What's New for March '23
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 March '23 release:
Content Anytime Features
Feature Name | Description |
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Content Anytime - Q1 and Q2 Updates |
Refreshes to Content Anytime and À La Carte subscriptions occur every month! New titles are added to libraries monthly, and removals occur quarterly. Content Anytime subscribers automatically receive their subscription refreshes. Target dates for Q1 and Q2 refreshes are listed below. Please refer to the 2023 Content Refresh Calendar for the timing of refreshes for all of 2023.
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Content Studio
Feature Name | Automatically Enabled? | Description |
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Content Studio |
Yes, for existing Cornerstone Content customers. Content Studio is also available for purchase for non-content customers. Content Studio is targeted to be automatically enabled with the March ’23 Release for US customers in LAX swim lanes with Content subscriptions, and in the March 31 post-release patch for global customers with Content subscriptions. For this initial launch, Content Studio is not available for Life Science customers or customers located in swim lane 4. Content Studio is only available in Production environments. |
Content Studio is a content discovery, curation, and insights platform that helps customers explore Cornerstone’s content offerings before making any purchasing decision. Prior to this feature, finding, procuring content from multiple vendors, and getting engagement on right content was challenging for an organization. Content Studio helps in curating highly effective and engaging content along with insights to drive success. It is driven by AI powered search and consumption metrics which uses comprehensive filters to identify the best content that fits organizational needs. Content Studio is a companion application to Cornerstone CSX, and it can be accessed with a single click without having to manage a separate login. |
Core/General Features
Feature Name | Automatically Enabled? | Description |
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Accessibility Enhancements | Yes |
The following accessibility enhancements are included with the March '23 Release: |
ADP Decidium Core Data Inbound Integration |
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The new ADP Decidium Core Data Inbound Integration provides a one-way synchronization of users and organizational unit (OU) data from ADP Decidium to a Cornerstone portal. |
Auto Suggestions for Search | Yes, with latest version of app |
With this enhancement, the search within the Cornerstone Learn app predicts the user’s query and provides suggestions as the user types. Up to 10 matching search results displayed when two or more characters are typed. Matching search text is highlighted in the suggested results overlay. When the user selects a suggested result, the user is navigated to the suggested page. This functionality is not available during UAT. |
Capabilities Experience Improvements | Yes | With this enhancement, small but meaningful improvements are made to the Skills interface and experience that provide visual cues and information, making interactions more intuitive and providing richer details about how the functionality works. |
Capability Model Targets | Yes | With this enhancement, administrators can set proficiency level targets for all users or for specific organizational units. When capability model targets are set, users see targets in a table in the Skills Profile outlining their critical skills, proficiencies, targets, and status. In instances where a user is aligned to multiple models with different target levels, the highest proficiency target is shown. |
Copy Down: Grant Access Rights to System Administrator of a Customer Portal | Yes |
With this enhancement, system administrators can more effectively view and manage their portal's copy downs. The new Copy Down administration page enables administrators to do the following:
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Cornerstone Learning Connector for ADP Workforce Now® Next Generation | Available in Edge Marketplace |
Cornerstone CSX currently has core (user and organizational unit) and single sign-on (SSO) integrations with ADP's Workforce Now. ADP will stop selling Workforce Now. This new integration provides a migration path for existing customers and provides integration solutions to new customers. The ADP Workforce Now Next Generation Integration includes the following key features:
This integration is available as of February 14. |
CSX “User Record as of a Date" Standard Report Deprecation | N/A | The "User Record as of a Date" Standard Report is being deprecated with the March ’23 Release. Customers are encouraged to use alternative reporting options that are currently available today. |
CSX Custom Reports Deprecation | N/A | Phase 3, the final phase of the CSX Custom Reports deprecation, is occurring with the March ’23 Release. With Phase 3, all remaining access to custom report is removed. Customers can no longer use or migrate Custom Reports at all. Custom Report Dashboard widgets will also no longer be available, which means any published custom report widgets will be removed from Dashboards as well. Please review the Deprecation phases and their milestones at the end of this deprecation announcement. |
Custom Login Page - Advanced Option in Colorblock Layout | Yes | With this enhancement, the Advanced Option section is included in the Colorblock layout to allow customers to add an SSO link as well as a Self Registration link when creating new custom login pages. Text, link text, and color can be customized for these SSO and Self Registration links. |
Deep Links in the Learn App | Yes, with latest version of app |
With this release, Cornerstone Learn app users are taken directly to the relevant page in the Learn app when the following types of deep links are accessed using a mobile device: This functionality is not available during UAT. |
Default Email Address Settings - Option to Define Multiple Addresses | Yes |
With this enhancement, administrators have the option to define up to 10 default "From" and "Reply-To" email addresses in the Default Email Address Settings section of Corporate Preferences. Once defined, they can be selected when creating or updating an email in Email Administration and in Marketing Communications. Administrators can edit and delete default email addresses at any time. This functionality is not available at the start of UAT. |
Deprecation of User and Organizational Unit (OU) Loads and Feeds for Data Load Wizard (DLW) - March '23 Update | N/A |
Ability to perform Users and OU data loads and feeds using DLW was deprecated with an end-of-life in the May ‘22 Release for most customers. Some customers were excluded from the May ’22 deprecation schedule due to missing feature parity in Edge Import. Most of the missing parity features those customers were dependent on became available in Edge Import with subsequent releases |
Edge Import - Allow Update to Requisition Templates Created From UI | Yes | With this enhancement, administrators can now update any requisition template through Edge Import. Requisition Template ID and Requisition Template Reference IDs can be retrieved from Reporting 2.0 and used to update any requisition template. |
Edge Import - Learning Load Enhancements (Training Loads) | Yes | With this enhancement, training loads are updated with new fields and functions. |
Edge Import - Learning Load Enhancements (Transcript Loads) | Yes |
With this enhancement, additional functionality is added for updating transcript statuses using Edge Import.
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Edge Import - New Learning Load Type (Certification Transcript Update) | Yes | With this enhancement, Edge Import now provides the ability to edit certification due dates, edit certification expiration dates, and archive or unarchive certifications in bulk via manual loads using Edge Import. |
Edge Import Framework - Download Original File Uploaded | Yes | With this enhancement, customers can download the original file that they uploaded for an Edge Import data load. This option is available in the Load Details section of Edge Import. The name of the file is now a link so the file that was uploaded can be downloaded. The link to download the file is only available to the user who uploaded the file. |
Goals in the Learn App | Yes, with latest version of app |
With this enhancement, support for Goals is introduced in the Cornerstone Learn app. App users can access their goals from the Home screen. The Goals page lists the user's goals with overall progress and weight details. Users can view goal details, including Tasks, Targets, Comments, and Attachments. Users can sort and filter their goals. This functionality is not available during UAT. |
March '23 Language Pack Updates | Yes | New updates to Cornerstone Language Packs and additional languages are available with the March '23 Release. Please visit the March '23 Language Pack Updates posting to review the full list of changes and their targeted availability in stage and production environments. |
New Email Action Type for Skills Rating Feedback Requests | Yes | With this enhancement, a new Skills Feedback action type is available in Email Administration, and a new email trigger, “Skills Feedback Requested,” is available for this action type. When active, this email is triggered when a user requests skills feedback. This email can be configured as a reminder or a notification, and it can be sent to Rater (the person whose feedback is requested), Requester (the person requesting the feedback), or a specific user. |
OK Button Removed from SSO Timeout, Logout, and Error Pages | Yes | With this enhancement, the OK button is removed from the SSO Timeout, Logout, and Error pages. |
People Matrix - Manager Mode | Yes | A new People Matrix feature displays a group of users and their proficiency for a set of capabilities. Managers can configure which users and capabilities are included in the matrix. |
Re-naming Cornerstone Learn App in July 2023 | N/A | Cornerstone will rename the existing "Learn" App to simply "Cornerstone" App in July 2023. Users of the app will be able to access select Cornerstone Performance features beginning with Goals in the March 2023 release. Additional features will be introduced in 2023 and beyond. |
Reporting 2.0 - Additional Fields | Yes |
The following additions and updates have been made to Reporting 2.0 fields with this release: |
Reporting 2.0 - Calculated Fields: Add Parameters Hour, Minute, and Second to Function DATEADD | Yes |
With this enhancement, the DATEADD function now also supports the following time parameters: Hour, Minute, and Second. |
Reporting 2.0 - Calculated Fields: Additional Validations | Yes | With this enhancement, additional validations are performed in the calculated field editor to ensure correctness and successful generation of reports with calculated fields. |
Reporting 2.0 - Calculated Fields: Convert Date and Time to User's Time Zone | Yes | With this enhancement, report owners can choose whether to display a calculated field date and time value as per the user’s local time zone or in UTC. A new Localized time zone toggle is added in the calculated field editor to convert date and time. The toggle is enabled by default, which applies the user’s local time zone by default. When the toggle is disabled, Reporting 2.0 applies UTC time zone to date and time values in the calculated field. |
Reporting 2.0 - Calculated Fields: Field Selection When Two Fields with Almost the Same Name Exist | Yes | With this enhancement, the calculated field now recognizes and includes the exact field that is selected by the report owner, even if the name of the selected field is nearly the same as another field. |
Reporting 2.0 - Calculated Fields: Nesting for Aggregate Functions | Yes | This enhancement enables report builders to nest one aggregated function within another, thereby allowing them to execute more calculation use cases directly in Reporting 2.0. Reporting 2.0 permits nesting aggregate functions up to one level so that report builders can use operations like CASE(GAVG), and IF(GMAX). |
Reporting 2.0 - Calculated Fields: New Operators to Include Both NULL and Empty Strings | Yes | With this enhancement, report owners can now include both NULL and empty values while a creating a calculated field. They can also replace these values with preferred alternative values. |
Reporting 2.0 - Chart Color Preferences for Shared Users in Reporting 2.0 | Yes | With this enhancement, report owners can share their defined chart color palette for a specific report with its shared users. You can do this by selecting the new Apply as default color palette for this report when shared checkbox in the color selection flyout and saving the report. When this option is selected, the report owner’s defined chart color palette is only applied to fields in the shared report, and it will not affect shared user’s color preference for same fields in other reports. |
Reporting 2.0 - Include All or Only the Latest Version of a Training in a Report | Yes | With this enhancement, when selecting training to include in a Reporting 2.0 report, you can choose to include all versions of the training or only the latest version. It helps in producing more targeted reports and create a better user experience. |
RTDW Updates to OData v4.0 Delta Objects | Yes |
Impacting only customers using Data Exporter API. New objects will be added that support the OData v4.0 Delta/Change Tracking capabilities for Data Exporter API, initially released in August '22. A consolidated list of Data Exporter API objects that currently support OData Delta/Change Tracking is maintained in the RTDW Documentation Community. Join and follow the community to be notified of new objects with Delta support. |
RTDW Updates to Reporting API, RDW, Data Exporter, and Data Exporter API | Yes |
Impacting only customers using Reporting API, Replicated Data Warehouse (RDW), Data Exporter API, and Data Exporter, the Real-Time Data Warehouse (RTDW) categories may be impacted, deprecated, or break applications, scripts, or functionalities that are based on earlier versions of RTDW objects. Documentation that describes RTDW views and fields used in Custom Reports will be updated for the March '23 Release and available in the RTDW Documentation for Reporting API, RDW, and Data Exporter Community. Join and follow the community to be notified of new posts. |
Security Role Administration Enhancements | Yes |
The following enhancements have been made to Security Role Administration to help prevent inadvertent errors when creating and updating security roles:
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SOAP API Deprecation in 2023 Q4 | N/A | All Cornerstone SOAP APIs, except Transcript APIs (/webservices/LMS/LOWS.asmx), will be deprecated in Q4 of 2023. This will impact only a subset of API customers. |
XLS to XLSX Output Format Upgrade - Most-Used Standard Reports | Yes | With the March ’23 Release, the most frequently used Standard Reports are now exported to excel as an .XLSX format. |