Sky View and the Outlook Add-in

Shannon Brower
Shannon Brower
Fifth Anniversary Kudos 1 Participant Facilitator 1
in Blackbaud Grantmaking™ General Discussions
All,


Does anyone have any idea if the "Send to GIFTS Online" add-in that I added to my Outlook will work with the new Sky View? I attach emails to our grant requests all the time and wonder if this feature will still work. It requires a BBGM sign in, password, and URL to work. Thanks!

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  • Tania Yannarilli
    Tania Yannarilli
    Ninth Anniversary Kudos 2 Name Dropper Participant
    I'm curious about this myself. Thanks for posting the question.
  • Paula Lentoni
    Paula Lentoni
    Tenth Anniversary Kudos 2 Name Dropper Participant
    I hope so! 

    Losing that feature would be horrible.
  • Jen Hammerstrom
    Jen Hammerstrom
    Ninth Anniversary Kudos 2 Name Dropper Participant
    I posted this question during one of the many BBGM SKY webinars they've held recently and received no response. Maybe this thread will elicit one!
  • Terry Stevens
    Terry Stevens
    Seventh Anniversary Participant Facilitator 1
    I was told by Blackbaud that this feature is supposed to work in SKY.
  • Shannon Brower
    Shannon Brower
    Fifth Anniversary Kudos 1 Participant Facilitator 1
    So now that I have access to Sky View, I tried the add-in but it only takes the original URL from BBGM (formerly Giftsonline) which will eventually go away, but does not take the current URL for Sky View (which by the way, is not our foundation's URL). Is this a temporary host URL (https://host.nxt.blackbaud.com)  until the whole thing is rolled out today? I find more questions than answers....
  • Shannon Brower
    Shannon Brower
    Fifth Anniversary Kudos 1 Participant Facilitator 1
    I just received this message from support:

    Yes, you can use the old link for BBGM - it will eventually go away - but not for a long while - they have not specified how long it will be available - No eta .... 


     
  • Marc Knox
    Marc Knox
    Eighth Anniversary Kudos 1 Participant Facilitator 1
    Hi Shannon,


    My recollection from the virtual BBCON was the 'classic' view would still be around until October 2021, which is when Microsoft stop supporting Silverlight
  • Shannon Brower
    Shannon Brower
    Fifth Anniversary Kudos 1 Participant Facilitator 1
    Marc,


    Then what happens? Will "Send to GIFTS Online" take the new URL? Does anyone know if we will have customized URLs in Sky like we have in BBGM? It's all so awkward at the moment.

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