Workspaces Release Notes: 3.40

First released: 18th March 2024

Summary

Workspaces 3.40 includes the release of the new VM panel. This panel allows user to start, connect to and stop VMs as well as request a new one to be added to their workspace. More information about this feature is included on the knowledgebase. We have also included some other small changes and bug fixes.

Upcoming items

We are also continuing to work on our 2024 roadmap and are happy to discuss this if you'd like further information.

Released features

FeatureTypeJira keySummary
Enhance deletion of secrets as it sometimes reports an errorEnhancementXAP-24776

We have fixed an issue where deleting secrets in the new secrets page sometimes displayed an error.

New VM PanelEnhancementXAP-24773

We have released the new VM panel. Users will now be able to see their VM list in the new style and will be able to request a new VM via a form in their workspace. More information about this feature has been added to the knowledge base.

Don't allow user to preview files in INBOX if they don't have accept/reject permisionsEnhancementXAP-24810

A new feature in the inbox meant that some users without the correct permission were able to see files which they could not take action on. These users should now only see files if they can approve or reject them.

Pre-install Ubuntu library libgit2-dev on RStudio Built-in AppEnhancementAT-1787

Fixes issue where some R packages such as “SomaDataIO” could not be installed due to missing “libgit2-dev” system dependency in RStudio and in R consoles.

Mockery package not removed from R StudioEnhancementAT-1742

We have removed the mockery package form RStudio. Note, it is already removed from other areas of workspaces.