Scoring from the field, files dropped into chat, and forms that fill themselves in
A scoring link can be named, shown as a QR code and extended without breaking it, files drop straight into any chat, and a template opens with what the Case already knows in it.
Aldra Team4 min read
What’s new
Name a scoring link, and see whether it is being used
A link you issue for field scoring carries a name you choose, such as the Tuesday support worker or the school. The person holding the link never sees it. Each link shows how many scores have come through and when the last one arrived.
You can tell which link belongs to whom, so you can revoke the right one.
Hand a link over with a QR code
A new link is shown once as a QR code beside the address, so the phone that will use it can pick it up from the screen. Aldra keeps only a hash of the link: if it is lost, revoke it and make another.
Rename or extend a link without breaking it
The name and the expiry of a live link can both be changed from its row, and the address never changes. Expiry is written in plain words: expires today, expires tomorrow, expires in three days.
A score that says what it means
The field scoring page shows the wording behind each number, and what has just been recorded stays on screen underneath. Goal attainment anchors read as much less than expected through to much more than expected, and a count or duration carries its unit.
Today is the day where you are
Anywhere Aldra offered today as a date it worked the day out from Greenwich, which before mid-morning in Australia produced yesterday. It now reads the local calendar day.
Drag, drop or paste a file into any chat
Every chat takes a file dropped anywhere on it, and a screenshot on the clipboard pastes straight into the message box. Several files can go at once, and Aldra reads photos as well as documents.
A file Aldra cannot read is refused straight away
A video, or a photo in the format an iPhone saves by default, is refused as soon as it is dropped, with a message naming the file and saying what to do instead.
Tables and formatting in replies
Replies render tables with their columns aligned, headings, quotes, nested lists, task lists and rules. A wide table scrolls inside the reply.
Write a behaviour in plain words for the people collecting it
A behaviour definition can carry a second, plain-language explanation alongside the clinical one. That is what someone opening a shared collection link on a phone reads. Aldra can draft it from the clinical definition, which is never rewritten.
Behaviours are written beside the list
Adding or editing a behaviour opens a pane at the side, so the behaviours already defined stay in view. Creating offers save and add another. The list has search, filter chips and renaming on the row.
Templates open part-filled
A document opens with what the Case already knows: a behaviour support plan starts with the participant’s NDIS number, date of birth and details, and a shift note opens on today’s date. Anything you have typed wins, and a signed document is never touched.
The same details stop being retyped into every plan.
Rename a chat where you can see it
A chat can be renamed from the recent list and from pinned chats in the side rail, not only from inside the chat itself.
Aldra greets you by your name
Aldra was greeting people by the name on the account, which for an organisation that signed itself up is the organisation’s. It now works out the person’s own first name.
Book a session without losing the day
A new session slides in from the side rather than covering the calendar. Title, location, participant and NDIS support item are type-aheads, and title and location suggest from that participant’s earlier sessions.
One way to edit a record
Goals, activities, Case strategies, behaviour support records and sessions all open in a panel at the side rather than a box in the middle. A centred box is kept for a short decision that cannot be undone.
Goal rows you can read across
Actions on a goal in the backlog are named in a menu rather than crowded into icons beside the figures. Recording progress stays a button, and archiving and deleting ask before they act.
Invoice details sit where the eye looks for them
Issued, due and terms stack one to a line, opposite and level with who the invoice is billed to. The subject sits below across the full width.
Availability and how to get it
Live on the web for every organisation. Scoring links are on a Case’s Goals tab, and the plain-language explanation is on a behaviour definition in the Behaviours tab.
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