Playbook | Enhancements

  1. General Enhancements
    1. The Feedback button in the lower-right has been removed. To provide feedback, use this Feedback button instead.
      Dec 1, 2022 - Enhancements - 1a - Feedback Button
    2. Slack calculations are faster improving performance when making updates.
    3. Prompt/Helper to make 'Start-on' tasks ‘Earliest’.
      1. When the successor is planned to start in the future, it's Start Type is set to Start-on a specific date.
        Dec 1, 2022 - Enhancements - 7 - Successor is in the Future
      2. When a link is created between these tasks...
        Dec 1, 2022 - Enhancements - 8 - Create a Link to the Successor
      3. The following Advisory message appears...
        Dec 1, 2022 - Enhancements - 6 - Set Start Type to Earliest
      4. The successor's Start Type is now set to Earliest (best practice).
        Dec 1, 2022 - Enhancements - 9 - Start Type is then set to Earlist
    4. Remembers when Sandbox tasks are turned on.
    5. An advisory message appears when your browser zoom level is ≥100%. 
      Dec 1, 2022 - Enhancements - 2 - Zoom level advisory
    6. To better serve our colorblind customers, criticality labels can be displayed.
      Dec 1, 2022 - Enhancements - 3 - Enable Criticality Labels

      CP = Critical Path
      NC = Near Critical
      N = Normal
      U = Unknown
      TO = Time Off
      Dec 1, 2022 - Enhancements - 4 - Criticality Labels Displayed
  2. Buffer Enhancements
    1. Active buffers are easier to delete.
      Dec 1, 2022 - Enhancements - 5 - Delete Active Buffer
    2. Unique buffer titles are enforced (Two buffers can no longer have the same title).
    3. Buffers auto-complete when the Tracking Milestone(s) are all marked completed.
    4. Buffer errors automatically appear for Buffer Creators. They'll keep popping up for the Buffer Creator until the errors have been resolved.
      Dec 1, 2022 - Enhancements - 1 - Buffer Error
  3. Change Log Enhancements
    1. Full names are now used in the logs instead of Login IDs
    2. The list of condensed changes is retrieved automatically when you click the Change Log tab
  4. Day-to-Day Workflows and Security Enhancements 
    1. The URLs for Playbook, Reports and Admin have been changed as follows:
      1. Playbook: https://{your sitename}.playbookteam.com/3.x
      2. Your old shortcuts and bookmarks should forward to the new ones, but we recommend updating them just to be sure.
    2. The Login pages for Reports and Admin have been retired. To sign in to the Reports, sign in to Playbook and click Dashboard.Nov 5, 2022 - URL Revamp - 1 - Dashboard
    3. To sign in to Admin, sign in to Playbook and click Admin. This button only shows for administrators. If you're not an admin, this button is not displayed.Nov 5, 2022 - URL Revamp - 2 - Admin
    4. Reports and Admin now auto-logout after 30 minutes of inactivity, the same as Playbook. All three apps are integrated, so activity in one app counts as activity in the other two apps. After 30 minutes of inactivity in all three apps, you are auto-logged out and a message is displayed.
    5. We also upgraded Angular, a platform for building mobile and desktop web apps, which has eliminated most if not all exceptions in the Reports. Yay!
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