Qualio is committed to driving innovation in quality management. This Launch Train delivers enhancements across the platform, empowering your team with a more intuitive user experience, AI-powered content creation, and streamlined collaboration features. Get a sneak peek at the exciting changes below!
August ‘24 Launch Train Timeline
EVENT | DATE |
30-Day evaluation period begins. New features added to Sandboxes | August 13, 2024 |
Customer Webinar | August 27, 2024 |
Released to Production | September 12, 2024 |
Jump Ahead
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User Experience
Challenge: Quality processes can be complex, and we want to simplify the experience for all users to encourage understanding and efficiency.
Solution: We've embarked on a journey to create a consistent and seamless user experience across Qualio.
What's New
Redesigned Navigation System: A new, collapsible left-hand navigation menu.
Refreshed Screens: Organization Settings, Product Changes, Your Account Settings, and the Billing screen (we’ll be refreshing other screens gradually).
Workspace & Library:
Streamlined document creation with fewer required fields and a collapsable properties panel.
Wider tables
"Title" column before "Type" for improved navigation.
Simplified tag behavior.
Normal users can now compare document versions from the Library.
Document Overview:
Collapsible Properties panel for easy access to document details.
Seamless tab switching without page refreshes.
Clear action buttons and banners for editing/suggesting/viewing.
Color-coded actions and easier version switching.
Change Control:
Unified content editor for document and change control.
Inline comments in change control.
Availability: These UX updates are available to all customers and their users.
Validation: This change has resulted in an update to the Qualio Automated Validation Pack. Please check the updated documentation and test evidence at this location.
Notifications
Challenge: Inconsistent notification experiences and excessive notification noise can lead to missed alerts and delays in response.
Solution: A revamped, unified notification system designed to streamline communication and boost efficiency.
What's New
Centralized in-app feed for account-specific notifications.
Standardized and improved email notifications.
Configurable preferences for notification types and delivery methods.
Availability: Available to all customers, with permissions based on user roles and activities.
Validation: This change has resulted in an update to the Qualio Automated Validation Pack. Please check the updated documentation and test evidence at this location.
Events
Challenge: Customers need greater flexibility in configuring event workflows to align with their specific processes.
Solution: You can now configure validation steps according to your workflows by changing any event step into a validation step. Form steps are now the default validation step.
What's Changed
Validation Step Flexibility: Customize validation processes based on your specific workflows by converting any event step into a validation step. The default validation step is now the form step. This enhancement allows you to easily create and customize forms for accurate validation in your workflows.
Availability: Available to all customers with Events enabled and permissions to edit event templates.
Validation: This change has resulted in an update to the Qualio Automated Validation Pack. Please check the updated documentation and test evidence at this location.
Beta Features Page
Challenge: The current process for signing up for and managing beta features is manual and cumbersome.
Solution: We're introducing a new Beta Features page within Admin Settings, providing an intuitive interface for admins to manage features in Beta.
What's New
Beta Features Page: A new interface in Admin Settings for managing beta feature participation.
Opt-In/Out Functionality: Easily enable or disable beta features in your sandbox environment.
Feedback Mechanism: Share your thoughts and suggestions directly within the platform.
Notifications: Stay informed about new beta features and updates.
Availability: Available to all customers; only admins/quality users can manage beta feature access.
Validation: This change has resulted in an update to the Qualio Automated Validation Pack. Please check the updated documentation and test evidence at this location.
Qualio AI
Challenge: Creating and maintaining high-quality content can be time-consuming and challenging, especially at scale.
Solution: Qualio's new AI-powered content editing enables quality managers and their teams to deliver exceptional content efficiently.
What's New
AI-Powered Content Writing:
Improve writing prompts
Generate change controls
Generate training assessments
Convert instructions to step-by-step format
Make language more authoritative
Availability: AI features are available to all customers on Growth and Scale plans and aren't accessible on the Foundations plan. This feature can be toggled on/off by admins from within the Permissions page in Admin Settings.
Validation: This change has resulted in an update to the Qualio Automated Validation Pack. Please check the updated documentation and test evidence at this location.
Smartlinking
Challenge: Events and other quality processes can be isolated, reducing visibility and making it difficult to track relationships between different elements in your QMS.
Solution: Enhanced Smartlinking with an improved user experience and expanded functionality.
What's Enhanced
Expanded Smartlinking: Seamlessly link related items across Documents, Change Requests, Events, Suppliers, and Users.
Improved UX: Quicker search, icons for resource types, and consistent design patterns.
Exportable Smartlinks: View and utilize smartlinks in exported content.
Availability: Smartlinking usage is available to all Qualio customers, but only users with edit permissions can create and manage Smartlinks.
Validation: This change has resulted in an update to the Qualio Automated Validation Pack. Please check the updated documentation and test evidence at this location.