Release 18.05.2011
- Matthew Milosevic (Deactivated)
Available Wednesday 18 May 2011
This deployment will occur on the evening of Tuesday 17 May between 6.00pm and 8.00pm (AEST). During this time, Users may experience downtime for up to 2 minutes. Whilst this downtime is minimal, we recommend that wherever possible, any large or critical system tasks be completed before close of business on the day of a deployment or commenced the day after. If you have any further queries, please contact your Account Manager on 1800 642 638.
This deployment
This deployment will occur on the evening of Tuesday 17 May, and will cover the following enhancements to your system:
Generate Job merge documents: A new feature will be deployed allowing Users to generate job merge documents, such as position descriptions, outside a workflow process;
New display option in Group Questions: Users will be able to set Group Questions to display in a vertical format improving the view of large questions;
User interface changes: To improve usability, new icons and step numbers have been added to the Requisition module and the Assessment Process Manager (APM). Users will be able to clearly identify different step types and the step number;
Caption change on Candidate Portal: To ensure candidates get the best experience possible when applying for a job with our customers, we have updated the default caption that is visible to candidates on the candidate portal’s ‘how to apply page’ to reflect current browser standards; and
Connect2 integration improvement: We’ve improved the integration between eRecruit and Connect2. By including an eRecruit application URL, candidates are able to go straight through to the candidate portal when they are accessing jobs posted to Seek or other ads, via Connect2.
Upcoming enhancements
In the June deployment, we are working to release the following to you:
Creation of candidates via CSV file uploads: We are currently working on developing a feature for our customers where candidates can be created in eRecruit by uploading CSV files. This will be particularly useful for jobs that require a large volume of staff and recruitment is outsourced to multiple agencies. This feature will be purchasable, and more information will be available in the June release note.
Generate Job merge documents
At the moment, Job merge documents (i.e. Position Descriptions, Selection reports etc) can only be generated as part of an APM or Requisition step.
A new feature has been developed, which will allow merge documents to be generated from the recruiter files screen. The aim of this feature is to improve usability and efficiency, as it allows Job-related merge document to be generated outside a workflow process.
Users will be able to generate Job merge documents via the Recruiter Files link, under Job Details in a Job Card as well as from a Requisition Form.
Generating Job merge documents via Job Card
Users can generate Job merge documents via Recruiter Files under Job Details of the Job Card.
A new ‘Add Merge Document’ link is available, allowing Users to generate Job merge documents such as position descriptions outside a workflow process.
Once the ‘Add Merge Document’ link is selected, Users are taken to a page where they can select the Merge Document Template they want to use. When the template is selected, click the Generate button.
Users will see a confirmation message at the top of the screen, and the merged document will be available for download.
Generating Job merge documents via Requisition Form
Users can generate Job merge documents via Recruiter Files on the Requisition Form.
A new ‘Add Merge Document’ link is available, allowing Users to generate Job merge documents such as position descriptions outside a workflow process.
Once the ‘Add Merge Document’ link is selected, Users are taken to a page where they can select the Merge Document Template they want to use. When the template is selected, click the Generate button.
Users will see a confirmation message at the top of the screen, and the merged document will be available for download.
IMPORTANT NOTE: On rollout of this feature, the ability to generate merge documents will not be available to Users by default. This can be configured when managing Users or User Groups.
Managing Permissions
To allow Users to generate Job merge documents outside a workflow process, permissions need to be granted. This is done via Function Permissions, when managing a User or User Group.
Tick the ‘Merge Job Documents’ box, under Job Manager, then click Save.
New display option in Group Questions
Users will now be able to set the orientation of Group Questions by setting Child Questions to horizontal or vertical. Child Questions are the individual questions that make up a Group Question (i.e. current columns).
Prior to this feature being available, Group Questions that were large (more than 5 or 6 Child Questions) meant the layout of the form was difficult to view, Users had to scroll across the page to view all questions on the form.
By being able to set the orientation to vertical, the way questions are presented on screen is improved.
This is an example of how setting the orientation to vertical can improve the presentation of data.
Before (horizontal orientation):
After (vertical orientation):
IMPORTANT NOTE: All current questions will be set to horizontal on rollout of this feature. If you wish to change the orientation, you can do so by editing the Group Question.
User interface changes
In an effort to improve usability, we have made some small User interface changes to the Requisiton module and Assessment Process Manager (APM). These changes will allow our Users to quickly differentiate between types of steps.
When viewing the Requisition from the View Requisition Details screen or creating/editing a template, new icons will be visible to all Users. Previously, all steps were represented by the same icon, as of this deployment, each step type has been assigned a different icon making it easier for Users to determine step types.
Requisition
Before (icons representing steps were identical):
After (icons representing steps are different for each type of step):
Assessment Process Manager (APM)
The introduction of the Approval Step icon in the APM will enable Users to easily identify different step types. To further improve usability, as well as the icons, we have added step numbers next to the icons.
Caption change on Candidate Portal
To ensure candidates get the best experience possible when applying for a job with our customers, we have updated the default caption that is visible to candidates on the candidate portal’s ‘how to apply page’ to reflect current browser standards.
Currently it reads, “IMPORTANT: This site is optimised for - Internet Explorer 5.0 (or later browser versions) and Netscape Navigator 4.0 (or later browser versions)”.
As of May 18, this caption will read, “IMPORTANT: This site is optimised for - Internet Explorer 7.0 (or later browser versions), Safari, Firefox 3 (or later browser versions) and Chrome. Note that earlier versions of any of the browsers mentioned are supported, but likely to demonstrate slower response times.”
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