MLS a Web-app? (Over crowded Clerk's Office)

[atom88-p40]

Yeah, I guess technically I am an assistant ward clerk and so I need to have the calling list in MLS updated to reflect that so that I can get the correct rights.

Thanks for helping me understand that.

What about website admin rights to upload photo directory pictures? In the old Ward directory site I could do that? I don't appear to have that ability now in the new one? Will I get both if I'm an "assistant ward clerk" in Windows MLS?

Thanks,

-- Adam

[atom88-p40]

https://tech.lds.org/wiki/index.php/Leader_Portal

http://new.lds.org/leader

Well, it looks like the REAL answer to the question is that YES the church FINALLY has an MLS web app that is approaching what MLS windows is now!

See the above links for access.

*Note: You have to have the "standard callings" in the windows MLS version to get access on your lds account.

-- Adam

[aebrown]

https://tech.lds.org/wiki/index.php/Leader_PortalWell, it looks like the REAL answer to the question is that YES the church FINALLY has an MLS web app that is approaching what MLS windows is now!

Although the progress on the Leader Tools on new.lds.org is certainly exciting, it has a long ways to go before it could be described as "approaching what MLS windows is now." There is no way to update any information, and financial information is not there at all. So I'd say that the web offering is at best 20% of what is available on the desktop application.

Nonetheless, the direction is clear that MLS functionality is moving to the Web, and that is certainly encouraging.

[cconrad]

...There is no way to update any information, ...

My ward clerk assures me that he can update and has updated information from the comfort of his home, but perhaps this is new only in the last few days?

As a High Priests Group leader I would very much like to have access to the leader tools to be able to tweek home teaching routes. (And I would like my secretary to be able to update results too.) Is this coming soon?

[aebrown]

My ward clerk assures me that he can update and has updated information from the comfort of his home, but perhaps this is new only in the last few days?

That's news to me. I'd be interested in hearing what those things are, beyond the email address and phone number changes that can be done in the directory application.

As a High Priests Group leader I would very much like to have access to the leader tools to be able to tweek home teaching routes. (And I would like my secretary to be able to update results too.) Is this coming soon?

There is no online access to home teaching routes at this point. Some development has been done in that direction, but certainly nothing is live. I have no idea when such a thing might be done -- no roadmap with dates has been published.

[cconrad]

That's news to me. I'd be interested in hearing what those things are, beyond the email address and phone number changes that can be done in the directory application.

Ah, it was just email and phone number changes.

There is no online access to home teaching routes at this point. Some development has been done in that direction, but certainly nothing is live. I have no idea when such a thing might be done -- no roadmap with dates has been published.

That's too bad. Access for HTing and VTing would really make a lot of lives easier and reduce trips to the church, contention for the church PC, etc.

[atom88-p40]

http://tech.lds.org/forum/showthread.ph ... #post51701

this thread says that they're working on getting MLS updating Web functions up and running by the end of 2011... If it's like most IT development those dates / goals will probably slip a bit.... but it's good to see that they at least have it on the radar and are making it a priority! ;_

[atom88-p40]

Okay, so I now have the correct "Assistant ward clerk" calling in my ward MLS which is also showing up in new.lds.org/directory .... however, when I go to new.lds.org/leaders it still says "access denied" Is there a lag time of how soon after MLS is updated until you have access? Or does some ward or stake admin have to "approve" your admin rights?

I was under the impression that as soon as you had the correct default MLS callings you would get access? How does the process work and what are the timeframes?

[jonesrk]

Okay, so I now have the correct "Assistant ward clerk" calling in my ward MLS which is also showing up in new.lds.org/directory .... however, when I go to new.lds.org/leaders it still says "access denied" Is there a lag time of how soon after MLS is updated until you have access? Or does some ward or stake admin have to "approve" your admin rights?

I was under the impression that as soon as you had the correct default MLS callings you would get access? How does the process work and what are the timeframes?

I believe there is a lag that can be 2-3 days. I know that the first step is for the calling to get into CDOL. That usually happens within an hour. If you are in CDOL as an assistant clerk you can login and search on your ward and see all the callings, also in new.lds.org/directory your calling will show up as soon as it is in CDOL. As far as it giving you rights to the features in new.lds.org the callings are 'exported' nightly and then I believe there is some other process that happens (that is the part I don't know), before it gets into the access control system.

[atom88-p40]

Okay, thanks I'll give it a few days and see when it shows up. I'm in CDOL (as the correct calling) now and it works fine for me to login also. I'll just wait for the "leaders" site to be updated and check back in a few days