Feature Timeline
SchoolBooking is regularly updated to introduce new features and improvements.
The table below shows the major changes that have taken place over the past few years.
- The Beginning V0.1Creation of the booking system
December, 2008Testing V0.2SchoolBooking Beta released to public
June, 2009First Release V0.3SchoolBooking full release
January, 2010Booking V1 V1.0Version 1.0 of the Booking System released.
January, 2010Supervision V1.1Supervision of Bookings module created
March, 2010Customise your site V1.2Schools can now change the look of the system to suit their own style.
June, 2010New Booking Grid V1.3Updated version of the main grid page released.
January, 2011Usergroups V1.4Rather than a basic admin/standard user structure each account can be customised to allow different actions.
March, 2011Reports V1 V1.530+ unique reports added to a dedicated new area of the system.
April, 2011Security update V1.6SchoolBooking becomes more secure with HTTPS
May, 2011Customisable booking grid V1.7The main booking grids can be adapted to suit a user?s own personal preference.
June, 2011Version 2 released V2.0Version 2.0 of the Booking System released.
June, 2011LDAP integration V2.1SchoolBooking accounts can now (optionally) be created and managed by your site network.
March, 2012Lettings System released V2.2An alternate version of the Booking System is released to deal specifically with hirer bookings
June, 2012Lettings System v2 with Finance V2.3Lettings expanded to include payments/invoicing management.
January, 2013Single Sign On V2.4Automatic logins now available to users already connected to their site network.
December, 2013Booking System v3 released V3.0Major revamp to the booking system including several new administration features and a completely new look.
September, 2014Authorisation now available to all V3.1Authorising bookings for specific rooms is now available to selected standard-level users.
December, 2014SIMS Integration V3.2Capita SIMS schools can now automatically sync their lesson data in SchoolBooking.
January, 2015Resource Tracking V3.3An optional module for keeping an extra eye on the current location of your smaller resources.
April, 2015Login Customisation V3.4Sites can now customise their login screens to an advanced level changing colours images and wording.
June, 2015LDAP Update V3.5LDAP is now even easier to setup with our new simplified LDAP module.
July, 2015Timeplans update V3.6Extended options available when creating a new timeplan from scratch.
July, 2015Booking Quota V3.7Limit the amount of times a user can book in a set time.
September, 2015Additional Resources now Bookable V3.8You can now book a room and any additional resources required together in a single booking.
September, 2015Digital Signage V3.9Create and customise digital signage screens to show booking information.
November, 2015API v1 Launched V3.10API V1 released allowing users to connect to SchoolBooking using their own code and other applications.
January, 2016Email Notifications and PDFs V3.11Booking email notifications now include a direct link to download the printable pdf version of the booking.
February, 2016Reports update V3.12A set of brand new reports available for printing all activity in selected rooms on a specific date/week.
March, 2016Booking Grid update V3.13The previously separate Room and Resource manager have been merged into one module and the accompanying settings pages revamped
April, 2016Category filter V3.14A category filter is now included on this page to make searching for a specific item easier should you have a large number of resources listed.
April, 2016iCals launched V3.15Users can now use iCals to see their booking information in external calendar systems.
May, 2016New Booking Dashboard V3.16Main admin home page split into sub-areas (bookings/lettings/general etc) due to the large number of different modules now available.
May, 2016New bulk cancel reporting V3.17Where large numbers of booking/lessons clashes are reported the bookings can be bulk cancelled and an accompanying spreadsheet issued to the applicable bookers.
June, 2016Letting Plans overhaul V3.18Letting Plans taken out of Facility Manager and given their own specialist module.
August, 2016New version of Facilities Manager V3.19Mostly a design refresh but with a few new features to improve usability.
August, 2016New after Booking options V3.20Expanded on the available options included on the 'Issue Email Invitations' page
September, 2016Major refresh of Lettings V3.21Mostly a design refresh but with a few new features to improve usability.
October, 2016Hirer Fees V3.22Hirer Fee Groups can now be given customised names
October, 2016Hirer Manager refresh V3.23Mostly a design refresh but with a few new features to improve usability.
November, 2016New look for whole system V3.24New top menu. Larger site logos can now be placed on the Bookings and Lettings home pages.
December, 2016Payments and invoice refresh V3.25Mostly a design refresh but with a few new features to improve usability.
December, 2016Lettings Grid V3 released V3.26Version 3.0 of the lettings grid and subsequent pages released.
February, 2017Updates for Reservation process V3.27Slight design change to incorporate changes to the Make a Reservation process. New guides created for users new to the Lettings System
February, 2017Hirers updated V3.28Each hirer now has their own freetext area for internal users to log any notes/comments.
March, 2017Hirer Discount V3.29Hirers can now be set with a fixed discount percentage (as an alternative to recording different hirer group fees) see Admin/Letting Plans/Fees for further details.
March, 2017New filters in Lettings V3.30The filtering options now include categories / extras and internal bookings.
March, 2017Lettings export update V3.31Expanded to include all information held on each reservation.
March, 2017New reports in Lettings V3.32Report updated to match the design of the newer version in Manage Lettings.
March, 2017New My Profile page V3.33The user's My Profile page has been extended to show all personal settings that apply to them. Admins can now also view the profile page for other users.
March, 2017Updates for Lettings Reports V3.34New report listing the income generated by each facility/extra (the same report is also available in the Payments & Invocing area of Lettings)
March, 2017Closures now highlighted V3.35Room Closures picked up by MIS Integration are now more prominent on the main grid pages (no longer treated as a lesson).
March, 2017Book two or more facilities V3.36New option at the end of the reservation process that will speed up the time it takes to book two or more facilities for the same dates/times.
April, 2017Repeated dates V3.37Improvements to the way that this area displays/manages repeat date and other linked bookings.
August, 2017Start page options V3.38Users with access to more than one area of the system (e.g. both bookings and lettings) can choose which area to start in immediately after logging in.
September, 2017Customised Booking Notes V3.39The booking note entered during a reservation can now be customised to ensure that specific information is always collected
December, 2017Booking Planner update V3.40Additional options added to the initial stages of the booking process.
March, 2018Azure / Office 365 integration V3.41Now offering full integration with Office 365 using the Azure AD Platform
June, 2018Quantities V3.42iCals (Calendar) resource items now display quantities.
July, 2018iCals UTC V3.43iCals (Calendar) now supports UTC timezone by default.
July, 2018Manual Item Sorting V3.44The order that multiple rooms/resources are listed throughout the system can now be set manually.
July, 2018New Support Area V3.45We have now launched our new support area including much more detailed guides as well as a better ticket management system.
August, 2018