GrowData Ops Release 6.8.0

• Expanded Classification: Added support for "Biological" as a new chemical type, allowing for more precise categorization and tracking of biological agents within the system.
• Custom Record Notes: Added a new "Notes" field to both Employee and Variety profiles, providing a flexible way to store and track miscellaneous information directly within the records.
• Automated Fertiliser Distribution: Introduced a smart calculation tool that automatically determines the rate per hectare and distributes quantities across blocks based on the total fertiliser entered.
• Flexible Application Rates: Users can now record fertiliser applications by entering rates per tree or per hectare, ensuring the system matches real-world application methods on the farm.
• Inactive Employee Pagination: Improved the Inactive Employees table with pagination, ensuring faster load times and easier navigation when viewing large lists of former staff.
• Total Quantity Fertiliser Entry: Added a new "Total Quantity" mode for fertiliser applications. Farm managers can now enter the total weight used, and the system will automatically calculate the precise rate per hectare and distribute the amount across all selected blocks.
• Enhanced Employee Identification: Added a Surname column to both the Active and Inactive Employee lists, making it easier to distinguish between staff members and manage records accurately.
• Automated Stability Testing: Integrated a new automated smoke test suite to validate core system modules after every deployment, ensuring critical features remain stable and functional.
• Direct Support & Feedback: Integrated new Feedback and Support pages directly into the app. Users can now easily access help or share suggestions via new links in the user menu, powered by HubSpot for streamlined communication.
• Fertilizer Compliance Reporting: Introduced a PDF generation tool for fertilizer records, enabling farm managers to quickly produce accurate, audit-ready documentation for regulatory reviews.

Bug Fixes;

• Supplier Validation Logic: Fixed an issue where users were incorrectly forced to select a Chemical or Fertiliser when the "Transport" or "Other" categories were chosen during supplier creation.
• Navigation Flow Correction: Fixed a navigation error in the Farm Setup menu where clicking the back button after successfully creating an item (such as a shed or machine) would incorrectly return the user to the creation form. The back button now correctly returns users to the main setup menu.
• Employee List Data Sync: Resolved a bug where the Inactive Employee list was incorrectly sharing an endpoint with the active list, which caused it to display the same 10 records regardless of the actual data.
• Application Timestamp Alignment: Fixed a data synchronization issue where start and end times for Dry Application, Fertigation, and Spray records did not match the actual record date. Timestamps are now correctly aligned with the date of the activity.
• Global Admin Access Logic: Resolved an issue that prevented Global Admin users from accessing the Ops application if they were not explicitly linked to a specific farm. Global Admins now correctly retain full application access regardless of farm assignments.

Improvements;

• Improved Time Tracking Accuracy: Removed default values from the Start Time and End Time fields in Spray, Dry Application, and Fertigation records. This ensures that actual application times are intentionally recorded rather than defaulting to system-generated values.
• Expanded Text Limits: Increased character limits for text fields within the Chemical Setup module, allowing for the entry of longer chemical names and detailed inventory information without truncation.
• Flexible Batch Number Validation: Refactored validations for Spray Records and Purchase Records to support alphanumeric batch numbers (up to 30 characters), accommodating a wider range of manufacturer labelling formats.