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Release: Oct. 26th, 2021

Production Environment

Conversations

  • Bug Fixes:
    • A new manager will no longer be able view past conversations between a direct report and their previous manager if "Hide Past Conversations" is enabled 

Feedback

  • New:
    • Mobile (as it relates to Feedback)
      • Users will now be able to view scheduled feedback in the mobile app under Feedback ("Request" or "Give")
        • View feedback request date and due date
        • Add/edit providers
        • View questions
        • View completed feedback
        • View feedback given to direct reports (for managers)
  • Bug Fixes:
    • API (as it relates to Feedback)
      • Calls for pending feedback will once again return results (provided that there is pending feedback)
      • Additional data within results will once again include the option to filter on "declined", "is_adhoc", "is_open", etc.
      • The results page will once again include the option to show more feedback results (provided that there are more feedback results) 

Integrations

  • Bug Fixes:
    • Key results that are connected to JIRA will once again have their progress updated automatically (based on updates in the connected JIRA instance)
    • Any user will now be able to connect a key result to Azure DevOps (provided that the integration has been set up by an administrator with Super Admin permissions)
    • Customers on our EU datacenter will be able to access Betterworks University after selecting "Get Training" from the drop-down menu at the top-right corner of their Betterworks account

OKRs

  • New:
    • API (as it relates to OKRs) 
      • Calls for objectives will now include the option to filter on objective weights
  • Updates:
    • Objective Weights 
      • Administrators with Super Admin and Admin permissions will now be able to view objectives weights in list view for individual users
      • Administrators with Super Admin and Admin permissions will now be able to edit objective weights in list view for individual users
  • Bug Fixes:
    • API (as it related to OKRs)
      • A "404 not found" error message will replace the "500 internal server error" message when a user providers the incorrect User ID in the URL endpoint while making an API call to get the objective weights of a user
    • Objective Weights
      • Weight will once again display under "Weight" column (provided that a weight is assigned to the specific objective)
      • Error message will no longer display when manager clicks on "Weight" option after selecting direct report as "Owner" from "Show Filters"
      • Error message will no longer display in "Adjust Goal Weights" pop-up modal when manager sets the weights and the direct report has nested and department objectives in the Objectives list page
      • The selected user's objectives will now display on the "Adjust Goal Weights" pop-up modal
      • A error message will now display if a user attempts to submit a key result with just a category selected (i.e. a key result with no name)

Performance

  • Bug Fixes:
    • Performance Snapshot
      • Conversation count will once again be accurate
      • Data will once again sync

Platform

  • New:
    • Users will now have the ability to create a Team that has the same name as an existing department or User Group
  • Updates:
    • API:
      • User list endpoint will expand filtering on:
        • Department name
        • Language (Locale)
        • Employee ID
        • Deactivated

Preview Environment: Coming In (2) Weeks

Conversations

  • New:
    • API (as it relates to Conversations)
      • Question IDs will now be included in the call results
      • Scale type questions will now return properly in call results
    • Additional contributors will now be able to view a direct report's responses
  • Updates: 
    • Request to edit notifications will now be separate from System Notifications, as such, administrators with Super Admin permissions can disable request to edit notifications while other System Notifications remain enabled
  • Bug Fixes:
    • "Confirm meeting" section will once again be displayed to Skip level managers
    • "User_name's notes will appear here after they share" message will no longer be displayed to Skip level managers (since Skip level manager should not be able to edit notes)
    • "Conversation start" email notification will no longer display previous Conversation template name (if the name has been updated after deployment, but before the "Conversation start" email is triggered)

Feedback

  • Bug Fixes:
    • Users will once again be able to resubmit feedback requests (if their previous request to the same user has not been completed after 28 days)

OKRs

  • New:
    • When a direct report's manager changes, their new manager will now be automatically added as an editor on the direct report's objectives and the previous manager will be removed

Performance

  • Updates:
    • Calibration
      • Administrators can now use custom Calibration filters
      • Administrators can now rename a Calibration module from the Admin module

Platform

  • Bug Fixes:
    • New users will once again be automatically added to an existing User Group if they fit the group's criteria

*All release updates are subject to change