October 20th 2022, Release Notes: HS| Labor 5.73: Individualized Acknowledgements Configuration and Labor Dashboard Changes

Summary

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Release date for all features: October 20th 2022

Individualized Acknowledgements Client Level Setting

• Enabled by Default? - No
• Set up by customer Admin? - Yes
• Enable via Support ticket? - Yes
• Affects configuration or data? - Yes
• Roles Affected: - N/A

What's Changing?

The setting for Individualized Acknowledgements has been moved from a Company level setting in the ASC to be a Client level setting. 

Reason for the Change

Customers expressed the desire to be able to limit what stores within a company could use individualized acknowledgements. 

Customers Affected

Customers that have enabled Individualized Acknowledgements in ASC Company Settings will no Longer be able to change the setting in the ASC. It will be maintained by HotSchedules at the client level going forward. 

Release Note Info/Steps

Customers that currently have the company setting enabled will have the setting assigned to their stores at the client level. Any client that wants to start using Individualized Acknowledgements will need to request a setting change for their clients. 

Labor Dashboard Dynamic Timescale

• Enabled by Default? - Yes
• Set up by customer Admin? - No
• Enable via Support ticket? - No
• Affects configuration or data? - Yes
• Roles Affected: - Labor Dashboard viewers

What's Changing?

The timescale for the Labor Dashboard had a previously fixed time of 9:30 AM. We have updated the timescale to begin with the first forecasted, scheduled, or actual shift.

Reason for the Change

This change ensures labor data prior to 9:30 AM are properly represented on the Labor Dashboard. 

Customers Affected

All client with Labor Dashboard.

Labor Dashboard Scheduled and Available UI

• Enabled by Default? - Yes
• Set up by customer Admin? - No
• Enable via Support ticket? - No
• Affects configuration or data? - No
• Roles Affected: - Labor Dashboard viewers

What's Changing?

The Scheduled and Available modal is initiated via a new link at the top of the Labor Dashboard and has been updated to display Scheduled and Available employees on separate tabs. Column headers are now sortable. There is a new column for Job and and Start and End times are now separate columns so they can be sorted individually. 

Reason for the Change

These changes make the Schedules and Available views easier to review for appropriate actions for each employee type. 

Customers Affected

All client with Labor Dashboard.

Release Note Info/Steps

The change will be implemented automatically in the release.