Replicon and Polaris new feature summaries - latest update
Below, you'll find the list of new features we plan to launch in Q2 of 2025. Also on this topic, you can read about our regular rollout schedule, so you'll always know when new features will be available in Replicon and Polaris.
About our rollout schedule
Each quarter, we follow this schedule when releasing new features in Replicon and Polaris:
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Mid-way through the quarter |
Post planned new features for that quarter on this topic |
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Week 3 of that month |
Begin rollout of features to customer sandbox instances |
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Start of the final month of the quarter |
Start rolling out new features to all customers |
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By the end of final month of the quarter |
Finish rolling out new features to all customers |
Q2 2025 - Planned new features
We plan to roll out the following new features for Replicon and Polaris in June.
RESOURCING
Task allocation in Polaris
Currently in Polaris, you can allocate resources to projects, and you can assign resources timesheet access to tasks.
But soon, you’ll be able to allocate resources directly to tasks.
This will allow project managers to check resource availability when planning tasks and to view actual hours worked per task versus the allocated hours.
Hiring integration with Talent Management in Polaris
Currently in Polaris, if no suitable resource is available to fulfill an allocation request, the resource manager can mark that role as To Be Hired. However, since HR and hiring capabilities are beyond the scope of Polaris, managers have to manually handle hiring requests and allocations outside of the app.
Soon in Polaris, we’ll be introducing an integration with Deltek Talent Management (DTM) that enables automated requesting, fulfillment, and allocation of new hires.
Two Project reports recategorized under Resource in Polaris
We’ll soon be moving two report templates currently located under the Project category to the Resource category. The two templates are:
- Resource Request vs Allocation, and
- Resource Allocation
PROJECTS & BILLING
Project mass edit in Polaris
You'll soon be able to edit multiple Polaris projects at once.
To mass edit, you’ll go to the Projects list page, select the projects you want to edit, make your changes, and click Mass Edit.
This new functionality will allow you to quickly make changes to multiple projects, right within the project interface.
Capped billing in Polaris
In Polaris, you’ll soon be able to set a cap on the amount that can be invoiced for a project.
If billing managers attempt to send invoices that exceed the total contract value you’ve set for that project, they’ll encounter an error message.
Time off visibility for project managers in Replicon
Project managers will soon be able to view time off for members of their project teams. This should help managers better understand resource availability, and better plan their projects and forecast revenue.
On the Team > Time Off tab for a project, they’ll be able to see time off that is either awaiting approval or has been approved, for all team members who are assigned to that project as individuals.
TIMESHEETS & PUNCHES
Timesheet template effective dates in Replicon and Polaris
Sometimes, administrators need to change which timesheet template a user or group of users is assigned – for example, if users change departments or locations.
Soon, when administrators assign new templates to users in their user profiles, they will be able to choose when the assignment takes effect. This has two main benefits:
- It allows admins to set up new timesheet templates before the new template takes effect
- It allows a record of old template assignments to be saved when a template is changed
Project Time Correction report in Replicon and Polaris
We’ll soon be adding a report template designed for project managers called the Project Time Correction report.
This report allows project managers to:
- Check for post-approval changes that may impact previous client billing
- Review changes they’ve asked team members to make, in a single location
Improved support for punch functionality in Polaris
Currently, when punch users access Polaris, they don’t see a Time Punches tab in their My Work section, but instead have to follow a roundabout path – navigating from Reports to My Replicon – to find that tab.
We’ll soon be improving the user experience for those using Replicon time punches in Polaris. To see these changes, customers must be using Replicon’s Workforce Management or Time Attend Plus products, together with Polaris.
TIME OFF
An update to time off delete approval in Replicon
In Q1 of 2025, we added the option to allow approval when a user attempts to book time off, for each time off type.
Soon, we’ll be adding a new setting that lets administrators require approval for only past or only future bookings.
We’re introducing this option to support the common scenario of allowing deletion of future time off without approval, while requiring approval when deleting past time off, since past time off has more impact on other data.
New deletion of submitted bookings option in Replicon
Currently, for each time off type, administrators can choose to allow all bookings, no bookings, future bookings, or past bookings that have been submitted to be deleted.
Soon, we’ll be allowing an additional option: Bookings up to X months in the past only.
SCHEDULING
Project Manager shift scheduling in Replicon
Soon, project managers will be able to carry out shift scheduling in Replicon, without needing schedule manager or supervisor permissions.
This will allow PMs to directly schedule their project team members, from the projects they own only. This is helpful in cases where the PM handles all shift scheduling for their team, and can also help filter shift workers if one manager acts as both PM and supervisor.
Shift Assignment Audit Trail report in Replicon
Soon in Replicon, we’ll be offering a new report template and default report called Shift Assignment Audit Trail, that shows all changes (add, modify, and delete) made to shift schedules.
For example, you might use this new report to confirm when the shift was scheduled, if an employee complains that a shift was updated right before it occurred so they didn’t receive enough notice.
COMPLIANCE
New and updated compliance rules in Replicon
This quarter, we added/updated the following compliance rules:
- We added two new out of the box pay rules this quarter, one for the British Virgin Islands and one for Uzbekistan
- We released a Maximum overtime hours in a period timesheet validation rule
- We added a Bookings must start prior to a date-based period time off booking validation rule
- We’ve updated the Yearly/Monthly accrual with expiry & rounding time off accrual rule
