Release Highlights
Release Webinar Recording
Key Features
Key Features
The current release includes several new features which enhance the functionality of AssignmentPro.
Improved User Experience
Enhancements made to our Landing Experience making it more customizable as well as some exciting additions to standard widgets
Streamline Processes
Reduce Business Rules configuration time and effort using the migration packages. Make edits quick and simple utilizing the new components screen
Save Time
Applying the new batch approvals functionality for payroll, compensation and tax eligibility
Reminder: These release notes summarize the changes to AssignmentPro in the current release.
For help using the new features or more details on how they work, the help center contains detailed articles, guides and videos.
Access the help center through the āCommunity / Help Centerā link, or via the help widget on any internal AssignmentPro page.
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Other Features
Accessibility
Improved screen reader support for the Destination Details grid (Permanent Transfer, International Assignment and Business Traveler) on the Assignment/Relocation screen and for multi-record user pages
Assignment Packages
Fixed an issue where the Enforce Assignment Security Rights flag was removed when copying the template
New report āCost Estimate Line Item Hypo Tax Calculation Detail For Assignment Packageā is now available providing the selection of a Cost Estimate Templateās Line Item definition for the use in reporting Hypo Tax Calculation Details once a Cost Estimate is generated
AssignmentPro APIs
Private Field security rights are now enforced. A userās role must have per-field access rights to read/update Private Fields
Fixed an issue where API requests failed due to the existence of duplicate field override metadata
Fixed an issue where the POST response and the Location response header returned a top-level link that did not represent the URL the request was made to
Fixed an issue where the source pointer path for custom field errors to now include ācustomFieldsā in the path to the erroring attribute
Business Rules
Origin, Usage and Business Rules History grids now support Resource Allocations Rules and Rulesets in Business Rules
Associated Quick Workflows for Checklist entities are no longer displayed alongside Checklist entities in the Usage grid
Fixed an issue where a system level user table field name starting with a number used in a Table Lookup component was prompting an error when using Save & Run
New Business Rules Components area here users can search and consult all Table Lookups, Input Variables, Maths, Functions and Multi-Contexts components created inside Business Rules, in a centralized way instead of viewing each business rule and consulting the appropriate component modal
Users can opt to see the list of components in a single list without component Source Type headers or in dedicated lists for each Source Type
Component modals are accessible from the Components area so that it is possible to edit, save and run the changes made in the component for better usability
Comp Accumulator
Added a new Source column on the Compensation Accumulator Import Batches grid at the assignment level allowing users to sort by Source
When Comp Accumulator records are approved, records cannot be edited or deleted without first unapproving the records
Comp Accumulator records have a new Approval Status field that can be updated using the Comp Accumulator Approval Batch process
Comp Accumulator Approval Batches
Comp Accumulator Approvals can now be created and processed in bulk using the new Comp Accumulator Approval Batches screen.
Creating a new Comp Accumulator Approval Batch allows users to filter by a source or users can select all sources with unapproved Comp Accumulator records
Batches can be modified by selecting or deselecting records that will be included in the batch before processing
A progress bar appears for users to monitor the creation of the batch
Batches can be undone so the related Comp Accumulator records can be unapproved
Validation message displayed when user clicks the Undo button in the batch screen
Added a link from the Comp Accumulator record to the Comp Accumulator Approval Batch when the record is approved
Compensation Worksheets
Fixed an issue where Compensation Worksheets that had line items flagged as One Time Payments were no longer being flagged when generating a Retro Calculation Worksheet for the same period
Documents
Fixed an issue where E-Signature documents were unable to be cancelled
Expense Management
Improved performance on the Vendorās Report in the expense management automation process
Imports
Fixed an issue where Exchange Rate Import would not allow certain characters
Improved the Employee/Assignment Flexible Header Import to allow updates to the User Id Email field when an existing employee has a User account. Added a new power user system preference (EEUPDEMAIL), shipped as disabled. When enabled, the import allows updates to the field for existing employees with a user account
Landing Experience
In the dashboard edit mode added new buttons:
āCopy Dashboardā to perform a copy of the dashboard including widgets
āAdd a new rowā to move all widgets down on the dashboard, allowing for easy placement of new widgets at the top of the dashboard
The link to the Help Center and the āfloatingā Help widget are now available to internal users viewing Landing Experience Dashboards
The configured MEE background image no longer appears while the Landing Experience dashboard is loading nor in the background of the Landing Experience left-hand menu
When opening up any Landing Experience Dashboard, the dashboard now opens in the same window/tab
Fixed an issue where the Global Search widget appeared even when it was disabled
Fixed an issue where the āEnable for Internal Usersā checkbox was disabled for newly created dashboards
Fixed an issue where users logging into the system were directed to an unexpected error page when 2 factor authentication was disabled and a Landing Experience dashboard was setup as their default dashboard
Fixed an issue where internal users without a company ID, did not have their favorite system level reports displayed in the Key Reports widget
Fixed an issue where a user report linked to a deleted widget cannot be deleted
Added a new Map widget that provides users with 8 different map options to display their data. These options included:
USA
World
North America
South America
Europe
Asia
Australia
Africa
Added a Notification section to the Task and Reminders widget
Added a new screen section right that allows users to configure which roles can view other users task in the Task and Reminders widget
The new Function widget replaces both the Count Emā Up and Sum Up widgets. This widget contains a function field with 3 options: Count, Sum and Average and displays the output of the function selected
The Take Action widget has been removed and dashboards containing this widget will have it automatically replaced with the Authorization Templates and Make a Request widgets
The Make a Request widget now enforces situational rules for Request Types. Rules (if configured) are enforced after selecting an assignment
Within the configuration of both Bar Chart and Column Chart widgets, there is a new data visualization field for which users have the option to have the bars/columns in their chart to be either grouped or stacked
A new capability to add multiple lines is available in the Line Chart widget through the use of subcategories configured in the linked user report. Each subcategory represents a line in the chart and their definition is depicted in the chartās legend
When viewing widgets in their summary view including any numbers shown in hover-over, large numbers now show number separators based on the language setting of the userās browser
Text and icons within the widget area that the theme is applied to will automatically adjust to either black or white based on the luminance of the background. Text will turn white for darker theme background and black for lighter theme backgrounds
A theme selector added to the configuration of all pre-built and template widgets (except the custom HTML widget). Users can select or enter a color based on its HEX value. Theme is applied to only the header of widgets which have one. For tile widgets, theme is applied to the entire widget
Improved the theme color picker for certain widgets allowing users to select from thousands of potential colors or enter a color based off its RGB / HEX color
In the header of most of the widgets, there is now an export feature to download an excel report of the data contained within the widget
Migration Packages
Added a new Business Rules migration package type to support the migration of Business Rules and referenced components (Maths, Functions, Table Lookups, Variables, Other Business Rules and Multi-Contexts) including BEST metadata such as User Tables and custom fields
Mobile Employee Experience
Fixed an issue when clicking on a document from the Request modal, users were unable to download the document
Pay Register Approval Batches
Pay Register Approvals can now be created and processed in bulk using the new Pay Register Approval Batches screen.
A Pay Register Approval Batch grid summarizes the Pay Register records included in the batch
Batches can be modified by selecting or deselecting records that will be included in the batch before processing
A progress bar appears for users to monitor the creation of the batch
Batches can be undone so that the related Pay Register records can be unapproved
Validation message displayed when user clicks the Undo button in the batch screen
Added a link from the Pay Register record to the Pay Register Approval Batch when the record is approved through the batch process
Quick Workflows
Added a new Webhook Thread Processer (WEBHOKPROC) power user system preference for the Quick Workflow webhook processor. The current processor can be changed from a single threaded processor to a multi-threaded one based on the number of threads used in the system preference
Fixed an issue where Quick Workflows that were using automation for āCreate Service Order and Sendā with merge documents were generating blank documents
SCIM / Enhanced User Management
Two new screens are available:
User Profile ā allows users to create templates for the configuration and definition of users which include the options about security role, user type, company visibility, country security, company segment security, and special group security. Those profiles can be used later in any groups or users directly created through the SCIM API
Group Maintenance ā users can define which Profiles the members of the group will use. Per the Profile, the user types that are part of the setup will ultimately define the user types the members will be created with. If a user is a member of a group that holds different profiles with different User Types on its setup, it will be created with those different types in the new structure
SCIM request history is now logged in the API_EVENT and API_EVENT_DETAILS tables, however to ensure PII concerns, API_EVENT will not hold any sensitive information in the requests
Security Enhancements
As a standard process, Equus fixes vulnerabilities found through testing and analysis. For this release, a few enhancements have been made to address findings
.PGP and .GPG added to the list of accepted file extensions
Single Sign On (SSO)
Fixed an issue on the SSO auto-provisioned user, in which the newly created user received an error 500 on its first time login
Tax Service Eligibility Batch
Added a new Tax Service Eligibility Batches screen that allows for a batch creation of records for a specific country and year that will be applied to assignments that meet specified criteria when that batch is ran
Tax Service Eligibility Rules
The Tax Service Eligibility Rule Details screen when selecting Rule Type: āPost Yearā now has the ability to create records post assignment end date
User Pages
Fixed an issue where User Pages would sometimes show an Unexpected Error
User Reports
Improved performance for 3 views: Tax Equalization Refund Payment (view), Cost Estimate Line Item View and Compensation Calculation Line Item (View)
Fixed an issue where User Report column headers were not centered
Year End Tax Report Publishing Batch
Year End Tax Report Publishing Batch now has the ability to select and filter multiple payroll systems