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Get Ready for 2-Step Verification

Starting this summer, your agency's ChildPlus data will be even more secure with 2-Step Verification. This new feature will add an extra layer of security and prevent unauthorized access to your account.

ChildPlus Administrators Should Start Preparing Now

Since 2-Step Verification will be available in just a few months, we recommend that ChildPlus Administrators start preparing now. In order for 2-Step Verification to work, every ChildPlus user will need a valid email address (either work or home) or mobile phone number associated with their Personnel record in ChildPlus. It is absolutely critical that every ChildPlus user has a valid email address or phone number in Personnel before 2-Step Verification is available this summer.

Get Started with Report 1049 - User Verification

We created report 1049 - User Verification to help ChildPlus Administrators prepare for 2-Step Verification. You can run this report in ChildPlus now to quickly identify which staff members are missing an email address or mobile phone number.

What's New in ChildPlus 4.8.49

We are very excited to inform you that a new version of ChildPlus is now available! While this update primarily addresses bug fixes, it also includes some important enhancements. Keep reading to learn about everything that we've included in this update.

Already using version 4.8? Click here to read what we've fixed since your last update.

	New Password Requirements To better protect your agency’s sensitive ChildPlus data, our next version of ChildPlus (version 5.0) will require strong passwords. Strong passwords must have a minimum of 10 characters containing three of the following character types: upper case, lower case, numbers and/or symbols. Although, you are not currently required to use strong passwords, ChildPlus highly recommends doing so now. Click here to learn how to turn on strong passwords in ChildPlus. Starting with this update, when users sign in to ChildPlus, we will automatically check to see if their password meets the new security standard. If their password is not strong enough, we will give them the opportunity to update their password. Learn more		Save the dates for these upcoming Workshops! Fundamentals of ChildPlus April 23, 24 & 25 Report Boot Camp May 7, 8 & 9 Train the Trainer May 14, 15 & 16 Click here to learn more!
	New Dashboard Indicators We've added four new Education indicators to the Dashboard: Requirements Completed (Entry-Based) Requirements Completed (Age-Based) Requirements Past Due or Expired Requirements Due within 30 Days Learn more
	2019 Poverty Guidelines The HHS 2019 poverty guidelines are now available. If you haven’t already reviewed the 2019 guidelines, you can click here to learn more. As you prepare for your 2019-2020 school year, don't forget to update your poverty guidelines in ChildPlus as well! Learn more
	And More! To make it easier to find what you are looking for, we've grouped the bug fixes included in this update by area: Fixes by Module Fixes by Report

New Password Requirements

To better protect your agency’s sensitive ChildPlus data, the next version of ChildPlus will require strong passwords. Strong passwords must have a minimum of 8 characters containing three of the following character types: upper case, lower case, numbers and/or symbols.

The version of ChildPlus that requires strong passwords will be released later this year and you will receive an additional notification prior to that update. Although, you are not currently required to use strong passwords, ChildPlus highly recommends doing so now.

	Starting with this update, when users sign in to ChildPlus, we will automatically check to see if their password meets the new security standard. If their password is not strong enough, we will give them the opportunity to update their password.

If you are a ChildPlus Administrator, you can go ahead and turn on strong passwords for all of your ChildPlus users now by following these steps:

Open the Password Policy Enforcement tab by clicking Setup > Security > Security Settings.
Select Require strong passwords.
Set the All passwords must be at least setting to 8 characters long.
Click Save. The next time each user logs in to ChildPlus, they will be required to change their password to meet our new requirements.

New Education Indicators Available in the Dashboard

We've added four new Education indicators to the Dashboard:

Requirements Completed (Entry-Based)
Requirements Completed (Age-Based)
Requirements Past Due or Expired
Requirements Due within 30 Days

These indicators are available for both Chart Settings and Grid Settings. Follow these steps to activate them:

Open the Dashboard in ChildPlus.
Click Settings.

Click Chart Settings or Grid Settings.
Check each new Education indicator that you want to include.
Click Save.

Note: ChildPlus calculates these indicators for events configured to be available for either the Education Module Only or the Health and Education Modules. To check your configuration settings, go to Setup > Module Setup > Health and Education Events.

More Fixes by Module

Area	Description
California CDD-801A	So that ChildPlus matches the state of California's CDD-801A report exactly, we changed the Family income greater than 75% of state median income level to Family income greater than 70% of state median income level.
Dashboard	We modified the Requirements Due within 30 Days indicator in the Dashboard for Health and Education views so that it now only counts events that are coming due within the next 30 days. In previous versions of ChildPlus, the system was incorrectly counting past due events for this indicator. The Preventative Dental Care indicator is now the Preventative Dental Care During the Program Term. We made this change to make the name more descriptive and easier to understand.
Entry Express - Enrollment	So that you always know how many participants you've selected, we've added a record count to the Entry Express - Enrollment screen.
Note Boxes	We resolved an issue where ChildPlus was excluding header details such as the Module, Participant Name, Gender, Birthday, Age and CPID when you printed notes from an expanded Notes box.
Health	We resolved an issue where ChildPlus was not calculating height percentiles for Growth Assessments added using Add Multiple Events with converted measurements.
Module Designer	We resolved several issues that users were experiencing with Module Designer Custom Modules. As a result, you will now experience better handling when deleting attachments.
Personnel	We resolved an issue that was preventing users from viewing Attachments in Personnel if they had Full Access to Personnel records but only View Only access to the Attachments tab in Personnel.
Services > PIR	If you create an enrollment record for a family member while adding a new family to ChildPlus, the system will now automatically copy the WIC and Receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) values from the Add New Family screen to the Services > PIR screen.
Transportation	We resolved an issue where users with View Only access to the family's Living Address information were only able to access the Address 1 field under Other Pick Up/Drop Off Location in Transportation.
Setup > System Setup > System Preferences	To help make it clear exactly what this option is for, we reworded it so that it now includes the Dashboard as well.
Setup > Security > User Security Groups	We resolved an issue where the Edit In-Kind Transactions control was linked to the Attendance Notes field in Entry Express.

Reports

We've made the following reporting changes in ChildPlus:

Report	Description
Advanced Module Designer Reports	If a single agency organization builds an Advanced Module Designer report, ChildPlus will no longer display the Agency Name for the Agency-Site or Agency-Site-Classroom fields since the report only includes data for one agency.
2006 - Management Report - Waitlist	We resolved an issue where ChildPlus was cutting off the Selected Custom Filters, Match Every Filter and Match Any Filter options at the bottom of the Report Setup screen.
2110 - Master List of Participants	We modified this report so that it now only displays Disability information for participants who have an open IEP or IFSP.
2135 - Print Applications	So that it matches the OHS form, we removed the following additional text from question #4 on the Eligibility Verification form: If a telephone interview was conducted, please attach an explanation why the interview was not in person
2801 - New Jersey CACFP Worksheet	ChildPlus now lists participants in the following format on this report: Last Name, First Name.
6510 - Teaching Strategies Gold Export	We added a new option that allows you to use alternative ColorID's.
9701 - Enrollment Turnover	To make this report easier to read, ChildPlus now displays a check in the A.19 column instead of a date.

Fixes Since Your Last Update

This list of fixes includes everything that may be new since your last ChildPlus update:

Report	Description
CLASS^®	The 2018 CLASS thresholds are now available in ChildPlus.
Disability	We resolved an issue where, in certain situations, ChildPlus was allowing users to save an IEP or IFSP without the required Date or Type fields.
Mental Health	We made several improvements to make this screen easier to read and use.
Setup > Security > User Security Groups	We added security controls for these fields on the Family Services Information tab in Family Services: Family Services Information Case Worker Other Case Worker Other Case Number Staff Time Spent IFPA Agency Name Primary IFPA Agency Type Needs Assessment Completed Date Valid Until Needs Assessment Results Needs Services Received Agency Social Services Additional Community Services Needed Referred to Another Agency Family Partnership Agreement In family goal setting process Family Partnership Agreement Effective Dates
6501 - Data Export	We updated the ASQ Export Transformation record to reflect recent changes made by ASQ.
9900 - PIR Report (current values)	We resolved an issue where it was possible for ChildPlus to count transferred participants in multiple classrooms. Moving forward, ChildPlus will now only count participants for the classroom in which they are currently enrolled.

Questions?

If you have any questions about this ChildPlus update, please contact ChildPlus Technical Support at support@childplus.com or 800.888.6674.

This document last updated: 4/24/2019