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# Product Updates - September 2024

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

## **Here's what's new:**

* **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/Vi2OpMeC4xlrnb6w/images/product-updates/september-2024-01-a98ba15db00a.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=Vi2OpMeC4xlrnb6w&q=85&s=1ea9d6ac71dc81d9775c3342f73be00d" alt="Filter panel on the Recognize page for selecting recipients by designation, department, or location" width="2700" height="1512" data-path="images/product-updates/september-2024-01-a98ba15db00a.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/Vi2OpMeC4xlrnb6w/images/product-updates/september-2024-02-c1cafe4e1bf8.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=Vi2OpMeC4xlrnb6w&q=85&s=614e500b542e4cf59db8adbae7bcedfd" 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/september-2024-02-c1cafe4e1bf8.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/Vi2OpMeC4xlrnb6w/images/product-updates/september-2024-03-f350c2946020.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=Vi2OpMeC4xlrnb6w&q=85&s=c286f6a1ab2c951b0d0d46f3ebd386fe" alt="Award Advanced Settings showing the Make attachment mandatory option for nomination questions" width="2700" height="1512" data-path="images/product-updates/september-2024-03-f350c2946020.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.

## **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.

**Want to request a feature on Empuls?**

Get in touch with our customer success team through Messenger on platform, or email us at [support@emplus.io](mailto:support@emplus.io)

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