What we shipped, in plain language.

Every public-facing page of the Biztimize marketing website has been rebuilt from the ground up with a fresh, professional visual identity.

• Design System — IBM Plex Sans and IBM Plex Mono typefaces, a refined brand colour palette, and a consistent component library across all pages.
• Pages Refreshed — Home, About, Products, Solutions, Pricing, FAQ, Contact, Blog, and the Tenant Gateway login page all received new layouts and updated copy.
• Commitments Page — a new Our Commitments page highlights Biztimize's product guarantees and SLA commitments, backed by a seeded Commitment model and admin interface.
• Performance — no third-party CSS/JS frameworks (no Bootstrap, jQuery, AOS, or FontAwesome) — the site loads with minimal dependencies and fully vanilla assets.
• URL Stability — all existing Blog, Changelog, Help, and Support URLs are preserved with no redirects.
• Changelog UI — the public Changelog list and release detail pages were redesigned to match the new brand, with improved readability for release notes.

The Universal Search feature received targeted fixes and performance improvements alongside the 2.0 release.

• Resolved an issue where certain search result types returned blank entries on the results page.
• Improved search index refresh speed for high-volume tenants.

Ask Biztimize is a fully integrated AI business assistant that answers questions about your company's operational and financial data in natural language.

• Natural Language to SQL — the AI translates plain-English questions (e.g., "What are the top 10 customers by revenue this quarter?") into safe, read-only SQL queries executed against your tenant database.
• Instant Tabular Results — query results are displayed as formatted tables directly in the chat window, with the ability to export to Excel.
• Chart Generation — the assistant automatically selects an appropriate chart type (bar, line, pie) and renders a visual alongside the data table.
• Multi-Turn Conversation — follow-up questions refine the previous query, maintaining context across the entire session.
• Claude AI Orchestrator — powered by Anthropic's Claude model as the reasoning engine, with a purpose-built tool-use pipeline for schema introspection, query planning, and result formatting.
• Safety Guardrails — only SELECT statements are permitted; all queries are validated before execution. The assistant refuses requests that would expose other tenants' data.
• Access via Ask Biztimize in the top navigation bar (requires ai.use_chat permission).

Every project in Tasks Management now has a dedicated Chat tab where team members can send messages, share context, and track decisions alongside their task board.

• Project-Scoped Channel — messages are stored per project and visible only to project members.
• Rich Text Messages — supports bold, italic, bullet lists, and code snippets inline.
• Message History — full conversation history is persisted and paginated for large projects.
• Real-Time Updates — new messages appear instantly without a page refresh.
• Access via Tasks → [Project] → Chat.

Users can now ask questions in plain language from any Help panel and receive context-aware answers drawn directly from the Biztimize documentation library.

• Semantic Search — help articles are indexed using sentence-transformer embeddings, enabling the assistant to find relevant content even when the user does not use the exact documented terminology.
• Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) — the top matching articles are passed to the AI, which synthesises a clear answer and cites the source article, so users can read the full guide if needed.
• Master-Database Routing — the help index runs against the shared master database, so all tenants benefit from the same centrally maintained knowledge base.
• Payroll Help Articles Added — the HRM Payroll module now has a dedicated set of help articles indexed and available to the assistant.
• Access via the ? Help icon in the top navigation bar.

The Front Desk module gives reception staff a dedicated workspace to log, route, and close inbound items received at the office.

• Entry Logging — capture courier, sender, tracking number, item description, number of pieces, and photos at the point of receipt.
• Dispatch to Recipient — Front Desk Executive assigns each entry to the internal recipient and dispatches it. The recipient receives an email notification.
• Acknowledgement Workflow — the recipient acknowledges receipt in the system, providing a digital proof of delivery. The Front Desk Manager can acknowledge on behalf of any recipient.
• GRN Creation — Store Managers can convert a front desk entry into a Goods Receipt Note, linking it to the Materials Management module.
• Object-Level Security — a recipient can acknowledge only their own items; the view enforces this at the database query level.
• Roles — Front Desk Executive (dispatch), Front Desk Manager (full management), Front Desk Recipient (acknowledge own items), Store Manager (acknowledge + GRN).
• Help Documentation — 16 help articles bundled with the module and available in the in-app Help panel.
• Accessible via Operations → Front Desk. Run python manage.py setup_rbac --tenant <id> to activate the new Front Desk roles.

The Internal Orders module enables departments to manage internal purchase and service requests end-to-end, from budget allocation to cost posting.

• Order Types & Budget Allocation — administrators define order types (e.g., Capital, Opex, Travel) each with a budget ceiling. Orders are validated against the remaining budget before approval.
• Approval Workflow — orders flow through a configurable approval chain: Department Manager → Finance Controller. Approved orders are Released for procurement.
• AP Invoice Linkage — vendor invoices in the AP module can be linked to an Internal Order, automatically pulling the cost centre and GL account for posting.
• Journal Entry Auto-Posting — when an internal order is closed, the system posts a cost journal entry to Financial Accounting against the assigned GL account.
• Help Documentation — a full set of 15 guided help articles is bundled and searchable from the in-app Help panel.
• Accessible via Finance → Internal Orders. Run python manage.py setup_rbac --tenant <id> to activate the new IO roles.

Several accuracy improvements were applied across all costing types.

• Cut plan widths are now synchronised to finished costing automatically when the plan is saved.
• Forex currency name corrected to INR (was showing a generic label).
• Target price and unit price values are rounded to exactly 2 decimal places before submission to the API, preventing floating-point drift in downstream calculations.

A new costing type has been added for the sale of Greige Fabric and Processed Fabric as standalone products (not as finished garments).

• Fabric Sales Costing — captures raw material cost, processing charges, dyeing/finishing costs, and overhead for fabric sold by the metre or yard.
• Yard Conversion — built-in unit conversion between yards and metres is applied at each costing step, removing manual calculation errors.
• Cut Plan Integration — target price and unit price are rounded to 2 decimal places and synchronised with the cut plan widths and the forex INR currency rate automatically.
• Accessible via Textile Costing → Fabric Sales.

Once scoring is complete, the system computes a composite score for each supplier and generates a ranked shortlist with an award recommendation.

• Composite Score Formula — (Technical Score × Technical Weight%) + (Commercial Score × Commercial Weight%). Both weights are configured on the evaluation template (e.g. 60% Technical, 40% Commercial).
• Ranking View — a sortable table showing each qualified supplier's Technical Score, Commercial Score, Composite Score, and Rank, alongside a visual bar chart for at-a-glance comparison.
• Auto Recommendation — the system automatically recommends the top-ranked qualified supplier as Recommended and the second-ranked as Alternative.
• Manual Override — the Procurement Manager can override the system recommendation with a mandatory written justification, which triggers an additional approval step from the Procurement Head.
• Supplier Notification — after award, the winning supplier receives an award notification; non-winning suppliers receive a "not awarded" notification. No scores or competitor details are disclosed to any supplier.
• PO Conversion — once the award is communicated, the linked RFQ's Convert to PO action can be used to create a Purchase Order for the awarded supplier.

Procurement Managers can create and manage reusable Evaluation Templates that define the criteria structure for every supplier evaluation event.

• Two Groups of Criteria — each template carries Technical criteria and Commercial criteria, each with their own percentage weights that must sum to 100%.
• Four Scoring Methods — Manual (evaluator enters 0–100), Formula (system auto-calculates, e.g. lowest-price normalisation), Pass/Fail (binary), and Rating Scale (1–5 stars mapped to 0–100).
• Evaluation Method — choose between Two Envelope (technical phase completed and qualification gate applied before commercial prices are revealed) or One Envelope (all criteria scored simultaneously).
• Technical Qualification Threshold — define the minimum technical score a supplier must achieve to be considered for the commercial phase.
• Mandatory Criteria — mark any criterion as mandatory; a score of 0 on a mandatory criterion automatically disqualifies the supplier regardless of other scores.
• Clone Template — copy an existing template and adjust it for a specific procurement category without starting from scratch.
• Accessible via Procurement → Evaluation Templates.

A pre-seeded library of 14 standard evaluation criteria (8 Technical and 6 Commercial) is available to accelerate template creation.

• Technical Library — Manufacturing/Service Capability (20%), Quality Management System (15%), Technical Compliance to Specifications (20%), Past Performance & Track Record (15%), Delivery Capability & Lead Time (10%), R&D and Innovation (5%), Environmental & Social Compliance (5%, Pass/Fail), Financial Stability (10%).
• Commercial Library — Unit Price Competitiveness (40%, Formula), Total Cost of Ownership (15%, Formula), Payment Terms (10%, Rating Scale), Delivery Schedule Compliance (15%), Warranty & After-Sales Support (10%), Volume Discount / Price Stability (10%).
• Library items can be added to any template with a single click and then customised as needed.

The core evaluation engine enables structured, committee-based scoring of suppliers linked to an existing RFQ (and optionally an RFI).

• Auto-Population of Suppliers — all suppliers invited to the linked RFQ are automatically included in the evaluation when it is created.
• Evaluation Committee — assign internal users as Lead Evaluator, Technical Evaluator, Commercial Evaluator, or Observer. Each member can be assigned specific criteria to score.
• Blind Scoring — evaluator scores remain hidden from other committee members until all mandatory members have submitted, preventing anchoring bias.
• Consensus Score Calculation — the system computes a weighted average of all evaluators' scores for each criterion per supplier, taking individual evaluator weights into account.
• Dispute Detection — if two evaluators' scores for the same criterion diverge by more than 20 points, the criterion is flagged as disputed for the Lead Evaluator to review and resolve.
• Justification Requirement — evaluators must provide a written justification for any score at or below 40 or at or above 90, ensuring transparency for extreme scores.
• Auto-Populated Scores — for criteria sourced from Historical Performance (BBN risk scores, supplier ratings), scores are pre-filled from the Business Network data and clearly flagged as auto-populated. Evaluators can override with a justification.

The Two Envelope evaluation method separates Technical and Commercial scoring into sequential phases, ensuring price does not bias technical assessment.

• Phase 1 — Technical — evaluators score all Technical criteria. Commercial quote details (prices, payment terms) remain hidden from the evaluation workspace during this phase.
• Qualification Gate — when the Lead Evaluator completes the technical phase, the system calculates each supplier's weighted technical score. Suppliers scoring below the configured Technical Qualification Threshold are marked Disqualified and receive a notification. Their commercial quotes are never opened.
• Phase 2 — Commercial — only technically qualified suppliers proceed. Evaluators score Commercial criteria against the RFQ quotes for these suppliers only.
• One Envelope alternative — for simpler procurements, all criteria can be scored simultaneously with no qualification gate.

A dedicated Evaluation Workspace page provides the full evaluation experience in one place, accessible from the evaluation list at Procurement → Supplier Evaluations.

• Setup Tab — RFQ/RFI summary, committee members with roles, and a list of criteria copied from the template.
• Technical Scoring Tab — a criteria × supplier matrix where evaluators enter scores (0–100). Each cell shows a traffic-light indicator: green (>70), amber (40–70), or red (<40).
• Commercial Scoring Tab — same matrix layout for Commercial criteria; visible only after the Technical phase is complete in a Two-Envelope evaluation.
• Ranking Tab — ranked supplier table with Technical, Commercial, and Composite scores, plus a horizontal bar chart comparing all qualified suppliers.
• Audit Log Tab — a chronological timeline of all actions taken on the evaluation: score submissions, phase completions, overrides, approvals, and awards.

Seven new permission codenames and three new system roles control access to the Supplier Evaluation module.

• Permissions — srm.view_evaluation, srm.add_evaluation, srm.change_evaluation, srm.delete_evaluation, srm.score_evaluation, srm.approve_evaluation, srm.manage_evaluation_template.
• Procurement User — view evaluations and submit scores as a committee member.
• Procurement Manager — full evaluation management including template creation, committee assignment, phase completion, and award recommendation override.
• Procurement Head — view all evaluations and approve ranking and award recommendations (including override approvals).

Run python manage.py setup_rbac --tenant <id> after deploying this release to create the new roles, then assign them to users via Django Admin.

The visitor search in the Visit Request form has been improved for faster and more accurate lookup.

• Search now matches against visitor name, phone number, and company name simultaneously.
• Results are returned with a minimum of 2 characters typed (reduced from 4), improving responsiveness for short names.
• The visitor service API now includes company name in the search response for display in the suggestion dropdown.

Several improvements to the Terry Fabric costing calculator based on user feedback from initial production use.

• Improved pile and ground yarn consumption formula for multi-colour terry designs.
• Enhanced results sheet layout with clearer section grouping and per-component cost breakdown.
• Bug fixes for edge cases when optional fields (border width, hemming) are left blank.

The Fabric Credit field in the cut-plan and costing sheets now accepts decimal values (e.g. 0.75 kg), removing the previous integer-only restriction.

• Cut-plan results and costing totals recalculate correctly with fractional credit quantities.
• Display updated to show up to 3 decimal places for credit values.

Buyers can now review all documents submitted by a supplier during onboarding and compliance processes from a single dedicated page.

• Document List — all compliance documents (certifications, insurance, financial statements) listed with status badges (Pending, Approved, Rejected, Expired).
• Inline Review — buyers can approve or reject individual documents directly from the list without navigating away.
• Expiry Alerts — documents approaching their expiry date are highlighted for proactive renewal follow-up.
• Accessible via Business Network → Supplier Profile → Documents.

A new Report Distributor module automatically emails configured reports to designated recipients on a scheduled basis — daily, weekly, or monthly — without any manual intervention.

• Configurable Schedules — administrators define what report to send, to whom, and at what time, all from the Django Admin interface.
• Multiple Recipients — supports both internal Biztimize users and external email addresses in the same schedule.
• Registry Pattern — new report types can be added by any app module without changes to the scheduler infrastructure.
• Execution Log — every dispatch is audited: timestamp, recipient count, success/failure status, and error details.
• Manual Trigger — a Send Now API action allows administrators to dispatch a report immediately for testing or ad-hoc delivery.
• Daily Visitors Report — the first built-in report type sends a formatted daily visitor activity summary (grouped by host, with check-in/out times and visit duration) for the previous day.

A new Set Costing sheet allows costing managers to compute and approve the cost of bundled set products in a single record.

• Component Definition — add individual costing records (bed sheet, pillow case, etc.) as components of the set with quantity multipliers.
• Automatic Cost Roll-up — fabric, CMT, accessories, packing, and overhead costs are automatically aggregated from the component sheets into the set total.
• Set-Level Overrides — additional set-level costs (e.g. set packaging, gift box) can be added on top of the rolled-up component costs.
• Unified Approval — the set costing follows the same TC User → TC Manager → Commercial Head approval chain as individual product costings.
• Print-Ready Sheet — a formatted HTML costing sheet can be printed or exported, showing both the component breakdown and the consolidated set cost.

New React frontend pages for managing set costings.

• Set Costing List — Syncfusion grid with filtering, sorting, and Excel export.
• Set Costing Detail — component management, cost summary, and approval action buttons.
• Accessible via Textile Costing → Set Costing in the sidebar.