Cognition Knowledge Base

Announcements & Releases

Want to know what’s new in Cognition? Check out notes from our latest updates and see the highlights for our newest features!

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Introducing Smart Groups In this latest update, Positions have been renamed to Smart Groups! Positions have evolved and become far more flexible and powerful over the years so it only seemed right to give them a new name that better matches how they’re used by administrators. Smart Groups will continue to power your assignments and automations the same way they always have – no need to change your workflows! Where will you see this change?…
This version brings some big new features to the On the Job Training workflow and a bunch of quality of life improvements as well. We’ve also overhauled Quick Reports administration and added the ability to create Quick Reports for Progressive Development and Performance Reviews. OJT - Reviewer Drafts OJT submission reviewers can now save a draft of their responses and come back later to finish the review. This allows reviewers to work on longer reviews without losing their work.…
Version 9.3.4 of Cognition includes new sign-in options and better filtering for Training Huddles as well as new options for customers who use Performance Check-Ins. Learn more about how to take advantage of these new additions below! New Training Huddle Sign-In Options Training Huddles are more flexible than ever with new sign-in options. For more information on how to configure these new settings, check out this article.…
Introducing Content Cloud
Content Cloud is Cognition’s new advanced content player bundled with a suite of features to streamline and improve eLearning administration. Seamlessly upload eLearning packages directly from the LMS for quick and efficient learning module creation. Advanced eLearning version control ensures that all content changes are tracked, providing a clear history of revisions. Content Cloud also brings support for additional eLearning tracking types,…
In our 9.3.0 and 9.3.1 Cognition releases, you’ll find some updates and enhancements that make Learning Module administration, Reporting, and ILT Session Roster management easier and more efficient. Learning Module Administration Clear Tracking Data Now when you make changes or updates to your content, you have the ability to Clear Tracking Data for all users who are “In Progress” for that eLearning module. This helps prevent tracking issues that may be caused by incompatible tracking data.…
Cognition’s 9.2.3 release includes more flexible workflow options for Progressive Development reviewers as well as performance improvements for Leaderboards and user grids in Performance Reviews. Let’s dive into what you can expect to see with this update! More Flexible Workflow Options for Progressive Development Reviewers Reviewers of Progressive Development https://www.reflectionsoftware.…
In Cognition’s 9.2.1 release there are some great enhancements across the entire platform! These changes include updates to our YouTube & Vimeo integration to allow for the addition of subtitles or closed captioning for Learning Modules and Announcements, an improved user experience for our Profile Collection Module, and new updates to give you more control whether Report Excluded Users get included in positions. Let’s dive in!…
In our latest version of Cognition, we’re bringing you some quality of life improvements to help make your administrator work easier. Learning Modules Streamlined process for adding modules Adding a new Learning Module is now simplified to a single step. Now you just need to fill out a handful of required fields before adding. image-20231016-180555.png After you add the module, you’ll see a message guiding you to finish setting up any required settings.…
In our latest version of Cognition, we’re bringing you faster ways to navigate between user data screens and new options and improvements to one of our most powerful learning modules — On-the-Job Training. Quick user switching When you're viewing a user in User Administration or Development Plan Administration, now you can conveniently jump to another user using the quick search at the top. fast_switching_3.…
We’ve been working on lots of talent updates to make it even easier for HR Group Managers and Talent Administrators to manage their groups and get the data they need. Here’s a summary of the great things you can expect in version 9.0.5 of Cognition! Easier Dashboard Navigation HR Group Manager and Enterprise Administrator Talent Dashboards now have a collapsed view for users who manage more than 4 HR groups.…

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