can be added to a record at once.
Clients
  • Added a validation rule to the Veteran Status field. Only clients who are 16 years of age or older can have a relevant Veteran status. Clients 15 and younger are automatically recorded as "Not a Veteran".
  • Users who add new clients are asked to confirm the clients age if they are 85 years of age or older.
  • The client list page shows active clients by default when producing initial results. Client List Columns on the client list page can be sorted.
  • Clients remain active while they are booked into a shelter.
Consent
  • Coordinated Access + Explicit consent type is now available as a bundle in the Consent module.
Coordinated Access
  • Code refactoring performed in the Coordinated Access module. Coordinated Access
Financial Profile
  • Added a validation rule to the following income type: Aboriginal Band Council. Only clients who identify as Indigenous can be tagged with this income type.
  • Added a validation rule to the following income type: Canada Pension Plan (CPP) and Old Age Security. Only clients 60 years of age or older can be tagged with these income types.
Look Up Table
  • Removed "HPS" (Homelessness Partnering Strategy) in the "Program" look up table and replaced it with the current program name RH (Reaching Home).
  • Added a new look up value in the Income table: English: Other Canada Pension Plan Benefits, French: Autres prestations du régime de pensions du Canada
Mandatories
  • The "Treaty Number" and "Home Reserve" fields can now be disabled or tagged as mandatory.
Reports
  • Removed dependency between the Reports module and HIFIS.ca This will allow users to continue using the reports module even if communication with HIFIS.ca cannot be established.
System
  • Refactoring JavaScript to be more general and robust for future development.
  • Added security directives to web config template to tighten up security according to best practice.
Bug fixes
Bug fixes included in this release:
Appointments
  • Fixed clients from other clusters appearing in the "With" field.
Client Service Delete
  • Users can now delete a housing loss prevention record.
Client Vitals History
  • Fixed the Client Vitals History log not recording changes from the Veteran module.
Consent
  • Fixed clients appearing across the cluster once their declined-anonymous consent expired.
Coordinated Access
  • Fixed clients appearing multiple times on the Unique Identifier List if they have duplicate income amounts across multiple records.
  • Fixed clients appearing multiple times on the Unique Identifier List due to housing placement, service restriction and household records.
Family
  • Clients associated to another service provider with declined consent now appear as “Hidden Client” in the Family module.
Food Bank
  • Fixed the form to allow the creation of new food bank records when accessing it via the Front Desk.
Help
  • Fixed grey "Get Help" icon that produced an error message.
Housing History, Housing Placement, Housing Loss Prevention
  • "Landlord" field added to the housing history form Users can now add, remove or change the landlord for housing records.
  • Fixed the "Next Follow up" date field not remaining mandatory when trying to edit a housing loss prevention record.
  • Fixed housing loss prevention records not updating the move in date when editing the information under housing history.
Housing Unit
  • Fixed user rights for housing units. Users no longer see the buttons for actions they do not have the rights to for other service providers.
Incident
  • Fixed incident records allowing clients to be both involved and a witness to an incident.
Pit Count
  • Fixed COH questions not deactivating properly when removing question from the PiT Count survey.
  • Fixed PiT Count export list not loading when an old export exists.
Questionnaire
  • Fixed and added missing "Delete" action. Users can now delete questions from a questionnaire. Note: Only questions that have not answered can be deleted.
Rights
  • Fixed "List Stay Records" right, users without the appropriate right can no longer see stays from other service providers.
  • Replaced "HIFIS" with "SISA" in the rights tree when using HIFIS in French.
Rooms and Beds
  • Fixed the form to add new beds; leaving the "Additional Beds to add" field empty does not prevent the creation of a single bed.
Service Provider
  • Added validation to prevent duplicate service provider names on the same HIFIS site.
Service Restriction
  • Fixed the missing delete action on the service restriciton list on the front desk.
System
  • Fixed the elmah log displaying password inputs.
Users
  • Added a proper error message when attempting to clone a user with an existing username.
October 27, 2021

new

improved

fixed

Minor Release

4.0.59.5

Release highlights
User cloning:
New user accounts can be created based on a similar user already in HIFIS
Consent:
Declined consent can be applied again once it expires
7 minor changes and 17 bug fixes
New features and major changes
No new features and major changes introduced as part of this release.
Minor changes
Changes in this release affect the following modules or sections:
Clients Vitals
  • Added sorting function on the client vital history page.
Coordinated access
  • The Unique Identifier List now ignores the “Unknown” housing status when calculating if a client is in their first episode of homelessness.
Family
  • Added delete function to remove clients from a family.
Housing Placement
  • Securing housing and moving into housing now changes the client state to “Active”
  • Users can now edit the housing secured date as well as the move in date for a housing placement
Identification
  • Added “Expiry Date” field for identifications.
Users
  • Added a cloning feature in the Users module. HIFIS copies the following fields over when cloning the new user: Service Providers, Default Service Provider, Report Categories, Roles, User Rights
Bug fixes
Changes in this release affect the following modules or sections:
Conflicts
  • Fixed conflicts not appearing on the aggressor’s profile.
Consent
  • Users can now add another declined-anonymous consent record to a client’s file. Note: The declined consent can only be re-applied to client records that have never accepted the explicit consent or inherited consent
  • Coordinated Access consent is now available right after client creation
Coordinated Access
  • The “Days in lifetime” column now counts shelter stays for clients that have a housing status of “transitional”.
Health Information
  • Fixed delete diet right; delete action now available for dietary requirements.
Housing History
  • Follow-ups tab now displays follow-up dates for housing loss prevention records as well.
Housing Loss Prevention
  • Fixed filter on the housing loss prevention list. Users can now filter based on status and time range.
Housing Placement
  • First scheduled follow up date now calculates based on the “Date Moved In” instead of the actual date.
Incidents
  • The attachment field is no longer available when disabled in the Service Provider settings.
Look-up Tables
  • Fixed custom “Case State” values not allowing users to enter an end date to case management records.
Medication Dispensing
  • Fixed “Dispensed by” field; users can now select their name when dispending medication
  • Medication can now be dispensed on the day the client was booked in
PiT Count
  • Fixed response disappearing when returning to an old question when using the paging survey
  • Additional validation added to remove duplicate custom responses
  • Fixed action buttons appearing for users that do not have the appropriate rights
Reports
  • Fixed the "City (Last Known)" column in the Unique Identifier List report. Report now pulls data from the city of the current service provider or the most recent housing history record.
Various Factors
  • Fixed “content failed to load” error when trying to display a “life event record”.
August 12, 2021

improved

fixed

Minor Release

4.0.59.4

Release highlights
The Point-in-Time (PiT) Count Module: reactivation of the optional brain injury question and new validation process to avoid duplicate survey numbers
Unique identifier list: addition of columns to the export and new filter options in the module
Improved translation: revision and updates to reflect proper French translation across HIFIS
13 minor changes and 21 bug fixes
New features and major changes
No new features and major changes introduced as part of this release.
Minor changes
Changes in this release affect the following modules or sections:
Application settings
  • Added a mandatory star next to the “inactivity threshold” setting.
Assessments
  • Added validation messages to all assessments in HIFIS to notify users of any fields missing a response.
Coordinated access
  • New filter options in the Coordinated Access module: geographical region, gender
  • Add new data fields to the unique identifier list export: tri-morbidity, percentage of housing history completed over last 30 days, file number, date client record was created, geographic region
  • The Unique Identifier List now looks at the total days homeless, as opposed to the housing status, to determine if a client is chronically homeless
Database
  • HIFIS application now verifies the database version when the application starts
  • New parameter for application version added to the database script. This will let HIFIS know which updates to run during installation
Financial profile
  • Added a drop down to the “pay frequency” field in the financial expense form.
Look-up tables
  • Updated the service provider type: violence against women. New value: violence against women – emergency shelter
  • Added a new service provider type value: “violence against women – transition house”
Look-up tables and waiting list
  • Users can now add custom values to the following look-up tables on the waiting list module: waiting request status, waiting request reason
PiT Count
  • Reintroduced the optional brain injury question to the PiT count survey
  • HIFIS now verifies that a survey number is not already in use before saving a PiT survey entered using “data entry survey”
Bug fixes
Changes in this release affect the following modules or sections:
Application settings
  • Corrected missing French translations in the application settings.
Client – vitals
  • Users can now delete comments entered in the comment tab Note: Comments can only be deleted by the original author or by using the HIFIS admin account. This also applies to replies
  • Fixed bug causing duplicate entries of some actions in the audit log
  • Using the “create and add member” short cut in the family module is properly reflected in the client’s audit log
  • Fixed issues that would reset the housing status of a client to "unknown" after editing a client’s vitals
Database
  • Fixed the trigger for 2 factor authentication to send codes to users
  • Added LegacyIDs for the new service provider types values introduced in release 59.1 of HIFIS. This change will solve some known issues with data imports/exports
  • Aligned HIFIS look-up values with HIFIS 3 legacyID values
Family
  • Fixed the missing consent drop down values when using the “create and add family member” short cut.
Group activities
  • Client names now appear under the demographics tab of the group activities page.
Housing history
  • Reintroduced the housing loss prevention short cut.
Housing unit
  • Fixed error when attempting to add a housing maintenance record
  • Aligned the "filter options" button in the housing unit module
Look-up tables
  • Removed all the blank look-up tables: storage outcome, building type, relation to parent, school enroll problem, client flag, food item, parent situation, funding category, session
  • Added translation for “reason housing not secured”
Programs
  • Removed icons for pages users were not granted the right to.
Service provider
  • Fixed loophole that let users with access to the service provider module to access the HIFIS administrator’s profile
  • “Address line 1” is now mandatory when editing a service provider record
System
  • Resolved irregular time out issue when using HIFIS in French.
Various
  • HIFIS now uses a 24-hour clock system when the application is in French.
Various factors
  • Applied proper translation to “Legal – Bail” value
June 10, 2021

fixed

improved

Minor Release

4.0.59.3

Release highlights
The Point-in-Time (PiT) Count Module: fixed bug relating to registry week function
One minor change and 27 bug fixes
New features and major changes
No new features and major changes introduced as part of this release.
Minor changes
Changes in this release affect the following modules or sections.
Case Management
  • New format for the multi-goal session allows users to allocate separate time spent for each goal during a session. Users can decide to continue splitting the time evenly as well.
Bug fixes
Changes in this release affect the following modules or sections.
Admissions
  • Inactive and deceased clients can no longer be booked into a shelter
  • Users can now book clients out after switching ‘’Referred from’’ to “Mandatory”
Bulletin
  • Fixed error when bulletin board has more than 10 bulletins on it.
Case Management
  • Session activity types now appear in the correct order based on the sorting order selected by the user.
Client Activity Log
  • Client Activity Log now generates an entry when a client is added as a witness to an incident.
Custom Table
  • Users are able to add custom look-up values to the Group Role look up table
  • Custom currency fields now save when using HIFIS in French
  • Service provider now appears in the drop down list when using the Service Provider field in a custom table
Directory of Service, Housing Unit
  • Fixed address search filter not finding addresses that start with a single character.
Documents
  • VAT attachments can no longer appear in the document module.
Good and Services
  • Added money mask that was missing in the Goods and Services for the Unit Price field.
Group Activities
  • Fixed the sorting function in the Date column for the Group Activity List. The sorting function now considers hours in the morning and afternoon
  • Users can now carry programs over when replicating a group activity
Housing History
  • Users can now delete housing history records that have a geographic region tag
  • The geographic region field shows the correct tags when you click display on a housing history record
Housing Loss Prevention
  • Subsidies now appear in the Housing Loss Prevention display view.
Housing Placement
  • Housing placement records are now applied to family members if the user decides to include them. Note: The record still belongs to the client from which the housing placement was created. Attempting to edit or view the record will take the user to the proper client’s file.
Look-Up Table
Resolved missing translations for the following look up table:
  • Building Types – Types de bâtiment
  • Cause of death – Cause du décès
  • Reason for Goods and Services – Raison pour les biens et services
  • Watch Concern Types – Types de risque observe
  • Storage Outcome – Statut d’entreposage
  • Medication Disposal – Élimination de médicaments
People
-Fixed people record duplicating when adding a new person in the People module
PiT Count
  • Corrected any missing French translation in the PiT module
  • Users can now create a client after conducting a PiT Count survey if registry week is activated
Questionnaire
  • Fixed issue with Questionnaires not exporting properly.
Rights
  • Fixed the edit rooms and bed rights. Users only need the Edit Rooms and Beds and List Rooms and Beds right to be able to edit rooms and beds in HIFIS
  • Reviewed and translated missing French labels in the rights tree
Users
  • Removed the ‘’Add PiT Live Volunteer’’ option if there is no active PiT events in HIFIS.
Various Factors
  • Risk levels now appears in when using Legal – Bail in Life Events.
Waiting List
  • Declined-Anonymous consent client’s name are now hidden when accessing the shared waiting list from another service provider.
March 22, 2021

improved

fixed

Minor Release

4.0.59.2

Release highlights
The Point-in-Time (PiT) Count Module:
  • Updated PiT Count module with the 2021 version of the survey. This includes 2 additional questions
Two minor changes and 25 bug fixes
New features and major changes
Changes in this release affect the following modules or sections.
Point-in-Time Count
  • New racial identity question added to the core PiT Count survey: question 8b. In addition to your response in the question above, do you identify with any of the racial identities listed below?
  • New COVID-19 related question added to the core PiT Count survey: question 14b. Was your most recent housing loss related to the COVID-19 pandemic?
Minor changes
Changes in this release affect the following modules or sections.
Coordinated Access
  • Booking out a client now maintains a client’s status as active.
Medication
  • New right added; Dispensing on Another’s Behalf.
Bug fixes
  • Changes in this release affect the following modules or sections.
Assessment
  • Fixed error message that would appear after saving changes to a SPDAT record and clicking the edit button again
  • Users with no rights to the parent service provider can no longer see their VAT attachments
  • Fixed the SPDAT survey not refreshing properly after saving changes
Case Management
  • Last Updated and Created by now show the correct information on the case comment page.
Client Details
  • Fixed bug that would not allow users to change client vitals for users with Inherited consent
  • Fixed timeout error when accessing clients with large amounts of custom table records
Consent
  • Clients with Declined Anonymous consent can no longer be given Coordinated Access consent
  • Fixed issue where users were not able to apply a new consent when presented with the assertion pop-up box
Coordinated Access
  • Fixed typos on the Coordinated Access filter
  • Fixed Case Management not appearing as a recent interaction if the record is created on the same day as the client
  • Newly created clients are now not appearing as "returning from inactive" in the Unique Identifier List
Family
  • Fixed Consent drop down when using "Create and Add Member" feature in the family module.
Good and Services
  • Fixed the issue with the add service form freezing after saving; users can now create new services.
Help
  • Fixed the delete action in the HIFIS Field Dictionary. Users can now delete customized description and revert to the default description.
Housing History
  • The Housing History notification will now not appear for deceased and archived clients
  • The Housing History notification will now not appear for clients that are booked into a shelter
Housing Loss Prevention
  • Fixed the New Follow Up form; Months Elapsed field only accepts numbers and saves without freezing
  • Fixed missing AntiForgeryToken when trying to add a follow-up
Housing Placement
  • Fixed view that would allow hidden Housing Placements to be seen by users who are logged into a different service provider.
Look-Up Table
  • Added default values to the Employer Look-up table.
Medication Dispensing
  • Fixed error that would appear when trying to undo the dispensing of a medication.
Users
  • Default Service Provider field now appears in the Display User Profile page
  • Fixed issue where an error encountered on user pages would persist through the application
Various Factors
  • Fixed missing AntiForgeryToken when trying to add a contributing factor.
Waiting List
  • Fixed “Delete Waiting Lists” user right. Users are now able to delete waiting lists
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