2023-R10-v4.0.0 Release Notes

Owned by Jyoti Rogers
Last updated: Jan 25, 2024 by Charlotte Reynolds
4 min read

We are excited to present our latest release: 2023-R10. This release is scheduled to go live on Jan 17, 2024.

Table of Contents:

Highlights

Please see below for further information and full release notes.

Refreshed Browser UI

 

The overhaul of the Browser UI represents the most substantial change in this release. The main changes include:

  • Improved look and feel

  • Streamlined layout

  • Customisable colour palette (at design stage)

  • Ability to quickly navigate between Data Models, Data Classes and Data Elements

 

 

New and Improved Data Model Layout

We have also made substantial changes to the layout of Data Models on the browser, including:

  • Refreshed UI and colour scheme

  • A new sidebar that emphasises the Data Dictionary / Terminology, with the full list of Data Classes displayed by default

  • Improved display for Descriptive Metadata

  • Last Updated Date now displayed alongside Version Number and Publication Date

  • New button to complete a Feedback Form for each data model

New Feature: Light and Dark Mode Toggle

Users now have the flexibility to switch between Light and Dark modes directly through the browser, offering a more personalised and comfortable viewing experience to suit individual preferences.

How to Use:

Users can easily switch between Light and Dark modes by clicking on the sun/moon icon in the top left of the browser window.

 

Search Results Improvements for Data Classes and Elements

 

It’s now easier than ever to find and understand the data you are looking for with a new and improved search result return for data elements and data classes.

Results for data elements/classes now include:

  • the result type (Data Element, Data Class etc)

  • a link to the containing data model and/or data class

  • the publisher name

Improved Search Results Weighting

We’ve made additional improvements to search results by adjusting the weighting (i.e. how important something is to a data model’s ranking in search results) of certain types of metadata:

  • Search queries that match the Title or subsequently the Keywords will be boosted in the results ranking

  • In general searches, results will be boosted in the following order of weighting:

    • Dataset

    • Data Standard

    • Terminology

    • Data Class

    • Data Element

Responsive UI for desktop mobile and tablets devices

We’ve improved the responsiveness of the browser to ensure that whether you are viewing the browser on your desktop PC, tablet or a mobile device, you are able to view the data you need with ease.

Improved Accessibility: Now fully AXE Compliant

  • The MDW Browser is now fully tested against the WCAG 2.1 (AA level) AXE DevTools requirements. This means that our site has been tested and updated to ensure that it is accessible to everyone including individuals with visual, auditory, physical, speech, cognitive, language, learning, or neurological disabilities.

Improved SEO

  • With the release of Version 2, the browser is now fully indexable by search engines and other crawlers (e.g. Altmetric).

Full Release Notes

New Features

  • Refreshed dataset and Browser UI

  • Dark/Light mode toggle

  • New Feedback button for each dataset

Improvements

  • Improved accessibility using AXE DevTools to ensure compliance to WCAG 2.1 (AA level)

  • Search result returns enhanced for data elements and classes

  • Improve search results weighting

  • Changes to the database should now be accessible instantly

  • Header and sidebar are now fixed

  • Backup SQL queries in place in the event that elastic search goes down

  • Responsive UI for desktop, mobile and tablet devices

  • Header / Footer are now also responsive

  • Improved branding conformance for landing page colours

  • Improved SEO, datasets now fully indexable by search engines and other crawlers e.g. Altmetric

Other Resolved Issues

  • Fixed an issue where no results would be displayed if certain filters were selected

  • Fixed an issue where advanced search dropdown checkboxes were displaying incorrect values

  • Fixed an issue where empty fields would be displayed

  • Fixed an issue where empty data class descriptions would be displayed as “undefined”