Overview
This article contains a list and summary of every UK release note published by Fourth during Q3 of 2023 (1st July to 30th September).
Release notes are listed under the following headers (select one to go straight to that part of the article):
Select the name of the release note to view it in full. They will open in a new browser tab.
Workforce Management
October 19th 2023, Release Note: WFM UK | Revenue-Based Scheduling: Auto-Scheduler
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Auto-Scheduler
This new smart tool allows for the creation of shifts to fulfil the labour demand
What Changed?
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Organisation Setting to Display Employees' Preferred Names and Last Names
Employees using a preferred first name can now have their last names displayed on the schedule as well
October 10th 2023, Release Note: WFM UK | Revenue and Labour-Based Scheduling: Shift Box Colours
What Changed?
- Shift Box Colours
Shift boxes colour-edged with new job role colours
September 14th 2023, Release Note: WFM UK | Activity-Based Scheduling: Labour Cost Analysis Report
What Changed?
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Labour Cost Analysis Report
A new, onscreen Labour Cost Analysis report
August 31st 2023, Release Note: WFM UK | HR & Payroll: Absence 'Documents seen?' Label Change
What Changed?
- Absence 'Documents seen?' Label Change
The label for the Absence 'Documents seen?' tick box will become more descriptive
August 30th 2023, Release Note: WFM UK | Scheduling: Hiding the 'Break' Icon in the Shift Box
What Changed?
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New Organisation Setting - 'Hide Break Icon in shift box'
Customers will now have the option to not display the 'break' icon in shift boxes
August 2nd 2023, Release Note: WFM UK | Scheduling: Introducing New Icons in the Shift Box
What Changed?
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New icons in the shift box
August 2nd 2023, Release Note: WFM UK | Scheduling: Costs Table Configuration
What Changed?
- Costs Table Configuration
A new setting page that allows users to configure the information displayed on the Costs table
July 6th 2023, Release Note: WFM UK | Scheduling: Lieu Hours/Days
What Changed?
- Lieu Hours/Days
A new setting that allows users to manage lieu records within the Scheduling page
Payroll Module - New User Interface Releases
Each of these releases saw the rollout of the new user interface across the Payroll module
September 28th
August 31st
August 3rd
July 20th
Purchase-to-Pay & Inventory
What Changed?
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Admin Page for Configuring Destinations to Send Sales Quantity to Inventory
A new page has been added in the Central user Admin screen to allow destinations to be configured as 'enabled/not enabled for POS' -
Report Refinements
Local CSV reports have been converted to Excel
Central CSV reports have had an 'Excel' option added -
Expand all tariff rows in planning and post-production
A new button to expand tariff rows has been added in planning and post-production
What Changed?
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Bulk Edit Alternate Ingredients
Alternate ingredients will now be returned in search results and be editable in the 'Bulk Edit Ingredients' workflow -
Alternate Ingredient 'Variable Weighted' Value Inherited from Parent
When the global setting 'variable weighted read-only for live ingredients' is enabled and when a new alternate ingredient is created, the alternate's 'variable weighted' tick box will be populated from the parent 'variable weighted' tick box value
What Changed?
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Post-Production 'Sold Quantity' Values to be sent to non-POS integrated Inventory Locations
'Sold Quantity' values for a la carte and stand-alone recipes
For Locations specified as 'not enabled for POS' -
Local, Mass Update - Update Price - Always Include Today's Date in Search Results
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Report Refinements
Performance Report - Create Excel Version
Menu Cycle Calendar Report - Convert to Excel, Make Menu Names Bold
POS Match Failures Report Convert to Excel
August 1st & 3rd 2023, Release Note: Inventory | Export Period Status Report | Ordering by Barcode
What Changed?
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Export Stock Period Status
The Stock Period Status screen can now be exported to a CSV file -
Ordering by Barcode
Users of the mobile ordering app can now find the items they want to order using barcode scanning
What Changed?
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All Available Images in Mobile Recipe Viewer
The RME Mobile Recipe Viewer will now display all available images for an RME recipe -
Mass Copy Recipes Refinements
An option has been added to exclude the copied recipes from the original recipes' recipe set
What Changed?
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Hide Unplanned Items in Local Sales Report
Local Sales/Local Sales History Reports, Exclude Unplanned Items -
Edit Meal Period, New Recipe/Menu Filter
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'Added Items' Included in Mass Update Price Search
Adaco
September 5th & 7th 2023, Release Note: Adaco: Auto-Creation of Outlet Requisitions
What Changed?
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Auto Creation of Outlet Requisitions/Auto Replenishment of Outlets
Automates the stock replenishment process by automatically creating Outlet Requisitions to request the stock required to bring an Outlet back up to par stock levels
August 8th & 10th 2023, Release Note: Adaco: Creating Single Ingredient Recipes
What Changed?
- Creating Single Ingredient Recipes
Allows a user to quickly and easily create a single-ingredient recipe directly from the product screens
What Changed?
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Assigning Unassigned Tradesimple Invoices
The ability to assign a submitted Tradesimple invoice to the appropriate Adaco purchase order -
Requisition Totals Including Rates on Approval Tasks
The value of approval tasks in the mobile app will now include the value of requisition rates
Fourth Engage/Mobile apps
September 29th 2023, Release Note: WFM UK | Mobile: ESS: Next of Kin Details
What Changed?
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Next of Kin Details in ESS
'Next of Kin' details are now displayed on the HR Details page for employees
September 27th 2023, Release Note: Mobile | Receiving App: Location Filter
What Changed?
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Location Filter Added
A search field has been added at the top of the 'Locations' list in the Receiving app
What Changed?
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Unavailable Products' Product Information in Market List View
When an 'unavailable' product is displayed in the Market List view, its name, pack size and price will now be displayed -
Location Filter Added
A search field has been added at the top of the 'Locations' list -
Market Lists, Ordered A-Z
Market lists will now be ordered alphabetically in the main view
September 25th 2023, Release Note: Mobile | Fourth App: Changes to Password Lifetime Policy
What Changed?
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Minimum 1-Day Password Lifetime
After a Fourth app user resets their password, they will now not be able to reset it again for 24 hours
July 25th 2023 Release Note: Mobile P2P&I Counting App | Areas Displayed in Alphabetical Order
What Changed?
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Counting app, Areas Displayed in Alphabetical Order
Areas in the Counting app will be displayed in alphabetical order by name, A-Z
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