Compusense Release Notes

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.

Info
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!


The Latest Release

August 14/15, 2026 - Version - TBD


★  New Features
BehaviorLens®: New Implicit Response Question Type 
The BehaviorLens add-on is now available. To evaluate and/or purchase it, contact Support for details.
✓ Bug Fixes
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
"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.




Past Releases


July 17/18, 2026 - Version - 26.0.31


★  New Features
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.
Consumer Report across tests
Generate the Consumer Report across multiple tests from Advanced Search & Analysis.
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.
↑  Enhancements
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.
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.
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.
✓  Bug Fixes
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.
Controlled Clock messages on Welcome page
Controlled clock messages now appear correctly when a panelist is on the Welcome page.
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.
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.
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.
Assessor Website: test linking fixed
Fixed an issue in the Assessor website caused by tests with anonymous panelists, which are not compatible.
Comma decimal symbols again supported on import
Fixed an issue where importing data failed if values used a comma as the decimal symbol.
Header text wrapping fixed in snippets
Fixed a display issue for analysts where inserting a snippet caused header text to wrap awkwardly.
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.
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.
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.

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).
  1. Infrastructure: Compusense has transitioned to an Endpoints-based architecture, which provides greater resilience against hardware supply constraints and ensures more consistent service availability.
  2. Model upgrade: We have upgraded to Meta Llama 3.3 70B, which delivers improved analysis quality and more accurate comment insights.
  3. Performance: We have optimized our API calls for faster and more reliable responses.

Other Changes:
  1. Fixed an error that could allow analysts to recruit beyond a schedule's set capacity.
  2. The Copy to Clipboard feature for the Active Analyst List now correctly exports all users, not just those on the current page.
  3. Fixed an issue where editing a scheduled email's body content (without changing the date) incorrectly returned an error.
  4. 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:
  1. Time zone codes have been added to Scheduling sittings confirmation emails, making it easier for traveling users to stay on track.
  2. A new setting in Schedules lets analysts control whether they receive panelist RSVPs when panelists add their sittings to calendars.
  3. Transaction history tab added to Panelist cards for a clear view of all incentives transactions per panelist, including rewards redemption.
  4. Back-end improvements to support and align with evolving technologies.
  5. Improvements made in the Connections feature for scenarios where blank pages were appearing.
  6. Enhanced the Consumer report to accurately handle filtered-out samples.
  7. 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:
  1. The existing Projective Mapping Workbook sheets were updated to enhance report clarity.
  2. Improvements were made to the .ics files in Schedules:
    1. 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.
    2. 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
The PCA Workbook has been updated to improve clarity and expand analysis options.
  1. New: review panelist performance with the panelist means plots.
  2. 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.


December 12/13, 2025 - Version 25.0.52

Equivalence Analysis for Discrimination Tests With Reps (Back to Back)
Standard report and PowerPoint Builder now have new Equivalence analysis options for Tetrad, Triangle, and Duo-Trio back to back data collected on 2 samples.

Test Specific URLs With Required Login
The new feature is useful when you want panelists to authenticate themselves and bypass the Home page going directly into a test. Please note that this feature is available in the New Panelist Web App only.




November 14/15, 2025 - Version 25.0.44

PowerPoint Report Builder Improvements
  1. Include preference data with preference related comments in the PowerPoint Report Builder.
  2. Ability to upload your own logo for branded presentations in the PowerPoint Report Builder.

Other Changes:
  1. Consistency reinforced to sentence cases in the PowerPoint Report Builder.
  2. Wording update for 'Show comparison letters' info icon in the PowerPoint Report Builder. 
  3. Fixed issue where incentives weren’t automatically assigned when manually assigning incentives with excused panelists present.
  4. Sample sets increased correctly when updating test type.


October 17/18, 2025 - Version 25.0.39

PowerPoint Report Builder
Our PowerPoint report builder helps you design personalized Microsoft PowerPoint reports tailored to your specific needs. Select the data you want to include, arrange it in the order that suits your workflow, and save templates for consistent reporting across your team or organization. 


Other Changes:
Improvements in the Product card functionality. 



September 12/13, 2025 - Version 25.0.34

Rescheduled Sittings Notifications
We are implementing automated email notifications for analysts to inform them when panelists reschedule their sittings.

Other Changes:
  1. Refined capabilities in the panelist search.
  2. Functionality added to graphs in the AI Comment Insights for non-sample related comments.



August 15/16, 2025 - Version 25.0.30

  1. Consistency reinforced to field naming in the Pivot table area.
  2. Page loading improvements in the Advanced search & analysis across tests Recent reports area.
  3. Added ability for analysts to manage translations for Assessor websites.
  4. A solution implemented to prevent potential repeated send action for a single email.



July 11/12, 2025 - Version 25.0.26

Panelist Daily Attendance Report Update
The fourth sheet is added to the Panelist Daily Attendance Report providing an overview of how many samples panelists completed per day.

Other Changes:
  1. Improvements made to the existing sheets in the Panelist Daily Attendance Report.
  2. Results overview tab now reflects the change made by using the Increase sample sets feature in running tests.
  3. PowerPoint Report generated across tests when the Only include in the report if the p-value is significant option was selected, will not include the post-hoc letters if the p-value does not indicate significant difference.



June 13/14, 2025 - Version 25.0.23


A new sheet in the Panelist Daily Attendance Report providing an overview of how many tests panelists started and may or may have not completed.

Additional API calls added to the common API bundle. If you are interested in learning more about our API bundle, please contact the Support Team.



May 23/24, 2025 - Version 25.0.21


In the Panelists library generate a new Panelist daily attendance report. The first version of this report will include details on whether or not testing was completed on a given day, and how many tests in total were done per day.


Other Changes:
  1. The following fields made available in the panelist export: Date created, Last login date, Last survey test, and Last product test.
  2. Pivot table alignment improvements.
  3. The date picker tool updated to the latest version.
  4. Tukey's HSD test made available in the Summary report and Descriptive Analysis Workbook report for the 2way mixed model ANOVA with samples fixed and panelists random.


April 11/12, 2025 - Version 25.0.16

PowerPoint Report Improvements
  1. New slides.
    1. Data from every Category scale question type will be combined in one graph. E.g. All Category Liking questions in a test will have a new slide with their data graphed together. The same is true for all Category Intensity question types and all other Category question types in the test.


    2. All Line Scale questions in a test will have a slide with their data graphed together.

    3. Each JAR question will have an additional slide displaying frequency percentages for each JAR point per sample.


  2. Existing JAR legend update. In addition to the current Bottom/Middle/Top indication in the legend, you will be able to see the actual descriptors added to each JAR scale.


Conclusion & Decision Visibility Across Tests
The conclusions and decisions you enter inside individual tests are now visible and can be exported across tests.


Other Changes:
  1. Data split options for Consumer report updated in multi-section tests for better clarity on questions included in the selected section.
  2. Display improvements made in the Tags library for longer tag names.


March 14/15, 2025 - Version 25.0.11

Generate a summary on your comment data based on Artificial Intelligence generated themes, or customize the themes for your summary.


Additional Data Splits in the Consumer Report
In addition to the existing data splits in the Consumer report, the new data split options will enable you to:
  1. Split sample related data by selected demographic fields to look for significant differences between population segments within a sample.
  2. Look for significant differences within your non-sample related questions (even in survey tests) by splitting the data on selected demographic questions.
The new data splits will have their own sheets in the report.

Permissions for Analysts at the Group Level to Access the Tags Library
If you want to designate specific analyst(s) to manage all of your test tags, you can now request from our Support Team who should and should not have access to the Tags library.

Other Improvements:
  1. Fix to a scenario where date and decimal format were updating in custom sample fields when number of samples was reduced.
  2. Improvements made in the Advanced search & analysis across tests when multiple criteria is applied in the search.
  3. The Rewards feature will now be available in the Libraries drop-down list, however only those with sufficient permissions will be able to access.
  4. French and Spanish analyst software translations updates in the software.
  5. Security updates applied to the text editor tool.
  6. Improvements in the Discrimination analysis reports for Tetrad, Triangle, and Duo-trio when the Alpha values for UCL and LCL are the same.
  7. Email validation applied to the file updates to panelist records.
  8. Improvements made in the email logs to capture additional information on unsuccessful email attempts.
  9. Previewing a test as a panelist no longer updates the last product and last survey test dates for that panelist.
  10. Improvements made in the email validation to allow emails containing only images (no text) to send successfully.
  11. Hits and misses report updated with headings that used to be blank in two columns.
  12. Updates applied to the scripting language and other packages used in the software.


February 21/22, 2025 - Version 25.0.4

New Analyses for Tetrad, Triangle, and Duo-trio Data
In addition to the existing analyses for Tetrad, Triangle, and Duo-trio test types, new analyses are implemented to reflect the changes in this area established by ASTM International.


Additional Graphing Image Export Format - .png
In Graphing across tests, in addition to the .svg image file format, it is now possible to export graphs in the .png file format as well for added reporting flexibility and compatibility across various devices.


Other Improvements:
  1. Wording improvement in the Designs library for the Duo-trio designs to clearly specify the control position.
  2. Updated our ANOVA Mixed Model analysis tool to R.
  3. Graphing across tests copies data rounded to two decimals now to match the view in Compusense.
  4. Category scales in Question options consistently display three decimal points to assist with analysis across tests.
  5. Test status references throughout the software now use consistent terminology.
  6. Image size limits increased to 10 MB when inserting images in the text editor in the Build tab of a test.


January 17/18, 2025 - Version 24.0.59


New Modules
Two new modules are available to add-on to your subscription at a cost:
  1. SMS Module: Enables you to communicate with panelists via SMS in addition to email.

  2. Panelist Single Sign-On: Similar to our SSO option for analyst access to Compusense, you can simplify employee panelist testing with a special SSO panelist website.
For more details about or pricing for these modules, please contact our Support Team.


Permissions for Analysts at the Group Level to Access Schedules Module
If you want to designate specific analyst(s) to manage all of your panelist scheduling, you can now request from our Support Team who should and should not have access to the Schedules module. By default, all analysts have access to the module if the module is included in your subscription.


Other Improvements:
  1. In the screen for emailing panelists who have not completed the test, we made wording updates to clarify the functionality.
  2. Improvements made in user experience when Category Wheel and standard Category questions are displayed on the same page.


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