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EMS CAMPUS WHAT'S NEW

Below is a sampling of the major enhancements found in the latest release of EMS Campus, Version 2.1.

Customers: To see a complete list of new features, log in (at lower right) and view the What's New document.

Desktop Client1, Virtual EMS web interface2
What's New in EMS Campus 2.1
SIS course type mapping1 Enjoy full flexibility in how you map SIS course types to EMS event types.
Instructor synchronization1 Instructors are now synchronized when a term is synchronized during the pre- and post-publish phases.
Room assignment swapping1 Quick switch! The Reservation Book now allows the swapping of room assignments between two courses with an identical day/time pattern.
New "Shared Space" setting1 This setting allows a user to indicate that two or more courses will be sharing a specific room.
Additional reporting options1 Data the way you need it! A number of new filtering, sorting and display options are now available for reports. For example, the Prime Time Usage Report can now display Total Sections and % Sections in Prime Time by academic unit.
Significant enhancements to Course Updates1 The Course Updates area now provides easier and faster processing of post-publish SIS course changes in EMS.
Simplified final exam scheduling1 A final exam session can now be published without setting dates for all date patterns.
Virtual EMS Mobile™2 Virtual EMS is now compatible with newer generation mobile devices. Users are able to make a room request and view/cancel their bookings using a simplified interface. Note: Virtual EMS Mobile™ is compatible with most newer generation cellular phones via their web browser. This includes devices running Windows Mobile®, the BlackBerry® smartphone and iPhone®.
Catering enhancements1 Major enhancements to catering functionality make it even easier to manage your food service operations. Menu items can now have selections within them, allowing you to provide more detail on what will be served. Also, you now have the ability to define Production Areas (Bakery, Salad, etc.) and indicate the items that fall under them. A new Production Report can be used to print information for catering staff.
Reservation Book filtering1 Reservation Book users can now get to the information they need even more quickly. New options allow you to filter the Book to show rooms with bookings, rooms without bookings, or both. A count of the number of rooms in the resulting display is also displayed.
New “At A Glance” feature1 Get a high-level overview of today’s facility activity with just one click! The new At A Glance feature, available from the Dashboard window, gives you a comprehensive look at the day ahead in easy-to-assimilate graphic format.
Additional fields in Query Builder and Browser1 New fields are available in the Query Builder and the Browser: Web Process Template, Room Feature and Contact Notes.
Room Administration Wizard1 Tremendous time savings! A powerful new tool, the Room Administration Wizard, allows system administrators to easily add new rooms to Public Views, Notification Rules, Client Notification Rules, Web Process Templates, Users and User Templates.
Component room options on Room Cards report1 The Room Cards report now has options for including/excluding room cards for component rooms.
Multi-select for Virtual EMS Facilities field2 This capability allows users to multi-select the buildings in which they want to check availability.