What's new in Hive
New features and improvements in Hive: the product updates and release notes from the Hive team.
View Team Actions in Team View
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Previously, Team View only displayed individual users in projects. To make it easier to visualize work by team, we've added the ability to show teams in Team View. Teams will now have their own individual column in Team View. Both team actions and individual actions will be displ
Ability to create and pin project folders
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We've now added the ability to add projects to folders that can be pinned to the left hand sidebar, displaying project hierarchy in the pinned section. Users can still pin child projects to have them displayed at the top level. When a user pins a parent project, the entire projec
Project information change history
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To ensure your workspace stays up to date with any changes and updates, we've added new items to Project Activity (and Workspace Activity): project status project description project custom fields budget notes This update creates better visibility into project process, minimizing
Import into existing projects
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Users can now import .CSV files into existing projects in their workspace. This allows users to merge tasks and other information from outside sources into their project without having to manually re-create actions. To import into an existing project, click your profile dropdown
Make changes or view Agile/Sprint via API
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For users who use a Hive API, we've added the ability to make changes to agile sprint directly from the API. Users can now retrieve agile sprint name and story points in 'Get Action' as well as post sprint and story points for an action card in 'Update Action'. Thank you to Juhi
Keep completed subactions visible by default in action cards
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We've added a new setting to allow users to choose whether completed subactions are shown expanded or collapsed by default. This can be adjusted at both the workspace and project levels. In workspace settings, there is now a checkbox under project default settings labeled "Show c
Only allow Admins to edit Project template
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To allow for more customization in project privacy and reduce room for error, we've added a new option to allow only admins to edit a project template. Find this setting by selecting project members and scrolling to "Permissions" in the Project Template Edit menu. From here, proj
Remove/add multiple members from project at once
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For bigger teams or large projects, we've made it possible to edit more than one project member at once instead of having to manually delete/add each user. In Project Navigator, the "Add people to projects" button is now "Manage project members". Within the menu, you can choose t
Hive 2.0: Editable Approval templates
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We've added some key updates to Proofing & Approval templates. Approval Templates are now available as a tab in the Templates section of Workspace Settings, making it easier and quicker to access. Approval Templates can also be edited, previewed, created, and deleted. To lear
Reset Approval rounds
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Previously, there was no ability to reset approval rounds in Proofing and Approvals. To avoid having to completely delete and re-add an approval round, we've created a "Reset Round" option. In the "More" Menu of each approval round, there is a "Reset Round" option. Selecting this
Enable/disable custom field for multiple projects
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We've made it easier to enable specific custom fields for certain workspace projects. Now, in Workspace Settings -> Custom fields, users can click the number of projects under "Used in" to see/edit projects for the specific custom field. Thank you to Scott at City of Mesa, David
% Progress bar in Gantt
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Action card statuses help determine where teams are at in terms of progress, but often times, stakeholders need a clearer picture of project & task progress — especially actions that have a longer timeline and are not 100% completed. We've added a manual slider on action card
Sort comments by date
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Previously, action card comments could only be sorted by the default option of oldest to newest. Not only is the comment box now sticky to the bottom of the card, users can now click 'sort' to switch the order so that the newest comment is at the top (or vice versa). Thank you to
Drag top-level actions to subactions in Table View
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Dragging an action in Table View to an action with existing subactions makes the dragged action a subaction; however, this was previously not possible for top-level actions. Now, users can drag an action over a top-level action in Table View to convert it to a subaction of that a
Hive 2.0: AI Project Creation
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We’re excited to be launching a first-of-its-kind AI-powered project builder. Our AI Project Builder has been built with one goal in mind: make your project planning process easier from a single prompt. To start building a project, click the "+New" button in the upper right corne
Delete Action Due Date when Changing Status to 'On Hold'
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To allow for a clearer view of active projects, due dates now have the option to be automatically removed when a user updates an action card status to 'On Hold' (either from a Workflow button or done manually). There is now a workflow option to 'Remove due date' to allow users to
Include Timesheet comments in Timesheets export
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Timesheet comments can be crucial in timesheet reporting in terms of capturing all information or context to a submission. We've added the ability to include comments when exporting Timesheet reports. When exporting a Timesheet report, there is a new column for "Comments". When a
Hive 2.0: Movable Actions
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Previously, Action Cards were anchored to the middle of the Hive UI. The new Movable Action Cards allow you to freely move your Action Cards around the Hive UI, dock them to the side, and effortlessly engage with other Hive Apps without losing visibility into your current project
Audio notification for @mention
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Many teams rely on comments to keep a workflow moving. To create more urgency for direct messages, @mentions can now have an audio notification. When a user receives an @mention (anything in the mentions tab of Notifications), they will receive a notification sound. To turn this
Hive 2.0: Collaborative Action Cards
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Working together has never been easier. Introducing Collaborative Action cards, where teammates can work simultaneously on an action, visualize who is contributing live, and follow along with real-time changes. **Please note: **This feature will begin rolling out to users startin
Save approval rounds with external approvers
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Previously, users were not able to store the external approvers field in approval round templates. To make the client approval process faster and reduce errors in recurring approvals, you can now save round templates with the external approver included. To save an approval round
NEW in Hive 2.0: Sections in My Actions View
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We've got a brand new way to sort and view your actions: sections. Think of sections as your guide to your most pressing actions now and in the future. To try out this new My Actions View update (which we affectionately refer to as MAV), click the "change layout" icon at the top
Ability to edit project description in Portfolio View
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Users can now edit project descriptions directly in Portfolio View without having to navigate away/to the project itself. This will save time and speed up project editing processes. To edit a description in Portfolio View, double click the description to open a modal with a text
Ability to lock approval rounds
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To reduce inaccuracies in approval rounds, admins or project owners can now lock rounds for edits and comments once it has been completed. In Project Settings (three "More" dots -> "Edit project") there is now an option to "Lock Proofing rounds once complete." This option is unch
Hive 2.0: Notes in Tabs
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Notes (and more Hive Apps to come in the future...) can now be designated as individual tabs alongside your customized views. Centralizing all your project specific info into your project tabs means less clicks, less admin and major time savings. Alongside project views, you can
Hive Notes recoverable in Trash Bin
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Users can now recover notes (or notebooks) that have been accidentally deleted. To retrieve a deleted note, head to your Trash Bin in your profile picture dropdown. In the new "Notes" column, click the "recover" icon to the desired note to add it back to your Notes Library. Thank
Hive 2.0: Request Updates
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The ability to request updates from action assignees is now built into every action card. Similar to the Goals app, requested updates sends a notification to the assignee. To request an update from the action assignee(s), click the three "More" dots at the top-right corner of the
Budgets editable in Portfolio View
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With this update, we've made the Budget field editable directly from Portfolio View. To edit budget in Portfolio View: Double click to open editor Input the budget number (only numbers are accepted) Click out of field to auto-save
Capacity Finder in Resourcing
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Users are now able to filter and sort Resourcing to users that fit within a defined amount of availability. This allows teams to get clear view who has more/less utilization for the project, making the decision-making process faster. In Resourcing Filters, there is now a "Capacit
Hive 2.0: List View
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We've released a brand new view to add to our six existing ways to visualize projects. List View brings the convenience of a list (think My Actions View) with customizable filters. To access List View and test it out for yourself, create a new tab and select List View.
Hive 2.0: New Search
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Finding the most important bits of information in Hive is now easier than ever before. Hive's new live search functionalities include an advanced search function, updated filters and a new full screen UI. Notification search will be rolling out in the next few weeks as well. All
Dynamic due dates and times
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For Hive Forms that are mapped to create action cards, there was previously no option to edit action card due date range, making it difficult to track down actions after creation. Users can now add a due date and time in forms mapped to actions. In the 'edit' modal for Date field
'M' to open MAV
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Since most users spend about 90% of their day in My Actions View, we've added an 'M' shortcut to open MAV. Pressing the "M" key when not focused on a text field in Hive now opens up MAV. Did you know Hive has an entire library of hotkey shortcuts? Find the complete list of hotkey
Enable editing of action card dates/duration without resetting the custom time estimates
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Previously, making adjustments to the date/duration of an action reset any custom time estimates. To save time, users can now edit action card dates and duration without resetting preset custom time estimates. Users can now adjust date or add/remove time without affecting custom
Hive 2.0: Tabs
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Tabs combines Hive's project views with customizable filters and to create a simple bookmarking system. To use Tabs, open a project in your workspace. A "Project views" menu with descriptions of each view will populate. Select a project view and determine privacy settings. For ad
Ability to change working hours for individual days for the entire workspace
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Whether your team has a 4 day work week, 7 hour work day, or other specific working hours, it's not uncommon to work different hours/days. Previously, only one value could be set in Resourcing for the entire workspace. Users would have to override each user's profile as workaroun
Hive 2.0: New Form Builder
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We've given Hive Forms the official 2.0 makeover. We know many teams rely on Hive Forms to create customized surveys (order requests, bug fixes, project request information to name a few). To make it the form creation process easier, we've re-vamped the Hive Form Builder. While a
Hive 2.0: Template Library Launch
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Custom templates have long been a part of Hive, but with this new feature we're releasing dozens of pre-made templates. These are built to get your team up-and-running in Hive as fast as possible, and are built out for a variety of workflows, organization types, and teams. Alread
Hive 2.0: Workflows
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Our brand new workflows feature empowers users to seamlessly automate and optimize their work processes. To enable this app, visit Apps -> Workspace Apps ->Workflows: Once you enter the Workflows app, you'll be able to create a new workflow from the following modal. By defining C
Ability to Save/Pin a notification
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If a user gets many notifications and needs to save a specific one to tackle later, they have to scroll down and find the notification to come back to it. We've added the ability to "pin" notifications to see at a later time. In the notifications dropdown, hover over the notifica
Save filter view in Resourcing
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Resourcing can be used in a multitude of different ways: seeing team capacities, differentiating skills, and more. To make it easier to save customized views, you can now save filtered Resourcing views. In the Resourcing View panel, there is a new button for "Presets". Clicking o
Sort Project by Name in Timesheets
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Previously, Projects in Timesheets only appeared in the order that they were added to the timesheet. To simplify navigation when looking at multiple projects, users can now sort projects by name in Timesheets. In the top right Timesheet modal, there is now an A-Z icon giving the
Export Pages to PDF
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While Pages are helpful to Hive users who need to pull inside and outside information/apps into one view, we understand other non-Hive users may want to see the page too. Along with a public share link, Pages can now be exported to PDFs. To export a Page, go to the Menu at the to
Add action card status to Resourcing Filtering
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Users can now filter Resourcing by action card status. This allows teams to see whether or not users are working on specific actions and if they need to assign it out to another user. In the "Filters" tab at the top right corner, "Action card status" is now an option. All workspa
Export Project Navigator
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Project Navigator allows teams to see all projects and relevant data in one glance. This update allows for Project Navigator to be exported with all associated columns. This not only helps teams who need to report on all projects (archived and active), but users who require this
Print Timesheets
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Timesheets in Hive allow teams to keep track of not just working hours, but vacation and sick days, PTO, etc. For users who rely solely on Timesheets to process payroll, we've made it easier to directly print out Timesheets. To print a Timesheet, click the arrow icon at the top r
Set default due date in action cards routed from Forms
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Action cards routed from Hive Forms were previously only given empty due dates. This often resulted in action cards getting lost in the workspace. To make it easier to organize routed actions, you can now select a default due date. In the "edit" menu for the Date fields in Forms,
Ability for admins to approve their own timesheets
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Often times. supervisors need to approve their own timesheet, and the only workaround is to have a teammate approve instead. Now, workspace admins can approve their own timesheets, eliminating unnecessary work. Admins can now select themselves as "Manager" in their user profile,
Visually indicate completed actions in Calendar View
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Calendar View is currently the only view that does not visually differentiate complete vs. incomplete actions. In order to maintain consistency across all project views and provide more accurate insight into projects, we've added the ability to identify completed actions more eas
Filter resourcing by label or phase
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Say hello to more customization! Along with the many Filters available in Resourcing (teams, skills, etc.), you can now filter by actions in a specific label or phase. This is helpful for teams who rely on labels or phases in their workspace. To add a filter in Resourcing, find t
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