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We are happy to announce that v8.2 is ready for download! This release includes some important new features, security bug fixes (Log4j), and usability enhancements requested by customers.
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Software/Hardware requirements
Review this page before attempting to upgrade upgrading for any changes: Software/Hardware Requirements.
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Custom forms can now be attached at user forms, and user profile forms level. User forms can be entered by only admins who can setup set up user accounts. User profile forms can be entered by regular Regular users like tissue bankers can enter user profile forms by accessing their profile page. This is useful for users to enter additional details like training details on their own.
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Reported by: National University Hospital, Singapore
In the previous version, there was a limitation on the number of columns that could be displayed in the search results. Too You might want to include many fields in the catalog for the researchers. However, too many columns would make the UI clumsy and difficult for researchers to view the data about the specimens. To resolve this in this version, below enhancements have been added:
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Now you can click on “View more details” of each specimen in the Catalog search results in a pop-up window. The fields on this page are configurable:
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Columns The Administrator can configure columns to be displayed in the catalog results view can be configured by the researchers. For e.g. researchers interested in lung cancer specimens, can include data related to smoking history, lung pathology fields etc. The list of columns to select is configurable by admin per catalog.
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In addition to the above, now the request managers Request Managers can now access the requests using the menu option ‘Catalogs', which was previously only accessible to super admins.
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Both update and insert operation (Upsert) is now supported in a single bulk operationCSV import. This is useful for users doing regular bulk imports from external sources in which it . It is difficult to separate out the new records to be inserted vs. old records to be updated.
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Below are some security fixes implemented in this release:
If 2FA is enabled, the user can view and regenerate security code
Latest The latest version of Log4J2 is supported now
Fixed directory traversal vulnerabilities for APIs dealing with files
Upgraded 3rd party libraries where security vulnerabilities were detected
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In v8.1, coordinator workflow was implemented wherein staff at the collection center and receiving labs can only see the data and operations they are concerned with. To this workflow, The below enhancements were are added in v8.2:
Pre-print labels during receiving specimens.
Configure additional fields, including custom fields, during receiving specimens.
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