2024 | Beeline Professional release notes

The release details outline the major features and enhancements for Beeline Professional in 2024.

Q3 | 2024

September

Home page: Headcount widget

Understanding the overall headcount helps program office users assess and find opportunities to optimize resource utilization.

Access a high-level view of your extended headcount by adding the new Headcount widget to the Highlights section of your Home page. To drill down into each classification and navigate directly to Worker hub, select any of the classifications that display on the widget.

Home page: Suppliers widget

Knowing the number of active suppliers allows program office users to manage their supplier relationships more effectively and strategically.

View the number of active suppliers quickly by adding the new Suppliers widget to the Highlights section of your Home page. To drill down into the list of active suppliers, select the number that displays on the widget.

Self-service Help tool

Finding helpful information about how to set up your Beeline Professional site just got easier! We’ve added a new Help button located in the upper right toolbar, next to Notifications.

Use the Help search to quickly locate articles and find clear, concise, and actionable instructions, as well as relevant explanations of ideas and concepts, ensuring that you can use our platform to its full potential and with confidence.

Select Support to request technical support assistance or select Feedback to share your thoughts with us. To learn more, see About the help library.

While this enhancement is automatically available, administrators can turn it off in Settings  User Interface Settings  General by deactivating the Help toggle.

August

Invoices hub: Mark as Paid action

As a program office user, you might need to keep track of approved invoices that were processed and paid, so you can categorize and filter invoices by status. You can now update the status of invoices from Approved to Paid in the Invoices hub by selecting the approved invoices you want to update, and then, selecting Mark as Paid from the upper toolbar.

This enhancement is automatically available in Beeline Professional.

Report Templates: Financials

Beeline Professional’s Report Builder enables full visibility into your contingent workforce program. Using the Financials template available, you can build custom reports containing engagement and timesheet data.

Worker Profile page: highlights panel improvements

The Actions list in the toolbar on the Worker Profile page was relocated from the panel on the left, to a new location in the upper right of the page. The circular contract progress indicator was changed to a bar progress indicator, so you can visualize and track progress immediately.

These changes are available automatically and align with design patterns used throughout the application, providing you with a more consistent and intuitive experience navigating Professional.

July

Expense Categories: Default currencies

Setting currency types by expense category simplifies submitting expenses, eliminates incorrect currency entries, and improves accurate budget data. You can now limit the currencies that display when workers and suppliers submit an expense.

To restrict currency use per expense category, your Beeline Professional administrator must add a list of allowed currencies to an expense category in Timesheet Settings  Expense Categories.

Headcount Tracking Template: additional column options

Filtering helps you narrow down large amounts of data and focus on a more accessible and actionable subset. You can quickly locate and view information by customizing your report templates and configuring the columns that you want to see.

Here’s what we added:

  • The Gender filter

  • The Gender column

  • The Engagement Remote Address Municipality column

  • The Engagement Remote Address Country Code column

  • The State column

  • The State ISO 2 Code column

  • The Engagement Company Name column

This enhancement is automatically available in Beeline Professional.

Time & Expenses and Invoices hubs: additional filters

Sorting your data allows you to turn vast datasets into valuable resources. You can now sort the data you’re viewing using these new filters:

  • Approved Date

  • Last Updated

  • Timesheet Period

Standard reports: optimize the use of data across Professional

Keeping track of headcount helps you ensure projects run smoothly and stay on track. As a Program Manager or an MSP, you need to easily report on and identify workers and their engagements across Beeline Professional.

Taking advantage of Standard Reports lets you eliminate configuring report parameters each time you need metrics. Plus, they ensure all users have consistent access to the same data. These standard reports are available in Professional:

  • Ending Soon: My Contingent Workforce Engagements

  • Starting Soon: My Contingent Workforce Engagements

  • Starting Soon: Contingent Workforce Engagements

  • Ending Soon: Contingent Workforce Engagements

  • My Contingent Workforce Headcount

  • My Active Headcount

  • Inactive Contingent Workforce Headcount

  • Active Contingent Workforce Headcount

    Standard reports are automatically available to all Professional users.

Withdraw suppliers from a job posting

Sometimes you need to withdraw a supplier from a job posting. By uninviting suppliers from participating in the sourcing process, you can eliminate low-performing suppliers, streamline decision making, and reduce the costs associated with reviewing unsuitable applicants.

Now, you can withdraw a supplier before they submit any candidates. A Withdraw Invite dialog displays so that you can confirm the withdraw action before you complete it. When you withdraw a supplier from a job posting, the job posting status is updated automatically in Supplier Network.

This enhancement is automatically available in Beeline Professional.

Find permissions policies faster

Identifying and resolving issues when you’re importing policy data is now more efficient. As an Administrator, you can now quickly look for information by policy ID in addition to policy name when searching for Security & Permissions under Settings in Beeline Professional.

Set up Timesheet Rules to streamline pay calculations

Workers can submit their worked hours and accurate time rates are automatically calculated for them!

Beeline Professional administrators can configure a set of rules to determine the rates that apply to the submitted hours and by using the new Router time code option. A new Timesheet Rule business task can be added as a step to new or existing business processes to drive efficiency, ensure compliance, and accurately track costs.

Administrators must configure Timesheet Rules. To activate Timesheet Rules, go to Settings  Timesheet Settings from the left navigation. You can find the Timesheet Rules option toggle on the Home tab.

Import invoices with the Import Data tool

Using the Import Data tool saves you time and makes importing records into Beeline Professional quicker. Now you can use the Import Data tool to import invoice data and streamline workflow efficiency.

Use the new invoice upload templates to ensure your uploaded data is consistent and accurate. You can still use existing upload files; however, unrequired fields may no longer be mapped.

If you want assistance determining which import template and data model to use, contact your Client Services Representative.

Q2 | 2024

June

Easily view approval details for timesheets, expenses, and invoices

Program office users can quickly drill down into a worker’s profile from the Workers hub. Then they can select the Time tab and drill down into a timesheet or an expense and instantly view the date and time an item was approved. In addition, program office users can drill down into an invoice from the Invoices hub and instantly view the date and time an invoice was approved and the approver’s name.

These enhancements are automatically available from the Workers and Invoices hub.

Finding the right job profile is simpler

Sometimes when you’re creating a job posting, you may not know the exact job title you want to use. Finding one just got a lot easier!

The Job Posting page now includes Job Family Group and Job Family filters to help you narrow the list of applicable Job Profiles. This enhancement streamlines and simplifies the process of creating a job posting and is automatically available in Professional.

Capture worker time zone in your Smart Forms

Worker locations can influence pay rates, and now you can capture remote workers’ time zones in your Smart Forms. Your Beeline Professional administrator must edit the smart form you use to record worker information and add the new element.

Customize Rate Cards for remote locations

Worker locations can influence pay rates, and now you can create customized rate cards tailored to precise worker locations. Your Beeline Professional administrator must create customized rate cards.

Suggest remote worker rates for suppliers

As a Beeline Professional administrator, you can create customized rate cards for remote worker locations and assign them the Smart Forms you use to record worker information in the Supplier Network app. Then, suppliers are prompted with your suggested rates when they add remote workers. Suppliers can edit the suggested rates to provide a more accurate and competitive service to you. Administrators must add this enhancement to Professional.

View changes to the remote address and time zone information

Suppliers can regularly update a remote worker’s address and time zone fields on a worker’s profile in the Supplier Network app. To ensure you’re aware of those changes, they are now recorded in Beeline Professional and visible from the engagement Change History in the Engagements hub. This enhancement is automatically available in Professional.

May

Make work requests and job applications modifiable

As a Beeline Professional administrator, you can create and add workflow processes to edit work requests or job applications. First, you create and set up processes for your work requests and job applications workflows via Self-Service. Then, you can use an Actions menu to make changes on the fly and ensure work requests and job applications are processed smoothly through Professional.

From the Professional Home page, select Settings  Processes and then start creating your new edit processes.

Work Requests hub: new Work Requests Options page

Previously, all available work request options displayed above the Work Requests table when you opened the Work Requests hub. Now when you select Submit A Request, a Work Requests Options page displays showing you all your available options. Moving the options to a separate page makes them easier to view and navigate.

Invoices, Job Applications, Job Posting & Work Requests hubs: improved headers

When you drill down into an item from the Invoices, Job Applications, Job Posting & Work Requests hubs, details instantly display below the page title so you can quickly view them. After you drill down into an item, you can now also easily act on an item using the Actions menu at the upper right of the page.

Contracts, Supplier and Work Requests hubs: Add icon improvements

The Add icon in the toolbar on the Contracts, Supplier, and Work Requests hubs was changed to a button, relocated to a prominent location at the upper right of the page and renamed to provide additional context around the action you’re taking. You’ll now see Add Contractor, Add Supplier, and Submit A Request buttons in those hubs.

April

Quick Reports

Quick Reports was renamed Quick Views. Only the name was changed, Quick View still has all the features you’re familiar with.

Report Builder: Schedule reports

Beeline Professional’s Report Builder enables full visibility into your contingent workforce program. Using the Report Builder, you can build the customizable reports you need and reduce the time you spend gathering complex analytics about your contingent workforce program.

Now you can set up exports in advance and have Report Builder data automatically exported when and how you want it. Want to learn more? See this Roadmap portal card.

Professional supports Supplier tiering and distribution rules

Managing when job postings are released to suppliers and setting up supplier groups and tiers are central to your contingent talent program. Now accomplishing those tasks is easier using Beeline Professional’s Supplier Grouping, Supplier Tiering and Distribution Rules.

Those enhancements simplify managing your supplier pool, expedite and modernize your candidate submittal process, and streamline your procuring and recruiting processes. Supplier tiering and distribution rules are automatically available in Beeline Professional. Want to learn more? See this Roadmap portal card and Introduction to supplier groups.

Instantly identify differences between the current and approved budgets for an engagement

Understanding the financials is key to approvers, especially when it comes to changes that affect an engagement budget. Program Office users and hiring managers can instantly view the Approved Budget and the Current Budget from the Engagements tab on a Worker Profile page.

Sourcing hubs: Date Range filter

You can now sort data you’re viewing using a date range filter from the Contracts, Job Applications, Job Postings, and Work Requests hubs. The new filter gives you yet another option to help you quickly locate exactly the data you’re looking for.

Integrate Holiday Schedules and Work Schedules into Beeline Professional

Paid holidays can differ by organization and by work location. Plus, many countries follow different holiday schedules for different regions within the same country.

Beeline Professional Administrators can now add a Holiday Schedule and a Work Schedule to smart forms for your work requests, job postings, and job applications. Plus, Administrators can include a Holiday Schedule and a Work Schedule when mapping data for business rule tasks.

Administrators must set up this enhancement in your smart forms and data mapping business rule tasks.

Q1 | 2024

March

Data Connector: Easily extract key financial data for reports and invoices

Clients and Program Office users can now use the Finance Connector to export key financial data from Beeline Professional quickly and easily. Set up a schedule to run your export weekly or monthly and get your financial data when you need it. Feed exported data into your third-party systems to create customized reports, invoices, and more. To access the Data Connector, select Data Extracts  Finance from the left navigation menu.

Finance Connector isn’t an invoicing system.

The Data Connector feature is available to all Professional customers once the scheduling interval is set in your tenant. To learn more, go to this Roadmap portal card.

Report Builder: Headcount Report Template

Beeline Professional’s Report Builder enables full visibility into your contingent workforce program. Using the Headcount Template available in the report builder, you can build custom reports containing worker and engagement data.

Report Builder: Preview

Beeline Professional’s Report Builder enables full visibility into your contingent workforce program. Using the Report Builder, you can build the customizable reports you need and reduce the time you spend gathering complex analytics about your contingent workforce program. See a preview of your report before you create it.

Report Builder: rename and set up columns

Beeline Professional’s Report Builder gives you full visibility into your contingent workforce program. Using the Report Builder or ad-hoc reports, you can build the customizable reports you need and reduce the time you spend gathering complex analytics about your contingent workforce program. Now you can activate, deactivate, or rename columns in standard reports.

These Report Builder enhancements are automatically available in Professional.

Confirm your delete action before you permanently remove a posting

Sometimes you need to delete a job posting. When you do delete a posting, you can’t undo that action. Now you have an opportunity to change your mind before you permanently delete a posting.

A Delete Job Posting dialog displays so you can confirm your delete action before you complete it. This enhancement is automatically available in Beeline Professional.

February

Create and schedule quick view exports from Time & Expenses

Quick Views and Scheduled Exports are now available from the Time & Expense hub in Beeline Professional.

Use Quick Views to group a combination of filters, same them as a view and give them a title of your choice. Plus, you can set up exports in advance and have Quick View data automatically exported when and how you want it. After you schedule an export, you can manage them from My Content available from the Export hub.

These enhancements are automatically available from the Time & Expenses hub in Professional.

Schedule exports of your Quick View data from the Sourcing hubs

Set up exports in advance and have Quick Views data automatically exported when and how you want it. Simply select the Schedule Export option from the Actions menu in Quick Views. Then use the Schedule Export dialog to define criteria around when and how your data is exported. For example, the date and time you want the export to occur, how frequently the export should repeat, and the file format for the export. After you schedule an export, you can manage them from Exports available from the Reports hub.

This enhancement is automatically available from the Contracts, Engagements, Job Applications, Job Postings, Suppliers, Workers, and Work Requests hubs in Beeline Professional.

January

New Push API architecture for Workday integrations

Beeline Professional now uses a set of processes to drive real-time updates from Professional to Workday®. This enhancement regularly synchronizes worker and engagement data between Professional and Workday, which means you can have a clear view of your contingent program.

Professional automation supports the following:

  • Complex processes based on process start events

    • Professional Administrators can set up trigger conditions that include AND and OR operators and use any fields available on an engagement or a worker record.

  • Continuous monitoring

    • Professional actively checks engagements and worker data for modifications, validates changes against start conditions and automatically triggers applicable processes.

  • Continued support for existing start conditions, such as Engagement Created, Status Changed and more.

Manually restart failed processes on engagements

Beeline Professional can be set up to use a Push architecture based on processes to synchronize worker data with Workday®. When an engagement entity object is modified or created in Professional, processes trigger automatically, and API calls push data to Workday in real-time.

Occasionally, engagement processes that include modified entity objects didn’t complete successfully in Professional because a subordinate Workday task has blocked the process. Because the Professional process didn’t complete, entity object updates weren’t pushed to Workday and Worker data became out of sync.

Now Beeline Administrators can restart failed processes on engagements by selecting Retry from the Actions menu on the Processes tab from a Worker Profile page. Users can also start processes by selecting Settings  Processes  Instances and then selecting Retry from the Actions menu.

Users can’t restart completed or deleted processes.

When a process is restarted, start conditions are circumvented and a new process is run against the current version of the entity in Professional. This enhancement is automatically available in Professional.

Additional filter and sort options available from the Contracts, Job Applications, Job Postings, and Work Requests hubs

Filtering and sorting data lets you quickly locate and view the specific information you want to see. Here’s what we added:

Hub Filter Sort

Contracts

ID

Parent Contract

Reference ID

Status

Title

Type

Job Applications

Job Request

Status

Submitted Date

Job Postings

Supplier when you drill down into the Candidates tab

After you drill down into the Candidates tab:

Status

Submitted Date

Work Requests

Status

ID

Status

Submitted Date

Title

Self-service your timesheet settings

Updating timesheet settings to match your changing business needs just got easier! As a Beeline Administrator, you can now set up and manage these timesheet settings via self-service:

  • Timesheet Processes

  • Time Codes

  • Holiday schedules

  • Work schedules

  • Rates

  • Expense categories

    In addition, you can easily activate or deactivate timesheet options such as expenses, rates, meal break attestation, and more from the Timesheet Settings Home tab. Plus, you can use the Import or Export button to quickly upload or download groups of related time and expense items.

To configure your timesheet settings, go to Settings  Timesheet Settings from the left navigation. Then select the individual tabs to configure settings for each timesheet feature.

These enhancements are automatically available in Beeline Professional.