To be compliance with the university guideline for the 3rd party vendor version (N or N-1 version management) as well as compliance with industry guideline on salesforce compliance and cyber security, after consulting with AQ professional service for best practice, we are conducting assessment to upgrade to V29.
TAPSS-2281
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Execution Decision with Timeline (TBD)
Q4 2024
Do not introduce any new features beyond V26 but perform a technical upgrade V29 to be compliance with University and Industry guideline.
TAPSS-2379
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Assess ‘Gift Bulk Corrections’ function to confirm whether we can deliver this enhancement as it is a confirmed high priority to reduce the current business manual steps for multiple scenarios as below:
Object | Vendor | Scenario | Observation/Issue | Work Around | Impact/Risk |
Smartbatch | AQ | Modifications - bequests | Paid bequests cannot be modified in a pledge correction batch | Multi step mod process using 3 batches: Voiding payments Modify bequest Reentering payments | increased workload and processing times |
Smartbatch | AQ | Modifications - Pledges | Paid pledges cannot be modified in a pledge correction batch | Multi step mod process using 3 batches: Voiding payments Modify pledge Reentering payments | increased workload and processing times |
Smartbatch | AQ | Modifications - Grant | Paid grants cannot be modified in a pledge correction batch | Multi step mod process using 3 batches: Voiding payments Modify grant Reentering payments | increased workload and processing times |
Batch Item | AQ | Gift pledge correction - Bulk Entry | When modifying multiple gifts from holding to a new account we are unable to search by gift number or account. | Search by designation or date and delete all the unwanted transactions. | Time consuming |
Business UAT timeline (TBD)
2025 Q1
Q1 2025
Focusing on Smart Batch 2.0 and Gift process enhancements with the business to go through the current manual process and deploy the change and testing per priorities.
Combined New features for V27,28,29
Gifts & Smart Batch 2.0 Enhancements
V27
Gift Processors
In Gift/Pledge Corrections Batches, Gifts and Pledges can now be searched for on Gift/Pledge Number allowing for the update of Gifts and Pledges (including closed Pledges) to be done in a single step for change of Designation.

For additional information on Gift/Pledge Corrections Batches with Bulk Entry please see Mass Changes to Gifts (Bulk Entry).
Data entry screens configuration
Personal and Real Property gift processing in Smart Batch 2.0
Gifts of Services processed in Smart Batch 2.0
Matching Gifts
Convert Gift to Pledge Payment
Add Transaction to Existing Gift
DAF Gifts
Consolidated Gifts
V28
Streamlined data entry for multiple security payments on pledges
Gift Date option for batch entry
Close Batch added to data entry screen
The Smart Batch 2.0 field is now checked by default when creating a new batch
V29
Streamlined data entry for multiple security and crypto gifts.
Instrument Descriptor added to Planned Giving entry screen.
Clicking 'Save Without Linking' on Imported Batch Items no longer results in duplicate GRCs.
Engagement score
Additional buckets for Engagement Score on Accounts and Contacts
Prospect Queue
Mass Assignment and Reassignment can be done in the Prospect Queue
Communication Channel
The Communication Channels screen is now configurable on both Accounts and Contacts.
The Decease Utility has been rewritten as a Lightning Web Component.
Merge assistance
New Utility to merge record on Contact page layout
Opportunity Component Change
New fields and function related to recognition option offer function
Alternative Channel
New Record types
GA Batch &Smart Batch Defect Fixes & Minor enhancements (24 total)
V27 | V28 | V29 |
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Save and Add New Schedule does not calculate payments correctly in display. DAF Gifts paying down Pledges do not also reduce Pledge Soft Credits Grant Soft Credit's 'Record Type' change from "Pledge Soft Credit" to "Soft Credit" after Corrections are processed GRC Adjustments not saving consistently on processed gift
| Corrections Batch data entry on Bulk Entry is now using a new component for picklists and lookup lists. The new component gives a smoother user experience. Corrections Batch Soft Credits are not added to adjusted Pledges 1.0: Pledge Payment Transactions for Anonymous Pledges do not have the 'Anonymous?' checkbox selected 2.0: Partial Pledge Write Offs not creating adjusted Pledge Soft Credit Transactions 'Third Party Payoff' no longer checked on Soft Credit Transactions paying down Pledges after Void and Correction Using DAF method to reduce a Pledge on another Account does not check "Third Party Payment" on the Gift Default Designation overwriting manual Designation entry on Pledge Payment Batch Item Transactions Failed to Load Opportunity Error on Void and Correct
| Smart Batch Correction: Pledge Soft Credit records don't update correctly after Corrections Batches are processed Pledge Amount fields process incorrectly after Corrections are made to Paid Pledges w/ partially paid Transactions 2.0: Clicking 'Save Without Linking' on Imported Batch Items results in duplicate GRCs If there is an error in legal credit amount and batch cannot be closed, after adjusting the recognition credit value, the error is not gone Pledges w/ 3 Soft Credits cannot have Payments processed ("Duplicate id in list" error being thrown) Adding a pledge for "Add Transaction to Existing Gift" to an existing pledge doesn't have the correct payment number 'Third Party Payoff' no longer checked on Soft Credit Transactions paying down Pledges after Void and Correction Matching Gift Payments cannot be processed when non-AdvRM custom fields are on the Batch Item Transaction object 'Credited Opportunity' field on Transaction records is not populated when Opportunities are linked Using Add Payment with a Pledge, if the Account with the Hard Credit Pledge has an Automated Soft Credit Account, the Soft Credit is Added as a Payment on the Hard Credit Pledge Deleting a record on the Batch Item datatable does not refresh the grid Batch Default Entry Type component errors
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V26 vs V29 Gifts Scenario Comparison
Category | Steps | V26 UAT SB1.0 |
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Smart Batch 2.0 Default checkbox | Create ‘Batch’ record |  |  |  |
Available Method Comparison
TAPSS-2387
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| | Entry:    | eg. No ‘Personal Property’
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Pledge | Create pledge using smart batch | | |    |
Closing Batch | closing the batch and confirm batch item and transaction creation | | |     |
Payment | create a payment to pledge | | |     |
Batch Correction | create batch correction for pledge/partially paid pledge | |    |    |
Voids and Corrections | | |    |
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Soft Credit | Create pledge and calculate with soft credit with foundation for a Houshold and confirm automatically created soft pledge records upon closing. | | |     |
Batch Approval/Closing Report (Closing report not used) | | |  
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Batch Reports | Make sure all the Batch reports are working | | Batch Control Verification - Payment
Batch Control Verification - Pledges Batch Items by Method Buckets Batch Item Transaction by Method Buckets | Batch Control Verification - Payment Batch Control Verification - Pledges Batch Items by Method Buckets Batch Item Transaction by Method Buckets |
Gift Date & Gift Credited Date fields in Smart Batch | When ‘Gift Date’ and ‘Gift Credited Date’ are ticketed, Smart Match 1.0 display these fields in Batch Item UX. |   | Gift Date Not available in Smart Batch 2.0  | Available in Smart Batch 2.0  |
Batch Validations | Check UAT Peoplesoft integration | PeopleSoft Integration, Validation
 | Check UAT environment for PeopleSoft integration | Check UAT environment for PeopleSoft integration |