What's New in Traqspera 2024 R3

The 2024 R3 release of Traqspera introduces the Time Off feature for customers with an HR license. This release is available as of 4/10/24.

New Features

Time Off

Track paid and unpaid employee time off against indirect jobs. Time off requests flow through timesheets automatically, and time off balances sync with employee information in Spectrum.

  • Allow employees to request time off.

  • Route time off requests for approval.

  • View a calendar of all time off requests.

  • View estimated balances for vacation, holiday, and sick time.

Note: To use this feature, your system must be running Microsoft SQL version 6 or later and have HR licenses for those employees.

Watch a video demonstration of how to Request Time Off on the web.

Log In With Trimble ID

Users with a Trimble account can now sign in to Traqspera with their Trimble ID. On the login page, select Log In Using TID. Then enter the login credentials associated with your Trimble ID account.

Traqspera Help (Beta release) Now Available

You can now access up-to-date information about Traqspera from the new Traqspera Help system available on Viewpoint Help. This beta release of Traqspera Help includes information designed for system administrators and day-to-day users, and offers dynamic search capabilities, ease in sharing Help articles, and other benefits. Look for more content to be added in the coming months.

To learn more about Help, including how to search, filter, and generate PDFs of Help articles, see About Viewpoint Help.

Improvements

Links to Trimble Construction One - HR Management for Spectrum

The following links now open a separate browser tab where users can log in to Trimble Construction One to view their information:

  • Employees > Viewpoint HR

  • User Menu > My Profile > Earnings Tab

  • User Menu > My Profile > Personal Info Tab

Kiosk

Added columns for Location and Last Online to the .csv file for the Kiosk Clocking Summary export.

Mobile

  • Added a Company / Division dropdown field that allows users to switch between companies on the mobile app.

  • Increased the number of pay periods available when copying timesheet entries from the past.

  • For iPad users, added the coffee cup icon to the Breaks section.

  • On the login page, made general UI improvements and added a Forgot Password link.

Settings

Many of the settings that were previously available on the Spectrum Configuration Settings page have been moved to Application Settings under either the Export Configuration or Import Configuration sections. Some settings were also renamed. See the following tables for details.

Export setting changes:

Spectrum Configuration Setting Moved to Name changed to
Export Spectrum Pay Types Timesheet Entry Field Mapping Settings > Application Settings > Export Configuration Timesheet Hour Field - Pay Types Mapping
Export Spectrum Pay Types Job Cost Transaction White List Settings > Application Settings > Export Configuration Salary & Job Cost Transaction Allow List
  • Export Spectrum Pay Types Job Expense Category Mapping
  • Export Spectrum Pay Types Tax Mapping
 Settings > Application Settings > Export Configuration Expense - Tax / Pay Types Mapping (combines the two former settings)
Export Spectrum Pay Types Equipment Billing Mapping Settings > Application Settings > Export Configuration Equipment - Pay Types Mapping

Import setting changes:

Spectrum Configuration Setting Moved to Name changed to
  • Import Spectrum Equipment Status Mapping
  • Equipment White / Black List
 Settings > Application Settings > Import Configuration Equipment Import Configuration (combines the two former settings)
  • Import Spectrum Employee Status Mapping
  • Employee White / Black List
 Settings > Application Settings > Import Configuration Employee Import Configuration (combines the two former settings)
Work Order Closure Mapping Settings > Application Settings > Import Configuration Service Work Order - Closure Mapping
Job White / Black List Settings > Application Settings > Import Configuration Job Allow / Deny List
Other setting changes:
Setting Location Description
Phase Deny List (new) Settings > Application Settings > Import Configuration New setting allows you to limit the phase codes that are imported from Spectrum. You can limit phase codes one by one, or enter a range of phase codes to skip during the import.
Sync Setup (settings moved) Settings > Application Settings > Import Configuration Settings that were previously available under Sync Setup have been moved to the General section.

The Sync Setup header has been removed.
Import Spectrum Active Job Statuses (removed) Spectrum Configuration Settings Setting removed.

All active jobs are imported by default.

Permissions

The following new permissions were added under Settings > System Permissions > System Administration:

  • Manage Sync Configuration: Allows users to configure status mappings, allow and deny lists, hour type mappings, and import and export configuration settings.

  • View Sync Configuration: Allows users to view the Spectrum Configuration Settings page.

User Management

Improved usability of the Add User window when manually adding a new user to a muticompany system:

  • The First Name, Last Name, and Email fields now prefill based on the selected employee.

  • A Manually Set Password button now displays by default instead of the password entry fields.

In addition, global admins can now create other global admin users. All users can now create kiosk users.

Create Users From Employees

Changed the employee text field to a dropdown field with multiselect and search capabilities.