Release: Nov. 22nd, 2022

Production Environment

* Any mobile or integration updates are subject to approval by the Apple App Store, Google Play Store, and/or the application that Betterworks is integrating with.

Updates

  • Analytics: 
    • HR Insights:
      • The "email report" functionality that allows the users to export the data along with selected filters via email will now be available for all applicable metrics (previously only available for the Conversation Status metric)
      • Can now select a custom date range and filter all metrics accordingly
      • Batching will now be implemented for all HR Insights email reports, breaking up large amounts of data into multiple files for an easier download process
    • Feedback template names will now be included in the Feedback Adoption Report
  • Conversations:
    • The drop-down menu in the "additional lock options" section of a scheduled conversation template will now include question numbers (instead of just the question text)

Bug Fixes

  • Conversations:
    • A bug that prevented some administrators from adding a cycle to a cloned scheduled conversation template while another cycle was in progress, has been fixed
    • A bug that prevented some administrators from creating a scheduled conversation template after selecting the “Require employees to confirm they met” option, then adding or deleting cycle dates, has been fixed
    • A bug that resulted in some shared responses having the incorrect timestamp based on the organization's timezone, has been fixed
    • A bug that prevented the skip level manager from viewing the previous conversation widget on the individual conversation page, has been fixed
    • A bug that prevented some administrators from creating a scheduled conversation cycle if they added or removed a grace period, has been fixed
    • A bug that caused the "Add another cycle" button to display at the bottom of a scheduled conversation template that didn't have any cycles, has been fixed
    • A bug that caused the "Take Ownership" button in a manager's conversation email to be distorted, has been fixed
    • A bug that caused a tooltip to display in the wrong section of a scheduled conversation template has been fixed
  • Feedback:
    • A bug that prevented some providers from canceling their anytime feedback (Feedback → Give), has been fixed
    • A bug that caused a backslash to display on some feedback cards, has been fixed
    • The styling for the feedback drop-down menu (Feedback → Give and Feedback → View) has been changed to address a display error that occurs when text is translated
    • A bug that prevented some potential feedback providers from declining a feedback request if the feedback template's permissions were configured to "employee only" visibility, has been fixed
    • A bug that prevented some managers from seeing feedback given by the same provider for different direct reports, has been fixed
  • Goals:
    • A distortion in the filter menu of the Goals list page (text and checkboxes not properly aligned), has been fixed
    • A bug that caused departments to be displayed among the user list in the Permissions modal has been fixed
    • A bug that triggered a "Range type must be selected" error message to display for some users even when they already selected an appropriate range, has been fixed
  • Integrations:
    • A bug that hid the Azure Devops Integration from the Admin module (Admin → Platform Configuration → Third-party integrations → Azure Devops), has been fixed

Preview Environment: Coming In 2 Weeks

New

  • Calibration:
    • Managers will now have access to calibration sessions

Updates

  • Analytics: 
    • Upon request made to a Program Architect or Customer Success Manager, deactivated users can be hidden from Execution Insights, Manager Insights, and/or HR Insights
    • Program Insights and Manager Insights v1 have been sunset and will no longer be visible in Betterworks instances
    • In the reports for goals and conversations, administrators will now have the option to include the respective goals, milestones, and/or conversations of deactivated users
    • Report emails and the reports themselves will now call out any filters that the administrator applied while generating the report (i.e. department, manager, etc.)

Bug Fixes

  • Conversations:
    • A spacing error in the Conversations list will be fixed
    • Administrators will no longer be able to select the "allow managers to invite additional contributors" option while a scheduled conversation cycle is already in progress
    • A bug that prevents some skip level managers from switching between sides of a conversation (i.e. viewing the manager responses, then switching over to the direct report's responses), will be fixed
    • A bug that triggers "An error occurred while trying to save the conversation" message will be fixed
  • Feedback:
    • Administrators will no longer be able to select the "allow employees to nominate peers feedback providers anytime during cycle" option when a scheduled feedback cycle is already in its grace period
    • A bug that prevents some potential feedback providers from declining a feedback request, will be fixed
    • Administrators will no longer be able to edit the start date of a scheduled feedback cycle's select period while the cycle is already in progress (administrators can still extend the cycle end date)
    • A bug that allows some users to see scale and star rating responses (Feedback → Summary) despite visibility configurations, will be fixed
    • A bug that triggers a "Cannot read properties of null (reading 'declined')" error message to display (Feedback → Give → To-Do) if the provider submits the feedback before the draft is saved, will be fixed 
    • A bug that causes a potential feedback provider's own name to display in the pop-up modal when they decline a manager feedback request, will be fixed
    • A bug that impacts the alignment of radio buttons in the scheduled feedback template will be fixed

* All release updates are subject to change.