Unifocus Mobile App - Release Notes

Time off requests cannot be created for inactive employees

The software now prevents time off requests (TORs) from being created for dates when an employee was not active.

If a request is entered for dates outside the employee’s active employment period, a resulting message indicates that the request cannot be completed because the employee was not active on the selected dates.

This validation applies to both the desktop and mobile applications.

Mobile App now blocks shift swap approvals that violate schedule restrictions

In some instances of previous releases, managers could approve shift swap requests in the Mobile App even when the swap violated a Max Hours On Day Schedule Restriction work rule.

The software has been updated so that when Strict Mode is enabled and a shift swap violates a schedule restriction, the Mobile App now blocks approval and displays the same violation behavior as the desktop application.

Note: This issue did not affect the desktop version of Employee Requests.

Redesigned Manage Schedules screen in the Mobile App

This release includes user interface (UI) and user experience improvements to the Manage Schedules screen in the Unifocus Mobile App.

• The Manage Schedules screen has been updated with new colors and fonts to better reflect Unifocus's brand identity.

• The main Manage Schedules screen now features a labor structure view of your organization.

• In previous versions of then screen, you had to select a calendar button to go to a separate screen for selecting a planning period. In the new version, you can directly select the planning period from a Period drop-down menu on the main screen.

• A new clipboard () icon has been added to indicate schedule status.

• Other icons and graphical indicators from previous versions have been preserved. Colored icons (for example, ) indicate that all lower-level items in a section have completed the task. Gray icons indicate that the task is only partially complete. No icon appears if the task has not been completed by any items in the section. Icons and graphical indicators include:

  • Issue indicator ()

  • Completed schedule ()

  • Partial schedule ()

  • Approved ()

  • Partially approved ()

  • Published ()

  • Partially published ()

  • Quality, Cost, and Overtime ()

Redesigned manager screens in the Unifocus Mobile App

This release includes user interface (UI) and user experience improvements to the following Unifocus Mobile App screens:

• Shift Requests

• Employee Schedules

• Call-Ins

For details on changes and improvements to the screens above, see Unifocus Mobile App Change Log.

For online help, see:

• Unifocus Mobile App Quick Reference Guide

• Working with shift requests (for managers)

New Enforce Full Giveaways configuration for the Mobile App

This release introduces a new Enforce Full Giveaways checkbox in the Mobile Configuration screen and applies its logic to the Mobile App, providing greater control over how giveaway requests are handled—particularly in union-compliant environments.

When this setting is enabled, employees submitting a give-away request through the My Schedules screen in the Mobile App will no longer be prompted to select Give Away Recipients. Instead, all eligible recipients will automatically be included. This behavior also applies to leave of absence (LOA) scenarios. When the setting is disabled, the previous behavior remains: employees are prompted to manually select recipients.

Note: If Giveaway Requests is not selected in the Mobile Configuration screen, the Enforce Full Giveaways option is automatically disabled.

These updates ensure consistent configuration behavior and support union-based scheduling policies.

Resolved issue that caused a missing In button on the mobile Time Clock

In some instances of previous releases, the In button was missing from the Time Clock screen in the Mobile App.

The software has been updated so that all expected punch options appear when accessing the Time Clock screen Mobile App.

Resolved issue with open shift notifications for unpublished shifts

In some instances of previous releases, notifications were being sent to employees for unpublished shift assignments.

The software has been updated to resolve this issue.

Ability to cancel approved future time off requests in the Mobile App

Employees using the Unifocus Mobile App can now cancel their approved time off requests (TORs) directly from the My Time Off Requests screen, if the requests are for future dates. Past-dated requests remain non-cancelable to preserve historical records. The cancellation process follows the same workflow used for pending TORs, with an X button available at the bottom of the request for easy access.

Denied pickup requests displayed on the Mobile App

The Rejected tab in the My Shift Requests screen of the Mobile App now displays denied pickup requests.

Enhanced Mobile App performance for employee shift requests

In some instances of previous releases, employees encountered slow performance when completing shift requests in the Mobile App.

The software has been updated to improve performance of employee shift requests.

Resolved issue with swapping shifts

In some instances of previous releases, Mobile App users experienced issues where shifts available for swapping, particularly those for secondary jobs, were not consistently displayed.

The software has been updated to ensure that all accessible shifts, which do not conflict with users' schedules, are now properly displayed.

Event information in the My Schedules screen on the Mobile App

This release introduces the following improvements to Open Shifts in the My Schedules screen of the Unifocus Mobile App:

• An event icon () appears next to the open shifts that are associated with events.

• When selecting an open shift that is associated with an event, the complete shift information, including the event details, appears in a pop-up window.

Notification for first-come-first-serve pickup request

Managers are now notified when employees accept first-come-first-serve pickup requests.

Redesigned employee screens in the Unifocus Mobile App

This release includes user interface (UI) and user experience improvements to the following Unifocus Mobile App screens:

• My Call Ins

• My Shift Requests

• My Schedule

For details on changes and improvements to the screens above, see Unifocus Mobile App Change Log.

For online help, see Unifocus Mobile App Quick Reference Guide.