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4.8.9 - 4 May 2026

4.8.9 - 4 May 2026

Workbench Release Notes

Scheduled 4 May 2026

  • AP Invoice Enquiry - A list pagination issue was rectified.

Scheduled 27 Apr 2026

 

Upcoming Functionality & News

 

Pricing changes effective 1 July 2026

We have emailed clients about our pricing changes effective 1 July 2026, supporting our continued investment in the product and support. Please reach out to the team if you haven't received an email.

 

Upvise Framework Changes 11th May 2026

Upvise will be applying changes to the web and mobile framework. Workbench will apply the necessary updates to maintain compatibility; however, clients who manage their own custom code should review and update any impacted functions prior to 11 May 2026. More information

 

Enhancements

Purchasing

  • AP Invoice Enquiry - The list has been enhanced to support custom views with the typical Default and Data Dump views, and the Default is as-is. Recall that the ‘Edit Custom List’ permission is required to configure list views.

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Timesheets

  • Timesheet Dashboard - A dashboard added under the Timesheet menu that provides information using interactive charts, allowing users to filter and explore labour data visually. These charts are linked so selections made in one chart will update all other charts on the screen. The dashboard is based on timesheet and job transaction data and focuses on hours recorded. For details refer to the User Documentation on Timesheet Dashboard.

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  • Filters by Year/Period From and To, Profit Centre, Timesheet Group, and Employee Class

  • Stacked Area Graph of Hours by Activity Sub Type and Period

  • Table of Hours by Category (Time activity sub type) and respective percentage

  • Donut Graphs of Hours and respective percentage by

    • Employee Class

    • Job Type

    • Timesheet Group

    • Employee Profit Centre

    • Activity Sub Type

    • Activity Code

  • Data Grid displays the detailed records based on the chart selections.

  • Export to Excel allows users to export the filtered dataset.

 

Upvise

NEW Admin User Setting- Remote Database Refresh

A new capability has been introduced, allowing Admin users to remotely trigger a local database refresh on a user’s device via the User List in Upvise.

This enhancement supports troubleshooting scenarios where a user’s local database may be out of date—typically caused by extended periods without logging out of the app. It removes the dependency on requiring users to fully log out and log back in to refresh their local data.

This functionality is currently optimised for Android devices, with iOS support planned for later in the year.

How to trigger a remote refresh

  1. Log into Upvise Web as an Admin user

  2. Navigate to Manage Users

  3. Select the relevant user

  4. Click the “…” (options menu)

  5. Select Refresh

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Refresh Devices - Screen Guide

 

Fixes & Technical changes

Workbench

  • Jobs list - Improved performance in the application of Profit Centre security.

  • Plant - Fixed the popup to correctly show the Job (was Project) based on the configured source.

  • Plant Log list - The log list is updated to include the meter readings records at the Start and Completion of a Log (if available), and these can be exported in via the Excel Export on the filter to provide a service history.

  • Plant Log - Fixed an issue where the Log Status as being defaulted to Complete when a Start Reading was recorded.

  • Job Sales Invoices list - Fixed the pagination reset on Apply Filter so that the user is not confused by a blank list when there are filtered results.

  • Job Scheduler - Fixed the row height display that was affected by the associated Holiday locations.

  • Licence Matrix, Purchased Licences tab - Now shows the estimated total current licence value for better visibility.

  • Upvise Integration - Plant item exports have been reviewed and optimised for more reliable syncing.

Upvise

Upvise Framework Change May 2026

The following framework updates will take effect from Monday, 11 May 2026.

These changes introduce improved cross-platform consistency between web and mobile, along with the deprecation of older methods.

API & Function Updates

  • Format.getFunc(table, id) → Link.getFunc(table, id)
    New cross-platform (web + mobile) API

  • GlobalSettings.getString(key) → GlobalSettings.get(key)

  • App.getData() → replaced with Query.json() (available on web and mobile)

  • App.postData2() → replaced with Query.json() (available on web and mobile)

  • Format.systemdate() → Format.isodate() (available on web and mobile)

Deprecated / Removed Functions

  • Format.forprint() → Removed completely

Workbench has completed review and validation of the impacted standard functionality within the scope below.

Any clients observing issues following these framework changes should raise a support ticket via Freshdesk for further review and investigation.

Personal Weekly

GlobalSettings.getString(key) → GlobalSettings.get(key)

Reviewed and validated:

  • Week Ending settings retaining saved values

  • “Required Linked To Field” settings retaining saved state

  • Correct week-ending date calculations

  • Diary Template popups loading correctly

  • Role-based templates displaying correctly

ITP (Inspection Test Plan)

Format.forprint() → removed completely

Reviewed and validated:

  • Responsible Party and Action Point values retaining saved data

  • Dropdown selections loading correctly

  • CSV exports downloading successfully

  • Exported file contents validated

 Notification Functions

App.getData() → Query.json()
App.postData2() → Query.json()

Updates applied to:

  • Calendar notifications

  • Contact notifications

  • Job notifications

Validated:

  • Notifications sending successfully

  • No blank screens or unexpected behaviour

  • Recipients successfully receiving notifications

 

 

Integration

Optimisations applied to plant extensions integration to prevent time-outs for large data syncs

 

 

Things we are busy working on...

Integration with plant GPS Telematic systems

Unified receipting via Dockets screens

Plant Scheduler UX review

ToDo UX Review, starting with Plant