# Changelog #28

## Release Notes

#### Introducing: ION Types

We're happy to introduce **ION Types** - a new way to link workflows for flexibility. This feature leverages ION's existing **Users** and **Parts** data in fields and custom attributes. For example, you can create a "Responsible Engineer" field for a Part, Purchase, Supplier, or Issue.

#### **Automated inventory splitting**

ION will now keep inventory counts accurate by automatically splitting groups of inventory when they are partially used.

#### **"Not Applicable" Fields**

Have an important field you can't leave blank, but sometimes doesn't apply? Now if you mark it required you can allow "Not Applicable" as a valid entry. Learn more about field options from the [ION Manual](http://xi9qy.mjt.lu/lnk/AMwAAMa8UF0AAAALIMgAACOKVUcAAAAAvEsAAPh1ABUCUABieuldVSxOvPLqTSqVheWxaRO5eQAUzoc/3/q7ks-Mir2rx-fZsYUAasJg/aHR0cHM6Ly9tYW51YWwuZmlyc3RyZXNvbmFuY2UuaW8vZmVhdHVyZXMvcHJvY2VkdXJlcy9zdGVwcy9maWVsZHMjcmVxdWlyZWQtZmllbGRz#required-fields)

## Improvements

- **Procedures**: Added standard step approvals to the "Awaiting my approval" home screen widget
- **Procedures**: Added the ability to set Datagrid rows as required from the Datagrid importer
- **Barcodes**: Added ability to use custom attributes on barcodes
- **Barcodes**: Enabled to print new barcodes on automatic inventory splits
- **Tools**: Added barcode scanning to tools to move tool inventory
- **Runs**: Added feature to bulk create runs from an Excel/CSV file
- **Integrations**: Added mBOM sync function to Duro PLM integration
- **Purchasing**: Added a direct link from parts to quality clauses. When a part is added to a purchase item it will default to using its linked quality clauses.
- **Purchasing**: Improved the layout of the purchase print preview
- **Inventory**: Added removals/un-installs to inventory history
- **Inventory**: The inventory status will now show "On order" when on an open purchase
- **Plans**: Added ability to create multiple schedules for the same part and date
- **Autoplan**: Autoplan will now create runs for parts with a component BOM even if their sourcing strategy is set to "Buy"
- **Notifications:** Added "Mark all as read" button to the notification page
- Removed length restriction on text fields and custom attributes to allow storing long URLs

## Fixes

- **Procedures**: Fixed step fields with long names overflowing their container
- **Issues**: Fixed issue status change notifications not being sent when the issue is not linked to a step
- **Issues**: Fixed issue where issue tickets would not be created correctly for failing steps in batched runs
- **Runs**: Fixed issue where the datetime input widget would not work on touchscreen interfaces
- **Runs**: Fixed issue where step field validations would fail incorrectly on empty fields.
- **Purchasing**: Fixed issue where searching quality clauses by name didn't work
- **Purchasing**: Fixed the purchase subtotal incorrectly displaying the total.
- **Plans**: Fixed bug where passing an empty part broke the filter query
- **Parts**: Fixed issue where sourcing strategy was incorrectly showing as "Make" on the mBOM visualization