Release Notes - 2016

Modified on Wed, 04 Jan 2017 at 02:08 PM

December 28, 2016 - v3.5.1

Fixed issue in the "Consolidated Rating Results" report causing draft values to be included when only final values should be.

December 12, 2016 - v3.5.0

Put back the profile picture of the Sample User that was missing for new organizations.
Fixed the missing profile picture when previewing a questionnaire.

December 11, 2016 - v3.4.9

Fixed issue causing an error when responding to or viewing results of an opinion survey.
Fixed issue causing an error when previewing a questionnaire.

December 11, 2016 - v3.4.8

Fixed issue causing an error in the Questionnaire page.

December 10, 2016 - v3.4.7

Users can now upload their own profile picture (in addition to using Gravatar).
Added small popup showing users the location of the Journal link the first time they visit the Appraisals and 360° Surveys page.
360° Survey Pending Raters report: Added option "Show survey details" to include information about individual reviewees.
Added a section showing all appraisals and 360 survey results for a user in the user info popup accessible from the Appraisals and 360° Surveys page, the Questionnaire page and the Results page.
Added Phone number field in the "Start Your Free Trial" page.
Prevent users having the HR or Admin privilege from viewing results of other users having the HR or Admin privilege.
Added a check to prevent double-post causing an error when reopening a task from the To Do page.
Questionnaire edition: Fixed issue preventing a translation from being saved when editing a question or text block while multilingual support is enabled.
Minor bug fixes and improvement.

December 2, 2016 - v3.4.6

Disable Goals & Objectives module until development and testing are done (it was made available to some organizations by mistake).

November 20, 2016 - v3.4.5

Consolidated Rating Results report: Added columns "Self Rating" and "Manager Rating" in addition to the "Rating" column (which shows the average).
Appraisal Progress report: Added "Date Shared" column.
In the survey add/edit page, added tooltip showing the date when each participant completed the survey.
In the Appraisals and 360° Surveys page, added the date when the appraisal was shared and who shared it in the status popup.
Updated most application icons.
Made phone number a mandatory field when requesting a demo.
Minor bug fixes and improvement.

November 8, 2016 - v3.4.4

Fixed error that occurred when manager tried to send an invitation to a participant from the survey edit page.
Fixed typos in Spanish version.

October 23, 2016 - v3.4.3

New! It is now possible to view all employee journal entries from a single report.
New! Added icon to send email invitation to individual participants from the survey add/edit screen.
Subscription page: Allow administrators to enter an invoicing address that is different from the credit card address.
Added new field "Reply-to email address" in the General Settings page. Replies to automated email reminders will be sent to this address.
Added ability to download journal entries as pdf file for a given user.
Improved file naming when exporting data to pdf or csv file.
Improved UI used for creating multiple choice questions and allow questions to have only one answer choice.
Fixed issue causing the message "Chat from Primalogik" to appear in the window title even though there is no active chat.
Minor bug fixes and improvement.

October 10, 2016 - v3.4.2

Fixed error in results page when questionnaire includes a text block for which the option "Also display on results page" in unchecked.

October 9, 2016 - v3.4.1

Rating scale labels are now displayed in the Add/Edit Questionnaire page.
Multiple choice questions: Added the option to display answer choices in a drop-down list.
Rich text editor: Fixed the "Remove formatting" button so that it really removes all formatting.
Fixed the color highlighting of gaps when displaying results in comparison mode.
Batch import of users: Improved error message displayed when the country code provided is not valid.
Batch import of users: Automatically map columns when field names start with the same string.
Consolidated Rating Results report: Allow user to view results without selecting a Category or Questionnaire.
Improved the display of results as pie charts for multiple choice questions.
Remember which columns are visible in tables having customizable columns.
Fixed issue that could prevent users from launching performance appraisals in batch.
Fixed misleading message about appraisal not being shared when it was indeed shared.
User edit/import: Make the State/Province field available for all countries (instead of just Canada and US).
Fixed issue causing an error when viewing survey results having questions for which there are no responses in a given respondent group.
Minor bug fixes and improvements.

October 2, 2016 - v3.4.0

Fixed column sorting in Manage Users page for Hire date, Exit date and Last login.
Fixed issue preventing batch launching of appraisals to work properly.

September 27, 2016 - v3.3.9

Improve validation of date fields when importing users from spreadsheet.
Fix issue that could cause client-side errors when quickly navigating away from the current page before it is done updating.

September 26, 2016 - v3.3.8

Fixed an issue that could cause a client-side error when rendering charts.

September 25, 2016 - v3.3.7

New! Consolidated Rating Results report shows detailed view of average rating results by employee.
New! Upcoming work anniversaries are now displayed in the dashboard for admins, HR staff and managers.
New! Results of multiple choice questions can now be displayed as bar charts or pie charts.
Import users from spreadsheet: Now supports more fields and add a step to map spreadsheet columns to Primalogik 360 fields.
Dashboard status snapshot: Removed "participation" pie charts and refactored remaining charts to use Google Charts; show separate counts for Not Started and Draft statuses.
Profile panel: Move "Hire date" and "Exit date" fields from the top section to the Employment tab.
Fix issue that can cause results of multiple choice questions to not show up when exporting results to PDF file.
Zopim chat: Show notification message in window title when there are unread messages and app window does not have the focus.
Suggest participants for 360° survey: Replaced Reopen button by View button when "Review suggestions" task is done in the To Do page.
Suggest participants for 360° survey: Improved error handling and message when reviewee no longer needs to suggest participants.
Minor bug fixes and improvements.

September 10, 2016 - v3.3.6

Fixed display issue with quotes and other special characters in answer choices for multiple choice questions.

September 8, 2016 - v3.3.5

Fixed issue causing an error when trying to cancel adding a note to the Employee Journal.
Added missing Spanish translations.
Fixed issue with crawler snapshots.

September 4, 2016 - v3.3.4

New! When launching a 360° survey, you now have the option to ask the person being reviewed to suggest participants for the review.
New! Users can now modify their personal info via the Profile page.
Fixed caching issue causing old organization logo to still be displayed after uploading a new one.
The number of participants who were invited and who completed a survey are now displayed inside the progress bar in the overview page for 360° and opinion surveys.
Fixed issue causing some loss of functionality after selecting the checkbox "Prevent this site from creating additional dialogs" in Google Chrome.
Login page now remembers the last used email address when logging in using an email address and password.
Fixed query issue that could cause an error in the 360° Survey Progress Report.
Fixed issue when copying multiple-choice questions from another questionnaire.
Preferred language field does not show up anymore for organizations configured to use a single language.
Fixed issue with Esc key when closing a confirmation dialog.
Fixed issue that could cause the wrong amount to be displayed in the Subscription page for organizations having a custom pricing.
Minor bug fixes and improvements.

August 7, 2016 - v3.3.3

Fix issue causing responses to multiple choice questions to not be displayed when exporting results to PDF.
Hide the Decline button in questionnaire page once the survey is done or closed.

July 23, 2016 - v3.3.2

New! Optional application modules can now be disabled or enabled through the UI by an account administrator.
Fixed login page so that modern browsers can offer to remember the username and password.
Show asterisks for mandatory questions in questionnaire even when all rating questions are mandatory.
Include pending appraisals in email reminders for managers.
Display the chat window to admins when there are unread messages.
User is now warned when closing a dialog and there are unsaved changes.
Added hint popups for social media fields in the Directory Info section of the Add/Edit User page.
Fixed issue causing the chat window to be displayed in the wrong language for somes users.
It is now possible to download the preview of a questionnaire as a PDF file.
Improvements for Google Analytics.
Minor bug fixes and improvements.

July 11, 2016 - v3.3.1

Fix issue that can cause the name of new users to be displayed as blank on some pages.

July 9, 2016 - v3.3.0

New! People directory: Allow users to search for information about their colleagues, e.g. to find their phone number or office location.
Implemented new design for the Add/Edit User page.
Added new optional fields for users: location, work phone, mobile phone, home phone, home address, date of birth, employee ID, Twitter username, Skype username, LinkedIn profile URL.
Split the user name field into first name and last name.
Show instructional video to administrators upon login, for new organizations.
Minor bug fixes and improvements.

July 4, 2016 - v3.2.9

Employee journal: Fixed display issue in IE 8 and improved layout when displayed inside a dialog (questionnaire page).
Fixed error and added missing details in user profile popup in the Appraisals and Surveys page.
Allow user to close dialogs and popups using the Escape key.

July 2, 2016 - v3.2.8

New! Employee journal: Managers and HR staff can enter notes on employees at any time. These notes can also be accessed by them when completing an appraisal or responding to a 360° survey on that employee.
Improved the error message displayed when a user tries to log in but the user account is locked.
The employee profile is now displayed in a popup when clicking on a name or avatar in the Appraisals and Surveys page.
User management: Made it more obvious that the admin privilege gives all other privileges as well.
Minor bug fixes and improvements.

June 19, 2016 - v3.2.7

Flexible manager deadline for appraisals: The manager deadline is now a separate field and can be set independently of the employee deadline.
Added email validation token in results sharing email for users who never logged in.
Show an indication next to deleted users in Manage Departments page and Appraisals and Surveys page.
Include gravatar, job title and email address in the list of people to request feedback from when launching or editing a survey.
Show gravatars in the Manage Users page.
Added icon to display members of a department in the Manage Departments page.
Changed status of sample user created for new organization from Locked to Active.
Added new anonymity option for 360° surveys to allow reviewee to identify respondents.
Minor bug fixes and improvements.

June 4, 2016 - v3.2.6

Added support for multiple choice questions in questionnaires.
Modified the highlighting of gaps in appraisal results so that it is highlighted in green when manager rating is higher than self-review rating, and in orange when it is the opposite.
Allow users to decline an invitation to respond to a survey from the questionnaire page.
The welcome message displayed on the Dashboard can now be customized by users having the Administrator privilege.
Added some info about opinion surveys in Home page and Feature Tour.
Fixed issue causing font size to be ignored when editing rich text content.
Added a preview feature for questionnaires.
Minor bug fixes and improvements.

May 14, 2016 - v3.2.5

Allow administrators to set the preferred language of users.
Explicitly show manager's deadline when creating/editing an appraisal request.
Create sample questionnaires for new organizations from questionnaires in the gallery.
Save as a user preference the display option "Show respondent's names" in the survey results page.
Sort the list of pending requests by deadline in email reminders.
Notify participants when a survey or appraisal request is deleted.
Display shared appraisal and survey results in the Dashboard.
Show organization identifier in Contact Us page.
Minor bug fixes and improvements.

April 10, 2016 - v3.2.4

Improvements to the UI to add/edit elements in a questionnaire.
Minor bug fixes and improvements.

April 2, 2016 - v3.2.3

Allow batch operations on appraisals and surveys:
- Launch appraisals
- Update appraisals deadline
- Update 360° surveys deadline

March 27, 2016 - v3.2.2

Show active questionnaires only when copying questions and sort the list of questionnaires alphabetically.
Fix issue in Appraisals and 360° Surveys page causing current filter to be lost after deleting a request.

March 7, 2016 - v.3.2.1

Fix issue causing an error when a manager tries to reopen an appraisal for one of his employees.

March 6, 2016 - v.3.2.0

Display Reopen button in To Do list when task is completed but deadline is not past.
Add new columns in User Management list: Job Title, Hire Date and Exit Date. These columns are not visible by default but can be added by the user.
Billing: Don't explicitly set the exchange rate when creating Zoho payment in USD, so it uses the current rate.
Upgrade some 3rd party libraries.

February 21, 2016 - v3.1.9

Fix validation issue that can prevent the questionnaire from being saved when questions are copied from another questionnaire.
Set minimum width to text areas in questionnaires so they are not too narrow when it only contains free text questions.
When downloading the PDF of a questionnaire (e.g. to print it and complete it offline), make the text boxes bigger for empty text responses so there is enough space to write in it.
Fix rounding issue in 360 results page.
Minor bug fixes and improvements.

February 7, 2016 - v3.1.8

Improve layout in appraisal results page for sections that are specific to either the employee or the manager.
Display dash instead of "N/A" in results page when there is no value.

January 30, 2016 - v3.1.7

Add an option for appraisal questionnaires allowing to specify who can see each section (employee or manager). This makes it possible to define sections that are specific to the self-review, others that are specific to the manager, and some that are common to both.
Add a back-end configuration to hide the self-review results to the manager until after he completes the appraisal.

January 18, 2016 - v3.1.6

Fix issue with email reminders that can cause them to be delayed.
Modify job description for Full Stack Developer position.