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| − | * [ | + | Released May 17th, 2010 |
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| − | * [[qubit: | + | Release 1.0.9-beta includes a complete overhaul of the HTML and CSS design including a new and improved default theme (Caribou) and printer friendly CSS. It also features a expanded access control module allowing tighter security controls, support for ICA-ISDF functions, the ability to duplicate existing descriptions, standards compliance validation, and a large number of usability and performance improvements. |
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| − | * | + | == New features == |
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| + | * Support for [http://www.ica.org/en/node/38665 ICA-ISDF] function descriptions | ||
| + | * [[qubit:Validation|Validation]] notices report on compliance with metadata standards when editing archival descriptions and authority records, issue 129 | ||
| + | * Expanded [[qubit:Access control#Minimum requirements for release 1.0.9|access control]] | ||
| + | ** Access control for authority records, taxonomies and digital objects | ||
| + | ** Limit translation ability by language | ||
| + | ** Switched to [http://zendframework.com/manual/en/zend.acl.html Zend ACL] library for improved performance, security, stability, and maintainability | ||
| + | ** Improved user interface | ||
| + | * Duplicate archival descriptions feature to simplify repetitive data entry, issue 411 | ||
| + | * Move action for archival descriptions allow moving the current description and descendants to any part of the archival description hierarchy (not limited to current collection or fonds), fixes issue 1042 | ||
| + | * Specialize CSS for [[qubit:Print|print]] media makes printouts look good, issue 76 | ||
* Cleaner HTML markup and CSS [[qubit:stylesheets|stylesheets]] for easier theming and better cross browser compatibility | * Cleaner HTML markup and CSS [[qubit:stylesheets|stylesheets]] for easier theming and better cross browser compatibility | ||
** HTML tables no longer used for presentation, now only used for tabular data, issue 61 | ** HTML tables no longer used for presentation, now only used for tabular data, issue 61 | ||
** Headings now marked up with HTML <h1>, <h2>, <h3>, etc. heading tags | ** Headings now marked up with HTML <h1>, <h2>, <h3>, etc. heading tags | ||
| + | * New default theme (Caribou) | ||
| + | ** Move search and browse to a full width header | ||
| + | ** Drop down menus in main menu to make better use of horizontal space, issue 1309 | ||
| + | * [[qubit:watermark|Watermarking]] for reference images, issue 1320 | ||
| + | * Allow linking to digital objects from the Internet via URL (HTTP), issue 344 | ||
| + | * Implemented a [[qubit:Dublin Core|Dublin Core application profile]] to improve import/export roundtripping | ||
| + | * Comprehensive [[qubit:Functional testing|functional testing]] procedure documentation | ||
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| + | == Enhancements == | ||
| + | |||
| + | * Performance improvements | ||
| + | ** Improved performance of tree view for ISAD (issue 1303) and thesauri (issue 1520) | ||
| + | ** Improved performance of digital object "image flow" preview, issue 1131 | ||
| + | ** Improved performance of physical storage component, issue 652 | ||
| + | ** Improved performance of publication status updates, issue 1323 | ||
| + | ** Improved performance loading edit ISAD form, issue 1066 | ||
| + | * Improvements to user interface for more efficient data entry and browsing | ||
| + | ** [[qubit:Usability_review#Browse_option_select_method|Single-click browse]] menu, configurable by administrator | ||
| + | ** [[qubit:Object_landing_pages#Adding_a_record|Single-click addition]] of new archival descriptions, authority records, archival institutions, functions and terms | ||
| + | ** Sort browse pages by recent updates, provide alphabetic sorting as a second option | ||
| + | ** [[qubit:Usability_review#Upload_page|Separate form]] for importing multiple digital objects | ||
| + | * Added reference code, dates, and level of description to search results and browse pages, issue 1135 | ||
| + | * Added thumbnails to search results and browse pages, issue 1315 | ||
| + | * Automatic creation of mp3 reference representations for audio files, issue 1469 | ||
| + | * Added links into pager to modify the limit of results per page | ||
| + | * URLs in descriptive content now displayed as hyperlinks, issue 356 | ||
* Contact information now marked up with [http://microformats.org/wiki/hcard hCard] microformat, increasing [[qubit:data portability|data portability]] | * Contact information now marked up with [http://microformats.org/wiki/hcard hCard] microformat, increasing [[qubit:data portability|data portability]] | ||
| − | * | + | * Upgraded actor and repository to object oriented symfony forms for more security and reliability. These forms are now consistent with the information object form |
* Generalized JavaScript behavior for modal dialogs which is easier to use and improves consistency across all dialogs | * Generalized JavaScript behavior for modal dialogs which is easier to use and improves consistency across all dialogs | ||
| − | * | + | * [[qubit:Migrations#Fine grained|Fine grained migrations]] |
| + | * [[qubit:Technical architecture#Metadata standard plugins|Metadata standard plugins]] | ||
* Added automated tests for uploading videos, issue 801 | * Added automated tests for uploading videos, issue 801 | ||
| − | * | + | * [[qubit:PEAR|PEAR channel]] now managed with Pirum instead of Chiara_PEAR_Server |
| − | * | + | * Upgraded to [http://groups.google.com/group/qubit-dev/browse_thread/thread/40d8881ab09fcc48 symfony 1.3] |
| − | * | + | * Allow multiple values for type of archival institution, issue 486 |
| − | * | + | * Implement new auto-complete style for name access points - issue 127, issue 246 & issue 1045 |
| − | * | + | * Add level of description to archival description browse list, issue 230 |
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| − | * Korean translation | + | == Internationalization == |
| − | * | + | |
| − | * | + | * New! Korean translation of user interface |
| − | * | + | * Merged new and improved user interface translations (thank you to our volunteer translators!) |
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| − | * | + | |
| − | * | + | == Bug fixes == |
| − | * | + | |
| + | * Issue 618 - Deleting notes from term edit screen erases other unsaved changes made to term | ||
| + | * Issue 892 - Can't translate code and note fields in taxonomies | ||
| + | * Issue 916 - when editing ISDIAH records, hitting 'enter' on other form of name or parallel form of name bumps names off list | ||
| + | * Issue 949 - users without view draft permissions can navigate to draft descriptions through browse digital objects | ||
| + | * Issue 985 - issue warning when user tries to use wildcard in search with less than 3 characters | ||
| + | * Issue 998 - multi-page files appear in browse results with both parent and child levels | ||
| + | * Issue 1035 - Deleting language of description and script of description closes information div and erases other changes | ||
| + | * Issue 1053 - Multi-file digital object not passing authentication information | ||
| + | * Issue 1075 - Editing or deleting physical storage returns user to the information object edit screen instead of the view screen | ||
| + | * Issue 1100 - Title in cover-flow viewer is covered up by scroll bar if the title is longer than one line | ||
| + | * Issue 1121 - Users without "view draft" permissions can see draft descriptions | ||
| + | * Issue 1122 - Repository holdings list shows draft descriptions | ||
| + | * Issue 1149 - Error importing notes | ||
| + | * Issue 1544 - Users without view draft permissions can see drafts in term browse results | ||
[[Category:Releases]] | [[Category:Releases]] | ||
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| + | __NOTOC__ | ||
Latest revision as of 10:18, 25 August 2010
Please note that ICA-AtoM is no longer actively supported by Artefactual Systems.
Visit https://www.accesstomemory.org for information about AtoM, the currently supported version.
Released May 17th, 2010
Release 1.0.9-beta includes a complete overhaul of the HTML and CSS design including a new and improved default theme (Caribou) and printer friendly CSS. It also features a expanded access control module allowing tighter security controls, support for ICA-ISDF functions, the ability to duplicate existing descriptions, standards compliance validation, and a large number of usability and performance improvements.
New features
- Support for ICA-ISDF function descriptions
- Validation notices report on compliance with metadata standards when editing archival descriptions and authority records, issue 129
- Expanded access control
- Access control for authority records, taxonomies and digital objects
- Limit translation ability by language
- Switched to Zend ACL library for improved performance, security, stability, and maintainability
- Improved user interface
- Duplicate archival descriptions feature to simplify repetitive data entry, issue 411
- Move action for archival descriptions allow moving the current description and descendants to any part of the archival description hierarchy (not limited to current collection or fonds), fixes issue 1042
- Specialize CSS for print media makes printouts look good, issue 76
- Cleaner HTML markup and CSS stylesheets for easier theming and better cross browser compatibility
- HTML tables no longer used for presentation, now only used for tabular data, issue 61
- Headings now marked up with HTML <h1>, <h2>, <h3>, etc. heading tags
- New default theme (Caribou)
- Move search and browse to a full width header
- Drop down menus in main menu to make better use of horizontal space, issue 1309
- Watermarking for reference images, issue 1320
- Allow linking to digital objects from the Internet via URL (HTTP), issue 344
- Implemented a Dublin Core application profile to improve import/export roundtripping
- Comprehensive functional testing procedure documentation
Enhancements
- Performance improvements
- Improved performance of tree view for ISAD (issue 1303) and thesauri (issue 1520)
- Improved performance of digital object "image flow" preview, issue 1131
- Improved performance of physical storage component, issue 652
- Improved performance of publication status updates, issue 1323
- Improved performance loading edit ISAD form, issue 1066
- Improvements to user interface for more efficient data entry and browsing
- Single-click browse menu, configurable by administrator
- Single-click addition of new archival descriptions, authority records, archival institutions, functions and terms
- Sort browse pages by recent updates, provide alphabetic sorting as a second option
- Separate form for importing multiple digital objects
- Added reference code, dates, and level of description to search results and browse pages, issue 1135
- Added thumbnails to search results and browse pages, issue 1315
- Automatic creation of mp3 reference representations for audio files, issue 1469
- Added links into pager to modify the limit of results per page
- URLs in descriptive content now displayed as hyperlinks, issue 356
- Contact information now marked up with hCard microformat, increasing data portability
- Upgraded actor and repository to object oriented symfony forms for more security and reliability. These forms are now consistent with the information object form
- Generalized JavaScript behavior for modal dialogs which is easier to use and improves consistency across all dialogs
- Fine grained migrations
- Metadata standard plugins
- Added automated tests for uploading videos, issue 801
- PEAR channel now managed with Pirum instead of Chiara_PEAR_Server
- Upgraded to symfony 1.3
- Allow multiple values for type of archival institution, issue 486
- Implement new auto-complete style for name access points - issue 127, issue 246 & issue 1045
- Add level of description to archival description browse list, issue 230
Internationalization
- New! Korean translation of user interface
- Merged new and improved user interface translations (thank you to our volunteer translators!)
Bug fixes
- Issue 618 - Deleting notes from term edit screen erases other unsaved changes made to term
- Issue 892 - Can't translate code and note fields in taxonomies
- Issue 916 - when editing ISDIAH records, hitting 'enter' on other form of name or parallel form of name bumps names off list
- Issue 949 - users without view draft permissions can navigate to draft descriptions through browse digital objects
- Issue 985 - issue warning when user tries to use wildcard in search with less than 3 characters
- Issue 998 - multi-page files appear in browse results with both parent and child levels
- Issue 1035 - Deleting language of description and script of description closes information div and erases other changes
- Issue 1053 - Multi-file digital object not passing authentication information
- Issue 1075 - Editing or deleting physical storage returns user to the information object edit screen instead of the view screen
- Issue 1100 - Title in cover-flow viewer is covered up by scroll bar if the title is longer than one line
- Issue 1121 - Users without "view draft" permissions can see draft descriptions
- Issue 1122 - Repository holdings list shows draft descriptions
- Issue 1149 - Error importing notes
- Issue 1544 - Users without view draft permissions can see drafts in term browse results