CareNote Updates - Oct 2024

Last updated on May 5, 2025

CareNote engineer review changes to CareNote in October 2024

Stay up-to-date with the latest improvements and features in CareNote, your trusted pastoral care management tool. Each month, we roll out updates designed to enhance your experience and streamline your ministry’s care efforts.

In this change log, you’ll find:

Core App Improvements: Updates for performance, integration, and database reliability.
New Features: New interface pages and dynamic enhancements to improve workflows.
Bug Fixes: Addressed several edge cases and improved data consistency.

We appreciate your feedback as we continue refining CareNote. Explore this month’s updates and discover how they enhance your care ministry.

Core App Improvements

PCO Integration Improvements: Introduced several enhancements to our Planning Center Online (PCO) integration, including dynamic delay handling for API requests, improved import reliability, and expanded support for form submissions.
Performance Optimizations: Cleaned up code across multiple modules, improved default sort behavior in data tables, and enhanced Composer and NPM dependencies to stay current.
Improved Delete Account Flow: The delete account job now includes PCO-related tables and resources for more complete cleanup.

User Interface Enhancements

CareRequest View Page: Added a dedicated view page for Care Requests, improving navigation and visibility into care needs.
Table Sorting Fixes: Restored intuitive default sorting behavior across tables.
ProfileResource Updates: Integrated a new Relational Manager for PCO Forms and aligned iconography for visual consistency.

New Features

Dynamic Delay for Imports: Introduced the calculateDynamicDelay() method to smartly manage API rate limits when importing PCO data.
Command to Retry Failed Imports: A new command-line utility allows admins to retry failed import attempts, simplifying error recovery.
Webhook Improvements: Added support for updated and deleted webhooks, plus additional indexing for faster lookups.

Bug Fixes

Resolved issues where the a field column contained typos or mismatched fields.
Fixed a naming field mismatch.
Addressed bugs preventing the full retrieval of PCO form submissions.
Updated the name field on registration to be required.
Fixed an error related to country codes in address transfer services.
Cleaned up the Address Transfer, Marital Import, and related services.
Resolved UI issues with task category display and submission sorting.

Security and Administration

Audit and Logging Improvements: Expanded logging coverage to better track data changes across services.
Admin Panel Updates: Updates to Provider and Category options improve administrative control and streamline oversight.

Thank you for your continued support and feedback. Your input is invaluable in helping us improve CareNote to better serve your pastoral care ministry needs.