1.5.18

2026-07-01

What's Changed

Improved Approval Management Experience

HIVO has enhanced the Approval experience with a more streamlined interface and several usability improvements, making it faster and easier to review, manage, and navigate approval requests.

🔹 Simplified Approval Management

HIVO has enhanced the Approval management interface by merging the previous "Assets" and "Combined" tabs into a single, unified view with two display modes:

• Single Mode: View and review each asset individually.

• Combined Mode: Review multiple assets within the same session.

This streamlined design reduces navigation, provides a more consistent review experience, and makes it easier to switch between individual and combined asset reviews.

🔹 Add Label field to Approval Requests

• Approval Labels: Users can now assign a Label when creating an approval request, making it easier to identify and manage approvals.

• Filter Update: The Label filter has been renamed to Stage to better reflect its purpose.

  • If a Label is provided, it will be displayed instead of the asset name.

  • If no Label is entered, the asset name will continue to be displayed.

  • Labels are visible in both Table View and Kanban View.

🔹 Added a direct Exit button in Smart Compare mode

A new Exit button has been added to Smart Compare, users can now exit Smart Compare with a single click, allowing for quick and seamless switching between Smart Compare and the regular view.

These enhancements simplify the approval workflow, reduce unnecessary navigation, and provide a more efficient and intuitive review experience.

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Simplifying the People Feature

To deliver a more intuitive and consistent experience, HIVO has updated the "Recognition" feature to "People" across the entire platform.

🔹 What's New?

• Renamed "Recognition" to "People" on the main menu, user interface, and related documentation to more clearly reflect the feature's purpose.

• Simplified the People interface by removing the "Objects" tab, helping users focus more on managing and recognizing people.

These changes make the interface cleaner, easier to understand, and deliver a more consistent overall experience.