Browser Notifications, Task Dependencies Improvements, In-app Chat EAP

By ActiveCollab Team 2 min read
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Hi everyone,

Here's another monthly recap to update you on our latest developments. In February, we talked about new mention types (go check them out!) and Kanban improvements. This time, we'll go over browser notifications, task dependencies, and our integrated chat feature.

Browser notifications

Go to My preferences in the menu right next to the notification bell and enable browser notifications. Sometimes, when you get an ActiveCollab update, you don't see the red dot in your tab and need an extra ping to grab your attention.


Switch them on or off as you like, it won't affect anyone else. If you set up the "Do not disturb" mode on your OS, ActiveCollab will respect that, and you won't be disturbed. There's no need to go back to your preferences additionally and switch the notifications off. Our goal isn't to distract you from your Real Work! But if you need to stay updated, we don't expect you to hang out in our app all day - turn on these notifications, and you won't miss a thing.

Task dependencies

Minor improvements have a way of making our lives significantly better, and we found that's the case with this seemingly tiny change. In case you didn't know, you can connect your task with dependencies. For instance, if you're waiting for an illustration to be completed before you publish a post, "Illustration" is the parent task, and "Publish post" will be the child task.

Anyway, before these improvements, you could have added dependencies between existing tasks, and the easiest way to do that is in the Timeline (aka Gantt) view. Upon opening a task, you're offered the "Add a dependency" button.

The first two changes we made are grouping the tasks by the task list they're in, in the same order as they appear in the project. Also, at the top, you'll find the tasks you opened recently.


The third change is adding tasks directly through the same field. There's no need to go elsewhere and create a new task and then go back and link them. It certainly eased the process for us, but we'd like to hear your thoughts! Try out this new feature and let us know if it's helpful to you, too.

Integrated Chat

Finally, we can announce the great news! We're working on a brand new part of our app: integrated Chat! We're looking forward to being able to exchange a few quick words with our team without posting dozens of "public" comments on tasks. Switching and ditching other chat platforms will be a long process, surely, but it will be great to keep everything in one app.

If you'd like to be among the first users to try this feature, contact us, and we'll add you to our Early Access Program. We can't wait to get your feedback!

Uptime

ActiveCollab's uptime in March was 99.97%. Our goal is to keep it as high as possible and not cause any interruptions to your workflow. So, we're inviting you to give us a shout-out if you ever notice any hiccups.


Coming up

In April, we'll be busy rolling out the Chat Early Access Program and improving our text editor. Check out our Roadmap anytime to see our future updates. On that note, we wish you lovely weather and a great month ahead!

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. Upgraded Editor, Activity Grouping
  17. ActiveCollab 8.0: Virtual Users and User History
  18. November Recap: ActiveCollab 8 Rollout, Calendar, Task Reports, and Invoices
  19. ActiveCollab 8.0: Assignments Dashboard, Estimates, User Profile, Teams, and Trash
  20. ActiveCollab 8.0: My Work and Estimates
  21. ActiveCollab 8.0: People Page and Subtasks
  22. ActiveCollab 8.0: Subtask Due Date and Batch Edit
  23. Subtask’s Due Date, People Page Improvements, Comment to Task, and Duplicate Notes
  24. Default Tax Rates, Invoice Taxes, Comment Time&Date
  25. List View and Task Filtering
  26. Group Tasks by Start Date, ActiveCollab 8.0: List View
  27. Improved Search Bar, ActiveCollab 8.0: List View
  28. Storage Info, ActiveCollab 8.0: Time Indicators
  29. ActiveCollab 8.0: Upcoming Early Access Program
  30. ActiveCollab 8.0: Improved Search and Task Navigation
  31. Self-Hosted Upgrade, ActiveCollab 8.0: Enhanced Search Page and Subscribers List
  32. ActiveCollab 8.0: User Card, Pin Discussions
  33. Budget Intervals, ActiveCollab 8.0: Navigate Discussions, Edit Labels, Move Task Lists
  34. Managing Recurring Tasks and Notes
  35. Recurring Tasks on Workload and Custom Availability
  36. Custom Availability and Time Tracking Limits
  37. Two-factor Authentication and Time Tab Improvements
  38. Intuitive Task List Reorder, New Task Filters, Magic Link Login
  39. Task Filters, Batch Editing, Project Progress Bar, Overview of Completed Tasks
  40. Template Start Date, New Project Header, Mobile App Stopwatch, Notification Scheduling
  41. Apply Template, G-drive & Dropbox Attachments Previews, Quick Chat Reactions
  42. New Project Icons, Increased Mobile App Speed
  43. ActiveCollab Annual Updates: 2021
  44. Completed Projects Tab, Clickable Timesheet, Mobile App Reminders
  45. New Projects Page, Convert Chat Message to Task, Webhooks Improvements
  46. New Projects Page Header, Chat Reactions, Company Days Off
  47. In-app Chat Launched, Mobile App People Page
  48. Past Workload, Attachment UI Improvements, In-app Chat EAP
  49. New Mobile App Launched, In-app Chat Custom Groups
  50. In-app Chat Improvements, In-app Reminder Notification, Mobile App Beta Testing
  51. Browser Notifications, Task Dependencies Improvements, In-app Chat EAP
  52. ActiveCollab Annual Updates: 2020
  53. New Mention Types, New Task Menu
  54. July Recap: Daily capacity overview, AI-generated tasks and subtasks, and AI expense logging
  55. ActiveCollab 8.0: Batch Edit Time Records, Early Access Program
  56. New Comment Options and Time Estimates’ Visibility
  57. Improved Invitations and Expense Tab
  58. August Recap: Better Uninvoiced report and Reminders

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