Release Notes - 2020

Modified on Mon, Jan 11, 2021 at 11:34 AM

December 19, 2020 - v5.5.4

Results page: Fixed issue with average calculation in Summary when some sections have N/A responses only.
Assessment signatures: Modified default text used in manager signatures.

December 12, 2020 - v5.5.3

Goals page: Display a message when selected review cycle does not allow goal creation. Always enable Add button in List view.
Results page: Fixed an issue with question weights.
Added reCaptcha on Sign Up page.

November 14, 2020 - v5.5.2

Filters: New UI and additional filters were added to multiple reports.
Updated the design and content of the "Welcome" email sent when a new free trial starts, as well as the "Free trial ending soon" emails sent at the end.
Import from Google: Imported users now have the Employee privilege by default.
Detailed Assessment Results report: Fixed issue causing comments linked to rating questions not to be included when exporting data to CSV.
Email notifications: Removed last name from all email greetings.
BambooHR integration: Improved the way administrators are notified when there are not enough Primalogik user licenses available to import all BambooHR users.
BambooHR integration: Added button "Refresh current users" in integration settings page.
Questionnaire editor: Fixed UI issue causing the "Copy from Library" button to sometimes be out of view.
Consolidated Rating Results report: Fixed an issue causing some sections to be missing in filter options.
Other minor bug fixes and improvements.

October 19, 2020 - v5.5.1

BambooHR integration: Fixed an issue causing a full sync to be done instead of a delta sync.

October 17, 2020 - v5.5.0

Filters: UI was improved and new filters were added in many pages.
360° Surveys: The "Manager" respondent group was renamed to "Managers" (plural) and its meaning was extended to also include secondary managers.
Workflow approvals: An email notification is now sent to higher level managers when their approval is required.
Workflow signatures: The term "second level manager" was changed to "higher level manager" to avoid confusion with "secondary managers".
360° Surveys: It is no longer allowed to approve survey results before the survey deadline is passed.
Email notifications: Application emails are now sent from the address [email protected] instead of [email protected].
BambooHR integration: Fixed an issue causing profile pictures to not be displayed when an error occurred during the synchronization process.
Detailed Opinion Surveys report: The values for Team, Location and Job type are now available in anonymous surveys.
Manage Users page: Fixed an issue causing the Manager field to sometimes not be displayed correctly.
Other minor bug fixes and improvements.

September 12, 2020 - v5.4.8

User Profile page: Don't show "Change password" link if account setting does not allow password based login.
Don't show "My secondary team" in Team selection dialog when it is empty.
Other minor bug fixes and improvements.

September 6, 2020 - v5.4.7

Reverted a change causing an error when users were trying to reset their password through an email link.

September 5, 2020 - v5.4.6

User profile: Added Secondary Managers and Job Level fields.
Results sharing: Added new option "Do not share rating responses".
Survey Results page: Added new option "Show survey participants".
360° Surveys: It is now possible to select a respondent group when suggesting participants.
Appraisal Progress report: Added new column Employee Status.
Teams page: Empty teams having a custom name are no longer hidden by default.
Consolidated Rating Results report: Fixed error caused by old questionnaire with modified type.
Fixed some vulnerability issues following external penetration testing.
Other minor bug fixes and improvements.

August 8, 2020 - v5.4.5

BambooHR synchronization: Manager is now unset in Primalogik when unset in Bamboo.
BambooHR synchronization: Fixed an issue preventing manual sync when max user limit was reached.
User importation via spreadsheet: Added an option to make empty cells erase existing info.
360° surveys: Fixed bug causing an error when trying to add an external participant to a survey.
Opinion surveys: Improved the loading time of the page when there are many surveys.
Opinion surveys: Fixed display issues with bar charts in the Results page.
Appraisals: Improved the display of ratings in the Results page.
Other minor bug fixes and improvements.

July 15, 2020 - v5.4.4

Results page: Calculate the rating total (Summary section) from the section averages instead of all question ratings.

July 4, 2020 - v5.4.3

Questionnaire page: Text areas now expand automatically as user responds to free text questions.
BambooHR integration: Employee photos are now synchronized.
Detailed Opinion Surveys Report: Added the Job Type column.
Results page: Added explanatory popup for blind spot and hidden strength alerts.
Results page: Made the "pie chart" view the default for multiple choice responses.
Getting Started page: Updated the introductory video.
Progress Reports: Removed columns "Has manager notes" and "Has employee notes" (they are not very useful anymore now that columns have been added with the actual notes content).
Other minor bug fixes and improvements.

June 22, 2020 - v5.4.2

Fixed issue causing an error when approving participant suggestions for 360° surveys and the deadline to suggest participant was in the past.

June 17, 2020 - v5.4.1

Temporary fix for broken profile photo URL for users syncrhonized from BambooHR.

June 15, 2020 - v5.4.0

Fixed logging issue.

June 13, 2020 - v5.3.9

Opinion surveys: Participants can now be assigned groups based on their location, job type and team; survey results can show the distribution of responses for each of these groups.
Performance appraisals: When changing the manager of an ongoing appraisal, there is now an option to transfer the draft responses of the previous manager to the new manager.
360° surveys: It is no longer possible to share survey results with the reviewee before the deadline has passed.
360° surveys: Fixed issue causing an error when trying to add an external participant who was already part of the survey.
360 Survey Progress (by Participant) report: Added the Job Title column.
User management: When creating a user without a real email address, it is now mandatory to provide a temporary password.
Other minor bug fixes and improvements.

May 10, 2020 - v5.3.8

Fixed a regression bug in the questionnaire page that was preventing some users from submitting their responses.
Fixed a display issue in the Results page of some 360° surveys.

May 9, 2020 - v5.3.7

360° Surveys: Added "blindspot alerts" to highlight important gaps between self-ratings and the rest of the raters.
Questionnaire editor: Added an option to include a textbox with each rating question, allowing respondents to explain their choice.
Questionnaire editor: Made several improvements to usability and layout.
Results page: When goals have been evaluated, all the goals details are now displayed instead of just the summary.
Appraisal results: Made several visual improvements and added the option to show the group breakdown in the summary.

Mars 28, 2020 - v5.3.6

User Edit page: Fixed a bug that was sometimes causing an error for users having a custom profile picture.

Mars 14, 2020 - v5.3.5

Goals and Job Profiles: Added new feature to track key results and key items in addition to quantifiable targets.
Appraisal and Survey Progress reports: Added an "All" option to the Review Cycle selector allowing to view all active cycles at once.
360° Surveys: Do not allow modifications to survey participants (including suggestions) once survey results have been either approved, shared or signed.
Appraisal Results: Show the completion date and time for reviewee and manager on the appraisal results page.
Custom reminders: Fixed an issue with the "Direct manager" recipient option that was sometimes causing subordinates who are not direct reports to be included.
Email Contents: Improved how customizable emails are presented under Manage Account.
Questionnaires: Fixed display issue with text boxes when exporting to PDF.
Other minor bug fixes and improvements.

February 16, 2020 - v5.3.4

Edit Assessment page: Added new Workflow button with options to reopen, revoke approvals, unshare results and revoke signatures.
Appraisal Progress report: Added columns "Completed By", "Signed By" and "Approved By".
Appraisal workflow: Don't allow approval until both employee and manager reviews are complete.
Goals Team Overview page: Fixed a bug that was sometimes causing an error when clicking the "Show more" button.
Results page: Show the bar chart for rating questions even when there is only one respondent group.
Performance Appraisals page: Fixed display issues with the "Manager deadline" and "Manager review" columns when using the simultaneous manager-employee workflow.
Tasks page: Fixed some minor issues with sorting, filtering and navigation.
Other minor bug fixes and improvements.

January 26, 2020 - v5.3.3

Fixed issue causing deadlocks in threads.

January 19, 2020 - v5.3.2

Assessment workflows: Added new optional approval step. When enabled, approval will be required by an HR administrator or a second level manager (or both) before results can be shared with the reviewee.
Review cycles: Managers can now create review cycles on the fly when launching assessments.
Look and feel improvements: Modernized style for some elements of the UI.
Goals & job profile: Fixed bug causing an error when copying items from Job Type library in dialog mode.
Other minor bug fixes and improvements.

January 9, 2020 - v5.3.1

Fixed a back-end issue that was sometimes causing requests to hang.