Kansas Department of Administration

SMART PeopleTools Upgrade – New Features

August 7, 2026

With the upcoming SMART PeopleTools upgrade over the weekend, highlighted below are new features that will be available to all users on Monday:

  1. Two-column layout on configurable search pages

    SMART search page with an arrow pointing to a searchable dropdown that highlights the new smart dropdowns feature that shows users a list of available selections and places the 'Most Relevant' or most used values at the top to allow for more efficient data entry.

    SMART search page with an arrow pointing to a box that shows users a list of available selections based on what has been entered. 
  2. Smart Dropdowns

    SMART search page with an arrow pointing to a searchable dropdown that highlights the new smart dropdowns feature that shows users a list of available selections and places the 'Most Relevant' or most used values at the top to allow for more efficient data entry.
     
  3.  Smart Prompts

    SMART search page with an arrow pointing to a box that shows users a list of available selections based on what has been entered.
  4.  My Favorite Searches

    SMART navigation bar with an arrow pointing to an outlined box around the new feature for My Favorite Searches.
     

    Please review the My Favorite Searches Job Aid to learn more.

    Thank you,
       The SMART Team


     

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