What's New for the 6 March 2020 Patch Release

The following is released along with the 6 March 2020 patch release:

Module Feature Description
Core Banner Core Data Inbound Integration (Early Adopter)

Cornerstone integrates with the Ellucian Banner platform to provide a seamless process for creating and updating users and OUs in Cornerstone. Banner will remain the system of record for User and OU data. This API based integration provides an automated data sync to simplify data management and eliminate duplicate data entry.

This functionality is currently an Early Adopter integration.

Core Edge Import - LMS Loads Edge Import is available to organizations as an Early Adopter for loading Learning Management System (LMS) historical data.
Core Kronos Workforce Ready Core Data Inbound Integration Cornerstone integrates with Kronos Workforce Ready (WFR) to provide a seamless process for creating and updating users and OUs in Cornerstone. This is achieved through an automated data sync which simplifies data management and eliminates redundant work. With this integration, Kronos WFR remains the system of record for user and OU data. Note: Support for custom fields is targeted for an upcoming patch.
Core Language Pack Updates Please visit the March 6, 2020 Patch Localization Update posting in the Success Center for the latest translation updates for Check-Ins, as well as other updates related to Arabic, French France, German, Portuguese Brazil, Bahasa Malaysia, and Hebrew.
Core Reporting 2.0 (Early Adopter) Enhancements

The following new features and updates are included in this release for Reporting 2.0:

  • All custom reports can now be migrated to Reporting 2.0.
  • Performance Review and Development Plan exception reporting is now available.
  • The Archived from Transcript? field is added.
  • The Past Due Aging field is now available as a filter.
  • Blank rows will no longer appear when running/exporting the report.
  • Time to load the report builder page is reduced.
  • New certification fields are available.
Cornerstone HR Point-In-Time Headcount - New Fields

Ten of the most commonly used standard fields have been added to the Point-In-Time Headcount report:

  • Original Hire Date
  • Deactivation Date
  • Allow Reconciliation
  • Last Hire Date
  • Required (Training) Approvals
  • Is Rehired Employee
  • User Status
  • Time Zone
  • Activation Date
  • Display Language
Learning Cornerstone Learn App Update With the March 6 2020 patch, users of the Cornerstone Learn app will be forced to upgrade to the latest version of the app the next time they launch it. For users who have opted to allow the app to update automatically, this enhancement will not be a change from existing behavior. This enhancement is a change for users who manually update the app.
Learning Cornerstone Learn - Device Registration (Android) and "Forget Me" Link

With this enhancement, users can register mobile devices and generate a device key as an alternative authentication method for logging into the Learn app.

A Forget Me link has also been added to the App Settings page, allowing users to deregister their account from their mobile device.

These enhancements are available for Android with the March 6 2020 patch. These enhancements will be available for iOS with the March 20 2020 patch.

Learning Learner Home - Subjects Banner Toggle

With this enhancement, administrators can deactivate the Subjects banner by division via the Learner Home Preferences page. The Subjects banner will be enabled by default, but if the banner is deactivated by an administrator, it will no longer display on the Learner Home page for users within the selected divisions. If an administrator later enables the Subjects banner again, it will display to users unless the user has already dismissed the banner or added subjects.

Learning Learning Details Redesign (Early Adopter) - Additional Enhancements

With this enhancement, additional certification fields are available. These new fields are available in Reporting 2.0. These fields are NOT available in Custom Reporting.

Learning Machine Learning Preferences Enablement for CDG4 Clients With this enhancement, a limited version of the Machine Learning Preferences page is now enabled for CDG4 organizations. Of the two existing options on the Machine Learning Preferences page, including Content Filtering and Cross-Portal Content Recommendations, only the Content Filtering option is available for CDG4 organizations. The Cross-Portal Content Recommendations option remains permanently disabled and unavailable to CDG4 organizations due to security concerns.
Learning/Reporting Reporting - Certification Fields With this enhancement, additional certification fields are available. These new fields are available in Reporting 2.0. These fields are NOT available in Custom Reporting.
Recruiting pymetrics Talent Management and Screening Integration

The pymetrics Talent Management and Screening integration helps organizations make well-informed hiring decisions—all within the convenience and seamlessness of the Cornerstone recruitment and talent management system you already use. The assessments use data science to predict a candidate's job fit and future performance, rather than only focusing on the skills a candidate has already attained based on their resume.

This integration is available on 9 March 2020.

Recruiting Simplified Recruiter Experience in Manage Candidates - Additional Enhancements With this enhancement, you can now assign forms and invite candidates to interview events from Manage Candidates.
Recruiting Simplified Recruiter Experience in Manage Candidates - Assign Integrations

This functionality was released to Stage portals as part of the 21 February 2020 patch release.

As part of the 6 March 2020 patch release, this functionality is now available in Production and Pilot portals. There are no updates or changes to the functionality as part of this release.