What's New in 2025 R6

What's New lists the enhancements and changes made in the 25.6 release. This release is available in June 2025. The Field Management Mobile application is available to download following the web release date.

Customers hosted in a Viewpoint for Cloud™ solution receive the latest update automatically. For customers who update modules manually, see Update the Portal for help.

Compatibility With Vista

The 25.6 version of the web portal is compatible with the following versions of Vista:
  • Vista 2024 R1
  • Vista 2023 R2

Release Highlights

This release includes the following new enhancements. For more details, see the individual release highlights sections that follow.

  • Managers can now add comments directly on employee performance reviews: New settings in the performance review template allow managers to enter comments when completing an employee's performance review. For details, see the HR Management Highlights - Performance Review section.

  • Configure Field Service Form Templates to populate forms with service item details: Set up form templates with Service Item Fields. Then technicians can select a service item on the form and the service item detail fields automatically populate with the data from Vista. For details, see the Field Service Highlights - Work Orders section.

  • Associate PO or Pending PO job line entries with a field ticket number: A new portal setting enables a Ticket field on PO or Pending PO job lines, which matches the Ticket field in Vista. For details, see the Field Management Highlights - Field Tickets section.

HR Management Highlights

The following enhancements and customer suggestions were added in this release.

  • Applicant Tracking
    • Deactivate Job Templates: On the Job Templates page, Onboarding or ATS admins can now deactivate job templates, preventing users from creating new job requisitions with those templates. Users can still apply to posted jobs that use the deactivated template. Deactivated templates can be reactivated. For more information, see Create and Modify Job Templates.

  • Document Library
    • Set up Canadian provincial withholding tax forms as fillable PDFs: When setting up a withholding form as a PDF, you can now choose from Canadian provinces. Provinces are listed after the states in the dropdown.

      For details about adding a provincial withholding form, see Create a State Withholding Form.

  • Expenses
    • New portal setting defaults Lump Sum as the unit of measure on expense receipts: With the new Default expenses to lump sum setting enabled, all expense items have a unit of measure of lump sum (LS), and the Unit of Measure, Unit Cost, and Qty fields are removed from the Edit Expense Receipt page . For more information about setting up expenses in the portal, see Configure Expenses.

      Portal setting location: Admin > Portal Settings > Expense > General Configuration

      Note: Enabling this setting will automatically change the unit of measure to lump sum for any unprocessed expenses.

    • Expense approvers can now view notes on expense items during review: To view notes added to individual expense items, from the Expense Approval page, select View to open the receipt. Each expense item with a note displays a bookmark icon that you can select to view the note. For more information, see Approve Expenses.

    • Choose which expense field populates the AP Unapproved Invoice Item Description in Vista: By default, the Expense Receipt Description serves as the invoice header Description in Vista AP Unapproved Invoice Items. The new advanced portal setting AP Line description source allows you to choose how you want to populate the invoice item Description field.

      Choose from one of the following options: Header Note, Item Note, or Expense Receipt Description. For more details about this setting and its options, see Configure Expenses.

      Advanced portal setting location: Admin > Portal Settings > Show Advanced Settings > Expense > Advanced Configuration

  • Onboarding
    • New Onboarding Profile Setting allows you to choose whether or not to require attachments for direct deposits: When setting up a new Onboarding Profile from the Hiring Process Builder page, if you chose either Include Direct Deposit option, you can now also choose if you want to make attachments required or optional. For more information about this setting, see Set Up Onboarding Profiles.

      Note: This Required Attachment checkbox is automatically selected for all existing Onboarding Profiles already set up with direct deposit.
    • New Onboarding Status indicates when there is an attachments error during initialization to Vista: If there are issues when initializing attachments, the Status on the Onboarding Dashboard displays as Initialized, attachments error. In this status, you can still send attachments to Vista using the Initialize (Attachments Only) option.

      The Initialize Date is now added to the attachment file name to prevent duplicating attachments. You can also see this date on the Onboarding Employee Details page. For more information, see Initialize a New Hire to Vista.

    • I-9 Forms in the portal no longer include the Supplement B Reverification and Rehire section: The Supplement B section (formerly section 3) has been removed from I-9 forms in the portal. If you have new hires needing to complete Supplement B, you can upload the form as a fillable PDF, separate from Form I-9.
      Note: This was released in an update after version 25.4+.

      In this 25.6 release, the portal setting Require I-9 Section 3 for Rehires has been removed, as it is no longer applicable.

  • Performance Review

    • Managers can now add comments to employee performance reviews: New settings in the performance review template allow for managers to enter comments when completing an employee's performance review. Managers can add comments directly to employee responses. All managers assigned to the review can see and edit these comments until the review is submitted.

      New statuses on the Performance Manager View page indicate when manager responses are missing or not yet submitted.
      • Awaiting Manager Comments: Indicates that manager responses have not been started and that they are required in order to submit the review.
      • Edit Manager Responses: Indicates that manager responses have been started but not submitted. Managers can add or edit responses until the review is submitted.

      For information about setting up manager comments, see Create and Edit Performance Review Templates. For information about adding comments, see Add Manager Comments to Performance Reviews.

  • Timecards
    • Meal break option during clock-in / clock-out now available from the navigation bar: The meal break feature was introduced in the previous Vista Web 25.4 release. The portal setting Minutes to restrict clock in if a user has clocked out on a meal break allows you to set the number of minutes (per PR Co and PR Group) that users will be restricted from clocking in after they clock out on a meal break.

      In this 25.6 release, employees can now clock out on a meal break from the navigation bar. For more information about configuring this setting, see Clock In / Clock Out Configuration.

      View your employee's meal breaks on the Time Clock Dashboard, which includes a Meal Break column and icons indicating the Start and Stop times associated with a meal break. The total meal break time (in hours) displays on the line when the employee clocks back in. For more information, see Time Clock Dashboard Fields.

    • Mechanic line type now available when clocking in: In addition to Job and SM line types, Mechanic is now an option for users to select when clocking in from the login screen, navigation bar, or Kiosk, and an option for admins to select when editing entries on the Time Clock Dashboard. For Mechanic to display as an option, an admin must add it to the portal setting Enabled Line types in Clock-in. Line type options now include:
      • J: Job line type
      • S: SM line type
      • M: Mechanic line type

      This setting applies to all areas an employee can clock in except the FM Mobile Offline Time Clock Kiosk. Employees must clock out of one type before they can clock in with a different type.

      When clocking in with a Mechanic line type, Equipment and Cost Codes are required fields. Work Order and Work Order Item are not required, however they filter the equipment and cost code option fields.

      Automatically create SM and Mechanic time clock lines on standard and grid timecards: With the portal setting Enabled Line types on Clock-in configured with SM or Mechanic line types, and the advanced portal setting Auto Create Timecard Line on Clock-Out enabled, timecard admins can use the Create Lines from Timeclock feature to pull in SM and Mechanic lines. This was previously limited to Job lines.

      Timecard Admins can create lines from timeclock entries from the Timecard Dashboard (which populate the standard timecard) or enter clock-in clock-out time on the Grid Timecard.

    • New portal setting: Hide Work Order and Work Order Item fields for Mechanic line types clock-in: With this setting enabled, the Work Order and Work Order Item fields will not display when a user selects a Mechanic line type during clock-in. Equipment and Cost Code fields will still be required.

      Portal setting location: Admin > Portal Settings > Timecard > Time Clock

    • New option to select all employees when creating lines from time clock entries: On the Grid Timecard, if you choose to create timecard lines from clock entries, you can now choose Select All or Select None when adding employees. For more details, see Enter Clock-In Clock-Out Time on a Grid Timecard.

    • Filter Timecard Approval page by Timecard Template: The new Template filter allows you to view employee timecards associated with a particular template. If an employee has timecards for more than one template, only the timecards with that template will show. For timecards with no template name, choose Standard Timecard from the filter dropdown. You can filter only one template at a time. For more information, see Approve Time as a Timecard Manager.

    • Timecard Dashboard performance improvements: Performance improvements increased the load speed of the Send Email Reminder feature on the Timecard Dashboard.

  • Time Off

    • Limit time off notifications to a summary email sent once per day: The new portal setting Limit Time-Off notifications to once a day in a summary email reduces notifications about time off requests and approval reminders to one email, sent at a specified time each day. For more information about configuring this setting and learning how it interacts with other notification settings, see Configure Time Off.

Field Management Highlights

The following enhancements and customer suggestions were added in this release.

  • Purchase Orders
    • Associate PO or Pending PO job line entries with a field ticket number: The new portal setting Enable Field Ticket for PO Job Lines allows users to associate job line entries with a field ticket number for tracking and reconciliation. The portal setting enables a Ticket field on PO or Pending PO job lines, which matches the Ticket field in Vista PO Pending Purchase Order and PO Purchase Order Entry. Options in this field are based on the JCCo and Job. For more information, see Create a Purchase Order.

      Setting location: Admin > Portal Settings > Purchase Orders > General Configuration

    • Expected Date field added to Purchase Order, PO Requisition, and SM Purchase Order header: When creating a new purchase order, PO requisition, or SM purchase order in the portal, you can now enter an Expected Date in the header. The Expected Date is the date you anticipate you will receive the materials or services. This value populates the Date Expected field in Vista PM Purchase Orders.

    • Purchase Order Created Date now displays when viewing PO Details: From the Purchase Order Dashboard, select View Item Details for a PO. The PO Details popup displays a new PO Date label that indicates the date the purchase order was created, or the date your requisition became a processed purchase order. For more details, see PO Dashboard Fields.

  • Timecards
    • Meal break option during clock-in / clock-out now available from the navigation bar: The meal break feature was introduced in the previous Vista Web 25.4 release. The portal setting Minutes to restrict clock in if a user has clocked out on a meal break allows you to set the number of minutes (per PR Co and PR Group) that users will be restricted from clocking in after they clock out on a meal break.

      In this 25.6 release, employees can now clock out on a meal break from the navigation bar. For more information about configuring this setting, see Clock In / Clock Out Configuration.

      View your employee's meal breaks on the Time Clock Dashboard, which includes a Meal Break column and icons indicating the Start and Stop times associated with a meal break. The total meal break time (in hours) displays on the line when the employee clocks back in. For more information, see Time Clock Dashboard Fields.

    • Mechanic line type now available when clocking in: In addition to Job and SM line types, Mechanic is now an option for users to select when clocking in from the login screen, navigation bar, or Kiosk, and an option for admins to select when editing entries on the Time Clock Dashboard. For Mechanic to display as an option, an admin must add it to the portal setting Enabled Line types in Clock-in. Line type options now include:
      • J: Job line type
      • S: SM line type
      • M: Mechanic line type

      This setting applies to all areas an employee can clock in except the FM Mobile Offline Time Clock Kiosk. Employees must clock out of one type before they can clock in with a different type.

      When clocking in with a Mechanic line type, Equipment and Cost Codes are required fields. Work Order and Work Order Item are not required, however they filter the equipment and cost code option fields.

      Automatically create SM and Mechanic time clock lines on standard and grid timecards: With the portal setting Enabled Line types on Clock-in configured with SM or Mechanic line types, and the advanced portal setting Auto Create Timecard Line on Clock-Out enabled, timecard admins can use the Create Lines from Timeclock feature to pull in SM and Mechanic lines. This was previously limited to Job lines.

      Timecard Admins can create lines from timeclock entries from the Timecard Dashboard (which populate the standard timecard) or enter clock-in clock-out time on the Grid Timecard.

    • New portal setting: Hide Work Order and Work Order Item fields for Mechanic line types clock-in: With this setting enabled, the Work Order and Work Order Item fields will not display when a user selects a Mechanic line type during clock-in. Equipment and Cost Code fields will still be required.

      Portal setting location: Admin > Portal Settings > Timecard > Time Clock

    • New option to select all employees when creating lines from time clock entries: On the Grid Timecard, if you choose to create timecard lines from clock entries, you can now choose Select All or Select None when adding employees. For more details, see Enter Clock-In Clock-Out Time on a Grid Timecard.

    • Filter Timecard Approval page by Timecard Template: The new Template filter allows you to view employee timecards associated with a particular template. If an employee has timecards for more than one template, only the timecards with that template will show. For timecards with no template name, choose Standard Timecard from the filter dropdown. You can filter only one template at a time. For more information, see Approve Time as a Timecard Manager.

    • Timecard Dashboard performance improvements: Performance improvements increased the load speed of the Send Email Reminder feature on the Timecard Dashboard.

Financial Controls Highlights

The following enhancements and customer suggestions were added in this release.

  • Purchase Orders
    • Expected Date field added to Purchase Order, PO Requisition, and SM Purchase Order header: When creating a new purchase order, PO requisition, or SM purchase order in the portal, you can now enter an Expected Date in the header. The Expected Date is the date you anticipate you will receive the materials or services. This value populates the Date Expected field in Vista PM Purchase Orders.

    • Purchase Order Created Date now displays when viewing PO Details: From the Purchase Order Dashboard, select View Item Details for a PO. The PO Details popup displays a new PO Date label that indicates the date the purchase order was created, or the date your requisition became a processed purchase order. For more details, see PO Dashboard Fields.

Vista Field Service Highlights

The following enhancements and customer suggestions were added in this release.

  • Work Orders
    • Set up Field Service Form Templates with Service Items to automatically populate Service Item Detail fields: Set up your Field Service Form Template with the new Service Item Fields option. For details, see Create Field Service Form Templates with Service Item Fields.

      Technicians can select a service item on the form and the service item detail fields automatically populate with the data from Vista.

      Form template setup:

      Work Order scope form with Service Item selected – Service Item Detail fields auto-fill:

    • View Service Items in the Labor section of the Work Completed summary: A new Service Item column in the Work Completed Labor section now allows technicians to see service items associated with each labor entry. This is especially helpful for technicians with work orders that have multiple service items.

    • New checkmark displays when there are work completed lines associated with a Service Item on the Work Order: This can help technicians track service items they have already entered work for on that Work Order.

      Note: If there is no service site or no serviceable items associated with the site, this dropdown will be empty.
    • Add miscellaneous items to Misc work completed lines on a Work Order Scope: Technicians can now enter the quantity and cost of miscellaneous materials when adding Misc work completed to a scope. Type the Misc Item in the field and select the green plus sign to add it, then enter the Quantity and Cost of the item. View miscellaneous items in the Misc section of the Work Completed summary. For more information, see About Work Completed Item Types.

    • New advanced portal setting: Show Budgeted Hours on WO Scope Summary: Enable this portal setting to display budgeted hours next to each scope summary on a work order. Hours display in parentheses after the scope name.

      Portal setting location: Admin > Portal Settings > Field Service > Advanced Configuration

Vista Web Office Tools

The following enhancements and customer suggestions were added in this release.

  • Editing capabilities added to more forms in Office Tools: In this release, if you have the correct permissions in Vista Web and in Vista, you can add new form entries, edit data on existing entries, and delete entries on the following forms in Office Tools:
    • JC Cost Types
    • JC Departments
    • JC Field Tickets
    • JC Liability Template
    • JC Phases
    • JC Project Managers

    Any changes made to the form entries on the web portal automatically update the same form fields in Vista. For more information, see Update Vista Forms on the Web.

    To see a list of the current Vista forms in the Vista Web portal, see Vista Forms Available in Office Tools.

General Changes

General changes affect portal administration or multiple modules in the web portal.

  • Adding a signature to a fillable PDF auto-fills the date: When an employee signs a fillable PDF document set up with a date field named server date, the date field automatically populates. You can edit the date in this field as needed.
    Note: This date reflects the server time.

    For the date field to auto-fill, you must enter the PDF field name as server date when setting up your fillable PDF.

  • Approval badge counts update quicker across all browser tabs and devices: Performance enhancements for the portal now refresh the badge counts more frequently for Job Billing Review, Personal Info, Timecard Approval, and Time Off Dashboard, so you can more accurately track the items requiring your approval.

Trimble ID Updates for Vista Web

Review changes related to Trimble ID setup and logins in the web portal.

  • Manually link Trimble ID to your portal profile: If the web portal cannot automatically link Trimble ID to a user's portal profile (such as when their Trimble ID user name is not associated with a Vista VA User Name or PR Employee email), users can now manually link accounts using their employee number and a one-time PIN. For details about this process, see Manually Link Trimble ID to Your Portal Profile.

    Note: If you attempted to reset your password but did not finish the process before your organization updated to this latest 25.6 version, you need a new PIN in order to successfully complete the password reset.
  • New Trimble ID User Name column on User Access page: The User Access page now has a column that indicates a user's Trimble ID user name, if they have one. This can be useful for quickly looking up a user's Trimble ID or while troubleshooting login issues. For more information, see About Module Bundles and Licensing on the User Access Page.

Maintenance Release for Vista Web

HR Management, Field Management, Financial Controls, and Field Service had a maintenance release in May to fix issues from the previous release.

Issues Fixed

To see the issues fixed in this release, go to the Track Cases/Issues page on the Customer Portal (support.viewpoint.com). Apply filters to narrow your search, or enter a unique issue number.