Highlights
The Point-in-Time (PiT) Count Module: reactivation of the optional brain injury question and new validation process to avoid duplicate survey numbers
Unique identifier list: addition of columns to the export and new filter options in the module
Improved translation: revision and updates to reflect proper French translation across HIFIS
What's Different
Application settings
Added a mandatory star next to the “inactivity threshold” setting.
Corrected missing French translations in the application settings.
Assessments
Added validation messages to all assessments in HIFIS to notify users of any fields missing a response.
Clients
Users can now delete comments entered in the comment tab Note: Comments can only be deleted by the original author or by using the HIFIS admin account. This also applies to replies
Fixed bug causing duplicate entries of some actions in the audit log
Using the “create and add member” short cut in the family module is properly reflected in the client’s audit log
Fixed issues that would reset the housing status of a client to "unknown" after editing a client’s vitals
Coordinated access
New filter options in the Coordinated Access module: geographical region, gender
Add new data fields to the unique identifier list export: tri-morbidity, percentage of housing history completed over last 30 days, file number, date client record was created, geographic region
The Unique Identifier List now looks at the total days homeless, as opposed to the housing status, to determine if a client is chronically homeless
Database
HIFIS application now verifies the database version when the application starts
New parameter for application version added to the database script. This will let HIFIS know which updates to run during installation
Family
Fixed the missing consent drop down values when using the “create and add family member” short cut.
Financial profile
Added a drop down to the “pay frequency” field in the financial expense form.
Group activities
Client names now appear under the demographics tab of the group activities page.
Housing history
Reintroduced the housing loss prevention short cut.
Housing unit
Fixed error when attempting to add a housing maintenance record
Aligned the "filter options" button in the housing unit module
Look-up tables
Removed all the blank look-up tables: storage outcome, building type, relation to parent, school enroll problem, client flag, food item, parent situation, funding category, session
Added translation for “reason housing not secured”
Updated the service provider type: violence against women. New value: violence against women – emergency shelter
Added a new service provider type value: “violence against women – transition house”
Users can now add custom values to the following look-up tables on the waiting list module: waiting request status, waiting request reason
PiT Count
Reintroduced the optional brain injury question to the PiT count survey
HIFIS now verifies that a survey number is not already in use before saving a PiT survey entered using “data entry survey”
Programs
Removed icons for pages users were not granted the right to.
Service provider
Fixed loophole that let users with access to the service provider module to access the HIFIS administrator’s profile
“Address line 1” is now mandatory when editing a service provider record
System
Resolved irregular time out issue when using HIFIS in French.
Fixed the trigger for 2 factor authentication to send codes to users
Added LegacyIDs for the new service provider types values introduced in release 59.1 of HIFIS. This change will solve some known issues with data imports/exports
Aligned HIFIS look-up values with HIFIS 3 legacyID values
HIFIS now uses a 24-hour clock system when the application is in French.
Various factors
Applied proper translation to “Legal – Bail” value
Official release notes: https://housing-infrastructure.canada.ca/homelessness-sans-abri/hifis-sisa/notes-4-0-59-4-eng.html
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