{"id":69439,"date":"2024-10-30T11:37:36","date_gmt":"2024-10-30T03:37:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/?page_id=69439"},"modified":"2026-08-17T23:17:51","modified_gmt":"2026-08-17T15:17:51","slug":"shift-log-release-4-18","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/shift-log\/shift-log-releases\/shift-log-release-4-18\/","title":{"rendered":"Shift Log Release 4.18"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-67356 size-full alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Shift-Log_100.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"101\" height=\"101\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Shift-Log_100.png 101w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Shift-Log_100-48x48.png 48w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 101px) 100vw, 101px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"intro-text\">Shift Log version 4.18 includes:\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul class=\"intro-text\">\n<li>Retention policy added to manage data mart size<\/li>\n<li>Comments are now included with exported entries<\/li>\n<li>A rule can be created to update a field from another field<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 class=\"page-subheading\">Retention Policy to Manage Data Mart Size<\/h2>\n<p class=\"intro-text\">A retention policy designed to manage the size of the data mart and improve performance, has been added. The policy enables the length of time data is retained for to be configured in Server Management or the <em>svr.Server<\/em> database table.<\/p>\n<p class=\"intro-text\"><em>Retention policy configuration in data mart in Server Management:<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image001-1.png\" rel=\"lightbox-0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-69444 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image001-1-600x137.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"137\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image001-1-600x137.png 600w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image001-1-768x175.png 768w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image001-1-150x34.png 150w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image001-1-1080x246.png 1080w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image001-1-48x11.png 48w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image001-1.png 1198w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"intro-text\">Additional settings allow the policy to be configured to run automatically at a set time.<\/p>\n<p class=\"intro-text\"><em>Retention policy properties in svr.Server table in the database:<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image002-1.png\" rel=\"lightbox-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-69445 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image002-1-600x210.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"210\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image002-1-600x210.png 600w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image002-1-768x269.png 768w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image002-1-150x53.png 150w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image002-1-48x17.png 48w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image002-1.png 773w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 class=\"page-subheading\">Exported Entries Table Includes Comments<\/h2>\n<p class=\"intro-text\">Comments are now included when entries in a Shift Log table are exported to a CSV file.<\/p>\n<p class=\"intro-text\">Only the top-level comments are exported, this means any replies to comments are not included. Also, a maximum of 20 plain text comments will be exported and these will be the most recent comments.<\/p>\n<p class=\"intro-text\">The comment is displayed by date\/time, user, and text, with each field on a separate line.<\/p>\n<p class=\"intro-text\"><em>Comments in exported CSV file:<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image003-1.png\" rel=\"lightbox-2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-69446\" src=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image003-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"210\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image003-1.png 400w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image003-1-150x126.png 150w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image003-1-48x40.png 48w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 class=\"page-subheading\">A Rule to Update a Field from Another Field<\/h2>\n<p class=\"intro-text\">An Entry Pre Processing Rule can use the Update Entry Details action to copy the value of one field to another field of the same type.<\/p>\n<p class=\"intro-text\">The option <em>Copy value from field<\/em> is only available if there is another field of the same data type, as the first field selected, on the form.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image004-1.png\" rel=\"lightbox-3\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-69447\" src=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image004-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"350\" height=\"160\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image004-1.png 598w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image004-1-150x69.png 150w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image004-1-48x22.png 48w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 class=\"page-subheading\">Hyperlink Opens in New Browser Tab<\/h2>\n<p class=\"intro-text\">Hyperlinks created in rich text fields will now open in a new tab in the browser, improving the user experience.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image005.png\" rel=\"lightbox-4\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-69448\" src=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image005.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"350\" height=\"188\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image005.png 569w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image005-150x80.png 150w, 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