Engagement Release - 10.09.2026


Improved Recognition content creation

Recognition content creation now includes clearer guidance for description length and thumbnail images, with a character counter and an improved circular crop to help administrators create content that displays consistently in Mapal One.

Why this matters

Administrators have clearer guidance when creating Recognition content, making it easier to create descriptions and thumbnails that display as intended.

Key benefits


Recognition reason validation now works correctly: A bug causing duplicate Recognition reasons to be allowed when the browser language was set to Spanish has been fixed. Validation messages are now also displayed in the correct browser language.

Engagement Release - 27.08.2026


Evaluator upload status emails use the standard report template

Evaluator upload processing emails now use the standard branded report template used for other dashboard report emails.

Why this matters

Users get a consistent and familiar experience when receiving the results of an evaluator upload. The standard format makes the email easier to recognise alongside other dashboard reports.

Key benefits

  • Consistent experience: Evaluator upload results use the same familiar format as other dashboard report emails.
  • Clearer communication: Users can quickly recognise and understand the status of their evaluator upload.
  • Professional presentation: Upload results are presented using the standard branded report format.

Push Survey responses available through API

Raw Push Survey response data is now available through a secure REST API, allowing survey responses to be accessed for reporting and analysis in external platforms.

Why this matters

Survey response data can be accessed directly without relying on manual downloads or consolidation, making it easier to use survey data alongside other operational information.

Key benefits

  • Flexible reporting: Customers can use raw survey response data in their own BI and reporting platforms.
  • Easier analysis: Survey responses can be combined with other operational data for more comprehensive analysis.
  • Scalable data access: Customers can retrieve large volumes of survey responses through a secure, paginated API.

Control likes, dislikes and comments on forums

Admins can now control whether employees can use likes, dislikes and comments when creating posts in Mapal One forums. The settings are available from the forum setup page and are enabled by default.

Why this matters

Different forums may need different approaches to employee interaction. Giving admins control over these interactions allows for a more tailored experience, helping organisations create forums that suit their specific needs and culture.

Key benefits

  • Flexible engagement: Choose which interactions employees can use in each forum.
  • More supportive communities: Disable dislikes where a more positive interaction style is preferred.
  • Consistent administration: Interaction settings apply to employee-created forum posts in Mapal One.

Custom work anniversary messages

Admins can now customise the message automatically sent with work anniversary recognitions in Mapal One, including the employee's name and years of service.

Why this matters

The standard work anniversary message may not suit every organisation. Custom messaging allows the recognition to reflect the organisation's preferred tone and wording.

Key benefits

  • Personalised recognition: Create messages that reflect the organisation's own tone and style.
  • Greater flexibility: Use employee name and years of service placeholders to tailor each message.
  • Consistent messaging: Apply one company-wide message to future work anniversary recognitions.

Select individual employees without an employee level

Users can now select one or more individual employees without first selecting an employee level when creating an audience.

Why this matters

Individual employees can be targeted directly without having to create a broader employee-level audience first, making it easier to send content only to the people who need it.

Key benefits

  • More precise targeting: Select specific employees without also selecting an employee level.
  • Greater flexibility: Combine individual employees with employee levels when a broader audience is required.
  • Simpler audience selection: Target individual employees directly without an unnecessary additional selection.

Forum comments added to Employee Overview

The Employee Overview Communications section now shows the number of forum comments alongside forum posts and news comments.

Why this matters

Including forum comments gives a more complete view of an employee's activity and engagement across the different communication channels.

Key benefits

  • More complete insights: See forum comments alongside other communication activity.
  • Better visibility: Understand how employees are contributing to forum discussions.
  • Consistent reporting: Forum comments follow the same reporting and comparison approach as news comments.

Group chat names added to push notifications

Group chat push notifications now show the channel name as the notification title and include the sender's name in the message body.

Why this matters

Adding the channel name makes it easier to identify which conversation a message belongs to without opening Mapal One.

Key benefits

  • Clearer notifications: See the group chat name and sender at a glance.
  • Faster context: Quickly identify which conversation a new message belongs to.
  • Easier navigation: Know which chat needs attention before opening the app.

Preview surveys and polls before activation

Engagement admins can now preview saved push surveys and polls in Mapal One before sharing them with employees, allowing them to check the employee experience without activating the survey or recording responses.

Why this matters

Previewing a survey before sharing it makes it easier to check that the content and question flow are working as expected without affecting the survey or employee responses.

Key benefits

  • Review before sharing: Check the survey experience before making it available to employees.
  • No impact on responses: Previewing does not create responses, activate the survey or award points.
  • Supports surveys and polls: Preview is available for both push surveys and polls.

Evaluation downloads use consistent naming

Evaluation download emails and their attached files now use “Evaluations” consistently in the email heading, attachment name and email body.

Why this matters

Using the same name across the email and downloaded file makes it easier to recognise and identify evaluation exports.

Key benefits

  • Clearer naming: Evaluation exports are consistently labelled.
  • Easier to identify: The email and downloaded file clearly relate to evaluations.
  • Consistent experience: The same terminology is used throughout the download process.

Events channel displayed when no events are available: The Events channel was incorrectly displayed in Mapal One when a company had no published events. The channel is now only displayed when at least one published event is available.

Mapal One Release - 27.08.2026

Summary

This release introduces new media support, clearer user flows, and experience refinements across Mapal One. It also includes stability improvements and foundational updates to keep the app reliable and compliant.

Enhancements

YouTube Shorts support across video fields

You can now paste a YouTube Shorts link into any Mapal One video field and it will embed and play like a standard YouTube video.

Why this matters

Short, vertical video is increasingly common. Shorts links now work seamlessly, ensuring training and engagement content reaches frontline teams without extra steps.

Key benefits

Priority messages: Acknowledge and View

Priority message pop-ups now include a second option: Acknowledge and View. Acknowledge alone still closes the message and keeps you in place.

Why this matters

Critical messages often appear mid-task. You can now either stay focused or open the full publication immediately.

Key benefits

External Training launch guidance on mobile

When opening an online module on a mobile phone, a short message now appears above the launch button explaining that the browser may be blocking the training from opening, and how to change that setting.

Why this matters

Online training opens in a new tab, which some mobile browsers silently block. Clear, in-context guidance helps users resolve this themselves.

Key benefits

Employee Sentiment follows Workforce configuration

Employee Sentiment questions shown during clock-in and clock-out now use the rating logic configured in Workforce for each question.

Why this matters

This alignment ensures the sentiment experience matches how it was set up, improving trust in collected responses.

Key benefits

More reliable mobile deep links

Engagement links opened from email or other apps now route to the correct screen in the Mapal One mobile app—even after a full app restart or sign-in.

Why this matters

Links that land exactly where expected improve trust and reduce friction, especially when the app needs to start cold or prompt for login.

Key benefits

Recognition labels fully translated

Recognition labels on the profile header and in the give-recognition pop-up now localise correctly in all supported languages.

Why this matters

Consistent translation across the Recognition journey maintains a polished, professional experience.

Key benefits

Stability and fixes

Availability on iOS may take up to 24 hours due to Apple’s review process and will require updating the app to the latest version.

Engagement Release - 16.07.2026


Events Channel Visibility

The Events channel is now only displayed in Mapal One when a company has at least one published event available. Companies without published events will no longer see the Events channel, while existing channels continue to be displayed as normal.

Why this matters

Not all companies use Events. Previously, the Events channel could be displayed even when no published events were available, creating unnecessary navigation options for users. This enhancement ensures the Events channel is only shown when there is relevant content to display.

Key benefits

  • More relevant experience: Only display the Events channel when published events are available.
  • Reduced channel clutter: Remove unnecessary channels from the user experience.
  • Automatic visibility management: The Events channel appears automatically when published events become available.

Organisational Level Synchronisation

Changes to category groups in Mapal OS are now reflected within Engagement levels, helping ensure organisational structures are displayed accurately across the platform.

Why this matters

Organisational structures can evolve over time. Ensuring category group changes are reflected within Engagement levels helps maintain accurate organisational hierarchy information and reduces the need for manual investigation when reviewing organisational structures.

Key benefits

  • Improved organisational accuracy: Reflect category group changes within Engagement levels.
  • Consistent organisational structures: Ensure organisational hierarchy information remains aligned with Mapal data.
  • Automatic updates: Reflect organisational structure changes without manual intervention.

Anonymous Survey Guidance

The messaging displayed for anonymous surveys has been updated to provide clearer guidance on where to find additional survey response information.

Why this matters

Anonymous surveys intentionally hide respondent information, but users may still need to review survey responses in more detail. This enhancement provides clearer guidance on where to access additional survey data.

Key benefits

  • Clearer survey messaging: Provide additional context when viewing anonymous surveys.
  • Improved reporting awareness: Direct users to the Answers page and Survey Detail Report for further analysis.

Mapal One Release - 16.07.2026

Summary

This release adds Engagement custom labels for clearer, organisation-aligned terminology, and refines French translations across Workforce areas to improve clarity and consistency.

Note: These features were released on 16.07.2026. Availability on iOS may take up to 24 hours due to Apple’s review process and requires updating the app to the latest version.

Enhancements

Engagement Custom Labels

Mapal One now supports Engagement custom labels, helping organisations apply their agreed terminology more consistently across key Engagement areas such as navigation and recognitions.

Why this matters

When system wording matches the language an organisation already uses, it becomes easier for people to understand information and move through the product with confidence.

Key benefits

Improvements

French Translation Corrections

We improved French translations across Workforce areas in Mapal One to make wording clearer and more consistent.

Why this matters

Clear and accurate language helps employees understand actions, labels, and information more easily, creating a smoother day-to-day experience.

Key benefits

Mapal One Release - 25.06.2026

Big and bold additions to the product.
New functionality that changes what you can do.


Collection Unlock Countdown

Locked collection items can now display when they will become available, helping Employees understand when they can continue their learning journey.

Why this matters
Providing visibility of upcoming unlock dates gives Employees a clearer understanding of their learning path and helps them plan their progress more effectively.

Key benefits



Small changes, big impact.
Quick wins inspired directly by your feedback.


Events Enhancements

Following the successful release of Events in Mapal One in our previous release, we have introduced additional enhancements to further improve the Employee experience.

Events in Carousel

Employees can now see Events featured directly in the Mapal One carousel, making important company activities more visible from the moment they open the app.

Why this matters
Events are most valuable when Employees can discover them easily. Featuring Events in the carousel increases visibility and helps ensure important activities are seen sooner.

Key benefits


Events in Schedule

Accepted Events can now appear directly within Schedule across Day, Week, and Month views in Mapal One, helping Employees see company events alongside their planned activities.

Why this matters
Bringing Events into Schedule creates a more connected experience by allowing Employees to view upcoming activities in the same place as the rest of their commitments. Events will appear once the Employee has accepted the invitation.

Key benefits



** Please Note: These features were released on the 25.06.2026. Availability on iOS may take up to 24 hours due to Apple’s review process and will require the app to be updated to the latest version.

Engagement Release - 11.06.2026


Celebrations – Work anniversaries in Recognitions

We've introduced employee work anniversaries within the Recognitions feed in Mapal One.

When enabled, employees receive recognition for their work anniversaries based on their start date, allowing organisations to celebrate milestones and years of service alongside existing recognitions.

Why this matters

Recognising employee milestones helps celebrate loyalty, acknowledge achievements and encourage a stronger sense of belonging within the organisation. Administrators also have control over whether work anniversaries are displayed.

Key benefits

  • Celebrate employee milestones: Automatically recognise employee work anniversaries
  • Increased employee engagement: Highlight years of service within the existing Recognitions feed
  • Administrator control: Enable or disable work anniversary celebrations as required
  • Seamless experience: Work anniversaries appear alongside existing recognitions in Mapal One

Audience targeting – Remove deleted category group levels from OS

Category group levels deleted in OS are no longer available for selection when creating new posts or publications in Engagement. Historic reporting remains intact.

Why this matters

Ensures content targeting uses the current organisational structure without affecting past reporting.

Key benefits

  • Improved targeting accuracy: Only active category group levels can be selected when creating new content
  • Cleaner audience selection: Deleted levels no longer appear as available targeting options
  • Preserved reporting history: Historic data remains available for reporting purposes
  • Improved data consistency: Engagement reflects the current category group structure held in OS

Survey Export Email Missing Download Link | We've resolved an issue where the Download and Survey Detail Export actions sent an email without the download button required to access exported survey results.

Mapal One Release - 11.06.2026

Big and bold additions to the product.
New functionality that changes what you can do.


Engagement – Events

Mapal One now allows Employees to discover, view, and manage company events in one place. Employees can access key event details, open the full event page on desktop and mobile, and manage their RSVP directly within the experience.

Why this matters
Employees needed a simpler way to find company events, understand important details, and respond without moving between different tools or locations. Bringing Events into Mapal One makes event communication clearer and easier to manage.

Key benefits

Refinements that make things smoother and better.
Performance, usability and quality upgrades.

Mapal One – Brazilian Portuguese Support

Mapal One now includes Brazilian Portuguese as a supported language option. Employees can select Brazilian Portuguese where language selection is available and use Mapal One in their preferred language.

Why this matters
Teams working in Brazilian Portuguese needed a more localised experience. Adding language support makes Mapal One easier to use and helps more Employees engage with the platform in a way that feels natural to them.

Key benefits

Engagement – Recognition Comments

Mapal One has improved the comments experience within Recognitions. The thank-you message option is now displayed only when the logged-in Employee receives a recognition, while the standard comment area remains available for general comments.

Why this matters
This update makes it easier to understand when to send a thank-you message and when to leave a standard comment, creating a clearer and more intuitive experience.

Key benefits



** Please Note: These features were released on the 11.06.2026. Availability on iOS may take up to 24 hours due to Apple’s review process and will require the app to be updated to the latest version.

Engagement Release - 28.05.2026

Big and bold additions to the product.
New functionality that changes what you can do.


Employee profile overview

We introduced a centralised employee profile page in Engagement, giving managers and HR users a clearer view of an employee’s overall engagement and activity. The profile brings together key information including survey and poll participation, recognition activity, suggestions submitted, and communication activity.

Why this matters

Employee engagement data was previously spread across different areas, making it harder for managers and HR users to quickly understand how someone was participating across the organisation. This new profile view provides a single place to review participation, recognition, and communication activity.

Key benefits


Chat analytics accuracy improvements

We improved how chat channel membership is synced so that future chat engagement metrics are based on accurate team access. This ensures users are removed from chat channels when they lose access to a team, while preserving access where users still belong to other teams. Chat functionality continues to behave as it did previously, with no chats lost.

Why this matters

Accurate chat insights depend on reliable team and channel membership data. If users remain in channels after losing team access, engagement metrics can become inflated or misleading. This improvement helps make chat analytics more trustworthy by ensuring channel membership reflects current organisational access.

Key benefits



Issues we have resolved.
Fixes to improve stability and reliability.


Improved handling of inactive learners within Engagement: We resolved inconsistent behaviour affecting inactive learners synced from Mapal OS into Engagement. Inactive learners could previously appear differently depending on their historical sync and employee record state, with some learners displaying as “Former Employee” while others remained visible with their original details despite being inactive. This improvement provides more consistent handling of inactive learner records within Engagement.

Forums not automatically syncing following location updates: We resolved an issue where forums were not automatically appearing within Mapal One for learners after location updates were made within MOS. Learners assigned to the correct business unit could only access forums when manually added as Additional Employees. Forums now sync correctly based on the learner’s updated location and business unit settings.


Mapal One Release - 19.05.2026

Big and bold additions to the product.
New functionality that changes what you can do.


Supporting Latam Region - Login – Region Selection Before Sign In

Mapal One now allows Employees to select their region before logging in, the options are Latam or Rest of World. The selected region will ensure Employees are connected to the correct login, services, and regional environment. Rest of World will be selected by default.

Why this matters
Mapal One needs to support different regional services. Allowing Employees to choose their region before login will ensure they are routed correctly and can access the right services for their location.

Key benefits


Refinements that make things smoother and better.
Performance, usability and quality upgrades.


Workforce – Improved Holiday Settings Support

Mapal One now respects additional Holiday settings configured in Workforce, ensuring Employees only see the holiday information and options relevant to their organisation’s setup. This improvement extends support beyond the main Holidays setting and applies the configured visibility rules more consistently across the experience.

Why this matters
This update expands support for Holiday configuration settings within Workforce, allowing Mapal One to deliver a more personalised and consistent experience for Employees across holiday-related areas.

Key benefits


Learning – Visibility Based on Access Settings

Mapal One will only display the Learning section to Employees who have access to Flow-enabled learning functionality. Employees without Flow access will no longer see the Learning section in navigation or be able to access Learning pages directly.

Why this matters
This improvement ensures the navigation experience remains relevant and focused for each Employee. By only displaying Learning features where they are available, Mapal One will provide a cleaner and more personalised experience.

Key benefits


Workforce – Improved QR Code Clock-In Security

Mapal One now has a timed expiry to QR code clock-in and clock-out actions, helping ensure attendance records remain accurate and up to date. If a QR action is not completed within the allowed time, Employees will be required to re-scan the QR code before continuing.

Why this matters
Accurate attendance records are important for workforce visibility, reporting, and day-to-day operations. Applying an expiry window to QR code actions helps ensure clocking activity is recorded reliably and reflects real-time attendance behaviour.

Key benefits



** Please Note: These features were released on the 19/05/2026. Availability on iOS may take up to 24 hours due to Apple’s review process.  Users will also need to ensure they update the app to the latest version.