Work Exception Placement & Display Issues After Update to 1.5.2

[David Sergeant]

Hello,

After updating my installation from version 1.4.1 to the current 1.5.2, I’ve noticed several changes and issues:

Placement of Work Exceptions
In version 1.4.1, I could add a work exception directly from the calendar using the “+” button and selecting “Work Exception.” Now, it seems the only way to place a work exception is through the Providers section. Has this feature been moved intentionally, or is there a setting I might be missing?

Display of Work Exceptions in Provider Calendar
When a work exception is set, it is correctly available for customers, but it no longer appears visually in the provider’s calendar as it did in the previous version. This makes it harder to track exceptions at a glance.

Performance Slowdown in Providers Section
Since the update, the Providers section has become noticeably slower. Selecting a provider from the list now takes several seconds, which wasn’t the case before. This has been tested from multiple computers over several days, so it doesn’t appear to be an isolated or temporary issue.

To rule out update-related issues, I also performed a fresh installation of version 1.5.2 with a new database, but all the above behaviors remain the same.

After a quick look at the source code, I noticed that the option to add work exceptions via the calendar “+” button seems to be conditional, but I couldn’t determine what triggers this condition.

Has anyone else experienced these issues? 

Thank you!

[Phil Bass]

On my installation (1.5.2 on a Raspberry Pi), selecting a provider is just as quick as any other page.

[David Sergeant]

Thank you for your input.

My hosting is OVH, what is weird is the difference in perfromance obtained between version 1.4.1 and 1.5.2. But to be honest, the problem related to the "Working Exception" is more impacting as not having thethem in the calendar view lead to confusion when overviewing the available open slots.

[Alex Tselegidis]

Hello! 

Just to add some additional info, there are no other reports nor have I seen the page going slower for certain providers. 

The "all" view is actually loading more records than a single provider one. 

If you spot any reproducable steps, I would be intersted to see how this could be replicated. 

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[David Sergeant]

Dear Alex, 

Thank you for the input.  will check about the performance topics.

Just to clarify, the 2 first topics are more of interst on my side as it seems to be a drwaback from the previous version. I guess, I missed something in the configuration to have this working as it should, can somebody help me?

For recap: 

Placement of Work Exceptions
In version 1.4.1, I could add a work exception directly from the calendar using the “+” button and selecting “Work Exception.” Now, it seems the only way to place a work exception is through the Providers section. Has this feature been moved intentionally, or is there a setting I might be missing?

Display of Work Exceptions in Provider Calendar
When a work exception is set, it is correctly available for customers, but it no longer appears visually in the provider’s calendar as it did in the previous version. This makes it harder to track exceptions at a glance.

Thanks in advance!

David