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Changelog
Every change that makes CrossBeam better for the cities and builders who use it, written up the night it ships.
Thursday, October 8, 2026
Tuesday, October 6, 2026
PreCheck assistant answers questions about the whole flow
Applicants on a city's PreCheck page get real answers about submitting, rounds, re-checks, corrections and FastPass instead of "I don't have information". The assistant draws on a built-in guide to the PreCheck flow and opens the relevant help-library page when it needs more detail.
Monday, October 5, 2026
Re-checks grade the step as the applicant read it
A brief step now passes when the sentence the applicant read is done, and the re-check searches related sheets before calling a step open. Brief cards show why each comment matters under its title and drop the who, time estimate and step count.
Sunday, October 4, 2026
FastPass at half or more of the brief's steps
A PreCheck re-check now grades each step of the round 1 brief with the same sheet verifier Backcheck uses. FastPass is earned when half or more of the steps are done, with half credit for a partly done step. Anything missing from the upload counts as open.
PreCheck re-checks grade only the requested fixes
A round 2 PreCheck grades only the items the applicant was told to fix: fixed, partly fixed, still open, or not in this upload. The counts are computed once, so the email, FastPass and results card agree. Re-dropping the same address offers "Re-check my fixed plans".
Saturday, October 3, 2026
Resubmittal briefs keep round 1 comment numbers
On a resubmittal, the brief keeps the first round's comment numbers, marks each comment Still open or New this round, and lists cleared comments under their old numbers. The re-check card reads, for example, "3 of 4 previous comments cleared".
Redesigned PreCheck results and re-check emails
The round 1 email now opens with the brief's summary, lists what already works, and shows the steps in work order, with no red to-do counter. The re-check email leads with the FastPass result: the certificate and code if issued, or how many items remain.
Friday, October 2, 2026
Email typo check, round numbers and a Re-check button
The PreCheck form now suggests a fix for near-miss email domains like gmial.com, and the Terms step fits phones with the checkbox in a sticky footer. Receipts, status pages and emails show Round 2 of 3 for this address, and results have a Re-check your revised plans button showing free rounds left.
Thursday, October 1, 2026
Empty pre-check and corrections runs now fail
A pre-check or corrections analysis that produces no report now ends as failed and releases its hold, instead of completing with a blank result that looked clean. A report with zero findings still completes normally.
PreCheck refuses addresses outside city limits
The intake now checks a geocoded address against the city's incorporated boundary before anything is created. An address in a neighboring city is refused right away, naming that city, and the applicant gets an email pointing to a regular paid pre-check instead.
Tuesday, September 29, 2026
PermitReady FastPass certificate for strong re-checks
Buena Park pre-check applicants who resolve more than half of the prior round's Fix items on a re-check earn a printable FastPass certificate to attach to their plan check submittal. City staff can confirm it on a public verify page; it does not promise faster review.
Evidence boxes no longer cover the text they cite
Evidence pin boxes now draw a thin ring just outside the cited words, and the marker sits beside the box, so the quoted text stays readable at any zoom. The pre-check landing page background also spans the full page instead of ending in a hard edge.