Category: General Information

Known Issues

  Bugs, limitations and other known issues will be posted here. Animals Module Editing medical procedures does not automatically make hidden dependent input fields available.  The procedure category must be reselected in order for hidden fields to appear. Animal exports to PetFinder, AdoptAPet, and Pets911:  currently uses a single FTP account for each respective website.  Additional … Continue Reading

Understanding Locations Setup

ShelterOPs has the capability to be setup for one or more physical locations and/or entities.  This may be beneficial if you represent a municipality with more than one precinct and need to track animals within each physical location.  Or you are an animal shelter who also provides contracted ACO services and need to separately track … Continue Reading

Features Overview

ShelterOps is open source software released under the GNL license.  The software is free to use, modify and adapt as needed. You own your data. Core Modules Core modules are enabled by default.Setup Module Theme selection Maintenance mode Restricted hours Change log enteries FTP settings Announcements Client Management Customer Profiles Contact information ID information Integrated … Continue Reading

Security Settings

ShelterOps is designed to require a username and password to log in.  Once logged in, a user can only access modules in which the user has been given permission.  Access permissions can be defined per user for each module from within the Users module, with additional admin level permission also available (Delete, Reports, Users, Setup, … Continue Reading

Setup 101

The very first thing you should do is view the admin user account under Users, record the PIN number for this user, and immediately change your username and password (and store this somewhere safe for future reference).  You will need this PIN number in order to add or modify any software settings. The first configuration … Continue Reading

Theme Options

You can control the appearance of ShelterOps via Themes.  There are currently 4 optional themes available in ShelterOps.  Three additional themes are also being developed.  You can defined your preferred theme by accessing the Setup module and entering the theme name in the appropriate field. Themes shelterops BoldBlue shadesOfGray OfficialGreen

Requirements

Server Configuration PHP 5.4 or higherMySQL 5.5 or higher User Browser/Intranet/Anti Virus Considerations ShelterOps is a web-based software application which users access via their web browser.  It has been designed to be cross-browser compatible on desktops using Internet Explorer 10+, Chrome and Firefox.  It can be accessed using mobile devices, but it may look or … Continue Reading

Installing ShelterOps

  To install ShelterOps, create a MySQL database and a user for that database.    Once the database has been created, access the new MySQL database with a program such as phpMyAdmin and import the ShelterOps.sql file, which is located in the /install folder. You will need to add your MySQL database name and user credentials to … Continue Reading

Printable Forms/Documents

Several modules within ShelterOps come with generic printable forms (documents).  These include the Transactions module (invoice), Animals (intake, adoption, requested euthanasia, etc), Wildlife (intake form), Traps (trap loan agreement), and Tags/Licenses modules.  Through the Setup screen of each module, you can add custom content to these documents.  This custom content will be displayed on the … Continue Reading