Foodworks Professional changelog

Foodworks.online Support Team

Updated 14 July 2025 01:13

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July 2025

Updated the navigation pane interface to include the scrollbar again per user requests
Fixed a bug causing client resource to be included in searchable workspaces
Fixed a bug causing name changes to not be reflected in the searchable workspace
Fixed a bug causing the navigation pane to not update to show pending status of an Easy Diet Diary invitation without refreshing the page
Added background blur to inactivity sign in dialogue
Added meal times to sections in food record, snapshot, meal plan and 24 hour recall resources
Updated subscription management with Stripe user interface and experience
Fixed a typo on the biometric graphs when no results are available
Fixed a bug with navigating between different resources types
Fixed user interface issues in the analysis pane including tooltip text incorrectly displaying and analysis pane horizontally scrolling when long resource names were used in the ingredients/foods grid.

June 2025

Released food-only mode for Easy Diet Diary, allowing Foodworks.online users to control what information their clients can see in Easy Diet Diary, including: weight, nutrient data, goals and profile information
Released searchable workspaces feature, to allow workspace resources to be used like reference foods in other workspaces
Released multi select features for the navigation pane allowing users to move resources between workspace and archive/restore/delete multiple clients or resources in a single action

May 2025

Implemented new invitation emails to Easy Diet Diary users connected to a client in Foodworks.online
Improved calculation performance results allowing faster results when working with recipes and meal plans, 24 hour recalls and food records. As well as boosted overall app performance
Added 'what's new' dialogue to notify users of recent feature releases and app updates
Updated navigation pane to include: width resizing, improved user interface, indicators and filters for when a client is linked to Easy Diet Diary, and keyboard navigation
Improved performance of navigation pane for workspaces with a large number of resources and clients
Fixed a bug prompting users to enter their authentication details twice when logging in
Fixed a bug preventing the forcing of new users to set up two-factor authentication when it is marked as required by their organisation
Fixed a bug in the user interface showing the remote support access toggle as 'on' after it automatically disabled
Fixed a bug with the analysis pane NRV tab expanding to fit the width of the screen
Fixed a bug in the wight biometric graph source chip changing to say 'FwO' instead of 'FwO + EDD'
Fixed a bug with the client resources table not displaying all the client associated resources

April 2025

Released new client graphs with updated user interface and improved performance. New graphs include:
- Food groups
- Sub food groups
- Energy distribution across meals
- Protein distribution across meals
Fixed a bug causing biometric graphs to display incorrectly when both Foodworks.online and Easy Diet Diary have a measurement for the same date
Fixed a bug causing client age to be converted to months when it should display as years.
Fixed a bug preventing client age showing in the client bio when entered as date of birth
Added pregnancy and lactating status to the client bio
Fixed a bug preventing some custom foods from Easy Diet Diary not displaying in Foodworks.online

March 2025

Released new feature allowing Single Sign On (SSO) using Microsoft Entra ID.
Fixed a bug preventing attached files on resources from being deleted
Fixed a bug preventing scrolling on large text fields such as notes and description on a resource general tab

February 2025

Resolved a bug that could cause exercises imported from Easy Diet Diary to calculate incorrectly in Foodworks
Introduced filtering of resources which have been attached to an archived client in the research export feature

January 2025

Resolved an issue that could cause the energy values for branded foods imported from Easy Diet Diary to be incorrectly displayed as uncertain
Fixed the sort function in the users table in organisation settings
Removed duplicated discard draft option from the ellipsis menu of a published resource with an open draft
Fixed a bug that prevented some micronutrients from properly transferring from the Easy Diet Diary diary to Foodworks
Introduced research .CSV export functionality
Fixed an issue that could cause the incorrect display of nutrient target information
Fixed a bug that could cause food groups to fail to calculate in nutrient targets for clients in some age groups
Improved search component performance for computers with limited resource availability

December 2024

Resolved a bug that could cause adequate intake graphs to fail to generate for 3 year old clients
Improved search component performance for computers with limited resource availability
Corrected broken redirection link when deleting a linked client
Corrected broken redirection link when unlinking a linked client
Fixed a bug that caused the energy goal to remain linked to the EDD user's profile after unlinking
Fixed a variety of small interface issues with the new linked client graphs
Made photos empty sections in Easy Diet Diary viewable in Foodworks
Increased size of Easy Diet Diary photo display in Foodworks
Removed automatic scrolling of Easy Diet Diary photos in Foodworks
Fixed a bug that could cause the calculation to fail when swapping an ingredient out for another

November 2024

Resolved an issue preventing users from enabling the nutrient focus columns from the NRV view in the analysis pane
Introduced read-only food diary quick-view on the client dashboard
Added energy intake and macronutrient ratio graphs to the analysis pane for the read-only diary resource
Fixed an issue that could result in users being sent to the 404 page when an impossible yield value was set.
Improved saving behaviour of all analysis pane user preferences to make evaluating and comparing different resources in the same workspace easier
Performance enhancements to navigation pane search and filter menu
Fixed a bug that could result in the user incorrectly receiving a message that a later draft of the resource was available when publishing a change to that resource.

October 2024

Launched the all new Easy Diet Diary on both Android and iOS for your clients and patients to use
Introduced all new suite of features to integrate the new Easy Diet Diary with Foodworks.online
Performance enhancements to the search component to improve text entry speed on computers with limited resource availability
Made various minor improvements to the organisation settings interface

September 2024

Fixed a bug that could cause incorrect composition calculations in recipes that contain ingredients with a weight of 0g
Fixed a bug that could prevent some users from updating their subscription

August 2024

Fixed a bug causing app to 404 when truncated tags are searched in the navigation pane
Fixed a bug causing the incorrect dates to display in the client's energy intake graph
Fixed a bug allowing users already active in an organisation to get invited again, occupying a new seat
Fixed a bug not being able to enter non-numeric characters into overrides/nutrients notes field
Updated serves/yield UI to be less confusing and be more visible in view mode
Fixed a bug with removing users in education accounts through the manually enter emails dialog
Removed nutrients from analysis pane NRVs mode when no data is declared
Relocated workspace settings activity log to general tab of workspace settings
Stopped nutrients from being clickable in analysis pane NRV mode when in a food resource
Added in a number of snackbar notifications for actions in the ellipsis menu of rows in the grid
Added invalidation for nutrient focus columns when a new food is added to the grid
Various reports styling fixes + adding a cancel option to dialog + adding a search option to the nutrients section
Fixed formatting bug with add/remove users and upgrade to duo dialog
Moved unit of measurement in nutrient focus column header to tooltip
Fixed a bug with assigning new organisation owner looking to apply immediately instead of after clicking confirm in the interrupting dialog
Added back button alongside progress dots in process when purchasing a new subscription OR renewing a lapsed subscription
Added the ability to search by resource ID in grid search
Added tooltips to truncated day names in meal plans and food records
Updated UI for add tag button to be more similar to attach file button
Increased sizing and changed colour of print/copy label buttons
Fixed minor UI bugs on checkout page
Fixed primary action buttons on billing and organisation details page disappear on small screens in Org settings
Fixed truncation issue with long nutrient filter names in menu
Fixed a bug causing strange behaviour when clicking multiple checkboxes in a list quickly
Fixed a UI issue allowing users to navigate to archived resources from the workspace activity log
Fixed a number of vertical scrollbars appearing in unnecessary places on windows PCs
Added in snack bars for successful user invites in education accounts
Updated clickability of foodworks.online button up the top left of the top app bar
Fixed a bug that was causing the organisation settings users table sort to be non functional
Made more menu icon remain visible when corresponding menu was open in grid
Made show sources graph update without refresh when a new food is added to the grid
Made reinviting inactive users switch their status to pending without refreshing the page
Updated menu icons in resource ellipsis menu to be consistent in sizing, line weight and colour
In base analysis on dialog added extra details to show what current food analysis was being based on
Fixed typo in workspace settings/data sources tab

July 2024

Foodworks.online Professional Version 2 was released. See Foodworks Professional V2 - Features at 24 July 2024 for more information.

February 2024

Fixed a bug that could cause the yield calculation to fail for recipes containing large amounts of polydextrose

September 2023

Fixed a bug preventing the AusBrands 2019 database from being default enabled in your professional databases
Added yield to reports when yield is calculated using the recipes final weight
Fixed a bug causing resources to close when the applied yield was equal to less than the dry weight
Fixed a bug with nutrient filters in the analysis pane incorrectly impacting nutrient calculations

August 2023

Launched the database migration tool for FoodWorks 10 food and recipe resources
Fixed a bug causing energy from alcohol to not contribute to energy calculations in a recipe unless a yield was applied
Fixed a bug causing AusBrands 2019 data source not being automatically enabled for new professional workspaces on creation
Updated AusBrands 2019 data source
Fixed bug causing the ID1 and ID2 fields not not save correctly on a client food record

July 2023

Fixed a bug causing the minimum and maximum goal values in professional reports to be calculated on the total nutrient intake, not the average/day
Fixed a bug causing the tag filter in the analysis pane to not update when tags were added or removed after their initial placement
Updated UI of organisation settings for invoiced users
Removed several redundant/carryover nutrients and components from FoodWorks 10 for enhanced understandability
Added resource name to PDF window for professional reports

June 2023

Enabled scrolling on workspace dashboard for small screens
Fixed a bug causing deleted rows to contribute to analyses
Fixed a bug causing the incorrect invite date to display in organisation settings users table
Improved performance for large workspaces

May 2023

Updated search results ordering to factor in natural language and account for typos in text for enhanced usability and search performance helping users locate reference food more easily.
Updated search service for further performance and scalability enhancements under load to improve result times for search queries.
Made changes to improve performance and scalability under load, to improve the user experience when loading the workspace dashboard, opening a workspace, or searching for a food in the ingredients/foods grids.
Updated app stability to reduce the likelihood of users experiencing app crashes or white-screening

April 2023

Updated UI to include visual indicator when the analysis pane has a nutrient filter applied
Updated UI and UX of analysis pane nutrient filters including additional tooltips and updated section names for more clarity for users
Updated inactivity timeout to never for all users. Organisation owners can update these settings in the organisation settings
Fixed bug causing the incorrect volume conversion factor to be used where a resource is based on a food with its own volume conversion factor
Updated UX to allow focused nutrients to be set per workspace
Added tooltips to yield and number or serves fields
Added final weight/yield calculation result field

March 2023

Added in-app banner to allow Xyris to communicate with Foodworks users more effectively
Updated UI and UX of nutrient focus columns

February 2023

Updated UI to sort tags in the navigation pane by alphabetical order
Truncated long workspace names in the workspaces drop-down in the top bar
Updated UI of nutrient filter dialog for enhanced readability

January 2023

Updated UI and UX of organisation settings portal for usability enhancements
Fixed bug causing the wrong number of users to display on the workspace management modal

December 2022

Added ingredients tree feature for easier navigation between nested resources
Overhauled the onboarding experience for improved clarity and convenience
Update free trial to be duo instead of professional edition
Added ability to choose from AU or NZ workspace which presets the workspace settings
Fixed bug causing permanently deleted resources to display in the ingredients tree
Added Australian Food Composition Database 2019 data source

November 2022

Increased result time of the search service for increased usability
Fixed bug preventing the configure days modal from being scrollable (for smaller/zoomed screens)
Added ability for users to type non-numeric nutrient inputs with keyboard instead of selecting from dropdown
Fixed bug causing the retention factors dialog to be cut off
Fixed bug causing the workspace settings container to be too small
Updated UI and UX of base analysis on dialog for increased usability
Fixed bug preventing the modified date from updating for some users
Fixed bug causing carbohydrate calculation to not work when starch is disabled
Fixed bug causing incorrect yield and final weight values to display in recipe reports
Fixed bug preventing exit surveys from displaying for some users
Optimised navigation pane loading for large workspaces to improve performance
Fixed bug preventing some users from resetting their passwords

October 2022

Fixed bug causing some users to get logged out unexpectedly periodically
Fixed bug preventing the clients NRV graphs tab from loading
Added new nutrient filters feature to the analysis pane for all resources
Added CL Meat Data - Australia data source
Added ability to duplicate meal plans, food records and 24 hour recalls

September 2022

Added functionality to invite and remove users from your organisation in bulk or using csv
Added functionality that duplicating resources will also duplicate the tags applied
Removed ability for users to have multiple organisations for reduced complexity
Removed ability for organisations to have multiple editions of Foodworks.online for reduced complexity
Updated UI and UX for inviting new users to your organisation
Fixed bug preventing users from using an email address with a plus sign (+) in it

August 2022

Added functionality that users invited to an organisation will have their email prefilled and uneditable when signing up
Fixed bug preventing some users from being able to save a client periodically
Fixed bug preventing page scrolling during onboarding for users using firefox browsers
Improved performance of calculation service and response time of the overrides tab
Added onboarding progress bar for an enhanced user sign up experience

July 2022

Added function for users to identify themselves as a student when signing up
Added ability to reorder the food grid foods and sections for enhanced usability
Added progress bar to indicate to users how far through the free trial they currently are, with the option to pay now
Added New Zealand FOODfiles 2018 data source
Added feature allowing users to provide feedback when cancelling their subscription
Updated UI of resource and section tags for simplicity
Updated UX so that new navigation pane settings are unique to each user
Updated UI and UX of the navigation pane for enhanced usability
Added new button/search bar/filter icons in navigation pane
Added ability to sort resources by a-z or new-old in navigation pane
Added ability to search by ID 1 and 2 in navigation pane
Updated UI of resource tooltip to reflect number of resources in workspace
Added ability to access shared workspaces by URL when user is logged in
Added error-handling if you don’t have permission to access workspace when attempting access via URL
Fixed bug causing an issue with typing in the retention factor dialogue for some users
Implemented UX enhancements to upgrade billing period with new stripe integrations

June 2022

Added ability for users to use the free trial without entering their credit card detail
Added ability for users to reorder the food grid of resources users bumper arrows
Moved yield and serve fields to the ingredients tab for better usability
Added ability to use serve as a quantity when nesting recipes
Disabled the configure days and other actions when resource has unsaved changes
Fixed bug causing workspace dropdown not to update the most recent list for some users
Fixed bug causing duplicated clients to show an invalid date
Added UI updates for updating licenses for better usability
Fixed bug causing enabled nutrients to not update correctly without refreshing page for some users
Fixed bug causing white screen for some Safari users
Updated order of reference measure in quantity drop-down for enhanced usability
Updated UI to display resources by alphabetical order on navigation pane
Fixed bug causing issues with focusing on profile field entries for some users
Updated UI of unknown values in the analysis pane for enhanced usability
Updated UI to refer to ‘biometrics’ instead of ‘measurements’ throughout the clients pages of the app
Added description text to workspace settings description
Updated UI of workspace management modal
Fixed bug causing the workspace dashboard to not update when changing between organisation

May 2022

Added Foods for Special Medical Purposes (FSMP) data source
Fixed bug causing issues for some users when signing up
Fixed bug causing issues with BMI and nutrient-focus columns from calculating automatically for some users
Fixed bug causing top bar navigation to workspaces to be unresponsive
Fixed bug causing the two-factor authentication QR code to not load for some users
Added new sample workspace for professional included, with sample clients, recipes, foods, meal plans and food records
Fixed bug preventing some used from signing out correctly
Fixed bug causing users with unsupported browsers
Increased allowed character length in resource names to 100
Updated UI in workspace settings for enhanced usability
Added quality of life enhancement for better usability and app reaction times
Implemented significant enhancements to the workspace dashboard to improve performance, intuitiveness and small screen optimisation
Implemented error handling for missing quantities in the ingredients grid, including detecting if a sub-recipe is missing a quantity and linking to that sub-recipe
Added option for user to set a workspace country
Added tooltip to workspace navigation pane to display Foodworks edition
Updated UI of manage workspaces modal
Added ability to reset nutrients and component to default in workspace settings

April 2022

Enhanced nutrient and component toggles to ensure both kilojoule and calorie versions on energy were enabled at the same time
Updated UI of text alignment in client graph tab to improve readability
Added tooltip to improve the clarity of the client general tab
Updated UI of resource name title field to fit longer resource names
Updated UI of client graphs tab for clarity
Fixed bug causing the incorrect energy value to be used in recipe reports
Enhanced app keyboard accessibility
Fixed bug impacting the nutrient calculation of very large resources
Enhanced the workspace search
Added auto-calculation of volume discounts
Added ability to remove a default measure for a food or recipe
Enhanced UX for expired or cancelled subscriptions
Updated UI of clients general tab for readability and clarity
Fixed bug impacting client creation for some users
Fixed bug impacting phone number validation on sign up for some users
Fixed bug causing the workspace drop-down on the top-bar becoming unresponsive for some users
Fixed bug causing the incorrect redirection to organisation settings for some users
Added feature to be able to duplicate a workspace and its resources
Added function to copy resources (foods and recipes) to clients

March 2022

Updated analysis and resource caching for increased performance
Fixed bug causing resource tags not to show on general tab for some users
Fixed bug causing newly created food/recipe resources not immediately showing in the food search
for some users
Fixed bug causing the analysis pane to not change to mL for foods/recipes
Updated placeholder text in meal plans/food record and 24 hour recalls to say “Food”
Added function to display default measure as the first response in food grid search results
Fixed bug causing white screen when user attempt to update the account licenses
Updated UI of two-factor authentication modal for enhanced usability
Fixed bug causing the base analysis on modal to break nutritional analysis when the user does not enter a reference food before navigating away
Added backend integration tests
Added NRV tables to client-associated resource (meal plans, food records and 24hr recalls) reports
Fixed bug causing the account details to require a new password to update other account details
Updated UI of the reports builder for increased usability
Fixed bug causing the 404 error page showing when a workspace is loading
Fixed bug causing the share workspaces dialog to enter an infinite refresh loop on opening
Updated UI styling in reports for increased readability
Fixed bug causing select day button on meal plans to not update the analysis pane
Added PCFA and PMS graph calculations to the calculation service
Enabled two-factor authentication feature
Updated reports contributions from day/meal table displaying information that was previously displaying incorrectly
Fixed bug causing retention factor modal to open on the wrong food/ingredient
Updated UX to include tabbable selection in sidebar navigation for better accessibility
Updated UI styling to custom nested resources in ingredients/foods grid
Added ability to open nested resources directly from the ellipsis menu in food grid
Fixed bug causing last page of reports to cut off on small screens

February 2022

Fixed bug causing a recipes analysis pane to not update on ingredient grid selection
Added resource reports feature for foods, recipes, meal plans, food records and 24 hour recalls
Adjusted default enabled nutrients to better reflect user requirements
Updated meta tag for website description to make Foodworks.online easier to find
Increased character limit in method text field
Fixed bug preventing resources with retention factors set from loading correctly
Fixed bug preventing tracked measurement graphs displaying correctly in Mozilla Firefox
Added 404 error page when user tries to access a page that is unavailable or they do not have permission to access
Fixed bug affecting client graphs loading for some users
Updated UI of analysis pane for increased usability
Updated UI styling and content for users signing up for the first time
Added act as customer support feature
Added feature allowing the user to grant permissions for Xyris Admin to access account for support purposes
Fixed bug with email validation for New Zealand customers
Added browser advice for users attempting to access Foodworks.online app on an unsupported browser
Increased reset password link expiry to 12 hours

January 2022

Major backend refactor to improve app stability and scalability
Added interactive features to analysis pane, including the ability to enable and disable nutrient-focus columns from analysis pane
Added ability to update workspace colour after it has been created
Added ability to favourite a workspace on creation
Updated nutrient-focus columns to display in a warning colour to indicate missing or uncertain values
Moved meal plan configuration modal to resource ellipsis menu
Enhanced performance of the food/ingredients grid
Updated UI styling of the workspaces table for readability
Enhanced performance and reliability of the PCFA and PMS graphs
Added nutrient-focus columns to custom resources in food/ingredients grid
Fixed bug preventing mapped food calculations displaying correctly for some users
Fixed bug that prevented some users from creating a new workspace
Fixed bug that prevented large resources from saving correctly for some users

December 2021

Enhanced UI styling of the organisation settings portal
Removed sodium from UL graph
Fixed bug with displaying incorrect information from Stripe for some users
Enhanced UI styling of the invite users modal to improve intuitiveness, look and feel
Fixed bug preventing some users from signing in
Added warning modal when archiving resources
Updated UI styling to workspace settings for readability and aesthetics
Updated UI styling to the choose your edition page for readability
Removed case sensitivity from the sign in page
Launched Foodworks.online Professional - for details on the features available at launch see Foodworks Professional – Features at 8 December 2021