What's New At Desklog

Introduced Task Import in Projects, allowing users to upload multiple tasks at once, reduce manual effort and speed up project setup through bulk task creation.

Redesigned Project Insights to provide clearer visibility into time metrics, task distribution, bug tracking and delivery status for better project performance analysis.

Added Task Spent Time and Task Assigned Time as new base parameters in efficiency calculations, enabling more flexible and accurate performance measurement.

Enabled idle time configuration at the user level, allowing administrators to set idle notifications individually instead of only at the company level.

Introduced a minimum idle time setting to control when idle notifications appear. 

Made the Reporter field editable on the task edit page, allowing changes to who the task is reported to.

Added Dark Mode to the login page to enhance visual comfort and accessibility.

Added Priority and Task Type filters on the project page for easier task organization and tracking.

Included Assigned Time in the project overview to support better workload planning and time estimation.

Fixed issues with automatic project selection in the task creation section in My Tasks to ensure tasks are assigned to the correct project.

Resolved inconsistencies in modal titles across the Desklog dashboard for improved clarity and usability.

Fixed UX issues in the Add Company Leave modal to improve layout, clarity and interaction flow.

You can now replicate app productivity settings from an existing team to one or more other teams.

We've added a convenient new option to the Team page that allows you to directly add or assign managers to a specific team.

You can now add members to a project directly during the project creation process. This new functionality simplifies the initial setup by letting you manage access permissions at the exact moment you create a new project.

Previously, administrators could only approve or deny pending leave requests. Now, you have the added flexibility to delete pending leave requests entirely, providing more control over leave management.

We've introduced the ability to delete leave types that have not yet been used to help you keep your leave management clean and organized.

Administrators now have a new configuration option to hide the screenshot icon that appears on top of a user's screen.

When viewing Leave Reports as an administrator, you'll now have the ability to see whether a leave request is in a pending status directly within the "Other Leaves" section. We've also made general improvements to the UI/UX for a smoother experience.

We've added a search option within the timezone selection, along with timezone offsets displayed next to each option. This allows users to quickly find and select the correct timezone.

The confirmation box that appears when you try to delete a task will now display the specific task name to provide greater clarity and prevent accidental deletions.

The Timesheet Overview now includes a new option that allows you to export a detailed report on a weekly basis.

We've improved the Timesheet Overview by adding a new feature that enables you to select a custom date range. This means you can now view data and export reports for any specific period you define, beyond the standard date types.

The "My Tasks" list view has been improved with additional date visibility. Upcoming tasks will now display their start date, while all other tasks will show their end date, providing a clearer overview of your task schedule.

You can now view the total screenshot count for each user, giving you a quick overview of their captured activity. Additionally, you can now easily see if a user is offline or if no screenshots have been taken for them.

To help identify unusual activity, screenshots with suspicious content are now clearly marked on the Captures page for each user.

You can now apply app menu restrictions to individual users, giving you more control over user access to specific application features. Previously, these restrictions could only be applied company-wide, but this update allows for more flexibility.

Improved email notification text for leave approvals to ensure clarity.

Fixed an issue that caused errors when submitting time requests through mobile app notifications.

This fix addresses an issue preventing users from successfully clicking and initiating web timer task requests.

The “Focus Time” metric, previously missing from attendance summary emails, has been restored. Recipients now receive complete data in their daily or weekly reports, enhancing productivity tracking and visibility.

To ensure consistency and improve readability, mislabeled or unclear column headers in both the Time Request and Task Request pages have been corrected. These refinements support better comprehension for users handling approvals or reviewing entries.

We’ve introduced a new column titled “Requested To” in the Time Request section. This addition brings clarity to the approval flow by explicitly showing to whom a request was submitted. It aids both users and managers in tracking and managing time-off or correction requests more effectively.

To enhance integration capabilities, the public API for task and project creation has been updated to return the respective task or project ID in the response. This change simplifies downstream automation, enabling developers to instantly retrieve and use the unique identifier for subsequent actions such as updates, linking, or reporting.

Users faced glitches when navigating through multiple pages of screenshot captures. These pagination issues have now been resolved, ensuring smoother browsing and data review experiences.

Multiple underlying bugs within the Insights module have been identified and addressed. These fixes enhance the accuracy and reliability of analytics, dashboards, and performance metrics across the platform.

Previously, deleted teams were appearing as “Unknown Team” in engaged inactivity reports, causing confusion. This has been corrected, such entries will no longer display, ensuring clean and accurate reporting.

We’ve addressed issues where unknown characters or irregular number formats were appearing in Time Request entries. All data now follows a clean and consistent format, ensuring accuracy and eliminating confusion in time tracking.

A bug that prevented screenshot previews from appearing on the mobile app for newly onboarded companies has been resolved. Mobile users can now reliably view captured screenshots without disruption, regardless of company onboarding time.

Tasks that have passed their due date are now visually distinguished in the My Tasks Kanban view using ‘Red Colour’. This helps users quickly identify overdue items and prioritize them accordingly, improving time management and accountability.

To provide better visibility into deadlines, an “End Date” field has been added to each task card in the “My Tasks”- Kanban view. This gives users immediate insight into when tasks are due without needing to open each one individually.

A new administrative control allows admins to demote a Team Leader back to a normal team member. This feature adds flexibility for team structure adjustments, especially in scenarios involving leadership changes, or performance management.

Added a 1-hour option to the Reminder Email settings, allowing organizations to send alerts to users who fail to meet the minimum working hours set by the company. This provides timely notifications to encourage compliance with attendance policies.

The default pagination on the Captures page is now set to 20 items per page. This ensures better performance, especially for users with a large volume of screenshot data, and improves load times and page responsiveness.

The subject line for emails containing attendance reports has been revised from “Employee Report” to “Attendance Report.” This minor change brings more clarity to recipients, helping them quickly understand the purpose of the email without opening it.

To better reflect how users interpret and use the feature, we’ve updated the label from “Time at Work” to “Focus Time” in the Time Request popup. This change encourages more accurate logging and aligns with productivity-focused terminology.

The Time and Task Request modals have received a full visual refresh, aligning them with our modern UI standards. This redesign improves navigation, readability, and ease of use; making the request process smoother and more intuitive for all users.

Comments were not functioning properly on sub-tasks categorized as “Bug.” This issue has now been fixed, and users can comment on all sub-tasks regardless of type.

Users previously encountered issues when navigating through pages in the Time and Task Requests section. This has been fixed to ensure accurate and seamless pagination.

An issue where hyperlinks within task descriptions were either not displaying or not clickable has been addressed. Links now appear correctly and are fully functional.

Several visual inconsistencies that affected the dark mode interface, such as colour clashes and unreadable elements, have been fixed, resulting in a cleaner and more consistent user experience across themes.

We’ve resolved a layout issue affecting the design of the Minimum Hour Reminder mail. The formatting is now consistent and easy to read across all devices and mail clients.

• Addressed a design-related issue where the user profile icon appeared misaligned or distorted on smaller screens and mobile devices.
• The icon now displays correctly with proper sizing and alignment, ensuring a consistent and polished user interface across all device types, especially for mobile users accessing Desklog on the go.

• Project and Task-related APIs have been added to the Public API suite, enabling external systems and developers to programmatically access, create, and manage project and task data.
• This enhancement supports better integration with third-party tools and custom workflows.

• Users can now personalize their view by selecting which columns appear on individual project detail pages.
• This enhancement supports improved project monitoring by allowing teams to highlight only the data most relevant to their workflow, improving clarity and focus.

• An App Download section has been added to the bottom of the left-hand menu, offering direct links to Desklog’s desktop and mobile apps.
• This makes it easier for users to locate and install Desklog’s Desktop & Mobile application firsthand.

• The maximum character limit for task names has been increased from 100 to 150 characters.
• This allows for more descriptive task titles, improving clarity and communication within projects and task lists.

• Desklog now introduces Engaged Inactivity Detection; idle time will not be recorded if the user is actively using selected productive applications (even if there's no keyboard or mouse input).
• This smart detection prevents incorrectly marking users as idle when they are actively engaged in permitted apps, such as during video calls or coding sessions.

• A new configuration option has been added to enable or disable the entire Project Management Module based on organizational needs.
• Admins can now control the visibility and use of project-related features, making Desklog more customizable for different types of teams.

• An Excel export feature has been added to the Apps Productivity section.
• Admins can now download detailed productivity data in a structured Excel (.xlsx) format, allowing for easier offline analysis, reporting, and data archiving.

• The Apps Productivity section, located under the Apps category in the Activity module, now provides detailed user information along with app usage data.
• This helps in easily identifying which user is associated with which activity or application, improving transparency in productivity tracking.

• The download process for detailed timesheet exports has been optimized for speed, reliability, and data accuracy.
• This update ensures larger or complex reports are exported more efficiently with fewer interruptions or formatting issues.

• Resolved an issue that was preventing successful download of the Work Schedule Excel report.
• The report can now be generated and downloaded without errors, ensuring consistent access to scheduling data.

• Managers can now update productivity statuses for multiple apps and teams at once, rather than adjusting them individually for each user. This simplified process saves time during productivity audits, team restructuring, or bulk updates.

• Added the ability to schedule when email reports should be sent.
• Admins can now set preferred times for report delivery, improving planning and making sure reports are available at the right time.

• Attendance and non-productive time reports that are sent via email now include the data as Excel file attachments.
• With Excel attachments, admins can easily download, analyze, archive, or further process the data using familiar spreadsheet tools, making reporting much more practical for HR, managers, and team leads.

• A filter by team name option has been added to the Teams management page.
• For organizations managing a large number of teams, this filter simplifies navigation, helps quickly locate specific teams, and improves administrative efficiency when managing team configurations or user assignments.

Users can now manually log their working hours from multiple views within the system:

• Desklog Month View
• Timesheet Day View
• Timesheet Week View

This feature is particularly useful for cases where automatic tracking is incomplete or manual corrections are needed. It empowers users to ensure that their recorded working hours are accurate and complete across different timelines.

• Timeline exports now include details of users who haven’t installed the Desklog app. This enhancement improves administrative visibility, making it easier to track compliance and identify users who may need support with installation.

• The integration with Jira has been enhanced to provide a smoother authentication process.
• Users will now experience faster, more secure, and more reliable Jira logins and reconnections, ensuring uninterrupted synchronization between Desklog tasks and Jira issues.

• The issue where start and end date fields were saved as empty when editing a task has been resolved. Now, users can no longer save tasks without specifying these dates, ensuring that task timelines remain accurate and project schedules stay on track.

• The minimum required length for a Task Name has been changed to 1 character (previously longer).
• This allows greater flexibility when creating very small or quick tasks without unnecessary restrictions.

• Added the ability to transfer ownership of projects.
• The project owners can now assign a different user as the new project owner.
• This feature ensures better project continuity when users change roles or leave the organization, without losing project data or access.

• Introduced Dark Mode across the platform.
• Users can now switch to a dark-themed interface, reducing eye strain in low-light environments and providing a modern, comfortable user experience.
• Dark mode preference can be toggled easily from the Menu Bar.

• Updated the User Import from Excel interface with several UI/UX improvements:
1. Clearer instructions for preparing the Excel file.
2. Enhanced error messages for incorrect formats.
3. Better visual feedback during the upload and validation process.
These improvements make the import process more user-friendly and efficient.

• Redesigned the Time Request popup to offer a cleaner, more intuitive interface.
• Form layouts, input validations, and action buttons have been adjusted to improve usability and ensure faster request submissions.

(the limit for the user count in excel has been increased)

• The Excel import limit has been increased from the previous cap to 500 users per upload.
• This improvement helps in bulk onboarding scenarios, reducing the need for multiple import operations for large teams.

• Introduced WhatsApp integration for sending payment alerts and notifications.
• Users will now receive instant updates regarding invoice payments, pending dues, or successful transactions directly through WhatsApp, ensuring faster communication and reducing the chances of missed notifications.
• This new channel complements existing email alerts, offering an additional and more immediate way to stay informed.

• Added a Name field when creating a new user from the Register User path.
• Previously missing or optional, capturing the name at the time of creation ensures better profile accuracy and smoother communication within the system.

• In the My Desklog section of the mobile app, added filters to switch between Day, Week, and Month views.
• This improves flexibility for users tracking their time and productivity on the go, allowing them to view trends and logs according to their preferred timeframes.

• In the Track Time Preferences, admins can now set Focus Time as the primary metric for tracking working hours.
• This allows users to tailor their tracking experience, emphasizing deep work sessions and enabling a better balance between work and productivity goals.

• Added Focus Time tracking across all major reports.
• Focus Time represents the duration a user actively works and it is calculated based on mouse and keyboard activity. It offers deeper insights into actual productivity.
• Organizations can now analyze not just total logged hours but also the quality of work during those hours.

• Added an "Attended" filter in the Timelines view.
• This allows users and administrators to easily filter records based on attendance status, helping monitor user participation, track leaves, and analyze user engagement over different periods.

• Introduced advanced filter options in the Project Invoicing section.
• Users can now sort and create invoices based on multiple new criteria, such as project name, billing period, or client.
• These filters make managing, tracking, and analyzing project-related financials much more efficient.

• Added a visible "What’s New" link to the top header menu.
• Users can quickly access recent updates, feature releases, and announcements without needing to search or rely on email communications.

• A feedback form has been added during the account deletion process.
• When users request to delete their accounts, they are now prompted to provide optional feedback about their experience or reasons for leaving.
• This input will be valuable for future service enhancements and identifying potential areas for improvement

• Enhanced the User Registration module with improved filtering options.
• These changes help streamline large-scale user management and onboarding processes.

• Enhanced the User Import via CSV process by automatically skipping duplicate email entries.
• If a duplicate email is detected in the import file, it will be ignored, preventing import errors and maintaining data integrity without manual cleanup.

• When exporting the User List, any active filters (e.g., role, status) are now applied automatically to the exported file.
• This ensures the exported data matches exactly what is displayed on-screen, improving data consistency and reporting accuracy.

• The Apps Productivity section, located under the Apps category in the Activity module, now provides detailed user information along with app usage data.
• This helps in easily identifying which user is associated with which activity or application, improving transparency in productivity tracking.

• Fixed an issue where admin users faced errors while uploading documents when applying for medical leave.
• If a duplicate email is detected in the import file, it will be ignored, preventing import errors and maintaining data integrity without manual cleanup.

• Introduced desklog app, offline and quit restrictions across the application.
• Users now only see menu items relevant to their permissions and roles, improving security, user experience, and workflow simplicity.

• Admins can now create and assign tasks directly from a user's timeline view.
• This streamlines the task creation process and makes it easier to assign work based on user activities without needing to switch between different modules.

• Users can now delete their own pending time and task requests before they are reviewed (approved/rejected).
• Admin users have additional capabilities:
• Admins can delete any user's pending requests directly via the Time Request option available in the Admin Panel. Admins can also access a specific user’s timeline and delete their pending requests from the user's timeline or request history.
• These options ensure that pending or incorrect requests can be efficiently managed without delays, maintaining a clean and accurate task tracking system.

• Added two new input fields in the Project Create Modal:
  • Estimation Hours: Define the expected hours required for the project.
  • Estimated Amount: Specify the anticipated financial cost of the project.
• These enhancements help teams plan projects more accurately and improve project cost forecasting.

• Introduced a new setting to disable time and task requesting for specific users or roles.
• This gives administrators more control over who can initiate requests, helping manage task flow and avoid unnecessary requests.

• Resolved an issue where the date filter did not function properly on the Firefox browser.
• Date selections are now consistently applied across all browsers, ensuring a unified experience for all users.