System Upgrade 10/2/2008

A major upgrade was put in place this morning for the majority of PeaShooter users. Most of you know the upgrade as the new "Class Hide/Delete" feature. We're very excited about the new feature, but several additional new updates have been included in this update that have been planned for some time.

1. Class Hide/Delete Prior to this fix, the only way to keep a class from being displayed was to remove all scheduled sessions (current and historic) for a class and then delete the class itself. This was an awkward and time consuming process. The new system allows the complete deletion of a class and it's entire schedule history with one click. As an alternative, a class may be hidden while keeping the past schedule history in the system. This is an advantage for seasonal classes what can be hidden from visitor view, but re-instated when the class again becomes available.
2. Robust User Validation It is now impossible to add a blank user name, blank email address or blank password. Further, changes to passwords require that the password be confirmed. These checks will make the system more secure and make user management easier.
3. Robust Class Name Validation It is no longer possible to enter a class without a name or create a class with a name that already exists. This fix should remove the problem of class-PDF overwriting, and orphaned or inaccessible classes without names.