Updates

New updates and improvements to Ideanote.

Automation Team Actions and Editor Enhancements

  • Added automation actions to add users to teams or remove them based on automation rules.
  • Updated the rich text editor toolbar to stay visible while scrolling, improved tab behavior in the idea submission form, and refreshed the horizontal scrollbar styling.
  • Fixed AI image generation errors that could prevent images from being created.
  • Fixed the Share layout so it no longer collapses.
  • Fixed the Send feature so idea collections reliably arrive for different senders.
  • Fixed comment submission via Ctrl/Cmd+Enter.
  • Fixed performance issues related to specific dynamic binding usage
  • Fixed an issue where failed attempts at sending emails could sometimes not be tracked in the audit log
  • Added new translations
  • Fixed an issue where normal users could see curly braces for some idea fields.
  • Fixed an issue where the IFEMPTY dynamic expression function didn't always treat empty rich text contents as empty
  • Added more robust support for other types of quote characters inside the dynamic expression system
  • Increased AI Automation step max prompt length
  • Fixed an issue where HTML characters could appear inside widgets

Comment Automations and Localization Expansion

  • Added a new Create Comment automation action, so automations can now post comments directly.
  • Added support for Canadian French (fr-CA) as a new locale.
  • Added support for SSO SAML avatar attributes, so profile images can be synced from your identity provider.
  • Added a rich text editor in embed settings.
  • Added an “Update to latest version” button in PWA settings to refresh cached app content.
  • Updated language translations across the product, including missing translations for access mode activity updates.
  • Updated the Share dialog to avoid duplicate suggestions and to hide users from suggestions when they already have enforced full access.
  • Changed the “Load more” placement in the idea collection chooser to improve visibility.
  • Changed "See Translation" so it only appears for visible fields and works better with smart titles.
  • Fixed URL parsing in Short Text fields so full links are recognized without needing an extra keypress.
  • Fixed an issue where AI-generated idea collections could update automatically when opened.
  • Fixed dropdown validation behavior that could show misleading red borders.
  • Fixed weekly chart labeling with “Fill missing periods” so weeks consistently use the correct start dates.
  • Fixed inconsistent attachment upload failures when adding files to ideas.
  • Fixed an issue where duplicate rows could appear for the same user inside List charts
  • Fixed an issue where dynamic bindings used inside 'Send Email' automation actions didn't work

Idea Field Improvements

  • Unified Static Fields with standard idea fields: All idea fields can now have a Default value, be hidden during submission, be uneditable by the user, and can support "live values" that are resolved on demand.
  • All form fields, including Dropdown- and Datetime fields, that support dynamic bindings can now also accept free-form dynamic expressions.
  • Added new dynamic expression functions, including IF, IFERROR, IFEMPTY/COALESCE, and EMPTY.
  • UI-improvements to how dynamic expressions are rendered across the UI
  • Curly braces for unresolved dynamic expressions no longer appear inside generated notifications
  • Updated dynamic expression previews to show resolved values in idea- and form entry creation, instead of showing curly braces to the end-user
  • Better, and more context-specific chip-labels for unresolved dynamic bindings.
  • Better performance and less network overhead when rendering content that uses a lot of dynamic expressions
  • Better performance during idea creation, with less network call overhead
  • Phone fields now support landline phone numbers too
  • Updated translations across the product.
  • Fixed form entry creation being blocked when ideas and activities are locked in a phase.
  • Fixed dropdown field values being overwritten during idea update actions.
  • Fixed an issue where it wasn't possible to open the form entry sidebar from the list of activities

Searchable Languages and Rich Email Editor

  • You can now define a "Translation Context" that is passed onto the AI when generating automatic translations of ideas and comments. You can use this to guide the AI when translating ideas, for example with list of terms it should respect and map between.
  • You can now set up Background Translation of Searchable Languages in your Workspace AI settings. Translations will be automatically generated in the background for any language selected here. Please note that this consumes AI suggestions.
  • Users can now search for ideas in their own language if a translation exists for it. This is especially useful in combination with the new Searchable Languages feature.
  • Users can now opt in to defaulting to seeing auto-translated ideas and comments via their profile settings, if their preferred language is defined as a Searchable Language on your Workspace.
  • 'Send Email' actions now support a Rich text/WYSIWYG editor for "Paragraph" elements.
  • Added a sticky toolbar in the idea collection details rich text editor.
  • The 'Owner' field on 'Create idea' and 'Create form entry' actions now support dynamic bindings again. You can now define the size of images in 'Image Choice' idea fields
  • Improvements to the styling of the Share dialog.
  • Updated idea widget description text contrast for better readability.
  • Refined color contrast of gray colors for improved accessibility
  • Updated the “Send Message” email text for improved readability.
  • Updated the 'Phase' label inside Form Entry filters and conditions to “Form Entry Phase”, to better distinguish it from the underlying idea phase.
  • Changed data export permissions so users with “Manage ideas” access can export idea collection data
  • Fixed a bug where all formatting on descriptions of idea collections would be lost when a user opened the Idea Collection settings.
  • Fixed a bug where the counts could be off in Excel exports of 'Dynamic' Map charts
  • Fixed incorrect counts in bulk user actions.
  • Fixed an issue where the same user (or idea, etc) could appear multiple times in "List' charts.
  • Fixed inconsistencies relating to when and where idea counts include co-owned ideas or not.
  • Fixed an issue where timezone information could be lost inside date pickers, causing dates to be off by up to two dates, depending on the user's location.
  • Fixed an issue where selecting a country code in an empty phone number field would insert the country code twice.
  • Fixed an issue where selecting languages such as French would continue to show some English translations.
  • Fixed an issue where checkmark idea fields with min/max restrictions would be ignored during submission, including in the idea widget

Magazine View Idea Export and Notification Updates

  • Fixed Magazine View Idea Export.
  • Added clearer contrast on idea collection card action buttons so likes and menu controls stand out in detail view.
  • Updated the idea collection template editor to always show its idea fields when adjusting layout settings.
  • Changed new-idea notifications for followed idea collections to only include people with direct full access, preventing extra alerts from indirect sharing.
  • Fixed widget required indicators so checkmarks only show as required when at least one selection is needed, and required text fields display the proper marker.
  • Various bug fixes.

PDF Printing and Reliability Improvements

  • Updated magazine view PDF export by boosting rendering resources and adding a timeout so downloads complete reliably.
  • Fixed idea forms from shareable links failing to load when the inbox phase is hidden.
  • Fixed idea like counters so each user counts once and comment likes no longer inflate totals.
  • Fixed the “phase hidden” tooltip text showing the wrong substitution.

Rich Text, Email and Phone Field and Email Automation Enhancements

  • Added full rich text/WYSIWYG editing support across text fields on the platform, such as for idea collection details, comments, long text form fields, and many others. You can enable the rich text toolbar as a setting for text fields.
  • Added automation actions that can create, update, and delete form entries.
  • Added new "Email" and "Phone" form fields, complete with domain and country restrictions plus automation bindings so follow-up messages use clean, validated contact details.
  • "Send Email" automation actions now support adding external email addresses as receivers in combination with the existing filter for existing users.
  • Improved cycle-detection and self-referential loops inside Dynamic Expressions
  • Fixed and improved PDF exports for Magazine Views
  • Fixed the Microsoft Teams workspace experience so interface text follows the workspace language instead of mixing locales.

WYSIWYG Markdown Field

Let people edit and style their ideas. Easy editing of rich content in ideas and Idea Collection descriptions.

Expanded Access Filters and Email Branding

  • Added a toggle to turn of default email footers for branding purposes.
  • Updated 'Idea Collection Access' filters for more detailed control on phase or as well as direct invite vs indirect access.
  • Updated the 'Send' feature so Members can also send Idea Collections.
  • Fixed an issue with checkmark fields inside idea widget when 'Show as dropdown' was enabled.
  • Fixed an issue with Idea Collection Access filters used within automations that could sometimes match users across all idea collections.
  • Fixed an issue where empty Form Entry summaries could persist on ideas after hiding all idea fields from Layout settings if activities within the phase were locked.
  • Fixed a bug where Vote views would show up empty.
  • Fixed a bug where Idea Collections with a like could not be deleted.

Idea Collection Likes and Better Merge Ideas

  • Added 'Like' support for Idea Collections. Can be toggled on and off via Layout settings.
  • Added an option to customize default notification configs separately for guests and members.
  • Added improvements to the 'Merge ideas' dialog, including intelligent suggestions of the best Idea Collections.
  • Changed Form Entries on Ideas so that clicking them no longer opens the sidebar. Only the the 'expand' icon on them opens the sidebar.

Mange Ideas View Access and Native Teams Messages

  • Added compatibility for the new 'Send' feature for ideas and idea collection inside the native Microsoft Teams integration
  • Added a security option allowing workspaces to opt out of sharing usage data
  • Added the possibility of restricting access to a view to users with 'Manage' access. This will either be users invited with explicit Manage access, or users with full access that currently opts out of that access mode
  • Removed the warning that appears when closing the 'Add idea' and 'Add form entry' dialogs. Drafts are always saved, so content will never be lost.
  • Increased the prompt length restriction for AI steps inside automations for paid subscriptions
  • Fixed an issue where updating a Chart could sometimes fail
  • Fixed an issue with duplicating Rate and Expand phases
  • Fixed an issue where setting up 'Idea Collection Access' user filters and selecting 'Full Access' always selected all users, even those without full access.
  • Fixed an issue where linking to another view inside an idea collection that was already open sometimes didn't work correctly.

Idea Sharing

  • Added direct Send options for ideas and idea collections.
  • Refreshed the "more options" menus.
  • Added dedicated Similar Ideas controls in widget settings, letting you choose whether to show suggestions or counts and guiding you through enabling idea exploration.
  • Updated idea collection invites with Select All and Unselect All toggles for phases to speed up sharing when many phases are involved.
  • Updated geo map analytics with contrasting stroke colors so totals stay readable on colored backgrounds.
  • Updated the home logo navigation to clear temporary filters when you return to the overview.
  • Fixed idea activity logs that claimed an idea was created with co-owners when it was submitted without them.
  • Fixed the profile language experience in the Microsoft Teams app by hiding the Ideanote language picker that couldn’t apply updates there.