{"id":3922,"date":"2018-03-29T09:51:47","date_gmt":"2018-03-29T08:51:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.langlion.com\/en\/?p=3922"},"modified":"2018-03-29T14:22:37","modified_gmt":"2018-03-29T13:22:37","slug":"spring-additions-at-langlion-platform","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.langlion.com\/en\/spring-additions-at-langlion-platform\/","title":{"rendered":"Spring additions at LangLion Platform"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.langlion.com\/en\/spring-additions-at-langlion-platform\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3923 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.langlion.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Wiosenne-nowo\u015bci.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Just as flower buds start blooming, LangLion is changing positively in the springtime. We have introduced additions in response to your suggestions, so we have an even greater hope that you will be pleasantly surprised. We encourage you to become familiar with the update.<\/strong><!--more--><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Linking invoices to transactions in Student\u2019s Panel<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>In the <strong>E-gradebook<\/strong>, students can now preview their payments for courses in <strong>Payments<\/strong> section. This section features not only the settlements\u00a0but also transactions and linked documents. A new addition is comprised of the option to download invoices (if issued) and contracts in the form of PDF documents.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3924\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.langlion.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/platnosci-en.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1322\" height=\"278\" \/><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3925\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.langlion.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/idea.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"83\" height=\"107\" \/><\/td>\n<td>\n<h4>See the guide:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/help.langlion.com\/en\/system-guide\/e-gradebook\/students-panel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"bookmark noopener noreferrer\">Student\u2019s panel<\/a><\/h4>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2><strong>The option to print corporate settlement details without the necessity to issue an invoice<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Before the update, it was possible to print class details only as an attachment to a VAT invoice, after its prior issuing. From now on you can print the attachment alone, i.e. class details. To this end, we created a dedicated <strong>Printers<\/strong> icon.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3926 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.langlion.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/ikonki-en.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"620\" height=\"456\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><strong>What do the remaining icons mean?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Magnifier \u2013 enables previewing of settlement details<\/li>\n<li>Pencil \u2013 enables editing of settlements (as regards dates, amounts and descriptions)<\/li>\n<li>Arrows \u2013 an update of settlements in the case of changes on the list of classes \u2013 what is important, if such changes did take place, the icon will light up in blue and a message will appear beside it that the settlement should be updated<\/li>\n<li>Plus \u2013 enables adding of transactions (e.g. if a given transaction was not added during creation of a given settlement)<\/li>\n<li>Trash \u2013 deletes a settlement<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3925\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.langlion.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/idea.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"83\" height=\"107\" \/><\/td>\n<td>\n<h4>See the guide:<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/help.langlion.com\/en\/system-guide\/secretariat\/issue-corporate-invoice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How to issue a corporate invoice?<\/a><\/h4>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2><strong>Batch printing of descriptive opinions of students<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Starting from the current update, it is possible to print descriptive opinions of filtered students. The administrator can for example print the opinions of all students from a selected group. You can print many descriptive opinions at once from the<strong> Secretariat level<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Because the generated document is ready for double-sided printing, it may contain blank pages.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3927\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.langlion.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/opinia-en.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"1333\" height=\"602\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Remember that you can print a descriptive opinion also from the <strong>E-gradebook<\/strong>\u00a0level.<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3925\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.langlion.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/idea.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"83\" height=\"107\" \/><\/td>\n<td>\n<h4>See the guide:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/help.langlion.com\/en\/system-guide\/secretariat\/descriptive-opinion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How to print an opinion from the\u00a0E-gradebook level?<\/a><\/h4>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2><strong>Mailing of messages to new students<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>New students are the people who signed up for a course in your school or completed a level test. Only once you add them as students, or assign them to a group, you will be able to manage them, settle them and add payments that have been made.<\/p>\n<p>Starting from the spring update, a nice change has taken place, because now you have the option to send messages to new students\u00a0before you add full-fledged accounts to them at the LangLion Platform. Owing to this, you will easily send to them an e-mail or an SMS with a welcome, inform them when a course begins or which group they will join.<\/p>\n<p>Certainly, a new student should provide their e-mail address and telephone number so that you can contact them. Remember to obtain consents for mailing of information via e-mail messages.<\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">See how to send an e-mail message or an SMS to new students.<\/h5>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3928\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.langlion.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/nowi-kursanci-en.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"1333\" height=\"602\" \/><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3925\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.langlion.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/idea.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"83\" height=\"107\" \/><\/td>\n<td>\n<h4>See the guide:<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/help.langlion.com\/en\/system-guide\/secretariat\/adding-student\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How to add a student?<br \/>\n<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/help.langlion.com\/en\/system-guide\/secretariat\/creating-mailing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How to create and send mailing?<\/a><\/h4>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2><strong>A new option to transfer a student to another group<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>It sometimes happens that you need to transfer a student to another group. So far you had to write out a student from one group and enlist them with another group, at the same time adding the date of the write-out and enlistment.<\/p>\n<p>In the current update, we facilitated that procedure. From now on, after clicking on <strong>Transfer to another group <\/strong>in the<strong> Students \u2013 Groups<\/strong> section, the system automatically transfers a student with their history and financial date (instalments, transaction, discounts). At the same time, the date is automatically set for the write-out from the old and enlistment for the new group (this is the transfer date).<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3929\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.langlion.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/przepisywanie-en.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"1333\" height=\"602\" \/><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3925\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.langlion.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/idea.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"83\" height=\"107\" \/><\/td>\n<td>\n<h4>See the guide:<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/help.langlion.com\/en\/system-guide\/secretariat\/how-to-create-a-new-group-and-copy-settings-from-another-one\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">How to create a new group and copy settings from another one?<br \/>\n<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/help.langlion.com\/en\/system-guide\/secretariat\/adding-group\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How to assign a student to a group?<br \/>\n<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/help.langlion.com\/en\/system-guide\/secretariat\/what-is-the-difference-between-removing-a-student-and-discharging-from-a-group\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">What is the difference between removing a student and discharging from a group?<\/a><\/h4>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2><strong>Automatic update of invoice\u2019s status<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>At the moment when you add a transaction, and then you confirm the payment, its status is marked as <strong>Paid<\/strong>. Then, if you <strong>issue an invoice for that transaction<\/strong>, it will be automatically saved as a paid one, and the payment date will be the same as that for the confirmed transaction.<\/p>\n<p>Remember that if there are several transactions under a single invoice, then all of them have to be paid (confirmed payments) for the invoice\u2019s system status to be marked as <strong>Paid.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3930\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.langlion.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/data-p\u0139\u201aatno\u0139\u203aci-en.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"1333\" height=\"602\" \/><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3925\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.langlion.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/idea.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"83\" height=\"107\" \/><\/td>\n<td>\n<h4>See the guide:<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/help.langlion.com\/en\/system-guide\/finance\/transactions-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">All about transactions<br \/>\n<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/help.langlion.com\/en\/system-guide\/secretariat\/how-to-issue-an-invoice-and-send-by-email\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How to issue an invoice and send it via an e-mail message<\/a><\/h4>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2><strong>Changes in sending notifications and mailings<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3><strong>Sending of notifications and mailings after a prior consent<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In connection with the imminent changes related to protection of personal data, we have introduced some restrictions related to sending notifications and mailings. In accordance with legal regulations, every person has to <strong>give voluntary and unambiguous consent <\/strong>for reception of commercial and marketing information. Therefore, starting from the current update, e-mail messages and notifications will reach the people who have selected consent for the processing of personal data for the purposes related to the contract.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Where shall consents be selected?<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>A student, parent and teacher can at any time select commercial and marketing consent at their account in the E-gradebook in <strong>Profile Edition<\/strong>. The consent for the\u00a0processing of personal data for the purposes of the contract can be selected or unselected from the <strong>Secretariat level<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3932\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.langlion.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/zgody-en.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"1333\" height=\"602\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Additionally, if you have the <strong>Registration<\/strong> module, you can easily add three boxes to the student\u2019s\/parent\u2019s\/teacher\u2019s form.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Consent to processing personal data for contract purposes<\/li>\n<li>Consent to processing data for marketing purposes<\/li>\n<li>Consent to processing data for sales purposes<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3>The option to indicate the type of mailing<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We have added four types of mailing to choose from:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>related to the contract<\/li>\n<li>sales<\/li>\n<li>marketing<\/li>\n<li>other<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>This is associated with consents to the processing of personal data, users have expressed. By default, the type <strong>Sales<\/strong> is selected, so if you want to send a different type of mailing, choose the relevant type from the list.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3941 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.langlion.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/informacja-en.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"767\" height=\"467\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3><strong>Sending of notifications both to a student and to their parent<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Notifications are the pieces of information sent to users after a specified event has occurred at the LangLion Platform. They can have the form of systemic messages, e-mail messages or SMS.<\/p>\n<p>Starting from today\u2019s update, notifications will be sent <strong>both to a student and to their parent<\/strong>, provided their e-mail addresses have been filled in in the profile edition.<\/p>\n<p>Remember about some exceptions; if you send notifications to debtors or invoices, you can choose who you want to send the e-mail to \u2013 a student or a parent.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3><strong>Automatic change of an e-mail address<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Each user of the <strong>E-gradebook<\/strong> \u2013 a student, parent or teacher \u2013 has the option to edit their data at any time. We have introduced a change resulting in updating of the data in the user\u2019s profile from the <strong>Secretariat <\/strong>level. For example, if a teacher changes their telephone number or e-mail address in the <strong>E-gradebook<\/strong>, then the secretariat will automatically see new data in the user\u2019s profile.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3><strong>Consents in the \u201eStudents \u2013 additional information\u201d report<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>So far in the report, one could find the total sum of all instalments assigned to a student, a list of archived students and the status of students in a given group (New, In progress, Continuation, Resignation).<\/p>\n<p>What is important, new columns have appeared in the report, related to consents given for reception of information related to the contract, as well as marketing and commercial information.<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3925\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.langlion.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/idea.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"83\" height=\"107\" \/><\/td>\n<td>\n<h4>See the guide:<br \/>\n<a style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.langlion.com\/en\/the-google-business-card-of-a-language-school-why-is-it-worthwhile-to-have-one\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How to set notifications?<br \/>\n<\/a><a style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;\" href=\"http:\/\/help.langlion.com\/en\/system-guide\/secretariat\/creating-mailing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How to create and send mailing?<br \/>\n<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/help.langlion.com\/en\/system-guide\/secretariat\/users-dont-receive-notifications-what-could-be-causing-the-problem\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Why there are problems with sending notifications?<\/a><\/h4>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>We hope the additions we have introduced permanently will be useful for you.<\/p>\n<p>Do you have any questions related to the current changes?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Just as flower buds start blooming, LangLion is changing positively in the springtime. 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