Latest Release
October 18 – November 8, 2026
This release adds new tools for finance, HR, purchasing, inventory, and customer follow-up. It also makes several everyday tasks easier to manage. Each update explains what changed, where to find it, and how to use it. Menu access depends on your role and the features enabled for your organization.
Batch Import Utility for Catalogs and Inventory
October 18, 2026
You can now import purchasing items, product items, and stock in stages. Stride checks each row and shows which ones are ready and which need fixing. You can import the ready rows without uploading the whole file again.
How to use it: Download the template for the type of import you need and keep its column headings unchanged. Upload the completed CSV, review the results, fix any issues, then choose Import ready rows. When uploading corrections, include only the rows that still need fixing.
PathSystem Setup > Batch Import Utility
Reusable Links for HR Forms
October 21, 2026
Published HR forms can now be shared using one link that can be reused, instead of sending a separate link to each employee. You can decide whether people must sign in, use a one-time code, or respond without signing in. You can also set an expiry date and limit the number of responses.
How to use it: Create or open a form and choose the reusable-link option. Set who can respond and any expiry date or response limit, then publish it. Use Recipients & Reusable Links to copy or cancel a link. Use anonymous links only for low-risk questions and always set a response limit.
PathHuman Resources > People & Hiring > HR Forms
Import and Code Bank Statements
October 23–November 8, 2026
Finance teams can now import bank statements in CSV, Excel, OFX, QFX, or QIF format. Stride previews the columns, suggests how to code transactions, and checks for duplicates. You can review, split, skip, accept, or retry transactions. Accepted rows can create invoices, vendor bills, and payment records without changing existing bank reconciliations.
How to use it: Choose the bank account and upload the statement. Check the column matches, then review each suggested transaction. Add any missing details and approve, split, or skip each row before importing. You can return to saved imports later and retry records that failed to create.
PathFinance > Cash Management > Import & Code Bank Statement
Company-Wide Employee Task Report
November 5, 2026
HR and executive users with access can now review employee tasks across the company. The report shows who owns each task, its status and progress, due date, and whether it is overdue. Search and filters help narrow the list.
How to use it: Search by task or employee, then filter by status, due date, or assignee. Select Show overdue tasks only to focus on late tasks and see where follow-up may be needed.
PathHuman Resources > Reports & Dashboard > All Employee Tasks
Better Client Follow-Up and Appointment Views
October 18–25, 2026
Client and lead lists now make it easier to plan daily calls and follow-ups, find follow-ups that were not completed, and see upcoming appointments. Lead searches can also use the date an appointment is due to happen, not the date the record was created or changed.
How to use it: Add selected clients to an employee’s contact list for the day and check the next appointment on a client profile. For leads, set the appointment date range and run the search. The start and end dates are included; cancelled appointments are left out.
PathCRM > Clients > Manage Clients; CRM > Leads & Pipeline > Leads & Prospects
Send SMS from Client and Lead Profiles
October 25, 2026
Authorized users can send text messages from client and lead records using phone numbers saved on the profile. Recipient selection, message limits, sender details, duplicate numbers, and delivery status are now handled more clearly.
How to use it: Choose the saved primary or additional contact numbers, enter your message and an optional sender ID, then queue it. Check SMS History to see delivery status. Make sure the contact’s phone numbers are up to date.
PathOpen a client profile or lead interaction in CRM and choose Send SMS.
Safer Appraisal Goal Imports
October 27, 2026
Importing appraisal goals now includes clearer checks before changes are applied. You can review how goals are linked, correct rows, check selected records, and preview bulk changes before completing the import.
How to use it: Upload and match the goal file columns. Review the imported rows and their parent goals, then validate the rows you want to use. Check the bulk-change preview before applying the changes or completing the import.
PathHuman Resources > Performance & Learning > Import Appraisal Goals
More Ways to Assign Employee Time Off
October 22, 2026
You can now assign time off to one employee, several employees at once, or employees who are missing an assignment. Stride also gives clearer checks on leave entitlements and shows where each assignment will be sent for approval. If an employee is missing an entitlement, an authorized user can create it and check the assignment again.
How to use it: Choose individual, bulk, or missing-assignment mode. Review the approval-routing notice and entitlement results before submitting. Create entitlements only for employees Stride identifies as missing one.
PathHuman Resources > Time & Attendance > Assign Employee Time-Off
Clearer Tracking for Inventory Withdrawals and Transfers
October 28–November 5, 2026
Inventory withdrawals and warehouse transfers now capture destination, project, and phase details more consistently. Inventory views and reports also give a clearer picture of stock movements, quantities, and values.
How to use it: Open the inventory action and choose Withdraw / Transfer Inventory. For a transfer, select the destination warehouse. Add the project and phase when they apply, then review the movement and updated quantities on the inventory dashboard.
PathAssets & Inventory > Inventory & Warehouse > Manage Inventory Items; Inventory & Warehouse Dashboard
Clearer Checks for eWallet Approvals
October 28–November 4, 2026
The eWallet approval queue now flags possible duplicate requests and makes request amounts and funding confirmations easier to check. Requests with problems that prevent safe approval, such as an invalid eWallet account, are stopped until the details are corrected.
How to use it: Check any duplicate warning and compare the linked requests before making a decision. Correct missing account details or other flagged information before approving. Use the approval history to review earlier actions.
PathManage My Team > Team Finance > Approve eWallet Requests
More Detail When Settling Vendor Bills
November 1–8, 2026
Vendor bill screens now make paid amounts and outstanding balances easier to see. They also support more complete settlement steps, including supplier discounts and withholding tax. These details appear with the bill total and payment progress.
How to use it: Open an approved bill and check how much has been paid and how much is still due. Choose Settle remaining balance to record a payment. Use the bill action menu to review supplier discounts or record withholding tax when needed.
PathFinance > Accounts Payable > View & Pay Vendor Bills
More Reliable Payroll Deduction and Remittance Posting
October 21, 2026
Payroll deductions and statutory payments are now posted to account types that better match what they are for. This helps reduce cases where amounts are posted to the wrong type of account.
How to use it: No change is needed when entering payroll. Process payroll and statutory payments as usual, then check the account entries during your normal reconciliation.
PathAccounting & Payroll > Payroll; review remittance transactions and ledger entries during reconciliation.
Clearer Time-Off Approval Emails
November 3, 2026
Emails about leave requests, approvals, and declines now include more details about the request and its current status. This makes it easier for recipients to understand which request the email is about.
How to use it: No new steps are needed. The updated details will appear in the emails sent when time-off requests are submitted or processed.
PathManage My Team > Team Attendance > Time-Off Requests and the related email notifications.
More Accurate Vendor Bill Discounts and Withholding Tax
November 8, 2026
Vendor bill accounting now handles supplier discounts and withholding tax more consistently, including bills with fixed-asset or inventory items. You can also edit bills when a line is not linked to a catalog item.
How to use it: Edit and settle bills as usual. Before completing the process, check the discount, withholding tax, amount paid, and remaining balance, especially for bills that include asset or inventory purchases.
PathFinance > Accounts Payable > View & Pay Vendor Bills
Latest Release
October 14–18, 2026
This release makes it easier to plan sales follow-ups, send and track text messages, review payroll calculations, and manage support emails. It also improves purchasing, shift planning, and payslip printing. Menu access depends on your role and the features enabled for your organization.
Plan Today’s Client and Lead Follow-Ups
October 17, 2026
Sales teams can now quickly see which clients and leads need attention today, including planned follow-ups, appointments, and deals expected to close. You can add one or several records to today’s contact list and assign follow-ups to yourself or another team member if you have access.
How to use it: Choose Planned for today, Appointments today, or Closing today. Use the calendar action beside a record, or select several records to add them to today’s list. If allowed, choose who will handle each follow-up.
PathSales & Customers > Manage Clients; Sales Hub > Leads & Prospects
Send and Track SMS from Client and Lead Profiles
October 18, 2026
Users with the right access can now send text messages from a client’s or lead’s profile. Messages are queued and tracked for each recipient. Client messaging and lead messaging have separate access settings.
How to use it: Open a client or lead, choose Send SMS, select the contact numbers, enter your message, and queue it. The system flags missing or invalid numbers before sending. An administrator must set up the SMS provider and grant the right permissions.
PathSales & Customers > Manage Clients; Sales Hub > Leads & Prospects. SMS setup: System Setup > General > System Integration
Review PAYE Calculations Before Finalizing Payroll
October 15–17, 2026
When a pay period needs a PAYE calculation review, payroll editors can compare the current figures with a proposed calculation based on Earned Gross. The comparison shows changes to PAYE and take-home pay, how many employees are affected, and the details for each employee.
How to use it: Open the pay period and select Review calculation options. Check the totals and employee details, then keep the current calculation or accept the new one. This choice applies to the whole pay period; normal payroll approval is still required. Review the figures again if payroll changes.
PathAccounting & Payroll > Payroll > Select the pay period
View Email Conversations on Support Tickets
October 16–17, 2026
Support tickets now show customer emails, team replies, and private notes together in date order. Support staff can reply by email, add CC recipients and attachments, write notes for the team only, and check whether an email was delivered.
How to use it: Open a ticket and choose Activity. Select Reply to customer to email the customer, or Add an internal note to leave a message for your team. Check the delivery status in the timeline and retry a failed email if that option is available.
PathSupport / Help Desk > Open a ticket > Activity
Better Vendor Suggestions and Requisition Checks
October 14, 2026
When you create a purchase requisition, the system can suggest vendors based on price, reliability, how well the suggestion fits, and other practical factors. It explains why a vendor is suggested and flags possible risks. Requisition lines also show clearer warnings when item details are missing or do not match.
How to use it: In an eligible item or service line, choose View recommendations to compare vendors. Select Explain to see why a vendor was suggested, or Use vendor to choose it. Fix any warnings before submitting the requisition.
PathMy Profile > Finance & Requests > My Requisitions
View Shift Assignments on a Timeline
October 15, 2026
Shift assignments now have a timeline view that shows employee schedules across the year. The existing table view is still available. The timeline is split into pages to make it easier to review larger teams.
How to use it: Go to Timeline View, choose a year, and move through the employee pages to check scheduled shifts. Switch back to the table view whenever you need the usual list or export options.
PathHR > Assign Shifts
Previous Release
September 28 – October 13, 2026
This release brings improvements to HR case management, employee records, payroll, finance reporting, task management, and vendor workflows. Each update explains what changed, where to find it, and how to use it. Menu availability depends on your role permissions and the modules enabled for your organization.
Accumulated Depreciation Analytics
October 3, 2026
A new analytics view brings opening accumulated depreciation, depreciation posted during the selected period, expected closing balance, and variance into one place. Review trends, compare contributors, and drill down to individual transactions for a clearer picture of asset balances.
How to use it: Set a date range, choose By Date or By GL Account Pair, then select Inspect on a row to review posting batches and ledger details. Export filtered results to Excel or CSV when needed.
PathReports > Accumulated Depreciation Analytics
Guided HR Case Workflows
October 11–12, 2026
HR cases can now move through configured stages with assigned owners, guidance, expected timeframes, and reminders. Case types can collect tailored intake details, while authorized users can control employee visibility and share approved outcomes with attachments. Case dates also follow the company timezone and are checked against future dates.
How to use it: Configure the case type and workflow stages first. Then create or open a case, review its stage and guidance, and use Update Progress to move it forward. Share outcomes and notify employees only when the case is ready.
PathHR > HR Cases; configure under System Setup > People & Payroll > HR Case Settings
Employee Overview
October 13, 2026
Employee profiles now bring key details, summary metrics, items needing attention, trends, and suggested follow-up actions together. Expand sections for more detail or use linked actions to go directly to the related employee records and work areas.
How to use it: Open an employee profile, review the summary and attention items, select Show more details to expand a section, or choose a suggested action to open the relevant workflow.
PathHR > Employee Profiles > open an employee > Summary
Archived Pay-Period Summaries
October 2, 2026
Closed pay periods now show archive status, employee snapshot and payment counts, adjustment totals, and archive attempt progress. Expand a period for more details without exposing employee names or pay amounts in the summary.
How to use it: Search by period, year, or month and expand a row to review dates, archive attempts, adjustments, and counts. Open the archived payroll to inspect individual records.
Path Accounting & Payroll > Payroll > Closed Pay Periods
Online Invoice Payment Setup
October 5, 2026
Payment gateway settings now let administrators select the bank account that receives online payments and customize the wording on the invoice payment button. Linking the selected gateway to invoices supports more reliable payment processing and follow-up.
How to use it: Enter provider details, choose a deposit account and button label, test the connection, then save and enable the gateway. Unpaid invoice emails can include the payment link; paid invoices will not show it.
Path System Setup > Finance & Accounting > Payment Gateways
Strict Attendance Session Checks
October 8, 2026
Timesheet settings now include a Strict attendance mode. It can block a new clock-in when any unfinished attendance record exists, including older records, and shows how many users need record review before activation.
How to use it: Review the preflight count and resolve outstanding records before switching from Compatibility to Strict. Enabling this setting does not close or delete attendance records.
Path System Setup > People & Payroll > Timesheet Settings
Clearer Vendor Administration
October 8, 2026
Vendor setup and profile screens have clearer tables, search, action controls, and empty-state messages. Materials, pricing, services, bills, and transactions are easier to find and review in their respective sections.
How to use it: Search or filter the vendor list, open a vendor, and use the sections to review its information. If a list is empty, follow the on-screen prompt to adjust the search or add the missing details.
Path Vendors > open a vendor or select the relevant vendor list
Easier Task Drafts and Comment Templates
October 9, 2026
Task drafts can now be saved with just a title, without assigning people or sending notifications. Assigning a task still requires assignees and a schedule. Task comments also include context-sensitive prompts and reusable personal templates.
How to use it: Choose Save draft to finish a task later, or add assignees and dates before assigning it. In comments, choose a quick prompt or open More phrases and my templates to insert or save wording.
Path My Profile > Assets & Support > My Tasks
More Consistent Invoice Discount Totals
October 13, 2026
Invoice and order calculations now apply percentage and fixed-amount discounts more consistently, including discounts applied to the grand total and how they are distributed across eligible lines.
How to use it: Select the discount type and whether it applies per item or to the grand total. Check the line totals, discount total, and grand total before saving.
Path Accounting & Payroll > Accounts Receivable > Client Invoices
Job Titles and Recruitment Templates
October 13, 2026
Job-title setup now brings default and custom titles, job grades, recruitment templates, and candidate screening thresholds into a searchable workspace. Templates can prefill role details and scoring thresholds during recruitment.
How to use it: Search for or create a job title, then review its grade and recruitment template. For editable templates, set role details and non-overlapping screening thresholds. Default titles allow template and threshold edits without changing the title itself.
Path System Setup > People & Payroll > Job Title
More Flexible Purchase Requisition Approval Routing
October 13, 2026
Purchase requisition approvals now support supervisor review, approval limits, and workflows scoped to the relevant cost center. Project and marketing-campaign cost centers can use workflows configured on their own pages instead of relying on the central Business Unit workflow.
How to use it: Choose whether requests go to the employee’s supervisor first, set approval limits and approver levels, and restrict approvers to authorized cost centers. When finance approval limits are enabled, make sure the final level is unlimited.
Path System Setup > Workflows & Access > Purchase Requisition; project or campaign workflows are configured from their respective pages
Time-Off Requests Follow the Current Approval Workflow
October 4, 2026
Open time-off requests now update their pending approvers when workflow assignments change. This helps prevent requests from getting stuck with removed approvers or missing newly configured approval levels.
How to use it: No new action is required. Continue reviewing open requests as usual after workflow changes; pending approval steps now follow the current configuration.
Path Manage My Team > Team Attendance > Time-Off Requests; workflow settings: System Setup > Workflows & Access > Time-Off Approval
More Reliable Payroll Deduction Posting
October 10, 2026
Payroll deductions now use account rules that match their purpose, including statutory withholding, third-party payments, asset recovery, advances, and loan repayments. This reduces the risk of deductions posting to an unsuitable ledger account.
How to use it: No change to payroll entry is required. Process payroll as usual and review the generated journal entries in the General Ledger during pay-period reconciliation.
Path Accounting & Payroll > Payroll; review postings in the General Ledger