Update — March 2023
The following updates were made to IRIS Reach during March 2023:
New Features
Community Reach — Email Report
To help speed up loading the Email report in Community Reach, date filters have been added.
New Payment Provider
During March and April 2023, we are rolling out a change to our payment provider for credit and debit card payments from Pay360 to Barclays.
From 1st May 2023, we will stop processing transactions through Pay360. PayCash transactions will also stop from this date.
If your organisation A school, multi-academy trust (MAT), single academy trust (SAT), club, nursery or organisation that uses the software. uses Payments in the
For more information about how these changes affect parents and carers, or if they contact you for help, go to Payment Provider Changes.
Fixes and Updates
- Resolved issues signing into IRIS Reach
- Updated processes when importing data from Management Information Systems (MIS) for student exam results
- Archived messages now display correctly for users not assigned the Absence Management Settings to control default absence message templates and whether they can be changed or edited when sending absence alerts. permission
- Internal security package updated
Parents' Evening Manager
- Booked and available appointment totals now display correctly in Staff Details in the Event Report
- Parents and carers can now cancel appointments booked manually by your organisation
IRIS Identity Password Policy
On 26th March 2023, IRIS Software Group will be updating the IRIS Identity Password Rules to bring them in-line with the UK Government's recommendations for Cyber Essentials.
When
For more information about the changes, visit our IRIS Identity Help Centre.
Removed Features
- Ethnicity and Religion data no longer imported when using IRIS Data Extractor