FAIR Release Notes: 2.49.0

First released: 19th November 2025

Summary

This release introduces the ability to designate a primary dictionary for a dataset, and user group approval for data access requests.

Released features

FeatureTypeJira keySummary
Introduce lightweight Organisation SyncEnhancementFAIR-9337

This ticket is a further building block toward introducing DRE organisations to FAIR.

Update FAIR Requests to include Usergroups that can ApproveEnhancementFAIR-9466

Data access requests can now be configured to allow approval by owning user groups, rather than individuals.

FAIR UI - Allow data owner to set a primary dictionary in the UIEnhancementFAIR-9485

Data owners can now designate a primary dictionary for their dataset. The primary dictionary for a dataset will be selected by default when a user opens the dataset, or when they launch Cohort Builder.