What's New for August '18
Safe Harbor Statement: Any unreleased services or features referenced in this or other documents or public statements are not currently GENERALLY available and may not be delivered on time or at all. Customers who purchase Cornerstone OnDemand applications should make their purchase decisions based upon features that are currently available.
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The following new features and enhancements are available for the August '18 release:
Compensation Features
Connect Features
Feature Name | Automatically Enabled? | Description |
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Custom Reports - Connect Fields | Yes |
With this enhancement, custom report fields have been added and allow administrators to report on:
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Content Features
Core Features
Feature Name | Automatically Enabled? | Description |
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Akamai Video Player Upgrade | Yes | With this enhancement, the Akamai video player that is used in the system is upgraded to the latest Akamai version, which includes several fixes to improve the user experience when playing videos in the video player. This is a minor video player upgrade from Akamai with a focus on fixing browser issues. No major video formatting adjustments are included in this upgrade. |
Data Load Wizard (DLW) Salary Load Deprecation for October '18 | N/A | Following the October ‘18 Release, Cornerstone will remove the option to load Compensation data via the Data Load Wizard (DLW). To load Compensation data, organizations must use the new Edge Import tool. For more information on Edge Import, review the Edge Import - Employee Salary Load documentation. |
Email Administration Multi-Language Support | Yes | With this enhancement, one email template can support multiple language versions, reducing the number of email templates needed and the time to maintain them. The Email Administration page and email template pages are updated to support this enhancement. In addition, a Modification History section is displayed when editing an email template. Also, breadcrumbs are now available on the Email Administration and Create New Email pages. |
FTP Password Reset Modification History | Yes | With this enhancement, FTP password reset modification history is visible to administrators via a new View Modification History page that is mobile-friendly. From here, administrators can access the modification history of each FTP account that is associated with the portal. The page is accessed using a new Modification History link which is added to the Options drop-down next to each FTP account. |
Google Tag Manager Integration | No | With this enhancement, organizations can use the Google Tag Manager integration to deploy code snippets at their own convenience, without the intervention of Cornerstone's development or services teams. The Google Tag Manager tool is separate from Google Analytics and can be used to set up code from any provider or source. Once the integration has been enabled in the Cornerstone system, administrators can add code snippets to system pages and track user behavior on those pages using the features available. |
Portal Security – WYSIWYG HTML Editor |
As part of Cornerstone’s ongoing commitment to client data security and a consistent user experience, we are strengthening the security in certain parts of the system where our WYSIWYG HTML editor is in use (e.g. Custom Pages, Welcome Pages, Description of Events, etc). If you have not requested to allow HTML tags, CSS, JavaScript, etc on your portal, you may see that some parts of the system no longer allow unsafe elements. You can opt out of this security measure by logging a case with Global Customer Support to enable bypass XSS validation. By bypassing this validation, Cornerstone will require you to agree to the security risk exposure this may cause. For more details on supported customizable elements, please see the Whitelisted Customizable Elements topic in Online Help. |
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Reporting 2.0 (Early Adopter) | Yes, after enabling Reporting 2.0 |
New features/enhancements will be available in Stage with the 19 July Stage Deployment. In addition to smaller enhancements, the following highlighted features are available with the August '18 release: |
RTDW Updates to Reporting API, RDW, and Data Explorer | Impacting only clients using Reporting API, Replicated Data Warehouse, and Data Exporter, several Real-Time Data Warehouse categories will be impacted or deprecated, and the updates made may break applications, scripts, or functionality based on earlier versions of RTDW objects. | |
UltiPro Core Data Inbound Integration Enhancements (Early Adopter) | Enable via Edge | With this enhancement, organizations that are using the Ultimate UltiPro Core Data Inbound Integration can now specify the Tenant URL, which enables the organization to specify the correct UltiPro environment for the data sync, such as Production or Pilot. In addition, the default language preference that is set in UltiPro is now passed to Cornerstone, which is used when a user is created in Cornerstone; if the user's language is later updated in Cornerstone, the default language does not overwrite the user's new language setting. If the UltiPro default language preference is not available or enabled in Cornerstone, then the Cornerstone portal default language is used for the user. Lastly, when Cornerstone sends a summary email to the UltiPro integration contact, the email now specifies the environment in the email subject. |
UltiPro Single Sign-On (SSO) | Enable via Edge | The UltiPro Single Sign-On integration allows organizations to provide a seamless experience to their employees via Single Sign-On (SSO). Simply set up an outbound data feed from your Cornerstone portal to Kronos and enable this integratino to allow your employees to log in to UltiPro. |
Cornerstone HR
Edge Features
Engage Features
Feature Name | Automatically Enabled? | Description |
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Custom Reports - Engage | Yes | With this minor enhancement, the Question Type field in the Engage Response custom report type returns output values which are more consistent with the language used in the Engage product, improving the clarity of the Engage Response custom report output. |
Custom Scale (Likert) Question Type | Yes |
With this enhancement, a new Scale question type is available, and administrators have access to the following options when configuring a Scale type question:
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Manager Filter Settings | Yes |
With this enhancement, the following features are available:
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Manager Hierarchy View | Yes | As of the June 1, 2018 patch, users with the appropriate permission can view Engage results by manager, filter for specific managers, compare multiple managers within a team, and traverse the reporting hierarchy to discover areas of opportunity within the organization. |
Extended Enterprise Features
Learning Features
Mobile Features
Feature Name | Automatically Enabled? | Description |
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Cornerstone Learn Mobile App |
With this enhancement, a state-of-the art new Cornerstone Learn app is available for learners with Android devices. The Cornerstone Learn app provides learners with a fast, modern, and intuitive mobile learning experience. Using the Cornerstone Learn app, mobile learners can interact with the following learning features:
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Mobile Enabled Icon | Yes | With this enhancement, a Mobile-Enabled icon displays next to mobile-enabled training tiles in the app, allowing learners to quickly determine which training they can complete using the Cornerstone Learn app. |
Online Content Support |
Onboarding Features
Feature Name | Automatically Enabled? | Description |
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Duplicate Check Added Tracker I-9 183 | Yes | This enhancement fixes the Tracker I-9 integration issue that was causing duplicates to be created. A duplicate check will now be in place so that when a candidate accidentally clicks the | button twice, the I-9 form will not create a duplicate account for the candidate.
Performance Features
Planning Features
Feature Name | Automatically Enabled? | Description |
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GDPR Compliance in Planning | Yes | With this enhancement, Headcount Planning will be made compliant with GDPR by automatically scanning and anonymizing relevant user data. |
Recruiting Features
Succession Features
Feature Name | Automatically Enabled? | Description |
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Succession Enhancements | Yes | With this enhancement, a collection of small enhancements is implemented that improve usability, performance, and consistency. |
Talent Pool Support for Redesigned Development Plans | Yes | With this enhancement, the workflow is enhanced when using the redesigned development plans functionality. The manager can preview the development plan template prior to assigning it to ensure that the correct template is selected. In addition, the system confirms that all of the selected users are within the manager's permission to create and assign a development plan, and all of the selected users are automatically added to the Assignment section of the development plan. If a manager does not have permission to create a development plan for a particular user, the Assign Development Plan option does not appear in the drop-down menu for that user. |
Org Chart - Add Org Chart Full Screen Mode | Yes | With this enhancement, updates are made to the Org Chart page to make the page visible in full screen and to put the page title, tab navigation, and search bar on the save level. |