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# v3.1.7 - 16th April 2025
## Auto book and release improvements
This release introduces a more consistent and intuitive experience for configuring *Auto Book* and *Release* policies across company, building, and device levels. Previously, enabling these features was only possible at the **device level**, creating confusion when duration settings were available elsewhere. We’ve addressed this by extending enablement controls to the **company and building levels**.
#### **✅ Enable auto book and release at company and building level**
* Admins can now **turn Auto Book and Release ON or OFF** at the **Company** and **Building** level under the **Policies tab**.
* Default state for both settings is **OFF**.
* Existing customers with these features already enabled at the device level will **retain their current settings**.
#### **🔧 Configurable auto book & release durations**
* Admins can now set a **custom duration (in minutes)** for:
* **Auto Book After Duration**
* **Release After Duration**
* Field accepts **free-text integer values**.
### **⏱️ Release timing options**
Admins now have control over **how and when resources are released**:
* **Start of booking (default)**:
* Checks occupancy only in the initial portion of the booking.
* E.g., If "**Release After Duration**" is 10 minutes, and no occupancy is detected from 9:00–9:10, the booking is released.
* **During booking**:
* Continuously checks occupancy throughout the meeting.
* E.g., The booking can be released at any point if 10 minutes of continuous non-occupancy is detected.
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Note that for meeting rooms only, the resource will be removed from the event upon 'release'. For all other resource types, the event will be cancelled.
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#### **🔒 Check-In override protection**
* If a **user has checked in** to a desk or meeting room, the booking will **not be released**, even if no occupancy is detected by sensors.
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## Admin-controlled meeting preferences
This release empowers admins to **centrally manage available video conferencing options** for their employees, ensuring a cleaner and more tailored user experience when booking meetings across the platform.
### **✅ Meeting preferences configuration for admins**
* A new **“Configure Meeting Preferences”** setting is now available in **Company Settings** under the **Common Booking Policies** section.
* This setting controls:
* The **video meeting preferences** available to users in the **User Preferences** panel.
* The **video conferencing options** shown when booking a meeting room via the **side drawer**.
### **🎛️ Dynamic option control**
* Based on the selections made by the admin, **unselected options will be hidden** from the user interface across relevant booking flows.
* Admins can **deselect or re-enable** video conferencing options at any time.
### **🧩 Default configuration**
* All supported video conferencing options are **selected by default** for both **new and existing customers**.
* This ensures continuity and full functionality unless admins choose to customise.
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## Introducing the UMA Marketplace
We’re excited to launch the **UMA Marketplace** — your new go-to destination for discovering premium add-ons, advanced integrations, and workplace-enhancing solutions within the UMA ecosystem.
### 🛍️ What is the UMA Marketplace?
The UMA Marketplace is a centralised hub designed to **showcase integrations, premium modules, and value-added software features** that can elevate your workspace experience. Whether you're looking for advanced analytics, people counting, interactive floor plans, or seamless video conferencing integrations — the Marketplace is the place to start.
### 🎯 Key highlights
#### **🔌 Discover add-ons & integrations**
* Explore a growing suite of **pre-integrated solutions** ranging from workplace analytics to IoT integrations.
* Easily browse options that **extend the functionality of your existing UMA setup**.
### **🔒 Admin-only access**
* Only **administrators** have permission to explore and request access to Marketplace offerings.
### **📥 Request premium features**
* Interested in a specific integration or add-on?
* Simply click to **request more information or upgrade** — our team will support you through the next steps.
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**🚀 And this is just the beginning...**\
The UMA Marketplace will continue to grow, with **more integrations, more capabilities, and more ways to customise your workplace experience** rolling out regularly. Stay tuned — there’s a lot more coming soon.
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## New datasets in Analytics Pro
We're expanding the power of **UMA Analytics Pro** with a fresh set of datasets designed to give you deeper insights into how your workplace operates. These additions lay the groundwork for upcoming **pre-built dashboards and templates**, making data-driven decisions easier than ever.
### 🆕 What’s new
You now have access to **four new data sets**, enabling richer analysis across key aspects of hybrid work and office management:
#### **🧑💼 Visitor Management**
Track and analyse visitor flow across your sites:
* Total visitors per day/building
* Peak visitation periods
* Visitor check-in and host engagement metrics
#### **👥 Teams**
Understand team-level activity and occupancy trends:
* Team-level desk and room booking behaviour
* Onsite vs remote patterns by department
* Team-specific space utilisation
#### **🏘️ Neighbourhoods**
Gain visibility into neighbourhood-level performance:
* Usage of flexible working zones
* Booking density across neighbourhoods
* Neighbourhood popularity and occupancy trends
#### **🌍 Working location statuses**
See how your workforce is engaging with flexible work:
* At-home vs in-office vs remote locations
* Daily and weekly status trends
* Location preference insights
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## 📦 Coming soon: dashboards, delegation and visit enhancements
This release is just the beginning. We’re actively building **pre-configured dashboards and templates** based on the new Analytics Pro datasets to help you:
* Monitor workplace behaviours
* Identify optimisation opportunities
* Report trends to leadership
But there’s even more on the horizon...
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### 🔍 Sneak peek: what’s coming soon
#### **🏢 Building-level admin roles**
Soon, you'll be able to delegate admin rights **per building**, giving local teams control over their own spaces while maintaining central oversight.
* Assign users the new **"Building Admin"** role
* Allow management of **resources, devices, floors, and analytics** for specific buildings only
* Safeguards ensure at least one full-access Admin always remains
* Support for **multi-building assignments**
Perfect for distributed offices and regional workplace teams.
#### **🧾 Assign desks, parking, and rooms to visitors**
We’re extending the visit creation flow to make it more powerful and personalised.
* Assign **desks or parking spaces** to visitors
* Assign **meeting rooms** when visits are linked to calendar events
This makes the **visitor experience more seamless**, and the **admin experience more efficient**.