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# May 27, 2026: Pathway templates and direct offers

> AHCCCS qualification pathway templates, direct-offer creation, mobile app lock with PIN and biometric unlock, and a hardened Proliant payroll sync.

## New features

**AHCCCS pathway templates (HR)**
HR admins can now apply pre-built qualification pathway templates — BHT, BHPP, PRSS, and CFSP — to a position in a single step. Each template seeds the position's skill and competency requirements and records the source framework for audit. Enable **Pathway templates** under **HR → Settings → General** to turn it on for your tenant. See [pathway templates](/hr/pathway-templates).

**Direct offer creation (HR)**
Recruiters can now create an offer without an ATS application. The Offer Letter Wizard in direct mode supports existing candidates, existing employees (for internal promotions and transfers), and net-new candidates created inline. Open **Offers → Create Offer**, or visit `/hr/ats/offers/new`. Requires the `hr.ats.offers.create` permission. See [new offer](/hr/offers) and [offers](/hr/offers).

**Mobile app lock with PIN and biometric unlock (Platform)**
Staff can now set an app PIN and enable biometric unlock for the Encore OS mobile experience. The app locks on background and after idle, and unlocks with PIN or biometric where the device supports it. Manage it under **Settings → Security**. See [security settings](/pf/security).

## Updates

**Proliant payroll integration hardened (HR)**
The Proliant HCM integration now runs against the verified Proliant API contract. Employee pulls paginate correctly and match on the right identifier. Payroll summary, detail, accrual, and pay-rate mappers read real Proliant fields, and timesheets push through the open-calendar `TimeImport` endpoint. Sync runs now surface contract failures clearly and no longer report success when zero records were processed. A new **sandbox base URL** field on the Proliant integration record lets admins point at a sandbox without a code change. See the [Proliant integration admin guide](/hr/hr-44-admin-guide) and [user guide](https://github.com/Encore-OS/encoreos/blob/development/docs/hr/hr-44-user-guide.md).

**Tighter offer hiring safeguards (HR)**
Offer-to-hire now isolates EEO data and treats the hire step as idempotent, so retries no longer risk duplicate hires or cross-contamination between candidates' EEO responses.

## Bug fixes

* **Employee number generation (HR):** Fixed a database upgrade path that could leave the employee-number generator in a bad state after recreation.
* **Onboarding status grid (HR):** Onboarding status now reads from the live schema and respects task-template `is_required` values, so required tasks display correctly.
* **Onboarding visibility (HR):** Platform admins can now view onboarding instances across organizations.