There is a script error that may show up when updating to version 1.30, to prevent the error from showing each time you login please do the following:

 

If the Runtime Error window pops-up click "Yes", which will close the Runtime Error window and allow you to place a checkmark in the "Don't show this again until next update" box.

After the update is complete click "Close" as normal and this window will not show again. If you need to read the update information it is below.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

What's New in DataEngine Version 1.30

You can now read about what's new in DataEngine each time you log into your system after an update. The scroll bar on your right will help you navigate through this information.   

 

The items covered in this document include enhancements and fixes for version 1.30. Once you have finished reading the What's New in Version 1.30 information, click on the Close button to launch DataEngine.  

 

This information will display each time you log into DataEngine until you check the Don't show this again until the next update box.  If you would like to access this information from within DataEngine, just click on the Help menu and select What's New.

Enhancements

 

ChildPlus made enhancements to both CreativeCurriculum.net and the Enrollment screen for the release of version 1.30. The Enrollment screen changes include the addition of a new termination code, No Show (do not count on PIR).  If you choose this code, the child will not count towards the PIR unless you check the Received Services box (in which case, the child will only be counted towards question A.23.c).  You also now have the option of leaving the Entry Date field blank.

The following table lists the enhancements that ChildPlus incorporated into the release of DataEngine version 1.30:

 

Screen/Module

Description

CreativeCurriculum.net

ChildPlus added a warning message that now displays when you click on the Finished Synchronizing checkbox.  This message was added as a safety measure and asks you to confirm that you are ready to fully integrate CreativeCurriculum.net with DataEngine.

Another CreativeCurriculum.net enhancement that was completed for this release can be found on the Enrollment screen.  When you click on the Edit button (to edit a child's Enrollment Date, Entry Date, or Funding Source), you also now have the option of quickly adding or removing the child from CreativeCurriculum.net.  If this box is unchecked, checking it will tell ChildPlus to add the child to CreativeCurriculum.net.  If this box is already checked, however, unchecking it will tell ChildPlus to remove the child from CreativeCurriculum.net.
 

Enrollment - Termination Reason  & Received Services check box

ChildPlus added a new code, No Show (do not count on PIR), to the list of termination codes that display in the Termination Reason list. This code was added to address the issue of participants who enroll in a program but who never actually attend class. The participants that you terminate using this code will not count towards the PIR unless they received services prior to being terminated from the program (in which case, they will only be counted towards question A.23.c).  Up until they are terminated, however, these participants will display on enrollment reports.

 

To indicate that a participant has received services prior to enrollment, you will need to check the Received Services box on the Enrollment screen.  Checking the Received Services box tells ChildPlus that you want this child or pregnant mother to count towards question A.23.c on the PIR.  Because of the nature of this question, this check box is only available when a participant has never been enrolled or, if they were enrolled, the participant was terminated from the program with the termination reason of No Show (do not count on PIR).   

Enrollment - Entry Date

You now have the option of the leaving the Entry Date field blank.  When you enroll a child in a program, ChildPlus will still automatically populate this field with the same date that you assign as the child's Enrollment Date. However, you can now manually delete the child's Entry Date if you do not want to use this field.  Keep in mind though, if a child does not have an Entry Date, he/she will not display on any Health Requirement reports.

 

Fixes

 

The following table lists the fixes that ChildPlus incorporated into the release of DataEngine version 1.30:

 

Screen/Module

Description

Enrollment

All user security setting will remain in force if you access this screen using the Navigator and use the Previous and Next buttons on the PIR C.9 tab.

If you delete someone's income amount from the Income Eligibility field, ChildPlus will automatically reset the value of this field to 0.

Family Intake

You are no longer required to assign a social security number when saving a family member's information.  In version 1.29.18, you could not save a family member's record without a social security number (even if you provided a birth date).

ChildPlus will now display a more specific message if you attempt to assign the same social security number to multiple people.

Family Member Lookup

You can only enter numbers into the ChildPlus ID field when using this field to look up a family member.  In previous releases, this field would accept alpha characters even though ChildPlus ID's are always numeric.

 

Reports

 

ChildPlus both enhanced and modified existing reports for the release of 1.30.  

 

LiveReport

 

You can now include the CACFP Date, CACFP Income, and CACFP Status Code fields on reports that you create using LiveReport.  To access these database fields, base your LiveReport on Participant and select Family Members as the specific type of Participant Information.

 

Existing Report Enhancements & Fixes

ChildPlus both enhanced and modified existing reports for the release of version 1.30.  Because many of these fixes were minor, we have only listed changes that directly affect users in this document.   The
following table lists the different reports that ChildPlus modified for version 1.30:

 

Report Name

Report #

Report Type

What was modified?

Average Daily Attendance from Individual Attendance

2301

Attendance

This report now calculates actual enrollment and percentages for classrooms.

Daily Sign-In and Sign-Out Worksheet

2316

Attendance

This report will now display multiple children with the same name.

Training Attendance Log

1315

Career Development

This report no longer displays records for staff members who have been marked as inactive.

Master List of Participants

2110

Enrollment

If a child is a member of two different families, ChildPlus will display the address for the family you selected on the Address/Phone tab in Family Intake.