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UPDATES

PROGRAM

• New Warning added if NW Scheduler has been open for over 1 hour. Some brothers are closing their laptop lid, or sleeping their computer, while NW Scheduler is still open. Please do not do this, it may cause data sync problems. NW Scheduler must be properly closed and opened for data to sync correctly, especially if you are using the NW Publisher app or Congregation Sharing.

INFORMATION BOARD

• Combined ‘Documents’ and ‘Letters’ for simplification.

PUBLIC SPEAKER SHARING

• Faster connection and syncing times.
• Public Speaker Sharing is self-managed by all congregations in a circuit. This has resulted in some circuits being neat, orderly and well organized. However, other circuits are inconsistent and confusing. We will soon be auditing all circuits worldwide and cleaning up each circuit.

SCHEDULING

• ‘Select Person’ dialogue box now includes a Search field selected by default. This means you can type in any letter to immediately find a person.
• ‘Select Person’ dialogue box can now double-click to choose a person.

SCHEDULE – PUBLIC TALKS

• Can choose how many Previous months and Future months to show on the Public Talks Schedule. Adjust in Me > Settings.

SCHEDULE – FIELD SERVICE

• Added a new button “Copy to CO Schedule” that will copy the current weeks Field Service Schedule to the CO Visit Schedule. This button only appears if a Circuit Overseer Visit Congregation Event has been created for that week.

SCHEDULE – PUBLIC WITNESSING

• Changed the Select Person dropdown box to a ‘Select Person’ dialogue box, with Date of Last Assignment. This also allows Field Service Groups to be selected and scheduled.
• Added a “Not Available” option for specific Public Witnessing shifts, in case a specific shift on a specific day must be cancelled.

SCHEDULE – CO VISIT

• Added a new button “Copy to Field Service Schedule” that will copy the field service activities from the CO Visit Schedule to the Field Service Schedule. This button is the same as the new “Copy to CO Schedule”, but in reverse.

TERRITORIES

• Added an Address Language option. (see Territory Settings)
• Increased maximum Not at Home Attempts to 5. (see Territory Settings)
• Bing Maps has been removed (depreciated by Microsoft) and replaced with MapBox.
• Added three new Geocoding providers: LocationIQ, OpenCage and MapBox. (see Territory Settings)
• Added more options to Territory Master Map printing to produce better results for larger territories.
• Added Completed Percentage to the Territories List View for each Assigned Territory.
• Territory Campaign percentages and charts improved.
• Territory Assignment ‘Select Person’ interface improved, and now shows a Dialogue box.
• Territory Notifications email addresses have been combined.
• All Territory App Settings can now only be edited by the Territory Servant (e.g. User Access – Territories – Edit).

TEMPLATES

• Renamed Public Talk Availability to Public Talk Outline Availability and added speaker names.

   

NW Publisher App UPDATES

(version 3.8.0 and greater)

• Note: To keep NW Publisher app secure and reliable, at times it is necessary to raise the minimum Android and iOS requirements to run the app. We generally align with JW Library requirements, which are found on jw.org. As of NW Publisher app version 3.8.0, Android 7.0+ is required.
• When adding a New Addresses, can now specify the Status, e.g. At Home, Not Home, Available, etc.
• Added Percentage Completed to the bottom-right corner of the Map View. This can motivate publishers to stay out longer to complete territories.
• Disabled Buttons will still show the Name, Phone and Notes on NW Publisher app.
• Midweek meeting parts timing (Minutes) added.
• ‘This Week’ changed to ‘Upcoming’ and now shows Assignments and Duties in the next 7 days, rather than calendar week.
• Weekend Meeting dates now update accurately.
• Can choose the Territory Map Overlay in Settings.
• Congregation Events will now also show on Schedules view, including any meeting day changes (e.g. Memorial).
• Public Witnessing Cart Locations can be minimized, making it easier to view when there are many locations.
• 4 New Languages: Ewe Èʋegbe, Ga, Slovak slovenčina, Tamil தமிழ்.
   

BUG FIXES

• Bug fixes are usually released in Minor Updates. If you have a problem or bug, please click Me > Updates > Check for Updates and install the latest Minor Update. Even if you don’t experience any problems, we recommend installing the latest Minor Update at least once a month.