Spring 2019 Release Notes

Discover the improvements and fixes that were included in this release.

Platform

This section covers the improvements and fixes that we've added to increase the clarity and value of Visier People.

Analytics

  • 34009: When compared to the Movement Summary chart, the Movement Breakdown chart would sometimes show different values for Moves In and Moves Out. This discrepancy has been fixed and both charts will now show the same values.
  • 35128: When applying filters to an analysis, you may have noticed that filters were not being applied correctly to some charts. Previously, if any of the filters could not be applied to the chart, all filters would be dropped. This has been fixed and charts will only drop the filters that cannot be applied.
  • 36780: We fixed an issue where custom trailing periods could not be applied to certain metrics such as Estimated Replacement Cost Due to Turnover.
  • 36783: Even though it was manually turned off, the Virtual Assistant would reactivate each time a new data version was loaded. This will no longer happen and the Virtual Assistant will remain off.

Planning

  • 36702: We fixed an issue where the actual metric was being filtered incorrectly when it was being compared to multiple plan metrics.

Admin

  • 26540: When downloading the Audit report, you will no longer get an error.
  • 34613: We fixed an issue where users were being forwarded to the incorrect sign-in page when their sessions expired.
  • 36627: To coincide with the improvements to data security configuration, the Super Admin Role has been renamed to the Super Admin Permission.

Solution

This section covers the changes to content, such as metrics and prebuilt analyses, that we've added to help you tackle more complex topics.

Organization

Improvements

  • The HR Effectiveness topic was added to the guidebook. The HR employee concept was added and allows you to identify who has a role in HR using Job Name. The HR Employee Ratio, HR FTE Ratio, HR Labor Costs per Employee, Manager to HRBP Ratio, and Manager to HR Recruiting Ratio metrics were added. Use the HR Effectiveness metrics to evaluate the efficiency and impact of the HR team on the organization and whether HR has enough staff to effectively support the workforce.

  • We have introduced a range of usage analyses to help you increase the adoption of people analytics across the organization. With the introduction of usage metrics your People Analytics team can now track things like: who is logging in, who is creating new content, which analyses are being accessed, and more. The Usage topic was also added to the guidebook.

    Note: The new set of Usage features will be made available a few weeks after the Spring release. During this time, to ensure that the Usage features are performing exactly as expected, we will be validating and reviewing the usage data. Once we have confirmed that everything is performing as expected, we will enable this feature and update you when it becomes available.

  • We've added two concepts that will allow you to quickly filter to employees who report to you. The My Direct Reports concept allows you to see employees who report directly to you and the My Reports concept allows you to see employees who are in your supervisory hierarchy.
  • The Assignments metric was added and allows you to look at the number of assignments that were active at any time during the period.
  • The Assignment Allocation Percentage property was added. It is calculated as the total employee's assigned time divided by their FTE factor and allows you to count and identify the employees who are over or under utilized.
  • Education and Job History have been converted to multi-value properties so you can load detailed education and employment data for candidates and employees (e.g., An employee's last 5 jobs).

Bug fixes

  • 34995: To provide a more accurate description, the Employee Post-Exit property was renamed to Employer Post-Exit.
  • 35486: To align with naming conventions, the Male Ratio metric was renamed to Employee Male Ratio.
  • 35539: We fixed an issue where the Manager Change Count property and the Manager Instability Count (Trailing 12 Months) metric did not count values that go from unknown to known as a change.
  • 35560: The explanation for the Employee Female Ratio was updated to include a note which states the denominator only includes those with a known value for gender.

Diversity & Inclusion

Bug fixes

  • 36408: Descriptive text has been added for each business question.

Learning

Bug fixes

  • 34420: In the Executive Overview topic, the chart titled The number of learning completions by job is now grouped by Job Family instead of Job Name.
  • 35458: Descriptions have been added to the guidebook analyses.
  • 35564: Titles have been added to charts in the guidebook.
  • 35565: When exploring the Compliance Learning topic, you may have noticed that the analysis titled Certifications Analysis was linked twice. We've removed the extra link.

Planning

Bug fixes

  • 35063: A short description was added for the Actual Pay for Time Not Worked per FTE metric.

Talent

Improvements

  • Use Visier's new What-if capabilities to determine what your headcount will be if you change the rates of employee starts and exits. Explore the Headcount model in the Movement topic and look at the linked analysis What is the projected future headcount?
  • We've added new diversity content to the Organization guidebook for Talent customers. You'll find additional questions about gender and ethnic diversity as well as content related to veterans and disabilities.
  • To help you explore placement events that occurred due to an internal hiring process, we've added the following metrics: Internal Placement by Hire Count, Internal Placement by Hire Rate, Internal Placement by Hire Annualized Rate, and Internal Placement by Hire Count (Trailing 12M).

Bug fixes

  • 35001: We made a couple of changes to charts in the Talent guidebook.
    • In the Executive Overview topic, the chart titled Comparison of headcount grouped by organization is now grouped by Organization instead of Function.
    • In the Engagement topic, the chart titled Trend of engagement by organization now shows data at a yearly granularity instead of monthly.
  • 35063: Short descriptions were added for the following metrics: Actual Pay for Time Not Worked per FTE and Actual Workforce Overhead per FTE.
  • 35487: We adjusted the range groupings for the Compa Ratio dimension to improve their usefulness. You'll see better data distribution with the updated ranges. As part of this change, the Pay Level Compensation Average property was renamed to Pay Level Compensation Mid-Point.
  • 36359: We fixed an issue where the Employee's Reported property for the Total Cost of Workforce concept did not show the correct currency code when values were converted.

Talent Acquisition

Improvements

  • Use Visier's new What-if capabilities to determine:
    • How the Female Employee Ratio changes if you change the rates at which females apply, get hired, and exit. Explore the Female Ratio model in the Diversity topic and look at the linked analysis What is the impact of changes in hiring outcomes on projected employee female ratio?
    • How your headcount target can be achieved if you change the rates at which employees exit and candidates apply and get hired. Explore the External Hires model in the Applicant Pipeline topic and look at the linked analysis What is the impact of changes in hiring outcomes on projected headcount?

Bug fixes

  • 34821: Descriptions and explanations were added for the Normal Process and Hiring Process metrics.
  • 35887: We've updated the formula for the Accumulated Direct Cost property so that the correct currency code is displayed.