Nimonik releases features, bug fixes and performance improvements on a rolling basis. We have no downtime during releases, unless otherwise noted. This page contains the past six months of changes as well as upcoming changes that may affect usage of the web or mobile application.

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2025 NIMONIK PRODUCT ROADMAP

The 2025 Nimonik Roadmap for product development is focused on three core elements:

1. Integration of Industry Standards into the NimonikApp platform
2. Ease of Use Improvements
3. System Upgrades and Security Improvements

1 – Integration of Industry Standards into the NimonikApp Platform

A number of improvements will be made to the way standards are handled, including:

• Adding download limits 
• Search of full text of standards
• Addition of more standards and their meta-data to the platform
• AI Chatbot will be introduced to standards at the discretion of SDOs
• Nimonik will capture and display more information about standards usage within accounts, including downloads, views per user, bounces due to simultaneous view restrictions

This section of our roadmap is expected to consume 25% of our technical team’s capacity.

2 – Ease of Use Improvements

This section of our product roadmap is focused on improving the user experience and driving more value for our customers. This section is flexible and will have items added to it based on customer feedback, design decisions and unexpected events. Our high level priorities for 2025 are as follows:

1. Improve the experience of uploading and managing internal documents
2. Improve our search to ensure it uses the full text of the documents
3. Offer redline comparisons of standards and regulatory documents whenever possible and versions of regulatory data in consolidated jurisdictions
4. Improve our Clause Level Compliance Obligations interface for faster identifications and processing of requirements
5. Incorporate AI into select parts of the software application to accelerate discovery of relevant documents and requirements and their management (stronger search, automatic identification of requirements, creation of action items, audit finding writing,…)
6. Improved Auditing experience including more flexibility and conversion of clause level obligations into audit templates
7. Improvements to the registers for navigating large sets of documents
8. Nimonik will simplify the way in which document versions are shown
9. Library Updates Report upgrades
10. Miscellaneous other requests from customers

This section of our roadmap is expected to consume 50% of our technical team’s capacity.

3 – System Upgrades and Security Improvements

• Nimonik will upgrade its application from Ruby on Rails 6 to Ruby on Rails 7. This will require the upgrade of a number of subsystems and dependencies, including internal APIs and various toolkits.
• Upgrade Puppet to Ansible
• Nimonik will close out any remaining addressable items from its penetration tests.
• Various bug fixes and performance upgrades
• Nimonik will optimize its infrastructure to ensure scalability, stability and that it meets its service level agreements with all customers at all times.

This section of our roadmap is expected to consume 25% of our technical team’s capacity.

2026 Roadmap and Beyond

Below is a list of potential improvements beyond 2025 that Nimonik is planning to build:

• Integrate the subscription platform with the standards store to allow for tracking of one-time purchases of standards
• Expansion of regulatory chatbot to new jurisdictions
• Flexibility in the assessment tools
• Nimonik will highlight the standards referenced within regulatory documents, and allow users to quickly navigate to them
• Further use of AI for improved user experience

Past 6 Months of Release Notes

September

• [BUG] – External action count is incorrect for restricted and general users – Correct number will now appear
• When the custom library is hidden for users, it should also be hidden for admin – Hiding the custom library for users will remove it from the top menu for everyone, including admins. Nimonik library will remain visible for admins regardless of setting status
• Allow users to set and edit jurisdiction on Internal document – Users can now associate any jurisdiction within their subscription to their internal documents
• Add ‘me and my teams’ option to external actions page – A new default option has been added to the responsible party dropdown which returns all actions assigned to the user either directly or through their teams (coming soon for internal actions) 
• Simplify default register fields – When a new register is created, only the following fields will be included by default:
  • Document Name
  • Track column
  • Responsible Party
  • Assessment History
  • Notes
  • Obligations (if CLCO module is enabled)
• [BUG] – Only show users/teams with permissions to a facility to be assigned an internal action – Previously, any user could be assigned from the actions page. Now responsible party is limited for each action to the users who already have access to the associated facility or template
• [BUG] Usage Statistics report date filter – This glitter has been changed from exclusive to inclusive
• Limit facilities by permission on register creation/edit – When creating a register, users will only be able to choose from the facilities they have access to. If the user has no facility access, they will be prompted to create one
• Clause search should work on all columns – Previously only the clause text column was searchable, now results will be returned based on all columns (including custom fields)
• Streamline register creation – Two changes have been made to improve the register creation process
  • The industrial sector, document type, document status, and topic settings have been made optional, and will only be displayed if the user wishes to receive automatic new document suggestions
  • When creating a new register, general users can now set themselves as the responsible party
• [BUG] – Closure Note Not Displayed on Completed Internal Action – Due to a bug, closure notes were not being displayed. This has now been corrected
• In Register, provide link to the Activity Show Page – A ‘view document’ link has been added next to each document title that will bring the user to the corresponding document show page
• On the External Actions Dashboard, add a filter for CO Registers – A new filter has been added to allow users to filter their external actions by register
• Allow users to set a time zone – Users can now select their preferred timezone on the ‘edit my profile page’. Once they make their selection, all dates and times will be displayed in their preferred timezone
• Backend changes to improve standards onboarding workflow
• Upgrades, maintenance, and security tasks
• Various minor bug fixes

August

• On the PDF view page, only show documents that have redlines in the compare to section – Previously all related documents appeared, but now only documents that can be compared will appear
• Update header of readline comparison page – Document name, status and versions now appear in the header of the page to make it easier to navigate
• [BUG] – JPG images no longer appear when exporting RTF Editable Documents Audit Report – A bug was causing JPG file types to be excluded. This has now been corrected.
• Show internal document expiry dates and allow edit – Internal document expiry dates are now displayed, and can be edited on the edit page
• Add additional metadata to register internal actions – Document title, facility,register, and section are now displayed in Internal Actions that are created from registers
• Customizable Email Reminders for Internal Actions – When creating internal actions, users can now set up email reminders with customizable start dates and repeat intervals. These reminders will be sent to the responsible party from the start date set by the creator, until the action is closed.
• Show DRM Message if Standard Cannot be Downloaded – If a standard cannot be downloaded due to DRM requirements, users will be directed to a page containing more information about Nimoniks DRM policy, and how to view documents offline.
• Make Industry and Topic transparent on Internal Document Upload – When creating or editing an internal document, users will see the topic and industry sectors that will be assigned.
• Backend changes to improve standards onboarding workflow
• Upgrades, maintenance, and security tasks
• Various minor bug fixes

July 

• Improve Footer – A number of cosmetic changes were made to the footer to improve clarity and reduce duplication
• Adjust login page of nimonikapp – A number of cosmetic changes were made to improve clarity and reduce duplication
• [BUG] – Historical documents are triggering “new CO document” external actions and are being added to registers automatically – Old documents added as part of database management were triggering actions. Going forward, only newly issued documents should trigger actions.
• [BUG] – Redlines are only available in one relationship direction and not both – Redlines can now be generated from either the newer or older document in the pain
• Remove new account logic – A number of orientation tools such as explanatory emails and ‘getting started’ prompts have been removed
• Allow users to collapse the left-hand column on PDF view and redline page – in order to increase the space available for the comparison, users can now collapse the menu
• Add Windows Link to standards view page – A link to download the windows app has been added to the page
• [BUG] – PDF Download Ignores Filters on Library Updates Newsletter Report – when downloading the report, certain filters were being ignored
• Backend changes to improve standards onboarding workflow
• Upgrades, maintenance, and security tasks
• Various minor bug fixes

June

• Enforce simultaneous user restrictions – Nimonik can now enforce the simultaneous user restrictions required by certain SDOs
• Read only user role – Users with this new role will be able to see only what they have been given access to, and edit nothing.
• Simplify the way register responsible party works – A number of changes were made to simplify the logic related to the register level responsible party. This user or team will still be automatically assigned to new documents added to the register.
• Improve email unsubscribe to improve clarity and prevent accidental missed emails
• Adjust top menu – A number of cosmetic changes were made to the top menu to improve clarity and reduce duplication
• [BUG] – Paragraph Format Not Preserved in Internal Action Notes Text Box – Text formatting will now be maintained.
• Backend changes to improve standards onboarding workflow
• Upgrades, maintenance, and security tasks
• Various minor bug fixes

May 2025

• Allow invited users to re-send invitation – If an invited user enters their email address on the password recovery page, they will receive a new invitation email.
• Show related documents on register and document pages – Users can now see parent-child relationships between document on the document page, and in the info modal on the register page. 
• Read-only user role – Nimonik has introduced a new read-only user role. These users can see only what they have been granted access to, and cannot edit anything.
• Backend changes to improve standards onboarding workflow
• Upgrades, maintenance, and security tasks
• Various minor bug fixes

April 2025

• Support landing page – A new support landing page has been added to the web application (here). When the user arrives on this page, they will see useful information and links to help guide them to the right place. This includes*
  • A list of account administrators
  • The email address of the Nimonik account manager
  • Links to technical support and account settings
  • How-to videos for basic account activities
• Search improvements – A number of fixes and improvements have been made to the search. These include
  • Resolving a bug that made search case sensitive
  • Improved handling of partial strings
  • Resolving a bug related to locked document icons in search results
• Usage statistics report – Account admins can now export a report of standards views and downloads in their accounts from the settings page.
• Upgrades, maintenance, and security tasks
• Various minor bug fixes

March 2025

• Implement simultaneous user restrictions – User limits will not be enforced for certain  standards publishers
• Introduce new user landing page – When a new user joins the account they will now be greeted by a welcome page that allows them to
  • Select their main facility
  • View introductory videos
  • Set their email preferences (coming soon)

• Improve user invitation UI – Account admins will now be able to copy and paste entire lists of users from word documents or spreadsheets  into the user invitation field. Once the invitations are generated and sent, they will now receive an email confirmation that flags any failed invitations, and explains the reason for the failure.
• Maintain filters after bulk actions – When a user performs a bulk action on the register page, the filters will no longer be reset
• Add helpful links to PDF view page – Users will now be able to: 
  • Click on a link to download the mobile app
  • Scan a QA code to open the page in the mobile app
  • Save a shortcut to the page on their devise
• Authentication required for templates – In order to improve security and user experience, users must now log in to access all templates
• SSO bypass – Improvements were made to the SSO bypass feature to make the transition from local authentication to SSO more seamless for users
• Upgrades, maintenance, and security tasks
• Various minor bug fixes

February 2025

• Clear option when connecting documents – A clear option was added to the connect documents modal. When clicked, this will clear all selected child registers from the field 
• Status change emails – Users can now subscribe to receive email notifications when the status documents assigned to them or their teams change
• Document page – A dedicated activity page was created. More functionality is coming soon, but currently, users can
  • Review the title, description and assessment history document in their register
  • Update the assessment and close out actions
• Add links to document page – Users can now choose to be brought to the register or the new document page from the following locations
  • External action closure notification emails
  • Document status change emails
  • Connected document notification emails
  • The actions page
  • Individual action pages
• Connected document actions – A new action type called Connected CO Document was created. These actions will be created when a document is connected, and assigned to the responsible party of the child register
• Blue risk matrix option – Users can now choose a blue cell colour option in the risk matrix
• Document and clause internal action filters – When a user clicks on the notification icon to review all internal actions for a document or clause, no user filter will be applied
• Upgrades, maintenance, and security tasks
• Various minor bug fixes

January 2025

• Register bug fixes and UI improvements – A number of bugs related to registers were fixed, including
  • Issues with email links when assigning responsible party for clauses
  • Issues with bulk edit
  • Filters being removed when sort is applied
  • Problematic UI for multilingual CLCOs
• Default register fields – The default fields in new registers were changed to better align with the most popular fields for users. They now include:
  • Select all
  • Category
  • Document
  • Track
  • Obligations
  • Assessment
  • Responsible Party
  • Sub-Category
  • Assessment History
  • Internal Actions
• Overwrite child clauses – Attachment type custom fields can now also be overwritten
• Redline comparison – Users can now see redline comparisons between current and previous versions of documents on the legislation page. 
• Monthly digest – The monthly digest email is now off by default for new users
• Upgrades, maintenance, and security tasks
• Various minor bug fixes

December 2024

• Redline functionality for standards – Users will be able to compare current and previous versions of standards
• Allow users to reorder columns on CO page: Users will be able to show hide and reorder ALL columns in their registers
• Copy attachment type from one compliance obligation to another – You can now copy of an attachment from one obligation (document or clause level) to another record in another register 
• Email alerts for closure of document and clause review actions (External Actions) – Users will be able to choose to receive email confirmations when document and clause actions assigned to them or their teams are closed
• Various bug fixes and improvements

November 2024

• Improved email alerts for account renewals – Email content has been updated for clarity 
• Text wrapping for assessment column – For long assessment titles, text will now wrap instead of spilling into adjacent column
• Minimum versions for mobile applications – Nimonik can now enforce minimum versions to ensure that all customer applications are updated when important changes and security patches are released
• Maintenance, and security tasks
• Various minor bug fixes

October 2024

• Add tracking information to library page – A new tracked column has been added that allows users to see the number of copies of each document that are currently being tracked in the account. Clicking on the values in this column brings users to the new ‘Tracking’ page, which allows them to see a detailed overview of where documents are being tracked
• Overwrite child clauses – Users can now select clauses in parent documents and update child clauses so that the following fields match:
  • Assessment
  • Tracked status
  • Custom fields that are present in both parent and child registers
    • Note: Attachment fields can not currently be overwritten
• Set minimum width for clause text column – In order to prevent the column from becoming compressed in registers with many custom fields, a minimum width was put in place
• Prevent restricted users from deleting documents in registers – These users will still  be able to view and update document, but can no longer delete them
• Improvements to accelerate account deployment for new standards customers
• Various bug fixes

September 2024

• Improve the appearance of view standards page – A number of changes have been made to reduce clutter on the page that allows users to view their standards ad a PDF
• Improve appearance of library page – A number of cosmetic changes including the movement and redesign of buttons have been made to the library page
• Allow users to set Library Updates Report email to filter by Essential Documents – Users can adjust this on the edit my profile page 
• Adjust CLCO search to prioritize clause number – Results will now be prioritized as follows:
  1. Clause number
  2. Clause text, text type custom fields
• Add an Industry Filter to the Library Updates Report – Users can now filter the report by industrial sector
• Add select all statuses in status option on legislation clause report – This status can be used to allow users to quickly see results for all assessment options in this report
• Maintenance, and security tasks
• Various minor bug fixes

August 2024

• Library Updates Report Newsletter Improvements – In addition to formatting improvements in both the web and email report, Nimonik The now allows users to filter their monthly email by (details here):
  
  • Industry Sectors 
  • Document Status
  • Topics 
  • Essential Documents
• Search Improvements – Users can now expect search to return more relevant results
• Library Improvements – A number of improvements have been made to the library page, including
  • The introduction of ‘lock’ icon to indicate standard availability (details here)
    • These icons have also been added to the CO page
  • Resizing columns for better visibility
  • Improving the appearance of buttons
• Add EU and Quebec regulatory data to chatbot
• Maintenance, and security tasks
• Various minor bug fixes

July 2024

• Compliance Dashboard: A dashboard for tracking updates, completed assessments, controls, concordance and compliance gaps.
• Read standards on mobile applications (iOS and Android)
• Support Chatbot – ask our support chatbot questions about the application and its usage
• Regulatory Chatbot – addition of Ontario jurisdiction to the regulatory Chatbot

June 2024

• Regulatory Chatbot – chat with regulatory content from the United States, Canada, and Alberta in our secure locally hosted regulatory chatbot
• Library Updates Report:
  • Fixing URLs – Add hyperlinks to amending document titles. These links will bring you to the amending document page in Nimonik.
  • Improve date handling – We will be changing the order of the dates that appear in the newsletter so that they are more intuitive. We will also be hiding blank dates

May 2024

• Multi-lingual registers: View English and local language regulatory titles and descriptions alongside each other in your compliance obligations (legal registers)

April 2024 Changes

• Addition of Industry Standards: Nimonik added many industry standards to its database and make them available in PDF, Print and Subscription format.