September 15th 2022, Release Notes: HS| Labor 5.70: Current Shift Release, Employee Hours "Sticky Filters" and Print Roster Display

Summary

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Release date for all features:  September 15th 2022

Current Shift Releases

• Enabled by Default? - Yes
• Set up by customer Admin? - No
• Enable via Support ticket? - No
• Affects configuration or data? - No
• Roles Affected: -HS Report Viewers

What's Changing?

An updated version of the Current Shift Releases report has been released to all customers. The new version of the reports gives the user the ability to configure and filter the report in the report view and adds support for scheduling by Labor Position. 

Reason for the Change

The updated styling makes report data easier to access and provides more robust report customization. 

Customers Affected

All HotSchedule customers. 

Release Note Info/Steps

The new version of the report will automatically replace the previous version. 

Users can now group report data by Shift or Schedule, and filter by Shift, Schedule, Job, or Labor Position, as well as the ability to customize the columns they want to be displayed on the report. The report will remember the filters last used by the user and use them as the default the next time the user accesses it.

Additional Resources 

Employee Hours Forecasted vs. Scheduled - Sticky Filters

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

What's Changing?

This change implements "Sticky Filtering" on the Employee Hours Forecasted vs. Scheduled Report. Filter configurations and "Show Count" selections will be remembered and automatically applied the next time the user returns to the report. 

Reason for the Change

Operational efficiency for our end users. The report is usually run with the same filters time after time. 

Customers Affected

All HotSchedule customers. 

Print Roster - Display Options 

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

What's Changing?

We are replacing the Display Options check boxes on the Roster Report with a Drop-down and adding “Net Hour” and “Positions” options to the list of display options.  The users' configuration will be remembered the next time they return to the report.

Reason for the Change

Better control of display options and better use of space on the page.

Customers Affected

All HotSchedule customers.

Release Note Info/Steps

The changes are being applied as part of a larger report replacement feature.