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    The legacy Trac 4.0 version of TutorTrac/AdvisorTrac/FitnessTrac is no longer receiving updates and will be end-of-life in 2025. Click here to schedule a TracCloud demo or reach out to sales@go-redrock.com for migration pricing or contract details.

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New, easy to use interface
TracCloud features a modern, easy to use, and mobile-friendly interface, allowing you to easily find and manage your data as you need. Students, staff, and faculty will have a much easier time navigating through the system and accessing the data they need. The new dashboard offers many easy to access widgets to view and manage your data.

New Features
Export almost any report into Excel. Static and dynamic QR codes for touchless-kiosk environments. Unlimited custom data fields in student records, visits, appointments, and more. Customizable views of listing pages. Student timelines. Twig and HTML-supported emails and system messages. Customizable log listing and kiosk views. Center descriptions. New reports. Student success plans as a new module, along with work plans for staff. The full list of changes couldn't fit in this article, and more is being added all the time. Relating to the schedule specifically, you'll find a new appointments listing, availability badges, custom search appointment links and QR codes, unlimited customizable max appointment rules, asynchronous appointment support, and more.

Customizable
With Twig support, you can personalize system messages, upcoming appointment lists, emails, and more based on the users who are viewing/receiving them. From simple changes like greeting the user by name to completely changing an email based on if the related appointment was in-person or online, in a certain center, for a certain reason, even if a certain custom field in the student's profile has a specific value. This extends to the log listing and kiosks as well, where you can add or remove fields, rearrange the data that's displayed, and add custom formatting with HTML and Twig.

Faster
Rewritten from the ground up hosted on AWS, using a MySQL database, TracCloud is faster in every way. This performance increase compared to Trac 4.0 can be noticed throughout the entire system, with reports being especially improved. Even the biggest reports in TracCloud load within a few seconds.

Migrate Existing Data
Migrate your existing data from Trac 4.0, allowing you to pick up right where you left off. We'll work with you to plan out your migration, coordinating with your IT, and training your system administrators to get you started in TracCloud.

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TracCloud Technical Documentation Newsletters Admin Preparing for a Semester Switch Setting up Appointment Emails Logging in as Different Users Students & Consultants Custom Student Fields Student View Deactivating Consultants Creating Lists and Watchlists Creating Student Profiles Student Listing Quick Reports Schedule Appointment Rules Center and Reserve Blocks Missed Appointment Restrictions Reset Missed Appointments Visits Auto Termination Function Meeting with Students Remotely

Meeting With Students Remotely with Online Link Why would I use online if we already offer in person tutoring? We live in a technology driven world where almost anyone has access to a computer or smart device with access to the internet. Allowing tutors to have access to their own online tutoring room will not only aid the tutor but also be more convenient for students who live further from campus or are working while going to school. Online sessions would motivate students to sign up for tutoring or advising appointments and provide them with flexibility and convenience. What do we need to make this happen? In this newsletter I will be using ZOOM as the example. Please note that we are not affiliated with ZOOM or any of the other screenshare systems. ZOOM is an online audio and visual platform used to communicate much like Skype, WebEX, and many others. This customization adds the online link for the consultant and give the student the ability to click the link from the student view. Here are the Requirements: 1) Students must be able to log into the system with their campus credentials via Authentication. 2) Your Trac Systems URL will need to be available and accessible outside your campus network. 3) Your Trac system will need the latest updates - last 6 months. To get the latest updates done we will need to schedule about two hours of down time within our office hours. Our hours of operation are Monday-Friday from 10am-7pmEST (daylight savings is Monday-Friday from 11am-8pmEST). If you are HOSTED by Redrock the updates are super easy to take care of – all we need is to decide on a time. If your schools that are not hosted by Redrock then we will need to schedule a time that works for your users, IT and Redrock Tech. Next, we will need to work with your IT department who has admin access to the server the Trac Application is on. From there we will need to work via screenshare application that allows mouse and keyboard control. Once we are connected the Redrock Tech will apply the latest the updates and once completed, we will bring the system back online. 4) You will need a platform for audio and video conferencing such as Zoom, WebEx, Skype etc... 5) Consultants will need a designated static link assigned to their consultant profile in order for students to join the consultant’s online room. 6) Schedule a Training session to work with Redrock in order to implement the online feature at https://www.go-redrock.com/training/ . How does this work? When a Student books an appointment in one of the dedicated online centers, the Tutor's link will appear on the Student's main menu 15 minutes before the session starts. The tutor will not get a link/button to join the session on their side or in email. The consultants/tutors/advisors will sign into their ZOOM account to join/start the session. From here the student can click the link to join the online session. When the Link is clicked, a Visit record is recorded for that student for the duration of the scheduled appointment. (ex. a half hour appointment time will result in a half hour Visit Record regardless of how long the Student and Tutor really meet. Once in ZOOM, both tutors and students have various capabilities that enhance the quality of the tutoring session. Both parties can share their screen to view a worksheet posted online by the professor or a link from a search engine. They can even have a virtual discussion -not only by message but you are able to call into the ZOOM session and talk with the tutor. More Questions? We hope that you found this article helpful, and as always if you have any questions about this or any other features, please feel free to let us know by emailing Helpdesk@go-redrock.com or by submitting a ticket. Thank you for your continued support!