Hi there!

We're happy to release Timesheets, a way for department members to view and manage a user's activity.

Timesheets

You can go to Staff tab then click Timesheets to access your staff's timesheets. You can use the date picker to select specific date and search for a user by using the search bar.

For more information or guide, check out the article linked here: https://help.hyra.io/en/articles/14587766-timesheet

Hi there! We’ve updated the way the Home page works so workspace administrators can tailor it to their team. The Home page is now a customisable dashboard of widgets that you can arrange, resize, and choose from.

What you can customise

• Widgets - Decide which widgets appear on Home. You can add, remove, or keep any of: Games, Intranet, Quick Links, Announcements, Recent Promotions, Birthdays, New Team Members, My Assignments, Leaderboard, and Clock.
• Order - Drag widgets to reorder them. Put the most important content (e.g. assignments, announcements) at the top and group related widgets (e.g. Intranet and Quick Links) where it makes sense.
• Size - Resize widgets by dragging the handle in the bottom-right corner in edit mode. Make some widgets wider or taller so the layout matches how your team uses the page.
• Reset - You can reset to the default layout at any time and then save. No need to worry about getting the original layout back.

How to customise your Home layout

1. Open the Home page for your workspace.
2. Click the pen icon (Customise Home) in the top-right.
3. Drag widgets to reorder, use the resize handle on each widget to change size, click Add Widget to add more, or the X on a widget to remove it.
4. For the Clock widget, you can set the timezone via the widget when in edit mode.
5. Click Done to save, or Cancel to discard changes. Use Reset to restore the default layout, then Done to save that.

Why?

Every workspace is different. Some teams care most about assignments and the leaderboard; others want announcements and birthdays front and centre. With a custom Home layout, you can:

• Prioritise what matters - Put the widgets your team uses most at the top and give them more space.
• Reduce clutter - Remove widgets you don’t use so the Home page stays focused.
• Match your culture - E.g. highlight games, celebrations, or productivity widgets depending on what you want to emphasise.

The default layout (Games, Intranet, Quick Links, Birthdays, New Team Members) remains a good starting point; you can change it when you’re ready and reset anytime if you want to go back.

Hi there,

We’re excited to introduce Views V3, now available in public beta.

Views V3 brings a new way for your team to explore and understand data, helping you make more informed decisions with greater flexibility.

With two new layouts – Grid and Card – Views V3 are our most customisable views yet, designed to adapt to the way your team works.

You can also now expand and adjust the timeframe of your data using a simple dropdown, making it easier to analyse trends over time.

Hi there,

We are excited to let you know that we've revamped how the way sessions work at Hyra and makes it easier and convenient for everyone to create and host a session. Take a look at today's changelog!

Session Policies

Session Policies allows workspace administrators to control how many sessions users can claim as host during the current assignment period.

This feature also allows them to limit which events can a staff member host.

If a staff member has already reached their maximum sessions hosted, a notification will appear. However, if the workspace administrators enabled "Allow override" in the session policy, staff members can go past the limit by clicking the button below the notification.

For more information on how to create a session policy, click here.

Schedule-ahead Adhoc Sessions

In this update, staff members can now schedule-ahead any adhoc sessions. They can select any time during the day they would like to schedule their session and click Save.

Workspace Administrators can limit the minimum gap between sessions to how many maximum sessions per day in the session settings under the Adhoc section.

Customizable Sessions

In this update, staff members can now also customize the look of a session by changing it's name, banner, description and time of a session.

To customize your session, simply click the 3 dots on the upper-right corner of the session.

Please do note that you'll need the following permission:

• Change name of adhoc session (for name, banner and description)
• Change time of adhoc session

Bug Fixes

In this update, we've also fixed the following issues:

• Fixed issue with sessions ical where user could not save changes
• Fixed issue with the onboarding popup where users with a location suppression could not complete the flow
• Fixed issue with outbound emails
• Fixed issue with billing portal not loading for some users
• Fixed issue with downloading images from logbooks/perm bans etc

Hi there,

In today's update, we've revamped how the time off system works on Hyra and allows your group to further customize based on your current policies.

Customize Time Off Types

In today's update, workspace administrators can now disable time off types that your workspace doesn't use. These disabled types won't appear in the request form.

By default, all time off types are enabled. However, you are able to disable them by simply going to Workspace Settings > Inactivity.

Time Off Policies

This update also introduces Time Off Policies in Hyra where workspace administrators can limit how many days per period their staff members can take a Time Off.

When a policy is enabled to a staff member/s, they will see a list of all of their available days below the request form.

The staff's available days are also shown on their Directory Profile under Time off tab.

To create a policy, simply go to Workspace Settings > Inactivity > Policies. You can select how often time off limits reset. All limits are counted within each period.

Note: If a policy is disabled for a specific time off type, there's no limit on how many days per period a staff member can request.

Hi there!

We've shipped a new small feature which allows you to categorise your sessions and helps your staff members to filter sessions in their session calendar.

To create a session tag:

1. Go to Workspace Settings > Sessions > Tags and click the + icon.
2. Click the Pencil icon to edit the tag.
3. Give it a name and select a colour for the tag.
4. Hit Save to save your changes.

To delete a tag, simply click the X icon beside the pencil icon and click Delete to confirm deletion.

Hi there!

We've shipped a new small feature which allows you to change the name of an adhoc session event.

To get started, enable the Change name of adhoc session on your desired roles.

Within the Sessions, users can click the pencil icon to edit the name of the session.

Developers

This new feature relies on the sessions:edit_adhoc_name permission.

When retrieving session events, if the name_override property is set, this should be used instead of schedule.name

Hi there,

On today's update, we are excited to launch Workspace Analytics and Personal Views in the Staff Dashboard! Check out today's changelog:

Workspace Analytics

Workspace Analytics helps your department to visualize trends at a glance.

Compare trends between a few days to all-time activity and drill into the details by simply hovering over any point in the chart!

Access the Analytics page by going to Staff > Dashboard then clicking the View Analytics button in the top-right corner.

Personal Views

We've updated the Views feature to give you more control. In today's update, you can now create custom views that are private to you!

To create a personal view, head to the Staff Tab and scroll down until you see Personal View. Click the + icon and create your new view!

Thanks for your continued support!

Hi there!

We've got another set of updates and improvements now available in Hyra.

Sessions Attended and Sessions Hosted Assignments Specific Session Types

We've added the option to have Sessions Attended and Sessions Hosted Assignments only use specific session schedule types.

Log Out Button for Non-Workspaced Users

We've added a logout button for those who do not have access to a workspace on the 'Getting Started' screen

Bugs Fixed and Others

• Fixed bug where edit pencil would show for users who could not edit user details in Directory Profile due to permissions
• Fixed bug where column width was not set on changing column display on Views
• Optimised database query for the Staff Dashboard
• Fixed issue where custom workspace icons would show as non-square aspect ratio in some areas of UI

Thanks for your continued support!

Hi there,

We're happy to share new updates to make session scheduling easier for everyone! Here are the change logs for today's update:

Updated Session Recurring Logic

In this update, you are now able to make customizable session repeating logic for your session.

For more information on how it works, check out our updated article here: https://help.hyra.io/en/articles/12783134-creating-sessions

Workspace Logo

In this update, you can now also change your workspace logo. You can head to Workspace Settings > Home and upload a shiny new logo there!

Archived Role Groups

You are now able to archive role groups to keep your session settings clean! Simply click Archive to all role groups that you don't need and they will move to a different tab!

Developer API Updates

In this update, we've also updated the Session API and released new endpoints for developers to use!

Click here to access the changelog: https://new.hyra.io/news/126721-developer-api-updates

That's all for today's update! We can't wait to hear what you think! Share your feedback with us on our Community Server or via the Live Chat!

Cheers!

Sam