Change Log - Past Releases

Sprint 148                                 QA - 5/5/26                                 Production - 5/12/26

• WCAG guided improvements for ADA Compliance with voice readers.  
• Grids: Added native 'Is Empty' and 'Is Not Empty' filtering to grid columns, allowing you to isolate data instantly without the extra step of creating a custom filter.
  
  
• eSignature improvement to assure users authorize use of signature.
• Activity Profiles: Updates to Settings
  
  

• Enhancements to Website (aka Web Details) page:
  
  
  
  
  
  Fixed display when adding new items: 
  
  
• Enhancements to Activity loading times on Scheduling 

Sprint 147                                  QA - 4/20/26                                Production - 4/28/26

• Ability to add Group/Floating Org to an Entry Point.

• Include when, visible when, enable when, and complete when settings are now available on a single Transitions tab in the Activity profile.
  
  

• Change Folder action available as an option in Placement, Referral, and Affiliation automations.
  
  
  
• Ability to grid Orgs from different tiers up the hierarchy from a shift perspective in the calendar grid.
  
  
  
• Ability to repeat an Activity at the Group/Floating org level.
  
  
  
  
• Ability to add email templates created in the master grid to affiliations automations.
  
  
  
  
• No visible workflow notification removed from default eR view.
  
  
  
• Expiration date added to Activity in vol profile workflow view.
  
  
  
  
• Update Profile Fields activity chained action now includes option to display existing data for user to edit if needed. (Screenshot Pending)
• Activity profiles will now show BC fields in logic when copied, regardless of whether BC is enabled.
• Email automations triggered by uploading an attachment will now receive the email sending pop-up upon upload, similar to other on save automations.
• Master Grid speed optimization for searched by columns.
• PDF template editor window has been resized to maximize space.
• Activity profile pop out to new window/tab no longer asks you to save if no changes have been made.
• No visible workflow notification removed from the default eR view.

 Sprint 146                                QA -  4/07/26                                Production -   4/14/2026

• Organization Template: Ability to select Parent organization from Edit
  From the Administrative Options: go to (Organization) Template tab:

• Organization Template: Select Parent or Child Organization, which will apply to any Organization created from the Template.

• Enhancement to Login Page Messages
  
  
• Organization Template: Ability to Import/Export Templates
  
  
• Email Queue: Ability to see link to the email transaction ID
  
  
  
  Opens Email Queue:
  
  
  
  
• eSignature Authorization required for Waivers
  
  
• Ability to open parameters to email Sub Source:
  
  
  
  
  

• Allow "includes" and "does not include" for Affiliated Orgs array of IDs Fields
  
  
  
  

• Workflows: Prevent automatic status update when both default and new status are the same

• Stability improvements and general bug fixes for a smoother user experience.
   

Sprint 145                                QA -  3/24/26                                Production -   4/01/2026

• Various updates to meet WCAG 2.1 AA Compliance, for example: 

  • In the opportunity search results are now listed as an unordered list, but the specific opportunity information is constructed in a ordered list.

  • User Defined fields that have drop down values for selection now have individual labels (ARIA tags) to comply with  Grouping Controls.  

  • VoiceOver screenreaders now recognize the eye icon on the "forgot password" to describe it as a button rather than an empty value.

  • Calendar view is accessible with tabbing, selecting, and opening.

• • The image, heading, and event details are grouped into a single clickable card for each event instead of having the image, header, and more details as the same click.

  • Implemented recursive polling to check for DocuSign “Connect” response.

  • Added a subtle user message with an option to return to DocuSign if the process is not completed.

• Updates for search functions using Google Maps for greater accuracy 

  Maps will search to give additional relative results. For example, the system will now look up the address similar to if you had manually typed it out in the Google Maps search bar. For more information, see Google Maps Search.
  
  

• Removed Character Count of 160 from Text Messages Templates

• Improvements web postings: Affiliation Settings UX | UI

  
  
  
  

• Default Status added to Activities

  
  
  

• View Last Email Sent by Name in Master Grid

  New Grid Column: Email Last Sent Date, allows user to look for the name of the email template and add it to the Grid: see Vol Application Accepted below
  
  
  
  The Grid shows the dates for the particular email per Volunteer
  
  
  
  
  

• Ability to sort by Endpoint in Global Filters
  
  

  

• Ability to Export Data from the master grid grouped by Volunteer

• Stability improvements and general bug fixes for a smoother user experience.
  
  

Sprint 144                                QA -  3/10/26                                     Production -   3/24/26

• Addition of the option for Volunteers to Delete log books from their dashboard
  
  
  
  This feature is not enabled by default. Please contact support  at help@samaritan.com if you would like to add it to your Recruiter.
  
  
• Addition of a Yes/No Grid field indicating if the status represents an Active status
  
  
  
  
• Default saved grid in the Log Book from the Organization perspective 
  
  
• Addition of Verifier fields to the Volunteer Grid> Volunteer Affiliation section:
  
  
• General improvements to styling on new Onboarding dashboards
• Stability improvements and general bug fixes for a smoother user experience

Sprint 143                                QA -  2/24/26                                             Production -   3/03/26

Secure Messaging Feature
    From the Email settings, there is an option to select "Secure Message" 

           

This will send an email to the selected recipients:



 The link will take the volunteer to a screen where they can log in to see the message:

Improvements to the Activity Profile: Action Tab
       Chained actions are now organized into expandable groups

Closed groups are easier to read:



But can be expanded to update:

Option to decide what to do with existing affiliations after an activity is removed from workflow. hover over info bubble for a more detailed explanation of each option.

Enhancement to the Forgot Password interface:

And Stability improvements and general bug fixes for a smoother user experience.

Sprint 142                     QA -  2/10/26                               Production -   2/17/26

• Language updates to Activity Actions in Volunteer History
  
  
  

• Affiliation History updates: Addition of volunteer, affiliation, activity information
  
  
  
  

• Addition to Calendar Grid Column and Mail Merge: Shift URL
  
  
  
  

• Same Shift Recruiter URL can be added to email merge fields:
  
   

• Ability to use automation to update fields in Activity Affiliations from Volunteer Profile fields:
  
  
  

   

• Include Organization merge fields in Activity Affiliation emails:
  
  
  
• Ability to use complex filters for Affiliation Status: 
  
  
  
  

These additional filters help track affiliation based on when status was during a given point of time.  

Sprint 141                     QA -  1/28/26                               Production -   2/4/26

  NOTE: This Sprint was postponed due to the roll back of Sprint 140. 

• Ability to create a new member profile from the leader profile. As part of the Friends and Family feature (aka Pet Therapy Program), users are now able to create new member (or pet) profiles from within eCoordinator. The Group leader or Pet Owner profile shows a button to "Add new member." This opens a new member profile.

• Sign-In Station: If the volunteer has denied the location permissions on their device, a message shows asking them to allow location settings.

  
  Message now asks the user to turn on the location permissions for their device.

• Sign-In Station: If the volunteer is out of range (using Mobile Options), the volunteer now sees a message
  
  
  
  

• Sign-In Station: Roster Mode now includes the ability to sort the order of volunteer names by a custom field of your choosing. 
  
  

• Automations: Log Book Automation now has the ability to add a Volunteer Assignment in the Update Field options. 
  
  
   

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• Import Tool - Allow an Identifier-type UDFs to be used as a unique identifier for the import. This helps with converting data for new clients. 
  
  

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• Activity - the End Date has been moved to the "Complete When" Tab so that you can set the end date at the same time as setting the logic for when the activity is complete. 
  
  
  

• Volunteer Grid Settings: Added Vol to Activity Affiliation Status Date field to track this setting from the Volunteer grid.

  

• Enhanced Submit button for Waivers makes it easier to see.
  
  

Sprint 140                     QA - 12/30/25                             Production -   1/13/26
                                                                                               Rolled Back -  1/13/26

   NOTE: The release dates previously reported were incorrect. Production release will be postponed and merged with deployment of Sprint 141. 

• New Tab on Activity Profile to define what each user (volunteer or coordinator) sees as the volunteer advances through the workflow. For example, the image below represents a setting that allows the volunteer to see certain views of the activity.
  
  
  
• New message in Sign-In Stations when a volunteer's location permissions are turned off. 
  
• FAQ page settings: New ability to group questions:
  
  
  
  

Sprint 139                    QA - 12/16/25                                Production  - 12/23/2025

•   New Button on Left Menu to open any Profile Grid in the Master Grid

  
  

Sprint 138                     QA - 12/03/2025                           Production  - 12/10/2025

• Master Grid performance enhancements

Sprint 137                     QA  - 11/12/2025                           Production  - 11/19/2025

 Global Hierarchy Status Filters 
 

Sprint 136                     QA  - 10/29/2025                            Production -  11/05/2025

• Affiliation: Ability to view Local Status on the volunteer grid (Enterprise clients)
  
  

Sprint 135                     QA  - 10/15/2025                            Production  - 10/22/2025

• Ability to Resend a Waiver to a recipient when they forget to sign
  
• Ability to use Logged Data email fields to add email recipient in PDF editor
• Master Grid: Ability to view Records by profile type: 
  
  
  

Sprint 134                     QA - 10/01/2025                             Production - 10/08/2025

• New Grid column Day in Week. This allows visibility of day of the week a shift occurs.
• Ability to Resend an email Survey with a signature field to remind user to sign
• Placement Privacy control has been added to the NG form editor
•  eSignature: Volunteer are now able to sign waivers throughout their workflow
• Enhancements for Master Grid, including grouping values in a column (see below)
  
  

        Column Summary at the Top of the Grid              + Totals records number 

Ability to Rotate image from Vol Attachments

• Resend Waiver option to remind signers
• Ability to store Waivers as flat PDFs
• Permissions for QR Codes for Surveys    

•  Multi-Factor Authenticator for Coordinator Login enhancements.
• Resend Waiver option to remind signers

• Global Status changed from ACTIVITY to just Volunteer Status or Organization Status (note: this is configurable so you can keep the name Activity Status if that is what you are used to seeing).
• New record in the Volunteer's history when a placement with and opportunity fails.

•   Import Tool:
  Ability to import referrals or placements.

• Ability to trigger Automation when a
  volunteer removes themselves from a shift from the Recruiter (such as, send an email to their supervisor).
• Log Book Hours Sorting Options:
  Ability to sort Log Book Entries: view hours  by Drop-Down type Logged Data Field.

Ability to view Background Check History from the Volunteer History Tab.      

Ability to send a text message reminder for shifts.