QBench Late October Release Notes

What’s New:

Spreadsheet Worksheet

  • Users will be able to set “Date” and “Datetime” values as new cell types in spreadsheet worksheets.
  • Users can now preview Worksheet Spreadsheets as PDFs.

Automation

  • Admins now have the ability to use the automation engine to generate Reports and PrintDocs
  • Admins can now choose to clear a field’s value using an Automation.
  • Admins can now update Invoice line items based on criteria using an Automation.
  • Date of Automation Event will be added as an option to the automation resolution

Report

  • Admins can now preview a spreadsheet with test data in the design tab of the spreadsheet worksheets to review how calculated cell values will resolve.

API

  • Admins can now create an API Client that has read-only access to the API endpoints. API clients can only use GET requests when using the created API client key.

Permissions

  • Admins can now set standard permissions for Report/Labels/Internal Reports/PrintDoc Templates
  • Admins can now set delete permissions for Logs
  • Admins can now set standard permissions for Inventory Stock
  • Admins can now set standard permissions for Comments
  • Admins can now set standard permissions for worksheet configurations
  • Admins can now set standard permissions for Equipment Records.

Developer

  • Developers will now be able to retrieve a Key Value Store by name

Customer Portal

  • Required Multi-factor authentication for Customer Portal has been added

Attachments

  • We have added the ability to expose a public link to attachments that can be shared appropriately. (e.g. a final document needing to be communicated to a non-Qbench Customer or Contact)

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