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Week 1 of October 2026: Focused Improvements for Consistent Growth

Oct 1, 2026Office PlatformMobile App

Fieldmagic Mobile App 2026.19.5 lets staff submit leave requests in timesheets on mobile and desktop, with rejection reasons, direct-link notifications, and resubmission alerts. It adds a setting for overlapping time logs, turns on quote-to-job conversion and bulk allowances by default, and sends job titles to Business Central.

Fixes cover scheduling and time entry, completed jobs reverting, cancelled-job emails, PO dates, Xero syncing, and Android layout issues.

Desktop Enhancements and Fixes

  • πŸ–οΈ Leave requests in timesheets (TDG Phase 2): Staff can now submit leave from timesheets on mobile and desktop, so paper forms are a thing of the past! πŸ“βŒ
  • πŸ”” Rejected timesheets: Crew members get a notification with the reason, and it takes them straight to the rejected time entry. 🎯 The office is told when it's been resubmitted. βœ…
  • ⏱️ Overlapping time logs: A new setting lets time logs always overlap.
  • 🏒 Purchase orders (TCE): Hover over the job icon on a PO line and you'll now see the tenant name too. πŸ‘€
  • πŸŽ›οΈ Toggle defaults: You can now set this toggle's default instead of it always starting on.
  • πŸ§™β€β™‚οΈ Job wizard in Studio: Choose which fields appear on the wizard.
  • πŸ“± Mobile app: Quote-to-job conversion and bulk allowance creation are now always available. πŸŽ‰
  • πŸ“Š Business Central (TDG Phase 2): The job title now goes into the Description field instead of the site address, making jobs easier to find in profitability reports. πŸ”
  • πŸ“§ Email setup: Domain authentication now includes DMARC details. πŸ”
  • πŸ› οΈ Fixes

πŸ“… Scheduling and mobile time entry (TDG)

  • πŸ“ Mobile time entries and materials can only be recorded against the job's scheduled work location.
  • πŸ” Repeat schedules now work for schedules that haven't been saved yet.
  • πŸ”Ž Calendar user filter now uses text search instead of a dropdown, so you can find resources by name.
  • πŸ“‹ Copying a resource schedule now includes assigned users when you paste it.
  • βœ… Jobs completed in the mobile app no longer go back to "Awaiting Scheduling" when no Office Review status is set up.
  • 🚫 Customers no longer get "upcoming job" emails for cancelled jobs.
  • πŸ—“οΈ PO dates no longer show one day early in timezones behind UTC. 🌍
  • 🏠 Customers with multiple sites: you can now pick any of their sites when adding a recurring job, and the form updates to match.
  • πŸ–¨οΈ Printing in Advanced Reports works as it did before a recent change.
  • πŸ”„ Customer name changes in Fieldmagic now reach Xero after an invoice sync. πŸ’Ό
  • πŸ’₯ Creating a record no longer fails with a server error when a custom date/time field has an invalid default value.

Mobile App Enhancements and Fixes (2026.19.5)

  • πŸ–οΈ Leave requests in timesheets (TDG Phase 2): Staff can now submit leave requests in timesheets on mobile and desktop, so paper leave forms are no longer needed! πŸ“βŒ This update also brings:
  • πŸ”” Leave approvals with notifications, sent to the people involved
  • πŸ’¬ Rejection notes: Reviewers can add a reason when rejecting timesheets or leave, and the crew member gets a notification explaining why
  • 🎯 Direct link to the rejected entry: Tap the notification to open the exact time entry that needs fixing
  • ♻️ Resubmission alerts: Reviewers know when a corrected entry has been resubmitted
  • πŸ‘₯ Bulk updates and team grouping in the timesheet view
  • ⏱️ Overlapping time logs: A new setting lets overlapping entries through without blocking them.
  • πŸš€ On by default: These mobile features no longer need to be configured:
  • πŸ”„ Converting a quote to a job
  • πŸ’° Creating allowances in bulk
  • πŸ› οΈ Fixes

πŸ“… Scheduling and mobile time entry (TDG)

  • πŸ“ Mobile time entries and materials can only be recorded against the job's scheduled work location.
  • πŸ” Repeat schedules now work for schedules that haven't been saved yet.
  • πŸ”Ž The calendar user filter now uses text search instead of a dropdown, so you can find resources by name.
  • πŸ“‹ Copying a resource schedule now includes assigned users when you paste it.
  • βœ… Completed jobs stay completed: Previously, if a client had no Office Review status set up, a job completed in the mobile app went back to "Awaiting Scheduling." Not anymore!
  • πŸ€– Android fix: Resolved layout overlap on devices with 3-button navigation, where fixed bottom footers and action bars (Checklists, Timesheets, Site Details) were obscured.