This enhancement includes the ability to do a yahrzeit query by attribute.
To review — you can assign attributes (a.k.a. “tags”) to individuals. For example, you may wish to assign an attribute of “Snail Mail Only,” or “Send yahrzeit notifications by surface mail” to some congregants who have expressed that preference. Until now, there was no way to distinguish observers by tag.
Now, you can do so. In the Yahrzeit query, you’ll see a new selection called “Member attribute.”
That way, you can obtain one comprehensive list of observers. Or, you can obtain a list according to the way you’ve tagged individuals.
There is one more small enhancement along with this one. If you use the Combo Bimah List export, you’ll see the observer’s cell phone on that spreadsheet.
To see these features in action, please enjoy this short (3m, 30s) video.
Diving a bit deeper — most often, the Yahrzeit query is by a range of dates — the forthcoming week, or the forthcoming month. It’s more versatile than that. You can also query by the name of the deceased; by the name of an observer; and you can also pull a list of people who have passed away in the past year .