Bluetooth support, updated job cards and unscheduled audits - Operandio

Some great updates this past week! The team has been furiously coding to get new features rolled out to our customers, so let's get into it.

Bluetooth thermometer support in Number responses

Number responses can now be taken directly from supported thermometers via Bluetooth! When setting up a Number response step in a process or audit, you now have the option to get the response value straight from a supported device - perfect for busy kitchens and restaurants. Simply choose Bluetooth device in the Number entry method field when creating your response step:

When completing the step in a job, just tap the Bluetooth icon, select the device and tap to record the value. Of course, you've still got the option to enter the value manually if you don't have a Bluetooth device handy as well.

🤝 Unifying Processes and Audits

We introduced Audits several months back and while the new functionality has been well received, there's been some questions around when to use a process and when to use an audit. We've listened, and we'll be rolling out more changes soon to consolidate processes and audits together and make the whole process (pun intended) easier for our customers. To start, we've done the following:

Job cards have had a makeover

You might have noticed your job list is looking slightly different in Operandio today and that's because we've started to roll out a refreshed job card. This keeps the process/audit name and run date clearly visible, and any custom names that you give to your ad hoc jobs are now also displayed. Schedule names will still be displayed for recurring jobs of course, but there's now a clearer link as to what process or audit they're related to.

Alongside this, we've also combined the existing percentage bars and status tags into a newly styled tag that gives a clear indication of where each job is at.

Simplified running of ad hoc jobs

We've now combined your ad hoc processes and audits into a single list which you can access by clicking Run ad hoc job in the Jobs screen. When running an ad hoc job, you'll also no longer need to supply a title - just select it and run. If you need to add a custom title to a job to make it more memorable, you can always do this in the job itself using the Add optional title field as shown above.

Unscheduled processes and audits

If you use Operandio's Nest an existing process response type to create complex jobs, you might have created some processes or audits along the way that you don't want to be run on their own. For instance, it might be an equipment maintenance process that has no context outside of a master job or would never need to be run individually.

To solve this problem, we've now included an additional scheduling option of Unscheduled that will be available when selecting the schedule for your process or audit. Unscheduled processes or audits won't appear in your searches and they can't be run outside of their master list so they'll only be visible to staff when they're needed.

Quicker access to individual job PDFs

In the Reports area, you can now download individual job PDFs when viewing the reports for a particular process or audit. Select an individual process or audit to view in the Jobs tab, and then access individual PDF reports by clicking the PDF download button.

A few more bits and pieces:

📦 We've added an Account number field to the Suppliers area to make it easier to match up your suppliers in Operandio to other software using existing codes or ID numbers.
☎️ Phone numbers for contacts can now be quickly viewed when clicking a supplier contact from the main Suppliers area.
⚡️ The Operandio iOS and Android apps have been updated to version 1.1.4, which contains Bluetooth device support and a number of updates and fixes, so we recommend updating as soon as possible.

That's it for now! As always, if you have any questions or feedback on any of these new features, please get in touch with us at support@operandio.com and let us know.