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Velocity8.8

SmartSuite ships EU data residency, linked record filters, and API control improvements in a dense September release.

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◆Current state
SmartSuite is a work management platform shipping at high velocity in September 2026: EU data residency for new workspaces, a three-tab settings sidebar for view widgets, linked record filters (both static admin-set and dynamic user-facing in the next batch of linked record releases), checklist fields on forms, API control over default table fields, and date filter semantics fixes. The product is filling operational and compliance gaps while also refining its data model expressiveness.
◆Where it's heading
SmartSuite is pursuing two tracks simultaneously: compliance and enterprise readiness (EU data region, API improvements) and relational data model depth (linked record filtering, advanced settings). The EU region addition is the most directional enterprise move—it opens the platform to organizations with data residency requirements that previously blocked adoption. The linked record work reflects a product deepening its capability for complex data modeling scenarios.
◆Prediction
EU data residency typically precedes SOC 2 or ISO 27001 certification announcements in this market. More data model improvements for linked records and formulas are likely given the ongoing linked record release cluster. API maturation will continue with more endpoint options for enterprise developers.

◆Recent moves

  1. 1d ago

    View Widgets: New Settings Panel

    View widget configuration moves to a three-tab sidebar (General, Toolbar, Actions)—an organization improvement that makes widget configuration more navigable as the settings surface has grown over time.

  2. 1d ago

    API: Turn off default fields for tables

    The Create Table and Create Solution API endpoints gain options to suppress default fields and placeholder tables—giving developers cleaner programmatic schema management without post-creation cleanup steps.

  3. 8d ago

    Date Filters: Calendar Periods and Custom Units

    Date filter labels now match calendar semantics—'next week' means the next calendar week, not the next seven rolling days. A subtle but significant fix for teams whose reports were systematically off by partial weeks.

  4. 8d ago

    Sign-Up: Choose Your Data Region

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    New SmartSuite workspaces can now choose US or EU data residency at sign-up—a compliance milestone that opens the platform to European organizations and regulated industries that require data to remain within the EU from day one.

  5. 8d ago

    Mobile: Date Filters: Calendar Periods and Custom Units

    Mobile date filtering gains the same calendar vocabulary as desktop—twelve calendar periods (Previous/Current/Next week/month/quarter/year)—ensuring consistent filter behavior across platforms.

  6. 15d ago

    Forms: Support for Checklist Field Type

    Checklist fields are now available on Form Views—solution managers can add checklist items to intake forms with full configuration support, enabling task-based data collection directly through SmartSuite forms.