Overview
This article contains a list and summary of every UK release note published by Fourth during Q3 of 2024 (1st July to 30th September).
Release notes are listed under the following headers (select one to go straight to that part of the article):
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Workforce Management
- Applying Tronc Points via Job Title
Tronc points can now be applied to Job Titles for use in the Tronc module - Contractor Costs and Hours Included in 'Weekly Overview Report V3'
Contractor Costs and Hours are now part of calculations in 'Weekly Overview Report V3'
- New Tooltip for Viewing External Employees' Active Assignments and Pay Rates
A new tooltip in the My Schedule app that gives managers a quick overview of external employees' active assignments - job titles, locations, departments, and pay rates (if permitted)
- Contractor Hours Totals Added to Weekly Overview Report
Hours scheduled for Contractor Shifts can now feed through and display on the Weekly Overview Report V3 - Allow Salary Decreases via Salary Request Workflow
The Salary Request Workflow will now allow salary decreases without the restriction of any other settings - Additional Fields added to Salary Request Workflow
'Employment Type', 'Contracted Hours' and 'Override FTE' fields have been added to the Salary Request Workflow
September 5th 2024, Release Note: WFM UK: | UK Payroll & Pension: Payroll Module New User Interface
- Payroll Module New User Interface
Several pages of the Payroll module have been updated to the New User Interface (UI)
- User Reset Password - Administration Portal
New capability for users to reset their password within the Administration Portal - New User Password Setup
A new password-setting process for when new users are created within the Administration Portal
- Paid Breaks Included in Actual Hours for Overtime Calculations Enhancement to FTE Conversion for Holiday Calculations
The ability to include paid breaks in the total 'Actual' hours in the calculation of overtime and lieu hours - Enhancement to FTE Conversion for Holiday Calculations
The holiday calculation has been enhanced for where an employee's FTE is updated part-way through a holiday year
August 21st 2024, Release Note: WFM UK | Scheduling: Change to 'Published' Tooltip
- Change to 'Published' Tooltip
The 'Published' tooltip will now display the time elapsed since a Schedule was last updated (e.g. 'Published 5 minutes ago')
- Batch Send E-Sign Documents
New capability to send more than one E-Sign Document in a batch - Multiple Employment ID Added to Multiple Employment Export
A new 'Multiple Employment Number' column has been added to the ME Report
August 8th 2024, Release Note: WFM UK: | UK Payroll & Pension: Payroll Module New User Interface
- Payroll Module New User Interface
Several pages of the Payroll module have been updated to the New User Interface (UI)
- Displaying Allowed Hours in Departments with Hidden Labour Standards
On the Scheduling page, activity-based Departments with hidden labour standards can now display allowed hours, active hours, and the variance between the two
- New User-Level Permission 'Publish Open Shifts Company-Wide'
A new user-level permission that allows users to publish open shifts across their entire company
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Enhancement to Bank Details User Access Permission
The 'Edit Bank Details' user permission now allows multiple levels of access to provide security in more areas of the system - Change to Absence Screen Pay Information
The 'Annual Salary' user access permission has been updated to display, or not display, pay information within absence screens
July 25th 2024, Release Note: WFM UK | Payroll UK: Absence-Linked Payment Types in NMW Exports
- Absence-Linked Payment Types in NMW Exports
The National Minimum Wage exports in Payroll have been updated to include payment types linked to absence types
July 25th, 2024, Release Note: WFM UK | Scheduling: Automatic Breaks and T&A Breaks in Shifts
- Automatic Breaks and T&A Breaks in Shifts
New functionality that allows managers to apply paid and automatic breaks when confirming T&A shifts
July 4th 2024, Release Note: WFM UK | HR UK: Change to 'Personal Details' Access Permission
- Change to 'Personal Details' Access Permission
An update to the 'Personal Details' permission so that no personal information can be viewed via the 'Employee Summary' screens of any module, or header at the top of several pages
- Change to Wording on Message Before Signing Contract
Onboarding app users will now be given clearer instruction to select FINISH after e-signing their contract
July 2nd, 2024, Release Note: WFM UK | ATS UK: Viewing Vacancies for all Other Employer Brands
- Viewing Vacancies for all Other Employer Brands
Job seekers can now easily access vacancies for all brands for multi-branded employers
Purchase-to-Pay & Inventory
- New 'Used for' Field for Account Transfers Line Check History Report for Multiple Properties
It is now possible to specify how an account can be used in an Account Transfer - Line Check History Report for Multiple Properties
A new version of the Line Check report which can be run for multiple sites
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New Properties Added to POST /recipestandard
'Raw Weight' properties have been added for two endpoints:
- POST /recipestandard
- POST /recipestandardexternal -
New Endpoint for User Defined Units
New import API to create 'User Defined Units' (units of measure)
POST/ingredients 'Variable Weighted' Property Supported
POST /ingredients, 'Variable Weighted' can now be populated as 'true'. For an ingredient created via the import API, the 'Variable Weighted' will still default to 'false' but can now also be populated as 'true' if needed - Prevent Past Date for 'First Date Available to Order' for Alternate Ingredients
UI and API validation added
- Recipe Yield, Raw and Cooked Weight, to Auto-calculate Before 'Save'
If 'auto-calculation' is the selected calculation method for recipe Raw and Cooked Weight values, they will recalculate automatically before 'Save' if a recipe ingredient quantity has changed - Nutrition Tab to be Fully Hidden
When the user group permission 'View Nutrition and Intolerance information' is not enabled, the entire Nutrition tab will be hidden - POST /ingredients, 'Variable Weighted' Can Be Populated as True
POST /ingredients, 'Variable Weighted' can now be populated as 'true'. When an ingredient is created via the import API, the 'Variable Weighted' value will still default to 'false' but with this change, it could also be populated as 'true' if needed
July 25th 2024, Release Note: Trade Simple: Deprecation of 'Resubmit All Suspended Docs' Option
- Deprecation of 'Resubmit All Suspended Docs' Option
The option to 'Resubmit All Suspended Docs' is being removed
July 10th 2024, Release Note: Trade Simple: Showing Images Captured in the Receiving App
- Images Captured in the Receiving App
Images captured in the Receiving app are now shown against GRNs in Trade Simple
Adaco
- Attachments Visible in Web Approval Page
Items attached to requisitions or invoices are now visible on the web approvals page - Option to Include Returns in Vendor Spend Report
The Vendor Spend Report at CP can now include returns
- Delivery Note References in the 'Multiple PO Invoice' Screen
Delivery note references will now be displayed to assist in allocating invoices to the correct deliveries - Additional Information in the 'Receiving Corrections' Screen
Additional information relating to invoices will now be shown in the Receiving Corrections screen - Showing Images Captured in the Receiving App
Images captured in the Receiving app are now shown as PO Comments in Adaco
Fourth Engage/Mobile apps
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New Login Flow for Customers Using a Corporate IdP SSO and Branded URL
Some customers with Corporate Identity Provider (IdP) SSO use branded URLs (e.g. [customer name].secure.fourth.com in EMEA) to access the Fourth-branded page to initiate the Federated SSO login process.This feature will enable these customers to skip the Fourth branded page and automatically direct their users to the IdP login page
July 2024, Release Note: Engage | Access to Salesforce Admin Console for Customers' Engage Admins
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Engage management console login access enhancement
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