Previously, bar graphs and pie charts were dynamically rendered within HTML <canvas> elements. This had a number of limitations, and so starting with v4.41, we’ve switched to dynamically rendering graphs using SVG instead.

The most notable benefit to this is that we can now show “tooltips” when you hover over elements within a graph.

Another issue we’ve addressed when rewriting graph code is that of x-axis scaling.

Most vertical bar graphs which MIDAS can generate have dates along their x-axis. As MIDAS allows you to select a date range for many generated reports, the resulting x-axis could represent a single date, or a very wide date range spanning several years.

Until now, MIDAS would label each date within the selected range on the X-axis. For larger date ranges, these labels would all overlap causing an illegible mess along the X-axis.

Now that we’re able to bring dynamic “tooltips” to graphs in v4.41, it’s no longer necessary to display labels for every date in the selected range along the bottom axis. That’s because these tooltips will show the date of the bar your cursor is ‘hovering’ over.

Consequently, for large date ranges, the X-axis will now only be labelled with select dates within that range. This produces a far clearer bottom axis, which we’re sure you’ll appreciate.

Floating “tooltips” aren’t just confined to bar charts – they’ve also been added to pie charts too!

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Filter Options

To declutter the Statistics & Reporting screen, the display of filters – such as date range selection – can now be toggled. There’s a new “Filter” button at the top of Statistics screens:

Clicking this button will toggle the display of applicable filters for the current report:

Filter Venue Statistics By Booking Type

Previously, Venue Statistics report generation was for all venues, or for an individual venue. Now, it’s possible to further filter Venue Statistics by Booking Type too.

Identify Clients Who Are Also Users

When viewing Statistics for an individual client, MIDAS will now indicate whether that client also has a user account in the system.

Export Statistics

Since v4.18, it’s been possible to export Statistics and Reports in Excel format (.xlsx). This feature was available to all users who had access to the Statistics screen (via the “Can Use Statistics” User Permission).

As we’re introducing a dedicated “Can Import / Export” user permission for v4.25, the ability to export Statistics and Reports will now only be available to users who are allowed to export data.

These are just a few of the new and improved features for MIDAS v4.25. Please see this post for details of other new features you’ll find in v4.25.

You can also ask questions and discuss the new features of v4.25 over on Reddit.

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As you may be aware, MIDAS is capable of generating a wealth of printable reports, graphs, and statistics allowing you to gain valuable insight into the state of your bookings, venues, clients, invoices, and more.

The Invoicing section of this reporting allows you to see which clients or organizations have been invoiced over any given period, how much has been paid, and how much remains outstanding.

For MIDAS v4.15 we’re improving this reporting to also include an “Un-invoiced Bookings Report”. This new report shows a breakdown of the number of bookings each client/organization has over a given period which have so far not been invoiced for. This is a great way to quickly check whether you’re forgotten to invoice a particular client/organization.

You can check out some of the other reports MIDAS can generate to help you gain insight into your facilities at https://mid.as/help/statistics

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To that end, MIDAS v4.12 is on the horizon, and over the coming blog posts, we’re giving you a first look at some of the new features and improvements you can look forward to in the next MIDAS update..

The first new feature of v4.12 we’d like to unveil is a brand-new “Current Availability” report:

Arising from customer suggestions of being able to see an “overview” of the current and forecast availability of your venues “at a glance”, the new Current Availability, provides just that!

The report analyses each venue to determine is current status. If a venue is presently “available”, MIDAS will check to see when it’s available until (i.e. when the next booking takes place). If a venue isn’t presently available, MIDAS will check to see when it’s next available.

The results for all venues are then amalgamated into a single easy-to-read “Current Availability” report, which can also be printed.

The Current Availability report is just one of over a dozen real-time reports and statistics that MIDAS can generate. For more information, please see: https://mid.as/help/statistics

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In this article we’ll take a look at a new report coming to the Statistics generation capabilities of MIDAS…

MIDAS is already capable of generating a wealth of graphical statistics and reports into your bookings, clients, invoices, resources, and venue usage, not to mention you can also export data in a range of formats for further analysis/report generation in 3rd party applications (such as Excel).

Following customer feedback, we’re adding a new “Potential Income” report to the Venue Statistics screen for v4.08.

This brand new report outlines the potential income you can expect to receive from each venue over any given date range based on current bookings. The report takes into account any booking type discounts, and provides a complete break down of potential income to provide separate projected income amounts for venue hire, equipment usage, consumables usage, and staffing costs.

With this new “Potential Income” report, you’ll be able to compare your venues and resources to see which are performing best and which are under performing. As this report can also be generated for dates in the future, you can also use this report to gain a clear idea of what future income is likely to be.

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Venue Utilization Statistics

The new Venue Utilization report shows you the amount of usage that each venue has over a period of time. It will tell you for how many hours each venue is booked out of the total amount of hours available (taking into account the venue’s hours of operation too!), and give you a percentage utilization figure too!

Resource Statistics

The brand new Resource Statistics section generates a report into your resources (equipment, consumables, and staffing) over a period of time. It provides details of the number of each resource in use during that period, and an estimate of the income potential from each. In addition, the report indicates the current totals of all resources (as well as unique resources) in your MIDAS, and also provides an insight into the most “watched” resources.

Individual Client Statistics

Improvements to Client reports now mean that with v4.06 you can see detailed reports for each individual client. These reports show when the client was added to the system, how many bookings and invoices they have, the dates/times of their first, previous, next and last bookings (which can be clicked to jump directly to those bookings). The report also calculates the total combined length of all the client’s bookings, as well as the average length of their bookings

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• Receive notifications when consumables are low!
• Receive notifications when specific resources are added to bookings!
• Graphical Invoice Statistics on your clients, organizations and booking types!
• Statistics can now be printed!
• “Apply Discounts Silently” option to apply discounts, but “hide” reference to them on invoices
• Ability to be notified if another user modifies/deletes bookings you created
• Setting to have “Watches” and internal messages from other users automatically forwarded to your email address
• Setting to suppress the “My Messages” popup upon login
• Change what information is displayed on dates in the Monthly Overview

You can read more about these exciting new features in our previous blog entry, and we’ve also produced a 10 minute video tutorial guiding you through exactly what’s new in MIDAS v3.14…

If you’re an existing MIDAS user with a current Annual Support Subscription, you can upgrade to v3.14 right now! Simply login to your MIDAS, click the “MIDAS Admin Options” icon and select “Manage MIDAS -> Update”. If your Annual Support Subscription has recently expired, don’t worry – you can quickly renew your subscription. …and if we host MIDAS for you, then you’ve already been updated to v3.14!

If you’re new to MIDAS, why not read more about the features of MIDAS and check out the online demo.

To get MIDAS working for YOUR company/organization, grab yourself a copy of MIDAS v3.14 now!

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The biggest area that’s been updated in this release is the “My Messages” module.
Starting with version 3.14 you’ll be able to:

Receive notifications when consumables are low

The person(s) responsible for purchasing consumables can be informed when they need to re-order!

Receive notifications when specific resources are added to bookings

For example, catering staff can be automatically notified when refreshments are required!

Greater control over watch “triggers”

The addition of AND/OR logic allows greater control over what triggers your watch notification. For instance you can set up a watch to notify you when either a new booking is added to a particular room OR a new booking of a particular type is added. Alternatively, you can set up the watch to notify you when a new booking is added to a particular room AND is a particular type, and so forth

Automatically forward notifications and messages to your email

You can have watch notifications and internal messages from other users automatically forwarded to your email address. This means that you don’t need to log in to MIDAS to check for new messages!

Suppress notifications window when you log in

You can disable the “My Messages” pop-up which displays after you login whenever you have messages, reminders, or watches.

Also, in v3.14 we’ve extended the “Statistics” module to now include a section for “Invoice Statistics“. In this section you’ll be able to select a date range, and MIDAS will show you statistics of all invoices sent during that period. You’ll be able to see how much has been invoiced, how much has been paid, and how much is still outstanding! …and you can breakdown these statistics by client, organization, or booking type!

You can now also Print Statistics to your printer via the main print icon!

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