The 19.3 MatrixMaxx release is here with some exciting additions to the Commerce module, in addition to a variety of other tweaks and upgrades. Please take a few minutes to review these patch notes, as all notable changes are documented here.
If you would like to learn more and see some of these upgrades in action, you may view the MatrixMaxx 19.3 Overview Session from Oct. 2, 2019.
New! Subscriptions (starts at 3:30 in overview recording)
For anyone using the Commerce Products Module to power their online store, we have added a new Subscription product version, in addition to the existing Print and Digital Versions.
Using this new product version, staff will be able to attach a list of individuals to a product and have this list automatically and immediately update when a user purchases this product! This list may then be used to power special fees or exports or queries or privilege group access levels, and the user will automatically be removed from the list per the term of the subscription as set by staff. [Internal Reference: Maxx-3287]
For more information, please see the help article on how to use this exciting new Subscription feature.
Store Order ‘Notifications and Insights’ (starts at 43:45 in overview recording)
In early 2019 we introduced the framework for Notifications and Insights, and we are continuing our expansions of this popular feature into the commerce module …
- Notification of New WWW Store Order
- This notification will be available for any staff who have access to the Commerce module. For staff who do not have access to this module, they will not receive the Notifications nor will they have the option to subscribe to them in their ‘Settings’ options [internal reference Maxx-3331]
- The Insight will provide information on number of products sold, comparing the total to this year (current calendar year) and last year (previous calendar year)
- Also, there is a new ‘Clear All Notifications‘ button at the bottom of the ‘Notifications and Insights’ dropdown [internal reference 120233]
Other Enhancements and Changes
Upgraded the connections between the Commerce Store Products and social media. The product image now pulls properly into Facebook and LinkedIn. (Internal Reference MAXX-3396)
Corrected login redirect on WWW Commerce Store, so that now when a user logs in while sitting on a product page, they are properly directed back to that product page rather than to the main store landing page (Internal Reference MAXX-3397)
Upgraded Membership Dues, by Year Report to include colors to indicate payment status, a pie chart, and new ‘Member Dues’ widget (Internal Reference MAXX-3370)
Individual Query Builder now includes Commerce Subscription searching (Internal Reference 119950) and Committee Area of Responsibility keyword searching (Committee Membership -> Committee Membership -> Area of Responsibility -> ‘contains’ keyword, Internal Reference 120210) and corrected issue with list criteria not being properly retained when ‘revising’ search.
Intranet Individual Profile View: Show Company Critical Notes under Individual Critical notes (Internal Reference MAXX-3307)
Upgraded Meeting Event Exports (on Intranet Meeting View page) to use the newer Export Framework which allows for field-picking and format choice. (Internal Reference MAXX-3395)
Added new field to Meeting ‘All Registrants’ Export for’ Companion Of’ [Maxx19.3] (Internal Reference 120986)
Adjusted spacing on Meeting Summary Report after style changes in the 19.1 Intranet design refresh caused an over-abundance of spacing between the sections/tables of this report. (Internal Reference 120517)
New: Meeting ‘Consolidated Report for Unpaid Meeting Registrations by Organization’ for trade associations who may have large members paying by check, and want a specialized consolidated statement available. [Internal reference P-8574]
Upgraded Congressional District assignment coding based on changes in our source data (Internal Reference 119961)
Updated the Animal Cams available on the MyMatrixMaxx Dashboard widget! Note that you may need to refresh or re-select widgets for them to update their stream source.(Internal Reference MAXX-3311)
Security, Privacy and Integrations
In addition to the upgrades noticeable in the interface, there are other things that have been changed ‘under the hood’ or are in the process of changing:
Server Upgrades en masse to Ubuntu18 and NGINX
The MatrixMaxx AMS has functioned on a LAMP [Linux (Ubuntu, currently 14.04 LTS, aka Trusty Tahr), Apache, MySQL, Python] stack for years, but now we are beginning our transition to LEMP [Linux (Ubuntu, version 18.04 LTS, aka Bionic Beaver), NGINX, MySQL, Python]. Our newest clients are already running LEMP, and we’ve successfully transitioned our DEV environment in the last few weeks. Production upgrades begin this fall.
