Release Notes
A recorded history of eQuest updates
Release Notes By Year
1. Release Notes (2024)
April 10 2024 (testing) - Production release date pending
| Internal Ticket | Description |
| 21922 | Addition of "Key Customer" flag in Groups (internal) |
| 21903 | Accept Webhook URL in API Job/Posting Request (for posting status) |
| 21735 | Fixed 500 error on multiple ORC configuration saves |
| 21546 | Fixed ORC setup failure (500) upon entering a host URL that doesn't exist |
| 19101 | New logic to force the use of HTTPS in ORC hostname |
| 22129 | Fixed admin job search requisition number search (excessive) slowness |
| 21907 | Fixed the time zone on the Env search page (internal) |
| 21877 | Modified some Industry Labels in the admin and job posting UI |
| 21867 | Removed Requirement for Title in Splash Notifications (internal) |
| 21516 | Support for custom order of allowed boards additional data elements (internal) |
| 21457 | Added CDT timezone option for Admin Search |
| 21300 | Added Visual Indicator on Board List for Invalid LinkedIn_Slots setup |
| 21039 | API to get all jobs that belong to a root group (internal) |
| 18707 | Include Board Instance "Lock" actions in Audit report |
| 22224 | Restrict ORC Integration Package Download to Environment |
| 22223 | Include Additional Info in Manager Posting Details (internal) |
| 22225 | Additional options in Manager Group Menu (internal) |
| 19227 | Already Used Search Terms Removed From Search Term Option List (internal) |
2. Release Notes (2023)
November 11, 2023 (In testing since August 5, 2023)
| Ticket# | Category | Description |
| #18226 | API | Support for Job Posting Status via Webhook |
| #16357 | Internal | Ability to Disable/Reenable Access at ATS level |
| #10884 | Admin | Option to Configure Specific Day of Month for Inventory Reset Option |
| #16422 | Admin | Support for Board-Specific URL Appended Tokens |
| #21539 | Xpress | Boards with a pending price should be excluded from summary/calculations |
| #21280 | Internal, Posting UI | Removal of Recommendations from eQuest Admin/Posting UI |
| #19356 | Posting UI | Fix: Candidate Response Email Should Be Required |
| #12186 | Internal | Support Board Contact Info for all Media types |
| #21338 | Posting UI, API | Change TEMPORARILY_REMOTE option in WorkLocation to "HYBRID" |
| #21037 | Admin, Posting UI | Add WorkLocation to Job Field Rules |
| #19043 | Internal | Display Company Division in Job Details |
| #14465 | ATS, ORC | Fix: Use Correct ORC Password Reset links on Login page |
| #21575 | Internal | JWS specific field encoding |
| #21298 | Xpress | Fix: Xpress CC Expiration Date Validation |
| #18431 | Internal | Compensation Min/Max mismatch when specifying a min in job search |
| #20990 | Internal | Less confusing audit records for automatically created WD accounts |
| #17686 | Internal | Add an audit record for `disable` and `enable` actions related to XPress Boards |
| #20580 | Internal | ATS Core Board cannot be saved in case of unusually large root groups |
| #21637 | Internal | Fix: Reflected Cross-Site Scripting |
| #21636 | Internal | Fix: Stored XSS vulnerability |
| #21735 | Internal | Fix: 500 error on multiple configuration saves |
| #19101 | ATS, ORC | Force all ORC configurations to use HTTPS for hostname |
| #21546 | ATS, ORC | More appropriate error message when saving ORC setup with invalid host |
3. Release Notes (2022)
September 21, 2022 (in testing September 7, 2022)
| Ticket# | Category | Description |
| #17970 | [Internal] | Ability to Secure/Encrypt ADATA Fields |
| #20727 | [ATS-Admin] | Fixed regression which prevented ATS-admins from enabling eQuestXpress for groups |
| #20528 | [Internal] | Addressed PHP scan report results |
| #20552 | [Admin] | Optimized Group page to address slow loading |
| #17695 | [Job Board] | Implement redis for caching instead of memcache for Seek.com |
| #16176 | [API] | Notify Client API After Job Delivery / PHP-side |
| #20866 | [Posting] | Removed payment steps from non-Xpress workflow |
| #20836 | [Internal] | Values in the Language, Industry and Keywords fields are not saved when creating the Board. |
| #20648 | [Internal] | Addressed 500 error when trying to create a new contract |
| #20489 | [Internal] | Addressed bug that prevented filtering by board name (allowed boards) on search string contains '(' or ')' |
| #17059 | [Internal] | Addressed 500 error after removing of empty RootGroup |
| #15804 | [Posting] | Translated the 'Required Skills' heading in all languages |
March, 27 2022 (in testing February 27, 2022)
| Ticket # | Category | Description |
| #17494 | [Admin] | Added ability to internally track source of request (Joblauncher API, AutoPost, etc.) |
| #17823 | [Admin] | Added Location Mapping utility - allows customers to map unsupported country and state/provinces to supported values. |
| #19193 | [Admin] | Revised Admin Reporting Posting table to more clearly display current status of job postings on boards. |
| #14257 | [Internal] | Moved Xpress toggle into Group Settings page. |
| #7809 | [Posting] | Display list dropdown option in the same order as entered at top level |
| #12258 | [Internal] | Restrict Group Label Edits to Managers (remove option for ATS Admins) |
| #18627 | [Internal] | Fixed bug which allowed user to change Xpress pending price on update. |
| #16219 | [Admin] | Fixed bug which prevented posting account from becoming disabled after moving to disabled subgroup. |
| #16220 | [Admin] | Account or sub-group that was created within disabled sub-group should become disabled |
| #18632 | [Posting] | Fixed bug which prevented inactive Joblauncher postings from being displayed |
| #18212 | [Internal] | Updates to Board Instance Update Postings tool (revised logic to show updated postings) |
| multiple | [Internal] | Migration to newest version of Debian, PHP and Java |
4. Release Notes (2021)
February 11, 2021 (In Testing February 4, 2021)
| Ticket # | Category | Description |
| #16499 | [Admin] | Added ability to replace pipeline_id token with custom_source_id values received from client's ATS |
| #17381 | [Posting] | Added Job Field "Work_Location" to Support Remote jobs |
| #17648 | [Posting] | Added ability to leave fields Job City and Job Zip/Postal code blank when Work_Location is REMOTE |
| #17815 | [Internal] | Fixed bug where "permission.denied" was displayed when viewing error in Env search |
| #12119 | [Internal] | Fixed incorrect "Language" header when creating new pipeline |
March 18, 2021 (In Testing February 19, 2021)
| Ticket # | Category | Description |
| #18154 | [Internal] | Fixed error when trying to access root_grps_list with a large number of groups |
| #16175 | [Internal] | Added unique error ID in logs when clients get errors. The error ID will be displayed in error messages |
| #16574 | [Internal] | Fixed bug where job search pagination did not work properly |
| #17955 | [Admin] | Added ability to view logs of changes to Group Settings fields |
| #17992 | [Internal] | Fixed Nightwatch tests |
| #18090 | [Internal] | Fixed bug where Group Lists page resulted with an error |
| #18103 | [Internal] | added timestamp "createdat" when creating a new group in Root Group Edit page |
| #18206 | [Internal] | Workday version update to v35.2
|
June 17, 2021 (In Testing May 12, 2021)
| Ticket#
| Category | Description |
| #18466
| [Internal]
| Using Redis solution to avoid locking
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| #18397
| [Internal]
| Increased length of JobSpecificValues to 2000 characters
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| #18485
| [Posting]
| Fixed bug where BSD field not retaining chosen values in job posting interface (during the Post of new job)
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| #18429
| [Admin]
| Updated to hide zero compensation amount in both job search results
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| #17971
| [Admin]
| Added "Testing" Zone Indicator in Admin Testing Env.
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| #17938
| [Admin]
| Added option to Display Board Instance Label in Admin Job > Postings
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| #16910
| [Admin]
| Fixed bug where System should automatically remove (or validate) empty lines in Company Name dropdown
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| #16564
| [Admin]
| Renamed 'Found' label in Search Results (Audit Report)
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| #16167
| [Admin]
| Fixed ATS-Admin. Admin can change own password without losing role
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| #14266
| [Xpress]
| Added new icon to Represent Xpress in grp list (old Advantage icon)
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| #12999
| [Admin]
| Added manager Job Search Term - Posting Scheduled
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| #12595
| [Xpress]
| Placed Commonly Selected Billing Countries at Top of List
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| #12322
| [Xpress]
| Fixed price when different countries are selected
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| #16466 | [ORC] | Fixed Needs Review flag/prompt for ORC customers |
| #17904 | [ORC] | Fixed the parsing of locations with unexpected (additional) location parameter |
Oct 3, 2021 (In Testing September 2, 2021)
| Ticket# | Category | Description |
| #18587
| [Workday] | Enhanced delete logic to un-post Workday jobs once external posting expires
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| #17039
| [Internal] | Added ability for eQuest managers to disable Workday sync
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| #16732
| [Admin] | Added ability for ATS Admin to see Recorded Sessions Section
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| #13860
| [Admin] | Added NZDT to the Time Zone options in Admin portal
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| #8287
| [Internal] | Fixed bug so that time zone is reflected as time zone chosen on Job Details page
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| #17746
| [Internal] | Fixed bug where system allows searching jobs by criteria that is not supported in managers job search
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| #18274
| [Posting] | Prevented ability to unpost required board instance from job posting in Joblauncher while job is active
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| #18522
| [Admin] | Prevented ability for Admins performing a Job Search to use same duplicate filter criteria
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| #18605
| [Internal] | Fixed bug where error was presented upon saving newly created top board
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| #18607
| [Xpress] | Fixed bug where system showed retail price when price of posting was saved as zero
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| #18753
| [Internal] | Added ability to hide specific Additional Data values for security reasons
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| #18930 | [ORC] | Fixed bug where update requests fail where compensation min/max value includes a decimal
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| #18837 | [security] | Tested Disaster Recovery Plan |
| #18632 | [Joblauncher] | Fixed bug that prevented inactive Joblauncher postings from being displayed
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5. Release Notes (2020)
December 10, 2020 (In testing on Dec 4, 2020)
| Ticket #
| Category
| Description
|
| #15690
| [POSTING] | New PayPal payment option for Xpress users.
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| #15937
| [INTERNAL] | Added option to disable — reenable Xpress boards (previously only had delete option).
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| #17116 | [ADMIN] | Added option for 'ATS-Admins' to allow Xpress boards to their managed groups. |
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#16892
| [INTERNAL] | Added option to show Company Name on Manager search results page. |
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#17736
| [INTERNAL] | Added "Expired" option to Manager Reporting search terms. |
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#16413
| [ADMIN] | Added "Expired" option to Admin Reporting search terms. |
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#17038
| [INTERNAL] | New option to hide disabled groups/zones from default view in Manager.
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#17615
| [BOARDS] | Support for Seek Ad Type widget (BSD). Only allowed to pilot customers at this time.
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#16976
| [WORKDAY] | Workday validation tool in admin now checks Post_Job configuration. |
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#17703
| [INTERNAL] | Internal tool to purge posting expiration alert emails if requested by a customer.
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#17493
| [ADMIN] | Minor admin cleanup on Permissions page — toned down allowed/not allowed colors. |
| #17331 | [INTERNAL]
| Fixed authentication error in native sample_app_post emulator.
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| #16816 | [ADMIN] | Fixed link to Release Notes in Admin user menu (upper right-hand corner). |
| #16152 | [ADMIN] | Fixed incorrect displaying of subgroup activity on Posting Accounts page. |
| #17046 | [ADMIN] | Fixed bug that changed permissions in some scenarios when editing Posting Account info. |
| #15411 | [ADMIN] | Fixed bug that restricted selection of Auto-Repost when board is in Favorite grouping. |
July 8, 2020 (In testing on June 25, 2020)
| Ticket #
| Category
| Description
|
| #16213
| [INTERNAL] | ORC request evaluation tool
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| #16085
| [ADMIN] | New optional reporting columns to reflect price for Craigslist
|
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#16525
| [POSTING] | Fixed cases where an Invalid Job State/Province error was presented incorrectly
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#16738
| [SECURITY] | Modified code to prevent Cross-site Scripting / iFrame Injection in industry list
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#16735
| [SECURITY] | Modified code to prevent Cross-site scripting / iFrame injection in activity report
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#16734
| [SECURITY] | Addressed potential MySql injection in managers group report
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#16718
| [INTERNAL] | Fixed cases where request type in api/PostDraft was marked as error (ENV)
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#16526
| [POSTING] | Fixed cases where State/Province field is empty but allows to continue posting
|
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#16502
| [INTERNAL] | Added a flag to enable env logging for WD group (disabled by default)
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#16279
| [ADMIN] | Fixed scenario where Needs Review flag for Company Name is deselected
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| #7717 | [ADMIN]
| Added option to subscribe to system notifications within admin (upper right side in menu)
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March 21, 2020 (In testing on March 4, 2020)
| Ticket #
| Category
| Description
| Bug Fix
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| #16222 | [ADMIN] | Job Search Cleanup: boards selection, board order + results count |
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| #16154 | [ADMIN] | UI: System incorrectly shows role of ATS-admin | true |
| #9423 | [ADMIN] | Display Only Active Boards on Custom Source ID Page |
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| #16284 | [API] | Group Level Toggle to Control API Response for Edit vs Select Destinations |
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| #16274 | [API] | API returns job edit link instead of Board Destination | true |
| #16214 | [API] | Return job edit url from new API in case of Need Review fields enabled |
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| #16344 | [API] | Return Posting Status for Top-Level Spawned Board | true |
| #16370 | [INTERNAL] | Audit report page: field for count of records on page |
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| #16360 | [INTERNAL] | Internal: Audit report page: add pagination |
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| #15953 | [INTERNAL] | Alert When WD Integration Config is Modified |
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| #15894 | [INTERNAL] | Add Auth Group ID and UI Group ID to Managers Job Search and Audit |
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| #9633 | [INTERNAL] | Add Tooltip for Public Key in WD Config Utility |
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| #15991 | [INTERNAL} | Easy-to-Read ORC ENV Requests |
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| #16100 | [INTERNAL} | Include WD Payload from Job Posting Sites Sync in ENV |
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| #16099 | [INTERNAL} | Include WD Deletes from Sync in ENV |
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| #16098 | [INTERNAL} | Include WD Updates from Sync in ENV |
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| #15994 | [POSTING] | Auto-populate Country if a Valid State/Province is Received |
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| #16237 | [WORKDAY] | AutoPost Toggle in WD Configuration Section |
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| #16428 | [WORKDAY] | Disable "From Cert" Button when WD Autopost enabled |
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February 07, 2020 (Hotfix Release)
- [API] Fix for scenario where html-encoded characters in the Job Title were not decoded. (16374)
- [API] Fixed bug that returned job edit (Job Details) link in the POST /drafts response vs the URL to the Select Destinations page. (16274)
- [ADMIN] Introduced group toggle (available to eQuest support) to control API behavior when "Needs Review" flag is enabled. Enabling this flag returns job edit link vs Select Destinations link in POST /drafts response. (16284)
- [API] Fixed bug that returned Posting ID (GET /postings) for spawned network postings (e.g. Blast!) vs the Posting ID of the top-level posting. (16344)
See Force Review Flag section of API Guide for more information on the usage of this feature.
6. Release Notes (2019)
December 26, 2019
- [API] Option to return deleted and/or expired posting via joblauncher API
- [INTERNAL] Created easy-to-read Workday ENV requests
- [ADMIN] Restored ability to enable/disable subgroups (Posting Accounts section of admin)
October 24, 2019
- [INTERNAL] Added support for board notes for manually supported job boards
- [INTERNAL] Fixed group name search in managers job search
- [INTERNAL] Added support for multiple group name search in managers job search
- [INTERNAL] Xpress enhancements
- [INTERNAL] Prevent autocomplete from populating password field when creating Posting accounts
- [WORKDAY] Fixed Read-Only Fields which were editable for WD Groups
August 29, 2019
- [INTERNAL] New Xpress Management tool
- [INTERNAL] Xpress Management tool actions covered in audit trail
- [INTERNAL] Fixed Results-as-you-Type in Manager group search
- [ADMIN/POSTING INTERFACE] Added ability to disable Posting Expiration Alerts
July 18, 2019
- [ADMIN/POSTING INTERFACE] Added ability to force either the Apply URL or the Details job URL's for all job board postings in cases where eQuest gets both (currently only Workday).
June 26, 2019
- [JOBLAUNCHER] Added ability to repost inactive jobs
- [POSTING INTERFACE] Fixed issue where bullets were added when editing job (hotfix deployed on June 20, 2019)
- [INTERNAL] Added ability to control eQuestXpress button placement
June 9, 2019
- [JOBLAUNCHER] Added ability to create and edit draft jobs
- [ADMIN] Option to configure SAML SSO for admins (related kb article)
May 9, 2019
- [WORKDAY] Lock Workday Apply URL on Job Details page when in Read-Only Mode
- [INTERNAL] Retain Previous State of Nested Board Configuration When Receiving Validation Error
April 25, 2019
- [ADMIN] Added link to Release Notes KB from the admin portal
- [ADMIN] Fixed problem of 'Deny all' button on Permissions page not working properly if any of accounts have own permissions
- [INTERNAL] Changed MD5 signature to SHA-512 for Authorize.net
- [INTERNAL] Fixed problem with disabling of top boards not working
- [JOBLAUNCHER] Added option to show inactive jobs
- [XPRESS] Updated pricing for CollegeRecruiter
February 28, 2019
- [API] New long-term draft option (isLongTermDraft) allows API users to save job drafts for up to 60 days
- [INTERNAL] Added ability for eQuest to delete a posting on behalf of a client from within the admin portal
- [INTERNAL] Fixed deprecated scripts and migrated from Prototype library to jQuery
January 31, 2019
- [ADMIN] Password is now masked when new accounts are created
- [POSTING INTERFACE] Letter case no longer taken into account for board button sorting (Select Destinations)
- [TESTING] Added correct Apply Tracking Pixel URL for test zone
- [INTERNAL] Flag displayed in top level board if attached to cumulative board
- [INTERNAL] Added ability to log API requests for a specific group/client zone
January 17, 2019
- [ADMIN] Prevent duplicate subgroup names from being created (Posting Accounts section)
- [ORACLE] New "Downloads" section - Oracle ORC integration packages available for ORC customers
- [ORACLE] Fixed and regenerated ORC testing package (hotfix deployed ahead of release)
- [WORKDAY] Fixed Company Name loading (hotfix deployed ahead of release)
- [WORKDAY] Fixed Sync issues which affected Job Posting Sites, Job Updates & Deletions (hotfix deployed ahead of release)
- [INTERNAL] Limit audit searches to 500 results to avoid system timeout
- [INTERNAL] Revised cumulative board logic (Blast, Canadian Diversity, Australian Diversity, etc)
7. Release Notes (2018)
December 6, 2018 at 1:00 PM UTC
- [ADMIN] Added option to move multiple posting accounts between main group and subgroups in admin portal
- [ADMIN] Added option to disable or enable multiple posting accounts at the same time in admin portal
- [ADMIN] Added ability to edit a posting account subgroup name in the admin portal
- [ADMIN] Fixed a bug in which an error page for the admin portal would state the error was in the posting interface
- [INTERNAL] decreased memory usage of php process when system syncs for Workday group
- [XPRESS] In Step 4 — Payment Details page of the Xpress posting interface, confirmation initials are no longer case sensitive
November 21, 2018 at 1:00 PM UTC
- [WORKDAY] pushed a release to our production environment which included updates to our Workday integration.
November 8, 2018 at 1:00 PM UTC
- [INTERNAL] Add ability to use LiveURL as manager Referrer Link
- [WORKDAY] Updated Workday to latest API version
October 11, 2018 at 1:00 PM UTC
- [ADMIN] Added Apply Tracking Pixel URL to Activity Reports page in admin portal
- [ADMIN] Replaced Function Auto-Classification
- [FEEDS] Optimized job feed to handle higher posting volume
- [FEEDS] Fixed issue with some scheduled postings being included in a feed before the scheduled date
- [INTERNAL] Fixed issue when "Push all active postings" worked incorrectly for cumulative BI
- [JOBLAUNCHER] Added password reset option on JobLauncher login page
September 13, 2018 at 1:00 PM UTC
- [INTERNAL] Workday job synchronization period increased to 30 minutes to synchronize all groups
- [POSTING] Added ability to post job in all languages available in Oracle Recruiting Cloud to boards on eQuest
- [POSTING] Recruiter can now see in Oracle Recruiting Cloud the language they selected in Step 2 — Select Destinations of the eQuest posting interface
August 30, 2018 at 1:00 PM UTC
- [POSTING] Added support for new ISO 3166 Provinces
August 2, 2018 at 1:00 PM UTC
- [ADMIN] Added Rolling Slots feature in board instances to expire posting with most or least candidate traffic vs simply deleting the oldest
- [INTERNAL] Fixed error when displaying job with Advantage postings
July 12, 2018 at 1:00 PM UTC
- [POSTING] Added ability to mix job languages in a single job requisition allowing recruiter to specify different languages for two different boards or multiple languages for single board
April 26, 2018 at 1:00 PM UTC
- [INTERNAL] JWS now uses Auth for authentication
April 12, 2018 at 1:00 PM UTC
- [INTERNAL] Removed function getAddress_Data() on null error for Workday
- [REPORTING] Now load company name based on one assigned to position instead of supervisory organization so that client can have multiple company names within the same reporting manager.
March 29, 2018 at 1:00 PM UTC
- [INTERNAL] Added fix to correctly substitute pipeline_id and custom_source_id token for Advantage/Blast
- [INTERNAL] System now returns 400 error on missing return_url parameter to POST boards/bsd along with a descriptive message, instead of crashing with 500 error.
- [XPRESS] Created Xpress Reporting Portal
- [XPRESS] Added ability for system to check credit card balance prior to charge attempt
- [XPRESS] If client has Xpress and Advantage Network, they will be taken to the Xpress UI instead of regular UI
March 15, 2018 at 1:00 PM UTC
- [XPRESS] Added a table with the delivery schedule for the boards selected in the Xpress posting interface
- [XPRESS] Added function to allow users to correct invalid credit card payment errors
March 1, 2018 at 1:00 PM UTC
- [BLAST] Configured Blast! Network
- [INTERNAL] Fixed handling of AuthNet errors
- [XPRESS] Added confirmation page as last step in the Xpress posting interface
February 15, 2018 at 1:00 PM UTC
- [JOBLAUNCHER] Allowed interactive JobLauncher sessions without having to enable JobLauncher flag
- [XPRESS] Added option to Disable job preview page in the Xpress posting interface
- [XPRESS] Relabeled Next button on second to last page of the Xpress posting interface to "Submit Payment"
February 1, 2018 at 1:00 PM UTC
- [WORKDAY] Addressed issue of sync only detecting first unposted job
- [XPRESS] Added a row in the Summary of Job Board Actions in the Xpress posting interface to show total discount
- [XPRESS] Made selected state of board tiles in Step 2 — Select Destinations of the Xpress posting interface more clear
- [XPRESS] Fixed retail price digit limitation
January 18, 2018 at 1:00 PM UTC
- [INTERNAL] Removed option for Support to display all groups in admin portal
- [XPRESS] Improved format of pricing labels on front-side and made descriptions larger on the back-side board tiles in the Xpress posting interface
January 4, 2018 at 1:00 PM UTC
- [JOBLAUNCHER] Added group flag to restrict JobLauncher access for posting accounts
- [POSTING] Fixed issue with system losing decimal part of compensation range when posting through new API
- [WORKDAY] Added ability to retain the Company Name value that was selected while in the eQuest posting interface, despite eQuest pulling in Workday job updates hourly
- [Xpress] Cleaned up formatting in Xpress posting interface