Winter 2023 Release Notes

Add a topic to a dynamic template

To make a dynamic template visible to users, administrators can now add it to a topic. It will no longer appear in users' Analyses room.

Additional options for dynamic templates

Content authors can now use new functions and chart transforms to create dynamic templates.

We added the following functions to use in dynamic templates:

• anomalies: This function looks for anomalies in a metric over a time period.
• getHierarchyMembersFilters: This function retrieves hierarchy members as separate filters.
• mapEventReference: This function maps events to populations, such as finding all the interview events for an applicant.
• mapReference: This function maps insight populations to other populations, such as mapping employees to requisitions using the Job Name dimension.

We added the following chart transforms to use in dynamic visualizations:

• Set annotations: Add annotations at each of the population time instants on the visualization, such as to show anomalies in the data.
• Set custom value reference line: Add a reference line to the visualization to summarize or compare data.
• Set focus members: Use a population or filter parameter to focus on specific members in the Career Paths and Sourcing Paths visuals. To set an employee as the focus, use a population parameter. To set a Job Name or Job Family as the focus, use a filter parameter.
• Set metric parameter value: Set a parameter value for a metric in the visualization.

Anomaly detection

Content authors can now add anomaly detection to visualizations using dynamic formulas. This allows users to quickly see data that is historically different and may require attention.

Key insights in Career Paths

The Career Paths visualization now supports key insights. When viewing a Career Path visual, you will now see insights generated by interesting data in the visual, such as which path is most likely from one job to another.

Predefined filters

Content authors can now add parameters to analyses that can later be changed by users viewing the analysis. In dynamic templates, authors can also make the trigger population optional.

Time picker logic at the analysis level

We’ve updated how the boundary between historical and future data is determined in the time picker at the analysis level. To align with the rest of the solution, the earliest historical end date of the data in an analysis will be used as the cutoff. For example, if the analysis contains historical Employee data that ends April 30 and historical Requisition data that ends July 6, then the time picker will show future time periods (unfilled/hollow boxes) from May 1.

Captures limit

To optimize performance, we are limiting the number of captures that can be saved to 100.

Attribute Sets enhancements

We made the following updates to attribute sets:

• The full list of attributes is now called “All” instead of “Default”. This is the set of all View Details attributes.
• If you add or remove attributes in an Attribute Set, that Attribute Set's name is appended with “(edited)” to indicate a change was made.
• When you return to a visualization, your last selected Attribute Set will now have the correct name, such as “Retention”, rather than “Default”.

Employee ID search

Quickly find an employee using their employee ID in the Ask Visier search panel, View Details, the Compare Room, and more.

Exports naming convention

The naming convention for exported files has changed to Export-VisualType-CreatedDate_Time. For example, if you were to download a Breakdown visual that was created on July 14, 2022 as a PNG file, the downloaded file will be named Export-Breakdown-2022-07-14_16-30.

Icons update

We have updated the user interface icons to provide a cleaner and more consistent experience.

Metric lineage tool

Administrators can now validate metric values in visualizations. The metric lineage tool allows you to view the source data that’s included in the metric calculation.

Metric picker redesign

The full screen Metric picker has been updated from a 3-panel to a 2-panel design to help you choose the right metric faster.

Default sort order for group by

We've updated the default sort order for the group by in the Breakdown visual from Ascending Grouping Order to Descending Metric Order.

Pipeline Flow in Explore

The Pipeline Flow visual can now be accessed from the Visual picker.

Visier People mobile

You can now access Visier People on your mobile web browser. With this update, we will be deprecating the iOS Visier People mobile app. For more information, see Deprecation Notice: Visier People iOS Mobile App.

Guidebook redesign

We’ve updated the look of the Guidebook room with a completely redesigned user interface and navigation! Guidebooks now have illustrations that you can customize by uploading your own images. Easily find the content that is most important to you by navigating the new design.

Export custom content enhancements

Administrators can now select custom content to export from the content’s original listing page under Security (Permissions, Content Packages, etc.). Visier Certified Developers can export custom content in Security and Model (Analyses, Metrics, etc.).

Populations tab is now AI Configuration

We renamed the Populations tab, found in an analytic object, to AI Configuration. This name more accurately reflects the purpose of the tab, which is for administrators to configure the attributes used in AI insights, find similar, and explore this features. Additionally, AI Configuration is now available to administrators.

Data connectors

We are now offering generally available data connectors for Qualtrics and SAP SuccessFactors and limited availability data connectors for Medallia and Oracle Fusion. We also enhanced the existing Workday, iCIMS, and Greenhouse connectors.

Data Versions room renamed to Data Categories

We changed the name of the Data Versions room to Data Categories. Data Versions was a misleading name because the components within that room are actually containers that hold many data versions. The new name, Data Categories, more accurately reflects the purpose of the room.

Aggregation parameter

Visier Certified Developers can now create a new parameter type called Aggregation that allows them to parameterize the aggregate function of their metric formulas. In the solution experience, users can select a base metric and then choose an aggregation type from the predefined values in the metric picker.

SFTP password management

Previously, SFTP passwords were assigned and reset by Visier. Now, administrators can manage passwords for SFTP users.

Data model and query API enhancements

We made the following changes to the data model and query APIs:

• Added currencyConversionCode field to the QueryExecutionOptions and ListQueryExecutionOptions data types. This allows users to specify a preferred currency.
• Removed currencyConversionMode field from the QueryExecutionOptions and ListQueryExecutionOptions data types because it isn’t needed for querying.
• Deprecated the CurrencyConversionMode data type.

Visier People

This section covers the changes to the content of the Visier People solution.

All

What's new

Location Check-In

We’ve added Location Check-In content that allows you to analyze if hybrid workers are adhering to agreed upon office work requirements and assess whether any outliers exist with individuals or teams. Location Check-in allows the loading and analysis of workplace check-in data, whether it be via a badge or access card at a physical location or a network login. The following objects are included:

• Properties
  • Site ID
  • Site Capacity
  • Hour of Day
  • Employee ID
  • Check-In Site
  • Check-In Location
  • Check-In Date
  • Days in Employment Status
  • Check-In Type
• Dimensions
  • Check-In Type
• Concepts
  • On-Site Check-In
• Metrics
  • Average Employee Attendance
  • Total Employee Attendance
  • Site Capacity
  • Site Occupancy

Guidebook content for Location Check-In

Check out Learn About Location Check-Ins to learn how to analyze physical or network check-ins to monitor workplace locations and occupancy.

Long-term Project Assignment

We’ve added Project Assignment content that allows you to deploy employees to long-lived but time-bound projects to assess utilization and team composition. The following objects are included:

• Properties
  • FTE Allocation
  • Assignment Start Date
  • Assignment End Date
  • Dimensions
  • Project Role
  • Project Name
  • Project Customer
  • Project Industry
  • Project Type
• Concepts
  • Active Project Assignment
  • Project Assignment Active in Period
• Metrics
  • Project Assignment Count in Period
  • Average Project Assignment FTE in Period
  • Active Project Assignment Count
  • Average Active Project Assignment FTE
  • Total Active Project Assignment FTE
  • Active Project Assignment Utilization
  • Project Assignment Women FTE Ratio
  • Project Assignment Minority FTE Ratio (US)
  • Project Assignment Standard Minority FTE Ratio
  • Project Assignment Intersectionality FTE Ratio
  • Employee Project Utilization Ratio
• Analyses
  • Learn About Project Assignment Metrics
  • Monitor Project Assignments

Bug fixes

90506 - View Detail blank values

We’ve updated the formula for objects that excluded the end date to be inclusive. Previously, these were displaying blank values in View Details, now they will show values.

Organization

What's new

Retirement eligibility

We’ve added a dynamic value to the Retirement Eligibility metric so you can calculate the number of employees that become eligible for retirement based on a specified tenure. Previously, this metric only calculated retirement eligibility based on age. We’ve also added a Cumulative Retirement Eligibility metric, which calculates the running total number of employees that become eligible for retirement based on a specified age and/or tenure up to the selected period.

Employee Exit Model

We’ve added a new measure to the Employee Exit Model called YTD Annualized Rate so you can analyze the annualized percentage of employees who exit the organization from the beginning of the year up to the current period.

Guidebook content for Visier Standardized Occupations

Check out Learn About Visier Standardized Occupations and Learn About Visier Skills to learn about the process used to match your organization’s job names with standardized names provided by Visier and the skills data provided.

Work Location Analysis

We’ve added a new Workplace Type property to designate employees with a work location such as Remote, Hybrid, or Office. Analyze outcomes such as productivity and retention between these employees.

Guidebook content for Work Location Analysis

Check out Learn About Work Location Analyses to learn how to compare various people and business outcome results by workplace type.

My Content

We’ve added a concept called My Content so you can filter by content that you have created including content that has been transferred to you.

Guidebook content for My Content

Check out Monitor Usage of My Content to monitor how much other users are viewing analyses that you own and/or created.

Bug fixes

95513 - Deprecated Benchmarks analysis

The analysis What are the trends for Visier Benchmarks? has been deprecated. To explore which Visier Benchmarks are available as trends, check out the analysis Visier Benchmark Trends for the overall population.

98289 - Tenure with Current Manager

We’ve updated the formula of this property to account for gaps in employment. If the employee is rehired, the calculation will reset to their latest start date. If the employee is returning from furlough, the calculation will not reset to the latest start date due to platform limitations.

99480 - Visier Skill

We’ve updated the short description of this dimension to indicate that it is a hierarchy.

101520 - Visier Job Function

We’ve updated the short description of this dimension to indicate that each Visier Occupation is associated with one Visier Job Function. The Visier Job Function is fixed to the occupation, regardless of the employee’s department.

Patch updates

Mar 29 - Emsi to Lightcast rename

We have updated the naming of Emsi to Lightcast throughout the application to reflect the new branding.

Planning

What's new

Comment editing in Planning

You can now edit and delete your plan comments. Comment history will be tracked in the plan activity log.

Bug fixes

101201 - Expected Starts

We’ve updated the data type for the Expected Starts plan item in the Headcount Forecasting plan model to display integers instead of decimal values in the planning grid.

Patch updates

Mar 15 - Guided Diversity Planning reduction in positions

We’ve added new plan items to the Guided Diversity Planning model so you can subtract positions without the overall headcount and focus group headcount values turning negative.

Talent Acquisition

What's new

Hired Yet to Start

We’ve updated this metric to exclude internal applicants.

Bug fixes

97261 - Time as Candidate

We’ve updated the metric diagram to correctly reflect the Time as Candidate metric calculation, which excludes stagnant candidates.

97259 - Has Positions Filled

We’ve updated the name of the Positions Filled concept to Has Positions Filled, and updated the description to reflect that the concept includes requisitions with positions that are filled at the end of the period.

97837 - External Hires in Period

We’ve updated the metric calculation to filter by applicant instead of candidate.

Talent Essentials

What's new

Employee movement metrics

We’ve added the following four movement metrics to analyze outgoing employees:

• Total Outgoing Employee Count
• Total Outgoing Employee Rate
• Outgoing Employee of Group Count
• Outgoing Employee of Group Rate

Dynamic Compa Ratio

We’ve added an alternative version of the Compa Ratio metric, called Dynamic Compa Ratio, that calculates how much an individual employee is paid relative to their pay band. This metric is dynamic because it uses actual employee pay ranges, rather than predefined pay ranges. It looks at the pay for employees in the same job family to express the percent to which the employee's annual base pay is the same as the midpoint for that employee's job.

Patch updates

Mar 29 - Emsi to Lightcast rename

We have updated the naming of Emsi to Lightcast throughout the application to reflect the new branding.

Workplace Dynamics

We’re excited to announce the availability of Workplace Dynamics, which monitors passive communications, and assesses an employee’s productivity and well-being through understanding changes in collaboration. Workplace Dynamics uses an employee collaboration circle and solicits active feedback around the employee experience, including strengths and weaknesses of team members with whom employees are working closely.

Healthcare Extension

What's new

HCAHPS naming update

We’ve updated the names of the following HCAHPS metrics:

• Hospital Overall Rating to Overall Hospital Rating
• Cleanliness of Hospital Environment to Cleanliness of the Hospital
• Quietness of Hospital Environment to Quietness of the Hospital
• Recommend the Hospital to Willingness to Recommend Hospital

Visier Benchmarks

Sparsity reduction in Visier Benchmarks

You will see a significant increase in the number of benchmarks that are available as we are relaxing some of our internal statistical disclosure controls (SDC). We will continue to exclude certain benchmark values from publication to maintain the confidentiality of customer data.

Standardized Occupation Dimensions For Exit Benchmarks

We’ve added a new dimension called Visier Occupation that you can group the Visier Benchmark exit metrics by. You will now be able to filter all of the exit benchmarks by a standardized occupation allowing you to view and analyze exit metrics at a drilled-down level by domain (e.g., Sales), sub-domain (e.g., Account Management) and job name (e.g., Account Manager).

Benchmark Statistics

We’ve added new Visier Benchmark metrics with parameterized percentile measures. Percentiles are useful for analyzing the distribution of a dataset, and allow you to understand how your organization ranks in performance compared to the market at large. You can now select the measure you want to analyze in the metric picker, the default value is set to Average. The available measures for Visier Benchmarks include 10th Percentile, 25th Percentile, Median, 75th Percentile, and 90th Percentile.

• To view these new metrics, you may need to add them to your content packages.
• These metrics replace the existing Visier Benchmark metrics, which will be deprecated in the future. Visier Benchmark metrics with an asterisk (*) in the display name indicates that it will be deprecated and there is a newer version of the metric available.

Visier Benchmarks Trends

• New measured values for Visier Benchmarks Trends: We've added measured values for Q3 2022.

The current breakdown of Visier Benchmarks Trends:

• Measured values from Q1 2018 to Q3 2022.
• Extrapolated values from Q4 2022 to Q3 2023.

Visier Benchmarks Reports

The current breakdown of Visier Benchmarks Reports:

• Measured values from 2017 to 2021.
• Extrapolated values for 2022 and 2023.

Summary of Visier Benchmarks dataset

The Visier Benchmarks dataset was last updated February 2023.

• Benchmark values available: 88,525,446.
• Employee records in dataset: 18,030,731.