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["Date Test&Internal","In production","Date in production","Type","Title","Release note","Upgrade note","Item number","Synergy ticket"]
["2023-06-15","Yes","2023-06-15","User Story","Remove logo","removal of ortec logo on side menu",null,7641]
["2023-06-15","Yes","2023-06-15","Bug","Same content layout","consistent content layout in tablet size",null,7643]
["2023-06-15","Yes","2023-06-15","Bug","ESS 7 app: employees can create new addresses in app","Users who do not have right permission cannot add new addresses.\r\nThe option is controlled with permission guiactions.entities.addresses.",null,8333]
["2023-06-15","Yes","2023-06-15","Bug","Missing back buttons","Added back buttons to some pages that were missing them in the web version",null,8373]
["2023-06-15","Yes","2023-06-15","Bug","Show alternatives page","View alternative pages now behaves according to the standard in web version and mobile version",null,8374]
["2023-06-15","Yes","2023-06-15","Bug","ESS7 no leave requests","Sliding panel performance improvements due to too many\r\n     leave requests",null,11136]
["2023-06-22","Yes","2023-06-22","Bug","ESS7 - Employee with two contracts white screen","Background:\r\n     in ESS7 users with multiple contracts need to select a contract as\r\n     available actions are dependent on the contract selected, nevertheless the\r\n     user can view all shifts across all contracts. Issue: ESS7 would crash if\r\n     a user with multiple contracts would view the details of a shift for another\r\n     contract. Cause and resolution: the issue was caused by a button (swap\r\n     request) on the shift detail screen that should not have been available in\r\n     that context. Removing the button solved the issue.",null,8993]
["2023-06-22","Yes","2023-06-22","Bug","Fix errors reported in Workbook","The object is checked before using its property.",null,11516]
["2023-06-29","Yes","2023-06-29","Bug","ESS 7: two days highlighted when leave wish","Fixed the issue where a full-day leave request (or other full-day requests) visually appear as two-day requests in the calander view. Now requests show only on the day of the request in the calendar view.\r\nNote for the OPS: when this is finished, close 14.720.953 and 15.019.789",null,7951]
["2023-06-29","Yes","2023-06-29","User Story","Show lock icon when shift is fixed in Published (and further) schedules","ORTEC WS offers the capability to fix shifts in the schedule. Currently, it is not visible to an employee using ESS7 whether a shift is fixed. However, the effects of a fixed shift are noticeable to an employee. For example, when an employee initiates a swap on a fixed shift, a warning appears that the shift cannot be unassigned or reassigned. Now, if a shift is fixed in ORTEC WS (or in Team Scheduler), a lock icon is displayed next to the shift name in ESS7. This applies to shifts with the status Published and higher. This will happen for current or other contracts in the shift view, day details, and details sliding panels/dialogs.",null,11030]
["2023-06-29","Yes","2023-06-29","Bug","Authentication flow being re-triggered often","Changed cookie options for refresh token, so the embedded ESS7 app in the Relevance platform (with cross domain) is able to set the cookie correctly and use this to silently refresh the token without triggering the authentication flow again.",null,11856]
["2023-07-06","Yes","2023-07-06","Bug","ESS 7 - Text 'working' in ESS7 mobile app - team schedules","In the Team Schedule view the shift you have is highlighted and the header reads \"Working\" (\"Werken\" in Dutch). This may come across as strange, if you have a leave shift, for example. The header has been changed to \"Your Shift\" (and \"Jouw dienst\" in Dutch).",null,8617]
["2023-07-06","Yes","2023-07-06","Bug","ESS7: Shift request cancellation from ESS 7 doesn't update in AhP","Only show the cancel shift request button if the permission 'Delete request' on the object 'workorshiftwish' is enabled.",null,11936]
["2023-07-13","Yes","2023-07-13","Bug","ESS7: Activity types can not be selected","Fixed a bug in the Actuals tab. Previously, it was not possible to select an activity which had the IsWorkstationRequired property.\nWith this fix, it is possible to select activities that require a workstation. This can be done by first selecting a workstation.",null,10285]
["2023-07-13","Yes","2023-07-13","Bug","ESS7: fix short session lifetime","Improved login experience (login only necessary when Auth0 refresh token has expired or is invalidated).",null,11629]
["2023-07-13","Yes","2023-07-13","Bug","ESS7: ESS departments not visible anymore in Team Schedule","Fixed a bug where the team schedule was not showing the schedule of other departments anymore.",null,13118]
["2023-07-27","Yes","2023-07-27","Bug","ESS7: Team roster does not show 'own' shift when shift with same name is subcontracted","Show shifts grouped by original department. This means subcontracted shifts will show up in the (department) selection from where the shift originated from",null,10499,"https://ortec.link/Request?HID=15420746"]
["2023-07-27","Yes","2023-07-27","Bug","ESS7: Adjust date format for customers","Users may occasionally notice an issue where the dates within the app are not formatted correctly. By adjusting the language settings in the phone or browser to match the preferred language and location, users can ensure that dates are displayed correctly within the app",null,11313,"https://ortec.link/Request?HID=15524476"]
["2023-07-27","Yes","2023-07-27","Bug","BackendAPI endpoint activityUserProperties is called too often","Small improvement when fetching shift details by omitting unnecessary calls to the OWS Backend API",null,13345]
["2023/08/10","Yes","2023/08/10","Bug","Dropdown of leave types dependent upon selected contract","In the case of multiple employment contracts the dropdown list of available leave types on the leave request form corresponded with the first employment contract. Now the list of available leave types corresponds with the contract under which you were requesting leave.",null,9134,"https://ortec.link/Request?HID=15199188"]
["2023/08/10","Yes","2023/08/10","Bug","Date limit on requests visible in request tab removed","The requests shown in the Requests tab were limited to one year ahead. All requests and their status are now visible in the Requests tab, independent of how far into the future.",null,9549,"https://ortec.link/Request?HID=15287494"]
["2023/08/10","Yes","2023/08/10","Bug","Swapping shifts does not show the correct times for the recipient","When requesting a swap, use the shift times from the specific employees.",null,11631,"https://ortec.link/Request?HID=15603168"]
["2023/08/10","Yes","2023/08/10","Bug","HttpException: socket hang up/ECONNRESET errors","\"socket hang up/ECONNRESET\" errors do not appear randomly anymore. We added a mechanism for ensuring that new calls are done when previous ones are completed.\r\nThere are already 2 other known scenarios when this is happening and they will be fixed in the future. First one is when accessing repeatedly Self Scheduling page, second one is when the Backend API calls are taking too long (more than 20s). BackendAPI calls can be so long when there is a heavy load on the backend side or when the Backend API is warming up.\r\nImproved the error message displayed when the connection with the Backend API is abruptly interrupted by external causes like the Backend API being stopped while users are using it.",null,12091,"https://ortec.link/Request?HID=15644390"]
["2023/08/10","Yes","2023/08/10","Bug","Users see only their data","A issue was fixed that if previously another user was logged in, that previous users data was also visible for the newly logged-in user.",null,13562]
["2023-08-24","Yes","2023-08-24","Bug","Visibility of the badge on the Workflow tab made subject to permission","The badge displayed on the Workflow tab, (solely) used to indicating the number of schedule changes, is only displayed when the permission workspace.ess.reassignments is granted.",null,7950,"https://ortec.link/Request?HID=15019550"]
["2023-08-24","Yes","2023-08-24","Bug","Department picker in Team Schedule view aligns with permissions","Fixed an issue where a user in the Team Schedule view could select more departments than allowed according to the permission settings.",null,10495,"https://ortec.link/Request?HID=15420588"]
["2023-08-24","Yes","2023-08-24","Bug","Users see only their data","An issue was fixed that if previously another user was logged in, that previous users data was also visible for the newly logged-in user.",null,13562]
["2023-09-07","Yes","2023-09-07","Bug","Prevent refreshing from taking the user to the front page","In certain screens (e.g., self-scheduling view, team schedule view) the device's refeshing mechanism would take you back to the front page. The problem has been fixed.","Issues is fixed on Relevance side, and new version of ESS7 app needs to be installed on the phone.",11215,"https://ortec.link/Request?HID=15513828"]
["2023-09-07","Yes","2023-09-07","Bug","Solved issue where users could not change realisations","Addressed an issue where some users were unable to edit their Actuals in the schedule.\r\nThis has been fixed; users should now be able to change their Realisations/Actuals",null,12989,"https://ortec.link/Request?HID=15650715"]
["2023-09-28","Yes","2023.09.28","User Story","Activity details page","Expand the shifts from team schedule view to see the list of activities and the corresponding details for each (cost center, workstation and address).",null,10501]
["2023-09-28","Yes","2023.09.28","User Story","Sub-Permission check for activity shift details","New permissions were added to show the details for cost center, workstation and address.",null,10502]
["2023-09-28","Yes","2023.09.28","User Story","General permission for activity shift details","Recently added AllowedToSeeTeamScheduleDetails permission is now checked in code. If permission exists and it is granted, we display the details of the colleagues' shifts.","For this update to be available, a back end update is required. (version 1564089 or higher)",10656]
["2023-09-28","Yes","2023.09.28","User Story","Dashboard translations for reports","Added missing translations and english as fallback language when there are no translations for the current language.",null,13531]
["2023-10-05","Yes","2023.10.05","Bug","Shift demand always visible in round 2 of self-scheduling","Fixed an issue in the self-scheduling part of the application. Previously, in round 2 of self-scheduling the shift demand was not visible on shift where the demand had not yet been met (i.e., on the grey shifts).\nThis has been fixed and it is possible to see the demand of all shifts in self-scheduling. Note that whether shift demand is visible is subject to a permission.",null,9445,"https://ortec.link/Request?HID=15281876"]
["2023-10-05","Yes","2023.10.05","User Story","New setting to show/hide the 'hours' label in self-scheduling","Added a new setting in the admin configuration to be used to control when the hours label is shown in self-scheduling. If it is true, then we don't show the label and if it is false (which is the default) we show it.",null,11095,"https://ortec.link/Request?HID=15166597"]
["2023-10-05","Yes","2023.10.05","Bug","Fix for where shift demand was shown one day ahead in self-scheduling","In self-scheduling it could happen that the shift demand was shown one day ahead. The issue was fixed to show the shift demand on the correct day.",null,13498,"https://ortec.link/Request?HID=15742864"]
["2023-10-05","Yes","2023.10.05","Bug","Fix to avert unsernames triggering SQL injection prevention","Fixed an issue where some usernames inadvertenty triggered the SQL injection prevention.",null,13515,"https://ortec.link/Request?HID=15743884"]
["2023-10-05","Yes","2023.10.05","User Story","ESS7: Request workflow: distinguish more clearly between preferences and leave","Preference and leave translations were updated",null,14494]
["2023-10-05","Yes","2023.10.05","User Story","Multi-language support for reports","Texts related to report functionality were not being translated. This has been fixed.",null,14880]
["2023-10-05","Yes","2023.10.05","User Story","Prevented revealing too much personal information through the detailed view of the Team Schedule","In the team schedule view, it is possible to click through to the shift details, but this view showed too much personal information. This has been fixed, for example, a 'sickness' will be shown simply as an 'absence'.",null,21747]
["2023-10-11","Yes","2023.10.11","User Story","Update *.ortecapps certificate","Renewed SSL certificate",null,13057]
["2023-10-11","Yes","2023.10.11","Bug","User able to select values of a report parameter","Solved an issue where the user was unable to select the values for a reports parameter due to a request loop.",null,14697]
["2023-10-11","Yes","2023.10.11","Bug","User able to select default values of a report parameter","Fixed an issue in ESS7 Reporting making sure that default values always contain values that are part of the valid values, otherwise set them as an empty array.",null,21758]
["2023-10-11","Yes","2023.10.11","Bug","Ensure demands are updated in self-scheduling","Fixed an issue where duty demands where only updated when a round view was closed and re-opened.",null,21922]
["2023-10-26","Yes","2023-10-26","User Story","Prevent showing past team schedules","In the Team Schedule, it is now possible to hide shifts in the past. Shifts are not shown in the schedule once the end time has passed. This allows customers to not show realizations to colleagues, for privacy purposes. Note: when changes the planned end time in a realization, the realized end time is used to determine if the shift it shown.\nPermission: AllowedToSeeTeamScheduleShiftsInThePast = FALSE (Acces Control / ORTEC WS for Employees / Team Schedule)","The accompanying OWS change for this issue is 8.5.0(2023-10-26)_Build1569177. \nIt includes the new permission AllowedToSeeTeamScheduleShiftsInThePast.",9635,"https://ortec.link/Request?HID=15294904"]
["2023-10-26","Yes","2023-10-26","User Story","Option to choose Sunday or Monday as the first day of the week supported","In the Schedule and Self Scheduling, it is now possible to set the first day of the week on either Monday or Sunday. Before, the first day of the week was always Monday.\nIf global setting UseStartWeekOnMonday = TRUE, first day of the week is Monday. If global setting UseStartWeekOnMonday = FALSE, first day of the week is Sunday. Default value: TRUE (Monday).","Setting UseStartWeekOnMonday is available in OWS backend version 1564089 or higher.",11094,"https://ortec.link/Request?HID=15166603"]
["2023-10-26","Yes","2023-10-26","Bug","Leave request not allowed when leave balance too low","When a user is not allowed to request leave because of low leave balance, an error is shown explaining this is not allowed. Before, the error was not shown and the user could send the request.",null,13777,"https://ortec.link/Request?HID=15807751"]
["2023-10-26","Yes","2023-10-26","Bug","In self-scheduling, enabled setting a wildcard on a fixed shift with a demand","ESS user is able to set a wildcard for a fixed shift if that shift also has a demand.",null,21832,"https://ortec.link/Request?HID=16013095"]
["2023-10-26","Yes","2023-10-26","Bug","Planned shifts outside of the self-scheduling period are visible","In self-scheduling, planned shifts outside of self-scheduling period are now visible.","For this bug fix to be functional, a back end version grater than 1078196 (18-04-2018) is needed.",21833,"https://ortec.link/Request?HID=16013097"]
["2023-10-26","Yes","2023-10-26","User Story","Add wildcard button disabled when there is an assigned shift on the selected day","The \"Add wildcard\" button is disabled and does not open a dialog if there is an assigned shift on the selected day.",null,21834,"https://ortec.link/Request?HID=16013098"]
["2023-10-26","Yes","2023-10-26","Bug","Permissions checked whether a note is allowed in self-scheduling","In Self Scheduling, the user is only able to add, edit or delete a note when the corresponding permissions are granted. Before, if the user did not have permissions, the corresponding buttons were still available.",null,21835,"https://ortec.link/Request?HID=16013100"]
["2023-10-26","Yes","2023-10-26","User Story","Self-scheduling: Required number of shifts is shown once when the minimum and maximum are the same","In Self Scheduling, when the required mininum and maximum amount of shifts are equal the amount of required shift is shown only once. When minimum and maximum are not equal, they are shown min-max. Before, the required minimum and maximum were always shown both (min-max), which was confusing when they were equal.",null,22358,"https://ortec.link/Request?HID=16028882"]
["2023-11-02","Yes","2023-11-02","Feature","Reports available in ESS7","Reports are now available in ESS7, on the responsive web version as well as the mobile version. Both standard and custom reports are supported. This change includes architectural and security updates. Usability is improved by bringing the interface in line with the rest of the application.","For reports in ESS7 to work, a OWS backend version of 1569177 or up is needed.\n\nFor reports on both iOS and Android the Relevance version of 30 October 2023 or later is required. This version was pushed to all ESS7 users. Users that do not allow automated updates on their phone may have to update from the app store manually.",11781]
["2023-11-09","Yes","2023-11-09","Bug","ESS7: German translations","German translations were updated",null,11315,"https://ortec.link/Request?HID=15524521"]
["2023-11-09","Yes","2023-11-09","Bug","Requests: leave request balance check when changing leave type","When the user changes leave type in the leave request, leave balance is now checked for the correct leave type . Before, when the leave type was changed, balance check was not done on the new leave type.",null,13778,"https://ortec.link/Request?HID=15807766"]
["2023-11-09","Yes","2023-11-09","User Story","Schedule: Performance improvement opening shifts","When opening shifts from the schedule, calls to OWS have been improved leading to better performance. With this change, the color of a shift with a pending realization is now displayed correctly, using the orange \"pending\" status color.",null,14215]
["2023-11-09","Yes","2023-11-09","User Story","Reports: improved information when reports loading takes longer ","When a reports call takes longer than expected (e.g. longer than 5 seconds when SQL Reporting Services are restarted on the OWS Server and ESS7 gets time out and needs to retry), and the expected loading time is longer than 60 seconds, a message is shown informing the user about the duration of loading time.",null,14585]
["2023-11-09","Yes","2023-11-09","Bug","Requests: leave balance for request on current day","When the user requests leave on the current day, the requested time is now sent rounded off without seconds. Before, for requests on the current day seconds were in the time, triggering the wrong leave balance check.",null,14753,"https://ortec.link/Request?HID=15926954"]
["2023-11-09","Yes","2023-11-09","Bug","Requests: leave balance check fixed","When creating or editing a leave request for a full day, the balance check is now performed correctly. Before, leave requests were refused due to incorrectly calculated low balance.",null,18395,"https://ortec.link/Request?HID=15953839"]
["2023-11-09","Yes","2023-11-09","User Story","Upgrade Application Gateway Firewall to OWASP3.2 RuleSet","Upgrade firewall rules to latest version to increase malicious injection prevention.",null,21705]
["2023-11-09","Yes","2023-11-09","User Story","Encryption algorithms and ciphers insufficiently strong","Implemented increased security for SSL on end users.","None. All currently supported browsers and devices keep beeing supported.",21733]
["2023-11-09","Yes","2023-11-09","Bug","Contracts: users with many contracts ","When a user has a very large amount of contracts (+30), the app behaves as expected. Before, when a user had a very large amount of contracts, an API call created was too long and created an error.",null,21766]
["2023-11-09","Yes","2023-11-09","Bug","Reports: translation report name","Report names are now translated correctly. Before, only English (fallback) and Dutch were shown.","This bug requires the patch 8.5.0(2023-10-12)_Build1567656 to be installed.",26065]
["2023-11-09","Yes","2023-11-09","Bug","Self Scheduling: shifts made not visible in 'round 3'","When a self scheduling round is configured not to be visible ('round 3'), shifts are not shown. Since a recent bugfix, permissions were not checked correctly.",null,26216,"https://ortec.link/Request?HID=16077849"]
["2023-11-23","Yes","2023-11-23","User Story","Workflow: schedule change on shift today added","In the Workflow, schedule changes on shifts starting today and in the future are shown. Before, schedule changes on shifts starting tomorrow and in future were shown, todays changes were not.",null,9136,"https://ortec.link/Request?HID=15199645"]
["2023-11-23","Yes","2023-11-23","User Story","Downloading reports with long loading time","Reports taking longer than 20 seconds to load can now be viewed successfully. After 5 seconds of waiting, a loading message is displayed if the report is not ready to show.","Change is backward compatible, but if you need to download a report that it takes more than 20 seconds to be generated, an OWS upgrade should be done. Needed OWS changes are included in 8.5.0(2023-10-26)_Build1569177 release.",14592]
["2023-11-23","Yes","2023-11-23","Bug","Error handling improvement","Improved the error handling of the app. When there is an error in retrieving the schedule, this now only affects the schedule. Before, certain errors when retrieving the schedule blocked using the entire app.",null,14754,"https://ortec.link/Request?HID=15926999"]
["2023-11-23","Yes","2023-11-23","Bug","Reports: issue large reports fixed.","Reports with large amount of data were throwing an error at form controls selection and during generating. The chance of this error occurring has been reduced by increasing the limit of the request string and a more descriptive error is shown when the limit is nevertheless exceeded.\nNote: any report with data larger than 500kb will throw an error.",null,21798]
["2023-11-23","Yes","2023-11-23","Bug","Reports: checking multiple checkboxes fixed","Reports: fixed a bug where checkbox selection did not always register correctly when multiple checkboxes were checked.",null,21860]
["2023-12-07","Yes","2023-12-07","User Story","Team schedule absence hours and shift details hidden","In the team schedule, for absence shifts the hours and shift details are hidden. Before, team members could derive the nature of absence from this information.","For this change to be available, OWS needs to be patched to 1575619.",13809,"https://ortec.link/Request?HID=15815677"]
["2023-12-07","Yes","2023-12-07","Bug","Self Scheduling performance improvements","Fixed a bug where self scheduling round information was erroneously being requested multiple times when navigating through certain menu items. This has been improved by caching this data.",null,13547]
["2023-12-19","Yes","2023-12-19","Bug","Swap requests: fixed incorrect date displayed","Swap request: fixed a bug where requesting a swap with someone else's free time would result in an incorrectly displayed date in the requests overview.",null,12095,"https://ortec.link/Request?HID=15644936"]
["2023-12-19","Yes","2023-12-19","Bug","Leave request: fixed bug in editing","Leave request: fixed a bug in the edit leave request functionality. When opening the edit leave request screen, the edit fields show the correct properties of the leave request. Before, they were reset to a default value.",null,26112]
["2023-12-19","Yes","2023-12-19","Bug","Self Scheduling: Wildcards in Round 1","In Self Scheduling Round 1, Wildcards on shifts are now available on all shifts (depending on permission). Fixed a bug where wildcards didn't show on shifts without demands.",null,27443,"https://ortec.link/Request?HID=16145011"]
["2023-12-19","Yes","2023-12-19","Bug","Reports: fixed bug where ESS7 reports selection was not available after update","Fixed a bug where ESS7 reports selection made by admin was not available after reports were newly uploaded in CSCS. Id used for storing the reports configuration changed on uploading reports in CSCS. Reports are now identified by InvariantName, which does not change on upload.","Backward compatibility is included: the report configuration by admin remains configured if no new upload is done. When a first new upload is done via CSCS, admin needs to configure the reports one more time. Some of the reports might remain configured, others might be removed from the configuration. After this first time, the reports configuration will remain available after updates.",28454,"https://ortec.link/Request?HID=16158097"]
["2024-01-04","Yes","2024-01-04","User Story","Team schedule: highlight own workstation","In the team schedule, in the workstation view, the user's own work station is now marked with blue. When opening the workstation view, the location filter is pre-set to the location the users workstation is on, and the list automatically scrolls to the user's workstation.",null,14616,"https://ortec.link/Request?HID=15919410"]
["2024-01-04","Yes","2024-01-04","User Story","Reverted improvement causing performance issues","Reverted improvement \"Ensure demands are updated in self-scheduling: Fixed an issue where duty demands where only updated when a round view was closed and re-open.\" (released 12-10-2023). This improvement was causing unexpected performance problems.",null,30255]
["2024-01-11","Yes","2024-01-11","User Story","Request work or not work text improvement","When creating a work request, wording was changed to clarify if the request is for working or not working.",null,14541]
["2024-01-11","Yes","2024-01-11","Bug","Fixed loading issue after closing app","Fixed an issue where after closing and re-opening the app on web (close tab) and mobile (close app) ESS7 got stuck on a loading screen because the session was not stored correctly.\r\nWhen the user now closes and re-opens the app, they no longer meet the loading issue and can continue using ESS7.",null,30695,"https://ortec.link/Request?HID=16344422"]
["2024-01-18","Yes","2024-01-18","Bug","Swap request: Dutch translation","Swap request: updated Dutch translation of text describing the swap for better readability.",null,11522,"https://ortec.link/Request?HID=15598520"]
["2024-01-18","Yes","2024-01-18","User Story","Swap Requests: fixed badge 'your shift'","Swap Requests: assigned \"your shift\" badge to the correct shift in the swap request view.",null,12026]
["2024-01-18","Yes","2024-01-18","User Story","Schedule: added custom activity properties on shift","In the schedule, custom activity properties are now visible on planned shifts. Before, these were only visible in the realizations screen.",null,28571,"https://synergy.ortec.com/Synergy/docs/WflRequest.aspx?BCAction=1&ID=%7b1fc3554b-f837-4fcb-9bb0-d75fd3bfd1f8%7d"]
["2024-02-01","Yes","2024-02-01","User Story","Self Scheduling: round 3 no longer visible","In self-scheduling, is no longer possible to view Round 3 schedules. Users can see Round 3 in the list of self scheduling rounds, with the message that the planner is finishing the planning, but are no longer able to click on round 3 to open the schedule.",null,11745,"https://ortec.link/Request?HID=15611620"]
["2024-02-01","Yes","2024-02-01","Bug","Session storage fixed","Fixed an issue with session storage, where session was not closed off correctly.",null,31124]
["2024-02-01","Yes","2024-02-01","Bug","Session storage fixed","Fixed an issue with session storage, where session was not closed off correctly.",null,31269,"https://ortec.link/Request?HID=16365770"]
["2024-02-15","Yes","2024-02-15","Bug","Realizations: made start and end time consistent with realization and corrected enter/change realizations button text","Fixed inconsistencies for realizations in the shift details card. Activity start and end times shifts with realizations in status pending approval and declined now show the realized values. The Enter actuals and Change actuals buttons now show in the correct context.",null,30713]
["2024-02-29","Yes","2024-02-29","Bug","Self Scheduling: fixed alternative shift when shift is no longer overstaffed","In self scheduling, improved the behavior when a user asks for an alternative on an overstaffed shift which, due to an action of another user at the same moment, the shift is not overstaffed anymore or the alternative is not available anymore. After a warning, the user is directly led back to the shift.",null,26217,"https://ortec.link/Request?HID=16077882"]
["2024-02-29","Yes","2024-02-29","Bug","Self Scheduling: fixed planned amount on duty groups.","Self Scheduling: Fixed bug where planned amount on duty group demand was shown incorrectly.",null,29446,"https://ortec.link/Request?HID=16176533"]
["2024-03-05","Yes","2024-03-05","Bug","Made the mechanism to detect that different user has logged in more robust","Made the mechanism to detect different user has logged in on the same device more robust.",null,32355]
["2024-03-05","Yes","2024-03-05","User Story","Changed the way user sessions are stored and retrieved","Changed the way user sessions are stored and retrieved to improve stability of the system.",null,32380]
["2024-03-14","Yes","2024-03-14","User Story","Added customer account to client config","In the Client Config section of the magazine, added field for customer account for easy tracing.",null,32347]
["2024-03-14","Yes","2024-03-14","Bug","Fixed issue no data access for multiple users on same device","When multiple users use the same device (e.g. shared computer) to log in consecutively on the same magazine, fixed an issue where no data showed if the users are planned on different OWS environments. Before the second user was not able to access data.",null,32661]
["2024-03-28","Yes","2024-03-28","User Story","Requests with no end date: fixed text request list","Requests with no end date: adjusted the message in the request list to show only starting date: \"You requested X starting from time-date\". Before, the fictional far future end date from the DB was shown.",null,13729,"https://ortec.link/Request?HID=15790462"]
["2024-03-28","Yes","2024-03-28","Bug","Realizations: shift time shows correctly in schedule","When the user makes a realization, and goes to the schedule, the shift times in the schedule show the realized times. Before, the schedule showed incorrect shift times.",null,32596,"https://ortec.link/Request?HID=16498761"]
["2024-04-09","Yes","2024-04-09","User Story","Solved GDPR issue in team schedule","Restricted team schedule, where in certain cases calls retrieved more information than shown in the front end. ",null,32410,"https://ortec.link/Request?HID=16475182"]
["2024-04-12","Yes","2024-04-12","Bug","Not possible to login on ESS7 web on PROD","Hotfix: fixed issue where logging in on the webversion of ESS7 was not possible. ",null,34001]
["2024-04-23","Yes","2024-04-23","User Story","Logout improvement: preparations","Logout improvement: made preparations to allow the Relevance Platform to make improvements on ESS7 session cleaning after logout.",null,31627]
["2024-04-23","Yes","2024-04-23","User Story","Removed Legacy SSL","Removed the possibility for legacy SSL cyphers in the client certificate authentication. This change improves the security for all customers that have client certification authentication setup.","Legacy SSL certificates do not work anymore. Customers using Legacy SSL certificates have been timely informed. If communication fails, please contact your ORTEC representative to start the refresh procedure.",31650]
["2024-04-25","Yes","2024-04-25","Bug","Log in non default OWS environment","Fixed login issue for customers with multiple OWS environments on one Relevance magazine. New users on the non-default OWS environment were not referred to the correct environment.",null,35607]
["2024-04-25","Yes","2024-04-25","User Story","Reverted Legacy SSL","Reverted the possibility for legacy SSL cyphers in the client certificate authentication. Note: Legacy SSL will be removed on next deployment.",null,31650]
["2024-04-29","Yes","2024-04-21","User Story","Removed Legacy SSL","Removed the possibility for legacy SSL cyphers in the client certificate authentication. This change improves the security for all customers that have client certification authentication setup.","Legacy SSL certificates do not work anymore. Customers using Legacy SSL certificates have been timely informed. If communication fails, please contact your ORTEC representative to start the refresh procedure.",31650]
["2024-05-14","Yes","2024-05-21","User Story","Self Scheduling: Wild card counter","Wildcards are counted per department in self scheduling rounds. Before, when a a wildcard resulted in it was deducted from same level rounds of other departments. This led to the user having fewer wild cards than assigned, and in some cases led to negative wild card balance.",null,30818,"https://ortec.link/Request?HID=16348008"]
["2024-05-17","Yes","2024-05-21","User Story","Self Sheduling: improved shift with conflict and wild card","When a shift has a conflict such as overstaffed, and also has a wild card, when clicking on the shift the user is asked if they're sure you want to deselect this shift, as this action can't be undone. Before, when the user accidentally tapped the shift, it was unscheduled without warning and the user could not re-plan it due to the conflict. The conflict card remains visible if the shift has a wild card. Before, the conflict card was hidden when a wild card was placed. ",null,28497,"https://ortec.link/Request?HID=16160218"]
["2024-05-26","Yes","2024-05-27","Bug","Self Scheduling: Wild card Icon","Self scheduling: the icon for wild card on a day in the calendar only shows in the self scheduling round it was applied to. Before, it showed on all rounds that covered the corresponding date. ",null,37142]
["2024-05-29","Yes","2024-05-27","Development","Calendar Sync page on web","Calendar Sync: the page offering instruction on synchronizing shifts to private calendars is now also available in the web version.",null,36760]
["2024-05-29","Yes","2024-05-27","Bug","Self Scheduling: overstaffing with minimum demand 0","Self scheduling: in round 2, if a shift has a minimum demand of 0 and is overstaffed, it is now correctly counted in the number of overstaffed shifts.",null,29971,"https://ortec.link/Request?HID=16264310"]
["2024-08-28","Yes","2024-08-28","Bug","Swap request workflow: fixed date","In the requests workflow, the date shown for a swap request is now the date the date of the swapped shift. Before it showed the date that the swap request was created.",null,14030]
["2024-08-28","Yes","2024-08-28","Bug","Realization: fixed start time when adding multiple activities","When adding multiple activities to a shift in a realization, the start time when adding a new activity now shows correctly. Before, the start time shown in the dialog box Add New Activity was not updated correctly after an activity had just been added. The times were and are sent to OWS correctly.",null,31497,"https://ortec.link/Request?HID=16383771"]
["2024-09-03","Yes","2024-09-03","Feature","ESS7: employee names not visible in round 1 of self-scheduling","In Self Scheduling Round 1, Employee name information is displayed if in OWS on the Self Scheduling Round 'Show the names of empolyees that picked a shift or duty group in the hint text' is checked.",null,13240,"https://ortec.link/Request?HID=15726146"]
["2024-09-03","Yes","2024-09-03","Bug","Show schedule when shifts open for bidding call fails","When ESS7 fails to retrieve shifts open for bidding, the schedule of the user is now shown correctly. Before, when the attempt to retrieve shifts open for bidding was unsuccessful the schedule was replaced by an error message. ",null,37335,"https://ortec.link/Request?HID=16630394"]
["2024-09-03","Yes","2024-09-03","Development","Shift remark: show whole shift remark on shift","Schedule: on the day overview, the shift remark is shown completely. Before, the shift remark was limited in characters. In the list view showing all shifts, the length of the shift remark is still limited because of space. Tap the shift to open the day for the whole shift remark.",null,10038,"https://ortec.link/Request?HID=15329329"]
["2024-09-03","Yes","2024-09-03","Bug","Swap Request: added planner remark when declined","When a Swap Request is declined, the remark by the planner explaining the decline is now shown. Before, the remark was not visible.",null,37018,"https://ortec.link/Request?HID=16622050"]
["2024-09-03","Yes","2024-09-03","Bug","Workflow: leave request show correctly","Workflow: fixed a bug where the leave requests were not shown in the Workflow. Leave requests show in the workflow when the user has the permission 'workspace.ess.leaverequests' granted.",null,26041,"https://ortec.link/Request?HID=16055398"]
["2024-09-03","Yes","2024-09-03","Bug","Reports: fixed feedback text","Reports: fixed the positioning of feedback text when loading takes longer than a few seconds. Before the text was placed such that it was not readable.",null,30004]
["2024-09-03","Yes","2024-09-03","Development","Notification: schedule change","New notification: when schedule change is done in OWS, the user receives a notification mentioning dates of schedule changes. Enabling this notification requires configuration in OWS.",null,46597]
["2024-09-05","Yes","2024-09-05","Bug","Swap request when schedule partially higher than published","When a schedule partially has a status published and partially higher than published, it's possible to request swaps on the days in status published. Before, when a schedule partially had a status higher than published, swap was not available for the entire schedule. ",null,31504,"https://ortec.link/Request?HID=16387194"]
["2024-09-05","Yes","2024-09-05","Development","Team schedule: night shifts","Team schedule now shows all night shifts that partially take place on that day. Before, only shifts ending on that day were shown. ",null,11630,"https://ortec.link/Request?HID=15603160"]
["2024-09-05","Yes","2024-09-05","Bug","Team schedule: scrolling to end","When opening the team schedule, the screen automatically scrolls to the users shift. Before, when the user had the first shift on the list, it scrolled to the last shift. ",null,31280,"https://ortec.link/Request?HID=16366133"]
["2024-09-05","Yes","2024-09-05","Bug","Address: show nothing when empty field","When address details are empty the field is not shown in ESS7. Before, empty fields were shown as 'null'.",null,37240,"https://ortec.link/Request?HID=16626897"]
["2024-09-05","Yes","2024-09-05","Development","Performance improvements: reduced calls in Workflow","In the workflow, improved performance by making calls more efficient.",null,46343]
["2024-09-05","Yes","2024-09-05","Development","Reports: remove header custom reports","Reports: All reports on the Insights page are now on a single list, sorted alphabetically. The header 'Custom reports' has been removed.",null,46692]
["2024-09-05","Yes","2024-09-05","Feature","Enrich Calendar component: Schedule","New calendar on Schedule screen\nThe calendar is full screen on all screens, and the design has been updated. This improves usability on bigger screens (web browser).\nOn bigger screens (web browser) the shifts show more data in the calendar view. They show shift time, shift name and department if not the regular department.\nShifts are scaled to their start and end time. When hovering on a shift a pop-up shows the details mentioned above, making them visible if shifts are very small.\nDifferent icons have been introduced for remark on a day, remark on a shift and request on a day. \nPublic holiday is shown by a new icon. On bigger screens, the entire public holiday name is visible on the day. \nOn the day, a ribbon calendar is introduced, offering the user more context about that day, and the days around it. It contains all the icons mentioned above.\nThe header has been rearranged to ensure a better user experience. \nToday button is now present in the header.\nThe app opens on calendar component when using web version and list when using the mobile version, ensuring best user experience for doing short term primary tasks, such as checking when the next shift is planned.",null,33691]
["2024-09-05","Yes","2024-09-05","Feature","Self scheduling improvements","New calendar on the Self-Scheduling page:\nAll improvements made on the schedule screen are also introduced in Self Scheduling where applicable.\nOn bigger screens (web browser) duty groups and individual shifts are available in the day cell, shown in individual rows. Each includes the demand for that shift / duty group. When there are more than 5 rows, a tag is shown telling the user there are more shifts. \nWhen opening a day, the shifts and duty groups are shown in a dialog, keeping the user on the Self Scheduling screen. Here, the user can select a shift. \nWildcard representation on shift and day have been updated, including an icon.\nThe wildcards section is now visible in a dialog when pressing on \"View wildcards\" button top right of the screen.\nThe hours bar and points and overstaffed shifts are now on the top of the screen.\nWhen the employee is sick, this is reflected in a grey bar. Shifts that are overstaffed dominate the grey bar, so they are visible to the employee. ",null,33904]
["2024-09-09","Yes","2024-09-09","Development","Self scheduling: no action outside selected round","In self-scheduling we show shifts on days the before (e.g. 31st of the previous month) and after (e.g. 1st of the next month) the selected round for context if those days are visible in the calendar. On those days, it's not possible to perform actions, as these shifts are not in the selected round. Feedback was added that no changes can be made.",null,47273]
["2024-09-09","Yes","2024-09-09","Development","Swap: give away button","In Swap request, when the user gives away a shift in exchange for free time, adjusted the confirmation button to 'give away'. Before it said 'request swap'.",null,32791,"https://ortec.link/Request?HID=16553957"]
["2024-09-09","Yes","2024-09-09","Development","Schedule status: made distinction no schedule - no shift more clear","Schedule status is clarified in the schedule time line. When a user has no shifts on a day and the schedule has status planned, the schedule timeline now shows the message 'Schedule is not available yet'. When the schedule is published, the message is 'You have no shifts on this day'. ",null,46356,"https://ortec.link/Request?HID=16655321"]
["2024-09-09","Yes","2024-09-09","Development","Swap request notification - Dutch translation","Swap Request Notification: the Dutch translation of is updated from 'hun dienst' to 'de dienst'.",null,32776,"https://ortec.link/Request?HID=16553300"]
["2024-09-12","Yes","2024-09-12","Bug","Swap requests: disable give away","Swap request: it's possible to disable the give away option, where users can give a shift to a colleague with nothing in return. When this is disabled, the user will only be able to swap shifts for shifts.","OWS patch 1614627 or higher is needed. When OWS is patched users automatically get GetExchangeRequestOptionsGiveAway if the usergroup already has the permission /CWGS/OWS/ESS/GetExchangeRequestOptions. Revoke this permission to hide Give Away.",46900,"https://ortec.link/Request?HID=16668986"]
["2024-09-12","Yes","2024-09-12","Bug","Internal server error on login","Internal server error on login: fixed an issue where certain users got 'internal server error' on login.",null,47129,"https://ortec.link/Request?HID=16701970"]
["2024-09-12","Yes","2024-09-12","Bug","Self Scheduling: add note - improve feedback when empty","In Self Scheduling, when the user adds a note feedback that the field is empty appears only once the field was filled before. Before, the feedback was always given on first opening the add note modal.",null,48043]
["2024-09-12","Yes","2024-09-12","Bug","Swap request: Dutch translation","Swap request: fixed missing Dutch translation.",null,48782,"https://ortec.link/Request?HID=16737480"]
["2024-09-12","Yes","2024-09-12","Bug","Schedule: partially published schedules react correct to NumberOfDaysToShowPlannedShifts","Schedule: when using partially published schedules and setting NumberOfDaysToShowPlannedShifts, ESS7 now shows planned shifts on the correct amount of days based on NumberOfDaysToShowPlannedShifts if setting NumberOfDaysToShowPlannedShifts has a value larger than 0. Before, if not set to 0, shifts showed on all days in the period instead of the correct amount of days.","OWS patch 1616090 or higher is needed.",34261,"https://ortec.link/Request?HID=16599224"]
["2024-09-18","Yes","2024-09-18","Development","3rd party licenses","3rd party licenses: Added button that opens a dialog containing the 3rd party licenses which we are using in ESS7. For web version it is available on the side bar menu and on mobile it's available on the 'More' tab.",null,47362]
["2024-09-18","Yes","2024-09-18","Bug","Swap requests: hide Give Away backward compatible","Swap requests: made disable give away option backward compatible. Before, the option was disabled for all users where the permission did not exist because OWS was on a version older than 1614627.  ",null,49120,"https://synergy.ortec.com/Synergy/docs/WflRequest.aspx?BCAction=1&ID=%7B5EFE8E57-C5E3-4466-9FA0-67C815C0BE21%7D"]
["2024-09-18","Yes","2024-09-18","Bug","Realizations: changed label 'Last action'","Realizations: on realization card, the label 'last action' is updated to 'last status change'. The functionality remained the same, the label did not correctly represent the functionality. ",null,32408,"https://ortec.link/Request?HID=16492670"]
["2024-10-22","Yes","2024-10-22","Development","Add shift for borrowed departments","Add shift for borrowed departments: user can now add shift for borrowed department during lending period. ",null,11307,"https://ortec.link/Request?HID=15524397"]
["2024-10-22","Yes","2024-10-22","Development","Request from more locations","Requests: The request button to create leave requests is added to the schedule\n - calendar view\n - list view\n - day view\nOn both the calendar and the request page\n - on mobile the button is updated to \"ADD REQUEST\" and remains in the bottom right corner of the screen\n - on web, the buttn is updated to \"ADD REQUEST\" and moved to the top right corner of the screen\nWhen a user has rights to only leave or only work preference, on clicking the \"ADD REQUEST\" button the form is directly opened. \nWhen a user has rights to both request type, on clicking the \"ADD REQUEST\" button a choice appears. After this choice, the form is opened prefilled to the right request.",null,48612]
["2024-10-22","Yes","2024-10-22","Bug","Self Scheduling: improve feedback over- and understaffing","Self Scheduling: when in ORTEC Workforce Scheduling \"Show options that result in overstaffing or understaffing\", when the user deselects an overstaffed shift in ESS7 the warning 'you will not be able to re select this shift' is no longer shown. Before, it was shown, but the user is able to reselect the shift.",null,47125,"https://ortec.link/Request?HID=16701931"]
["2024-10-22","Yes","2024-10-22","Bug","Schedule: add shift on first day of schedule","Schedule: Add shift button is now visible on the first day of the schedule, also if the browser is in a different time zone than OWS server. Before, if the browser / app was in a different time zone than the OWS server, the button did not show on the first day of the schedule.",null,48735]
["2024-10-22","Yes","2024-10-22","Bug","Swap request: night shift icon","Swap request: night shift icon was fixed to show white on blue background. Before it was grey.",null,48936]
["2024-10-22","Yes","2024-10-22","Bug","Dropdowns: add scroll bar. ","Added scroll bar to all dropdowns, for scrolling if list gets too long. Before it was only possible to scroll by dragging the finger (touch screen) or using the mouse scroll wheel (desktop).",null,49117,"https://ortec.link/Request?HID=16746233"]
["2024-10-22","Yes","2024-10-22","Bug","Swap requests: fixed typo Dutch","Swap requests: fixed typo for Dutch translation: \"dezelfde\".",null,49204,"https://ortec.link/Request?HID=16747033"]
["2024-10-22","Yes","2024-10-22","Bug","Swap request: fixed confirm text","Swap requests: when confirming a swap request, the text 'Do you want to send a request to...' now shows correctly. Before, it showed swaps.confirm.Swap or swaps.confirm.Swap_multipledays.",null,49226,"https://ortec.link/Request?HID=16747054"]
["2024-10-22","Yes","2024-10-22","Bug","More tab: fixed button overlap","More tab (mobile version): fixed an issue where third party licenses link overlapped last button of the page. ",null,49333]
["2024-10-22","Yes","2024-10-22","Bug","Swap request: show 'tentatively planned' when selected","Swap requests: on the shift, the status tentatively planned now shows when the shift is selected. Before it only showed when the shift was not selected. ",null,49600]
["2024-10-22","Yes","2024-10-22","Bug","Swap request: night shift icon","Swap request: when requesting a swap, the night shift icon is now correctly visible. Before, on unselected night shifts the night shift icon was not visible.",null,49601]
["2024-11-05","Yes","2024-11-05","Bug","Schedule: add request button","Schedule: fixed an issue where the 'Add request' button was blocking the last days of the month. The button was moved down.",null,50408]
["2024-12-17","Yes","2024-12-17","Development","Realizations: no overlapping shifts","Realizations: it is no longer possible to create a realization overlapping another shift. When the user tries to make such realization, an error message is now shown.","OWS patch 1620658 or higher is needed.",14846,"https://ortec.link/Request?HID=15928139"]
["2024-12-17","Yes","2024-12-17","Bug","Workflow: Self Scheduling: fix number of open periods","Self Scheduling: on the Workflow page, the number of periods available for Self Scheduling now shows the correct amount of rounds, matching the number of rounds visible on the Self Scheduling page. ",null,49243,"https://ortec.link/Request?HID=16747059"]
["2024-12-17","Yes","2024-12-17","Bug","Permissions improvements","Removed a few unnecessary frontend calls in case permissions for their respective features were turned off. This is done as preparation for upcoming backend API changes in which permission checks are added to several backend routes used in ESS7.","These changes come into effect after the OWS patch to be released on December 17th 2024 is deployed. (1628312)",51840]
["2024-12-17","Yes","2024-12-17","Bug","Actuals: show page","Actuals: displaying the actuals page and menu item are now dependent on permission workspace.ess.pendingduties. Before, this permission was not checked correctly. ","To show Actuals in the menu permission workspace.ess.pendingduties must be granted.",52172]
["2024-12-17","Yes","2025-01-06","Feature","Show Unpublished shifts","New Feature:\nPre-publish shifts: Show shifts as planned when schedule status Plan\nAdded feature to show shift with a certain duty property as planned shift in schedule, even though the schedule is in status Plan\nSetting: DutyPropertyForOverridingPublishedStatus",null,37589]
["2024-12-17","Yes","2025-01-06","Development","Get default period of an account when account expanded","The account default period is now only retrieved when expanding an account section. This improves the performance.",null,49858]
["2024-12-23","Yes","2025-01-06","Bug","Self scheduling: fix duty demand on shifts","Self scheduling: when on the self scheduling round 'Show duty demand' is unchecked, the duty demand is not shown on the shifts. Before the demand was incorrectly shown as 'undefined' when on the round 'Show duty demand' was unchecked.",null,52507]
["2025-01-06","Yes","2025-01-06","Bug","ESS 7 Website: Not possible to send realisations","Actions for realisations were displayed even if the user was not able to perform them due to a lack of permissions. This has been fixed.",null,52394,"https://ortec.link/Request?HID=16822737"]
["2024-12-17","Yes","2025-01-28","Feature","Accept shifts","New Features: Accept shifts\nAdded feature to the workflow where employee can accept or reject shifts.","Schedule for the shifts to accept must be in status Plan.\nAccess Control permission to show Accept shift feature in Workflow: Workspace.ess.acceptshifts\nSettings:\nSettings for duty properties to set on shift:: \n- 'Open for confirmation' status: Comtec.Workforce.BackendAPI\\ESS7\\AcceptShifts\\DutyPropertyOpenForConfirmation\n- 'Accepted' status: Comtec.Workforce.BackendAPI\\ESS7\\AcceptShifts\\DutyPropertyForAcceptedStatus\n- 'Declined' status: Comtec.Workforce.BackendAPI\\ESS7\\AcceptShifts\\DutyPropertyForDeclinedStatus\nSetting to show shifts as planned even though schedule status is Planned: DutyPropertyForOverridingPublishedStatus set to Accepted ",35595]
["2025-01-28","Yes","2025-02-04","Bug","Swap request route called when workspace permission is off (result = error)","Swaps are not retrieved anymore when the user does not have permission to see swaps.",null,53350]
["2025-02-11","Yes","2025-02-18","Bug","Change backend API route used for deleting leave requests","We now use a dedicated endpoint in the backend API for deleting a leave request. Earlier, an endpoint was used that was shared with other preference types. This was needed for an upcoming backend API hardening change (which is currently in pilot mode), to properly check for the correct delete permissions. Please note this change only affects OWS versions 1631660 or higher.","Release OWS7 - 8.5.0(2025-01-23)_Build1631660, is needed in order to have this functionality available.",53349]
["2025-02-25","Yes","2025-03-04","Development","On the workflow tab in schedule changes section, the buttons \"check\" and \"check all\" will be enabled/disabled in Access Control.","\"Check\" and \"check all\" buttons from \"Workflow - Schedule changes\" are now displayed only when the corresponding Access Control permission,\"workspace.ess.reassignments.check\", is granted.",null,50667,"https://ortec.link/Request?HID=16778908"]
["2025-03-04","Yes","2025-03-11","Bug","ESS7 balance check can be avoided with quick clicking","The Send button is now disabled while the balance is being checked. When the check is done, the button is enabled again. This way it is not possible anymore to create a leave request when the user does not have enough balance left.",null,49656,"https://ortec.link/Request?HID=16762585"]
["2025-03-04","Yes","2025-03-11","Bug","Wildcard button overflows the shfift-option-container on mobile version","In self scheduling round 1, when shift names were really long, the wildcard button would be displayed out of its container. This has been fixed.",null,51634]
["2025-03-19","Yes","2025-03-25","Bug","First day of scheduling period is greyed out in Self Scheduling","Self scheduling begin and end date were greyed out. This has been fixed.",null,55489]
["2025-03-19","Yes","2025-03-25","Bug","Duty demands for Duty groups: not show when Show duty demand is unchecked","If \"show duty demand\" for a self scheduling round is unchecked, no duty demand will be presented in ESS Self Scheduling for duty groups. Previously we were seeing 0/0 for groups when this \"show duty demand\" was unchecked.",null,52662]
["2025-04-08","Yes","2025-04-22","Feature","Leave request","The Request options have been clearly separated into two options:\n- Work Preference\n- Leave Request\nThis is done to avoid accidentally  switching up the requests. The new windows bring a modern design, improved usability and also some fixes for reported issues of the old window.",null,35594]
["2025-04-22","Yes","2025-04-29","Bug","Take the settings around subcontractstatus and schedulestatus into account","A fix has been done for showing a lock icon if there is a subcontracted shift that was marked as Final Planning when the FlexPool department is Published and the initial department from where the shift was subcontracted has status Plan.\nA grey color is displayed in the Timeline for a Concept Planned shift in a FlexPool department that is Published and the initial department from where the shift was subcontracted has status Published. Previously in the timeline the blue color was used and grey was used in the details of the shift.",null,55072,"https://ortec.link/Request?HID=16886087"]
["2025-04-22","Yes","2025-04-29","Development","Improved internal error when a user is not assigned to an employee","We now show a specific message when a user is not assigned to an employee, so the user knows what to do.          ",null,55086,"https://ortec.link/Request?HID=16887161"]
["2025-05-06","Yes","2025-05-06","Bug","Shifts with status \"Concept approved\" shown in list","Shifts pending approval with status \"Concept approved\" are now displayed in the \"Actuals\" page. \r\nIn the interface, the status displayed for a shift that is concept approved is \"Pending\".",null,8764,"https://ortec.link/Request?HID=15168197"]
["2025-05-06","Yes","2025-05-06","Bug","Balancing out rounding up difference of 1 minute between Client and ESS App for account categories","Values displayed in ESS7 application for account categories and account details are the same as the values displayed in the planner application. A difference of 1 minute due to different rounding up rules is resolved.",null,33317,"https://ortec.link/Request?HID=16571871"]
["2025-05-06","Yes","2025-05-06","Bug","Leave and work request: removed dependency on labour conditions","Fixed a use case where it was not possible anymore to create a leave request when the employee does not have valid employment conditions (an invalid contract).",null,71185,"https://ortec.link/Request?HID=16936784"]
["2025-05-20","Yes","2025-05-28","Bug","Improved refresh schedule day data performance","Refreshing data in schedule page has been improved for performance reasons",null,52614]
["2025-05-20","Yes","2025-05-28","Bug","Improved date formatting when entering/changing a realisation","The time format when editing actuals on the Actuals page has been set to 24-hours notation.",null,54930]
["2025-05-20","Yes","2025-05-28","Bug","Leave request per 15 min","It is made possible to enter an exact time value like '14:32' in the Leave Request window. This can be done by typing it.",null,57822,"https://ortec.link/Request?HID=16931855"]
["2025-05-20","Yes","2025-05-28","Development","Timezone notification","Timezone notification will be displayed for the user that has a different timezone compared to the main planning location. It occurs when the user navigates in schedule page, only on the first time of logging per device. ",null,52828]
["2025-05-28","Yes","2025-06-03","Development","Improved available shifts in in self-scheduling page","On the Self Scheduling page, the visual design of the available shifts has been improved.",null,49118,"https://ortec.link/Request?HID=16746285"]
["2025-07-01","Yes","2025-07-07","Bug","Revisit \"add shift\" button visibility in calendar view of schedule page","On the calendar view of schedule page, partially published/approved schedules are now taken into account when deciding if the \"add shift\" button should be visible or not.",null,51523,"https://ortec.link/Request?HID=16799292"]
["2025-07-01","Yes","2025-07-07","Bug","Use interval wish setting for new time period work preference request","On New work preference dialog, the type of request (i.e. time period or shift) is taken into account on deciding the setting that will be used to calculate the minimum acceptable From date.",null,71181,"https://ortec.link/Request?HID=16936487"]
["2025-07-15","Yes","2025-07-22","Bug","Date and time format in ESS in selected language","A date input field now shows the date in the date format of the selected language. This fix affects the Request Swap window and the accounts on the Insights page.",null,56074,"https://ortec.link/Request?HID=16910635"]
["2025-07-15","Yes","2025-07-22","Development","Self scheduling: hidden shifts now visible","In Self Scheduling, on large screens, we now always show all shift options in the calendar, even when a shift has been selected. The idea is that you should be able to see shifts that you cannot select, such that you have an idea of what your alternatives are when selecting shifts in shift scheduling. Shifts that you cannot select with your current selection will be grayed out. This also includes an improvement in the order of the shifts, especially with duty groups. They are ordered by time and then by name. ",null,76191]
["2025-07-23","Yes","2025-07-29","Bug","Improvement of the schedule and self-scheduling calendar styling for mobile","Improved schedule and self-scheduling calendar styling for mobile focusing on the height of the calendar-day component and vertical alignment of its elements.",null,80575]
["2025-07-30","Yes","2025-08-05","Development","Single sign-on login","We have implemented an improved authentication solution for the ESS7 application that requires users to sign in only once, providing a Single Sign-On (SSO) experience. This solution will enhance the user experience on mobile and desktop platforms.",null,72325]
["2025-08-05","Yes","2025-08-12","Bug","Fix: intinite login loop for exceptional users","When a user is not present in OWS they will now get an error after login instead of a infinite loop",null,53242,"https://ortec.link/Request?HID=16842539"]
["2025-08-12","Yes","2025-08-19","Development","Notification for shift offering app","ESS users who requested a shift but were not assigned will now be notified when the shift is given to someone else.","Necessary: OWS version 1653626 or higher\nA Shift Offering tenant (which is activated in the OWS configuration)\nThe following setting set to True (default False):\nSendDidNotGetShiftNotification",81625]
["2025-09-02","Yes","2025-09-09","Bug","Special shifts visible not visible anymore to the whole organization","In Self Scheduling Round 1, when a special shift is assigned to the employee, only the colleagues from the same department will be displayed in the list of employees that are working that special shift.",null,52733,"https://ortec.link/Request?HID=16829887"]
["2025-10-07","Yes","2025-10-22","Development","Menu make over: White bar improvement and new letter type","The app menu on large screens has been redesigned to look better and take up less space",null,84670]
["2025-10-07","Yes","2025-10-22","Development","Part of a day leave request hidden with permission","The duration option 'Part of a day' is not available anymore in the Leave Request window when a user does not have the permission 'New partial day leave request'. Default this permission is set to true.",null,85039]
["2025-10-07","Yes","2025-10-22","Development","Shift details: new shift component","We have improved the visual design of the window that shows the shifts of a day in Self Scheduling.",null,85246]
["2025-10-07","Yes","2025-10-22","Development","Add Week numbers to the schedule view","Week numbers are now displayed in the monthly calendar view.",null,83601]
["2025-10-22","Yes","2025-10-28","Bug","Improved Leave Request Date Selection","When creating a new leave request, the start date is not pre-selected anymore. This provides a better user experience when selecting a date range.",null,80776,"https://ortec.link/Request?HID=16977089"]
["2025-10-22","Yes","2025-10-28","Bug","Support for Future-Dated Accounts in Insights","It is now possible to open an Account on the Insights page with an end date that lies 2 years into the future.",null,85550,"https://ortec.link/Request?HID=17026129"]
["2025-10-22","Yes","2025-10-28","Development","Show shift details in new Self Scheduling view","Clicking on shift in Self Scheduling now opens a window with the activities of the shift.",null,31278,"https://ortec.link/Request?HID=16366092"]
["2025-11-11","Yes","2025-11-11","Bug","Shift color difference corrected","We corrected a difference between detailed view and schedule view with regards to statuscolor, that came as a side effect of our previous release.",null,130985,"https://ortec.zendesk.com/agent/tickets/6007"]
["2025-11-20","Yes","2025-11-25","Bug","Shift color difference corrected","After careful consideration the color status of the shifts has been rolled back towards the same situation as before.",null,131723]
["2026-01-13","Yes","2026-01-29","Feature","Timezone following server setting","Devices now automatically align their timezone with the server’s timezone by default. This ensures consistent time display and synchronization across all users and environments.\nIf the UseServerDateTimeOffset setting is turned off, the device will instead use its local timezone.",null,126468]
["2026-02-04","Yes","2026-02-10","Bug","Empty leave balance correction ","Eliminated the possibility to create a leave request while the employee did not have enough days left on their balance.",null,81807,"https://ortec.link/Request?HID=16987723"]
["2026-02-04","Yes","2026-02-10","Bug","Rounding hour fix","Fixed rounding on insights accounts. e.g. \"-4:60 hr\"  is replaced by \"-5:00 hr\"",null,132141,"https://ortec.zendesk.com/agent/tickets/8914"]
["2026-02-04","Yes","2026-02-10","Development","Adjust shift block size","Adjust shift block size to improve readability on the schedule page",null,124266]
["2026-02-04","Yes","2026-02-10","Bug","ESS7 Selfscheduling alternative screen correction","Fixed screen where the Alternative shifts window showed shifts of other days when clicking on a day.",null,134901,"https://ortec.zendesk.com/agent/tickets/15985"]
["2026-02-12","Yes","2026-02-17","Bug","Refresh tokens update","Because of technical maintenance ESS7 now only updates after 5 minutes whenever a change has been applied in Access control. It is not adjusted immediately anymore. We cannot avoid this solution to be in place.",null,130131]
["2026-02-17","Yes","2026-02-19","Feature","Availability screen redesign: introduce a neutral state","Neutral state introduced as the default selection for availability screen.\nSupport for using “want to work” and “don’t want to work” templates at the same time in the availability screen.\nWhen availability and unavailability exist for the same timeframe, Available / Unavailable / Neutral are shown together.",null,84590]
["2026-02-24","Yes","2026-02-26","Bug","Shift time for 24h shift display","Fixed offset on adding a shift which is longer than 24 hours. For example (7:00 - 7:00) is now properly displayed on the shift selection screen when making a realization. ",null,133384,"https://ortec.zendesk.com/agent/tickets/11745"]
["2026-02-24","Yes","2026-02-26","Bug","Self Scheduling visual representation of negative hours","From now on negative hours display a \"-\" before the number",null,56077,"https://ortec.link/Request?HID=16910738"]
["2026-02-24","Yes","2026-02-26","Bug","Unavailability & availability color representation during templates with similar time. ","Fixed issue with selected option in availability rows with all options (\"available\", \"neutral\", \"unavailable\") during availability templates with similar time for available and unavailable.",null,135684,"https://ortec.zendesk.com/agent/tickets/18321"]
["2026-03-03","Yes","2026-03-05","Bug","Availability screen not working fix","Fixed availability screen errors for clients with multiple ows environments",null,135683,"https://ortec.zendesk.com/agent/tickets/18332"]
["2026-03-03","Yes","2026-03-05","Bug","Missing entries in availability screen fix","Fixed missing entries in availability screen for previous dates of initial month",null,136026]
["2026-03-18","Yes","2026-03-30","Feature","Recurring Requests","Users can create weekly recurring work preference requests (1–4 weeks) for (part of) a day, with multiple weekdays.\nEach instance of the recurring request is visible in the schedule, calendar, timeline, and availability views.\nEdits apply to the entire series only.\nAfter planner approval, only the end date can be shortened or added.\nDeclined and planner-defined recurring duty wishes are view-only for users.\nPermissions necessary (create, add, delete) to use these request type can be found with code: guiactions.ows.ess.recurringworkwish",null,30067]
["2026-03-26","Yes","2026-03-30","bug","Overlapping shifts error fix","Fixed infinite loader when entering actuals that overlap with other shift",null,131199,"https://ortec.link/Request?HID=17066648"]
["2026-04-07","Yes","2026-04-15","bug","Recurring requests entries fix","Only approved recurring requests entries to be shown in availability",null,136992]
["2026-04-07","Yes","2026-04-15","Development","Whole‑Day Availability Criteria","Designate an availability entry as \"Whole day\" only if it starts at 00:00 and ends at 00:00 the next day",null,135681]
["2026-04-15","Yes","2026-04-22","Development","Request page filter","To be able to select between different preferences and requests we introduce a filter on the request page.",null,135336]
["2026-05-05","Yes","2026-05-12","Development","Request page filter selection remembering","Remember choice of filter selection on request page filter for when user returns from another place in the app.",null,138097]
["2026-06-16","Yes","2026-06-23","Development","Dark mode support","Support for dark mode"]
["2026-06-16","Yes","2026-06-23","Development","Work-time & total duration on  Shifts in Self Scheduling","The work-time and total duration are now shown on the Shifts in Self Scheduling"]
["2026-06-16","Yes","2026-06-23","Development","Work-time & total duration on  Shifts in Schedule","The work-time and total duration are now shown on the Shifts in Schedule"]
["2026-07-01","Yes","2026-07-07","Development","Added support for leave request notification.","Added support for leave request notification.",null,133632]
["2026-07-01","Yes","2026-07-07","Bug","Show total work times: full hour instead of 60 minutes","Improved Show total work times for full hour instead of 60 minutes, which was shown sometimes. ",null,141544]

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["Date Test&Internal","In RC","Date in RC","Type","Title","Release note","Upgrade note","Item number","Synergy ticket"]
["2024-12-10","Yes","2024-12-10","Development","Realizations: no overlapping shifts","Realizations: it is no longer possible to create a realization overlapping another shift. When the user tries to make such realization, an error message is now shown.","OWS patch 1620658 or higher is needed.",14846,"https://ortec.link/Request?HID=15928139"]
["2024-12-10","Yes","2024-12-10","Bug","Workflow: Self Scheduling: fix number of open periods","Self Scheduling: on the Workflow page, the number of periods available for Self Scheduling now shows the correct amount of rounds, matching the number of rounds visible on the Self Scheduling page. ",null,49243,"https://ortec.link/Request?HID=16747059"]
["2024-12-10","Yes","2024-12-10","Bug","Permissions improvements","Removed a few unnecessary frontend calls in case permissions for their respective features were turned off. This is done as preparation for upcoming backend API changes in which permission checks are added to several backend routes used in ESS7.","These changes come into effect after the OWS patch to be released on December 17th 2024 is deployed. (1628312)",51840]
["2024-12-10","Yes","2024-12-10","Bug","Actuals: show page","Actuals: displaying the actuals page and menu item are now dependent on permission workspace.ess.pendingduties. Before, this permission was not checked correctly. ","To show Actuals in the menu permission workspace.ess.pendingduties must be granted.",52172]
["2024-12-17","Yes","2024-12-17","Feature","Accept shifts","New Features: Accept shifts\nAdded feature to the workflow where employee can accept or reject shifts.","Schedule for the shifts to accept must be in status Plan.\nAccess Control permission to show Accept shift feature in Workflow: Workspace.ess.acceptshifts\nSettings:\nSettings for duty properties to set on shift:: \n- 'Open for confirmation' status: Comtec.Workforce.BackendAPI\\ESS7\\AcceptShifts\\DutyPropertyOpenForConfirmation\n- 'Accepted' status: Comtec.Workforce.BackendAPI\\ESS7\\AcceptShifts\\DutyPropertyForAcceptedStatus\n- 'Declined' status: Comtec.Workforce.BackendAPI\\ESS7\\AcceptShifts\\DutyPropertyForDeclinedStatus\nSetting to show shifts as planned even though schedule status is Planned: DutyPropertyForOverridingPublishedStatus set to Accepted ",35595]
["2024-12-17","Yes","2024-12-17","Feature","Show Unpublished shifts","New Feature:\nPre-publish shifts: Show shifts as planned when schedule status Plan\nAdded feature to show shift with a certain duty property as planned shift in schedule, even though the schedule is in status Plan\nSetting: DutyPropertyForOverridingPublishedStatus",null,37589]
["2024-12-17","Yes","2024-12-17","Development","Get default period of an account when account expanded","The account default period is now only retrieved when expanding an account section. This improves the performance.",null,49858]
["2024-12-23","Yes","2024-12-23","Bug","Self scheduling: fix duty demand on shifts","Self scheduling: when on the self scheduling round 'Show duty demand' is unchecked, the duty demand is not shown on the shifts. Before the demand was incorrectly shown as 'undefined' when on the round 'Show duty demand' was unchecked.",null,52507]
["2025-01-28","Yes","2025-01-28","Bug","Swap request route called when workspace permission is off (result = error)","Swaps are not retrieved anymore when the user does not have permission to see swaps.",null,53350]
["2025-02-11","Yes","2025-02-11","Bug","Change backend API route used for deleting leave requests","We now use a dedicated endpoint in the backend API for deleting a leave request. Earlier, an endpoint was used that was shared with other preference types. This was needed for an upcoming backend API hardening change (which is currently in pilot mode), to properly check for the correct delete permissions. Please note this change only affects OWS versions 1631660 or higher.","Release OWS7 - 8.5.0(2025-01-23)_Build1631660, is needed in order to have this functionality available.",53349]
["2025-02-25","Yes","2025-02-25","Development","On the workflow tab in schedule changes section, the buttons \"check\" and \"check all\" will be enabled/disabled in Access Control.","\"Check\" and \"check all\" buttons from \"Workflow - Schedule changes\" are now displayed only when the corresponding Access Control permission,\"workspace.ess.reassignments.check\", is granted.",null,50667,"https://ortec.link/Request?HID=16778908"]
["2025-03-04","Yes","2025-03-04","Bug","ESS7 balance check can be avoided with quick clicking","The Send button is now disabled while the balance is being checked. When the check is done, the button is enabled again. This way it is not possible anymore to create a leave request when the user does not have enough balance left.",null,49656,"https://ortec.link/Request?HID=16762585"]
["2025-03-04","Yes","2025-03-04","Bug","Wildcard button overflows the shfift-option-container on mobile version","In self scheduling round 1, when shift names were really long, the wildcard button would be displayed out of its container. This has been fixed.",null,51634]
["2025-03-19","Yes","2025-03-19","Bug","First day of scheduling period is greyed out in Self Scheduling","Self scheduling begin and end date were greyed out. This has been fixed.",null,55489]
["2025-03-19","Yes","2025-03-19","Bug","Duty demands for Duty groups: not show when Show duty demand is unchecked","If \"show duty demand\" for a self scheduling round is unchecked, no duty demand will be presented in ESS Self Scheduling for duty groups. Previously we were seeing 0/0 for groups when this \"show duty demand\" was unchecked.",null,52662]
["2025-04-08","Yes","2025-04-08","Feature","Work preference request","The Request options have been clearly separated into two options:\n- Work Preference\n- Leave Request\nThis is done to avoid accidentally  switching up the requests. The new windows bring a modern design, improved usability and also some fixes for reported issues of the old window.",null,30068]
["2025-04-08","Yes","2025-04-08","Feature","Leave request","The Request options have been clearly separated into two options:\n- Work Preference\n- Leave Request\nThis is done to avoid accidentally  switching up the requests. The new windows bring a modern design, improved usability and also some fixes for reported issues of the old window.",null,35594]
["2025-04-22","Yes","2025-04-22","Bug","Take the settings around subcontractstatus and schedulestatus into account","A fix has been done for showing a lock icon if there is a subcontracted shift that was marked as Final Planning when the FlexPool department is Published and the initial department from where the shift was subcontracted has status Plan.\nA grey color is displayed in the Timeline for a Concept Planned shift in a FlexPool department that is Published and the initial department from where the shift was subcontracted has status Published. Previously in the timeline the blue color was used and grey was used in the details of the shift.",null,55072,"https://ortec.link/Request?HID=16886087"]
["2025-04-22","Yes","2025-04-22","Development","Improved internal error when a user is not assigned to an employee","We now show a specific message when a user is not assigned to an employee, so the user knows what to do.          ",null,55086,"https://ortec.link/Request?HID=16887161"]
["2025-05-06","Yes","2025-05-06","Bug","Shifts with status \"Concept approved\" shown in list","Shifts pending approval with status \"Concept approved\" are now displayed in the \"Actuals\" page. \r\nIn the interface, the status displayed for a shift that is concept approved is \"Pending\".",null,8764,"https://ortec.link/Request?HID=15168197"]
["2025-05-06","Yes","2025-05-06","Bug","Balancing out rounding up difference of 1 minute between Client and ESS App for account categories","Values displayed in ESS7 application for account categories and account details are the same as the values displayed in the planner application. A difference of 1 minute due to different rounding up rules is resolved.",null,33317,"https://ortec.link/Request?HID=16571871"]
["2025-05-06","Yes","2025-05-06","Bug","Leave and work request: removed dependency on labour conditions","Fixed a use case where it was not possible anymore to create a leave request when the employee does not have valid employment conditions (an invalid contract).",null,71185,"https://ortec.link/Request?HID=16936784"]
["2025-05-20","Yes","2025-05-20","Bug","Improved refresh schedule day data performance","Refreshing data in schedule page has been improved for performance reasons",null,52614]
["2025-05-20","Yes","2025-05-20","Bug","Improved date formatting when entering/changing a realisation","The time format when editing actuals on the Actuals page has been set to 24-hours notation.",null,54930]
["2025-05-20","Yes","2025-05-20","Bug","Leave request per 15 min","It is made possible to enter an exact time value like '14:32' in the Leave Request window. This can be done by typing it.",null,57822,"https://ortec.link/Request?HID=16931855"]
["2025-05-20","Yes","2025-05-20","Development","Timezone notification","Timezone notification will be displayed for the user that has a different timezone compared to the main planning location. It occurs when the user navigates in schedule page, only on the first time of logging per device. ",null,52828]
["2025-05-28","Yes","2025-05-28","Development","Improved available shifts in in self-scheduling page","On the Self Scheduling page, the visual design of the available shifts has been improved.",null,49118,"https://ortec.link/Request?HID=16746285"]
["2025-07-01","Yes","2025-07-01","Bug","Revisit \"add shift\" button visibility in calendar view of schedule page","On the calendar view of schedule page, partially published/approved schedules are now taken into account when deciding if the \"add shift\" button should be visible or not.",null,51523,"https://ortec.link/Request?HID=16799292"]
["2025-07-01","Yes","2025-07-01","Bug","Use interval wish setting for new time period work preference request","On New work preference dialog, the type of request (i.e. time period or shift) is taken into account on deciding the setting that will be used to calculate the minimum acceptable From date.",null,71181,"https://ortec.link/Request?HID=16936487"]
["2025-07-15","Yes","2025-07-15","Bug","Date and time format in ESS in selected language","A date input field now shows the date in the date format of the selected language. This fix affects the Request Swap window and the accounts on the Insights page.",null,56074,"https://ortec.link/Request?HID=16910635"]
["2025-07-15","Yes","2025-07-15","Development","Self scheduling: hidden shifts now visible","In Self Scheduling, on large screens, we now always show all shift options in the calendar, even when a shift has been selected. The idea is that you should be able to see shifts that you cannot select, such that you have an idea of what your alternatives are when selecting shifts in shift scheduling. Shifts that you cannot select with your current selection will be grayed out. This also includes an improvement in the order of the shifts, especially with duty groups. They are ordered by time and then by name. ",null,76191]
["2025-07-23","Yes","2025-07-23","Bug","Improvement of the schedule and self-scheduling calendar styling for mobile","Improved schedule and self-scheduling calendar styling for mobile focusing on the height of the calendar-day component and vertical alignment of its elements.",null,80575]
["2025-07-30","Yes","2025-07-30","Development","Single sign-on login","We have implemented an improved authentication solution for the ESS7 application that requires users to sign in only once, providing a Single Sign-On (SSO) experience. This solution will enhance the user experience on mobile and desktop platforms.",null,72325]
["2025-08-05","Yes","2025-08-05","Bug","Fix: intinite login loop for exceptional users","When a user is not present in OWS they will now get an error after login instead of a infinite loop",null,53242,"https://ortec.link/Request?HID=16842539"]
["2025-08-12","Yes","2025-08-12","Development","Notification for shift offering app","ESS users who requested a shift but were not assigned will now be notified when the shift is given to someone else.",null,81625]
["2025-09-02","Yes","2025-09-02","Bug","Special shifts visible not visible anymore to the whole organization","In Self Scheduling Round 1, when a special shift is assigned to the employee, only the colleagues from the same department will be displayed in the list of employees that are working that special shift.",null,52733,"https://ortec.link/Request?HID=16829887"]
["2025-10-07","Yes","2025-10-07","Development","Menu make over: White bar improvement and new letter type","The app menu on large screens has been redesigned to look better and take up less space",null,84670]
["2025-10-07","Yes","2025-10-07","Development","Part of a day leave request hidden with permission","The duration option 'Part of a day' is not available anymore in the Leave Request window when a user does not have the permission 'New partial day leave request'. Default this permission is set to true.",null,85039]
["2025-10-07","Yes","2025-10-07","Development","Shift details: new shift component","We have improved the visual design of the window that shows the shifts of a day in Self Scheduling.",null,85246]
["2025-10-07","Yes","2025-10-07","Development","Add Week numbers to the schedule view","Week numbers are now displayed in the monthly calendar view.",null,83601]
["2025-10-22","Yes","2025-10-22","Bug","Improved Leave Request Date Selection","When creating a new leave request, the start date is not pre-selected anymore. This provides a better user experience when selecting a date range.",null,80776,"https://ortec.link/Request?HID=16977089"]
["2025-10-22","Yes","2025-10-22","Bug","Support for Future-Dated Accounts in Insights","It is now possible to open an Account on the Insights page with an end date that lies 2 years into the future.",null,85550,"https://ortec.link/Request?HID=17026129"]
["2025-10-22","Yes","2025-10-22","Development","Show shift details in new Self Scheduling view","Clicking on shift in Self Scheduling now opens a window with the activities of the shift.",null,31278,"https://ortec.link/Request?HID=16366092"]
["2025-11-11","Yes","2025-11-11","Bug","Shift color difference corrected","We corrected a difference between detailed view and schedule view with regards to statuscolor, that came as a side effect of our previous release.",null,130985,"https://ortec.zendesk.com/agent/tickets/6007"]
["2025-11-20","Yes","2025-11-20","Bug","Shift color difference corrected","After careful consideration the color status of the shifts has been rolled back towards the same situation as before.",null,131723]
["2026-01-13","Yes","2026-01-13","Feature","Timezone following server setting","Devices now automatically align their timezone with the server’s timezone by default. This ensures consistent time display and synchronization across all users and environments.\nIf the UseServerDateTimeOffset setting is turned off, the device will instead use its local timezone.",null,126468]
["2026-02-04","Yes","2026-02-04","Bug","Empty leave balance correction ","Eliminated the possibility to create a leave request while the employee did not have enough days left on their balance.",null,81807,"https://ortec.link/Request?HID=16987723"]
["2026-02-04","Yes","2026-02-04","Bug","Rounding hour fix","Fixed rounding on insights accounts. e.g. \"-4:60 hr\"  is replaced by \"-5:00 hr\"",null,132141,"https://ortec.zendesk.com/agent/tickets/8914"]
["2026-02-04","Yes","2026-02-04","Development","Adjust shift block size","Adjust shift block size to improve readability on the schedule page",null,124266]
["2026-02-04","Yes","2026-02-04","Bug","ESS7 Selfscheduling alternative screen correction","Fixed screen where the Alternative shifts window showed shifts of other days when clicking on a day.",null,134901,"https://ortec.zendesk.com/agent/tickets/15985"]
["2026-02-12","Yes","2026-02-12","Bug","Refresh tokens update","Because of technical maintenance ESS7 now only updates after 5 minutes whenever a change has been applied in Access control. It is not adjusted immediately anymore. We cannot avoid this solution to be in place.",null,130131]
["2026-02-17","Yes","2026-02-17","Feature","Availability screen redesign: introduce a neutral state","Neutral state introduced as the default selection for availability screen.\nSupport for using “want to work” and “don’t want to work” templates at the same time in the availability screen.\nWhen availability and unavailability exist for the same timeframe, Available / Unavailable / Neutral are shown together.",null,84590]
["2026-02-24","Yes","2026-02-24","Bug","Shift time for 24h shift display","Fixed offset on adding a shift which is longer than 24 hours. For example (7:00 - 7:00) is now properly displayed on the shift selection screen when making a realization. ",null,133384,"https://ortec.zendesk.com/agent/tickets/11745"]
["2026-02-24","Yes","2026-02-24","Bug","Self Scheduling visual representation of negative hours","From now on negative hours display a \"-\" before the number",null,56077,"https://ortec.link/Request?HID=16910738"]
["2026-02-24","Yes","2026-02-24","Bug","Unavailability & availability color representation during templates with similar time. ","Fixed issue with selected option in availability rows with all options (\"available\", \"neutral\", \"unavailable\") during availability templates with similar time for available and unavailable.",null,135684,"https://ortec.zendesk.com/agent/tickets/18321"]
["2026-03-03","Yes","2026-03-03","Bug","Availability screen not working fix","Fixed availability screen errors for clients with multiple ows environments",null,135683,"https://ortec.zendesk.com/agent/tickets/18332"]
["2026-03-03","Yes","2026-03-03","Bug","Missing entries in availability screen fix","Fixed missing entries in availability screen for previous dates of initial month",null,136026]
["2026-03-18","Yes","2026-03-18","Feature","Recurring Requests","Users can create weekly recurring work preference requests (1–4 weeks) for (part of) a day, with multiple weekdays.\nEach instance of the recurring request is visible in the schedule, calendar, timeline, and availability views.\nEdits apply to the entire series only.\nAfter planner approval, only the end date can be shortened or added.\nDeclined and planner-defined recurring duty wishes are view-only for users.\nPermissions necessary (create, add, delete) to use these request type can be found with code: guiactions.ows.ess.recurringworkwish",null,30067]
["2026-03-26","Yes","2026-03-26","bug","Overlapping shifts error fix","Fixed infinite loader when entering actuals that overlap with other shift",null,131199,"https://ortec.link/Request?HID=17066648"]
["2026-04-07","Yes","2026-04-07","bug","Recurring requests entries fix","Only approved recurring requests entries to be shown in availability",null,136992]
["2026-04-07","Yes","2026-04-07","Development","Whole‑Day Availability Criteria","Designate an availability entry as \"Whole day\" only if it starts at 00:00 and ends at 00:00 the next day",null,135681]
["2026-04-15","Yes","2026/04/15","Development","Request page filter","To be able to select between different preferences and requests we introduce a filter on the request page.",null,135336]
["2026-05-05","Yes","2026-05-05","Development","Request page filter selection remembering","Remember choice of filter selection on request page filter for when user returns from another place in the app.",null,138097]
["2026-06-16","Yes","2026-06-16","Development","Dark mode support","Support for dark mode",null,136714]
["2026-06-16","Yes","2026-06-16","Development","Work-time & total duration on  Shifts in Self Scheduling","The work-time and total duration are now shown on the Shifts in Self Scheduling",null,139394]
["2026-06-16","Yes","2026-06-16","Development","Work-time & total duration on  Shifts in Schedule","The work-time and total duration are now shown on the Shifts in Schedule",null,134331,"https://ortec.zendesk.com/agent/tickets/12322"]
["2026-07-01","Yes","2026-07-01","Development","Added support for leave request notification.","Added support for leave request notification.",null,133632]
["2026-07-01","Yes","2026-07-01","Bug","Show total work times: full hour instead of 60 minutes","Improved Show total work times for full hour instead of 60 minutes, which was shown sometimes. ",null,141544]