This page details the functional differences introduced as part of the WX navigation beta in Y23.1, with a detailed feature comparison against existing functionality. This side-by-side comparison is designed to aid customers in trialing the new navigation, to aid in migrating to the new layout, and to indicate further changes that will be introduced in later releases.
Service tile pages
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Y23.1 beta
In the old navigation, selecting any service in the menu opens a service landing page consisting of default tiles for each process within the service. Most of these service landing pages will no longer be displayed. Instead, users can navigate directly to the process they need by selecting it from the navigation menu without an additional click.
Service landing pages will still be displayed in 2 scenarios:
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The first service in a user's menu (their homepage) will always display a service tile page.
- Any service that contains only processes of the types Internal Communication and/or Summary will display a service tile page.
For services that contain other types of process and that are not the first service in the menu, no service page is displayed.
Future
Homepage tiles for processes other than Internal Communication and Summary will be removed in a future release. Some processes will receive new components allowing improved interaction for users. These new components will allow customers to build feature-rich homepages that allow users to quickly perform key tasks and that enhance customization and organization branding.
My Organisation menu
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Y23.1 beta
The My Organisation menu has been removed, replaced by a new people search function at the top of each page.
Use the following functions to access functionality that was available in the My Organisation menu:
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Viewing Groups: use the People Groups process to view groups.
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Organization search: use the people search bar to search for team members.
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Org Chart view: use the Org Chart menu item to view your manager, colleagues, and direct reports.
Future
In a future release, a My Team view will be introduced to the navigation menu to enable managers to quickly access their direct reports.
Search results
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Y23.1 beta
Using the new people search, team members can still be searched using any field in the WX People Search Filters field set, but search results function differently in the following ways:
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Results returned in the people search function do not display contact details from the WX People Bar Contact Details field set.
Contact details for employees can be found using the Org Chart. Note that contact details displayed in the org chart use the WX Org Chart Contact Details field set, and not the WX People Bar Contact Details field set that is used for the My Organisation search.
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You cannot navigate to a user's org chart page from search results. This capability will be introduced in a future release.
Future
Contact details will be accessible by going to a team member's employee profile page in a future release. Navigating to user's org chart page from the people search is planned for a future release.
Action notifications
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Y23.1 beta
The count of pending actions beside each service and process name in the existing navigation menu has been replaced with action dot icons. A dot is displayed beside service and process names if there are pending actions against the process.
The Actions bell at the top right of the interface has been removed in the new navigation. This functionality is now covered using the Actions item in the left navigation, which displays a count of pending actions.
Future
In a future release, icons will be introduced for all menu items. Action dots will be moved to these icons to improve usability.
Process pages
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Y23.1 beta
The look and feel of process pages is largely unchanged in the Y23.1 beta, which focuses on a streamlined navigation structure. Some cosmetic changes have been introduced, such as a new page border design to match the look and feel of the new navigation.
A Team View/ Personal View toggle has been added to relevant process pages for managers, to make switching contexts more intuitive.
Future
In future releases, many processes will be redesigned to improve user experience and enhance the design of the WX portal.
Profile view
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Y23.1 beta
When viewing another Team Member, a new profile view has been introduced. This provides an intuitive view of another user's processes without switching menu context.
Future
The profile view will be enhanced with additional features, including the ability to view a user's contact details.
Skills search
Y23.1 beta
Skills search is not present in the new navigation. This capability will be reintroduced in a later release.
Get in touch
We would love to hear your opinions on this exciting new design for WX. If you have feedback on the WX navigation beta, please contact your account manager.