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[2026](https://help.traact.com/whats-new?hsLang=en#2026) # Updates Q3 2026 ## Assignees and Collaborators Automation by Contract Type, Send Private Messages to Your Peers, Customize Start and End Dates, and Track Important Dates Using Your Calendar | **1. ✍️ Auto-Assign Teammates for each Contract Types** Stop manually tagging the same teammates on every single contract. You can now set default assignees and collaborators by contract type so your deals pre-staff themselves instantly.   **How to set it up:** Go to **Contracts → Settings → Custom Contract Types** and set your team defaults when creating or editing a type. | | --- | | ![](https://help.traact.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Screenshot%202026-08-04%20at%2016.57.44.png?upscale=true&upscale=true&width=560&name=Screenshot%202026-08-04%20at%2016.57.44.png) | | --- | | **👤 Automate assignment:** Assign default owners and collaborators to specific contract types. **✅ Instant setup:** Pick your contract type during creation—your team auto-populates instantly. **🔄 Flawless routing:** NDAs, MSAs, and employment agreements route to the right inbox every time. | | --- | | **2. 📘 Matters: Edit your Open & Close Dates**   Your records should reflect what actually happened - not just when you clicked. You can now edit the **Open Date** and **Close Date** directly on any matter.   Open a matter and set the Open Date to the real start. When you move the status to Closed, a Close Date field appears with a date picker — so you can log the true closing date, backdate a matter that wrapped last week, or fix an entry in seconds. | | --- | | ![](https://help.traact.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Image%2006-08-26%20at%2012.55.png?upscale=true&upscale=true&width=560&name=Image%2006-08-26%20at%2012.55.png) | | --- | | ✏️ **Edit the Open Date** to match when work truly began. 🎯 Set an **accurate Close Date** the moment a matter is marked Closed. 🔝**Cleaner timelines** for reporting, SOPs, and audit-ready records. | | --- |   | **3. 🔐 Private Activity Messages**   Some conversations are meant for everyone - others aren't. With **Private Activity Messages**, you can now choose whether a message is **Public** or **Private** when posting in the Activity tab across all modules.   Private messages are only visible to the **sender** and users who are explicitly **@mentioned**. A 🔒 lock icon identifies private messages, and hovering over it shows exactly who can view them. To make them even easier to spot, private messages are highlighted in **yellow**. | | --- | | ![](https://help.traact.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Image%2017-08-26%20at%2016.23.png?upscale=true&upscale=true&width=560&name=Image%2017-08-26%20at%2016.23.png) | | --- | | Notifications and attachments follow the same privacy rules, so only tagged users will be notified and have access to attached files. And yes, even **Admins** won't be able to view private messages unless they are mentioned.   Small feature. Big boost for confidential collaboration. 🔐 | | --- |   | **4. 📅 Your Calendar View**   Designed to help you stay organized and keep track of all your upcoming activities in one central place.   **What’s New?**   **⏱️ All-in-One Schedule:** Effortlessly track important deadlines—including task due dates, contract renewals, tax filings, and scheduled events—right from your main navigation menu. **🔗 Easy Event Management:** Create, edit, and manage meetings or reminders with full details like virtual meeting links, custom notification reminders, and recurring options. **⚙️ Seamless Integration:** Sync your workspace calendar directly into Google Calendar (via URL) so you never miss an important date. | | --- | | ![](https://help.traact.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-2.png?upscale=true&upscale=true&width=560&name=image-2.png) | | --- | - [Getting started](https://help.traact.com/getting-started?hsLang=en#main-content) - [Access & Permission](https://help.traact.com/getting-started?hsLang=en#access-permission) - [Integrations](https://help.traact.com/integrations?hsLang=en) - [Modules](https://help.traact.com/modules?hsLang=en#main-content) - [Board Management](https://help.traact.com/modules?hsLang=en#board-management) - [Contact Book](https://help.traact.com/modules?hsLang=en#contact-book) - [Contract Management](https://help.traact.com/modules?hsLang=en#contract-management) - [Entity Management](https://help.traact.com/modules?hsLang=en#entity-management) - [Home Page](https://help.traact.com/modules?hsLang=en#home-page) - [Invoice Management](https://help.traact.com/modules?hsLang=en#invoice-management) - [License Management](https://help.traact.com/modules?hsLang=en#license-management) - [Litigation Management](https://help.traact.com/modules?hsLang=en#litigation-management) - [Matter Management & Legal Request](https://help.traact.com/modules?hsLang=en#matter-management-legal-request) - [Task Management](https://help.traact.com/modules?hsLang=en#task-management) - [Tax Management](https://help.traact.com/modules?hsLang=en#tax-management) - [Services](https://help.traact.com/services?hsLang=en#main-content) - [How to](https://help.traact.com/services?hsLang=en#how-to) - [Pricing](https://help.traact.com/services?hsLang=en#pricing) - [Understanding Services](https://help.traact.com/services?hsLang=en#understanding-services) - [Troubleshooting & FAQs](https://help.traact.com/troubleshooting-faqs?hsLang=en) - [What's New](https://help.traact.com/whats-new?hsLang=en#main-content) - [2024](https://help.traact.com/whats-new?hsLang=en#2024) - [2025](https://help.traact.com/whats-new?hsLang=en#2025) - [2026](https://help.traact.com/whats-new?hsLang=en#2026) [![Traact\_Logo\_Blue (1)-1](https://help.traact.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Traact_Logo_Blue%20(1)-1.png?width=107&height=20&name=Traact_Logo_Blue%20(1)-1.png "Traact_Logo_Blue (1)-1")](https://www.traact.com/) Manage. 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