2026.5.0

Release Date: March 20, 2026
This release includes improvements to reporting performance, student hours processing, compliance accuracy, and system stability, along with updates to state-specific workflows and integrations.

✨ Feature Highlight: Asynchronous Reporting

LACES reports now run in the background so they no longer lock your browser or time out while you wait.

What's Included

• Long-running reports no longer block your session from other activity, allowing you to navigate away and continue working in LACES while reports run.

• A progress window shows report status: Queued → Running → Completed / Failed / Cancelled

• A Recent Reports area shows your recent report runs, including status, run time, and a Download link when ready.

• Completed reports are stored securely and can be downloaded immediately at completion or later, at your convenience.

• You can cancel reports that are Queued or Running; cancelled reports show a Cancelled status and do not produce output.

Why It Helps

• Lets you keep working in LACES instead of waiting on a single long-running report.

• Provides clear visibility into report progress and history.

• Makes it easier to re-download recent report outputs without re-running the report.
  
  

✨ Feature Highlight: PoP Summaries Include MSG Dates 

The Period of Participation (PoP) Summary now shows attained dates for Measurable Skill Gains (MSGs) instead of Yes/No values.

What’s Included:

• MSG Type columns now display Date Attained, No, or blank instead of Yes/No

• Applies to all MSG Types, including pre/post testing, credits, transition, and HSE subtests

• New fields support searching and reporting:

  1. 1. A display field showing Date Attained, No, or blank (matches the PoP Summary)

     2. A Y/N field that preserves Yes/No values for existing views and reports

     3. A Date Attained field for date-based filtering

• The new Date Attained fields are not included in default views and must be added to custom views

• Existing views and reports continue to function using the Y/N fields
  
  

Why It Helps:

• Supports reporting by date range (month, quarter, or fiscal year)

• Maintains compatibility with existing views and reports

• Improves visibility into when MSGs occur

🐞 General Bug Fixes

Student Import SSN Validation (LA-22228)
Student Import now rejects masked Social Security Numbers and prevents invalid updates.

Dynamic Detail View Error (LA-22230)
Fixed a NullReference error that occurred when certain sections were missing from dynamic detail views.

Messaging Duplicate Sends (LA-22175)
Corrected an issue where duplicate student records could result in multiple messages being sent to the same recipient.

Allow Download of Documents with Unicode Characters (LA-21709)
LACES now stores files names exactly as they are when uploaded and allows them  to be downloaded by the same name.

🚀 General Updates & Enhancements

Asynchronous Report Running (LA-22180)
Reports can now run in the background, allowing users to continue working while reports process. A Recent Reports panel shows status, provides download links, and allows cancellation of running reports.

Allow Import of Hidden IET MSG and Postsecondary Values (LA-21985)
Imports now accept IET MSG and Postsecondary Education/Training values even when hidden in choice lists. These values remain unavailable for manual selection in the interface.

NRS MSG Type 1d Update (LA-21575)
Logic has been updated to prevent the same HSE subtest from counting multiple times toward MSG Type 1d across fiscal years. Current-year data has been corrected where applicable.

🛠 Performance & Technical Enhancements

Student Hours Sync Improvements (LA-22214)
Updates have been made to improve performance and reduce deadlocks during student hours processing and assessment synchronization.

🏛️ State Customizations