Release notes for updates to the New Casting Networks Platform

 

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• Releases: May 2021
• Releases: April 2021
• Releases: March 2021
• Releases: February 2021
• Releases: January 2021
• Releases: November 2020

 

Releases: May 2021

May 2021

May 6th, 2021: Release V2.19.0

Updates to Enterprise Casting Application

• Can now generate a Project Overview Report

• Can now restore archived projects
• Can now share a link to selected talent with your clients via the "Share Selects" feature available within your "Selected" bucket in Submission Review

• Fixed a bug which caused archived projects to display in the wrong order

• Fixed a bug which caused incorrect Picks & Comment counts to display in Presentation Log Reports

 

Updates to Enterprise Representatives Application

• Admin users in a company can now opt out of gating media requests

• Fixed a bug which prevented users from removing media added to requested media section when customizing

• Fixed a bug for which took package recipients to the wrong URL when switching roles in detail view

 

Updates to Talent Application

• Fixed a bug which prevented some talent users with Premium Subscriptions from utilizing services

 

Updates to Onboarding / Login 

• Updated copy and field labels on Login screen for ease of understanding

 

 

May 4th, 2021: Release V2.18.0

Updates to Enterprise Casting Application

• Can now access Talent Size Sheets throughout the application
• Can now archive projects
• Can now restore archived roles
• A non-union option has been added to profile filters and advanced search
• Can now add a due date to requests
• The character limit for Synopsis and Additional Project Details on Project Creation has been extended
• Fixed a bug in sessions and presentations which prevented folders without groups from displaying

 

Updates to Enterprise Representatives Application

• A non-union option has been added to profile filters and advanced search

• Fixed a bug in Packages which prevented folders without profiles from appearing

• Fixed a bug which caused issues adding skills to profiles

Updates to Project Creator Application

• Can now archive projects
• Can now restore archived roles

Updates to Talent Application

• Role dates relevant to the Alert are now present on audition tickets and request response pages

• Fixed a bug which caused issues adding skills to profiles

Updates to FastCapture

• Fixed an issue which caused users to go offline when finalizing a group if comments were added for a talent

 

 

Releases: April 2021

April 2021

April 27th, 2021: Release V2.17.1

Updates to Enterprise Casting Application

• Users can now chat with Representatives about audition and callback requests from the scheduler

• Users can now locate talent willing to do extras work via advanced filters

Updates to Enterprise Representatives Application

• Users can now chat with Casting Directors about audition and callback requests from request response pages

• Roles that were published to users but have since been closed are now available in a "read only" state on the project overview

• Users can now add and filter by Work Permit expiration dates on their talent's profiles

• Fixed a bug which preventing users from generating single talent submission reports with a date range greater than two months

Updates to Project Creator Application

• Requesting submissions from location on Project Creation and Work Location and Dates are now required fields

 

April 20th, 2021: Release V2.15.0

Updates to Enterprise Casting Application

• Users can now create "Live" presentations which update based on changes made to the included sessions

• Users can now reorder groups within a session, hide groups in a session, and copy groups to other sessions

• Message to representatives and Instructions for Talent can now be edited on Media Requests

• Submission review pages now include an option to display submission notes on the page

Updates to Project Creator Application

• Fixed a bug which gave PC users access to search from the scheduler

 

April 20th, 2021: Release V2.15.0

Updates to Enterprise Casting Application

• Users are able to archive roles and view archived roles

• Users are able to create, view, and search for audition add ins

• Presentation Recipient view design has been updated to grid view for an optimized user experience

• Fixed a bug which prevented all profiles in a role from loading in the Add Talent modal

• Fixed a bug which caused issues searching by minor age

Updates to Enterprise Representatives Application

• Users may now create, manage, and search by lists of profiles in their roster for more effective roster management

• The Customize page within the submission flow has been converted to a modal
• "Locked" banner no longer displays on baseball card, edit profile, and media gallery when primary photo becomes locked

• Free Media added by rep before the profile is associated with a talent account will now remain unlocked when profile becomes associated to talent account with a basic subscription

• Fixed bug which caused issues searching by real age

Updates to Project Creator Application

• Users are able to archive and view archived roles

Updates to Talent Application

• Fixed a bug which caused issues displaying the correct customized profile on the talent audition ticket

Updates to Onboarding Process

• Email Validation is no longer a requirement during onboarding

 

April 8th, 2021: Release V2.14.0

Updates to Enterprise Casting Application

• The Scheduler Talent Pool can now be filtered by selection tag
• Talent within a group now display on the right side of the Audition Media Group Details Page

• Performance issues on the scheduler have been addressed

  • In addition to drag and drop, users may now move talent between the talent pool and time slots using "+" and "Remove" options

• Fixed a bug which caused issues with drag and drop on specific schedules
• Fixed a bug which prevented users from viewing feedback when clicking the "comment" icon from presentations
• Fixed a bug on the worksheet which caused the incorrect media file count for media requests to display
   

 

Updates to Enterprise Representatives Application

• Casting Director filter option has been added to the Worksheet
• Users are now alerted when selecting profiles that have been selected or submitted to other roles in the same project

 

Updates to Talent Application

• Fixed a bug which caused issues associating a profile to a new artist

• Fixed a bug which caused "null" text to display in some talent emails

 

Releases: March 2021

March 2021

 

March 30th, 2021: Release V2.13.0

Updates to Enterprise Casting Application

• Improved performance when generating a presentation log report with 150+ groups
• Implemented improved logic to clarify functionality when adding talent to a project when submission exists in a role

Updates to Talent Application

• Implemented the ability to copy information from an existing profile when creating a new personal profile for an artist

 

March 25th, 2021: Release V2.12.0

Updates to Enterprise Casting Application

• Fixed bug in Presentations which caused playback issues when skipping ahead in videos

Updates to Project Creator Application

• Fixed a bug which automatically set principal role type to "Host"

 

March 23rd, 2021: Release V2.11.0

Updates to Enterprise Casting Application

• Users can now set a new talent snapshot from a video in an audition group
• Users can now add talent to a timeslot from search directly from the scheduler
• Fixed bug which caused a delay in updating the "Selected" count on the Project Overview
• Users can now successfully update "Allow Downloads" setting on migrated presentations

• Clicking on "Selected" and "To Reviewed" counts on Project Overview now takes user to the correct role

• Fixed a bug which caused issues reordering groups in Presentations

• Fixed a bug which caused some users who are opted out of project notifications to still receive them

Updates to Talent Application

• Users with premium subscriptions are no longer taken through the redeem media page

 

March 18th, 2021: Release V2.9.0

Updates to Enterprise Casting Application

• Presentation Recipients can now "Download All" media within a folder
• The Worksheet now displays all submissions for a specific role based on pagination selection
• Clicking "Clear" on Worksheet filters now resets the filter criteria to default values
• Deleting attachments on project creation no longer logs the user out of the application
• "To Review" numbers on Project Overview are updated without delay
• Users can now select make selections in the Representatives filter on the Worksheet without issue
• Audition History icon on baseball card is enabled when audition History is present

Updates to Enterprise Representatives Application

• Filter selections are cleared upon clicking "Clear" or reloading the page

Updates to Talent Application

• Talent will no longer receive Fit for You emails for personal profiles that are Inactive
• Talent are provided the correct message when attempting to access an expired grant edit access link

 

March 9th, 2021: Release V2.8.0

Updates to Enterprise Casting Application

• Talent and Representatives may now decline media requests, and these responses appear on the requests page and activity log
• Message fields are now present when requesting additional submissions for a role
• Casting Directors are now able to delete comments made by any user on a Presentation
• The Talent Overlay now displays a submission note if one was entered
• Presentation Log Report now displaying correct numbering if groups were deleted
• Users can no longer change submission status to "Selected" from the Worksheet
• Fixed a bug which prevented users from viewing submissions

Updates to Enterprise Representatives Application

• A "Decline" response option has been added to Media Requests
• The correct date of birth is now saved when adding or editing date of birth on a profile

Updates to Talent Application

• A "Decline" response option has been added to Media Requests

 

March 2nd, 2021: Release V2.7.0

Updates to Enterprise Casting Application

• Casting Directors and Presentation Viewers can now delete comments

Updates to Project Creator Application

• The requesting submissions from field on project creation is now the correct length

 

Releases: February 2021

February 2021

 

February 25th, 2021: Release V2.6.0

Updates to Enterprise Casting Application

• Create Role page design has been updated to reduce scroll

Updates to Enterprise Representatives Application

• The Worksheet is now filterable by Schedule Date
• Reschedule request email notification now displays "Updated" indication properly
• An email notification is now sent to Representatives with completed requests when Casting sends to "All"

Updates to Talent Application

• A bug which caused some talent to encounter a white page on login has been fixed
• Itemized summary includes all uploaded media when more than one piece of media is uploaded for a talent with a basic membership

 

February 23rd, 2021: Release V2.5.0

February 18th, 2021: Release V2.4.0

Updates to Enterprise Casting Application

• Fixed bug which prevented users from viewing response to Media Requests on the Activity Log / Worksheet
• Fixed bug which caused incorrect validations to display on create project and create role form fields
• Fixed bug in which role status reverted to previous status after making changes on Edit Role page
• Notes added by FastCast users are now added as comments on the submission

Updates to Enterprise Representatives Application

• Fixed bug in which all profiles selected were not immediately appearing in selects bucket
• Fixed bug which caused selected profiles to be automatically submitted

Updates to Talent Application

• Talent with represented and personal profiles are now taken to the correct default home page

 

February 16th, 2021: Release V2.3.0

Updates to Enterprise Casting Application 

• Fixed bug which prevented all talent in a single role from displaying together on the worksheet
• Fixed bug which prevented permanent overscale from reflecting on submitted profiles
• Fixed bug which set the group thumbnail in audition media to black for migrated groups

Updates to Enterprise Representatives Application

• Fixed a bug which prevented permanent overscale from reflecting on submitted profiles
• Fixed incorrect sorting on Selected and Submitted tabs of submission flow
• Fixed a bug in which migrated profiles with long video and audio file names could not be selected for a role

Updates to Talent Application

• Question Request line breaks are now displaying correctly to talent

 

February 4th, 2021: Release V2.1.0

Updates to Onboarding Process

• Fixed a bug that displayed a continuous loading screen for users in the onboarding process
• Fixed a bug that occurred when users onboarded while trying to recover an account

Updates to Enterprise Casting Application

• Users can now add messages when Requesting Additional Submissions
• Projects in Submissions Closed status are now easily distinguishable from projects that are Not Yet Published on the Projects List
• Recipients will no longer be able to download media using the "right click, save as" method if downloads are not allowed on a Presentation
• Resolved an issue that caused the Presentation Settings button to be obscured in some instances

Updates to Enterprise Representatives Application

• Fixed a bug that presented broken images when media from a talent's Media Bank was included in a Media Request Response

Updates to Talent Application

• Fixed a bug that prevented talent from creating a new Artist in an existing account when accepting a roster invitation

 

Releases: January 2021

 

January 2021

 

January 27th, 2021: Release V2.0.0

Updates to Onboarding Process

• Text added to the login and forgot password pages to ease confusion around whether to use the old or newly created credentials on the new platform
• Fixed bugs that displayed incorrect messaging on the success notification after initial account claim and bypassed the new features modal

Updates to Enterprise Casting Application

• Added the ability to filter the Worksheet by Name, Role, Representation, Status, Tag and Picks
• Users can now Widen Publication Settings on roles that are Requesting Additional Submissions
• Proper line formatting now retained in the responses to Question Requests

Updates to Enterprise Representatives Application

• Age now displayed on a talent's baseball card for talent younger than 1 month old.
• An issue that prevented some users from adding a reel to profiles with basic subscriptions has been resolved

Updates to Talent Application

• The correct union type for a project will now appear on Audition Tickets

 

Releases: November 2020

 

November 2020

 

November 10th, 2020: Release V.1.2.0

Updates to Onboarding Process

• Corrected an issue showing a "Something Went Wrong" error message for users attempting to go through the account claiming process for an account that has already been claimed. 
• Update preventing users from resetting their password on the new platform before they have finished claiming their account.

Updates to Enterprise Casting Application

• Updated several fields in the request creation process to allow users to expand the field and see all information entered.
• Corrected an issue so the role type for a Principal role defaults to Principal and the role type for a Background role defaults to Background in most cases.
• Corrected an issue to make default when sending times in a schedule to "New and Updated Times Only".
• Corrected an issue where folders in a presentation were incorrectly indicating that 0 talent were included in the folder.

Updates to Enterprise Representatives Application

• Corrected issues in the selection and submission process.

Updates to Talent Application

• Talent will no longer receive "Schedule Reminder" requests.
• Corrected an issue that caused overlapping text on the Project Details page for Casting Billboard projects.

 

November 6th, 2020: Release V. 1.1.0

Updates to Enterprise Casting Application

• Presentations
  

  • Reinstating Picks & Comments - Any user viewing presentation will be able to make a comment on a talent or mark them as a “Pick”. Before leaving feedback, recipients are prompted to enter their name, so any subsequent feedback is attributed to them. Once a presentation has picked talent in it, recipients will be able to view “Picks Only” as an instant selects link. Casting directors can use this view to see the clients’ choices.

  • Ability to Download Media - Casting can now choose to “Allow Downloads” on a Presentation, giving recipients the ability to download video, audio and photo files. Users should click on the overflow menu (⋮) on the media item and choose “Download” from the menu.

• Website slowness
  • Performance improvements to responsiveness of the page when making selects.

• Sides
  • Corrected an issue which prevented talent from seeing sides in their audition ticket.

• FastCapture
  • Updated the connection between FastCapture and the new site to prevent frequent disconnection issues.

Updates to Talent Application

• Bug fixes for:

  • An issue where automated schedule reminder emails were not generated as expected.

  • Inability to make purchases.

  • Problems entering and saving credits on Your Profile.

  • An issue with replying to audition tickets on mobile.

  • Unexpected media from media bank was included in a media request response.

Updates to Project Creator Application

• Bug fix to allow project creators to finish account creation in a different browser than they started in.

General Fixes