Release notes

December 14, 2023 release

• Search interface and results
  • Improved reliability and stability of search results
• Web Directory Department Admin interface
  • The "show/hide other relationships" link on individual department results has been moved down by the "save" button to improve user experience
  • Bug fix applied so that pressing "enter" while in the "add employees" form no longer erroneously causes the page to reload
  • Improved the department picker widget so that multiple items can be opened in new tabs
• Profile View/Edit interface
  • The list of courses on the Teaching tab now includes courses from the upcoming semester
  • Improved "help text" on several items to provide greater clarity
  • Improved unauthorized access message on inactive profiles
• Miscellaneous and technical
  • Improved security and stability with 3rd party image hosting resources

November 8, 2023 release

• Search interface and results
  • Cursor is now placed in the search box on page load
• Web Directory Department Admin interface
  • Fixed drag-and-drop bug for department profile weights
  • Fixed broken CSV Export functionality
• Profile View/Edit interface
  • Fixed bug relating to profiles with missing values
• Data processing
  • Most profile edits now update the directory in “real-time,” rather than taking up to 24 hours to propagate
• Miscellaneous and technical
  • Profile Curriculum Vitae files are now inaccessible on inactive profiles, which improves Google Search result accuracy and relevancy
  • Added security improvements
  • Apply latest Webspark 2 updates
  • Update background processes to improve directory data quality and performance

October 17, 2023 release

• Search interface and results
  • Maximum of 100 pages of results now enforced to match search API constraints and prevent unexpected behavior in pager.
• Web Directory Department Admin interface
  • Resolved 502 Bad Gateway error affecting Department CSV export.
• Profile View/Edit interface
  • Removed CV size label as migrated files mistakenly reported a 0 bytes size.
  • Gray background used on profiles now goes full width.
  • Updated Twitter icon with X icon.
• Miscellaneous and technical
  • Upgraded to latest release of Webspark 2.
  • Implemented service functionality to support Web Directory component alphabetical filter functionality in the next Webspark 2 release.
  • Resolved department API endpoint cache issue.
  • Over 30 automated tests added to the application's development workflow ensure application quality and guard against defects.
  • Improved system resiliency when profiles records with null key values are encountered.
  • Updated default profile photo handling.

August 3, 2023 release

• Profile View/Edit interface
  • Resolved regression from previous release which affected profile titles.

July 27, 2023 release

• Profile View/Edit interface
  • Bug fixes for profile title logic affecting a small number of profiles.
• Data processing
  • Performance improvements.
• Miscellaneous and technical
  • Add duplicate user profile detection and repair. Solves for issues that may arise when individuals change their ASURITE IDs.
  • Resolve regression in error reporting display.

June 22, 2023 release

• Search interface and results
  • Adjusted search results scoring so faculty and employee results score above courtesy affiliates when all else is equal, for improved relevancy
• Web Directory Department Admin interface
  • Resolved an issue where “Array” erroneously showed in the Displayed Title field
  • Fixed CSV import error caused by platform timeout when uploading large department lists
  • Globally hidden affiliations no longer capable of being selected as primary affiliation
  • Fixed “Sort by last name” error caused by missing sort-weight values
• Profile View/Edit interface
  • Made employee title displays more consistent across the platform
  • Added information regarding default HR data to Affiliations tab to help with troubleshooting and transparency
• Data processing
  • Resolved issue with click API calls
• Miscellaneous and technical
  • Created internal report dashboard
  • Resolved various HTML errors to more closely align with best practices

June 2, 2023 release

• Search interface and results
  • Remove excess spacing above search results
• Web Directory Department Admin interface
  • Hide pager on Directory Admin UI when there are no accessible results
  • Make group members and admins pages' breadcrumbs and titles consistent
  • Resolve bug preventing persons from being affiliated to departments that did not yet have affiliations
  • Maintenance updates to underlying libraries
  • "Show other relationships" link now toggles show/hide for other relationships
  • Improve business logic regarding primary affiliations and hiding of affiliations
  • Misc. UI improvements:
    • Remove mystery "*" in Directory Admin UI
    • Prevent case where loading spinner doesn't dismiss
• Profile View/Edit interface
  • Move Affiliations tab on Profile to follow Basic tab, to be more prominent
  • Add ORCID ID logo
  • Update validation to allow X in last position of ORCID IDs
  • Resolve bug preventing profiles from being saved after profile photo is removed
  • Improvements and bug fixes for title handling
  • Short Bio field character limit validation bug resolved
  • Expertise Area links no longer open in separate tabs
  • Guard against profile photos displaying sideways
• Data processing
  • Working title now sources from same field as Outlook working titles
• Webspark Web Directory module
  • Fix ordering of people when stacking departments while using the "Departments" listing type

April 27, 2023 release

• Webspark Web Directory module​​​​​​
  • Updated Web Directory service endpoint to resolve issue resulting in size and pager settings for Web Directory "People" and "People in Departments" listings not being honored.​

April 17, 2023 release

• Search interface and results
  • Fixed phone number and address formatting on "All ASU & Faculty/Staff" results
• Web Directory Department Admin Interface
  • Added "sort by last name" option
  • Added ability to hide affiliations on profiles in addition to hiding affiliations globally
  • Improved CSV import and export functionality for department admins
    • Admins can now delete affiliations from a CSV import
    • Admins can now hide affiliations on profiles from a CSV import
• Profile View/Edit interface
  • Added new ORCID ID field on Research tab
  • Mouse arrow cursor now turns into hand cursor upon hover/grab/drag of cross icon
• Data processing
  • Improved user profile loading logic and functionality from original source data (PeopleSoft)
  • Improved processes regarding the maintenance and processing of user affiliations and titles
  • Improved performance issues relating to cache and data freshness 
• General
  • Updated to latest Webspark version
  • Updated contributed modules to work with latest Webspark update
  • Resolved deprecations on all custom modules to prepare for future updates
  • Fixed accessibility issue related to tab order for "Sort By" option
  • Provided various user experience and user interface improvements
  • Improved "page not found" and user access error handling
  • Improved stability with multiple bug fixes and feature enhancements
• Webspark Web Directory module
  • Fixed "Department defined sort" data source problems
  • Released Faculty by Rank functionality with Webspark 2.9.0