Serenic Releases Navigator 5.00.02 - the Most Comprehensive Release in Product’s History
The release of Serenic Navigator 5.00.02 represents the culmination of a “go-deep” strategy announced
at Serenic’s Explorations users meeting in October, 2007. “We kicked off three separate projects in
March of 2008,” said Vice President of Product Management Donna Smiley, “and now, only 12 months later,
we are deploying the most comprehensive release in the company’s history.”
Significant functional enhancements and improvements were made in all areas of the product,
including:
- User interface and user experience improvements to Business Rules, Workflow, Approvals, and Interfund Configuration.
- The introduction of new cross-module features: Extended Fields, Dimension Attributes, Entity Integration, and Interaction Management.
- Improved usability and consistency of Distributed Posting throughout the product.
- Expanded Interfund Controls into DonorVision, allowing for either Distributed or Traditional posting.
- Extended Security and Large Notes in CommunityCare.
- Expanded multi-currency functionality to include DonorVision.
- Addition of Cost Matching to AwardVision.
- Completion of approximately 30 enhancements and 75 defect fixes in response to reports from clients, partners, and employees.
Architecture and Design Improvements Mean Easier Maintenance
Navigator release 5.00.02 also includes significant improvements to the system’s architecture
and design, resulting in a product that will be easier to maintain. These improvements, together
with all of the new and enhanced functionality and product fixes, have undergone Application Benchmark
testing (automated testing) that included more than 1,200 scenarios. Multi-user testing was also
performed, as a means of identifying possible areas for optimization.
Online Help Updated to Include All New Functionality
The Online Help for release 5.00.02 includes all new functionality. The Online Help
for AwardVision and MinistryView also include new, task-based formatting which will be
incorporated into all future releases. Additionally, Online Help now includes links
to user documentation not currently available in the new format. Users will no longer
be required to download and track these pdf files separately.
Online Demonstrations of New Release Features Scheduled
Serenic’s User Education Department has also introduced Release Notes Live!, a
virtual tour of the 5.00.02 release notes conducted live via the Internet by Serenic’s
product managers. These sessions will highlight the improvements and demonstrate the
new functionality. Register for a Release Notes Live! Session
or call Celeste Bacon at 877-737-3642 x 108. Available online are
related costs and session descriptions.
Copies of the Navigator 5.00.02 readme file and release notes are available in the
Clients Common section of the Serenic SFTP site.
Schedule your Serenic Navigator 5.00.02 upgrade today.
Critical Updates and Hot Fixes
To view a list of critical updates and hot fixes, as well as release notes on new releases, login to the "clients common" section of the SFTP site.
View the SFTP login intructions.
Contact Serenic Support for help with the implementation of critical updates and hot fixes.
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