We are excited to present our latest release: 2024-R7R8-v5.0.0 Beta. This release went out on 24 Apr for UAT on the Thursday 20th June 2024. The site will be available for UAT for a two week period and is due to be released to all live production sites on Thursday 4th July 2024.
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Highlights
Ask the Expert widget
This new feature allows users to ask a question about any specific item in the browser in just a few clicks. When you submit a query, the widget will automatically generate a service desk ticket with a direct link to the item you are enquiring about, whether it’s a data model, data class or data element,
⚙️ Backend Framework Upgrade
As part of the Version 5.0.0 release we've upgraded our backend framework, resulting in a more up-to-date, faster and secure platform.
👥 Enhanced User Management System
We’ve enhanced our user management system with the following features:
new user signup functionality
a new user browser that allows you to view all users on the same page
a variety of options to export user data (including Csv, Excel and Pdf)
new simplified roles
To learn more about the changes:
📑 Publication Notification
Subscribed members of a user group can now receive an email notification when a dataset is published within their user group.
To learn more:
📥 New and Improved Import Options - Including Live/Scheduled Updates
We’ve added new options for importing, including the ability to configure periodic imports from external databases!
To learn more:
📑 Create a Copy of a Data Model
You can now create an exact copy of an existing dataset which includes both the descriptive and structural metadata.
To learn more:
New Features
Enhanced User Management System: signup functionality, new user browser, export options and simplified user roles
Publication notification: subscribed members of a user group can now receive an email notification when a dataset is published within their user group
Simplified User Roles:
Sign up function?New Import Importer Options:
Live database adaptor:
New Ask the Expert function: including the ability to configure periodic imports from external databases
Create a Copy of a Dataset: an exact copy of an existing dataset which includes both the descriptive and structural metadata
Other Resolved Issues
Login/Signup
Fixed an issue where importing the example bulk import spreadsheet would result in an errorthe login link was incorrect
Fixed an issue where logged in guest users were unable to view public datasetssome users would not receive a reset password email
Fixed an issue where logged in admin users were unable to access the Security Portalnot able to signup
Onboarder
Fixed an issue where logged in admin users were unable to access the Advanced Viewimporting the example bulk import spreadsheet would result in an error
Fixed an issue where users were unable to add a model policy from the Advanced ViewFixed an issue where some users would not receive a reset password email
Fixed an issue where an error would occur while onboarding a new dataset
Fixed an issue where an error would occur when using the advanced view searchthe Last Updated column display name was not fully displayed
Fixed an issue where users with the editor and user roles were able to onboard new metadataincorrect options were displayed in the "Dataset Types” filter
Fixed an issue where users with the editor role were unable to create a new version of a data modelthe import/export buttons were missing
Fixed an issue where users were unable to see public and private datasets when logged ina newly imported dataset was not visible
Fixed an issue where the Last Updated column display name was not fully displayedspaces were not counted in a field character count
Fixed an issue where the footer was displayed consistently for different user rolesusers could not create a new dataset
Advanced View
Fixed an issue where the Manager page would crash for certain user rolesan error would occur when using the advanced view search
Fixed an issue where the user is unable to search for existing data types to use in a new Data Element
Fixed an issue where users were logged out when trying to add a new Data Class or Data Elements in the Advanced View
Fixed an issue where the MDW favicon was missing from the Security Management Console
Fixed an issue where users could create multiple draft versions of the dataset by entering a different semantic version than the existing draft model
Fixed an issue where users were not able to delete a relationship between classes
Fixed an issue where the Importer link in the top menu bar did not work
Fixed an issue where users could not add a model policy
Manager
Fixed an issue where the Manager displayed the wrong kibana chart
Fixed an issue where the Manager page would crash for certain user roles
Browser
Fixed an issue where the wrong resources were displayed in certain datasets
Fixed an issue where search terms over a certain character length would cause an error
Fixed an issue where the Resources tab was missing for certain datasets
Fixed an issue where certain datasets would give a 404 error when opened
Fixed an issue where resources could not be downloaded
Fixed an issue where the controller filter was not working correctly
Roles
Fixed an issuer where the Supervisor was not able to change the privacy setting of a dataset in the Advanced View
Fixed an issue where the Supervisor was not able to access 'Advanced view' when logged in as 'supervisor' U
Fixed an issue where users with the Editor and User roles were able to onboard new metadata
Fixed an issue where sers with the Editor role were unable to create a new version of a data model
Fixed an issue where Users were unable to see public and private datasets when logged in
Fixed an issue where logged in Guest users were unable to view public datasets
Fixed an issue where logged in Admin users were unable to access the Security Portal
Fixed an issue where logged in Admin users were unable to access the Advanced View
Fixed an issue where Admin users could not create a new version of a dataset
Fixed an issue where Editor users could not create a new version of a dataset
Fixed an issue where the Create New Version or Submit for Review buttons were incorrectly available for certain user roles
Fixed an issue where the Curator was not able to create or update datasets
UI
Fixed an issue where the footer was displayed consistently for different user roles
Fixed an issue where the “Choose file“ and “Upload file“ buttons overlap each other
Fixed minor accessibility issues on the Onboarder