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Release Notes October 2024

Updates and Improvements to the obi Application

Features and Fixes

Obi Web Updates:

Product Area Summary Description
Quality Management Fixed upside down photos on inspection reports Photos will now always appear the correct way up when added to an inspection report
Quality Management Fixed an issue with PDF size and timeouts PDFs will now generate correctly in all scenarios, and the size will be proportional to the content of the report
Quality Management Fixed an issue when uploading an "own report" alongside IFCOs When uploading an own report and raising IFCOs, the own report attached will now be correctly linked within the generated inspection report
User Profile Added MFA to Build-Zone environment Build-Zone users can now enable MFA on their accounts. See September patch notes for more details
User Profile Fixed an issue with UK mobile phone numbers Users can now enter UK mobile phone numbers on their profile page
File Manager Added Last Modified information to files Files in file manager will now track the last date the file was modified, along with the user that performed the action
Design Deliverables Fixed an issue where some users were unable to change a review Users are now always able to change a review if the deliverable is in the correct state
Client Portal Added ability to search by both project name and id in permission groups The list of projects in permission groups will now display both project name and id, and will be searchable by both fields
Report Builder Changed the benchmarks and issues tables to exclude archived records by default The tables will now default to excluding all archived records. Users wanting to show archived records can change this in settings when adding a table
Project Dashboard Fixed an issue where benchmarks would be counted twice Returned benchmarks are now only counted as returned instead of returned and overdue, leading to more accurate numbers on graphs

ESG Tool Updates:

Product Area Summary Description
Asset Management Fixed asset bulk upload to read typologies correctly Asset typologies will now be correctly read from the upload, and any errors will be accurately reported
Asset Management Change asset usage type to be fully optional Users can now enter all 0's for an asset that does not require typology information
Asset Management Fixed an issue where profile name updates were not reflected in the UI Updating a user's display name will now show across the tool immediately
Consumptions Added fugitive emissions to overall emissions grids Contributions from fugitive emissions are now taken into account in the overall carbon emissions grids
Consumptions Fixed an issue with the new nav bar disappearing The new nav bar will now appear correctly in all circumstances
Consumptions Changed custom emission types to require unique names All custom emission types in an asset must now have unique names
Consumptions Changed error messages for bulk upload to be more readable The error messages now contain the Asset Code, Submeter Code, and Emission Type Description
Consumptions Fixed an issue when changing the assignee on a custom emission type Changing an assignee on a custom emissions type will now work as expected
Indicators Fixed an issue when re-submitting a returned indicator When viewing a re-submitted indicator, all evidence re-uploaded is now available to review, instead of only the original evidence
Certifications Fixed an issue where the submission button was not disabled Entering comments longer than the word count will now disable the submissions button correctly
Certifications Fixed an issue with certifications that expire on the current day When creating a certification that expires on the current day, it will now correctly appear in the expired tab