ZEP Roadmap

Roadmap & Release Notes

Discover where you're heading with ZEP! We'll show you what's currently being developed, which features will be available soon and what is already live. Our roadmap keeps you up to date in real time so you can plan with confidence and benefit from the latest features. With ZEP, you always stay one step ahead!

ZEP Roadmap & Release Notes

Planned

HR & skill management module

Improved functionalities for managing and automating HR processes

HR & skill management module

The HR module will offer a significant improvement in the management of personnel resources.

It should help to organize employee data centrally, create reports and seamlessly integrate processes such as vacation management and time recording.

This module is specifically designed for growing teams to promote efficiency and transparency.

Customizable evaluations

All ZEP evaluations combined in a powerful, flexible analysis platform

Customizable evaluations

With this update, all existing reporting options in ZEP can be combined in a single, flexible view.

Users get access to a central analytics platform that allows them to filter, sort, and visualize data based on specific requirements.

This provides unprecedented flexibility for data-based decisions.

Advanced enterprise functionalities

Multi-client capability for international teams.

Advanced enterprise functionalities

This feature enables companies with multiple national subsidiaries to share a single ZEP instance.

Thanks to improved multi-client capabilities, companies can manage cross-border projects more efficiently and utilize synergies between different locations.

Next

Dashboards 2.0

Customizable dashboards with customizable widgets depending on the company role

Dashboards 2.0

The new dashboards allow users to create individual overviews for their day-to-day work.

With customizable widgets, every role in the company can capture relevant information at a glance.

This makes the daily start of work more efficient and structured.

E-credits for freelancers

So that freelancers can also receive their credits in e-invoice format

E-credits for freelancers

In order to provide freelancers with seamless bookkeeping, ZEP will offer the option of creating credit notes in a standardized e-invoice format.

This saves time and ensures compatibility with existing accounting systems.

Tasks & project management

Plan, assign tasks, and achieve milestones

Tasks & project management

With the new task management, tasks can be created directly in projects, assigned to team members and set deadlines.

Milestones help to track progress and complete projects in a structured and timely manner.

Vendor module

Manage suppliers, assign receipts, and document payments

Vendor module

The new supplier module enables central management of suppliers, direct document allocation from the mailbox and seamless documentation of payments.

In this way, accounting processes are optimized and supplier relationships are organized more efficiently.

Marketplace interfaces

A central platform for seamless integrations with other business tools

Marketplace interfaces

By setting up an interface marketplace, ZEP is seamlessly linked to other common software solutions.

Users can easily select the appropriate integrations and integrate them directly into their workflows to synchronize data between systems.

Released

Dashboards 1.0

Improved user dashboards as a clear ZEP start screen

Dashboards 1.0

The first dashboard update provides personalized overviews as a starting point for the working day.

With an optimized user interface and relevant information at a glance, productivity is significantly increased.

ZEP Dashboards 1.0
ZEP Dashboards 1.0

Time recording via calendar and agenda

New types of (project) time recording via calendar and agenda

Time recording via calendar and agenda

This feature introduces new options for project time recording.

Users can visually enter and organize their working time using a calendar or agenda, which makes planning and tracking easier.

Time recording via calendar
Time recording via calendar

E-receipts

E-documents for travel expenses can now also be entered in all common formats

E-receipts

The feature for entering e-documents supports all common formats and makes travel expense reports more digital.

Users can upload, save, and insert receipts into reports directly into ZEP, significantly reducing processing time.

Chrome Browserextension

Arbeits- und Projektzeiten direkt über den Web Browser erfassen

Chrome Browserextension

Mit der ZEP Chrome-Erweiterung erfassen Sie Ihre Projektzeiten schnell und bequem – ohne die ZEP-Webanwendung öffnen zu müssen. Starten und stoppen Sie Zeitbuchungen direkt im Browser, behalten Sie Ihre aktuelle Arbeitszeit im Blick und sparen Sie wertvolle Zeit im Arbeitsalltag.

ZEP Browser Extension
Chrome Browserectension

ZEP Version history

The development of the ZEP versions and all updates in detail.

ZEP 7.4

May 2025
🆕 New notification functionality

From now on, we will inform you directly in ZEP as soon as a new software update is available. So you won't miss out on any new features, important bug fixes or security-related changes. The notifications appear centrally and unobtrusively in your interface — regardless of whether they are minor improvements or major releases.

🆕 Time clock in the ZEP app

The ZEP app now has a intuitive stamp function available — as already on the web. Perfect for anyone who wants to record their project and work times down to the minute and on the go.

🔧 House Keeping (Improvements)

Of course, there was also classic housekeeping again: Minor optimizations under the hood ensure even more stability and performance.

👀 Already in the starting blocks (Coming soon)

With the next update, look forward to our new Browser extension.

ZEP 7.2

December 2024
🕒 New features & usability improvements
  • Gap indicator: Gaps between two times are now being made visible — for a better overview.
  • Day marker: The current day is clearly highlighted.
  • tooltips: Small time entries in the calendar overview show helpful tips when you mouseover.
  • keyboard shortcuts: With the “+” button, times can be recorded even faster.
  • Faster date jump: An integrated date picker allows a targeted switch to previous weeks.
  • Markers in time entries: Project names and comments can now be marked and copied directly.

🔄 HR WORKS interface

From now on, you can Times, absences and employee master data between ZEP and HR WORKS be synchronized.

📩 Would you like to try out the module? Feel free to contact us — we'll help you set it up!

🛠️ Housekeeping (Improvements)
  • REST interface: New features were added to expand integration.
  • Absenteeism recording: The “Save” and “Save and Request” buttons were usefully replaced.
  • More bug fixes: Numerous minor bugs were fixed.
  • Create a new offer: Now also directly at My offers possible.

ZEP 7.0

October 2024

⏰ Intuitive time tracking via calendar:
Time tracking has never been easier! Plan and document your working time conveniently directly in the calendar using drag and drop.

📊 New dashboard:
All important figures at a glance! The new dashboard provides greater clarity and helps you to keep track of things.

🚀 Optimized menu navigation:
Faster and easier thanks to the new, clearer navigation — so you can get straight to your destination with just a few clicks.

New start-stop stamp button:
Start and stop your working time directly from the top menu bar. In addition: If you are a ZEP customer, this is now also directly linked to a project — simply by pressing a button.

ZEP 6.13

July 2024

Project approval of times

  • In addition to time-based approval by employees, ZEP now also offers project-specific approval of project times by project managers, administrators or department heads. This function can be activated under Administration>Settings>Project time & documents.
  • With the Invoicing module, project approval serves as an additional verification mechanism before times are billed. Project managers can approve project times, and when an invoice item is planned, ZEP checks whether all included times have been approved.

Projects, employees and customer management: Quick index expanded

  • Under Projects>Administration, Employees>Administration, and Customer Management, the quick index has been extended by “0-9" next to the letters.

Invoicing module: Additional fields with language selection “Spanish”

  • You can now also enter the additional customer fields and the additional project fields in Spanish.

Overtime, absenteeism, vacation module: Create absenteeism only as half a day

  • You can now also create reasons for failure that only allow the selection of “50% of normal working time” and/or “time” as absenteeism. Until now, the “Full day” option was always set explicitly and could not be deactivated.

Resource planning module: Forecast based on scheduling

  • Under Staff>Scheduling: Edit scheduling and under
Project > Scheduling: Edit Scheduling, ZEP calculates the expected turnover within the set time frame based on the planning and the respective stored price table.

Resource Planning Module: Scheduling with Ratial Distribution

  • This function enables uniform and flexible allocation of working hours or resources over a defined period of time. This feature is ideal for projects that require an even distribution of tasks or hours.

Accounting export module: DATEV online interface

  • In addition to the DATEV XML interface, you now also have the option to establish a direct connection to DATEV Online.

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