What's New in IceHrm v35: Analytics Dashboards, Smarter Payroll & More

We're excited to announce a major update to IceHrm Pro with significant new features, UI enhancements, and improvements across multiple modules. This release focuses on providing better insights, streamlined workflows, and a more modern user experience.

New Insights & Analytics Module

A brand new Insights module provides comprehensive analytics dashboards for leave, attendance, and timesheet data, giving HR managers and administrators real-time visibility into workforce patterns.

Leave Insights

Get a complete overview of leave patterns across your organization:

Leave Summary Dashboard - View approved, pending, and rejected leave requests at a glance
Monthly Leave Distribution - Visualize leave patterns across months to identify trends
Weekly Leave Patterns - Understand which days of the week see the most leave requests
Leave by Type Analysis - Pie chart breakdown showing distribution across different leave types (Annual, Sick, Casual, etc.)
Departmental Leave Overview - Compare leave utilization across departments

Attendance & Timesheet Insights

Monitor attendance patterns, working hours, and project time tracking in a unified dashboard:

Attendance Summary - Track total hours worked, average hours per day
Monthly & Weekly Patterns - Identify attendance trends over time
Department-wise Attendance - Compare attendance across teams
Project Time Distribution - See how time is allocated across projects
Employee Time Tracking - Monitor individual contributor time logs

Redesigned Payroll Configuration Module

The new Payroll Configuration module provides a complete payroll management solution with flexible configuration options and automated processing.

Key Features

Payroll Column Configuration

Define custom payroll columns (earnings, deductions, contributions)
Built-in code editor for calculation functions with syntax validation
Support for predefined calculation types

Payslip Template Designer

Create custom payslip templates with HTML/CSS
Preview templates before deployment
Mark legacy templates for deprecation
Protection against deleting templates in use

Payroll Processing

Batch process employee payrolls
View payroll data by employee with profile images
Generate and manage payslips
Delete generated payslips when needed
Multi-currency support

Employee Payroll Assignments

Redesigned the UI for assigning employees to different payrolls.
Ability to run multiple payrolls for different employees.

Advanced Reports Module

Enhanced reporting capabilities with the new Advanced Reports module, replacing the legacy reports system.

Enhanced Travel Management

The Travel module has been completely rebuilt, offering a modern interface and new capabilities.

New Travel Request Features

Comprehensive Trip Details

Trip Classification: Domestic, International, or Regional travel
Detailed Itinerary: From/To locations with country and city fields

Booking Information

Flight/booking confirmation numbers
Airline and flight number tracking
Accommodation details

Travel Project & Budget Integration

Link travel requests to travel projects
Multi-currency budget management
Attachment support for receipts and documents

Step-by-Step Request Form

Multi-step modal for creating travel requests
Clear separation of mandatory and optional information
Location picker with map integration

Project Time Tracking

Enhanced project management with comprehensive time tracking and team assignment features.

Project Detail View

A new Project Detail View replaces the table with rich project information:

Project Summary Statistics
Total hours logged
Approved hours vs pending hours
Number of team members

Time Tracking Charts

Time by Employee Chart: Horizontal grouped bar chart showing total, approved, and pending hours per employee
Monthly Time Breakdown: Track project hours over time with monthly distribution

Team Management

Assigned Employees Panel: View all employees assigned to a project
Add/Remove Employees: Quickly add or remove team members from projects
Employee Status Tracking: See start dates and current assignment status

Employee Profile Enhancements

Profile Images Everywhere

Employee profile images are now displayed across all modules for better visual identification:

Leave request lists
Attendance records
Performance reviews
Training sessions
Expense reports
Overtime requests
Travel requests
Salary information
Document lists
Forms and feedback

Employee Profile Tabs

New tabs added to the employee profile view:

Leave Tab: View employee's leave history and balances
Attendance Tab: Quick access to attendance records

Resigned Employees

Renamed "Deactivate" to "Resigned" for clearer terminology
Added ability to view resigned employees with dedicated filter
Better handling of employee status transitions

Performance Management Improvements

Bulk Performance Review Creation

Create performance reviews for multiple employees at once:

Select multiple employees from a list
Set common review parameters
Automatically create individual review records
Status defaults to "Pending" for new reviews

Feedback Request Enhancements

Create feedback requests in bulk
Feedback requests only available for pending reviews
Default status set to "Pending" for new feedback requests
Improved self-feedback UI

Sandwich Leave Support

New Sandwich Leave feature for handling leaves that fall between holidays and weekends.

Configuration

Mark specific leave types as "Sandwich Leave" using a simple toggle switch
When enabled, leaves of this type are always counted as full days
Useful for unpaid leave policies where organizations want to count leaves between non-working days

How It Works

When an employee takes leave on a Friday and Monday (with Saturday/Sunday in between):

Regular leave: Only Friday and Monday counted (2 days)
Sandwich leave: Friday through Monday counted (4 days)

Settings Module Redesign

The Settings module has been completely redesigned for better usability.

Search Settings

New search functionality allows you to quickly find settings by name or description.

Organized Display

Settings are now ordered logically within each category
Improved setting descriptions
Hidden deprecated settings
Tabs only show if they have visible settings

Visual Improvements

Switch components for Yes/No settings
Better form layouts
Multi-select fields with improved UI
File upload settings with preview

UI/UX Improvements

Modernized Modals

Replaced browser modals with modern modals
Consistent modal behavior across the application
Loading states on save buttons
Better error handling and display

Updated menu names for clarity
Highlighted first-level menus
Removed animating icons for cleaner look
Updated icons across modules

Modernized Modules

The following modules have been modernized for better performance:

User Leave Module
Dependent Module
Emergency Contacts Module
Qualifications Module
Travel Module (Admin & User)

Company Overview Module

New module providing organizational overview and statistics.

Bug Fixes

This release includes numerous bug fixes:

Fixed loading save button in step form modals
Fixed loading button state when entry saving fails
Fixed subordinate travel requests display
Fixed location field in travel user module
Fixed location component layout issues
Fixed double chart rendering in insights
Fixed advance attendance view display
Fixed first profile load issue
Fixed reports module issues
Fixed "switched to" styling issues
Fixed form fields with display:none rendering
Improved cache fallback when memcache is not available

Module Cleanup

As part of ongoing platform improvements, the following legacy modules have been removed:

Legacy Charts Module (replaced by Insights)
Legacy Leave Charts Module (replaced by Insights)
Legacy Data Module
Legacy Clients Module (merged into Projects)
Legacy Report Files Module (replaced by Advanced Reports)

Upgrade Notes

Database Migrations

This release includes migrations for:

Sandwich leave column on LeaveTypes table
Settings order and description updates
Payslip template additions
Module cleanup

Breaking Changes

None. All changes are backward compatible.

Coming Soon

Stay tuned for upcoming features:

Mobile app improvements
Enhanced API capabilities
More analytics dashboards
Workflow automation