Compusense Release Notes
Overview
With you, our clients, in mind, Compusense is dedicated to continuous improvements in our software functionality and performance. Your success is our success!
This page highlights the new features introduced during our Maintenance Windows . Alongside these feature updates, ongoing improvements include security enhancements, performance optimizations, and bug fixes.
All Maintenance Windows start at 10 pm Eastern Time (ET) on dates outlined below (always a Friday ET), ending approximately 5 hours later (on Saturday ET).
All of our users get monthly email notifications about upcoming Maintenance Windows outlining the exact start and anticipated end time in their local time zone. Please be sure to check your Spam/Junk folder if you have not seen these emails yet!
All of our users get monthly email notifications about upcoming Maintenance Windows outlining the exact start and anticipated end time in their local time zone. Please be sure to check your Spam/Junk folder if you have not seen these emails yet!
The Latest Release
September 11/12, 2026 - Version - TBD
↑ Enhancements
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BehaviorLens® Workbook: New PCA Addition
BehaviorLens workbook will include a new Principal Component Analysis
(PCA) view, giving you another way to explore and visualize your
behavioral data.
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BehaviorLens Workbook: Multi-Session & Sample Filtering
Updated the BehaviorLens workbook to correctly handle tests with multiple sessions and to properly apply sample filtering, so the reported data reflects what was filtered.
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Implicit Raw Data Export: Improved Recalibration Handling
Improved how the Raw data export handles panelists who switch devices or recalibrate partway through an implicit test, so each calibration session now exports as its own clearly labeled row.
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Results > Data Tab: Recalibration Support for Implicit Tests
The Results > Data tab now correctly displays results for panelists who recalibrated more than once during an implicit test, keeping each calibration's data properly separated.
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Faster Mixed Model Analysis
Improved the performance of Mixed Model analysis by optimizing how standard errors are calculated, so results return faster.
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Custom Website Colours on Application Forms
Application
forms and their confirmation pages now pick up your custom website
colours, giving panelists a more consistent look and feel.
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✓ Bug Fixes
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Extra Spaces Added to Custom Sample Fields
Fixed an issue where entering certain codes into custom sample fields via the API would automatically add extra, unwanted spaces after the text.
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Attribute Library Import Failures
Fixed an issue that prevented some attribute descriptions from importing correctly into the Attribute library.
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Wildcards Not Populating Number Fields
Fixed an issue where wildcards referencing "Number" type panelist fields were not populating with the correct information when running or previewing a test.
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Questions Not Appearing in Test
Fixed a rare issue affecting a small number of tests where a specific question could be skipped, even though it was set to display at the correct point.
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Unexpected Page Break Errors
Fixed an issue that caused unexpected "Page break" errors in tests with multiple single-question sections.
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Special Character Display in Required Tags
Fixed an issue where the "&" character was not displaying correctly for required tags in the Review and Run Test tab.
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Multi-Test Schedule Sitting Selection
Fixed an issue in multi-test schedules that prevented selecting certain sittings.
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Missing "Share" Tab in Monitor Area
Fixed an issue that intermittently hid the "Share" tab in the Monitor area for some users.
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Text Box Readability with Long Text
Moved the text preview indicator so it no longer covers the text box, making it easier to see and edit long text entries.
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PowerPoint Builder Download Failure
Fixed an issue in the PowerPoint builder that prevented downloading discriminative collection reports.
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Stuck Analyses No Longer Block Other Requests
Analyses that run too long are now automatically stopped, so they no longer hold up other analyses waiting to run.
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Past Releases
August 14/15, 2026 - Version - 26.0.34
★ New Features
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BehaviorLens®: New Implicit Response question type
The BehaviorLens add-on is now available. To evaluate and/or purchase it, contact Support for details.
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New analyst permission: panelist password protection
A new permission lets you prevent selected analysts from setting or resetting panelist passwords. Restricted analysts can still force a password reset at next login or send panelists an email reset link. Existing analysts keep their current abilities by default, and the Active analyst list includes a “Can set panelist passwords” column.
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✓ Bug Fixes
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Product export no longer gets stuck
Exporting products from the Products library could hang indefinitely in the Import/Export history. Exports now complete as expected.
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Constant sum questions record skipped choices as zero
When a panelist left a choice blank in a Constant sum
question, exported data showed an empty cell instead of 0, and the "use
zero for missing data" export option was not applied. Skipped choices
are now recorded correctly.
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Clearer indicator when starting or resuming a test
The test list page now provides immediate feedback when panelists tap or
click Start test or Resume, confirming the test is loading and
preventing duplicate taps/clicks.
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Date fields in numeric questions
Date fields in Numeric questions
now reflect the configured date format, display the helper text
explaining the expected format, and use a larger input field that's
easier to read and tap/click.
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Linking tests to panelists from Projects
On the assessor website,
linking a test from the Projects area to a panelist did not work
reliably. This release completes the fix so tests can be linked to
panelists as expected.
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Panelist stage no longer reverts when filtering
On the assessor website,
updating a panelist's stage and then adjusting the Panelist stage
option in Advanced filters could revert the stage to its previous value.
Stage changes now stick regardless of filter activity.
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Panelist wildcards in schedule instructions
Panelist address wildcards used in Schedules > Instructions snippets had stopped working recently, causing unexpected text to appear in panelist emails in place of the panelist's address. Wildcards now resolve correctly again.
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"Any of" operator in quota search
The "any of" operator was not working when searching by unique panelist ID in the quota area of scheduling. This now works as expected.
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Connected image questions stay hidden when they should
Images from “evaluate image as sample” scale questions no longer appear before their entrance criteria question has been answered.
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Time Intensity recovers after an early “Next”
Clicking Next before starting the timer on a Time Intensity question no longer leaves the panelist stuck; the timer can be started normally afterwards.
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Toolbar stays responsive after inserting links
Clicking the Insert Link button in a rich text box and then clicking elsewhere no longer leaves tabs and buttons unresponsive.
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More reliable test starts
The test start process in the panelist web app was reworked to remove a bottleneck that could cause “500 – Internal Server Error” messages during busy periods.
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Anonymous test data displays correctly
Multi-section anonymous tests no longer show sections with a “-1” sample set in the Data tab and Raw Data export.
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Some horizontal category scales stay horizontal
Category scales containing line breaks in the scale labels no longer flip to a vertical layout; labels now wrap at the line break instead.
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Mobile login page respects the gradient setting
The panelist website login page no longer shows a colour gradient on mobile devices when the gradient option is turned off.
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Top Box report failures resolved
The Top Box report in Advanced Search and Analysis no longer fails when filtering to one sample per test across multiple tests.
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Serve Report with “Split by partial present”
Generating the Serve Report with the “Split by partial present” option no longer errors on tests with reps and partial present serving designs.
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Pivot Table option lists scroll properly
The option list shown when adding Values, Columns or Rows in the Pivot Table can now be scrolled, so every option is reachable.
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July 17/18, 2026 - Version - 26.0.31
★ New Features
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Attributes Library
A centralized repository where analysts can create, manage, and share reusable sensory attributes across groups, with bulk import/export, permission controls, and seamless integration into the study build process.
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Consumer Report across tests
Generate the Consumer Report across multiple tests from Advanced Search & Analysis.
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BehaviorLens®: New Implicit Response question type
You will notice a new question module, BehaviorLens, in the Build tab. This feature will be a paid add-on. More details to come soon.
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↑ Enhancements
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Finer Line Scale increments
The Line Scale question type now supports increments of 0.5 and 0.25, giving you more precision when building scales.
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Streamlined Incentives Transaction Report
The Incentives Transaction Report's Info column now highlights the non-sensitive reward and gift card details, making the report beneficial for users that do not have access to the Rewards library.
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Panelist Search: Minimum days from involvement
A new search criterion lets you search for panelists based on any recent or upcoming activity: test participation, invitations, emails, scheduled sittings, and Home Use Tests.
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✓ Bug Fixes
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Anonymous test link loop resolved
In some cases, anonymous links were caught in a redirect loop; this has been fixed and they now load reliably.
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Controlled Clock messages on Welcome page
Controlled clock messages now appear correctly when a panelist is on the Welcome page.
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Unassigned Panel and Quick Select feature
Quick Select was visible in the Unassigned panel but non-functional, so we removed the feature as it doesn't apply there.
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Panelists can't resume tests previewed by Analysts
Fixed an issue where panelists could see a test after analyst used their sample set for previewing it and choosing to keep their data.
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Assessor History: empty state fixed
Fixed an issue where the Assessor history page showed an incorrect empty-table message instead of properly reflecting available results.
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Assessor Website: test linking fixed
Fixed an issue in the Assessor website caused by tests with anonymous panelists, which are not compatible.
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Comma decimal symbols again supported on import
Fixed an issue where importing data failed if values used a comma as the decimal symbol.
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Header text wrapping fixed in snippets
Fixed a display issue for analysts where inserting a snippet caused header text to wrap awkwardly.
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Category Wheel zoom fixed in safari
Fixed a panelist-facing display issue where the Category wheel scale had zoom problems when selecting an attribute in Safari.
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CATA values no longer show empty
Fixed an issue where Check-All-That-Apply (CATA) values displayed as empty when a CATA choice was not selected by panelists due to a connection skipping over the CATA question. This was affecting the raw results report and the Consumer report.
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Mixed Model ANOVA in PCA for partial CATA data
Principal Component Analysis (PCA) no longer generates errors when a mixed model ANOVA is used on partial Check-All-That-Apply (CATA) data.
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June 12/13, 2026 - Version 26.0.24
Dunnett's Test Supports Unequal Sample Sizes
Dunnett's post-hoc test can now be run across tests with different sample sizes (n).
Dunnett's post-hoc test can now be run across tests with different sample sizes (n).
AI Comment Insights Upgrade
- Infrastructure: Compusense has transitioned to an Endpoints-based architecture, which provides greater resilience against hardware supply constraints and ensures more consistent service availability.
- Model upgrade: We have upgraded to Meta Llama 3.3 70B, which delivers improved analysis quality and more accurate comment insights.
- Performance: We have optimized our API calls for faster and more reliable responses.
Other Changes:
- Fixed an error that could allow analysts to recruit beyond a schedule's set capacity.
- The Copy to Clipboard feature for the Active Analyst List now correctly exports all users, not just those on the current page.
- Fixed an issue where editing a scheduled email's body content (without changing the date) incorrectly returned an error.
- Resolved erratic scrolling behavior in Microsoft Edge when selecting the first sitting in a multi-test schedule.
May 22/23, 2026 - Version - 26.0.20
Rewards Integration with Third-party Providers
Our Rewards library integrates seamlessly with the following digital gift card providers: Love2shop, Yesty, Tango, and Tremendous.
2-way ANOVA Across Tests
Summary report and PowerPoint report when generated across tests have additional analysis options: 2-way ANOVA and 2-way ANOVA with Interactions.
Other Changes:
- Time zone codes have been added to Scheduling sittings confirmation emails, making it easier for traveling users to stay on track.
- A new setting in Schedules lets analysts control whether they receive panelist RSVPs when panelists add their sittings to calendars.
- Transaction history tab added to Panelist cards for a clear view of all incentives transactions per panelist, including rewards redemption.
- Back-end improvements to support and align with evolving technologies.
- Improvements made in the Connections feature for scenarios where blank pages were appearing.
- Enhanced the Consumer report to accurately handle filtered-out samples.
- Improvements made in colour coding when manual blinding codes are used.
April 17/18, 2026 - Version - 26.0.15
Projective Mapping Confidence Ellipses
We are adding a new sheet in our Projective Mapping Workbook for Confidence Ellipses graph.
Other Changes:
- The existing Projective Mapping Workbook sheets were updated to enhance report clarity.
- Improvements were made to the .ics files in Schedules:
- Invitations sent from Muti-test Schedules are now compatible with recent Microsoft Outlook updates allowing again to add each individual sitting invitation to the calendar.
- The .ics files from all schedule types display the recipient name.
March 13/14, 2026 - Version - 26.0.11
Projective Mapping Analysis
We are providing a built in Projective Mapping Analysis Workbook in addition to the existing export options for analysis in R.
Integration of Compusense Tests with Third-Party Tests
Tests from Compusense can effortlessly redirect to third-party tests and back with our new feature.
Other Changes:
Reporting improvements in some Time Intensity tests that used to give an X when trying to generate a report.
February 20/21, 2026 - Version - 26.0.4
Automatically Add Panelists To Tests
This feature is ideal for benchtop testing and all other scenarios where it is not possible to know ahead of time the individual panelist that can come to the test and when they can come. Registered panelists can click a test specific URL or scan QR code given to them and take the test even if they were not manually added to the test.
PCA Workbook Updates
- New: review panelist performance with the panelist
means plots.
- Improved: more options to control the number components shown.
Other Changes:
New levels of permissions to the Dashboard implemented to control who can clone and save tests as templates.
January 16/17, 2026 - Version - 25.0.59
Test Specific QR Codes
We are expanding the new feature introduced last month, the "Test start URL", by adding to it the QR Code option. Please note that this feature is available in the New Panelist Web App only.
The "Test start URL/QR code" is useful when you want panelists to authenticate themselves and bypass the Home page, going directly into a test. If your panelists use SSO to access Compusense, then clicking the link or scanning the QR code will take them directly into the test without additional authentication.