--- title: ConstructionOnline Publish Report for the Week of February 17, 2025 description: ConstructionOnline streamlines project communication with new Comments for construction Selections and construction Change Orders. --- [ConstructionOnline Newsroom ](https://news.constructiononline.com) # [ConstructionOnline Publish Report for the Week of February 17, 2025](https://news.constructiononline.com/constructiononline-publish-report-for-the-week-of-february-17-2025-0) Written by [UDA Corporate Newsroom](https://news.constructiononline.com/author/uda-corporate-newsroom) | February 17, 2025 Engineered to provide the industry’s best ROI, the [ConstructionOnline ](https://us.constructiononline.com/)Team continually invests in the success of UDA's clients by releasing regular updates & new features to the award-winning construction management software, including -  #### CLIENT SELECTIONS **New Feature Release!** ConstructionOnline's **brand-new Comments** system has been released for Client Selections.  - Streamlines communication related to Categories, Selections, and Choices by providing localized threads where Project Team Contacts can post **Comments**. - Comments may be utilized by Company Users, ClientLink Users, and/or TeamLink Users with access to Client Selections. To support these various branches of team communication, the ***Comments Thread*** is segmented into 3 distinct sub-sections: - **ClientLink User Comments** - **Company User Comments** - **TeamLink User Comments** - By default, new **Comments **are set to be "internal," or only shared with Company Users, however the option to share a new Comment with ClientLink and/or TeamLink Users can be easily toggled on during Comment creation.  - Access to **Comments **in ConstructionOnline and/or via the ClientLink/TeamLink Portals is governed by the related feature's permissions.  - Company Admin Users and Non-Admin Company Users with at least** "Can View"** permissions for Client Selections have access to **Comments**.  - Non-Admin Company Users with permissions set to **"Cannot View"** for Client Selections will not have access to **Comments**.  - When Client Selections ***are enabled*** within ClientLink Settings, **Comments** may be shared with any/all of the Project's ClientLink Contacts who have access to the associated Selections (subject to ***Selection Visibility Settings***).  - ClientLink Contacts will only have access to **Comments **associated with Selections that are visible via the ClientLink Portal.   - When Client Selections ***are enabled*** within TeamLink Settings, **Comments **may be shared with any/all of the Project's TeamLink Contacts who have access to the associated Selections (subject to ***TeamLink Settings*** for Client Selections).  - When there are **unread Comments **on a Category, Selection, or Choice, a green message icon will be displayed in the **Selections Details Dashboard**, the **Selections Summary Dashboard**, the **Selections Table**, and/or the **Selection Card**.  - A blue message icon indicates the presence of **Comments**, but no unread Comments.  - A gray message icon indicates that no **Comments **are present. - ConstructionOnline will display a number alongside the **Comments **icon to indicate the count of **Comments **included for the Category, Selection, or Choice.  - Notification alerts for new **Comments **will be displayed on the bell icon in the ConstructionOnline Company Navigation Bar (top right-hand corner of ConstructionOnline when logged in via web browser).  - Users can click on the bell to expand the blade menu which includes - **Comments**, **Latest News**, and **Help & Support**.  - Additional ***Notification Settings*** have been added for **Comments**: - **Comment Created by Someone Else** - Email Notification (Selected by Default) - Text Notification - **Comment Created by Me** - Email Notification - Text Notification - Notifications for **Comments **are only sent when New Comments are posted. These notifications are exclusively delivered to Contacts associated with the posted Comment. - Updating or deleting a Comment does not currently trigger any notifications.  - Email Notifications for **Comments **function the same as Email Notifications for ConstructionOnline Messages, providing 2 user-friendly reply options: - **Reply via Email** - **Reply in ConstructionOnline** - Once posted, users may right-click on the Comment in the ***Comments Thread*** to access options: - **Edit:** Only the Comment Creator may edit a Comment. - **Delete:** Only the Comment Creator or a Company User may remove a Comment from the Comments Thread.  - **Mark Unread:** Specific to the logged in user. Marks the selected Comment as "unread" and maintains notification flag. - **Mark All Unread:** Specific to the logged in user. Marks all Comments in the thread as "unread" and maintains notification flag.  #### CHANGE ORDERS **New Feature Release!** ConstructionOnline's **brand-new Comments** system has been released for Change Orders.  - Streamlines communication related to construction Change Orders by providing localized threads where Project Team Contacts can engage in related discussions. - **Comments **may be utilized by Company Users, ClientLink Users, and/or TeamLink Users with access to Change Orders. To support these various branches of team communication, the ***Comments Thread*** is segmented into 3 distinct sub-sections: - **ClientLink User Comments** - **Company User Comments** - **TeamLink User Comments** - By default, new **Comments **are set to be "internal," or only shared with Company Users, however the option to share a new Comment with ClientLink and/or TeamLink Users can be easily toggled on during Comment creation.  - Access to **Comments **in ConstructionOnline and/or via the ClientLink/TeamLink Portals is governed by the related feature's permissions.  - Company Admin Users and Non-Admin Company Users with at least** "Can View"** permissions for Change Orders have access to **Comments**.  - Non-Admin Company Users with permissions set to **"Cannot View"** for Change Orders will not have access to **Comments**.  - When Change Orders ***are enabled*** within ClientLink Settings, **Comments** may be shared with any/all of the Project's ClientLink Contacts who have access to the associated Change Order (subject to ***ClientLink Settings ***for Change Orders).  - When Change Orders ***are enabled*** within TeamLink Settings, **Comments **may be shared with any/all of the Project's TeamLink Contacts who have access to the associated Change Orders.  - When there are **unread Comments **on a Change Order, a green message icon will be displayed in the **Change Order Overview Dashboard, **the **Change Order Details Dashboard, **and on the** Change Order Card. ** - A blue message icon indicates the presence of **Comments** associated with the user, but no unread Comments.  - A gray message icon indicates that none of the **Comments **present are associated with the user, and/or a **"View/Add Comments" **link will be displayed.  - ConstructionOnline will display a number of **Comments **associated with the user alongside the **Comments **icon to indicate the count of **Comments**.  - Notification alerts for new **Comments **will be displayed on the bell icon in the ConstructionOnline Company Navigation Bar (top right-hand corner of ConstructionOnline when logged in via web browser).  - Users can click on the bell to expand the blade menu which includes - **Comments**, **Latest News**, and **Help & Support**.  - Additional ***Notification Settings*** have been added for **Comments**: *(these Settings govern all **Comments **across all features)* - **Comment Created by Someone Else** - Email Notification (Selected by Default) - Text Notification - **Comment Created by Me** - Email Notification - Text Notification - Notifications for **Comments **are only sent when New Comments are posted. These notifications are exclusively delivered to Contacts associated with the posted Comment. - Updating or deleting a Comment does not currently trigger any notifications.  - Email Notifications for **Comments **function the same as Email Notifications for ConstructionOnline Messages, providing 2 user-friendly reply options: - **Reply via Email** - **Reply in ConstructionOnline** - Once posted, users may right-click on the Comment in the ***Comments Thread*** to access options: - **Edit:** Only the Comment Creator may edit a Comment. - **Delete:** Only the Comment Creator or a Company User may remove a Comment from the Comments Thread.  - **Mark Unread:** Specific to the logged-in user. Marks the selected Comment as "unread" and maintains notification flag. - **Mark All Unread:** Specific to the logged-in user. Marks all Comments in the thread as "unread" and maintains notification flag.  - Added support for responsive search of **Costbook Items** when creating a new Change Order or editing an existing Change Order.  - The dropdown for Items from Costbooks now populates per entered search criteria.  - Dropdown list of **Costbook Items** includes scrolling navigation.  - Confirmed that the **Total Remaining Balance** amount displayed in the ***Change Order Details Dashboard*** consistently and correctly calculates and updates accordingly, specifically related to instances where -  - Related Invoices are marked as "Paid" - Partial Payments are applied to Change Orders (i.e. not Paid in Full) - Change Orders are unapproved #### COST CODES - Updated system logic related to ***Cost Code Import*** functions with specific attention given to imports of multi-tiered **Cost Code** structures.  #### ONCOST ESTIMATING - Calculations for **Estimate Actuals** (and those included in **Estimate Summaries**) have been expanded to include **Actuals **from unlinked Payments and Receipts. #### LEAD TRACKING - Enhanced table filtering functionality to improve the user experience when filtering the** Lead Table** by ***"Date Created."*** #### OPPORTUNITIES - Streamlined initial loading of Opportunities, improving key performance metrics by more than 80%. #### ONCOST PURCHASING - Introduced new **Excel Export** for OnCost™ Purchasing - Updated date formatting for the ***Delivery Date*** field on Purchase Orders to ensure consistent recognition of dates in the **DD/MM/YYYY** format, when appropriate.  - Expanded **"Edit"** functionality for **Purchase Orders** and **Bills**, allowing users the ability to add additional items to POs and Bills following initial creation. 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