Workspaces Release Notes: 3.71

First released: 9th June 2025

Summary

This release includes a lot of small fixes and updates to Workspaces.

Upcoming items

We are working on releasing our Network Restricted Workspaces in the next month. This feature will allow workspaces to be locked down so that they can only be accessed by users from specific IP addresses.

Released features

FeatureTypeJira keySummary
Double downwards arrow in edit workspace page for request form dataBugFixXAP-28009

Fixed a small display bug whereby an accordion in the add/edit workspace admin page displayed with a double icon.

run file from inside the R editor does not workBugFixXAP-27883

Bug fix: Run R functionality from file editor has been restored

Airlock button changes when no members in workspace has permission to airlock a file/datatableEnhancementXAP-27868

When a user attempts to airlock files/datatables but no member in the workspace has approval permissions, the Airlock button is now displayed in a disabled state with a tooltip explaining why airlocking is not possible. Previously the Airlock button was not displayed.

Improve visibility of cancel button in workspace editEnhancementXAP-27831

In the workspace edit view, the cancel button has been restyled slightly to avoid being confused with a disabled button.

VM Storage reporting use should update periodically rather than only on VM stopEnhancementXAP-27800

The usage stats for VMs are now updated every 5 minutes.

Users can still request a workspace when their org has reached its workspace quota BugFixXAP-27712

Bug fix: User will no longer be shown to have the permission to request a workspace unless there exists quota to create the workspace.

SaaS DRE - User IssueBugFixXAP-27697

Bug fix: When creating a new user as a tenant admin or hub admin the role will be the one selected instead of the default user role.

Gateway API not working for FAIR api endpointsEnhancementXAP-27489

Bugfix to FAIR api through gateway url

Restriction can't be created when uploaded file is empty, but no error message is shownBugFixXAP-26932

Minor useability enhancement - when choosing files for workspace restriction agreements, the files will have some basic validity checking applied before upload instead of feedback being given after upload.

need to refresh file list every time to see new files when entering a folderBugFixXAP-27904

Bug fix/Feature: caching of folder listings in the UI have been altered slightly so that newly created files should always show up when navigating through folder.