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If users enter a value that is over 100 during configuration of labor standards that are hours per unit or minutes per unit, a message appears to alert users that the number of hours/minutes selected might create a large number of shifts. User must then verify their entries. This improvement helps to ensure that labor standards are correctly entered.

Mobile v.2

This release includes the following enhancements and new features in the UniFocus Mobile App v.2:

Push notifications  (MOB-1418)

A push notification is a message that pops up on a mobile device (typically on the lock screen). An application can send them at any time; users do not have to be in the application or using their devices to receive them.

Employees receive push notifications when:

• Another employee approves or denies a shift request that they have submitted and that requires their acceptance.
• They receive a message in the Mobile App.
• Schedules are published for any of their jobs.
• A new shift request is sent to them for their approval or denial.
• Their manager approves, denies, or changes a shift, time off, or availability request that they submitted.
• Their manager assigns them a new shift or reassigns one of their shifts to another employee.

Managers receive push notifications when:

• An employee calls in late or absent.
• An employee submits, updates, or cancels a shift, time off, or availability request that requires manager approval.
• They receive a message in the Mobile App.
• When an employee triggers an alert.

From the Preferences menu, users can select which types of push notifications they would like to receive or turn them off entirely.

Property selector  (MOB-2521)

Accessed at the top of the navigational menu, the property selector allows managers who manage multiple properties to easily navigate between properties without having to log out and then log back in. Changing the displayed property adjusts filters and shows employee information specific to the selected property.

Language selector  (MOB-2308)

Mobile App v. 2 is now available in the following languages, which can be selected from the General tab of the Preferences screen: 

• English
• French
• German
• Spanish
• Japanese
• Chinese

Time Off Requests calendar view  (MOB-1494)

This release features an improved Time Off Requests calendar view of employee time off requests. Using this view, managers can now:

• Quickly see who is off today and throughout the rest of the planning period.
• Approve or deny pending time off requests by swiping right on the request card.
• View planned shifts, scheduled, and available employees to help them decide whether or not to approve a shift on a given day.

Terms and conditions for using the Mobile App  (MOB-2527)

This release of the UniFocus Mobile App features a notification message of terms and conditions for use. If activated for a property, users encounter the message when they first log in to the Mobile App. Users must accept the message to access and use the Mobile App.

Black out period notifications in the Mobile App  (WATSON-13298, MOB-1175)

In previous releases, there were no warning messages if employees tried to submit a time off request for dates within a black out period or if managers tried to approve or deny employees' time off requests for dates within a black out period.

In this release, warning messages now appear: 

• On the My Time Off Requests screen if employees try to submit time off requests for dates within a black out period.
• On the Approve Time Off Requests screen if managers try to approve or deny employees' time off requests that were submitted for dates within a black out period.

Mobile, Employee Maintenance

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