NW Scheduler/Publisher - Updates, Support, and Suggestions

[Floyd]

9 hours ago, Ezra said:

So, Brothers, please click on Automatic Backup to your computer. And at least once a month, back up externally.

 

If you are the only admin then sure. But if there is another admin that logs in regularly then you automatically have an offsite backup.

[Indapipe]

4 hours ago, Floyd said:

 

If you are the only admin then sure. But if there is another admin that logs in regularly then you automatically have an offsite backup.

I had actually never thought of that but you're absolutely correct. Great point.

[Marky]

In the support docs it says that if a person is deceased you should select their name and in the Information tab click the Delete button.  When I select a person there is no Delete button anywhere on the Information page or in any of the other tabs. I thought it used to be down at the bottom on the right side along with the Moved button.  The docs say you can also click the Moved box but I think that leaves all of the persons data in NWS.  Any suggestions?

[Indapipe]

1 hour ago, Marky said:

In the support docs it says that if a person is deceased you should select their name and in the Information tab click the Delete button.  When I select a person there is no Delete button anywhere on the Information page or in any of the other tabs. I thought it used to be down at the bottom on the right side along with the Moved button.  The docs say you can also click the Moved box but I think that leaves all of the persons data in NWS.  Any suggestions?

[Marky]

Thanks so much Darren!  I guess my mind just went blank.  That big button is as plain as day!

[Tortuga]

I think it would be good if one of the Emergency Contacts in NWP was designated as Medical Emergency Contact. The elders would know who to contact if there was a medical emergency and the AHCD information wasn't available.

[Gary P]

Good morning. Is there a thread about Hourglass on this site?

[foghorn]

4 hours ago, Tortuga said:

...be good if one of the Emergency Contacts in NWP was designated as Medical Emergency Contact.

    I agree with this idea (using the same designation used on the DPA: 'Health Care Agent', in our state). It would make it a lot easier for elders to verify that each publisher had the needed information on hand.

    We had a real-life situation a few years ago where this would have helped. An elderly sister with no immediate family ended up in the ER unconscious, and no one knew who her Health Care Agent was. Yes, she should have had her DPA in her wallet, but she didn't. It took several hours of effort before the elders could locate her DPA at her house and get someone to authorize her treatment.

   There is a simple work-around, though, in NWP. In setting up an emergency contact, there is a field called "Relationship". The user can simply make entries like: "Sister and Primary Health Care Agent", etc.

[Tortuga]

13 minutes ago, foghorn said:

    I agree with this idea (using the same designation used on the DPA: 'Health Care Agent', in our state). It would make it a lot easier for elders to verify that each publisher had the needed information on hand.

    We had a real-life situation a few years ago where this would have helped. An elderly sister with no immediate family ended up in the ER unconscious, and no one knew who her Health Care Agent was. Yes, she should have had her DPA in her wallet, but she didn't. It took several hours of effort before the elders could locate her DPA at her house and get someone to authorize her treatment.

   There is a simple work-around, though, in NWP. In setting up an emergency contact, there is a field called "Relationship". The user can simply make entries like: "Sister and Primary Health Care Agent", etc.

Agreed, having a designated field would make it easier to locate the information quickly. Hopefully it would show up in a report if they didn't fill out the information.

[howudodat]

7 hours ago, Gary P said:

Good morning. Is there a thread about Hourglass on this site?

Hi Gary,

 

Feel free to post your question on one level higher:
https://jwtalk.net/forum/48-computers-tablets-mobile-devices-apps/

then click on start new topic.

 

Peter

[Tortuga]

9 hours ago, Tortuga said:

I think it would be good if one of the Emergency Contacts in NWP was designated as Medical Emergency Contact. The elders would know who to contact if there was a medical emergency and the AHCD information wasn't available.

I would appreciate someone forwarding this to the NWP/NWS team.

[Indapipe]

1 hour ago, Tortuga said:

I would appreciate someone forwarding this to the NWP/NWS team.

Is it known if anyone on this forum works on the app?

[Tortuga]

1 hour ago, Indapipe said:

Is it known if anyone on this forum works on the app?

I don't know. I am hoping that someone here has communicated with the brothers that work on the app and are willing to forward the suggestion. I don't want to go through the process of contacting them.

[Jonathan1]

 

Today I had a new insight I’d like to share. Baruch has been inspired by existing systems like NWS, but the goal is to address common pain points like supporting multiple devices, versioning, EU privacy regulations (GDPR), and maintenance complexity.

I’d like to share how I plan to approach this and what direction I’m taking. 

 

Feedback and suggestions are very welcome especially from experienced brothers who are using NWS.

[dljbsp]

21 hours ago, Tortuga said:

I think it would be good if one of the Emergency Contacts in NWP was designated as Medical Emergency Contact. The elders would know who to contact if there was a medical emergency and the AHCD information wasn't available.

 

8 hours ago, Tortuga said:

I don't know. I am hoping that someone here has communicated with the brothers that work on the app and are willing to forward the suggestion. I don't want to go through the process of contacting them.

I cannot speak for the brothers that work on that app, but I can tell you from observation, They don't do anything that is beyond what the organization has directed the brothers us to do within the congregation. 

 about six or eight years ago, the congregation was directed to stop holding copies of of persons, healthcare proxy or advanced medical directive. That was not the responsibility of the congregation. That is a person's personal responsibility between them and their emergency contacts. I wonder now, as I write this, if it also has to do with HIPPA.

Dave

 

[Tortuga]

2 minutes ago, dljbsp said:

I cannot speak for the brothers that work on that app, but I can tell you from observation, They don't do anything that is beyond what the organization has directed the brothers us to do within the congregation. 

 about six or eight years ago, the congregation was directed to stop holding copies of of persons, healthcare proxy or advanced medical directive. That was not the responsibility of the congregation. That is a person's personal responsibility between them and their emergency contacts. I wonder now, as I write this, if it also has to do with HIPPA.

Dave

I understand what you are saying. It seems it wouldn't be any different than the Emergency Contact information we already provide on the app, but one of the fields would be designated as Medical Emergency. It would make it easier for the elders to contact the right person in case of a medical emergency if the DPA/AHCD information wasn't available.

[Jonathan1]

1 hour ago, Jonathan1 said:

Today I had a new insight I’d like to share. ...

 

This is the concept picture.

Comments or suggestions are welcome.

 

https://jwtalk.net/topic/62578-agape-apps-building-baruch-together/?do=findComment&comment=1094446

 

[Cruzer]

Updated NWP this morning to version 4.0.0 #338. In the Google Play store "What's New" section for the app, it lists:

 

- Many new Territory features, including sharing territories with other publishers, field service groups and your family.
- New progress percentage for territories
- New Territory List and Address Filters
- New Get Address at this Location button when adding new addresses

 

Am I the only one not seeing these after updating the app?

[carlos]

14 hours ago, Indapipe said:

Is it known if anyone on this forum works on the app?

 

As far as I know, the developers of NW Schedule and NW Publisher are not members here. 

If we want to send them a suggestion, it has to be done through their support page. They won't read it here.

 

[Floyd]

On 4/21/2026 at 11:40 AM, Tortuga said:

I think it would be good if one of the Emergency Contacts in NWP was designated as Medical Emergency Contact. The elders would know who to contact if there was a medical emergency and the AHCD information wasn't available.

 

I am torn on this because I know we cannot ask for copies of DPA cards anymore and we were told to destroy any copies we already had. At the same time though we were told that the friends could give copies to whoever they wish but the congregation does not keep that in the congregation file.

 

But I agree I would like to have the information on health care agents so we know who to contact. Personally if it came up in our congregation I would ask the CO first. As of right now we are not collecting that information.

 

[Tortuga]

5 minutes ago, Floyd said:

 

I am torn on this because I know we cannot ask for copies of DPA cards anymore and we were told to destroy any copies we already had. At the same time though we were told that the friends could give copies to whoever they wish but the congregation does not keep that in the congregation file.

 

But I agree I would like to have the information on health care agents so we know who to contact. Personally if it came up in our congregation I would ask the CO first. As of right now we are not collecting that information.

 

I understand what you are saying but technically it doesn't necessarily have anything to do with the DPA/AHCD, it could be just who they would like contacted in a Medical Emergency if it is different than who they have listed as an Emergency Contact. The user determines if they want to list a contact and who it will be. It doesn't have to be anyone that is listed on their DPA.

[Indapipe]

3 hours ago, carlos said:

 

As far as I know, the developers of NW Schedule and NW Publisher are not members here. 

If we want to send them a suggestion, it has to be done through their support page. They won't read it here.

 

That's a shame. I cringe anytime it seems necessary to contact the developers. They seem to give the vibe that they would prefer to not hear from users as much as possible. 😬

[Guil]

5 hours ago, Cruzer said:

Updated NWP this morning to version 4.0.0 #338. In the Google Play store "What's New" section for the app, it lists:

 

- Many new Territory features, including sharing territories with other publishers, field service groups and your family.
- New progress percentage for territories
- New Territory List and Address Filters
- New Get Address at this Location button when adding new addresses

 

Am I the only one not seeing these after updating the app?

Yes, my app upgraded to 4.0.0 this morning, but I don't see any of those new features.

 

What is odd is that in NW Scheduler, NW App Devices shows my client as 3.9.7, along with all other users. Is it normal for the reported version in the back end to be different?