Assignar Pay Product Release – July 26, 2026

TL;DR

• Job costing you can follow at a glance: Transaction breadcrumbs show project → site → workpack, and SOR v2 lets you attach cost codes to allowances, fees, and materials.
• Workpacks and planning move faster: AI-assisted import plus bulk activity add cut admin time; the scheduler respects working days, default shifts, search/tag filters, photos on chips, and clearer conflict callouts.
• Payroll and invoices that match the award: Per-timesheet RDO, correct public holiday and afternoon shift rules, tiered minimum engagement, and cleaner invoices that drop zero-dollar and zero-quantity lines.
• Reports and field capture without the detour: Stage 1 charts and pivot tables in report templates, full project cost values on hover, and iOS Universal Links that open asset/project QR codes in the right place.
• Stronger compliance and reliability: Geolocation evidence on workpack sign-off, frozen past backfills after status changes, and platform hardening for smoother, safer loads.

Context

This release reflects work from July 19–26, 2026 — a week focused on clearer job costing, faster scheduling and field ops, payroll and invoicing accuracy, reporting in-product, and compliance plus reliability so site and office teams spend less time chasing gaps and more time delivering.

Themes from the week

• Job costing and workpacks: Breadcrumbs on transactions (project → site → workpack); Workpacks smarter Import with AI and bulk add; SOR v2 cost codes on allowances, fees, and materials; geolocation evidence on workpack sign-off.
• Scheduling and field ops: Company working days and default shifts; search and tag filters; photos on allocation chips; clear “No role” lane and role-less time; conflict callouts that name the clashing resource; field workers land on the correct org picker; Order Builder date and duration improvements; manual allocation time overrides; adaptive scheduler toolbar; save gated on valid Scheduling settings; past backfills frozen after order status changes; My Shifts overnight marker and clearer timesheet chips.
• Payroll and invoicing accuracy: RDO per timesheet on the same day; public holiday and afternoon shift rules; tiered/stepped minimum engagement; zero-dollar/zero-quantity lines omitted from invoices; minimum engagement top-up no longer double counts; accurate Units of Measure on Purchase Order lines; payroll calendar card spacing fixed.
• Reporting, mobile, and QR: Stage 1 charts and pivot tables in report templates; full project cost values on hover; iOS Universal Links for asset/project QR codes; reliable asset image uploader (pick, remove, replace).
• Security, reliability, and consistency: Platform security updates; dependency refresh; upgraded AI engine and matcher stability; import queues tuned under load; “asset” terminology standardized across the app.

These weekly summaries are indexed for the Assignar Pay Support Agent so guidance stays aligned with what actually shipped.

What's new

Job Costing breadcrumbs — see spend from project to workpack

Follow exactly where spend happened without digging through nested records.

What it does:

• Project → site → workpack breadcrumbs on transactions — see the full job costing path on each transaction
• Faster reviews and audits — payroll admins and finance leads trace costs without opening multiple screens
• Clearer project cost context — commercial and project teams confirm spend against the right workpack

Where you'll find it: Transaction and job costing views that show cost attribution.

Who benefits: Project managers reviewing site spend, finance teams preparing audits, and payroll admins reconciling costs against timesheets and invoices.

Workpacks — smarter Import with AI + bulk add

Bring scopes in faster and add multiple activities in one go — less admin, more delivery.

What it does:

• AI-assisted Workpack Import — bring scopes in with less manual mapping
• Bulk add activities — add multiple activities in one action instead of one-by-one entry
• Less setup time before site start — project admins get workpacks ready without rework

Where you'll find it: Workpacks Import and activity management flows.

Who benefits: Project admins setting up scopes, ops leads preparing activities before mobilisation, and site teams who need complete workpacks on day one.

Scheduling & Field Ops — plan, find, and fix allocations faster

The scheduler and field flows respect how construction crews actually work — working days, mid-shift changes, and clear conflict signals.

What it does:

• Company working days + default shifts — planning respects your calendar and shift defaults
• Search + tag filter — find the right role, worker, or asset in seconds
• Photos on allocation chips — scan the board visually without opening every card
• Clear “No role” lane and surfaced role-less time — nothing falls through the cracks
• Conflict callouts name the clashing resource — resolve double-bookings faster
• Manual allocation time overrides — adjust when plans change mid-shift
• Order Builder — friendlier date picker and clearer duration controls
• Adaptive scheduler toolbar — usable on smaller screens
• Save only when Scheduling settings are valid — fewer invalid configurations
• Past backfills frozen after order status changes — prevents accidental retro edits
• My Shifts overnight marker + clearer timesheet chips — better visibility for night work
• Field workers land on the correct org picker — smoother logins across organisations

Where you'll find it: Scheduler, Order Builder, Scheduling settings, and My Shifts (web and mobile).

Who benefits: Ops leads building weekly rosters, dispatchers resolving conflicts, foremen checking allocations on site, and field workers submitting overnight shifts.

Payroll & Invoicing accuracy — awards, RDOs, and cleaner bills

Pay and invoice calculations follow complex award rules more closely, with less cleanup before export or send.

What it does:

• RDO per timesheet on the same day — fewer manual fixes when RDOs apply
• Public holiday + afternoon shift rules — apply correctly for award-compliant pay
• Tiered/stepped minimum engagement — support complex award structures
• Minimum engagement top-up no longer double counts — correct pay without overpaying
• Cleaner invoices — zero-dollar and zero-quantity lines are omitted
• Purchase Orders: accurate Units of Measure — correct UoM selection on line items
• Payroll calendar card spacing — cards no longer overlap

Where you'll find it: Payroll, Invoices, Purchase Orders, and the Payroll calendar.

Who benefits: Payroll admins running award-heavy crews, AR clerks sending client-ready invoices, and AP teams building accurate purchase orders.

SOR v2 — cost codes on allowances, fees, and materials

Complete job costing across more Schedule of Rates line types — not just labour.

What it does:

• Cost codes on allowances, fees, and materials — attribute non-labour lines to the right job cost codes
• Fuller job cost picture — finance and project teams see complete cost attribution in SOR v2

Where you'll find it: Schedule of Rates (SOR) v2 when configuring allowances, fees, and materials.

Who benefits: Commercial managers defending job costs, project admins coding non-labour spend, and finance teams reconciling SOR lines to cost reports.

Reporting & insights — charts, pivots, and cost hover detail

Visualise trends and inspect full project cost values without exporting to a spreadsheet first.

What it does:

• Stage 1 charts & pivot tables in report templates — visualise trends and slice data in-product
• Full project cost values on hover — instant clarity during cost reviews

Where you'll find it: Reports templates and project cost review surfaces.

Who benefits: Project managers reviewing cost trends, finance leads slicing data for month-end, and ops leads checking project cost detail without a separate export step.

Mobile & QR — open the right place, manage asset images

Field scanning and asset photos work more reliably on site.

What it does:

• iOS Universal Links for asset/project QR codes — open straight to the right place in the app
• Reliable asset image uploader — pick, remove, and replace images without hiccups

Where you'll find it: Mobile app QR flows for assets/projects, and Assets image management.

Who benefits: Field workers scanning site QR codes, plant coordinators maintaining asset photos, and ops leads reducing dead-end scans on iOS.

Compliance & consistency — proof of presence and clear language

Strengthen site compliance and make terminology consistent across the product.

What it does:

• Geolocation evidence on workpack sign-off — strengthen site compliance and proof of presence
• “Asset” terminology standardized — consistent wording across the app

Where you'll find it: Workpacks sign-off flows, and asset-related screens across Assignar Pay.

Who benefits: Site supervisors signing off workpacks, compliance leads needing presence evidence, and every user who benefits from consistent “asset” language.

Platform reliability & performance

Under-the-hood updates keep Assignar Pay secure, responsive, and stable under load.

What it does:

• Platform security updates
• Dependency refresh and cleanup — smoother, faster loads
• AI engine upgraded — better results with improved matcher stability
• Import queues tuned and capped — prevent spikes under heavy load
• Unused AI provider and legacy save paths removed — less complexity
• More resilient automated checks — issues caught earlier

Where you'll find it: Across Assignar Pay — no extra setup required.

Who benefits: Every team using Assignar Pay during busy import, AI matching, and peak planning weeks.

Why it matters for construction teams

• Job costing that survives an audit: Breadcrumbs on transactions and cost codes on SOR allowances, fees, and materials mean project managers and finance can show project → site → workpack spend without spreadsheet archaeology.
• Rosters that match the site: Working days, default shifts, search/tag filters, named conflict callouts, and mid-shift time overrides cut the Monday-morning scramble between dispatch and the gate.
• Payroll that follows the award: Per-timesheet RDO, public holiday and afternoon shift rules, and tiered minimum engagement reduce exceptions before export — critical when EBAs and complex awards differ by trade and shift.
• Invoices clients can trust: Omitting zero-dollar and zero-quantity lines, plus correct PO Units of Measure, means cleaner bills and fewer AP/AR back-and-forths.
• Field and mobile without dead ends: Correct org picker on login, overnight My Shifts markers, iOS QR Universal Links, and geolocation on workpack sign-off keep site teams moving and give compliance proof when it matters.

Getting started

• Job Costing breadcrumbs: Open a transaction in job costing / financial views and confirm the project → site → workpack path is visible.
• Workpacks Import + bulk add: In Workpacks, use Import (AI-assisted) and bulk add when adding multiple activities.
• Scheduler planning: In Scheduler and Scheduling settings, confirm working days, default shifts, search/tag filters, and that Save stays disabled until settings are valid.
• Conflicts and role-less time: On the scheduling board, use the “No role” lane and conflict callouts that name the clashing resource.
• Allocation overrides: Edit an allocation to manually override times when plans change mid-shift.
• My Shifts: Open My Shifts and check overnight markers and timesheet chips for night work.
• Payroll rules: In Payroll, review RDO, public holiday, afternoon shift, and tiered/stepped minimum engagement behaviour on affected timesheets.
• Invoices & POs: Generate an Invoice and confirm zero lines are omitted; on Purchase Orders, select the correct Unit of Measure per line.
• SOR v2 cost codes: In Schedule of Rates v2, add cost codes to allowances, fees, and materials.
• Reports: Open Reports templates and use Stage 1 charts and pivot tables; hover project cost values for full detail.
• Mobile QR & assets: On iOS, scan an asset or project QR code; in Assets, pick, remove, or replace images.
• Workpack sign-off: Complete a workpack sign-off and confirm geolocation evidence is captured where configured.

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Release details

Rollout: Updates in this note are rolling out on the standard Assignar Pay release cadence. Job Costing breadcrumbs, Workpacks AI Import and bulk add, scheduler and My Shifts improvements, payroll/invoicing accuracy fixes, SOR v2 cost codes, reporting Stage 1 charts/pivots, mobile QR Universal Links, workpack geolocation sign-off, and platform reliability updates apply across accounts on the normal release path. Scheduling settings validation and frozen past backfills apply in Scheduler once settings and order status rules are in use — no separate feature flag setup is required for the items listed here.

Changelog

Added:

• Job Costing breadcrumbs on transactions (project → site → workpack)
• Workpacks smarter Import with AI
• Workpacks bulk add for activities
• Scheduler search and tag filters
• Photos on allocation chips
• Clear “No role” lane and surfaced role-less time
• Conflict callouts that name the clashing resource
• Manual allocation time overrides
• Tiered/stepped minimum engagement support
• SOR v2 cost codes on allowances, fees, and materials
• Stage 1 charts and pivot tables in report templates
• Full project cost values on hover
• iOS Universal Links for asset/project QR codes
• Geolocation evidence on workpack sign-off

Improved:

• Scheduler respects company working days and default shifts
• Order Builder date picker and duration controls
• Scheduler toolbar on smaller screens
• Scheduling settings save only when valid
• Past backfills frozen after order status changes
• Field workers land on the correct org picker screen
• My Shifts overnight marker and timesheet chips
• RDO applies per timesheet on the same day
• Public holiday and afternoon shift rule handling
• Cleaner invoices (omit zero-dollar and zero-quantity lines)
• Purchase Order Units of Measure selection on line items
• Asset image uploader (pick, remove, replace)
• AI engine results and matcher stability
• Import queue tuning under heavy load
• Platform security and dependency refresh
• Standardized “asset” terminology across the app

Fixed:

• Minimum engagement top-up double counting
• Payroll calendar card spacing overlap