With the release of EchoVantage version 3.10 a new feature was added that allows a Service to be created or updated when the Client does not have an open Episode. This was released under the Feature Flag “SERVICE_REQUIRES_OPEN_EPISODE” with the default set to True to maintain the current default behavior of requiring an open Episode.
When entering or updating a Service for a Client that does not have an open Episode for the Service Date and the Feature Flag is set to True
![Feature Flag Set to True - Error Message Feature Flag Set to True - Error Message](/sites/default/files/FF_set_to_true_no_episode.png)
1. The ERROR Client does not have Active Episode for Service Date displays.
2. And Save is not enabled.
When saving a Service for a Client that does not have an open Episode for the Service Date and the Feature Flag is set to False
![Feature Flag Set to False - Warning Message Feature Flag Set to False - Warning Message](/sites/default/files/FF_set_to_false_no_episode.png)
3. The WARNING Client does not have Active Episode for Service Date displays
4. And Save is enabled.
** Please contact support to have this feature enabled. **