--- title: Introducing Shepherd's Staff 2018 description: Shepherd’s Staff 2018 is here! We’re introducing the option to store a backup of your database on CTS’s secure servers, plus several additional improvements. image: https://www.concordiatechnology.org/hubfs/Email-Images/517764%20Shepherds%20Staff%20-%20Introducing%202018%20Version/announcement-header.jpg --- [![CTS logo](https://www.concordiatechnology.org/hs-fs/hubfs/CTS-Images/CTS_Logo_Gray.png?width=500&height=75&name=CTS_Logo_Gray.png "CTS logo")](https://www.concordiatechnology.org/) [![Resource Center](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/487463/3ced8e96-2cb7-4fb2-a892-3be2d095bead.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/487463/3ced8e96-2cb7-4fb2-a892-3be2d095bead) ![ss-background](https://www.concordiatechnology.org/hs-fs/hubfs/_cts/ss/images/ss-background.jpg?width=3264&name=ss-background.jpg "ss-background") # Product Updates | Shepherd’s Staff Blog [![SS-logo-oneline](https://www.concordiatechnology.org/hs-fs/hubfs/_cts/ss/images/SS-logo-oneline.png?width=2016&name=SS-logo-oneline.png "SS-logo-oneline") ](https://www.concordiatechnology.org/shepherds-staff) [![Download Free Trial](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/487463/b6216f23-da3e-42d1-8541-5d50e8ec3c8f.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/487463/b6216f23-da3e-42d1-8541-5d50e8ec3c8f) ** ## [Introducing Shepherd's Staff 2018](https://www.concordiatechnology.org/shepherds-staff/blog/2017/12/shepherds-staff-2018) Dec 6, 2017 10:00:00 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) ![Announcing 2018 Version](https://www.concordiatechnology.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Email-Images/517764%20Shepherds%20Staff%20-%20Introducing%202018%20Version/announcement-header.jpg?width=1000&name=announcement-header.jpg "Announcing 2018 Version") Shepherd’s Staff 2018 is here! We’re introducing the option to store a backup of your database on CTS’s secure servers, plus several additional improvements. See the complete list of new features below. ## Features/Enhancements - **Secure Backups:** Supported customers can send a backup of their database to CTS. - **Help Options:** Help button on the Main Menu links to seminars, webinars, and manuals. Press F1 to automatically open a help page related to the window on your screen. - **Webinar Access:** Supported customers can watch training webinars within Shepherd’s Staff. ## Membership - **Activity/Skill/Training Mass Update:** This feature has been completely redesigned to make it easier to update the entire list of individuals for an activity, skill, or training. - **Combine Info for Two People:** New utility that combines all Person information, including visits, significant deaths, activity/skill/training records, and personal notes. (Does not combine contributions.) ## Contributions - **Statements:** Canadian format has two terminology changes: “Printed on” now reads “Date receipt issued”, and “Signature” now reads “Authorized signature”. ## Subgroups - **Save As:** This feature has been added back in to allow you to copy Dynamic subgroups. - **Combined Subgroups:** These subgroups can be copied. - **Add/Edit Windows:** These windows for Dynamic, Static, and Combined subgroups are now in .NET format. - **Dynamic Subgroups:** The logical OR feature has been replaced with a checked listbox. - **Static Subgroups:** - You can now filter the people in the “Not in the subgroup” column by Current Members, Non-members, Male, or Female. - The “Category” drop list now allows you to easily add and remove items. - Instead of a red asterisk indicating when data has been changed, an icon now appears on the Save button if a change has been made. ## Tech Improvements - **Error Solutions:** New feature tells you if a problem you reported has been addressed in a feature pack or new software release. 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