5.24 Release (July 2022)
The 5.24 release contains numerous updates to Maytas and Maytas Hub and is packed with lots of useful features for all customers.
Release Notes
Maytas Main Features
Statutory ILR and LLWR updates for 2022/23
Maytas has been updated for the 2022/23 ILR and LLWR specifications so that new and continuing learners can be entered and exported.
Skills Forward Integration
Maytas can now integrate with Skills Forward via the Skills Forward API, which allows data for learner diagnostics, initial assessments and screener results to be retrieved from Skills Forward and recorded against a learner in Maytas.
A new licence is required for the Skills Forward integration - please contact your account manager for more information.
Screen Designer - New / Load Improvements
The Screen Designer's New / Load screen has been improved so that entities (on the left) can be filtered to access them faster and so that the Trainee entity is selected by default. You can also now select multiple tabs and controls on the right to open them all at the same time.
Employer Contacts at Branch Level
A configuration option is available which allows employer contacts to be set at branch level as well as at parent employers. Additionally, the key contact for a branch can be set to a contact at the parent employer.
Maytas Hub Main Features
Showcase Portfolio
The Showcase Portfolio is a predominantly learner-led feature which allows a learner to create a showcase of their best work. Users are able to create multiple portfolios, add existing files, add new files, remove files, move files between portfolios, amend existing showcase items, check on the details and mappings of a showcase item and export portfolio items both individually and in bulk from within the new Showcase tab.
As part of the Add to Showcase process, users are asked for some key information such as title, description, which showcase file is to be added to and item type. Due to the nature of the new Showcase tab, the tile that is presented is based entirely on the selection within the item type field. This builds up a dynamic portfolio of screens for users to view.
There is a configuration option to add a new Add to Showcase step within the Evidence Wizard so that it forms part of the learner file upload process. Users are also able to add existing files to a showcase via the Files tab.
Dynamic Forms and Screens
Application forms and screens created in the Screen Designer and used in Maytas Hub can now dynamically show controls based on field values. For example, if a learner application form has a set of fields that are only relevant if the learner selects a particular option, the form could be designed so that those fields only display when the option is selected. Similarly, a form could have a set of fields that are conditionally hidden.
Custom Validation in Screen Designer
The Screen Designer now allows you to add custom validation to a field that will apply when the screen is used in Maytas Hub. The validation uses basic SQL in the format of an operator and a value which is then checked against the data in the field.
Lock Accounts Until Forms Completed
Configuration options are available which will effectively lock a Maytas Hub user account from regular use when that user is sent a data collection form to complete, and then their account will be unlocked when the form is completed.
Off-the-Job (OTJ) Calculation Update
The OTJ calculation has been updated so that it can be based on weeks rather than months (divided by 4), which brings it in line with the ESFA's Apprenticeship Commitment Statement template.
Custom Visit Screens for Learner and Employer Users
Custom visit screens created in the Screen Designer can now be viewed by learner and employer users. Visit screens are hidden by default from learners and employers but can be set to read-only or editable.
Jump To Menu
The Caseload and Find Learner screens now have a configurable option to directly jump to a particular screen for a learner, rather than having to open the learner record and then go to that screen. Custom learner screens can also be included in the Jump To menu.
Ordering of Lookups with a Display Index
Lookups which have a display index entered against them will now be ordered in Maytas Hub based on the display index, rather than alphabetically. If no display index is set against a lookup, they will continue to be ordered alphabetically.
Grid Improvements
Grids on custom screens in Maytas Hub can now display a specified maximum number of rows at a time, with buttons to move between the next and previous set of rows. This is intended for use with grids where there may be a high number of rows that could impact performance.
Grids can also now be sorted by a column by clicking the column header. Clicking it once will sort it in ascending order and two clicks will sort it in descending order.
