Updates

New updates and improvements to Ideanote.

Text Editing, Accessibility and Performance Improvements

  • Added new Dynamic Variables "sessionUser.stats.comments" and "ideaCollection.stats.ideas.days7"
  • Updated Idea Collections with Enforce Owner Access now display a Not Shared label if not yet shared
  • Updated the Information View to allow all URLs to be embedded but warn if it will not work optimally
  • Updated map charts so they will now show the amount of items for which the location could not be located
  • Improved Geolocation lookup functionality
  • Improved accessibility towards WCAG compliance
  • Improved the user experience of using Shareable Links when only Without Signup is enabled
  • Improved overall performance
  • Fixed interoperability between Information views and Dynamic Expressions
  • Fixed an issue where long idea collection questions could be illegible for editors
  • Fixed an issue where teams could not be dragged into or out of other teams
  • Fixed an issue where users would still receive emails triggered by Send Email or Custom Notification automation actions after opting out of emails sent via Automations
  • Fixed an issue in Send Email automation actions where linebreaks would not appear correctly in the preview
  • Fixed an issue where some lists would appear reversed in Firefox
  • Fixed an issue where edited comments would not show the new text before reloading the page

Improved Rich Text Editing and Filters

  • Text can be now left-, center-, right-aligned, or justified in Information views.
  • The size of images can now be increased or decreased via the toolbar inside Information views.
  • Member idea fields can now opt-in to also allow selecting teams, or the workspace, or both.
  • # of Reviews, # of Comments, and many other similar kinds of filters for users now support selecting the idea collection in which the activities must have been made.
  • Fixed a performance issue when typing inside dynamic expressions when there many available suggestions visible.
  • Fixed an issue where the usage of raw HTML-tags would not render a preview value for idea collection editors after unfocusing the text field.
  • When a Splunk integration has been set up, audit logs can now show when/if an activity was synced to a Splunk instance via a new Splunk-synced at column. Note: this only works for activities generated after this release.
  • A list of the latest activities synced to a Splunk instance can now be seen inside Splunk integration settings, without having to open the audit log.
  • Fixed an issue where several different kinds of activities shared the same action value in Splunk CIM-formatted activities, causing errors.
  • Added additional metadata for Export User Data and Export Workspace Data activities inside audit logs.
  • Export User Data and Export Workspace Data activities are now generated across every Export Button, whereas it was only for certain activities before.

Improved Stability & AI in Microsoft Teams

  • Improved server response times and stability
  • AI features are now supported in the Microsoft Teams integration
  • The most recently submitted form entry is now always given the lowest order
  • Improved the layout of attachments within Information Views
  • The required asterisk will now only be shown on fields in submission forms if Show required is explicitly toggled on in the field settings
  • Added a maximum width to the help launcher
  • Fixed an issue where Create Idea automation actions could add dynamic expression parts when referencing fields on ideas with no defined values
  • Fixed an issue where the phase dropdown in certain automation actions (e.g., Change phase) would not display locked phases
  • Fixed an issue that sometimes triggered multiple redundant View idea activities to be sent to the server
  • Added a Security settings option to prevent users without edit rights from moving their own ideas to other idea collections
  • The Submitted At column in List views now always shows absolute time
  • Fixed a regression introduced in the most recent release that caused idea collection cards to appear behind others while dragging and dropping
  • Fixed a regression introduced in the most recent release that caused the filter dropdown in idea details to appear in the wrong location
  • Fixed an issue where certain activities, such as Create Custom Font, still appeared in audit logs even after all activity types were deselected

Static Fields

A new type of field that can be used to define values on ideas and form entries that aren't visible to users during submission, and cannot be edited by them afterwards. These can contain constant values, or use Dynamic Expressions to compute formulas, functions, and expressions.

Dynamic Expressions

Our Dynamic Binding system has been supercharged and can now do a lot more, including performing operations like idea.stats.likes+idea.stats.views / 5, calling functions e.g. AVERAGE(), and even logical value comparisons. You can use it in the new Static Fields but also across other parts of the platform.

Static Fields, Dynamic Expression Formulas, Co-Owners + Anonymity

  • Added Static Fields: A new type of field that can be used to define values on ideas and form entries that are visible to users during submission, and cannot be edited by them afterwards. These can contain constant values, use real-time Dynamic Expressions and be updated via automation workflows.
  • Added Dynamic Expressions: Our old Dynamic Binding system has been supercharged and can now do a lot more, including performing math operations, calling functions, and add logical value comparisons.
  • Added additional kinds of security-related activities for the audit log: 'Changed password', 'Enabled IP Anonymization', 'Disabled IP Anonymization', 'Exported User Data', and 'Exported Workspace Data'.
  • Added more visual feedback when links are copied to the clipboard.
  • Added support for conditions on fields in Expand phases referencing fields from other Expand phases.
  • Improved the co-owners and anonymity features so that they can now be used together.
  • Improved performance when reordering views.
  • Improved filtering so you can now set up filters for matching on ideas for which they have an attachment or not.
  • Improved restrictions inside embed views and added a disclaimer stating that not all websites are supported.
  • Improved the media picker by ensuring that aspect ratio is shown when selecting/generating images.
  • Improved performance and rendering with optimisations.
  • Improved our default themes to now better support dark- and high contrast modes.
  • Updated the icon for hidden activities to better differentiate it.
  • Updated the email builder so it supports the <ul>, <ol>, and <li> elements.
  • Fixed an issue where non-admins could export user data for someone else.
  • Fixed an issue where & could appear inside the subject of emails sent from Ideanote when the workspace name included a & character.
  • Fixed an issue where searching in the audit log didn't work.
  • Fixed the color tab in the Appearance settings so it defaults to the one matching the users' current preference.
  • Fixed an issue where changing the hour/minute selection in date pickers did not save the selection.
  • Fixed an issue with datetime preferences showing Greek characters for other languages when formatting dates.
  • Fixed an issue with blank PDF previews inside the Teams integration.
  • Fixed an issue where bulk actions did not work inside List views.
  • Fixed an issue with navigating to profile pages sometimes.
  • Fixed an issue where AI images could disappear from Information views.

Small UI Fixes

  • The bulk actions in the idea list is now available again
  • When saving images to the rich text editor, they show up also after reloading
  • Fixes some issues related to showing time
  • Fixes the button in the app bar that takes the user to the profile page
  • Instead of rendering a blank PDF in teams we now render a PDF logo and the name of the file (its not currently possible to render the PDF inline because of MS teams security).

Stack View

Easily focus on one idea at a time with the Swipe view for ideas.

WYSIWYG Information View

Add a View for your Idea Collections that only contains a style friendly WYSIWYG (what you see is what you get) rich text editor with AI. Great for a readme section.

Custom Fonts

Upload your own fonts if the existing catalog of fonts is not sufficient. In case you wondered how Impact might look on your workspace, now is your chance.

Information and Stack View, Regional Hosting, Custom Fonts, Comment Translations, Automatic Translation Variables, Splunk Integration

  • Added Information Views: Ideanote now supports views where you can type anything via our brand-new rich text editor that is enriched by AI and supports both dynamic bindings and attachments.
  • Added Stack Views: Ideanote now supports views where ideas are placed in a stack of cards that can be swiped to the sides to focus on a single idea at a time, with its action cards expanded.
  • Added regional hosting support. Regional Preferences inside Security Settings has been changed to show the current workspace region, and a way for users to request migrating to another region.
  • Added support for custom fonts: You can now upload your own fonts if the existing catalog of fonts is not sufficient. In case you wondered how Impact might look on your workspace, now is your chance.
  • Added new Workspace settings menu: Default user settings. Here you can control the default settings for new users signing up to the workspace, such as their language, date formatting, notification, and color mode preferences. Users can still adjust these changes individually after their user is created.
  • Added Greek language support.
  • Added support for Custom Translation Variables to fill out all remaining languages with AI-based auto translation if AI is enabled on your Workspace.
  • Added support in Theme settings for changing the color scheme depending on whether Ideanote is shown in Light, Dark, or High Contrast mode. This is especially helpful if your chosen colors are too dark in dark mode but look great in light mode, and vice versa.
  • Added a new integration for Splunk: You can now send ideanote activities/events to your Splunk instance in near real-time. The same functionality is also exposed via automations.
  • Added ability to duplicate Views via a new Duplicate option in their settings menu.
  • Added a tooltip when assigning co-owners to ideas.
  • Added new Show gridlines option to list charts, which when enabled shows lines under each item to better visually connect the data to the items. The Auto option (default) only shows the line when the chart is wide.
  • Added support for using custom images as phase icons.
  • Added Show Translation functionality support in comments. This will take effect for new comments submitted after this release.
  • Added support for dynamic bindings and custom translations in Criteria and additional places inside idea fields.
  • Improved styling of the Vote view page on mobile devices.
  • Improved the Manage View Access dropdown UX and reliability.
  • Improved Assignment action cards to allow selecting multiple users before auto-closing and has a submit button.
  • Improved backend performance of several database queries.
  • Improved the quality of AI translations, which now supports regional hosting.
  • Improved the quality of AI suggestions for ideas, which is now more reliable, especially for complex forms, and uses a newer model.
  • Improved the quality of AI suggestions for idea collections, and uses a newer model.
  • Improved the quality of AI Image generation, which now supports regional hosting. Expect a small reduction in speed as a tradeoff.
  • Improved the wording in Notification preferences with better descriptions of what each checkbox represents.
  • Improved the visual distinction of archived idea cards.
  • Improved stats cards to display the owner and creation date of idea collections.
  • Improved select from list filters to show the IDs of ideas as labels to better help distinguish them, especially when they are untitled.
  • Improved the styling of list charts in their table/horizontal layout, which now shows more even spacing between labels and correct right alignment.
  • Improved validation for uploads of theme.json files.
  • Improved Share dialog to show more stats, including the number of times a shareable link has been used by a user to gain access to it.
  • Updated default charts for new Analytics views in Idea Collections by removing Ideas by Team.
  • Updated security settings by removing a redundant toggle.
  • Fixed an issue where touch devices such as mobile phones could not scroll through some lists, such as workspace settings.
  • Fixed several dropdown and scrolling issues on iOS/Mobile Safari.
  • Fixed an issue where updating parts of the workspace theme would sometimes not work or end up resetting quickly after the change.
  • Fixed an issue where Map Charts could sometimes not render.
  • Fixed an issue where Map Charts would display data for Australia twice.
  • Fixed an issue where setting up conditions on phases on local forms could display phases across all idea collections in the workspace.
  • Fixed an issue where a warning could appear about losing your draft when submitting an idea or a form entry, even though their contents were empty.
  • Fixed an issue where filters, conditions, charts, and automation triggers could continue to reference form fields that had since been deleted.
  • Fixed an issue where deleting a comment or removing a like would not disappear from the list of idea activities before the user refreshed the page.
  • Fixed an issue where drafts for form entries would never load.
  • Fixed an issue where select from list filters/conditions would not work when the operator was is not equal to.
  • Fixed an issue where toggling required or show title on idea fields could remove their conditions or other parts of their configuration.
  • Fixed an issue where relative time/timeago on idea cards could sometimes be off by one day.
  • Fixed an issue where charts based on devices could be very slow.
  • Fixed an issue where some notifications would display confusing code bindings.
  • Fixed an issue where a WebSocket could sometimes have trouble reconnecting correctly.
  • Fixed an issue where empty activities could appear in the Feed.
  • Fixed an issue where statuses could not be saved if only their description had changed.
  • Fixed an issue where ideas could not be submitted with CTRL/CMD + ENTER.
  • Fixed an issue where the feed would list content tied to idea collection templates.
  • Fixed an issue where the feed would reference idea collections when referencing an idea.
  • Fixed an issue where rich content would appear incorrectly when inline editing an idea collection.
  • Fixed an issue on iOS where dropdown could be placed underneath other content.
  • Fixed an issue where cloned idea fields would not appear until refreshing the page.
  • Fixed an issue where attempting to expand a form entry via idea cards would close the dropdown.
  • Fixed an issue where search text inside some dropdown menus could be invisible.