New Features and Bug Fixes in PromoSuite Next
February 6, 2025 New Features and Bug Fixes
Features
- Winner Info Form, Release Form and W-9 links are now disabled if a winners prize has been marked as forfeited prior to the winner completing the forms. Should a winner attempt to click on a disabled link, they will see a message stating that the prize has been forfeited.
- Created a way to handle mismatched States from third party vendors or data uploads. We recently changed our State field to a dropdown with two character abbreviations, which caused issues with data that didn't match. We now use a Zip Code lookup table to match written out or misspelled states with their Zip Code, to automatically assign it to the correct two character abbreviation.
January 9, 2025 New Features and Bug Fixes
Features
- Added ability to link to an outside source or URL in all Contest and Programming Element types. In both the Script/Copy and Jox Instructions box there's a new link icon, which you can use to enter the URL. Any links entered will open in another tab when clicked in the Studio
December 5, 2024 New Features and Bug Fixes
Bug Fixes
- Corrected Status issue within the Winner Dashboard which was not correctly changing the status to 'In Process' if a user sent ONLY the Release Form via the dashboard.
- Fixed Preview/Add to Log issue in Studio which was causing long copy to bleed over and beyond the footer.
- Fixed issue with Custom Fields on Add Winner forms which was causing an unexpected error.
- Fixed display issue under Front Desk > Listener Database > Utilities > Process Winner Signatures which wasn't correctly displaying if a prize had been distributed. Now, if a prize has been marked as distributed prior to the signature being accepted, the checkbox will be pre-filled.
Features
- Added ability for National Account users to delete participation lists under Promotions > Contests > National Contest. Users will now see a Delete button on the Participation tab which will allow them to delete the selected list.
November 14, 2024 New Features and Bug Fixes
Bug Fixes
- Removed Registration & Floating Registration contests from appearing under Front Desk > Winner Dashboard since there are no prizes attached to these contest types.
- Fixed incorrect eligibility checking that was occurring when some winners filled out their 'Winner Info Form'. In some cases, the check was triggering a household check, even though the station did not have household eligibility turned on, causing some winners to incorrectly fail eligibility.
Features
- Added a new 'Pending Signature Review' filter option under Front Desk > Winner Dashboard. When selected, this filter will only show winners with pending Release Form and/or W-9 signatures that need approval.
October 31, 2024 New Features and Bug Fixes
Bug Fixes
- Addressed Manual Scheduling issue under Programming > Scheduling > Scheduling which was incorrectly displaying an error when dragging a category Liner into a non-category liner slot.
Features
- Removed the ability to move or delete the Station, First Name & Last Name columns under Front Desk > Winner Dashboard. These fields are no longer displayed when clicking Modify Layout, and will remain static as the first three columns in the Winner Dashboard.
October 10, 2024 New Features and Bug Fixes
Bug Fixes
- Fixed Floating Contest State field issue which was displaying a blank dropdown under Studio > InStudio > Floating Contests > Winner Sheet when using the Giveaway Only button.
- Made improvements to the processing time under Front Desk > Listener Database > Utilities > Process Winner Signatures to help speed up the results and prevent time out errors.
Features
- Enhanced the database connection between PromoSuite Next & PromoSuite Mail to display a line item under Front Desk > Listener Database > Listeners > Listener History. When listeners subscribe to an email subscription, it will now display the date and name of the subscription in Listener History.
September 26, 2024 New Features and Bug Fixes
Bug Fixes
- Fixed periodic issue that was causing an incorrect status to be displayed under Front Desk > Winner Dashboard. More specifically, statuses were appearing as 'In Process' even though nothing had been sent to the winner.
Features
- Introduced a new feature that greater connects PromoSuite Next with PromoSuite Mail. This new features allows users tin PromoSuite Next to add listeners to PromoSuite Mail if a winner would like to Opt-In to the stations newsletter.
- Changed the 'State' field to a two-character dropdown anywhere that State can be added. This will allow for uniformity in all reports, utilities, etc.
September 11, 2024 New Features and Bug Fixes
Bug Fixes
- Removed W-9 reference from non-US accounts that was showing under Front Desk > Winner Dashboard when clicking 'Send' in the Winner Form Sent On column.
- Fixed issue with Custom Field Notifications under Setup > Sales > Notifications. If users are set to receive a notification for a custom field on a Sales Request, they will now correctly receive the notification with all the details once the Sales Request if finalized.
- Fixed sporadic issue under Front Desk > Listener Database > Utilities > Process Winner Signatures where some users received an Unexpected Error when accepting multiple signatures.
Features
- Added 'Prize Name' as an available field under Front Desk > Winner Dashboard > Modify Layout.
- Made improvements for approving paperwork within National Accounts under Promotions > Contests > National Contest. On the Participation tab on the left hand nav there is a new required field labeled 'Paperwork will be fulfilled/approved: ( ) Local, ( ) National, ( ) Both. If Local or Both is selected, both a National User and a Local User would be able to approve paperwork generated via a National Contest. If National is selected, only a user with access to the National account would be able to approve any returned paperwork.
- Made improvements when copying Days of the Week under Setup > Scheduling/Daypart > Scheduling Clocks. Now, when copying days to other days, you can pick and choose which hours to copy over, whereas previously it just copied all.
- Added 'Call-In On-Air Script/Copy' and 'Call-In Script/Copy' as available fields under Setup > Sales. When added to a Sales Form, and filled out, these fields will appear in sales related emails, and will carry over to Programming > Programming Elements > Call-Ins > Script/Copy when finalized.
August 15, 2024 New Features and Bug Fixes
Bug Fixes
- Fixed bug under Front Desk > Winner Dashboard where the Release Form Sent and Tax Form Sent columns were not properly updating if user did not include the Winner Info Form when sending paperwork.
Features
- Added Business Winners Database and contest workflow
- Added Business Eligibility on the left hand nav under Setup > Database > Listener Eligibility
- Added enhanced 'Copy to Sister Stations' capabilities under Setup > Database > Eligibility. Enhancements include adding the ability to copy Zip Codes and selecting the specific sections you'd like to copy
July 25, 2024 New Features and Bug Fixes
Bug Fixes
- Fixed display issue under Front Desk > Listener Database > Utilities > Distribute Prizes where the Pay My Bills prize type would not display as a dollar amount. For example, it would show 187 instead of $187. This fix will now properly display the dollar amount.
- Fixed issue with Social Security Number validation not correctly blocking invalid SSNs. If any of the following are entered, user will see an 'Attention Required' popup alerting them to the invalid SSN:
- Area Number: The first three digits are 000 or 666
- Group Number: The middle two digits are 00
- Serial Number: The last four digits are 0000
- Other: The SSN does not have nine identical digits, or nine digits in consecutive order from 1-9
- Added Contest Search field in the following winner reports & utilities:
- Front Desk > Listener Database > Reports > Contest Winners
- Front Desk > Listener Database > Reports > Guest Lists
- Front Desk > Listener Database > Reports > Prize Distribution
- Front Desk > Listener Database > Utilities > Distribute Prizes
- Front Desk > Listener Database > Utilities > Pick Random
- Front Desk > Listener Database > Utilities > Winner Release Forms
- Front Desk > Listener Database > Utilities > Signed Release Export
July 11, 2024 New Features and Bug Fixes
Bug Fixes
- Removed 'Arrival Time' as a required field when 'Event Time' is added to a Sales Request Form.
- Sales > Requests > Existing Requests. Fixed issue where users were receiving an Unexpected Error when attempting to Create a Copy from an existing Sales Request.
June 27, 2024 New Features and Bug Fixes
Bug Fixes
- Fixed issue where adding a Prize Note to a winner via Front Desk > Listener Database > Listeners was incorrectly changing the winners status to 'In Process' under Front Desk > Winner Dashboard.
- Fixed issue where winners added via 'Add Winners' button or Front Desk > Listener Database > Listeners were ignoring future eligibility rules set under Promotions > Contests > Contest Rules.
Features
- Enabled Copy to Sister Stations for Setup > Contests > Contest Rules
June 14, 2024 New Features and Bug Fixes
Bug Fixes
- Fixed Pay My Bills prize type display issue under Front Desk > Listener Database > Utilities > Distribute Prizes. The 'How Many' column will now properly reflect the amount entered for the winner.
- Fixed issue where if a prize was marked as undistributed via Front Desk > Listener Database > Utilities > Distribute Prizes it was not accurately reflected under Front Desk > Winner Dashboard.
- Fixed issue with 'Fulfilled by 3rd Party' distribution type not displaying in records or reports.
Features
- Added a 'Select All' confirmation popup in Front Desk > Winner Dashboard. If there are multiple pages of results, and a user clicks the Select All checkbox in any column, you will receive a popup to confirm if you want only the current page, or all pages to be selected.
May 16, 2024 New Features and Bug Fixes
Bug Fixes
- Fixed issue with the 'Modify Email Alerts' button on the MyPromoSuite Dashboard. When clicked, this button will correctly bring you to the Modify Alerts setup.
- Fixed Scheduling timeout error that was occurring for some users under Programming > Scheduling > Scheduling after entering the criteria and clicking submit.
May 7, 2024 New Features and Bug Fixes
Bug Fixes
- Fixed issue in the Notes column found under Front Desk > Winner Dashboard. Some notes were not editable once saved. The issue stemmed from the use of a single/double quote and/or utilizing a carriage return.
- Removed W-9 references for non-US stations.
Features
- Added WideOrbit as a Traffic System option in the Digital System Export found under Programming > Scheduling > Utilities > Digital System Export. Selecting this option utilizes code PR1 in the last column of the export file.