MealsOnDisk 2.8 Changes

• Added support for networked operations
• MealsOnDisk can be configured to connect to a database on a different computer
• Typically this is used to allow more than one computer to access the same data
• A licence is required for each computer that is running the MealsOnDisk application
• The licence cost for MealsOnDisk which does not access a local database is 50% of the standard licence
• In order to connect to a database on another computer, the computers must be connected via a local area network (LAN).
• In addition, any firewalls running on the computers, or within the network, must be configured so that TCP/IP Port 1433 is not blocked
• Payment to Volunteers can be tracked
• Volunteers can now be rostered on more than once per month
• When volunteers are rostered they can be associated with a duty and a delivery run
• Volunteer payments are calculated according to the duty performed.
• Volunteer Duties can be listed and there is a payment amount and a rate associated with each duty.
• The payment amount is similar to a flag fall - each volunteer performing that duty will receive that amount each time they are rostered
• The payment rate is associated with the distance of the delivery run. The distance is recorded in kilometres and the rate is $/km
• The total payment for a volunteer performing one duty is calculated as (amount + rate * run distance)
• When volunteer payments are processed for a particular day, payments are calculated for each volunteer rostered for that day.
• Corrections to the payments can be made to handle situations where a different volunteer helped when they weren't rostered.