The Ledger : announcement

Conference '08 session on Query and Export

Daniel Dalnekoff — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 17:07:00 GMT

Hello loyal readers,

For those of you attending Blackbaud's upcoming Conference for Nonprofits this November, this is specifically for you. While everyone here is enjoying the November weather, I will be presenting the session (as the title of my post suggests) "The Power of Querying and Exporting in The Financial Edge". I am excited about presenting this, and I want to make sure anyone attending gets as much out of this as possible. In order to do so, I would like to get YOUR feedback on what you would like to see covered in this session.

I cannot promise to cover anything or everything that you suggest, but I will try to cover what you are interested in the most. What I had in mind was a few query basics, as well as some useful queries for General Ledger and Accounts Payable. I also wanted to review how a query can be a great tool for use as a report filter. Export is also something I plan to review, but generally the basics along the lines of setting up and applying some filters to an export.

Please feel free to let me know if there is something else you would like to see covered, or if this is just perfect, or if you see something here you are not interested in at all....

Daniel

Strong Passwords are on the way!

Daniel Dalnekoff — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 17:31:00 GMT

That's right!

Beginning with the release of The Financial Edge 7.77 new users in the system will require a strong password when being setup. This requirement will not be changing for existing users, but if a change is made to the existing user in system security that requires the user record be saved, the new password will need to adhere to the new strong password rules.

What is a STRONG Password?

For The Financial Edge, a strong password will be one that consists of at least 8 characters, and contains at least 1 letter and 1 number. Some examples include:

my1password

pizza999

Stay tuned for more exciting news on new functionality coming out with the 7.77 release...

The Financial Edge Wins the Campbell Award!!

Jennifer Maroney — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 12:29:00 GMT

Hey blog readers! I wanted to share some great news from earlier this month. The Financial Edge received the Campbell Award for being the most recommended product among users from nonprofits with revenue of less than $5 million.

Campbell Rinker specializes in providing market research to the nonprofit world. For information about the survey, check out 2007 Nonprofit Accounting Solution Report or Campbell Rinker's Press Release.

Talk to you soon!

Welcome to the Blackbaud Blogs

Jennifer Maroney — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 11:11:00 GMT

Hello blog readers! My name is Jennifer and I would like to welcome you to Blackbaud Blogs. This is my first blog, so I thought it would be best to introduce myself.

I came to Charleston from New York (and yes most people call me a Yankee) to attend the College of Charleston. After a year of milder winters, I decided to stay and get away from the snow and slush. It only snowed once in Charleston in the nine years I've been down here. I have to say, snow on a palm tree is just wrong! Anyway, I've been at Blackbaud for four and a half years supporting The Financial Edge and Accounting for Nonprofits. I started as an analyst, became the FE Product Lead, and am now an information specialist. You may have read some of my work. I write The Ledger, Payroll Post, and Student Billing Statement newsletters, which I hope you’re subscribed to .

I suppose that is enough, if not too much, about me. Keep an eye out for my product blogs, The Ledger Lowdown, Payroll Post Notes, and Student Billing State-of-Mind. Since I'm new to this I'd love your feedback, so feel free to click comments and let me know your thoughts. We'll treat comments like a party; the more the merrier!

Talk to you soon!