In-app Chat Introduction, Default Client Visibility, Stopwatch Project Name
May 5, 2021

In-app Chat Introduction, Default Client Visibility, Stopwatch Project Name

ActiveCollab Team Recaps

Hi everyone!

Welcome to another edition of your monthly dose of ActiveCollab updates. Back in March, we talked about the Early Access Program for our latest feature, the in-app Chat, browser notifications, and a new option within task dependencies.

This month, we're still on the subject of Chat, plus some System Settings additions and time tracking enhancement.

Early Access Program: Chat

We're thrilled to say our first customers are trying out the new feature! Our goal with Chat is to provide a private space for private communication, right where your projects are. Here's what's available right now:

  • One-on-one conversations between members and within a team
  • Permissions and privacy. All chats are private so that they can be seen only by people involved in them. Not even Owner roles can read private chats of Members, and Clients are restricted from chat access for the time being
  • Basic messaging. Messages are posted in conversations, and the full history of conversations is available to you
  • Editing and deleting messages (in case you made a typo)
  • Mute. Conversations can be muted when you want to keep the distractions to the minimum

Many more Chat features are yet to come, and we're looking forward to exploring them with you! Contact us if you'd also like to become one of the early testers.

Default Client visibility

You know the little "Hidden from clients" box you can check on each task, discussion, and note? Now you can set up all the projects' content to be hidden or visible by default.

Go to System Settings > Edit project settings. Switch it to hide elements from clients by default to add an extra layer of protection against accidental leaks of internal communication. We did not have many reports of such accidents, but it's better to be safe than sorry. These settings will be applied to all your projects.

Project name within Stopwatch

We hope you're already familiar with our integrated Stopwatch and the possibility to track time on projects or individual tasks. The novelty we implemented last month will quickly be spotted if you're a fan of the feature.


Under each task where you're tracking time, you'll also see the project it belongs to without having to open it. Great in situations where you're tracking time on tasks across different projects.

Uptime

ActiveCollab's uptime in April was 100%, and we plan to keep it that way. If you notice any delays, bugs, or downtime, let us know!


Coming up

Chat, chat, and more chat! This new feature will be our main focus throughout the next couple of months. In the meantime, the ActiveCollab Team wishes you a sunny May!

Other posts in the series on ActiveCollab Monthly Updates

  1. ActiveCollab Annual Updates: 2021
  2. Task Filters, Batch Editing, Project Progress Bar, Overview of Completed Tasks
  3. New Mention Types, New Task Menu
  4. New My Work Launched, Red Dot Browser Notification
  5. Default Billable Status, New Project Budgeting Types, Duplicate Task Lists
  6. New Time Reports, Sidebar Collapse, Timesheet, Internal Hourly Rates
  7. Intuitive Task List Reorder, New Task Filters, Magic Link Login
  8. Template Start Date, New Project Header, Mobile App Stopwatch, Notification Scheduling
  9. Apply Template, G-drive & Dropbox Attachments Previews, Quick Chat Reactions
  10. New Project Icons, Increased Mobile App Speed
  11. Completed Projects Tab, Clickable Timesheet, Mobile App Reminders
  12. New Projects Page, Convert Chat Message to Task, Webhooks Improvements
  13. New Projects Page Header, Chat Reactions, Company Days Off
  14. New Mobile App Launched, In-app Chat Custom Groups
  15. In-app Chat Improvements, In-app Reminder Notification, Mobile App Beta Testing
  16. Default Tax Rates, Invoice Taxes, Comment Time&Date
  17. List View and Task Filtering
  18. Improved Search Bar, ActiveCollab 8.0: List View
  19. Refurbished My Work, Notification Bell EAP, Invoice QR Code
  20. Target Project Budget, New Column View EAP
  21. Past Workload, Attachment UI Improvements, In-app Chat EAP
  22. Personal Timesheet, Time Report Custom Date Range
  23. Storage Info, ActiveCollab 8.0: Time Indicators
  24. ActiveCollab 8.0: Improved Search and Task Navigation
  25. ActiveCollab 8.0: Upcoming Early Access Program
  26. Group Tasks by Start Date, ActiveCollab 8.0: List View
  27. In-app Chat Launched, Mobile App People Page
  28. In-app Chat Introduction, Default Client Visibility, Stopwatch Project Name
  29. Browser Notifications, Task Dependencies Improvements, In-app Chat EAP
  30. Upgraded Editor, Activity Grouping
  31. ActiveCollab Annual Updates: 2020
  32. My Work EAP, Storage Add-on, Self-hosted ActiveCollab 7.0
  33. Default Budget Alert Percentage, Task Improvements
  34. Column View Improvements, Budget Alerts, Availability-based Date Picker
  35. Refreshed Column View, Project Stopwatch, Get Paid Free Tryout
  36. 90-Day Trial, Time Tracking Enhancements, Uptime
  37. ActiveCollab Monthly Updates: December 2019
  38. Timeline View Improvements, Future Workload Planning, Project to Template
  39. Self-Hosted Upgrade, ActiveCollab 8.0: Enhanced Search Page and Subscribers List
  40. ActiveCollab 8.0: User Card, Pin Discussions
  41. Managing Recurring Tasks and Notes
  42. Budget Intervals, ActiveCollab 8.0: Navigate Discussions, Edit Labels, Move Task Lists
  43. Recurring Tasks on Workload and Custom Availability
  44. Custom Availability and Time Tracking Limits
  45. Two-factor Authentication and Time Tab Improvements
  46. Project Timesheet and Stopwatch
  47. ActiveCollab 8.0: Batch Edit Time Records, Early Access Program
  48. New Comment Options and Time Estimates’ Visibility
  49. Subtask’s Due Date, People Page Improvements, Comment to Task, and Duplicate Notes

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