Product Updates
Product Updates [September 2024]
The development team has deployed many new features we are excited about this month. Improvement to Shift Abbreviations We’ve enhanced Shift Abbreviations to simplify updates and added a new option to apply abbreviations across any time span. How To Set It UpGo to Menu > Organization Setup > Shift AbbreviationsClick on + Add Abbreviation Note:…
Read MoreProduct Updates [August 2024]
Our developers made several “quality of life” improvements to Hero Schedule in August, including shift labels, custom accrual account rounding, and more. Added Shift Times/Labels to Trade Shifts under Approve Requests Added shift times/labels to each shift trade request under the Approve Request tab. This gives the supervisor complete information regarding what shift is being…
Read MoreProducts Updates [July 2024]
We’ve been quietly working on updates over the summer. Here’s a quick rundown of updates released in July. ABC-Style Coloring on Main Schedule View Fire departments that use 24/48, 48/96, or other ABC shift patterns will love this feature. This allows agencies to use ABC-style coloring directly on the Main Schedule View. This view is…
Read MoreProduct Updates [May 2024]
April and May have seen great progress in Hero Schedule development, especially with new features. Here’s a quick update: Custom Color & Style With Hero Schedule, you can now add custom styling to your Employee, Calendar, and Activity Schedule Views. You can use a combination of styles, including: background color, font color, and text size.…
Read MoreProduct Updates [March 2024]
March brought big updates to the Activity View within the Main Schedule View, including badge numbers and an expanded activity view with colors and icons. Activity View Enhancements (Part II) Some agencies rely on the Activity View mode to best display their schedule. We have been working on a few features to make this a…
Read MoreProduct Updates [February 2024]
The development team rolled out several new features this month. Activity View Enhancements Some agencies rely on the Activity View mode to best display their schedule. We’ve been working on a few features to make this a more useful mode. In the Main Schedule View, click on the Gear settings icon and select View Mode…
Read MoreProduct Updates [January 2024]
To kick off a new year, the development team rolled out the following updates to the Hero Schedule application. Revamped accrual account maintenance screen We changed the look and function of the accrual account maintenance screen, from the simple white screen version to the branded version. This update creates consistency with the user interface and…
Read MoreProduct Updates [December 2023]
Shift bidding has been one of the most requested features from our customer base. The Hero Schedule development team has been working hard the last few weeks to roll out this update for all users in the latest version! This feature allows you to put out a future schedule for employees to bid on. Bidding…
Read MoreProduct Updates [November 2023]
This month we updated both our time cards and overtime reports. Amidst some bug fixes, our development team pushed out these two key updates for all users. Viewing Time Card permissions now adjustable for employees Previously, supervisors could view all time cards and employees could only view their own. Now, you are able to adjust…
Read MoreProduct Updates [September 2023]
In the month of September, we’ve continued to improve the Hero Schedule platform, especially our Open Shift feature. Below is a quick summary of the upgrades we’ve made. Show Open Shifts on Calendar View When you use the Calendar View, if there are any Open Shifts that an employee is eligible for, they will show…
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