Workspaces Release Notes: 3.76
Summary
Workspaces 3.67 introduces a new version of R; 4.5.1. With the introduction of this version, R 4.1.1 will shortly be decommissioned.
Upcoming items
We are working on some major new upgrades to Workspaces including editable Collabora, a new AI assistant and customer containerised apps.
Released features
| Feature | Type | Jira key | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open linked office files on activity panel in Collabora | BugFix | AT-2413 | Clicking on an office-compatible file link in the Activity list opens in Collabora. |
| Improve performance of containerised app requests by caching authentication requests | Enhancement | AT-2525 | Improve performance of containerised apps by caching some internal requests. |
| Texlive packages installation failures in consoles | BugFix | AT-2415 | We have fixed an issue that wasn’t allowing texlive packages to be installed in consoles and R studio |
| Introduce R version 4.5.1 | Enhancement | AT-2244 | In line with our R version maintenance policy, 4.5.1 has been added and 4.1.1 will be removed imminently. Update any R scripts that rely on 4.1.1 to at least 4.3.2 as soon as possible. RStudio and Jupyter Notebook are unaffected. |
| Add ability to view restrictions on Airlock request reason panel | Enhancement | XAP-28312 | In the Airlock panel, if a workspace has restrictions, a link is shown beneath the Reason textbox. Clicking the link opens a modal with details about the restrictions. |
| Make multi menu action buttons look more active | BugFix | XAP-28205 | Small update where multi-select action buttons in table headers have been improved visually to make them look more active. |