Checkr release notes 2022

12/06/2022

Enhancement

• Checkr Dashboard:
  • The Checkr Dashboard has a refreshed navigation-centered design. Tooltips explain report statuses and actions.
  • The Candidates page search fields have been optimized.
  • Payment information moved to a new Payment & billing page where customers can manage their billing address.
  • To help manage candidate story submissions, adjudicators can mark stories as read.
• Candidate Experience: Redesigned emails to candidates clarify what candidates need to do next and are more readable and clearer than the previous versions.

New Feature

• Checkr Dashboard: The Packages page replaces the Home page, and customers can now edit packages.

10/25/2022

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Enhancement

• Checkr Dashboard: In-progress reports automatically cancel if the candidate doesn't meet the age requirement.

5/09/2022

Enhancement

• Assess: Added a button to the Lookback Period Rules page which allows users to download a blank template CSV. This template may then be edited and imported to overwrite existing Lookback Period Rules. For more information, see Use CSVs to export or import Lookback Period Rules in the Checkr Help Center.

Bug Fix

• Checkr Dashboard: Added a filter to convert EST timestamps submitted from one of our vendors to UTC, which is the standard Checkr uses to translate submitted timestamps to a Dashboard user's local timezone. Verification events will no longer appear to have occurred outside of normal operating hours.

4/25/2022

New Feature

• Candidate Experience: Added an optional step to the Thank You page of the Checkr-Hosted Apply Flow asking domestic candidates if they would like to submit feedback on Checkr’s Apply Flow process. Checkr will use the findings to better understand the experience from the candidate’s point of view, identify areas of improvement, and measure the impact of future product changes.

4/11/2022

Enhancements

• Candidate Experience: Candidates in the United States with out-of-country employment histories will now be able to enter their non-US addresses from within the standard Checkr Hosted Apply Flow.
• Candidate Experience: The Checkr Hosted Apply Flow will now be available to candidates working outside the US in English, French (FR & CA), German (DE), and Spanish (SP, MX).
• Checkr API: Added two new parameters to all Screenings objects: `records_hidden_by_assess`, and `charges_hidden_by_assess`. The `records_hidden_by_assess` parameter will list all charges hidden by assess, including the case number, file date, and court jurisdiction. The `charges_hidden_by_assess` subparameter will list the Checkr Assess category assigned to the listed charge, as well as more specific information, including the charge type, disposition, and sentence (if any).
• Checkr Dashboard: Added a pulldown menu to the filters section of the Candidates page which allows you to search by the report's origin: Continuous Check, Manual Order, Checkr API, and etc.

2/28/2022

No release notes were generated for this sprint.

2/14/2022

New Feature

Checkr Dashboard: Invoices have been moved out of the Account Settings page in the Checkr Dashboard, and moved into their own page, available from the left hand navigation bar: Invoices & Documents.

Enhancements

Checkr APIs: Updated the list of supported characters to include punctuation marks. For more information, see Supported Characters in the Checkr API documentation.

Checkr APIs: Non-US screenings may now be ordered through the Checkr Hosted Apply Flow using the Checkr APIs. 

Checkr APIs: You may now complete a report using the Checkr APIs. Completing a report will change the status of the report and all canceled screenings, as appropriate. This action will also issue a `report.completed` webhook. For more information, see Complete Report in the Checkr API documentation.

Checkr Dashboard: Reports will now list and display any documents candidates have uploaded as part of their Professional License Verification.

Bug Fix

Candidate Experience: Fixed a bug which displayed the option to allow candidates to provide additional information for their report, even if the Candidate Stories option was disabled for the account.

1/31/2022

No release notes were generated for this sprint.

1/17/2022

Enhancements

Checkr APIs: Added two new parameters to the /nodes endpoint: `order` and `order_by`. Use these parameters to sort the returns for the GET /nodes call. For more information, see GET /nodes in the Checkr API documentation.

Checkr APIs: Added a new endpoint: Get / subscriptions. Use this endpoint to return a list of all subscriptions for the account. For more information, see GET /subscriptions in the Checkr API documentation.

Checkr APIs: Checkr APIs will now validate against the new Maryland driver license format of MD + 11 numbers. For a complete list, see Driver License validation in the Checkr API documentation.

Candidate Experience: Added an option allowing candidates to specify that they are currently a student at a listed school during the Education Verification apply flow.

1/03/2022

No release notes were generated for this sprint.