Release notes for Request 3.10

Below is an overview of changed and new features introduced in this release of the FourVision Web Apps.

New features

  • Connector Integrations

  • Additional fields added in the Applicant table/API

  • All file extensions added by default in the app with two new file formats

  • Parameters for integration API (UI Parts)

  • Request for indirect report

  • Added two assignment types - 'Requester’s manager' and 'Requester’s level 2 manager' for Tasks On behalf of indirect report - introducing two new Assignment types for Tasks

Changes and bugfixes to existing features:

  • Generic security updates, minor bug fixes and patches

  • Improved the code of back-end query for request

  • Added the 'Personnel number' of the workers to the 'Employments' screen

  • Handled updation and deletion of N/A EmploymentTerms

  • Added Edit option for the Position group in the Conditional workflow criteria

  • Fixed Pragma warnings in the app

Detailed release information:

Connector Integrations

The Request webapp has the possibility to create an integration connector using the OpenApi framework.

Currently, we support the following connector actions:

Connector Actions

Workflow steps (Api integrations)

  • Get a list of available forms for integrations
  • Get the form template to provide values when triggering the request form
  • Create a new request form based and populate with provided data from the template
  • Workflow advance step using simple an request
  • Workflow advance step and replace all request form data with provided data
  • Workflow advance step and update selective request form data

Applicant integration (ATS)

  • Retrieve a list of applicant records
  • Get a applicant details by id
  • Creates a new applicant
  • Update data of the applicant
  • Delete a applicant from the system

Detailed description can be found in the setup manual on Connector Integrations.

New Feature 2: Additional fields added in the Applicant table/API

New entity 'Name affix' added for sync

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i. 'Seniority date', 'Office location' and 'Personal title' values transfer from the Applicant form to the Request form with Version 2.0 and Updated version 2.0 with 'Yes' option only.

ii. Personal title's value will not transfer from the Applicant form to the Request form with Version 1.0 and Update version 2.0 with 'No' option.

iii. Office location's value will transfer from the Applicant form to the Request form with Version 1.0 if the value matches (case sensitive) and changed from dropdown field to the text field.

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New Feature 3: All file extensions added by default in the app with two new file formats (‘DOTX’ and ‘MSG’)

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New Feature 4: Parameters for integration API (UI Parts)

Added the 'Generate integration key' button on the 'Parameters' screen

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The 'Integration interface key' dialog box appears. Click on the 'Generate' button

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Check the 'Integration interface key' dialog box appears, click to copy the 'Integration interface key'

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New Feature 5: Request for indirect report

Added the ‘Fifth’ option in the ‘Reporting level’ dropdown field on the 'Edit role' screen

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The count ‘4’ showing for worker showing 5 level hierarchy

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Added ‘Assignment type’ as ‘Role’ while creating a new condition

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Selected ‘Role’ in the ‘Assignment type’ dropdown field and the ‘Assign to’ dropdown field shows all the roles

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New Feature 6: Added two assignment types - 'Requester’s manager' and 'Requester’s level 2 manager' for Tasks

Added 'Assignment types' as ‘Requester’s manager’ and ‘Requester’s level 2 manager’ while creating task

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