Version 15.0.9 - 2015 Edition (25th August 2015)

  • Translation: Songs #140, #141, #142 provided for:

    - Afrikaans
    - Albanian
    - Danish
    - French
    - German
    - Greek
    - Polish
    - Romanian
    - Russian
    - Slovenian
    - Twi

Version 15.0.8 - 2015 Edition (20th July 2015)

  • Update: Minimum TMS Explorer version must now be 15.0.0.16.
  • Update: The TMS review reader is now transferred from TMS Explorer (MantisBT: 0000371).
    - It can also be specified manually.
    - It is also sent to the Google calendar.
    - There are two new CSS classes:

      > textTMSreview-reader-label
      > textTMSreview-reader

  • Translation: Changed term in Spanish from Cantico to Cancion.
  • Translation: Songs #140, #141, #142 provided for:

    - Chinese
    - Dutch
    - Haitian Creole
    - Spanish
    - Tagalog
    - Turkish
    - Ukrainian

  • Minor bug fixes.

Version 15.0.7 - 2015 Edition (1st June 2015)

  • Update: Monthly theme bugs (MantisBT: 0000362).
  • Update: The choice for those responsible for the acoustics (MantisBT: 0000363).
  • Translation: Songs #140, #141, #142 provided for:

    - Italian
    - Swahili
    - Swedish

  • Minor bug fixes.

Version 15.0.6 - 2015 Edition (25th April 2015)

  • Translation: Song #139 provided for:

    - Albanian
    - Chinese (Simplified)
    - Czech
    - Danish
    - Estonian
    - Finnish
    - French
    - Haitian Creole
    - Malagasy
    - Portuguese Brazil
    - Romanian
    - Swahili
    - Tagalog
    - Turkish
    - Twi

Version 15.0.5 - 2015 Edition (16th April 2015)

  • Update: Add support for monthly theme to the editor (MantisBT: 0000357).
  • Translation: Song #139 provided for:

    - Afrikaans
    - Bulgarian
    - Croatian
    - German
    - Greek
    - Italian
    - Polish
    - Russian
    - Slovenian
    - Spanish
    - Swedish
    - Ukrainian

Version 15.0.4 - 2015 Edition (5th April 2015)

  • Update: Song #140, #141 and #142 added in English.

Version 15.0.3 - 2015 Edition (1st March 2015)

  • Update: Demonstration detail separator (MantisBT: 0000356).

Version 15.0.2 - 2015 Edition (18th February 2015)

  • Update: Song #139 added in English.

Version 15.0.1 - 2015 Edition (9th January 2015)

  • Update: Exporting the volunteer KM data (MantisBT: 0000349).
  • Minor bug fixes.

Version 15.0.0 - 2015 Edition (6th January 2015)

  • Update: Entering song information during week of circuit visit (MantisBT: 0000320).
  • Update: Service Meeting Demonstration / Interview / Soliloquy dialogue interface (MantisBT: 0000340).
  • Update: Demonstration detail (MantisBT: 0000346).
  • Update: Songs #136, #137, #138 added for Dutch and Portuguese-Brazil.
  • Minor bug fixes.

Version 14.1.1 - 2014 Edition (20th December 2014)

  • Update: Demonstration Details - Oldest on top. (MantisBT: 0000281).
  • Update: Possibility of customizing the default location of the meeting. (MantisBT: 0000315).
  • Update: Update default Special event option. (MantisBT: 0000327).
  • Update: SM Automatic Schedule Download within application - TWI. (MantisBT: 0000336).
  • Update: Can't enter a special event title beyond the width of the dropdown list. (MantisBT: 0000338).
  • Update: Songs #136, #137, #138 added for several more languages.
  • Minor bug fixes.

Version 14.1.0 - 2014 Edition (5th December 2014)

  • Update: Remove the CBS data from the calendar item. (MantisBT: 0000322).
  • Update: Add keyboard shortcut for saving SRR files. (MantisBT: 0000328).
  • Bug: Google Calendar Synchronisation (Not in UNICODE). (MantisBT: 0000330).
  • Minor bug fixes.

Version 14.0.9 - 2014 Edition (26th November 2014)

  • Bug: Bug for Sound Rota - Google Calendar entries. (MantisBT: 0000323).
  • Update: Google Calendar and Apply Button - it has been removed. (MantisBT: 0000325).
  • Minor bug fixes.

Version 14.0.8 - 2014 Edition (21st November 2014)

  • Update: Selecting song 0 automatically adjusts the Service Meeting start time by 30 minutes.
  • Update: Added support for Google Calendar v3 interface.
    Thanks to Konrad Walsh for his support with this!
    - All Google Calendar users will have to run the authorization process!
  • Bug: Calendar Entries Titles Do not reflect purpose (MantisBT: 0000285).
  • Update: Meeting time registration (MantisBT: 0000311).
    - Meeting Time setting removed from Service Meeting options.
    - Meeting Time settings removed from Send to Microsoft Outlook.
    - Meeting Time settings removed from Google Calendar options.
    - Meeting Time settings added to General Program options.
  • Bug (beta testing): Meeting-time start sync (MantisBT: 0000312).
  • Bug (beta testing): Contents of calendar sync shows without linefeed on mobile / tablet devices (MantisBT: 0000313).
  • Bug (beta testing): Special events don't sync (MantisBT: 0000314).
  • Bug: Double quotes on Google Calendar (MantisBT: 0000316).
  • Update: Improved CSS support for selectively showing TMS data on the schedule (MantisBT: 0000317).

rowTMScontainer

  • Bug: Stripping the html-tags (MantisBT: 0000319).
  • Bug (beta testing): Make the Google-calendar item of a special event follow normal start and end 'time' (MantisBT: 0000321).

Version 14.0.7 - 2014 Edition (31st October 2014)

  • Bug: Options - parameters - style - don't change (MantisBT: 0000306).
  • Bug: Can't save MSA report (MantisBT: 0000307).
  • Update: Songs #136, #137 and #138 added to Service Meeting Editor:

    - Danish
    - Estonian
    - Haitian Creole
    - Polish
    - Slovenian
    - Spanish
    - Swedish
    - Twi
    - Ukrainian

Version 14.0.6 - 2014 Edition (9th October 2014)

  • Update: Songs #136, #137 and #138 added to Service Meeting Editor (English only).

Version 14.0.5 - 2014 Edition (17th September 2014)

  • Bug: Trouble Assigning Demos, Interviews, and soliloquies (MantisBT: Forum topic 916).

Version 14.0.4 - 2014 Edition (4th September 2014)

  • Bug: Error on schedule preview (MantisBT: Forum topic 683).
  • Language: Malagasy (including Kingdom Ministry data).

Version 14.0.3 - 2014 Edition (26th August 2014)

  • Bug: Won't update google calendar (MantisBT: 0000291).

Version 14.0.2 - 2014 Edition (4th April 2014)

  • Bug: Not importing TMS Explorer data (Forum: Topic 880).

Version 14.0.1 - 2014 Edition (15th February 2014)

  • Bug: Demonstration information (MantisBT: 0000273).

Version 14.0.0 - 2014 Edition (1st February 2014)

  • Update: Deleting names from the assignment history in the service meeting editor  (MantisBT: 0000268).
  • Update: Assigning demonstrations in the service meeting editor  (MantisBT: 0000270).
  • Language: Romanian is now a complete translation.
  • Minor bug fixes.

Version 13.0.6 - 2013 Edition (13th December 2013)

  • Bug: Theocratic Ministry School Information missing on Service Meeting Report (Forum: topic)

Version 13.0.5 - 2013 Edition (31st October 2013)

  • Bug: Issue with Service Meeting schedule and page breaks (MantisBT: 0000247).
  • Bug: Can't load or find saved Schedule Type when restoring backup (MantisBT: 0000253).
  • Bug: Can't delete schedule type (MantisBT: 0000258).

Version 13.0.4 - 2013 Edition (23rd September 2013)

  • Update: Kingdom Ministry data in Portuguese (USA) (MantisBT: 0000244).
  • Bug: TMS Explorer data in Ukrainian was not showing correctly in the service meeting editor (MantisBT: 0000245).

Version 13.0.3 - 2013 Edition (no release date)

  • Minor bug fixes

Version 13.0.2 - 2013 Edition (released 19th April 2013)

  • Language: Bulgarian

Version 13.0.1 - 2013 Edition (released 1st March 2013)

  • Update: Add / edit Theocratic Ministry School assignments manually.
  • Bug: You can now use " and & characters when you Customize Lists.
    For example: "Take as a Pattern the Prophets - [Name]"
  • Update: Add Insert Date to Customize Lists window (MantisBT: 0000186).
    For example: Ideas for Offering the Magazines in $M2
  • Update: Add .textMethodNewlinePrefix class so that you can insert a new line before the method on the service meeting schedules. (MantisBT: 0000184).

    If you are already using your own CSS file then please add this into it:

    /*-----------------------------------------**
    ** Prefix "method" with newline character **
    **-----------------------------------------*/
    .textMethodNewlinePrefix{
    /* comment out to display the newline character */
      /* display:none; */
    }
  • Internal: Updated ZipArchive Library from 4.1.2 to 4.5.0.
  • Bug: Output for MSA doesn't match the Print Preview (MantisBT: 0000181).

    Please click on the MantisBT links to read about the changes made to the program.

Version 13.0.0 - 2013 Edition (released 15th February 2013)

  • Language: Greek
  • Bug: When performing Check for Update (MantisBT: 0000157).
  • Bug: Brothers' Exclusions are not preserved (MantisBT: 0000167).
  • Bug: Multiple events created for a meeting in Google Calendar (MantisBT: 0000168).
  • Bug: Report Column Alignment (MantisBT: 0000169).
  • Bug: Backup up settings (MantisBT: 0000171).
  • Bug: Weekend Meeting Details for Google Calendar (MantisBT: 0000173).
    Note: The meeting duration is now set to 1h 45min so you will need to adjust your meeting time.
  • Bug: Error reading brother availability BIN file on x64 systems (MantisBT: 0000174).

    Please click on the MantisBT links to read about the changes made to the program.

Version 12.0.9 - 2012 Edition (released 17th December 2012)

  • Language: Kingdom Ministry data in Ukrainian.

Version 12.0.8 - 2012 Edition (released 1st November 2012)

  • Update: CBS reader conflict (MantisBT: 0000142).
  • Update: Time shown on left of first part on service meeting (MantisBT: 0000081).
  • Language: Romanian (work still in progress)

    Please click on the MantisBT links to read about the changes made to the program.

Version 12.0.7 - 2012 Edition (released 20th September 2012)

  • Bug: Meeting time is incorrectly calculated (MantisBT: 0000085).
  • Update: English (NZ) schedule data now internally uses the English (AUS) data instead.
  • Update: BH brother in highlight brother option (MantisBT: 0000080).
  • Update: Bible highlight (on Show Conflicting Assignments) (MantisBT: 0000079).
  • Update: Bible highlight (on Quick Summary of Assignments) (MantisBT: 0000074).
  • Update: Make the program "multi-user" (MantisBT: 0000071).
  • Bug: Boxes re-size but are not remembered by MSA (MantisBT: 0000073).
  • Bug: Cannot change font type of brothers in css style sheets (MantisBT: 0000069).

    Please click on the MantisBT links to read about the changes made to the program.

Version 12.0.6 - 2012 Edition (released 1st July 2012)

  • Update: Congregation Bible Study now set to 30 minutes duration (from September 3rd, 2012 onwards).
  • Update: Service Meeting start time is now defaulted to 20:05.
                - existing users have to adjust the start time manually (see Service Meeting Options help topic).
  • Update: Number of Service Meeting items now defaults to 3 (each 10 minutes long).
  • Update: Date variables can now be used for any custom themes.
               Example: Ideas for Offering the Magazines in $M2
               See Headings (Title Variables) help topic for details about date variables.
  • Update: Added Prompt to synchronize to your Google calendar when saving reports to Google settings (MantisBT: 0000062).

    Please click on the MantisBT links to read about the changes made to the program.

Version 12.0.5 - 2012 Edition (released 1st June 2012)

  • Language: Estonian.

Version 12.0.4 - 2012 Edition (released 1st May 2012)

  • Language: Kingdom Ministry data in English (Australian).

Version 12.0.3 - 2012 Edition (released 1st March 2012)

  • Language: Kingdom Ministry data in Afrikaans.

Version 12.0.2 - 2012 Edition (released 2nd February 2012)

  • Bug: Minor bug fixes.

Version 12.0.1 - 2012 Edition (released 1st February 2012)

  • Update: Song and Concluding Prayer separation (MantisBT: 0000031).
    - This also includes Conductor and Reader separation.
    - Three new CSS classes created (you must copy these classes into any customized CSS files that you are using):

    .cellReaderCBS {
        text-align: right ;
    }

    .cellConductorCBS {
        text-align: right ;
    }

    .cellPrayer {
        text-align: right ;
    }
  • Bug: Cannot change default item in announcements ministry field (MantisBT: 0000032).

Version 12.0.0 - 2012 Edition (released 9th January 2012)

  • Update: Include Service Meeting notes in Google calendar entry (MantisBT: 0000030).

Version 11.3.7 - 2011 Edition (released 31st December 2011)

  • Update: Provide Theocratic Ministry School information manually (MantisBT: 0000027).
  • Update: New classes added to CSS files for Theocratic Ministry School information. See the default CSS files for examples.
    - You can now selectively display each row: rowTMSinfoHighlights, rowTMSinfoMaterial
    - You can now display [ ... ] around the bible highlights: textBracket

Version 11.3.6 - 2011 Edition (released 11th November 2011)

  • Update: Opening Meeting Schedule Assistant From Public Talks 64-bit was opening the 32-bit edition (MantisBT: 0000023).
  • Bug: Minor bug fixes.

Version 11.3.5 - 2011 Edition (released 1st November 2011)

  • Update: Implemented 64-bit edition (requires 64-bit ODBC drivers for Public Talks synchronization).
  • Update: The type of meeting is now set when using Insert Meeting (MantisBT: 0000013).
  • Update: Implemented Google Calendar support.
  • Language: Swahili
  • Language: Kingdom Ministry data in Swahili

Version 11.3.4 - 2011 Edition (released 25th September 2011)

  • Update: Implemented a quick summary of assignments facility to the Service Meeting editor.
  • Bug: Minor bug fixes.

Version 11.3.3 - 2011 Edition (released 1st May 2011)

  • Update: Changed the Offer of the Month edit box into a dynamic dropdown list on the Field Ministry dialogue (used with Announcement Sheet editor).
  • Update: Changed the Conductor edit box into a dynamic dropdown list on the Field Ministry dialogue (used with Announcement Sheet editor).
  • Update: Press F9 function key inside Service Meeting editor to update all Public Talk information.
  • Language: Tagalog is now up to date again. Thank you to our new translator!

Version 11.3.2 - 2011 Edition (released 15th April 2011)

  • Language: Twi
  • Language: Kingdom Ministry data in French

Version 11.3.1 - 2011 Edition (released 1st March 2011)

  • Microsoft Access Runtime bit mode setting removed from program preferences.
  • Updated Public Talks synchronization (supports Public Talks version 11.2.0 or higher).

Version 11.3.0 - 2011 Edition (released 26th January 2011)

  • Update: Afrikaans "Sing to Jehovah" song titles.
  • Language Implemented: Turkish

Version 11.2.2 - 2011 Edition (released 16th December 2010)

  • Bug: Minor bug fixes.

Version 11.2.1 - 2011 Edition (released 13th December 2010)

  • Update: Automatically include Public Talk details on service meeting schedules for the chosen date range. Public Talks and Microsoft Access 2010 or higher (or the 2010 runtime) software must be installed for this feature to work.

  • Bug: Opening saved service meeting report (SMR) files fixed.

  • Bug: DatabaseUtility (used for importing from the Public Talks database) needed to have a dedicated 32bit edition of the utility. The existing would fail when you have 64 bit operating system and 32 bit Microsoft Access (or runtime). The program Options dialogue has a new setting to let you change this mode.

Version 11.1.0 - 2011 Edition (released 3rd December 2010)

  • Update: The Announcement Sheet information is now fully customizable.

Version 11.0.0 - 2011 Edition (released 17th November 2010)

  • Update: Changed name from SoundRota to Meeting Schedule Assistant.

    Existing users must:

    1. Backup settings
    2. Uninstall SoundRota
    3. Install Meeting Schedule Assistant
    4. Restore settings

  • Update: Added ❑ symbol to the Announcement Sheet for some of the headings each itemised announcement.

    The idea behind this change is so that the brother handling announcements can tick off each item as he goes. Thus nothing important gets missed!

  • Update: Added textSquarePrefix CSS class.

    This is used on Service Meeting schedules to display a small square symbol (❑) in certain locations. For example:

Square symbol

It is not displayed by default. So you will need to modify the new class provided (textSquarePrefix) to display it. See the Style Sheets help topic for more information about CSS.

  • Update: Service Meeting editor Show conflicting assignments implemented.
  • Update: Watchtower Conductor added to the Public Talk dialogue.
  • Update: Include Public Talk details (from Announcement Sheets) on Service Meeting schedule.

    A new set of CSS classes have been included to allow you to customize the details.

  • Update: Service Meeting schedules now displays the wording Theocratic Ministry School Review
    when appropriate (if you are including details from TMS Explorer).
  • Update: Added textTMSreview CSS class (for schedule formatting of the new text described above).
  • Update: Added textSchoolAudience CSS class (for displaying the audience for the second and third schools).
  • Update: Personal Copy: Name is now shown at the top of regular reports.
  • Update: Exclude prayer-only brothers when creating personal Service Meeting schedules.
  • Update: Implemented Service Meeting page break options.
  • Update: Implemented Filter facility on Assignment History dialogue.
  • Internal: Updated ZipArchive Library from 4.0.1 to 4.1.0.

Version 10.6.0 - 2010 Edition (released 18th October 2010)

  • Update: Service Meeting methods now match those specified
    in the September 2010 Kingdom Ministry.

Version 10.5.0 - 2010 Edition (released 1st September 2010)

  • Language Implemented: Chinese Simplified
  • Language Implemented: Croatian

Version 10.4.2 - 2010 Edition (released 7th July 2010)

  • Update: Changes have been made to the installer. There is now an option to run the Microsoft Outlook Interface installer. You need to say yes to this option if you want to send information to Microsoft Outlook. Also, you will be asked about running it's uninstaller should you choose to remove Meeting Schedule Assistant. Please understand that both Meeting Schedule Assistant and Public Talks use the same Microsoft Outlook Interface.

    Please be aware that all 10.4.x users should backup their settings (File menu) and uninstall Meeting Schedule Assistant prior to running this installer. The same is true of Public Talks (File|Transfer to another PC) installs. This way you will ensure that you have clean installations and the correct setup. Sorry for any inconvenience caused.

Version 10.4.1 - 2010 Edition (released 1st June 2010)

  • Bug: Send to Microsoft Outlook detected version number incorrectly for some languages.
    Specifically, languages where the period (.) was not the decimal separator character.

Version 10.4.0 - 2010 Edition (released 31st May 2010)

  • Update: Microsoft Outlook synchronization is now internal to Meeting Schedule Assistant:

    - Send to Microsoft Outlook from within the Service Meeting editor.
    - Send to Microsoft Outlook from within the regular editor.
    - Send to Microsoft Outlook from the Meeting Schedule Assistant File menu.

    There are one or two requirements that must be met for this utility to operate.

Version 10.3.0 - 2010 Edition (released 21st April 2010)

  • Update: Added Service Meeting CSS class textTalkHash to hide the # prefix.
  • Update: Assignment history includes additional information.
  • Bug: Assignment history counts were incorrect.

Version 10.2.6 - 2010 Edition (released 25th March 2010)

  • Bug: Restore Settings did not update the registry.

Version 10.2.5 - 2010 Edition (released 21st March 2010)

  • Update: French "Sing to Jehovah" song titles.

Version 10.2.4 - 2010 Edition (released 15th March 2010)

  • Update: Microsoft Outlook Add-in - SM meeting duration used on calendar.
  • Update: Microsoft Outlook Add-in - set calendar entries as private.
  • Update: Changed how the column / print order on regular reports is stored.
    Note: Any existing column order data will be reset!
  • Update: Haitian Creole "Sing to Jehovah" song titles.
  • Bug: Memory leaks on Custom Assignments Manager
  • Bug: Apply Changes / Cancel Changes were not getting enabled when you
    adjusted the custom assignment details and the alignment was not set to left.
  • Bug: You could not delete custom assignments under certain circumstances.

Version 10.2.3 - 2010 Edition (released 25th February 2010)

  • Bug: Fixes to Albanian translation

Version 10.2.2 - 2010 Edition (released 20th February 2010)

  • Language Implemented: Albanian

Version 10.2.1 - 2010 Edition (released 4th February 2010)

  • Update: Russian "Sing to Jehovah" song titles.

Version 10.2.0 - 2010 Edition (released 1st February 2010)

  • Update: Implemented Basic service meeting schedule. This has introduced some new CSS classes:

    - textBulletPrefix (use this class to display a bullet before each theme).
    - textCBS-conductor (use this class to adjust the conductor text style).
    - textCBS-reader (use this class to adjust the reader text style).
    - textSongNumber (use this class to adjust the "Song nnn" text style).
    - textPrayer (use this class to adjust the person opening/closing prayer text style).

    Existing schedules will continue to display as they did before. However if you customized any CSS file then you must add these new classes (at-least the textBulletPrefix one to hide the bullets). The other classes won't be required unless you desire to customize those aspects of the schedule. Please look at the provided CSS files for more information.
  • Bug: All non-Fresh service meeting schedules were including the opening service meeting song in the time slot for the announcements. This seemed confusion and it has now been adjusted to match the actual time slot allocated. The Fresh schedule style continues to include the duration of the song.

Version 10.1.4 - 2010 Edition (released 21st December 2009)

  • Bug: Fixed issue with song titles and opening 2010 SMR files.

Version 10.1.3 - 2010 Edition (released 19th December 2009)

  • Update: Dutch "Sing to Jehovah" song titles.
  • Update: Quickly save a Service Meeting schedule using CTRL+S
  • Bug: Corruption with saved brother exclusion data.
  • Bug: Minor bug fixes.

Version 10.1.2 - 2010 Edition (released 16th November 2009)

  • Update: Include Theocratic Ministry details option is no longer disabled
               when Include Congregation Bible Study option is unticked.
  • Language Implemented: Afrikaans

Version 10.1.1 - 2010 Edition (released 30th October 2009)

  • Update: Added Personal Copy: xxxxx to service meeting schedule title.
               This was lost when we converted to CSS in version 9.5.0.

Version 10.1.0 - 2010 Edition (released 26th September 2009)

  • Update: Added Sing to Jehovah song titles to Service Meeting editor.
  • Update: New background colour options for regular reports.
  • Bug: Now compatible with TMSExplorer 9.2 (or higher).
  • Bug: Minor bug fixes.

Version 10.0.0 - 2010 Edition (released 28th August 2009)

  • Update: Written new cascade style sheet help topic.
  • Update: highlightRow class added to Cascade Style Sheets.
  • Update: Download schedule information for service meeting schedule in Finnish.
  • Update: Download schedule information for service meeting schedule in Haitian Creole.
  • Update: Congregation Bible Study source material is now included on the editor.
  • Update: Add support for Internet Explorer 8.
  • Bug: Minor bug fixes.
  • Language Implemented: Haitian Creole

Meeting Schedule Assistant 9.0 and earlier