--- title: Venue Product Update August 2022 description: Take a closer look at the recent product updates that have improved iVvy's efficiencies for your venue. image: https://blog.ivvy.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Venue_Update_Blank.jpg --- [![iVvy 2021 - logo Green (1)](https://blog.ivvy.com/hubfs/iVvy%20Logos/Generic/iVvy%202021%20-%20logo%20Green%20(1).png)](https://www.ivvy.com) [![iVvy 2021 - logo Green (1)](https://blog.ivvy.com/hubfs/iVvy%20Logos/Generic/iVvy%202021%20-%20logo%20Green%20(1).png)](https://www.ivvy.com.au/) - Products - [Event & Venue Management Software](https://www.ivvy.com/venue-management-software/) - [Event Ticketing Software](https://www.ivvy.com.au/event-management-software/) - [iVvy AI](https://www.ivvy.com/ivvyai/) - [iVvy Pay: Venue Payment Platform](https://www.ivvy.com/ivvy-pay/) - [Integrations](https://www.ivvy.com/integrations/) - [Marketplace](https://www.ivvy.com.au/) - Solutions - [Hotel & Hotel Chains](https://www.ivvy.com/hotel-sales-catering-software/) - [Hospitality Groups](https://www.ivvy.com/hospitality-groups-venue-management-software/) - [Function Centres](https://www.ivvy.com/function-centres-venue-management-software/) - [Stadiums & Sports Clubs](https://www.ivvy.com/stadium-and-sport-clubs-venue-management-software/) - [Restaurants & Catering Companies](https://www.ivvy.com/restaurant-event-management-software/) - [Universities & Educational Institutions](https://www.ivvy.com/university-venue-management-software/) - [Government & Public Spaces](https://www.ivvy.com/government-and-public-venue-management-software/) - [Customer Stories](https://www.ivvy.com/customers/) - Resources - [About](https://www.ivvy.com/about/) - [Blog](https://blog.ivvy.com/) - [Customer Support](https://knowledge.ivvy.com/kb) - [Site Status](http://status.ivvy.com/) - Login - [Login (APAC)](https://www.ivvy.com.au/accounts/login) - [Login (UK & EU)](https://www.ivvy.co.uk/accounts/login) - [Login (NA)](https://www.ivvy.com/accounts/login) - [REQUEST DEMO](https://www.ivvy.com/venue-management-software/demo/) - Products - [Venue Management Software](https://www.ivvy.com/venue-management-software/) - [Event Management Software](https://www.ivvy.com/event-management-software/) - [Integrations](https://www.ivvy.com/integrations/) - [Marketplace](https://www.ivvy.com.au/) - Solutions for - [Hotel Sale & Catering](https://www.ivvy.com/hotel-sales-catering-software/) - [Restaurant & Function Venues](https://www.ivvy.com/restaurant-event-management-software/) - [Stadiums & Unique Venues](https://www.ivvy.com/unique-venue-management-software/) - [University Venue Management](https://www.ivvy.com/university-venue-management-software/) - [Customers](https://www.ivvy.com/customers/) - [About](https://www.ivvy.com/about/) - Resources - [Blog](https://blog.ivvy.com/blog) - [Careers](https://www.ivvy.com/careers/) - [Support](https://knowledge.ivvy.com/kb) - [For Developers](https://developer.ivvy.com/) - [Site Status](http://status.ivvy.com/) - AU - [Australia](https://www.ivvy.com.au/venue-management-software/) - [New Zealand](https://www.ivvy.co.nz/venue-management-software/) - [United States](https://www.ivvy.com/venue-management-software/) - [United Kingdom](https://www.ivvy.co.uk/venue-management-software/) - [Login](https://www.ivvy.com.au/accounts/login/) - [Add Your Venue](https://resources.ivvy.com/join-ivvy-marketplace-general) ![Venue_Update_Text](https://blog.ivvy.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Venue_Update_Text.jpg "Venue_Update_Text") ←  Back   # Venue Product Update August 2022 Posted on 23 August 2022 [iVvy Updates](https://blog.ivvy.com/blog/tag/ivvy-updates)         In this venue product update, we look at upgrades to User Group Mapping & Outlook Task & Activities integration.  ### SSO Upgrade for User Group Mapping  We have made updates to our SSO so you can now pass a value within the SSO data from your identity provider that can be mapped to a user group. This means you can send a value into iVvy so we can identify what User Group the user should be assigned to. SSO users will no longer have to be created and assigned to a base level group and then manually changed to the desired user group.   Should you have any questions about this update or need any assistance, reach out to our Support team on [support@ivvy.com](mailto:support@ivvy.com)[mailto:support@ivvy.com](mailto:support@ivvy.com)   ### Outlook Tasks & Activities Integration Available We have released a new and exciting integration for all of our Outlook users. You can now sync your iVvy tasks and activities (meetings) to your Outlook tasks & calendar to more efficiently manage your workload.    To learn more about this new integration, click [here](https://knowledge.ivvy.com/kb/outlook-tasks-activities).   If you're interested in configuring this new integration in your account, reach out to your Trainer or Client Success Manager for pricing information. ### Coming Soon:    #### Important API Changes   We're making a change to some of our ContactAPI endpoints which will require certain users to change how they interact with our system.   iVvy currently records guest details on room reservations as contacts. See [here.](https://developer.ivvy.com/venues/accommodation/get-booking-room-reservation-list#guest.)   These reservation contacts are currently contacts in the CRM database. In the future, these contacts will be removed from the CRM database and stored separately (i.e. in each Booking’s reservation list). Contact details, including the unique ID of each contact, will remain unchanged during this transition. To learn how you might be affected and what is changing in the iVvy API, click [here](https://developer.ivvy.com/announcements/room-reservation-contact-update). ## Related Articles ### [Venue: Product Release March 2023](https://blog.ivvy.com/blog/venue-product-release-march-2023) ### [iVvy Announces Integration with Protel Cloud PMS from Planet](https://blog.ivvy.com/blog/ivvy-announces-integration-with-protel-cloud-pms) ### [Events: Product Release March 2023](https://blog.ivvy.com/blog/event-product-release-march-2023) ### [Venue Product Update - September](https://blog.ivvy.com/blog/september-updates) ### Sign up to get more of our content [ ![iVvy_Logo_Black-01-2](https://blog.ivvy.com/hs-fs/hubfs/iVvy_Logo_Black-01-2.png?width=100&height=44&name=iVvy_Logo_Black-01-2.png) ](https://ivvy.com/venue-management-software/) - [Blog](https://blog.ivvy.com/blog) - [Security](https://www.ivvy.com.au/security/) - [Privacy](https://www.ivvy.com.au/privacy/) - Terms - [Website Terms of Use](https://www.ivvy.com/website-terms/) - [Marketplace Terms](https://www.ivvy.com.au/marketplace-terms/) - [Venue Software Terms](https://www.ivvy.com/venues-terms/) - [Event Software Terms](https://www.ivvy.com.au/events-terms/) ```json { "@context" : "https://schema.org", "@type" : "BlogPosting", "author" : { "@type" : "Person", "name" : "Nic Given", "url" : "https://blog.ivvy.com/blog/author/nic-given" }, "dateModified" : "2025-07-22T04:13:37.922Z", "datePublished" : "2022-08-23T01:20:24.000Z", "headline" : "Venue Product Update August 2022", "image" : [ "https://blog.ivvy.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Venue_Update_Blank.jpg" ], "mainEntityOfPage" : { "@id" : "https://blog.ivvy.com/blog/venue-product-update-august-2022", "@type" : "WebPage" }, "publisher" : { "@type" : "Organization", "logo" : { "@type" : "ImageObject", "url" : "https://blog.ivvy.com/hubfs/iVvy-2021-logo-Green-1.png" }, "name" : "iVvy " } } ```