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GideonSoft 2024 Release 1 (May 2024)
[Final Production version 3.241.1.1]
A Whole New Org Settings Look and Feel
The new interface includes …
- Completely overhauled Org settings UI, making it easy to find what you’re looking for.
- New high-level insights data to quickly gauge activity org-wide.
- Shortcuts! So you can get to and knock out the tasks you need to more quickly.
- New Organization-level QA reporting.
Pumped Up Stats (No Lies!)
- More Capability and Precision … We completely reworked the code for more precise statistics management, to better handle how the data is stored and managed, and to provide more functionality!
- An Easier, Streamlined Interface … We also completely reworked the UI for setting up and managing stat definitions. Statistics can be complicated enough!
- Automatic Recommendations … If data exists, but no definitions are in place, GideonSoft can make recommendations to help you get started.
Report Updates to Report
- More Precise Report Date Parameters … We’ve added the ability to include hours with a date parameter.
- Digital Signature Enhancements … Digital Signatures can now be added to custom group reports, and report designers can now customize the PDF file name.
- A New and Flexible Report Page UI … The report page now matches the surveys page, with a split screen, smaller rows, and the ability to cluster reports together.
More Refined People Organization
- More Details Available for Instance Level People … This update adds the option to display Org fields via the Column Chooser.
- A More Flexible Process to Add New People … Now more admin roles can see and approve people to review in Persistent Modules and Instances.
- Automatic Expressions for People to Review … We’ve added the ability to automatically apply default expressions for various fields when adding people.
- Prevent Duplicate Email Address Usage … Flag potential duplicate email addresses when people join via QR Code.
- Improved Profile Visualization Design … This settings page has been redesigned to be more streamlined, and to be consistent with other design pages.
Powerful, and Persistent (Module)
- (New!) Flexible Display in Custom Text Fields … We’ve added the ability to display a check box or toggle in a Yes/No picklist.
- Bring Status Notes With … When a rule changes a person’s Status in a Performance Module, the status notes are brought in too.
- Display Status Notes … Since we’re bringing in status notes, why not display them on the people grid?
- Custom Fields When Moving People … You can now make a custom field available when moving people to a Performance Module.
- More Refined Control of Visibility … You now can assign one or more roles to Units and to Categories.
Other Miscellaneous Goodness
- New GideonSoft Installer … Allows for a custom install location and more smoothly handles an upgrade if GideonSoft is already installed.
- Multi-Language Support … This update lays the groundwork to support other languages in addition to English.
- Built in QA reporting … In addition to 2 new Organization-level reports, there are 1 new and 3 updated Instance-level reports.
- Status Now Included in Auto-Instance Settings … You can now transfer any selected status to the new Instance.
- Survey Display Flexibility on Mobile Devices … Show the web version of a survey on mobile devices and include multiple questions on a single page.
What’s New in GideonSoft 2024 Release 1 (PDF)