Overview
This article contains a list and summary of every UK release note published by Fourth during Q1 of 2024 (1st January to 31st March).
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
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Carried-Over Holiday Added to Holiday Accrual Journal
The 'Holiday Accrual Journal' export in the Payroll Module has been updated to include 'Carry Over' holiday values -
Statutory Paternity Leave Enhancement
The date range for when an employee can take paternity leave is now displayed
March 27th 2024, Release Note: WFM UK | ATS: New Option to Create Casual Employees in HR
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New Option to Create Casual Rota-Paid Employees
When offering a position to a candidate in ATS, their employee record in the HR module can now be created as either 'Flexible' or 'Casual'
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Displaying Users who have Marked the 'Actual' Status
Users can now view the details of who has marked the ACT (Actual) status for schedule items, reinstating a highly requested functionality that was available in the previous UI but was missing in the new UI design
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New Linked Pay Rate User Access Setting for Multiple Employments
A new user access permission that allows those with access to view all linked pay rates for a job title when creating multiple employment records -
Rates of Pay Updated for New NLW
Job title-linked rates of pay have been updated - there is no longer an 'Over 23' increment and the top increment is now 'Over 21'
March 14th 2024, Release Note: WFM UK | Payroll & Pensions: New Tax Year 2024/2025
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Year-End Updates 2024/2025
Changes in the system relating to UK HR & Payroll, in preparation for the new tax year
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Additional Information in Unavailability TooltipWhen selecting an unavailability, the
tooltip will now display the date that the unavailability was requested -
New Rounding in Costs Table
Figures in the Costs table will now display only as whole numbers (no decimals) and numbers over a thousand will have a comma after the first digit
February 29th 2024, Release Note: WFM UK | Scheduling: Creating Brands and Regions, Shift Pooling
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Creating Brands and Regions
Users are now able to group Locations into Brands and Regions on the Scheduling page -
Shift Pooling
When used alongside Brands and Regions, shifts can be made available to employees across the wider business
February 29th 2024, Release Note: WFM UK: | UK Payroll Module - New Payment Types
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New Payment Types
Ahead of new legislation, two new payment types have been added to the Payroll module - 'Carers Leave' and 'Rolled Up Holiday Pay'
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Quick View Application Review
A new way to quickly review, progress and process applications -
Offer Details in Candidate Application History
Employment details offered to a candidate (location, salary, etc) can now be viewed within 'Application history'
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Prevent Change of Product Alternative Issue Size
It will no longer be possible to change the issuing unit size of a product if the product is being used in a stock count -
Copy Import and Sale Type Conversion Rules
New functionality that allows Import and Sales Type Conversion rules to be copied from one site to others
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'Reports To' CSV Batch Upload
Employee 'Reports To' values can now be changed via batch upload
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'Carry Over Holidays' in Holiday - Year To Date Report
'Carry Over' holiday values have been added to the 'Holiday - Year To Date' report in the HR Module
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Manage Payments in a Weekly View
Adding a weekly view in Manage Payments -
Shifts on Printable Schedule
The printable schedule will now display shifts only for the current Location by default, with the option to 'Include External Shifts' if required
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A New Way for Adding Open and Contractor Shifts
Contractor shifts can now be selected from the top of the Schedule page, just below open shifts
February 7th 2024, Release Note: WFM | eClock: Auto Clock-Out
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eClock Auto Clock-Out
New functionality which allows the setting of an automatic clock-out time when using Fourth's eClock time and attendance solution
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Payroll Module - New User Interface
Certain pages of the Payroll module are now available in the new user interface (UI) -
Updated Paternity Leave and Pay Functionality
Updates to the Payroll module to accommodate rule changes around paternity leave and pay from April 2024
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ATS Event Page Enhancements
Enhancements have been made to the Event page to make it easier to navigate -
Changes to the Vacancy Dashboard User Interface
The look and feel of the Applicant list on the Vacancy page has been improved
January 18th 2024, Release Note: WFM UK | Payroll: Employee P11 Export
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Employee P11 Export
A new export in the Payroll module that totals employee P11 data
January 17th 2024, Release Note: WFM UK | Scheduling: Scheduling Warnings Report
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Scheduling Warnings Report
A new report that exports Scheduling Warnings
January 17th 2024, Release Note: WFM UK | Activity-Based Scheduling: Shift Box Colours
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Shift Box Colours
Shift boxes will now be colour-edged with job role colours
Purchase-to-Pay & Inventory
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Recipe CO2 Report
A new report to show recipe CO2 values per serving -
API Refinements
POST /ingredientnutrition and POST /ingredientintolerance for an Alternate > Add Validation and Error Message
Allow Descriptor Value to be Changed / Blank
Batch Recipe Yield, Portion Size and Alternative Issuing Units -
Workflow Reports Extended
Workflow reports for ingredients, recipes and menus now have more detail
February 27th & 28th 2024, Release Note: Inventory: Read-Only Access to Receiving and Counting
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Read-Only Access to Receiving and Counting
A new setting to make receiving and counting functionality read-only
February 1st 2024, Release Note: Purchasing | Trade Simple: No Longer Supporting HTTP
- To comply with security best practices, Trade Simple will no longer support connections using HTTP and will instead require connections using HTTPS
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Prevent Ordering from Suppliers in the Ordering App
The 'Can Order' setting in Inventory will now take effect in the Ordering app -
Decoupling of Full Stock Counts and Line Checks
Full stock counts and line checks will now be managed independently of each other
January 24th, 2024: Release Notes: RME | Bulk Edit Refinements, Replace in Recipes Refinement
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Bulk Edit Recipes Refinement
Recipe sell price and effective date are not editable for Batch and Option Recipes -
Replace in Recipes Refinement
The 'Delete from System' tool will now be hidden until all replacement tasks are complete
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Update VAT Rates for Products
New functionality that allows users to change VAT rates for products and menu items -
Enterprise/Site Level Switch
A new quick and easy way to switch between Enterprise Manager and Site level
Adaco
* all 3 features in this release note were originally raised as Ideas in our Customer Community!
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Allow Deletion of Purchase Requisition Templates
Purchase Requisition templates can now be deleted even if there is activity associated with them -
Detail Number in Purchase History Report
The product detail number is now shown in the Purchase History report -
Receive eDoc Over-Tolerance Deliveries
Users can now receive a delivery which is over tolerance even if there is an eDoc associated with it lightbulb
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Displaying all Invoices and eDocs on Receiving and Receiving Corrections Screen
When viewing an order in the Receiving and Receiving Corrections screen, all associated invoices, credit notes or delivery notes will be displayed, along with the order's source and status
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Punchout Ordering in the Ordering App
Punchout orders can now be created from within the Ordering app -
Refinements to Assigning Unassigned Tradesimple Invoices
You can now assign an unassigned Trade Simple invoice to any purchase order, even if it already has an invoice assigned
Fourth Engage/Mobile apps
March 6th 2024, Release Note: Ordering App | Change Locations from Within a Location
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Change Locations from Within a Location
New functionality that allows users to easily switch from Location to Location when using the Ordering app
February 20th 2024, Release Note: Counting App | Change Locations From Within a Location
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Change Locations From Within a Location
New functionality that allows users to easily switch from Location to Location
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New NA Login Screen
Users in North America will see a new login screen -
Apple iOS Biometrics
It will now be possible to unlock the Fourth app on Apple devices using biometrics -
Stability Improvements
Issues where users could occasionally be logged out of the app have been resolved
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