--- title: Open Signup and Test Data Mode | Release Notes description: International Phone Numbers, Open signup for Sembark Travel Software and a new Test Data mode to work for training of new team members and API intergration testing version: 1.98 date: 2021-07-31 --- # Open Signup and Test Data Mode Version 1.98 · 2021-07-31 · by Sudhir Mitharwal International Phone Numbers, Open signup for Sembark Travel Software and a new Test Data mode to work for training of new team members and API intergration testing ## Open Signup To remove the friction from signup and onboarding, Sembark travel software has opened the signup flow to the open world. Earlier, all new signups were invite only. Now anyone with a desire to grow and manage their travel business with Sembark can signup and test the travel software without any friction. ![Image showing page for open signup](https://sembark.com/assets/images/uploads/open_signup_page.png) ### Get Started Once you create your account, you will be redirect to a page to select some **test** destinations. These will help in creation of test data. Please select some destinations and click on "Create Test Data". :::info This is all your test data and it is there only to help you test the software for your needs. These destinations doesn't have to be from your working destinations. ::: ![Image showing page for test data seeding](https://sembark.com/assets/images/uploads/open_signup_test_data_get_started.png) Just follow these simple onboarding steps and you are good to go. ## Test and Live Data Mode We have created a new data mode called `Test Data Mode` where you can try and test all the features without messing with your live data. When you signup with a new account, you will be in your Test Mode. When you are in Test Data Mode, all the pages will include a badge in the top header to indicate this mode as shown in the figure bellow. ![Image showing page with test data mode enabled](https://sembark.com/assets/images/uploads/trip_queries_in_test_data_mode.png) When working in Test Data mode, please feel free to test all the features with your dummy data. This is also a good place to **train your new team members**. Simply invite them from your Test Data mode and after signup, they will be default to test data mode. To go to the `Live Data`, click on the gear icon next to the "Test Data" in the top header. Please make sure that you have verified your email address before going to Live Data mode. Once you are in the "Live Data", this test data badge will be remove from the top header. You can always go back to Test Data mode from you account profile page. ### Data Syncing When working in Test or Live Data modes, data created by some of the features will be synced between your Live and Test data. - Your personal account information e.g. Name, Email etc. - Team Member Invites and Signups. - B2B Connection on Sembark. So, when changing any of the above, the data will get synced with the other data mode i.e. if you are in Test Mode and invited a team member, the new member will be added in both Test and Live datasets. This is done to remove the hurdle of new invites across data modes. :::info You should try to avoid testing these modules when you are in `Test Data` mode if you are worried about data corruption or visibility issues. ::: ## Intl Phone Numbers In this release, we have also introduced `International Phone Number` inputs across the software. You can now select a country code (e.g. +91, +1) when providing phone number(s) for your guests, hotel contacts, drivers, transport service provider contacts, and your office addresses. ![Image showing page with test data mode enabled](https://sembark.com/assets/images/uploads/intl_phone_number_input.png) If you have some existing data where earlier you added wrong phone number, now is a good time to update those phone numbers with correct details. ## Release Notes Current release: [Open Signup and Test Data Mode](https://sembark.com/travel-software/release-notes/1-98.md) ### 2026 * [v1.177 — Customisable Hotel Reports, Cab Type Indicators, Voucher and Email Enhancements](https://sembark.com/travel-software/release-notes/1-177.md) * [v1.176 — AI Email Parsing & Revocable Permissions](https://sembark.com/travel-software/release-notes/1-176.md) * [v1.175 — Advanced Quote PDF Template Settings, Branded & Non-Branded PDF](https://sembark.com/travel-software/release-notes/1-175.md) * [v1.174 — Activity Voucher, Activity FOC, Total FOC & Trip Plan Request- Bulk Assign](https://sembark.com/travel-software/release-notes/1-174.md) * [v1.173 — Stop Sale & Blackout Dates, Customer Payment Preferences, and Pick-up & Drop Locations](https://sembark.com/travel-software/release-notes/1-173.md) * [v1.172 — Supplier Payment Preferences, Transport Cost Distribution, and Trip Source Enhancements](https://sembark.com/travel-software/release-notes/1-172.md) * [v1.171 — Bulk Payment Clearance, Quote PDF Enhancements, and Supplier Management Improvements](https://sembark.com/travel-software/release-notes/1-171.md) * [v1.170 — Enhanced Sales Reports, Transport Service Improvements, and Cab Metric Pricing Sheet System](https://sembark.com/travel-software/release-notes/1-170.md) * [v1.169 — Multi-Guest Management, Enhanced Proforma Invoice, and All Task Filters](https://sembark.com/travel-software/release-notes/1-169.md) * [v1.168 — Hotel Suppliers, Multi-Month Reports Download, Quote PDF Template, Bulk Trip Sales Assignment](https://sembark.com/travel-software/release-notes/1-168.md) ### 2025 * [v1.167 — Hyper localisation of Currency, Trip Plan Request Follow-up Notes](https://sembark.com/travel-software/release-notes/1-167.md) * [v1.166 — Transport Services Edit, General Hotel Notes, New metrics, Multi cab Management in Single Service, and Cab Capacity](https://sembark.com/travel-software/release-notes/1-166.md) * [v1.165 — Advanced Flight System and Account Protection](https://sembark.com/travel-software/release-notes/1-165.md) * [v1.164 — Travel Activity Bulk Disable,Trip Voucher Customisation, Trip Source Management & Transport and Travel activity logs](https://sembark.com/travel-software/release-notes/1-164.md) * [v1.163 — Multipurpose Hotel Notes, Self Booked Accommodation, Custom Column Report & Upgraded Proforma Invoice ](https://sembark.com/travel-software/release-notes/1-163.md) * [v1.162 — Advanced Lead Assignment, Trip Plan Request Dashboard, Hotel Booking Sharing Via WApp](https://sembark.com/travel-software/release-notes/1-162.md) * [v1.161 — Task Management, Transporter wise Rates, OnTrip Changes, Rate compare in Profit Report, Hotel Entry Method ](https://sembark.com/travel-software/release-notes/1-161.md) * [v1.160 — Component-wise Markup and Taxation in Itinerary Builder](https://sembark.com/travel-software/release-notes/1-160.md) * [v1.159 — Bulk disabling of Transport Service, All operational services download for a trip, Transport Service Closing days & Hotel edit log & history checking](https://sembark.com/travel-software/release-notes/1-159.md) * [v1.158 — Proforma Invoice Templates and Quote PDF Banners](https://sembark.com/travel-software/release-notes/1-158.md) * [v1.157 — Improved Password Security and User Management](https://sembark.com/travel-software/release-notes/1-157.md) * [v1.156 — Trip-Wise Transport Ledgers and Improved Hotel Listing](https://sembark.com/travel-software/release-notes/1-156.md) * [v1.155 — Trip Source/Agent Tagging and PDF/Email Customizations](https://sembark.com/travel-software/release-notes/1-155.md) * [v1.154 — Payment Receipt, Hotel Check-In-Out Reports](https://sembark.com/travel-software/release-notes/1-154.md) * [v1.153 — Quick Vouchers, Lock/Unlock Trip and Monthly Accounts Ledgers](https://sembark.com/travel-software/release-notes/1-153.md) * [v1.152 — Activity Closing Days and Trip Operations Overview Download](https://sembark.com/travel-software/release-notes/1-152.md) ### 2024 * [v1.151 — Tax Types, Trip Cost-Profit Report and 2FAs](https://sembark.com/travel-software/release-notes/1-151.md) * [v1.150 — Monthly Tour Downloads, Trip Check-In Reports and Multi-Timezone Access](https://sembark.com/travel-software/release-notes/1-150.md) * [v1.149 — Travel Activity Ticket Bookings and Suppliers](https://sembark.com/travel-software/release-notes/1-149.md) * [v1.148 — New Dashboard, To-Dos and New Roles](https://sembark.com/travel-software/release-notes/1-148.md) * [v1.147 — Email Docx Download and Template Customizations ](https://sembark.com/travel-software/release-notes/1-147.md) ### 2023 * [v1.146 — Customization of Quote Email and PDF Template](https://sembark.com/travel-software/release-notes/1-146.md) * [v1.145 — Salesperson, Destination and Source Reports](https://sembark.com/travel-software/release-notes/1-145.md) * [v1.144 — Multi-Category Quotations](https://sembark.com/travel-software/release-notes/1-144.md) * [v1.143 — Trip Sources Merging](https://sembark.com/travel-software/release-notes/1-143.md) * [v1.142 — Proforma Invoice and Guest City](https://sembark.com/travel-software/release-notes/1-142.md) * [v1.141 — Cab Types Management and Destination-wise Contact or Billing Addresses](https://sembark.com/travel-software/release-notes/1-141.md) * [v1.139 — Hotel Advanced Search, Marketing Person Leads, Website/Ads Leads Tagging](https://sembark.com/travel-software/release-notes/1-139.md) * [v1.138 — Activities and Transports](https://sembark.com/travel-software/release-notes/1-138.md) * [v1.137 — Cab Price Calculator for Quotes](https://sembark.com/travel-software/release-notes/1-137.md) ### 2022 * [v1.135 — Merge Hotels and Destination-wise Support Numbers](https://sembark.com/travel-software/release-notes/1-135.md) * [v1.133 — Select Same Cabs to Quote for All Days](https://sembark.com/travel-software/release-notes/1-133.md) * [v1.131 — Download Trip Sources and Guest Data](https://sembark.com/travel-software/release-notes/1-131.md) * [v1.120 — Markups in Quotes](https://sembark.com/travel-software/release-notes/1-120.md) * [v1.105 — API Integrations](https://sembark.com/travel-software/release-notes/1-105.md) * [v1.104 — Images in Quote PDFs and More Personalization](https://sembark.com/travel-software/release-notes/1-104.md) ### 2021 * [v1.99 — Add Similar Hotel Options in Packages](https://sembark.com/travel-software/release-notes/1-99.md) * [v1.98 — Open Signup and Test Data Mode](https://sembark.com/travel-software/release-notes/1-98.md) * [v1.96 — Trip Cancellation and Payment Refunds](https://sembark.com/travel-software/release-notes/1-96.md) ### 2020 * [v1.72 — Hotel Bookings Ledger](https://sembark.com/travel-software/release-notes/1-72.md) * [v1.70 — Introducing Sales Reports](https://sembark.com/travel-software/release-notes/1-70.md)