Today we deployed a new minor release of RecStaff, version 3.4.  Our minor releases include new features, general improvements and bug fixes.


So, what's new?


New Features 

  • Support for recurring shifts with auto-generation of schedules for an entire session
  • Support for SSO authentication using MS Entra
  • Support for scheduled custom tasks, including uploading of payroll extracts to SFTP
  • Editing work and payroll codes on historical (archived) shifts


Improvements 

  • Shift detailed view can now be opened directly from the calendar canvas in VSB
  • Verification dialogue now included facility as a sortable column
  • New icons in shift detail view tabs indicate when coding or notes have been set for a shift
  • Improved audit trail when closing, deactivating or reactivating employee accounts
  • Timesheets can now be refreshed directly from the detailed timesheet view, rather than only from the timesheet listing
  • UI changes to identify warn users when shifts from a timesheet have been deleted since the timesheet was created
  • Option to ignore work assignment override if the result would be a reduction in pay for the employee
  • New option to disable or enable payroll period uploads as needed
  • New sorting on payroll period to list period alphabetically by group name within the period number grouping
  • Gender is no longer displayed in Employee profile if that is an excluded field at the organization level
  • New warnings when opening a schedule in the VSB to warn of incorrectly configured timeblocks


Bug fixes

  • Fixed issue where shift differentials were not being reapplied after a shift was reassigned through the shift board
  • Fixed issue where replacement tracker was showing name of manager who posted open shifts
  • Fixed payroll issue where payroll period report was not always refreshing after timesheet regeneration
  • Fixed payroll issue where employees with only unworked hours were causing the report table to become misaligned
  • Fixed issue where empty values in accounting code field on payroll rates would cause an error during TS processing
  • Fixed error in payroll breakdown table for sites using payroll but without rates enabled



As always, thank you to everybody who has made suggestions to improve the product or reported bugs!