> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://help-empuls.xoxoday.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Product Updates - August 2024

> Get the most out of Empuls with these new product enhancements designed to make your workday more efficient.

### **Filter group of users you want to recognize**

You can recognize multiple colleagues at once using the designation, department, or location filter. Navigate to **Recognize > Click the filter icon** to enter the filter details. Proceed with the recognition steps as usual.

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/empuls/hen-W1kzOMsYZAuf/images/product-updates/august-2024-01-ea51de3a72e8.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=hen-W1kzOMsYZAuf&q=85&s=04c8c96e6731613b6d797ac3f0ac349d" alt="Filter panel on the Recognize page for selecting recipients by designation, department, or location" width="2700" height="1512" data-path="images/product-updates/august-2024-01-ea51de3a72e8.png" />

### **Personalize your feed**

Fine-tune your social feed to highlight birthdays, anniversaries, and new joiners in your close circle. Go to the home page, and choose the feed content setting as **Recommended** and **filter the type of posts** you want to see.

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/empuls/hen-W1kzOMsYZAuf/images/product-updates/august-2024-02-d101c2ade29a.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=hen-W1kzOMsYZAuf&q=85&s=be9bde8eec7c2beb0ef27a91b9b85ba4" alt="Home feed content settings with Recommended view and post-type filters for birthdays and anniversaries" width="2700" height="1512" data-path="images/product-updates/august-2024-02-d101c2ade29a.png" />

### **Make attachments for nominations mandatory**

Admins can now make it mandatory for nominators to attach supporting documents (PDF, PPT, CSV, XLSX) to drive fair, data-driven award decisions.

🔎  Navigate to **Awards, Values, and Gifts** and select the relevant award. Then go to the **Advanced Setting** card to **+ Add Question** and check the **Make attachment mandatory** box.

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/empuls/hen-W1kzOMsYZAuf/images/product-updates/august-2024-03-12038330905d.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=hen-W1kzOMsYZAuf&q=85&s=eacebd176b1b028bf886feb5ee7040ce" alt="Award Advanced Settings showing the Make attachment mandatory option for nomination questions" width="2700" height="1512" data-path="images/product-updates/august-2024-03-12038330905d.png" />

**Sync profile pictures from Slack**

You can automatically sync your Slack profile picture to the Empuls platform.

**Preserve award name histories**

Managers and Admins can access historical data even after award names change, ensuring continuous reporting on old and new awards.

**Note:** This applies to edited but not discontinued awards.

Keeping up with the new features is the first step. Next, and more important step, is to see their impact on your employee engagement strategy in action. Try it out 👉

**Upcoming features:**

⭐ **Maximize employee income with tax-saving benefits**

Simplify employee tax benefits with a single card, covering allowances for books, meals, fuel, and more, streamlining tax-saving efforts for your team.

⭐ **Enhancements to the survey dashboard**

Redesigning the dashboard for precise insights from survey responses.

⭐ **AI driven appreciations for employee achievements**

AI Bot assisting award givers with recent achievements by their colleagues to increase frequency and relevancy of awarding.

⭐ **Monthly platform usage report for admins**

Get a monthly update on your platform statistics across RnR adoption, redemption of points, engagement stats and more.

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