What's new in Hive
New features and improvements in Hive: the product updates and release notes from the Hive team.
Update Action Cards status across multiple projects
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With this update, we've added the ability to update custom statuses across multiple projects in one workspace. Now, an Admin would be able to create a status that applies to all projects in a workspace. To access custom statuses, visit your Workspace Settings and select "Custom s
Add a comment on timesheet submission
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To help streamline communication when submitting time on timesheets, users will now be able to leave a comment on a timesheet submission. For an admin or user to add a comment after a timesheet submission, simply access timesheet submissions in your Time Management portal and cli
Set multiple templated approval rounds
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With this update, users will have the ability to save multiple **approval rounds in a template **, instead of just setting a template for individual rounds of the approval. This will streamline approval workflows by consolidating the application of multiple rounds into one click.
Easily view your project membership
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With this new feature, users will be able to see which projects they are a member of from Project Navigator in the "My Projects" column. This will allow team leads and admins to better understand which projects they are a part of, as well as visualize the larger projects througho
Add Table in Notes
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With this new update, we've added the ability to put a table into Hive Notes. To add a table, click on the blue "+" in your note, and select "Add Table:" Once you've added the table outline, you'll be able to insert and remove columns and rows to your preference. The standard tex
🤩 Apps page updates 🤩
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Welcome to our new and improved Hive Apps page! We've redesigned the Apps layout to make it easier to navigate and to provide greater clarity around the premium versus included apps. To access the Hive Apps page, click on "Apps" in the left-hand side bar. Once you access Apps, at
Sound notification for meeting event
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With this update, we've added the ability to set a sound notification when a meeting alert pops up in your Hive app. For users that have connected their calendar to Hive, you're familiar with the alerts that pop up in-app when a meeting is about to begin. This update will allow t
Export project overview as PDF
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With this new feature, we've added the ability export the project overview page. This will help team members or users that want to share and save a full project snapshot. The following items can be exported in the PDF (if you've got them enabled in your overview page): Project st
Spellcheck for comments and description boxes
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By popular demand, we've released a spell check functionality in Action card comments and description boxes. This will help teams ensure that their feedback and comms are error free and easy to understand. This will work like any standard spell check, and recommend spelling chang
Filter by custom fields in project navigator
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With this new feature, users will be able to filter projects in project navigator by the specific custom fields that each project uses. This will allow teams to quickly view which projects in their workspace utilize specific custom fields, without having to individually scroll th
Update custom fields across multiple projects
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With this update, we've added the ability to add or remove custom fields from multiple projects with one click! This feature will exist across both action and project custom fields, and will allow for efficient removal of statuses from multiple projects at once. To make changes t
Custom action status colors 🟢
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With this update, we've added the ability to color-code your action statuses. This will help users and teams quickly see how a series of actions are progressing at a quick glance! When adding a new action status, there will now be a dropdown allowing users to select a 'Status Col
Select all projects in Portfolio view
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This simple update will save teams time when creating Portfolio Views that look across all projects. With this update, we've added a "Select all" option for projects when setting up your Portfolio View. When "Select all" is clicked, all available projects are selected and added t
Archive child projects under parents
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With this update, child projects will now archive nested underneath parent projects when they are archived together. Previously, when child projects were archived, they would be listed independently from parents, which made it difficult to track nested projects when they were arc
Project duration in Gantt view
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With this update, we have added a project duration column to Gantt view. This will allow team members to understand the total project duration, without having to calculate this figure manually - which can be extremely complicated when accounting for only specific weekdays. Note:
Filter by placeholder in search bar
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With this update to our search bar, we have added the ability to filter by placeholder or team. Placeholders and teams are helpful for assigning tasks or booking resources when there isn't one specific individual responsible for the task. Searching for those placeholder and team
Ability to sort by custom field in project nav
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With this update, users will be able to sort alphabetically by custom field in project navigator. This sorting capability is already available for project name sort, but we've extended it (per your request!) to project custom fields as well. To access this feature, visit Project
Prompt before reassigning subactions
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With this small update, we will now show a confirmation prompt when users reassign a parent action with subactions. You'll be able to decide whether you want all subactions to be reassigned, as well as the parent action, or remain assigned to their current user. Thank you to Mica
Exact phrase search 🔍 🔍
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With this update to our search functionality, users will be able to search by exact phrase. This is helpful if you remember a specific set of words or phrase that existed in an action card, and need to find it quickly. To utilize this feature, simply add quotation marks around th
Customize rate card currency by project
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Organizations often operate internationally, which means that different currencies can apply across different projects, based on client or team. With this new feature, users will be able to customize rate card currency on a project level - meaning each project can have a differen
Button to add new user to all projects
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With this update, we've added a "Select all" button that can add a new user to all existing projects in the workspace. This button will be present when inviting a new user into a workspace (must be a full user, not external user), and will sit above the project names: Once "selec
Transfer template predecessors without due date scheduled
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With this update, users will be able to apply templates with durations and predecessors transferring over automatically. Previously, there had to be a project due date set for both the new and existing template to allow all action durations to transfer over. Now, any utilization
Lock proofs in Hive
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With this update, we've released the ability to lock a proof once all comments and feedback have been added. This functionality will be available to all admins as well as the user that uploaded the proof itself. To lock a proof, navigate to the image itself and click "Lock proof"
Allow due date on Holiday
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With this update, we've enabled task assignments on holidays! Previously, holidays were blocked off completely -- no actions could be set as due on those days. Now, users can choose to override existing holidays in their workspace to assign actions due on that holiday (this will
Easily join existing workspaces via email domain
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To streamline workspace invites and limit confusion, we've added a new method of admitting users into pre-existing workspaces. This new method, which will be Off by default, will allow anyone with an @domain email address to join workspace automatically. When this setting is turn
Link subactions to multiple projects
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With this update, subactions as well as parent actions can be linked across more than one project. This will help teams who have actions that need to be tracked across many initiatives. Previously, this feature was only available for parent actions, but users let us know that it
Upload multiple proofs to one action card
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With this update, users will be able to add more than one proof to an action card in a simultaneous upload. If a specific task hinges on approval of multiple documents, this will cut down on manual time uploading and approving across dozens of individual cards. To upload multiple
Add custom status library
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With this update, we've added a central location where ALL statuses, across projects and tasks, will be stored. This will help teams consolidate, organize, and track statuses with ease. Located in Workspace Settings, "Custom Statuses" will list out all workspace statuses and deno
Include attachments in recurring actions
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This update is simple - we will now include all attachments in recurring actions! If your action has attachments and becomes recurring, the recurring actions will include all attachments. If you have a recurring action and you add an attachment, we'll give you the option to inclu
Attach comment to selected text in Notes
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With this update to Notes, users will be able to tag a comment to a specific part of the Note they're working in. This will help teammates understand the larger context of feedback without extra back and forth. To link a note to a specific piece of text, simply highlight the text
💡Sprint updates in Agile app💡
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With the latest updates to our Agile app, users will have greater visibility into their sprints in a few ways. First, users will be able to view a progress bar across the top of each sprint. This will help teams identify percentage of completion and how they're pacing overall. Th
Attach email to multiple cards
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If you utilize Hive Mail and sync emails to action cards, this new feature will allow you to link an email to multiple cards at once! This will help users consolidate relevant task information across important tasks, and limit flipping back and forth between emails and actions ca
Individual user activity feed
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In a hybrid world, it's helpful to see what teammates are working on without asking for constant updates. Our new user activity feature allows teammates to click into user's profiles and see a full list of their user activity and relevant projects. To access user's activity feed,
✅Check boxes in Action cards & Notes✅
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Got a ton of tiny actions you want to check off in an action card or note? With this update, we've released the ability to add miniature "To-do" checked lists inside of notes or action cards. To add checkboxes into your notes or actions, type your text and use the tool drop down
Auto-set user status to OOO when in meeting
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We're all about consolidation and communication, and this feature will help with both. Similar to the OOO vacation status we recently added, this feature will automatically set a user's Hive status to "In a Meeting" if there is a meeting on their linked calendar. This feature wil
Attach PDF to newsfeed
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With this update, users will be able to attach PDF documents to all newsfeed posts. This will help consolidate newsfeed information and prevent extra effort when attaching relevant documents. Thank you to Sara at Staffing Future for providing feedback on this feature!
Add completed actions to Table View chart
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With this update, we've added the option to all completed actions, as well as incomplete, to the Table View chart builder. This chart builder is a team favorite, as it allows users to get a quick snapshot of project status and action distribution. To create a chart in Table View,
New tab for Notes in browser
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With this update, every time a user opens up a new Note in Hive's browser app, a new tab will be opened containing the Note. This will help ensure that existing tasks and materials are not lost when a Note (or multiple) are opened. Thank you to Hunter from Papa Johns for requesti
Default to current date for time entries
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With this update, when users add a time entry to an action card, the default date will be the current date. This will help expedite time entries, and helps prevent time card inaccuracies across the board. Thank you to Patrick from Terakeet for requesting this feature!
Show Approval Requests in My Actions (Kanban)
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Approval requests will now be visible, and expandable, in the Kanban view of My Actions. For users that work primarily in the Kanban view of My Actions, this update will ensure that approval requests don't fall through the cracks. The "Awaiting Your Approval" line will now be at
Separate Template from Copy Project
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With this update, we've separated out the template application section into two dropdowns: Templates Projects This will make it so that users can either select an existing project to copy over into the new project, or apply a template from the template library, helping to streaml
Sort Approvals in My Approval View
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For customers that have many approvals waiting on them, we've released a feature that will allow users to sort approvals for efficiency. This will help users hone in on approvals that fit into a specific category. This functionality is an extension of the My Actions View sort, wh
Back button in Action Card templates
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We've added an Exit button in the Action card template part of Workspace Settings that will take users back to the action card library from the template editor. This will allow users to quickly navigate back and apply a new template, instead of starting the whole process over. Th
Copy multiple links in Table View
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In Table View, users will now be able to copy more than one action link onto their clipboard. Once a user has copied the action card links, they will now be able to paste them as a block into a Note or description. This will help teams track groups of actions effectively, instead
Quick-add time in 15 minute increments
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With our newest updates to time tracking, we've added the ability to quick-add 15 minute increments to your action cards. Nothing will change in the action card time tracking -- a 15 minute button will just be added to our existing offerings! This will make it even easier for tea
Rearrange projects in My Action View
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By popular request, this new update will allow users to arrange project order in My Actions View. Reordering projects will help teams better sort content and have eyes on their most important projects. To rearrange projects in My Actions View, simply drag and drop project order w
New numbers custom field type
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With this Analytics update, we've added a new numbers custom field. This new custom field type enables users to leverage custom fields as numbers in analytics, helpful for custom dashboards that can now be built off of project or action card custom fields.
Automation buttons on subactions
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Previously, automation buttons (the shortcut buttons that users could add to their action cards) were only available on the parent action. This complicated workflows and limited the amount of automation in each action. Now, the workflow buttons will be available across all subact
Silent project creation
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With this update, users can now create projects without alerting all users in their workspace. This will help teams that have a large volume of projects (or users in multiple workspaces) but don't want to clutter teammates notification feeds. To enable this feature, when users cr
"Following" tab in My Actions View
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With this update, there's now another column available in user's My Actions View, containing a list of all actions they are following. This will help users keep track of all relevant cards and projects, and also narrow down which they'd like to continue following or receiving not
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