October 2026 Release Notes
The DCI release for the web portal will occur on the morning of Thursday, October 22nd, 2026, and will require the DCI Web Portal to be unavailable for all users from 1:30 AM to 3:30 AM EST.
The DCI release requires a mobile app update. The new mobile app version will be available as early as Tuesday, October 27th, 2026. All users will be forced to update their mobile app as early as Wednesday, October 28th, 2026. Thank you for being a valued DCI customer!
Validate Base Rate Only for Maximum Pay Rate Validation
We have enhanced the Has Max Pay Rate service code setting with a new Validate Base Rate Only option. This setting allows organizations to apply maximum pay rate validation to an employee's base pay rate while excluding overtime rates from validation.
Previously:
When the Has Max Pay Rate setting was enabled, both base and overtime rates were validated against the configured maximum pay rate.
Organizations that allowed overtime rates above the maximum pay rate often needed manual payroll adjustments or exceptions.
Now:
A new Validate Base Rate Only option allows maximum pay rate validation to be applied only to an employee's base rate.
Overtime rates can exceed the configured maximum pay rate when this option is enabled.
The setting is available for Hourly service codes and is supported in service code imports and reports.
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Enhanced Security for Username and Password Recovery
This release adds an identity verification attempt limit to the Forgot Username and Forgot Password workflows. Users can make up to three unsuccessful verification attempts when entering information such as their Social Security number, date of birth, or security question answer. This enhancement improves security for all Portal users by preventing repeated attempts to guess identity verification information and gain unauthorized access to account details.
An attempt is unsuccessful when the information entered does not identify exactly one Portal account.
Before reaching the limit, users can:
Try identity verification again
Continue using the same verification link
Restart the recovery process from the login screen
After the third unsuccessful attempt:
The verification link expires
The user is redirected to the login screen
The user’s profile is locked
A supervisor or Super User must unlock the profile before the user can continue
Important Notes:
A supervisor or Super User can unlock the profile by setting the user’s authentication status to Active or selecting the Unlock link on the user’s profile.
If the information successfully identifies one Portal account before the limit is reached, the recovery workflow continues and the unsuccessful attempt count resets.
No setup or configuration is required. The three-attempt limit applies automatically to both the Forgot Username and Forgot Password workflows.
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Entries Require Free Text Note – Configurable Character Minimum
The Entries Require Free Text Note business rule has been enhanced to support a configurable minimum character requirement. Administrators can now specify the minimum number of characters, from 5 to 2,500, that a free text note must contain before an hourly entry can be approved. This provides greater flexibility for meeting state, program, or payer requirements.
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