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Director of Scoutbook - 12/14/2015

Published: Dec 14, 2015

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Happy Monday, late again.

I blogged about the 12/7 release and its aftermath and correction last week so let's talk about what released today. We continue to focus on two areas this week - security and site performance.

If you saw the change log (https://www.scoutbook.com/mobile/forums/change-log/9428/councils-and-districts/) this morning you noted that we took the profile photos and names of Scoutbook users in your councils off of the council page. The code that supported this functionality had the opportunity to be vunerable to external attacks.

Work on database and site performance has continued. Statistics shows that this work is paying dividends - database response is 67% faster last Tuesday (typically our peak day) versus prior Tuesdays and page load time has been improved by almost 50%. We hope you have been noticing faster site response over the past couple of weeks. This work will continue.

As we look towards the holidays and vacation time the development team will be focused on getting the 2016 Requirements for Boy Scouts up and running by 1/4/2015 and our forum counter functionality. In addition they will continue doing prep work for integration steps which will take place in 2016.

Thanks as always for your support.

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10 years ago

Brian Lehrschall

When is the Varsity module going to be released?

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When is the Varsity module going to be released?

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10 years ago

James Blaesing

I've noticed the improvement in site performance. Thank you very much for the work that you do.

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I've noticed the improvement in site performance. Thank you very much for the work that you do.

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10 years ago

Stephen Hornak

Excellent work by the team. While I will miss the photos in the council pages, closing possible risks to data is far more important. Bob, as always it is great to have updated on the work being done. I look forward to more work being done to make scoutbook the unit management tool of choice.

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Excellent work by the team. While I will miss the photos in the council pages, closing possible risks to data is far more important. Bob, as always it is great to have updated on the work being done. I look forward to more work being done to make scoutbook the unit management tool of choice.

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10 years ago

Scott Fisher

Steve, not OK to show last names on the blog, just not addressed yet. The Scoutbook Development Team is also aware of the full names still showing in the notification emails.

I think we ALL look forward to getting through the BSA review phase that has resulted in some nice features being removed and back into the faster pace of "pre-vetted" feature releases. (I am VERY GLAD that I am not one of the people that have to look through all of this code to assure that Scoutbook is the safest, best, most accurate tool available!)

Here's to the future days when we will all be able to LOOK BACK ON the days when Scoutbook "would only do" such and such things. Imagine that!

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Steve, not OK to show last names on the blog, just not addressed yet. The Scoutbook Development Team is also aware of the full names still showing in the notification emails. I think we ALL look forward to getting through the BSA review phase that has resulted in some nice features being removed and back into the faster pace of "pre-vetted" feature releases. (I am VERY GLAD that I am not one of the people that have to look through all of this code to assure that Scoutbook is the safest, best, most accurate tool available!) Here's to the future days when we will all be able to LOOK BACK ON the days when Scoutbook "would only do" such and such things. Imagine that!

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10 years ago

Morgan Jones

Nice job. Keep up the good work. Site is definitely running faster.

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Nice job. Keep up the good work. Site is definitely running faster.

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10 years ago

Jason Duclos

Great job. Loving the site load times!
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Great job. Loving the site load times! !

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10 years ago

Jeff Vilenski

Noticeable changes. Great job.

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Noticeable changes. Great job.

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10 years ago

Bill Wells

2015-12-17. @ Brian re: Varsity Scouting module.

We do not yet know when. Boy Scouting updates need to be completed first since Varisty Scouting advancement is also the trail to Eagle Scout.
For more please see my 2015-12-17 remarks in the Varsity Tracking thread: https://www.scoutbook.com/mobile/forums/varsity-scouting/7862/varsity-tracking/ thread.

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2015-12-17. @ Brian re: Varsity Scouting module. We do not yet know when. Boy Scouting updates need to be completed first since Varisty Scouting advancement is also the trail to Eagle Scout. For more please see my 2015-12-17 remarks in the Varsity Tracking thread: https://www.scoutbook.com/mobile/forums/varsity-scouting/7862/varsity-tracking/ thread.

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10 years ago

Russ Stinchcomb

Is there a tutorial that we can send out

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Is there a tutorial that we can send out

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10 years ago

Matthew Mertens

Thanks Much!!

Noted a definite increase in speed, but since the release I cannot go backward by swipe, arrow or click without it freezing or having to reload the home page? Don't know if this is just me or maybe just a Safari thing?

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Thanks Much!! Noted a definite increase in speed, but since the release I cannot go backward by swipe, arrow or click without it freezing or having to reload the home page? Don't know if this is just me or maybe just a Safari thing?

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10 years ago

Tom McFadden

Just please, for the love of God, DO NOT, I repeat, DO NOT let the team responsible for the my.scouting anywhere near scoutbook.

Scoutbook is so much better, and is user friendly. Unlike my.scouting which is about as useful as an iPhone on Mars.

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Just please, for the love of God, DO NOT, I repeat, DO NOT let the team responsible for the my.scouting anywhere near scoutbook. Scoutbook is so much better, and is user friendly. Unlike my.scouting which is about as useful as an iPhone on Mars.

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10 years ago

Bill Wells

@Russ S. It depends upon what kind of turorial you are lookding for. See:
https://www.scoutbook.com/mobile/forums/frequently-asked-questions/21176/getting-started/
https://www.scoutbook.com/mobile/forums/using-scoutbook/47879/scoutbook-presentations--demos--trainings--tell-us-about-them-/?Page=1

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@Russ S. It depends upon what kind of turorial you are lookding for. See: https://www.scoutbook.com/mobile/forums/frequently-asked-questions/21176/getting-started/ https://www.scoutbook.com/mobile/forums/using-scoutbook/47879/scoutbook-presentations--demos--trainings--tell-us-about-them-/?Page=1

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10 years ago

Gideon Tice

Wolf Adventure "Code of the Wolf", Requirement 1 in the book days, "Do 1 of the following." On here, it says " Do 2." Please correct this so boys can be properly awarded without having to do extra work.

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Wolf Adventure "Code of the Wolf", Requirement 1 in the book days, "Do 1 of the following." On here, it says " Do 2." Please correct this so boys can be properly awarded without having to do extra work.

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10 years ago

George Faller

Can a coed Venturer who has earned the GSA Gold Award, and is now in Venturing, wear her award on the Venturer Uniform?

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Can a coed Venturer who has earned the GSA Gold Award, and is now in Venturing, wear her award on the Venturer Uniform?

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10 years ago

Ken Morgan

George, YES. That is explicitly stated in the Insignia Guide.

A female Venturer or adult leader may wear the Girl Scout Gold Award if earned in Girl Scouting. The award should be worn centered on the location of the right pocket flap.

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George, YES. That is explicitly stated in the Insignia Guide. A female Venturer or adult leader may wear the Girl Scout Gold Award if earned in Girl Scouting. The award should be worn centered on the location of the right pocket flap.

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10 years ago

Nick Sims

Loving the load times.

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Loving the load times.

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10 years ago

Scott Fisher

Andrea, upon checking with the BSA Support Team, it has been confirmed that Scoutbook is CORRECT on the Code of the Wolf, Requirement 1. In fact, the misprint is only in one of the two spots in the book you are looking at. In the chapter pages, it says do TWO but on the checklist it says do ONE. All other documents leading up to the manual being released with two different directives,

BSA said it is on the agenda to correct this typo (of "1") in the next version.

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Andrea, upon checking with the BSA Support Team, it has been confirmed that Scoutbook is CORRECT on the Code of the Wolf, Requirement 1. In fact, the misprint is only in one of the two spots in the book you are looking at. In the chapter pages, it says do TWO but on the checklist it says do ONE. All other documents leading up to the manual being released with two different directives, BSA said it is on the agenda to correct this typo (of "1") in the next version.

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10 years ago

John Colligan

Just curious has anymore thought been given how to Include Den Chiefs. We are having significant issues with Den Chiefs missing events in our pack because they can not get emails, and can not log in to check the calendar.

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Just curious has anymore thought been given how to Include Den Chiefs. We are having significant issues with Den Chiefs missing events in our pack because they can not get emails, and can not log in to check the calendar.

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10 years ago

Paul Vincent

I have noticed much better response time today compared to a month ago. Thanks.

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I have noticed much better response time today compared to a month ago. Thanks.

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10 years ago

Doug DeMeritt

Any word on the 2016 Boy Scout requirements? In this post you were shooting for having them up and running by today?

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Any word on the 2016 Boy Scout requirements? In this post you were shooting for having them up and running by today?

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10 years ago

Jim Boone

When will VENTURE CREW part be available. . We are being very patient. . How can we help?

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When will VENTURE CREW part be available. . We are being very patient. . How can we help?

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10 years ago

Randy Whitney

Please, please, please update STEM! It's been more than 6 months since the requirements were updated to the new program and three additional STEM options for cub scouts were added.

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Please, please, please update STEM! It's been more than 6 months since the requirements were updated to the new program and three additional STEM options for cub scouts were added.

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10 years ago

Lisa Villa

I agree with Jim Boone, we have been very very patient! When will the Venturing Crews be able to utilize this program???!!!???? My crew participated in the beta testing...enjoyed some of the features and provided feedback or things that needed to be addressed. That was some time ago now-we NEED a program for scouts to track service, adventure and awards! Please help.

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I agree with Jim Boone, we have been very very patient! When will the Venturing Crews be able to utilize this program???!!!???? My crew participated in the beta testing...enjoyed some of the features and provided feedback or things that needed to be addressed. That was some time ago now-we NEED a program for scouts to track service, adventure and awards! Please help.

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