The August 2021 release contains the following feature enhancements to the Hiring and Promotion areas of Meridian:

Track and Rank intelligence in Hiring (Appointing) and Promotion:

• Expected document types and their targets (minimum number) are shown for all document uploads
• This simplifies the Appointing and Promotion workflows by removing the Ref Docs Approval steps, and allows the sending of solicitation emails when the appropriate number of required documents are uploaded
• This also allows for adding or changing solicitation documents, such as CV, up until the section has been sent to OFA for approval

Hiring and Promotion Enhancements:

• Department contact information is now required for sending academic reference letters
• Full status history is available for clinical assessments and academic references (via a toggle in the assessment/reference tables' Status column)
• References are ordered alphabetically by last name in packet PDF
  
  • This required the reference name field to be split into separate parts (for First Name, Last Name, etc.)
• "Malformed" PDF error message is now more helpful, with a link to a knowledgebase article on how to fix them
• New "sticky" navigation bar on the Detail page
• Watchlist email is sent when an academic reference letter is approved/denied

Hiring Enhancements:

• Gaps again mention the '60 days or greater' requirement in Credentialing
• Candidate Degree was added to the Summary View headers

Promotion Enhancements:

• Legal name is now displayed (in addition to preferred name) on the Detail page, List page cards, List export, and reference page
• Track criteria PDF links are now individually offered per appointment
• Business rules for starting a new promotion have been slightly relaxed

NOTE: the Main Promotion details are now located in the main input form area of the Detail page, near the Additional Promotions list, instead of in the header.

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Prior release notes: July 2021