Product Release Notes: Jan-Dec 2025

Created by Graeme Orchard, Modified on Mon, 27 Jan at 1:51 PM by Graeme Orchard

This article gives details of features and fixes included in each release of the software. To see which version you currently have installed see this article HERE

For older release notes click HERE (Jan 2023-Dec 2023)

For older release notes click HERE (Jan 2024-Dec 2024)

RELEASE NOTES: Jan-Dec 2025

For earlier releases please use the links above to see the features release during the relevant year.

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Version History (Click an item to jump to that section)

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Features

Ability to always display 'internal notes' when making a client booking

When making a client booking, the system will check any 'Compliance' items at the client before allowing the booking. If a client is not compliant then the system will display a message with details of the missing compliance, and then exit from the booking entry screen.

From this release forwards, there is an option for the system to display "Internal Notes" from the client after the compliance info has been displayed. The feature can be activated with parameter TEMPS, Flag(56) - Show Int Book Notes if Client Cmpl Fails

Example:

After the Compliance Warning above, the system can then display any Internal Booking Notes from the client record.

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Alternative colours for Compliance RAG Report (Accessibility change)

In order to accomodate those with visual disabilities such as colour blindness, it is now possible for an individual user to have different colours for the "RAG" reports, rather than the standard RED, AMBER and GREEN - which can be difficult to see.

The new facility is activated with Parameters, and can be set for each user that needs it, individually.

Parameters, USER, Text (2, 3, 4) can be used to specify the alternative colours (Foreground/Background) for RED, AMBER and GREEN.

Miscellaneous/Internal Developments

- New parameter ENIGMA, Flag(44) - Use long vacancy number (7 digits)

Setting this parameter allows the vacancy number to be longer, e.g. VR/0000001 instead of VR/000001

Tip: If you do need to set this, it might be a good idea to offset the numbers, so use the system control to start the next vacancy number at VR/1000000, to avoid any overlap of numbers. (Please speak to Influence support tema for help with this is you are going to need the larger numbers here.)

Bug Fixes

- When creating a new 'On spec' match (single) for a candidate, the system allowed users to 'Free Type' into the CVs To field on the Match record; this should have been prevented - and the system now correctly prevents this.

- Fixed an issue that meant in some circumstances it was not possible to 'Right Click' on the workbench column heading to edit/amend the column layout for a view. This has now been corrected and the system should always allow views to be amended/edited.