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Improved Session Control

3 minute read time · Updated July 19, 2023 · First published December 14, 2015

The next update to our web based room booking and resource scheduling software is fast approaching. Throughout this month we’re giving you a “first look” at some new features and improvements coming in MIDAS v4.11.

We take a pro-active approach to security here at MIDAS, so we’re excited to provide you with greater control over your sessions in v4.11.

If the multi-session (Allow Multiple Logins By Users) feature has been enabled for your MIDAS system, you’ll be able to log in to your scheduling system from multiple devices simultaneously.

If this option has been enabled on your system, then whenever you log in, you’ll be able to click your name near the top of your screen to see a list of all devices/browsers you’re currently logged in from:

The list will show when the last activity in MIDAS occurred from each device, as well as indicating the device’s IP and Browser/OS. The highlighted entry denotes your current session.

You can remotely log out any of these sessions by clicking/tapping the device’s adjacent “x” icon.

Other session improvements

We’ve also made a couple of other improvements in relation to sessions for v4.11:

Firstly, when changing your password, all other active sessions you’re currently logged into will automatically be logged out. This takes place across all your devices.

Secondly, we’ve provided a new administrative setting to force accounts to be logged out if they’ve been logged in for a lengthy period of time. This will happen regardless of whether any recent account activity took place. This setting complements the existing setting which allows sessions to automatically log out if they become “idle”. The new additional setting can be useful to combat situations where a user can effectively remain logged into MIDAS “indefinitely”. This can happen if they’re running a browser extension/addon which regularly refreshes their browser window. With this new setting, even if a user’s browser window is regularly refreshing so that they never hit the idle timeout period, the new “Always force logout after X hours” setting will still force their session to timeout if it’s been logged into for more than 1-24 hours.

This new setting can be accessed via MIDAS Admin Options → Manage MIDAS → Security. For more information, please see: Manage Security Settings

MIDAS v4.11 will soon be generally available, however for now it is only available to Beta Testers. We’re currently looking for additional testers to help test and provide feedback/bug reports on this and future updates to our software before release. It’s free and no experience is required. Find out more here.

If you would like to be notified when v4.11 is fully released, then why not join our Mailing List?

Tags: security, session, v4.11

Estimate Booking Charges

2 minute read time · Updated June 28, 2023 · First published December 11, 2015

The next update to our web based room booking and resource scheduling software is fast approaching. Throughout this month we’re offering a “first look” at some of the new features and improvements coming in MIDAS v4.11.

Often it can be useful to know how much the hire of your facilities would cost be without having to first generate an invoice. In v4.11 we’re making that possible, by providing the option to indicate charges for your venues/resources directly on the “Booking Availability Screen” before a booking is even added!

Indicate hire charges directly on the Booking Availability screen

This feature can be extremely useful if, for example, a potential customer telephones you up inquiring as to how much it would cost to hire a couple of your rooms for a few hours. With just a couple of clicks you’ll be able to let them know the hire cost, and then if they want to go ahead and book, you can do that instantly right from the same screen!

Tags: booking availability, estimates, quotations, v4.11

Easily add additional Resources to Invoices

1 minute read time · Updated February 11, 2025 · First published December 10, 2015

The next update to our web based room booking and resource scheduling software is fast approaching, and we’ve been giving you a “first look” at some of the new features and improvements you can look forward to in MIDAS v4.11.

In v4.11 we’re making it easier to quickly add resources from your inventory to invoices.

When manually creating a new invoice or modifying an existing one, you’ll now find an “Add Resources” button near to the top of the invoice area:

Clicking this button will open up your resource inventory from which you can select quantities of one or more resources to add to the current invoice, updating the invoice total accordingly.

Tags: invoicing, resources, v4.11

Invoice Receipts

1 minute read time · Updated February 11, 2025 · First published December 9, 2015

The next update to our web based room booking and resource scheduling software is just around the corner. So this week we’re providing a “first look” at some of the new features and improvements to expect in MIDAS v4.11.

Today we’d like to introduce you to “Invoice Receipts”.

MIDAS already contains extensive automated and manual invoicing capabilities. Now in v4.11 with just a couple of clicks, this brand-new feature allows you to instantly print or email a receipt to a customer once they’ve paid (or part paid) their invoice. In the event of a part-paid invoice, the customer’s receipt will also indicate the remaining amount still outstanding.

Print Receipts — Choose to print the invoice or a receipt

Just like “Regular” and “Cancellation” invoices, you’ll also be able to modify and customize the “Invoice Receipt” templates within your MIDAS system.

Tags: invoicing, receipts, v4.11