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Entry · 01 · Week of 14 April 2026

Week of 14 April 2026.

Launch · Week

Foreman is live. What arrived in the box, grouped by workflow.

Document QA/QC

  • New

    QA/QC document checking with custom rule sets — naming conventions, required metadata, allowed values, file formats, freshness.

  • New

    ISO 19650 compliance rule sets — full and streamlined core variants, out of the box.

  • New

    PDF zone extraction with OCR in 15 languages, with auto-detected A0–A4 size variants.

  • New

    AI-powered regex builder — generate naming patterns from plain-text examples.

  • New

    Per-folder rule set assignment with subfolder inheritance in a single check run.

  • New

    QA dashboard with pass rate, violations-by-rule, and health trend over time.

  • New

    Branded PDF reports with configurable sections; CSV and Excel export.

  • New

    Violation status workflow — Open, Acknowledged, Waived (with reason), Resolved.

Files & Folders

  • New

    Two-panel file browser with folder tree, sortable columns, breadcrumbs, deep-link URLs.

  • New

    Cross-project file search with filters for name, type, date, size, and creator.

  • New

    File version history — who changed what, when, and how big.

  • New

    Attribute extraction to CSV, Excel, and custom Excel templates that preserve your formatting.

  • New

    Storage analytics — usage by file type and size; stale-file detection.

Project & Member Management

  • New

    Project creation wizard — create ACC projects directly from Foreman.

  • New

    5-step Project Matrix wizard: Party–Function–Discipline roles, folder hierarchy, permission matrix.

  • New

    Folder structure deployment with permissions, driven by your matrix.

  • New

    Folder structure validation — compare existing projects against the matrix to catch drift.

  • New

    Bulk member import and role assignment, with CSV support.

  • New

    Role finder — browsable, searchable Party-Function-Discipline catalog.

Access Requests

  • New

    Custom branded access request forms with role selection and public share links.

  • New

    Auto-approval rules by email domain, role, or question answer.

  • New

    Bulk approve/reject with optional notes.

  • New

    Access request analytics — approval rates, response times, volume trends.

Permissions & Audit

  • New

    Interactive permissions graph with drill-down by folder level and inline editing.

  • New

    Multi-project member audit — compare membership and roles across projects to spot gaps.

  • New

    Scheduled audit snapshots for compliance history and period-over-period comparison.

Scheduling & Automation

  • New

    Cron-based scheduled jobs for QA checks, attribute extracts, folder validations, and audits.

  • New

    Job execution history with results, errors, duration, and trigger source.

Authentication & Security

  • New

    Autodesk identity as the primary login — no separate password needed.

  • New

    Passkey authentication (WebAuthn) — biometrics, security keys, platform authenticators.

  • New

    Two-factor authentication with QR-code setup, recovery codes, and admin enforcement.

  • New

    Personal access tokens for programmatic API access, with revocation.

AI & MCP

  • New

    MCP server integration — Foreman usable from Claude, Cursor, Copilot and other MCP clients.

  • New

    OAuth 2.1 authorization server with PKCE, dynamic client registration, and consent flow.

Platform & UX

  • New

    Timezone-aware dates and times with automatic browser detection.

  • New

    Tenant-level feature toggles — turn Quality Control, Members, Files, or AI on or off per tenant.

  • New

    Personalised dashboard with recently-visited pages, most-used features, and contextual quick actions.

  • New

    In-app help center with searchable, categorised articles.

  • New

    Multi-tenant organisation management with instant tenant switching.

  • New

    Public feedback board — vote, comment, watch what's next.

Coming next

  • Coming next

    Weekly QA digest emails to stakeholders.

  • Coming next

    Design partner onboarding portal.

  • Coming next

    Longer-retention audit log exports for compliance reviews.

Entry format · Legend

Future entries follow this shape — reverse-chronological, tagged by change type:

  • NewFeature or capability.
  • ImprovedSomething that already existed, made better.
  • FixedBug, however small.
  • Coming nextOptional — one or two things in flight.
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