Announcement: Retiring legacy system
by Tyson Young AnnouncementWe're excited to announce we’ll be completing the upgrade of Octfolio on Friday 18th October. To do this, we’re officially retiring the legacy system (a.k.a the blue “Classic view”).
This upgrade brings significant stability improvements to the backend as well as a significantly improved interface, designed to help you manage asbestos with greater ease and intuitiveness.
What's changing?
- The legacy Octfolio system (otherwise known as the “Classic view”) view will be officially retired and no longer accessible. There is no change to your data or the the underlying database.
- The new interface will now load automatically for all users (no longer requiring you to switch to the new platform manually).
‘Landing pages’ are now SafetyPages. Existing QR codes will continue to work and all content will remain the same - but the design has been updated to perform better on mobile and more clearly emphasise: risk ratings, available documents, and contact information. To preview the new SafetyPages, open any asset from within the new platform and click SafetyPage.
Key benefits of the new platform
- Faster performance and improved responsiveness
- More intuitive navigation and user interface
- Far greater stability when generating large documents
- Streamlined backend allowing for quicker updates and feature rollouts
- Greater ease editing & moving audits, assets, records & samples
- and a lot more…
Action required
There’s nothing you need to ‘action’ prior to the transition, though we do recommend familiarising yourself with the new platform before the switch date (if you haven’t already). You can do this by clicking "Switch to New" in the left navigation bar when using Classic.
Support and resources
We're here to help you every step of the way.
For immediate assistance, click the "?" icon in the new platform to access help options:
- Documentation -> Our Knowledge Base / support docs will continue to be updated in the coming months with updated images and information. If there’s a particular workflow you’re looking for, let us know - we’ll be happy to help you when you need it. We’ll be prioritising articles and support material based on incoming requests.
- Changelog -> We'll continue to announce features, improvements & fixes in our changelog.
- Contact support -> For the fastest responses, please either use Live Chat or email our support inbox directly (support@octfolio.com).
Send feedback -> For general feedback about the platform (what's working / what's not / feature requests etc, send us a message in platform as frequently as you like). More on this below…
Feedback
It’s been exciting to hear the overwhelmingly positive feedback for the new experience. It’s also been motivating to hear very real feedback on the specific features or workflows that need further refinement. We read and review every single piece of feedback that comes in and we do genuinely appreciate everything that comes in.
Even though there’s a lot to be excited about, we know there’s more to go.
Retiring the legacy platform provides us with significantly more resources to focus on the core platform. Instead of splitting our focus, we’ll be able to dedicate our time and energy into shipping much needed features and improved workflows.
Software is never ‘done’ so we’re looking forward to your continued feedback - it’s crucial in helping us prioritise the roadmap.
On behalf of the Octfolio team, I want to thank you once again for your continued support as we work to deliver the best suite of tools for asbestos management.
We can’t wait to share what we’ve got in the pipeline!
Tys
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Tyson Young
Head of Product