Column View Improvements, Budget Alerts, Availability-based Date Picker

By ActiveCollab Team 2 min read
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Despite the holiday season, we've been keeping busy! We have some neat updates for you.

Here's July's short-list:

  • Column view improvements based on feedback
  • Budget alerts
  • A new date picker
  • Time tracking tweaks

The refurbished Column view

We launched the new & improved Column view but left room for additional changes. Your feedback got to our eyes and ears, and we added some of the features you asked for.

One of the most requested was a change in the way labels were displayed. So, instead of displaying only their color, we switched to showing the whole label (where possible).

Also, now it's possible to add an assignee when creating a new task. Other improvements involve a better scroll bar. If you have any other suggestions, let us know!

Budget alerts

This is a brand new feature. It stemmed right out of the target budget we talked about in June. In short, out of the three budget types (Fixed Price, Time and Expenses, Non-billable), the former two have a budget that can be reached through billable hours and expenses.


Budget alerts let you specify at which points you'd like the system to notify you of the spent amount.

You can read all the details here.

Date picker

We've connected our date picker with your availability records! Here's what that looks like in practice. Tom took two days off, Thursday and Friday. When you want to assign a task to him, those two days will be marked red. You'll be able to select those dates, but the system will warn you Tom won't be there. Also, weekends are gray and can't be picked, just like company-wide days off, such as holidays.

Sounds familiar? We have a similar feature in Workload, and now it's present throughout the app.

Our plan is to add another similar option in the future. If someone's not available, you'll be notified even when you @them in a task's comment.

Time tracking

It's now possible to edit already submitted time records! You can change their date and assignee. We hope this helps with keeping track of time.

Uptime

This month we've had a 100% uptime record, without any issues. Our mission is, of course, to keep it this way.


Coming up

The very next thing on our list is the Xero integration. We're bringing it up to date with Xero's latest version. You won't notice this background work, but what's essential for us is that everything keeps running smoothly.

Another team will start working on the My Work page, which will be remodeled. We have read and examined your feedback, and we're now ready to implement it! As we're only starting to change My Work, August will most certainly not be the month we'll finish it as well.

That's it for this month! Keep up with @ActiveCollab on Twitter, stay tuned, and stay safe.

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Other posts in the series on ActiveCollab Monthly Updates

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

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