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Pattern-specific Behavioral Reports
Product: All PI products
Release type: Enhancement
Tentative release window: December 2026
We're updating the Behavioral Report so it reads and feels more personalized to the employee or candidate.
How it works
Currently, the PI software has 17 Behavioral Reports: one for each of the 17 Reference Profiles. Two Mavericks receive the same report, for instance, regardless of their exact Factors values.
With this release, that will change. Our Science and Content teams partnered to expand the existing 17 reports to 67. Each Reference Profile will have 4 reports, with the exception of Adapter, which will have 3.
These reports were written to account for the diversity of patterns within a given profile. For example, a high-extraversion (high B) Guardian might receive a slightly different report than a low-extraversion (low B) Guardian.
Note: The differences between these reports are small. That's by design. This update personalizes reports to capture the subtle nuances of pattern differences. Reports within a given Reference Profile will still share most of the same language.
Where will these new BA Reports show up?
These expanded reports will flow through to all places BA Reports are featured in the PI software. This includes:
Candidate BA Reports in Hire
Employee BA Reports in Inspire
BA Reports pulled via Obi or the PI MCP
PDF downloads of BA Reports
FAQs
How were these reports developed?
How were these reports developed?
Our Science and Content teams began this work in late 2024. Starting with the original 17 Behavioral Reports, they audited the content to flag outdated or sensitive language and updated the content for accuracy and inclusion.
From there, the team identified 3 atypical "variant" patterns per profile (except for Adapter, which had 2 atypical variants) and used those patterns as a baseline to create net-new BA Reports that better reflected the nuances of those patterns. The content went through several Science and Localization checks, after which it was road-mapped by our Product and Engineering teams.
Is my existing Behavioral Report no longer accurate?
Is my existing Behavioral Report no longer accurate?
Your existing BA Report is still accurate. The changes in this release are small by design, and most of the existing copy in your report has carried over to the new version.
That said, your new BA Report will include some personalized language that might not be reflected in your old report. To get the benefit of these changes, we highly recommend viewing or downloading your new report.
What change management is required?
What change management is required?
We don't anticipate much change management. Once this update goes live, users will automatically see their new BA Report the next time they visit Inspire or chat with Obi.
Note: If you have hard copies of BA Reports downloaded to your desktop or printed out, we highly recommend downloading the new reports once live:
Download BA Reports for employees (Inspire)
You can also ask Obi to download BA Reports directly.
Has the pattern-specific BA Reports update been released?
Has the pattern-specific BA Reports update been released?
No. The pattern-specific BA Reports release is not yet live; it's slated to release in December 2026. We will amend this release note once the functionality is available for users.