Smart Phone App Explanation

Both the Android and iPhone versions of the app can be downloaded by anyone. However, they can only be activated by the unique combination of a parent's website email address, password and the system generated registration key. If these 3 components are not entered accurately, it will not work. Once entered accurately, the app gets activated and begins to work. I have attached a snapshot of the account setup page from the app.

The registration key gets generated when the parent purchases a directory app item for sale from your website. They will get an email notice about it and can also do a look up on the site under the MY DIRECTORY APP page to retrieve the registration key.

The item for sale is setup in the website builder under MANAGE ITEMS FOR SALE. There is a checkbox that allows you to flag it as the directory app. This is how the system knows to generate the registration key when the item is purchased.

You can include it with a membership purchase if you want or you can sell it separately. You can limit it to paid members only or make it available to everyone. The system is flexible enough to allow this. You can also dictate when the registration key will expire. For most groups we work with this is after one year.

We will be setting all of this up for you. We will also have videos to show you how to configure it according to your group's policy. This will all be ready by mid to late June.

Your website and app are always in sync with each other. Any updates made on the website are immediately reflected in the app. Any updates made on the app are immediately reflected on the website. This means all versions of the directory will be in sync as well. However, if someone prints a version of the directory from the site in September and then a parent changes their email address in October, that printed version is outdated while the online and smart phone versions are in sync and up to date.

The original idea was to make it a simple directory app, but it is now evolving into a mobile version of your website.

Mike,
PaperlessPTO.com Support
http://www.paperlesspto.com