Based on customer feedback, everyday quality needs, and the evolving requirements of Life Science organizations, we continue to improve SimplerQMS with practical updates across the platform.
App Version 2.5.0 focuses on making quality records easier to report on, improving how Quality Events and CAPAs are connected and managed, and making everyday work more consistent across Training Management, Document Control, Analytics, and other areas of the platform.
Key highlights:
Improve Quality Events & CAPA reporting with more complete and consistent export information.
Strengthen Quality Events & CAPA workflows with improved record relationships, access updates, and CAPA document information.
Make training records more reliable with improvements to sorting, due-date status, and record cloning.
Improve document workflows and version visibility with more consistent status and version handling.
Improve everyday usability and system reliability across notifications, page loading, analytics, and document formatting.
Launch Schedule
App Version 2.5.0 is available to all SimplerQMS customers as of October 7, 2026.
Validation Reports
Validation Reports for this release will be available on the same day as the release.
Bug Fixes and Improvements
Quality Events & CAPA
This release includes several improvements to make Quality Events, Observations, and CAPAs easier to manage, connect, and report on. These updates address customer feedback around reporting, record relationships, access, and the information included in CAPA documentation.
Improvements include:
Include additional Quality Event information in exports, including Originating Observation, Description, Linked CAPA, and custom fields.
Include additional CAPA information, including Source Quality Event, Category, Related to Supplier, and Date Received.
Enable exporting of Observations.
Improve the format of Vigilance Reporting information in exported CSV files.
Display Observation owners consistently in exports.
Display checkbox custom field values as readable text instead of raw stored values.
Export CAPA Evaluation content as plain text instead of HTML tags.
Add a Quality Event to a CAPA after the CAPA has already been created.
Update Quality Event access when Owners are changed.
Show the appropriate Handled by CAPA information when a Quality Event is linked to an existing CAPA.
Improve the display of Quality Event and Observation icons in search results.
Improve browser tab information when viewing a CAPA.
Include Effectiveness Assessment results in the Effective CAPA PDF.
Display CAPA template document numbers when selecting a template.
Keep the user on the retired CAPA version after retiring an effective version.
Prevent the CAPA Authoring action from appearing while a CAPA is in Approval.
Restore the Revert to Version action for Quality Events.
Align tables for Corrective and Preventive Actions.
More complete and readable exports make it easier to use quality records for reporting, review, and analysis outside the platform. These improvements also make it easier to understand and maintain relationships between quality records throughout their lifecycle.
Training Management
Training Management includes improvements to make training records easier to review and keep accurate.
Improvements include:
Retain the original creation date when cloning training records.
Restore sorting functionality on Organization Training pages.
Display overdue training records with the correct overdue status.
More accurate dates and statuses help teams review training records with greater consistency and identify overdue training more easily.
Unified Document View
The Unified Document View has been refined to make version information easier to understand when working with multiple document versions.
Improvements include:
Display the appropriate document version based on its current workflow state.
Open the relevant working or effective version based on its status and available access.
Improve version selection when navigating through document history.
Clearer version handling makes it easier to identify which document version you are working with and continue from the appropriate stage.
Document Workflows
Document workflows have been improved to keep document status and workflow progression more consistent.
Improvements include:
Resolve cases where documents remain in Awaiting Release after the related Change Request becomes effective.
Improve the ability to send documents to the Review stage when the required permissions are in place.
These improvements help document workflows reflect the appropriate status as changes progress through approval and release.
Document Control
Document formatting and date presentation have been refined in areas where customers work with checked-out documents and the SimplerQMS Add-in.
Improvements include:
Use the configured date format consistently in checked-out documents and the SimplerQMS Add-in.
Consistent date formatting helps reduce confusion when working between SimplerQMS and documents opened through the Add-in.
Timezone and Format Settings
Due dates on documents have been improved to display according to the organization's configured timezone.
Improvement includes:
Correct the display of document due dates for organizations using timezones behind UTC.
Document due dates are displayed more consistently with the date configured in your organization, helping users work with the correct deadline.
Analytics
Analytics pages now provide a more consistent experience when viewing reports at different browser zoom levels.
Improvement includes:
Keep Full report links visible and accessible on Analytics Overview cards.
You can access detailed reports more reliably without needing to adjust your browser zoom or view settings.
System Reliability and User Interface
This release also includes improvements to everyday platform behavior, including page loading and notifications.
Improvements include:
Improve page behavior after a full browser reload.
Ensure notifications opened from My Work display the correct side panel item.
Improve the visibility and accessibility of interface elements in different viewing conditions.
These updates provide a more predictable experience when navigating the platform and moving between notifications, work items, and other areas of SimplerQMS.
App Version 2.5.0 focuses on practical improvements that support everyday quality work: getting more complete information from your records, maintaining relationships between Quality Events and CAPAs, working with the correct document versions, and keeping training and workflow information consistent.
What's Next from SimplerQMS?
At SimplerQMS, we continuously improve the platform to support evolving life science requirements and customer feedback.
Coming October 21: Access Version History Through Audit Trail
On October 21, 2026, we'll update how document version history is accessed in SimplerQMS.
Currently, document version history is available through two separate areas: Full History, which shows document versions and version changes, and Audit Trail, which records other actions performed on the document. With this update, version history will be accessible through the Audit Trail, bringing version changes and other audit trail events together in one place.
The Audit Trail will include a new View side panel, where you can switch between All and Version Timeline views. This lets you view the complete sequence of document activity or focus specifically on version history, depending on what you need.
The version history functionality will remain available, including:
View version changes and differences
Open a specific document version
Revert to a previous version
View the change summaries and justifications
The Version History menu item will remain available. When you select it, a page will explain the change and direct you to the relevant view in the Audit Trail. Bringing these views together is intended to provide a more complete, sequential record of document activity and address the compliance risk of keeping version history separate from other audit trail events.
No action is required from customers. After the update, follow the link provided on the Version History page to access the functionality through the Audit Trail.
Stay tuned for more product updates from the SimplerQMS team.
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