Now including... Release notes! No, that's not a spelling mistake, you can now read these release notes directly in the app. We've added this to make it even easier for you to stay up to date with the latest changes in Octopus. So keep reading (here or switch to the app and open this post if you haven't already) to find out about all the other things we've included in this release. To give you a couple of clues: 🏠 , 🐛 🐛 🐛 ...

New features

• Release notes are now available in the app and can be accessed from the Profile page. Furthermore, the Profile page itself has received a style update. This is a sneak peak into what is coming next for the Octopus app.
• One of the first things you see when opening the app is the upcoming events in your agenda. We took this card back to the drawing board and gave it an update. Now you can see a little bit more information and in a nicer way about your current and upcoming events.
• We know Octopus is a complex app and we hear you when you say you want more information and help with finding things in the app. This is why we added tooltips! This way you get some extra insights into the app's features and how you can use them. You can check out the new tooltips by checking the "Show introduction" box on the Profile page.
• For those making use of the USER EPD, when looking at a client page, the More tab now shows the client's relations instead of an empty planning page. SDB EPD USER/REFLEX 
• Alongside open duties, period assignments are now also available for self match in the app. SDB Planning 

Solved Bugs

• While creating a new appointment, if there was an error when trying to save it, some gibberish text was shown in the notification instead of a useful message. This has been fixed now.
• The logged in user switch functionality had a small bug which sometimes caused the users overview screen to be shown again after filling in the email address while adding a new user.
• When creating a duty, if you only have one employment, this is already taken into account so you don't have to explicitly select it anymore. SDB Planning 
• Marking a client as favourite (or unfavourite) is shown correctly again in the clients list without having to close the app and open it again.
• There lived a very annoying bug in the app for a while, which caused the selected departments to be "forgotten" for some users. That meant they had to apply the department filters again and again on the Team page. We are happy to report that this is now fixed and the selected departments are "remembered" correctly.
• A small bug was also present on the Agenda tab, causing the swiping between months to misbehave. We fixed that as well!
• While creating a new appointment for the USER EPD, it was possible to select a client's relation that had already been closed. This has been fixed so it's no longer possible. SDB EPD USER/REFLEX 
• When using the Okkie Assistant on android, sometimes the microphone would stay ON while the input was not being used. We now made sure the microphone is only ON while using the Assistant.
• The hours shown on a self-match duty card are displayed correctly instead of being rounded down. [16348]
• Also, when swiping through the self-match cards and the last card was reached, the stack would reset immediately to the first card. The reset now only happens when the last card is also swiped away.
• There was some trouble with uploading client moments pictures, that is now fixed. We also took this opportunity to update the picture placeholder to make it look less menacing. 
• The explanation text on the page where a client can be searched for to request temporary access has been updated with the exact date format expected when searching by date of birth. 
• The options to set an appointment as executed or not executed are no longer shown for appointments where these actions are not possible. This keeps the process clean and avoids confusion.
• When creating measurements with type "breathing", if the entered value is higher than 150, a message is now shown to make this clear. SDB ECD 

✨  And last but not least, since we were busy with housekeeping anyway by squashing all those pesky bugs, we also looked at performance improvements. For those of you enjoying the SDB HR module, you will notice the Work tab is now significantly faster and it shows the information correctly according to which role is currently selected. 💪

This is the release that has a little bit of something for everyone!

Do you use SDB ECD? You can now add and update glucose measurements! 🍫 📐 

Do you use the USER EPD? You now get more insight into the availability of both clients and colleagues when creating an appointment! And you can also remove appointments! 📆 

Do you use HR and Planning? You can now set your default transportation mode for work related travels. 🚙 

And this is not all of course, keep reading to discover all the new features and bug fixes included in this release. 🚀

New features

• It is now possible to add and update glucose measurements from the app. SDB ECD 
• If you don't use SDB HR but you do use SDB Planning, you can now also declare your travel costs. SDB Planning 
• When creating an appointment for the USER EPD, it's possible to see client and colleague availabilities. Some information is shown about overlapping appointments to help you with your planning. USER 
• It is now also possible to remove USER appointments from within the app. USER 
• You can now set your default transportation mode for work related travels. SDB Planning SDB HR 
• When submitting a leave request, there is now an indication in the app which shows if the manager has already seen it or not. 
• The department name is also shown along with the room number on the client information page. SDB ECD UserVoice wish
• The department selection screen properly displays departments which have a longer name, so that their name can be seen entirely. UserVoice wish

Fixed Bugs

• When writing a report as a reaction to a report associated to a goal, the new report will also be associated to that goal. SDB ECD 
• There was a small bug causing the colleague routes to not be visible, this has been resolved. SDB ECD 
• The client photo is updated properly when setting a new one. SDB ECD 
• Client agenda activities are once again correctly ordered according to the time when they are supposed to take place. SDB ECD 
• The difference between visible but not yet published and published duties is made clear in the team agenda. SDB Planning 
• It is again possible to update the indirect time in an appointment. 
• The report text fields have received a small visual improvement to make the content easier to read.
• The client's address now also includes the house number on the client information page. [AV2406 0324] USER 

* And last but not least, we are slowly saying goodbye to old Okkie, so some users will notice a new look on the splash screen.

The wait is over, Octopus Release 1.8.0 is here and it's an exciting one!

Spotlight

This release brings a serious line-up in terms of new features (and of course bug fixes), but the one that is most expected can be easily summed up in two words: MAGIC WAND! ✨

New features

• After being a teaser for a while now, the Magic Wand feature is now available for everybody (with the option to be disabled upon request). This new feature is a real aid in writing reports with the help of AI, offering the possibility to improve, shorten or even translate the report text from a foreign language to Dutch. SDB ECD 

• It is now possible to add fluid balance measurements and view and add defecation measurements in the app. SDB ECD 
• Furthermore, it's now possible to edit measurements. So if a measurement was created with a mistake, this can now easily be corrected. SDB ECD 
• When adding a measurement for Blood pressure, the validation in the app now allows the upper number to be lower than the lower number and a warning is shown to the user, to make them aware of this. SDB ECD  
• It's now possible to open the contact details of a colleague from the client planning page SDB ECD 
• The client team members are now sorted in a more logical way in the app, according to their role [1385] SDB ECD 
• When adding client moments, it's now possible to select photos from the device gallery. This screen also got a fashion update so it's now more intuitive and easy on the eyes. SDB ECD 
• Colleagues profile pictures are now shown correctly everywhere in the app.
• The planning entity department value is now pre-filled in a smarter way when creating duties. You can find the original UserVoice feature request here.  SDB Planning 
• When looking at self match duties it is now possible to see how many hours are still left to fill in that month. Furthermore, the filters for self match duties now also show how many hours have already been worked in a specific period of time. And the open duty details page contains extra status information to help the user decide if they want to work that duty or not. SDB Planning 

• Creating an appointment is now easier by using the available pre-fill information, according to the appointment type. USER 

Fixed Bugs

• When creating a report, not all goals were selectable. This is now fixed. [4357] SDB ECD 
• There was a small bug causing an issue with swapping duties. [1492] SDB Planning 
• Switching the user (environment) in combination with using biometrics for the pin code, resulted in showing a wrong screen. This was due to a caching issue which is now resolved. 
• Switching the user would sometimes also cause an issue with showing the active state when creating a report using voice input. This now correctly indicates again when the microphone is active. 
• A small bug was causing an incorrect role to be displayed on their details page. This is now also fixed.
• The care plan actions are now displayed in a way that makes it easier to differentiate. [6548]
• The colleague details page would sometimes show incorrect details, this is no longer an issue. [1336]
• The client agenda would take a very long time to load, the underlying issue has been fixed and an improvement has been made to ensure that the correct status is shown on the screen. [1712]
• Teams tab filtering button is not shown when there's only one option to filter on. 
• Night duties were shown incorrectly on the Colleagues Today page, this is now solved.
• Users who didn't have the permission to create duties but were able to create appointments, couldn't do so because the button was not visible for them on the agenda. This has been corrected. 
• A small bug was causing a black screen to appear when tapping the system back button while on the Start page. This was an android specific issue and is now resolved. [10740] 
• 🎉 And a bug that has been controversial for quite some time and the subject of numerous discussions: the selected month in the agenda would always jump back to the current month when doing an action or opening a detail screen. This is no longer the case! The agenda will stay open on the month that has been scrolled to. 🎉

And last but not least, the new Okkie has been chosen with more than 6,000 votes from a total of over 13,500. We would like to thank everyone very much for voting! Before he starts his job, the new Okkie will first go on holiday for a while, but he will return in the autumn. Keep an eye on the release notes to find out what he has in store!