Introduction

We are happy to announce that v8.2 is ready for download! This release includes new features, security bug fixes (Log4j), and usability enhancements requested by customers. 

New features include:

• Coordinator Workflow

• 2FA Improvements

• Up'sert CSV Import

• User profile Forms

• Log4J2 Upgrade

• Security fixes

• Catalog Improvements

• Other bug fixes and improvements

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Software/Hardware requirements

Review this page before upgrading for any changes: Software/Hardware Requirements.

User Profile Forms

Custom forms can now be attached at user forms, and user profile forms level. User forms can be entered by only admins who can set up user accounts. 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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Catalog Improvements

Reported by: National University Hospital, Singapore

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.

• 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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• The Administrator can configure columns to be displayed in the catalog results view.

In addition to the above, the Request Managers can now access the requests using the menu option ‘Catalogs', which was previously only accessible to super admins.

Refer to Managing Catalogsarchived for more details.

Bulk Operation Enhancements

Reported by: National University Hospital, Singapore

Both update and insert operation (Upsert) is now supported in a single CSV import. This is useful for users doing regular bulk imports from external sources. It is difficult to separate the new records to be inserted vs. old records to be updated.

Refer to Create & Update in Single Bulk Operation for more details.

REDCap Enhancements

Reported by: University of Southern California 

Below are some REDCap enhancements implemented in this release:

• Support filter of synchronization runs based on status(Success, Failed, In Progress)

• Better handling of incremental and selected records updates for data sync from REDCap in cases where inclusion criteria are specified

Security fixes

Below are some security fixes implemented in this release:

• If 2FA is enabled, the user can view and regenerate security code

• 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

Coordinator workflow enhancements

Reported by: Washington University School of Medicine

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. The below enhancements are added in v8.2:

• Pre-print labels during receiving specimens.

• Configure additional fields, including custom fields, during receiving specimens.

Bugs & Enhancements

Below are some other fixes implemented in v8.2:

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