Abacus
Abacus Release Notes 15/08/24
This release contains the following funding improvements: 9 months funding code You can now save a 9 months funding code for a child within Children > Accounts > Charges section. A new funding for 9 months code (FF9 Code) has been added to the Child ...
Abacus Release Notes 09/07/24
This release contains the following funding improvements: Booking 9 months old funding It's now possible to book funding for children aged from 9 months old, as part of our funding improvements for the changes coming into effect from September 24. ...
Abacus Release Notes 06/02/24
This release contains the following improvements: Booking 2 years old funding improvements It's now possible to book funding for children aged 2 years old by default, as part of our funding improvements for the changes coming into effect from April ...
Abacus Release Notes 30/01/24
This release contains the following improvements: Funding Eligibility Report improvements Children who are 2 years old are now automatically identified as eligible in the Funding Eligibility Report, in line with the changes for 2-year-old funding ...
Abacus Release Notes 01/12/23
This release contains the following improvements: Bulk update left children Review and bulk update all children who have left. Learn more.
Abacus Release Notes 27/11/23
This release contains the following improvements: Custom payment types We've introduced a new Payment Type data list within the Settings > Data Lists section. This feature allows you to configure custom payment types and easily archive any payment ...
Abacus Release Notes 08/09/23
This release contains the following improvements: Funding For 2 Code You can now record a child's Funding For 2 code within the Children > Charges tab. Reporting on Tax Free Childcare and Funding references. The Child Status Report has been updated ...
Abacus Release Notes 24/08/23
This release contains the following improvements: Frequently used reports With the new frequently used reports feature, you can gain quick access to the 10 most used reports. Reports can be removed from the Frequently used list by clicking the red ...
Abacus Release Notes 30/06/23
This release contains the following improvements: Improved Abacus Timeout Abacus will no longer timeout independently to Portal. All security is now handled by the Portal rather than specific applications.
Abacus Release Notes 20/04/23
This release contains the following improvements: New pre-selected payment type When creating a new payment for a child, the Payment Mode type will be pre-selected based on the last payment type used for the child.
Abacus Release Notes 09/03/23
This release contains the following improvements: Portal now opens from Group Reporting Abacus used to be the default application when launching a setting from Group Reporting. Portal is now the new default application which provides full access to ...
Abacus Release Notes 27/02/23
This release contains the following improvements: Parent Portal setup Send an email invitation to parents to use the free Parent Portal app. The email contains everything they need to self-onboard themselves to Parent Portal – including links to our ...
Abacus Release Notes 19/01/23
This release contains the following improvements: Child Status Report (Formerly Postcode Report) The Postcode Report named has been changed to Child Status Report. In addition, a Term Time Child status column has been added.
Abacus Release Notes 06/12/22
This release contains the following improvements: Occupancy Reports - Green for full capacity The following reports will now highlight full capacity in Green. Previously this was Red. Occupancy AM/PM Report By Room Occupancy AM/PM Report By Week ...
Abacus Release Notes 25/10/22
This release contains the following improvements: Online acknowledgement for accident/incidents Show in Parent Portal option A 'Show in Parent Portal' option is now available within Abacus > Accidents & Incidents section to gain online ...
Abacus Release Notes 18/08/22
This release contains the following improvements: Shortcut to Accidents & Incidents A new green first aid icon has been added to the Children page which opens the existing Accidents & Incidents section within the Misc. Details tab. Body maps ...
Abacus Release Notes 05/07/22
This release contains the following improvements: New Family Search Families can now be found using the child's name, or by using the existing primary carer's name. Children and staff pages search The current search fields for Children and Staff ...
Abacus Release Notes 09/06/22
This release contains the following improvements: Auto populated tax free childcare reference number The tax-free childcare reference number stored within the TFC No field within a child's Charges tab is now automatically populated within the Ref No ...
Abacus Release Notes 03/03/22
This release contains the following new features: Staff Birthday Report A new 'Staff Birthday Report' is now available within the Reports > Staff section. Fixed scroll position when editing within Family, Children, Staff lists The position of the ...
Abacus Release Notes 11/01/22
This release contains the following new features: Family section improvements Improved enquiries user journey Mandatory fields have been reduced to make inputting enquiries more efficient. Ability to sort carer list A new 'Sorted by' drop-down menu ...
Abacus Release Notes 09/08/21
This release contains the following new features: Reason for Absence: You can now record the reason for a child's absence when marking a session as absent in Abacus. Absence Report: We have added a new 'Absence Report' to Reports > Children. This ...
Abacus Release Notes 10/01/2020
This release includes the following new feature: New Payment Types: We have added two new payment types to Children > Accounts > Payments: Council Childcare Grant Scheme
Abacus Release Notes 04/03/2020
This release contains the following new features: Display all Data List items in Alphabetical Order: Data List items are now sorted in alphabetical order throughout Abacus. Archiving Old Session Types / Products / Data List items: It is now possible ...
Abacus Release Notes 04/10/2019
This release includes the following new feature: User Permissions: We have added two new user permissions to Abacus: Accounts - You can now control which users have access to the Children > Accounts tab Salary - You can now control which users ...