Our engineering team has been hard at work, developing 35 updates and improvements for the holidays. In fact, they took an entire week to focus specifically on these updates as part of our quarterly Polishing Week, so you can start 2025 off on the right foot. Read on to discover everything we’ve been working on.
Crew improvements
1. Send reminders for invitations
Send reminders to crew members who have not yet responded to an invitation.
2. Zoom levels are auto-saved
You probably often zoom in and navigate through dates in the visual crew planner. Doing this often meant losing your zoom levels and having to reconfigure them every time. Now, they are automatically saved.
3. Return to “Today” in the Visual Crew Planner
We have added a “Today” button so you can easily view “today” without the hassle of zooming in again if you constantly switch between views or tabs.
4. Crew and vehicle functions
To save you some clicks, vehicles and crew members in the Crew Planner now automatically switch based on the selected function type.
Other notable improvements
4. If you are planned on a Shift, it will now show up in the “Time registration” widget in the Dashboard module.
5. Crew members that have opted out of receiving emails are now shown in the invitation modal, but greyed out.
6. We’ve improved the design when hovering over planned crew and vehicles in the visual crew planner.
Equipment improvements
7. Easy access of equipment images in the app
It’s now easier to access equipment images in the Rentman mobile app by clicking and holding the line item on the booking screen. This is especially helpful for new crew members.
8. Select serial numbers when booking items with the Mobile App
Now, you can book by serial number in cases where a QR or barcode has been damaged.
9. Prioritize items in view when scanning, plus speed improvements
When scanning, the app will automatically prioritize and book the items in view on your screen, rather than going through the entire packing list.
10. Booking in the warehouse module is now 50% faster and improved stability in the mobile app when experiencing unstable internet connections
We’ve sped up the warehouse module by at least 50%, and fixed a stability issue that caused the app to crash in sleep mode.
Other improvements
11. Improved feedback when scanning items in your warehouse
12. Clarification when a combination is internally subrented
13. The mobile app now shows “last project” in the serial number details
14. The date picker in the “Warehouse module” in Rentman mobile app now starts on Monday
15. The icon sizes in the warehouse booking screen are larger making them easier to recognize
16. You can now enable your mobile device’s flashlight when scanning equipment
17. Searching for equipment in the warehouse booking screen is no longer case sensitive
18. You can now filter repair lists by assignee
19. It’s now possible to add lost equipment to the lost equipment module
20. Inactive combinations are now hidden in the Combinations module
21. The Warehouse List view now has a column showing all planned vehicles
22. In the Equipment tab of a project, you can now book equipment of all subprojects linked to a main project, by clicking on the “Book equipment” button
23. In the Warehouse module, you can now add notes to a project
24. You can now filter your equipment database list to only show in-stock equipment
25. There is now a warning message shown when a project is cancelled and it has equipment booked out
26. In the equipment tab of a project, you can see supplier information under the “Details” of a subrented item
Financial improvements
27. More information about your quotes, contracts, and invoices in the financial tab of a project.
We added the due date for quotes, contracts, and invoices. Plus, you’ll be able to easily see the outstanding balance on an invoice in the financial tab of a project.
28. Total cancelled project price column
We’ve added a new column in the Projects module that shows the sum of all cancelled subprojects.
Other improvements
29. The “To be invoiced module” can now be filtered by an account manager’s name.
30. The expiry date of payment reminders is now available as a column in your invoices list.
Platform improvements
31. Customize the way times are shown
You can now choose how times are displayed in your account.
32. Extra input field type: hyperlink
Want to add links to your projects? You can now create extra input fields that behave as a hyperlink.
33. Project type is now available through Zapier
Need to make integrations that only apply to a certain type of projects? We have made the project type available through Zapier.
Other improvements
34. On the Booking screen on the mobile app, in-app notifications that usually appear at the bottom of your screen will now be shown longer, but you can now also close them manually by clicking the X or swiping down.
35. Extra fields now show changes in history logs to see what changed and who did it.
Overall, we think these updates will make for a better overall Rentman experience. We’d love to know what you think. Let us know how these improvements are working for you and what you’d like us to tackle next.
Season's Greetings and Happy New Year!