What's new in Hive
New features and improvements in Hive: the product updates and release notes from the Hive team.
Ability to edit and delete Timesheet Comment
New
We recently added the ability to comment on a timesheet submission. This made it easier to give additional feedback and streamline communication. Now, you can edit a timesheet comment, as well as delete it and make a new one. This is helpful for users who need to resubmit time, f
Change form owner
New
We get it — sometimes, plans change. To make for easier role transitions, admin changes, or any other updates in your workspace, you can now change the owner of a Hive Form. The "Form creator" field will now be "Form owner". When changed, all permissions will be transferred to th
External user access to summary views
New
Previously, external users were able to view projects but not project summary views in Hive. This prohibited external users from getting full glance into the entire project, which is vital for some teams to see. Now, teams have the option to include external users in project summ
Form submission page update
New
Currently, when users submit a form, an image of Buzz the Bee appears. While we do love bees (if you can't tell), we understand this doesn't always fit every team's context. To keep a more uniform look, we have changed the form submission page to a display a standard checkbox ima
Orange notification bubble when @mentioned
New
Many teams have a group chat for every project or group in their workspace, making notifications overwhelming at times. Now, users have the option to only see the orange notification bubble if they are @mentioned or if @group is used. This will help minimize distraction from mult
'Manager' column in Approvals log
New
Currently, users are unable to see a report of each Timesheet user's manager anywhere in Hive, making it difficult to follow up with outstanding approvals. Now, users can see all outstanding Approvals each manager has, providing more visibility into their workspace's reports. Fin
Rich fields in Forms
New
Hive Forms serves a variety of purposes and use cases. To make it easier to highlight important or significant information, we've added a hotkey to bold, italicize, and underline for any text field answers. Form formatting will carry over to the completed card/project. This is he
Hide Project Overview from external users
New
For users who work with external users across different organizations, privacy settings are ultra-important. Previously, external users were able to see all aspects of Project Overview. This created an issue for teams who needed to keep specific info like budget, project status,
Duplicate project warning
New
Currently, users can create projects with the same name as active projects, creating a copy with the same name. This makes it difficult to differentiate between projects. To minimize confusion, users will now receive a warning letting them know that they are duplicating a project
Billable and non-billable time categories
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Currently, all time-tracking categories bill at the same rate (either the user's bill rate or the project-level override). We understand some users need to track non-billable time to a project without it affecting the overall project budget, as well as see the relationship betwee
Open in new window
New
We've made it easier than ever to keep your Hive organized. For our users who like to keep their data at a glance or multi-task between Hive Apps or projects, you can now open tabs in a new window. In the left navigation panel, hover over the desired app, click the new three dot
Duplicate field in form builder
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For our avid Hive Forms users, we've made it possible to build recurring or duplicate forms. This will allow users who create multiple similar forms to save time in the form creation process. To create a duplicate field, head to Hive Forms in Apps. Select the pencil icon of the d
Mandatory custom fields
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Custom fields are essential for many teams in Hive. To better align with workflow and reporting requirements, users can now create 'required' custom fields upon project creation. Now, if a project custom field is marked as mandatory, users will need to fill it out prior to creati
Ability to assign both a placeholder and a regular user
New
Why not both? Previously, actions could only be assigned to placeholders or regular members. Now, you can now assign an action to a placeholder and a regular member simultaneously. This is helpful for contingent or unfinished actions. When selecting multiple assignees, the option
Public link to Calendar View
New
Calendar View makes it easy to visualize who and what is assigned exactly when, making it one of the most popular Project Views in Hive. Now, projects in Calendar View can be shared outside of Hive with a public link. This is helpful to any users who prefer to share a project in
Date and time in approval notifications
New
We know many users rely heavily on our Proofing & Approvals app, meaning several notifications are coming through to your Hive and email each day. With our newest update, email and banner notifications will now display approval date and time. New notifications will read: "**A
New API endpoint
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We've added a new API endpoint to return a list of all external users in the workspace. Currently, /api/v1/workspaces/XYZ/users returns all full member users. You can now use a new API endpoint to pull a list of all external users. /api/v1/workpaces/XYZ/external-users will return
Copy & paste formatting
New
Previously, when users copied text from an outside source and paste into Hive, the spaces between words would not be retained. Not only did this create more work for teams, having to go back and forth to fix formatting was a time-waster. We've updated the copy and paste functiona
Delete and edit note template title
New
We recently released the ability to save and apply a note template. Now, we've added further customization: ability to delete and edit a template title. To edit or delete a note template title, open to Hive Notes and go to the "Apply Template" modal. From here, you can change the
Wrap text in Table View
New
For our users who primarily use Table View to visualize projects, we've added the ability to wrap text. This will make it easier to view all text at once, instead of having to individually click to view a cell's text. To wrap (or unwrap) text, select the three "more" dots in the
Column order applied on new project when creating a project from a template
New
For users that have a custom column order, they no longer have to go in and redo the column order when a new project is created. Once you create a new project using a project template, the new project should have the same order of columns as the project template. Thank you to Ada
Browser tab notification number
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Just like your other browser tabs, the Hive browser tabs now has the number of notifications in parenthesis. Thank you to Amanda from **TypoDuctions **for requesting this feature!
Allow admins to see all project titles in resourcing
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Previously, workspace admins were not able to see project titles if they did not have access to the project. This created a discrepancy of who was working on what. Now, users will no longer see 'Private project' in resourcing if they don't have access to the project. Workspace ad
Add budget info to Portfolio View
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You can now add budget info to your Portfolio View. This allows users to visualize a project's big picture and better manage project resources and allocations. To show budget information, open Portfolio View from Apps and select the "Project details and fields" dropdown. From her
Move action to next note entry
New
If you have outstanding tasks that need to be pushed a few days, you can now move an action from one note entry to the next. This will allow users to keep more accurate tabs on any tasks left behind and tie up any loose ends faster, instead of having to manually deleting and assi
Pin a note 📌
New
We've leveled up Hive Notes even more. You can now pin a note to the top of your notes list. This will save time and eliminate the task of scrolling to find your most-used notes. Pinning notes will work the same as DM/Group pinning in Hive Chat. When you hover over a note title,
Copy holidays to new year
New
You can now copy individual holidays within a holiday calendar. If your team has a recurring annual holiday, this will help streamline calendars for everyone and save time manually inputting holidays in each year. To copy a holiday, workspace admins can head to settings and selec
Schedule time in Outlook
New
Remember our cool new scheduling feature from a few weeks ago? Don't worry, Outlook users -- we didn't forget about you! Both Outlook and Google Calendar users can now quick-schedule meetings from actions. For instructions how to start scheduling time in your calendar, click here
Change note owner
New
Got a change of plans? Not to worry — you can now adjust the owner of a Hive Note. Head to the "Share" modal in your note. From here, select who to reassign the note owner to. Thank you to Jeremy from University of Tennessee for requesting this feature!
Form Drafts
New
Introducing drafts in Hive Forms, designed for when you need to fill out a form and come back to it later. Now in Forms, any fields filled out are saved automatically when you close the form. When you reopen the form in the same browser on the same device, the answers you had pre
Save time with nested templates
New
With this new feature, users will be able to create and apply nested project templates across their workspace. This means that templates can be created to route specifically to a parent project! From your Templates tab, you'll now see the "Destination" field when you create a new
Easily sort Hive Notes
New
With this update, we've enhanced the sorting capabilities for Hive Notes in the desktop Hive app. From the Notes dropdown, you'll now see the following options, allowing you to access the relevant Note more efficiently! Thank you to Jeffrey from Terakeet for requesting this featu
Enhanced copy & paste formatting
New
We've just leveled up our copy & paste formatting from other documents - when you copy content from, say, a Google Doc or Word document, we will now preserve the spacing and formatting in Hive. This will save time for teams across the board transferring information into Hive
Duration as a field in Table View
New
With this update, we've added Duration as a possible field column in Table View. This will allow teams to see the full duration (in days) of an action from Table View, neatly calculated, without having to toggle back to Gantt view. To access the Duration field, navigate to your T
Public share link for Notes
New
If you're getting ready for a meeting with external collaborators, or want to share information with people outside of the Hive universe, this new functionality will be extremely helpful. To share your Note, click on the blue "Share" button in the upper right hand corner of your
Quick-schedule meeting from actions
New
With this new feature, we've enhanced the calendar and task integration between Hive and your teammates calendars, making it easier than ever to collaborate on tasks. Within an action card, you'll now be able to quick-add a meeting (from the card) to triage the pending item. Note
Filter by description column
New
With this new release, users will be able to filter by action card description in Table View. This will allow teams to quickly find action cards by description content without having to click into each individual action card. The description filter will be identical to the filter
Deletion warning pop-up
New
For this update, we've added a pop-up to notify teams when they've deleted an action, comment, and more across Hive. This will alert teams to accidental deletion, and provide a quick Undo button to help recover anything that is not supposed to be deleted. To Undo the action, just
Linked projects are now clickable
New
With this update, we've made all Linked Projects clickable in any action card. This will help teams navigate to relevant projects more easily, and prevent extra context switching in and out of tasks. Once a project has been linked to a card, you'll be able to click right on the p
Decimals now included in bill rates
New
With this update, we've added the ability to add decimal places (to the hundredth) in bill rates. This will help teams maintain accuracy for budgeting, billing, and resourcing. To get started with bill rates, you'll first need to turn on Resourcing and Timesheets in Hive Apps. Bi
'Approve with changes' in Proofing
New
With this update, we've released the ability to approve a Proof with a contingency - that all requested changes have been made. This will help teams expedite their proofing/approvals workflow by issuing an approval once feedback has been addressed (instead of having to start anot
Enhanced search in project overview
New
With this update, you'll now be able to search for Files uploaded into each project from the Project Overview section. To access Project Overview, find the small circled "I" in the upper right corner of your project. Once you're in Project Overview, you'll see a sleek new search
Bulk move actions in Status View
New
With this update, we've added the ability to move multiple actions in Status View from one status to another. This will help teams expedite work - no more clicking and dragging each individual action into a new status column. To select and move multiple actions, simply click on t
Mobile app additions: Change routing and assignments
New
We've just made proofing and approvals on-the-go much easier - you'll now be able to do the following from the mobile app: Create a new approval round Create a new approval stage Add users to a stage Change the users in a stage Delete a round or stage Edit a round or stage Add a
NEW: Set & track Goals in Hive ✔️
New
Our brand new Goals app makes it easy to set, understand and track everyone’s priorities and progress - whether it’s a team, department or an individual. If you’ve never set goals before or typically track them in a spreadsheet, this app is for you. And if your OKRs and KPIs live
Confetti for task completions🥳🎊 🎉
New
With this update, after you complete a certain number of tasks in Hive, you'll receive a little confetti congrats in-app. To keep things fun, the confetti will occur at a different interval (i.e. after a different threshold of completed actions has been hit) each time. Happy Hive
Attaching multiple files & folder via OneDrive
New
With this update, we've added the ability to attach multiple OneDrive files or an entire folder to an individual action card. This will help teams streamline the storage of relevant documents and ensure that all information needed to complete a task is in one place. To attach fil
Undo in Table View
New
With this latest update, we've added the ability to undo actions in Table View. This is part of our mission to make quick undos possible within project views, and without having to open individual cards to make edits. To undo activity, find the "Back" arrow in the bottom right ha
Back button for easy navigation
New
For teams and individuals working in multiple cards, this button will allow for an easy navigation back to actions or items that users were previously on. For example, if you're viewing a project in Gantt, but want to revisit the action card that you were just on (without scrolli
Timesheets reporting permissions for Admins
New
With this update, we've released the ability to restrict timesheet visibility and reporting to admins only. This will allow for enhanced privacy and customization across organizations. To access and change timesheet reporting permissions, Admins can visit the Timesheet Settings p
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