Release Notes Updates for March 2024

The following changes have been made to the What's New documentation since it was initially published:

Learning

Enhancement Name Name of Updated Topic Purpose of Change
Reporting Fields - Learning Reporting 2.0 - Null Value Support for Training Custom Fields Added a new topic with a use case to further clarify the change.

Performance

Enhancement Name Name of Updated Topic Purpose of Change
Performance Reviews – Update Missing Reviewers Performance Reviews – Update Missing Reviewers Updated the "With this enhancement..." paragraph.

Recruiting

Enhancement Name Name of Updated Topic Purpose of Change
Manage Applicants Deprecation with the March '24 Release Manage Applicants Deprecation with the March '24 Release Added the updated Manage Applicants Deprecation Guide.

Learning

Enhancement Name Name of Updated Topic Purpose of Change
Curriculum Player 2.0 (Early Adopter) Curriculum Player 2.0 (Early Adopter) The Feature Activation settings will be available with the April 5 patch, not the March 26 hotfix.

Core

Enhancement Name Name of Updated Topic Purpose of Change
Enhanced Skills Profile Skills Profile Page During the Rate at least five of your skills step in the Complete Your Profile widget, when you select the Rate my skills link, you will see actions based on your organization's configuration. For example, you may see Rate My Interest or Rate My Proficiency.
Multi Factor Authentication (Early Adopter)

Multi Factor Authentication (Early Adopter)

MFA (Multi-factor Authentication) Configuration

 When adding new OUs in the MFA Configuration page, all previously selected OUs needs to be re-selected, otherwise they will be removed from the list. This will be improved with the July release.
Reporting 2.0 - Disable Auto-Refresh for Viewer Page Reporting 2.0 - Disable Auto-Refresh for Viewer Page Added the Report Viewer Properties image.
Self Registration - Ability to Add Multiple Approvers Self Registration - Ability to Add Multiple Approvers Administrators can select static or dynamic groups, but Cornerstone recommends using static groups to ensure the correct users are included.

Learning

Enhancement Name Name of Updated Topic Purpose of Change
Ability to Assign Training Beyond Managers (Early Adopter) Ability to Assign Training Beyond Managers (Early Adopter)

Corrected the FAQ "How is Transcript history updated when training is assigned, reassigned or a newer version of training is assigned?".

Updated the Assign Training with Constraints permission description to remove this note because it does not apply to Production.

  • Note: The constraint for "User's direct subordinates" is currently not populating users in the new assign training workflow. We expect this constraint to become functional within 7-10 business days from the release.
Curriculum Player 2.0 (Early Adopter) Curriculum Player 2.0 (Early Adopter) Updated the Implementation information with the new setting in Feature Activation Preferences.
Material Versioning - Resubmit After Versioning Flow Failure Material Versioning - Resubmit After Versioning Flow Failure Added new topic.
Microsoft Teams vILT Integration Enhancements Support for Extended Options Added Attendance Calculation as an extended option.

Recruiting

Enhancement Name Name of Updated Topic Purpose of Change
Candidate Skills Match Enhancements (EA) Candidate Skills Match Enhancements (EA) Added the following to the Considerations section: Matching Score filter will NOT be visible to customers who have Candidate skills match prior to the January 12th patch. The matching score is still calculated, but the filter won't be visible. To view matching score filter, impacted customers can disable and then re enable the candidate skills match feature by going to Admin > Recruit > Feature Activation. Reenablement will NOT impact their existing score data.

 

Core

Enhancement Name Name of Updated Topic Purpose of Change
Accessibility Enhancements - March 2024 Accessibility Enhancements - March 2024 Removed: This functionality is not available during UAT. This functionality is available during UAT.
Edge Import – Deprecate Support for .XLS File Type with the November '24 Release Edge Import – Deprecate Support for .XLS File Type with the November '24 Release Added new topic.

Learning

Enhancement Name Name of Updated Topic Purpose of Change
Microsoft Teams vILT Integration Enhancements Microsoft Teams vILT Integration Enhancements The latest Microsoft Teams vILT Integration Guide is available now.

Recruiting

Enhancement Name Name of Updated Topic Purpose of Change
Manage Candidates Usability Enhancements Manage Candidates Usability Enhancements Added the following: Note: Only users with appropriate permissions can use the Change Status option. If you do not have the appropriate permission, an error message appears.

Core

Enhancement Name Name of Updated Topic Purpose of Change
Default Email Address Settings - Modification History Sorting Option Default Email Address Settings - Modification History Sorting Option Updated the screenshot to reflect the table when a responsive theme is used in the portal.
Edge Import - New Performance Load Type (Reviews Score Load) Edge Import - New Performance Load Type (Reviews Score Load)

Added the following note:

This load type is not yet activated in Stage portals. It is expected to be available with the UAT 3 Stage deployment.

Edge Import - Organizational Unit (OU) Feed - Usability Enhancement Edge Import - Organizational Unit (OU) Feed - Usability Enhancement This is a new item.
Multi Factor Authentication (Early Adopter)

Multi Factor Authentication (Early Adopter)

MFA (Multi-factor Authentication) Configuration

Feature Activation Preferences - Activate Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)

 MFA is now ready for testing as of February 29.
Reporting API - Underlying Code Libraries Upgraded Reporting API - Underlying Code Libraries Upgraded This is a new item.
Third-Party Cookies Access Deprecation in Google Chrome and Firefox Browsers Third-Party Cookies Access Deprecation in Google Chrome and Firefox Browsers This is a new item.

Learning

Enhancement Name Name of Updated Topic Purpose of Change
Ability to Assign Training Beyond Managers Ability to Assign Training Beyond Managers (Early Adopter) The new Assign Training UI is available to anyone with the new Assign Training with Constraints permission when assigning training from Learner Home, Learning Search, and Learning Details.
Edit Skills UI for Individual Learning Objects Edit Skills UI for Individual Learning Objects This functionality is available for testing as of February 29.
Email Optimizations for Versioning Performance Improvement Email Optimizations for Versioning Performance Improvement Customers with heavy email usage in terms of custom emails will see improved performance during versioning.

Core

Enhancement Name Name of Updated Topic Purpose of Change
Reporting Fields - Check-Ins Reporting Fields - Check-Ins Updated the Check-In Has Content field name to Check-In Note Has Content.

Learning

Enhancement Name Name of Updated Topic Purpose of Change
Sorting Options in Learning Assignment Tool Search Training Modal Sorting Options in Learning Assignment Tool Search Training Modal

The Enable Enhanced Search on Select Training setting must be toggled on in Assignment Tool Preferences to see the sorting options.

Core

Enhancement Name Name of Updated Topic Purpose of Change
Reporting 2.0 - Refresh Actions Disabled When Refresh In Progress Reporting 2.0 - Refresh Actions Disabled When Refresh In Progress Corrected the action names that are disabled when a report query is in progress.
Reporting Fields - Check-Ins Reporting Fields - Check-Ins Updated field names from Check-Ins to Check-In. Also, added two values for Check-In Creator and Check-In Follow-up Assignee.

Learning

Enhancement Name Name of Updated Topic Purpose of Change
Edit Skills UI for Individual Learning Objects Edit Skills UI for Individual Learning Objects

Added the following note:

This functionality is not available for testing at the start of UAT; it is targeted to be ready for testing with the UAT 2 deployment to stage portals.

Recruiting

Enhancement Name Name of Updated Topic Purpose of Change
Manage Applicants Deprecation with the March '24 Release Edit Skills UI for Individual Learning Objects Added an item under "2024" and added a note.
Share on LinkedIn from Internal Career Site Share on LinkedIn from Internal Career Site Updated topic to include that the Share on LinkedIn button on the internal career site page is visible when configured for an internal career site and the job is also posted on an external career site.

Core

Enhancement Name Name of Updated Topic Purpose of Change
Enhanced Skills Profile Skills Profile Page Clarified the behavior of the Critical skills widget when the critical skill does not have a target.
Multi Factor Authentication (Early Adopter)

Multi Factor Authentication (Early Adopter)

MFA (Multi-factor Authentication) Configuration

Feature Activation Preferences - Activate Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)

Added the following note:

MFA is not ready to test at the start of UAT. Customers are encouraged to not activate this feature at the start of UAT; it is targeted to be ready for testing with the UAT 2 deployment to stage portals.

Learning

Enhancement Name Name of Updated Topic Purpose of Change
Ability to Assign Training Beyond Managers Ability to Assign Training Beyond Managers (Early Adopter) Updated the Assign Training with Constraints permission.
Version Equivalence Alignment - Materials and Online Course Feature (Early Adopter) Version Equivalence Alignment Use Cases Corrected the Use Case 2 end result.