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On, August 16, 2023, SCRAM Systems® will re-release enhancements to the SCRAM 24/7® system to streamline payment processing.

These enhancements will allow you to:

  • Enter multiple payments for your clients on the Mass Payment page.
  • Enter multiple client payments on the Mass Update page.

Mass Payment

To enter multiple payments for your caseload:

  1. Select the Mass Payment tab from the Testing page.
  2. Use the available filters to customize the activity and clients displayed on the page.
Mass Payment page – click to enlarge
  1. Locate each client you wish to enter a payment for and enter the amount collected for the activity fee.
Mass Payment page – click to enlarge
  1. Enter the amount collected for each client, and then select Collect Payments Only from the Action dropdown menu.
  2. Select the Collect Payments button.
Mass Payment page – click to enlarge
  1. On the Mass Payment acknowledgment pop-up, select the Yes button.
Mass Payment Acknowledgment pop-up – click to enlarge

When the page reloads, you will notice a Payment Pending notice next to each client where the payment was applied. Once the payments have been processed, the new balance will be reflected for the client.

A transaction record may be viewed in the “Transaction History” section of each individual client’s Financials tab.

Mass Update

A new filter on the Mass Update page allows you to include or exclude client payment options for the clients displayed.

Mass Update page – click to enlarge

When Include Client Payments is chosen, select each client for which you wish to record appointment attendance, and then enter the payment for the activity fee (if collected).

Information You are not required to record a payment for each client to record the attendance.
Mass Update page – click to enlarge

After recording the payments for each selected client, choose the appropriate action of either Passed or Excused for the mass update.

Information A print preview window will open when processing a refund, transfer, or using the Print Receipt to Date option on the client’s “Transaction History” section of their Financials page.

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On, August 10, 2023, SCRAM Systems will release two enhancements to SCRAM Nexus.

  1. When suspending a Supervision Plan, you now have the option to Suspend Indefinitely.
  2. When removing a task or directive for a client, you may now remove “In-Progress” tasks or directives.
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Suspend Indefinitely

When a client’s supervision plan needs to be suspended, for example, because the client has absconded, on the Suspend Supervision Plan Details pop-up, you may now select the checkbox to “Suspend Indefinitely.”  Once you have chosen the Suspend Supervision Plan button and saved the suspension details, future appointments, and activities will be removed from the calendar.

Suspend Supervision Plan Details pop-up (click to enlarge)
Client’s Supervision Plan page (click to enlarge)

On each activity’s page, the Schedule and Change Log sections will record the resume on date of “Suspended Indefinitely.”

History page (click to enlarge)

To resume the Supervision Plan, follow the current process by selecting the Edit hyperlink in the Attention banner or navigating to the Supervision Plan page and selecting the Activate Supervision Plan hyperlink. Once reactivated, the appointments and activities will be displayed on the calendar based on the resume date entered.

Remove “In Progress” Tasks or Directives.

To remove an “In-Progress” task or directive, access the Activity Details page for the task or directive and:

  1. Select the Edit hyperlink.
  2. Select the Remove Activity hyperlink.
Supervision Plan page (click to enlarge)
  1. In the Remove Activity pop-up, all In-Progress items are listed and selected. You may uncheck items you do not want to remove. After making any changes, select the Remove Activity button.
Remove Activity pop-up (click to enlarge)

The task or directive is removed from the calendar. In addition, the update is documented on the History and Change Logs for each task or directive.

History page (click to enlarge)

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On, July 27, 2023, SCRAM Systems will release an enhancement to your client’s Documents page. Currently, you must download the .pdf, .png, or .jpeg files to your computer before viewing the file. With this enhancement, a Document Preview pop-up will display the file’s contents when you select that document’s hyperlink.

TouchPoint Client Documents page (click to enlarge)
Document Preview pop-up (click to enlarge)

Once previewed, select the Actions button to “Share” the document with the client, “Download” a copy to your computer, or “Delete” it.

Document Preview pop-up (click to enlarge)

The Share, Download, and Delete options are also still available from the Action dropdown menu to the right of the document’s information, as before.

Documents page (click to enlarge)
Information The Document Preview pop-up does not support .doc or .docx file formats. Select the hyperlink to download the document to your computer and view the information.
Documents page (click to enlarge)
Downloads Folder (click to enlarge)

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On, July 27, 2023, SCRAM Systems will release an enhancement to the SCRAM TouchPoint Documents page for your client’s supervision plan in Nexus. Currently, you must download the .pdf, .png, or .jpeg files to your computer before viewing the file. With this enhancement, a Document Preview pop-up will display the file’s contents when you select that document’s hyperlink.

Nexus Client Documents page (click to enlarge)
Document Preview pop-up (click to enlarge)

Once previewed, select the Actions button to “Share” the document with the client, “Download” a copy to your computer, or “Delete” it.

Document Preview pop-up (click to enlarge)

As before, you may also continue to access the Share, Download, and Delete options from the Action dropdown menu to the right of the document’s information.

Documents page (click to enlarge)
Information The Document Preview pop-up does not support .doc or .docx file formats. Select the hyperlink to download the document to your computer and view the information.
Document page (click to enlarge)
Downloads pop-up (click to enlarge)

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On, July 27, 2023, SCRAM Systems will release an enhancement to your client’s Documents page. Currently, you must download the .pdf, .png, or .jpeg files to your computer before viewing the file. With this enhancement, a Document Preview pop-up will display the file’s contents when you select that document’s hyperlink.

SCRAMNET GPS Client Documents page (click to enlarge)
Document Preview pop-up (click to enlarge)

Once previewed, select the Actions button to “Download” a copy to your computer, or “Delete” it.

Document Preview pop-up (click to enlarge)

The Download, and Delete options are also still available from the Action dropdown menu to the right of the document’s information, as before.

Documents page (click to enlarge)
Information The Document Preview pop-up does not support .doc or .docx file formats. Select the hyperlink to download the document to your computer and view the information.
Documents page (click to enlarge)
Downloads Folder (click to enlarge)
Information For clients utilizing the SCRAM TouchPoint Mobile Application along with GPS monitoring, the Action dropdown menu will include the “Share” option in addition to the “Download” and “Delete” options.

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TipsEnhancement Update: On December 4th, 2024 SCRAM Systems updated this Ambient VOC Detected Mitigation process. You may view the updated process here.

On, July 19, 2023, SCRAM Systems® will release an enhancement to the Ambient VOC Detected alert for your caseloads enabled for Test to Zero. With this enhancement, the Test to Zero functionality and parameters applied to a “Failed” breath test result will also apply to an “Ambient VOC Detected” result.

Test to Zero

When an “Ambient VOC Detected” result is received, SCRAMNET will send the RB Pro device an On Demand breath test request 20 minutes after receiving the alert. SCRAMNET will continue to send On Demand breath test requests after each subsequent Ambient VOC Detected alert, every 20 minutes until the flow path is clear and the client can provide a breath sample.*

Client RB Results page – click to enlarge

To troubleshoot an Ambient VOC Detected result, visit the RB Pro VOC Detection Guidance article on SCRAM Help.

*To view the Test to Zero setup and parameters, visit the Test to Zero Help article.  

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On, July 13, 2023, SCRAM Systems will release a Locate Now enhancement for clients utilizing the TouchPoint activity on your SCRAM Nexus caseloads. The Locate Now feature is an on-demand single location point that will display the current approximate location of the client’s smartphone.

Request Location Information

Access your client’s Nexus Profile and select the Locate Now hyperlink on the left-hand side of the page.

Client Summary page – click to enlarge

Once in process, the system will request the approximate location information from the client’s smartphone for up to five (5) minutes.

Client Summary page – click to enlarge

Once the location information is available, a Location pop-up will display the approximate location details and an interactive map.

Location Information pop-up – click to enlarge

On the client’s History page, select the Location button to view the Locate Now history results.

Client History page – click to enlarge

Select a specific result’s date and time hyperlink to view the associate approximate location information, and print or export a .pdf of the details if you wish.

Client History page – click to enlarge

Troubleshooting No Location Available

The system will request the location information from the client’s smartphone for five (5) minutes. If no information is available after five minutes, the Location pop-up will list the location information as “Unknown” along with possible causes.

  • The phone is powered-off, or the battery is depleted.
  • Location services are not enabled.
  • The smartphone is outside of cellular or Wi-Fi coverage.
Location Information pop-up – click to enlarge

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On July 12, 2023, SCRAM Systems will release an enhancement to how SCRAMNET displays the SCRAM Remote Breath Pro Enrollment Practice Test results.

During enrollment, the Enrollment breath test result will still reflect a BrAC value, but the Practice Test breath results will display as “- -” on the RB Results page.

Before Enhancement:
RB Results page – click to enlarge
After Enhancement:
RB Results page – click to enlarge
Information During the enrollment process, if you suspect the client has been drinking, complete the enrollment and practice tests process on the device. After ending the enrollment, send an On Demand test to the client’s device, or have the client complete a “voluntary” (Client-Initiated) breath test.

Scheduled, On Demand, and Client-Initiated breath test results are unaffected by this enhancement and will continue displaying the BrAC result value.

RB Results page – click to enlarge

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Today, June 29, 2023, SCRAM Systems will release a Locate Now enhancement for your SCRAM TouchPoint caseloads. This on-demand single location point can be used at any time and displays the current approximate location of the client’s smartphone.  

Information The latest version of the TouchPoint app is available to clients in the app stores. As a best practice, SCRAM Systems recommends that all TouchPoint app users enable their smartphones for automatic app updates to make this process easier.

Request Location Information

Access your client’s TouchPoint Profile and select the Locate Now hyperlink on the left-hand side of the page.

TouchPoint Client Profile Page – click to enlarge

Once selected, the system will request the location information from the client’s smartphone for up to five (5) minutes.

TouchPoint Client Profile Page – click to enlarge

Once the location information is available, a Location pop-up will display the location details and an interactive map.

Location Results Pop-Up – click to enlarge

On the client’s Location page, you may view the Locate Now history results.

TouchPoint Client Location Page – click to enlarge

Select a specific result’s date and time hyperlink to view the associated location information, and print or export a .pdf of the details if you wish.

Location Details – click to enlarge

Troubleshooting No Location Available

The system will request the location information from the client’s smartphone for five (5) minutes. If no information is available after five minutes, the Location pop-up will list the location information as “Unknown” along with possible causes:

  • The phone is powered-off, or the battery is depleted.
  • Location services are not enabled on the smartphone.
  • The smartphone is outside of cellular or Wi-Fi coverage.
Location Results Pop-Up – click to enlarge

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On, June 22, 2023, SCRAM Systems will release two enhancements for your Nexus caseload.   

  1. When a client’s supervision plan is suspended, you may suspend the agent tasks related to the supervision plan. If you elect to suspend the tasks associated with the supervision plan, those tasks “not started” or “in progress” will be hidden on the Pending Items and Workload pages. On the supervision plan’s resume date, the tasks will again display on the Pending Items and Workload pages.  
  2. When adding a TouchPoint Activity to a new or existing Nexus client, you may link the two client profiles within Nexus if the client’s username (email address) matches an existing SCRAM TouchPoint profile.

Suspend a Supervision Plan’s Tasks

To get started:

  1. Select the Suspend Supervision Plan hyperlink for the client.
  2. On the Suspend Supervision Plan Details pop-up, enter the required information.
  3. Select Suspend all Tasks or Do Not Suspend all Tasks in the Task Suspension field.
  4. After entering the required information, select the Suspend Supervision Plan button to save the details.  
Suspend Supervision Plan Details Pop-Up – click to enlarge

Link SCRAM TouchPoint Profile

When adding the TouchPoint activity to a Nexus client, after selecting the Add Activity button, if the username (email address) entered matches a TouchPoint profile, select the Yes, Use and Link Client button on the Confirmation pop-up to link the two profiles.

SCRAM TouchPoint Client Link Confirmation Pop-up – click to enlarge

Once the TouchPoint Profile has been linked to the Nexus Profile, SCRAM Systems recommends you access the TouchPoint activity and review, edit, or update the TouchPoint Activity Details as necessary.  

TouchPoint Activity Details Page – click to enlarge

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