By default, all reviewers in an app's workflow are able to view workflow details - including prior/future workflow steps and any comments added.  Now administrators will have the ability to disable the display of workflow details for document reviewers in a workflow. This will allow App Admins to specify the stages at which workflow assignees can or cannot view workflow details, or turn the option off/on for the entire workflow. 

There may be a need to add related fields, multiple times for each document. While a table gadget can be used, it may not be the right format for certain use cases (text areas, rich text, recurring field sets with complex progressive disclosure).

That's when Admins can use the new "repeater" gadget. Admins can now drag a repeater field onto the form. Other fields can then be dragged into the repeater gadget and users can create multiple instances of this group of gadgets.

 You can read more about this new feature HERE

Document creators will now be taken immediately to the editable/submittable view of their documents as soon as they open them from the App Document list.  They will no longer need to click Edit to make changes to their document. 
 
*When a creator opens a draft from the document list they will not see Office Use Only sections, consistent with what they currently see in My Documents.

Administrators will now have the ability to toggle the send back and denial options in a workflow. This will allow App Admins to specify the stages at which approvers can or cannot send back or deny form submissions, or turn off/on the options for the entire workflow. 

For task steps, Administrators can only enable or disable send-back in task steps.

*Note that this feature will not apply retroactively to documents that are already in the workflow.

Read more about this feature HERE

There may be times when System Admins need more insight into how their system is being used to gauge engagement and adoption.

This new usage dashboard is a tool available to System Admins that can be used to see the number of apps, total submissions, space, integrations, groups, and blueprints.

*This is an experimental feature.

Document creators will soon be taken immediately to the editable/submittable view of their documents as soon as they open them from the App Document list.  They will no longer need to click Edit to make changes to their document. 

We've made some recent ch-ch-ch-changes 🎶 to some of Kuali's UI: 

Document modals:
Actions that are opened through emails will open in a modal in the Action List instead of taking the user to a new tab. Drafts created using the form link will also open in a modal over the My Documents. Post submission options including the 'start new form' button option and the 'start new empty form' option will now appear on drafts submitted from the My Documents.

Branding updates:
We are adding document branding back into the form. Users will be able to see the defined branding in each document they access in the system. The color bar and logo set up in branding will now appear at the top of the form fields section instead of behind it.

Form Settings Redesign:
Form settings will be grouped by category to allow users to find them more easily.

You can read more about it HERE

When exiting out of a modal, users will now see an alert that there are unsaved changes. Inside the alert, users will be able to easily save their changes or go back to their draft. 

The echo step is a new workflow step type that will allow admins to run one or multiple steps in the workflow for each value entered in a multi-select field or a table.

For example, if you have a data lookup multi-select gadget on your form pointing to departments, you can now route to each department selected.
This step can also run parallel routes based on the fields selected on the form. For example, you could have it run for each expense added to an expense report in a table. 

Read more about this new and exciting feature HERE

Bonus joke: When the mountain was asked about its favorite genre of music, it replied, "Rock and roll... roll... roll."

To streamline the workflow and enhance the administrative experience, we're implementing a naming overhaul for our data lookup fields. This change will simplify identifying and understanding the data source for each lookup gadget. 

These changes will only impact the name of the gadget after it has been added to the form and configured.