Change Log — May 2026

The 33 changes Sodium shipped in May 2026: 20 new features, 10 improvements and 3 fixes, with the most activity in Document Templates, Tasks and Client Onboarding.

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  1. 2 changes
    1. Required Yes/No questions on data forms

      A required Yes/No question on a data form is now correctly enforced, on both the practice and client-portal side.

    2. Faster checklist saves

      Ticking a checklist item now saves instantly; editing its text still saves explicitly.

  2. 2 changes
    1. Requests tab

      One screen for everything you're waiting to send - proposals, document requests, forms and more.

    2. More template tokens

      More client details are now available as template tokens - VAT dates, contact details, date of birth, address and custom fields of every type.

  3. 2 changes
    1. Clearer document storage icons

      File-type icons make it easier to scan a document list, and you can turn off automatic folder creation.

    2. Task due dates across month ends

      Due dates set near the end of a month no longer drift when the next month is shorter.

  4. 2 changes
    1. Client portal branding

      Add your logo and colours so the portal your clients see is unmistakably yours.

    2. Header, footer and background images on PDFs

      Add a header, footer and background image to your generated PDF documents.

  5. 1 change
    1. Basic letter template

      Start a new document from a plain letter template.

  6. 2 changes
    1. Create documents from templates

      Generate a document straight from a template, ready to send or download.

    2. Revert imported content back to the library version

      Templates, letters and forms you've customised from the library can now be reverted to the original, with a clear indicator when the library version has since moved on.

  7. 2 changes
    1. Xama contact sync and status badges

      AML contacts now sync automatically with Xama, and a status badge shows where each check stands at a glance.

    2. Kanban boards

      See every client's progress through a service on a drag-and-drop board, with time-in-stage tracking built in.

  8. 3 changes
    1. Reconnect a broken mailbox from one place

      See mailbox connection errors and reconnect without leaving the page.

    2. Checklists on onboarding tasks

      Add a checklist to an onboarding task, the same as any other task.

    3. Folder paths in the portal

      Documents uploaded through Client Portal keep their folder path instead of landing in one flat list.

  9. 2 changes
    1. Group your custom fields

      Organise custom fields into groups so they display together on the client record.

    2. Skip onboarding tasks on import

      Choose whether CSV-imported clients get onboarding tasks or go straight to active.

  10. 2 changes
    1. Bulk delete tasks

      Select multiple tasks and delete them in one action.

    2. Match outbound email to your client manager

      Turn on an option to send client emails from the connection that matches the client's manager, instead of always using the default.

  11. 3 changes
    1. Custom forms

      Build your own forms with custom questions, send them to clients and see the answers land straight on the client record.

    2. Document requests without Client Portal

      Send document requests, forms and other client-facing tools even if you haven't turned on Client Portal.

    3. Box integration

      Connect Box alongside Google Drive, OneDrive, SharePoint and Dropbox, including external folders and subfolders.

  12. 1 change
    1. Professional body in your templates

      Engagement letter templates can now reference your professional body by name.

  13. 2 changes
    1. Document-request preview crash

      Previewing a document-request workflow step no longer fails for clients with a lot of existing requests.

    2. Workflow attached automatically on acceptance

      Accepting a proposal now creates the onboarding task with its full workflow already attached.

  14. 1 change
    1. Folder navigation in your inbox

      Browse your connected mailbox by folder, with unread counts, directly inside Sodium.

  15. 3 changes
    1. Fixed-amount pricing factors

      Price a service with a fixed amount, not just a percentage, when building pricing factors.

    2. Import and export client services

      Move a client's services in and out of Sodium by CSV, including bringing across a whole service catalogue from Engager.

    3. Team assignments in the tasks list

      See at a glance which team a task is assigned to, right in the list and the calendar day view.

  16. 1 change
    1. Better Engager CSV imports

      Importing clients from Engager now matches on HMRC references and user names, and brings across each client's VAT-registered status.

  17. 1 change
    1. Smart names for recurring tasks

      Set a name template with tokens for things like client name, date and quarter, and every task it creates fills them in automatically.

  18. 1 change
    1. Sodium is live

      Sodium opens its doors: client management, tasks, workflows, proposals and engagement letters, ready for UK practices.

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