November 2022 Update

Accomplishments/Updates

  • Got the Forgot Password function to work with a fake smtp server (ethereal) which is only able to show that emails are sent, but not actually send them
  • Finished creating the online form with all the fields from the Kids-U physical paper form
  • Finished adding all form fields on the database website, made the appropriate form fields mandatory, and added validation for those fields
  • Started working on integration of online form with database

Issues

  • Need Kids-U to create and give us credentials for a no-reply email and smtp server
  • Issues with database migration

Goals that were set for November

  • Fully implement “forgot password” functionality
    • make it send an email and change the password for any relevant user
      • ✔️(almost complete, just need credentials)

  • Figure out how “forgot password” database of users is implemented
    • ✔️(database is updated whenever someone registers as a new user)

  • Test edits on database website’s form fields through MySQL Server Explorer
    • ✔️(complete)

  • Work on the online version of the application form
    • ✔️(complete)

  • Integrate form with Kids-U database
    • ✔️(almost complete)

What may need to be done next semester:

  • Adding electronic signature to the form
  • Creating more sorting options and filters for the data in the database

September 2022 Update

Accomplishments/Updates

  • Established weekly meeting with mentor, started looking at learning resources for SQL, C#, and ASP.NET.
  • Met with partner, Shawn, and Taz over a Teams call to go over project and code access.
  • We got access to the Kids-U Github from Shawn. We downloaded the needed programs to run the code.

Issues

  • Got access to the database and website code pretty late
  • Have to resolve some individual computer issues related to downloading required software. 3 out of 5 of our team can deploy the code locally on our devices.

October Goals

  • Understand the code form the Kids-U github
  • Work on forgot password functionality
  • Create the online form
  • Work on integrating the form with the database

August 2022 Update

Accomplishments/Updates

  • First week of class: Had a team bonding meetup at the boba shop by Northside after our first epcs lab meeting. We got to know each other and had a good time.
  • Second week: We met with our partner at the Kids-U location in Richardson. Our team got an in-person understanding of the organization and its goals. During our visited, we understood online form’s needs and significance.

Goals

  • Get to know each other
  • Figure out project roles
  • Meet with partner and mentor
  • Look over previous team’s semester and final project plans