Workspaces Release Notes: 4.0
Summary
Aridhia are proud to present Workspaces 4.0: the next step in collaborative research.
For more information about the features in this release, check out our web page here
Some features of 4.0 are already available and others are due in the next few months; see below for the new features which have been released in 4.0.
Released features
| Feature | Type | Jira key | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enable manual save button for collabora | Enhancement | AT-2554 | In the new version of collabora, it is now possible for users to save the changes to their documents. |
| When creating a new file that is office-compatible, open the relevant office application instead of the default editor | Enhancement | AT-2495 | Workspaces will now open documents in the most appropriate editor by default. For example, Word documents will open in writer and Excel sheets in calc. |
| Split Collabora audit events to read and read/write | Enhancement | AT-2464 | The audit log will now log when a document has been opened in read/write mode or if it’s opened in read-only. |
| Allow csv and txt to be opened as default with collabora | Enhancement | AT-2350 | CSV and TXT files open in Office by default |
| Enable Collabora Read/Write by default | Enhancement | AT-2349 | Office read/write has been launched, workspace users can now edit office documents in Collabora |
| Apps List panel layout | Enhancement | XAP-28452 | The layout of the Apps panel is now consistent with the most up-to-date panels in the DRE, with some improvements in layout and a full-screen option. |
| New area for News/new features – UI | Enhancement | XAP-27921 | In order to promote new Workspaces features, a new ‘News and Updates’ feature has been added to the home panel. |
| Update logic for "Save" metadata button | Enhancement | XAP-28347 | When editing metadata, the save button is now disabled if no changes are made |
| Ensure users with the Standard role can edit datatable metadata | BugFix | XAP-28320 | Standard workspace users can now edit database table metadata |
| Create the Column Description Editor | Enhancement | XAP-28284 | Users now have the column description as an editable field on the metadata page. Users click the pencil icon to open up the editable pop up field. The main metadata accordion at the top of the page now appears as collapsed by default when page is opened. |
| Create editable input for `Label` metadata | Enhancement | XAP-27949 | The Label cell in the metadata table is now directly editable. |
| Add a new organization Reviewer role | Enhancement | XAP-28368 | Users can now be assigned the role of “Reviewer”. This is further detailed on the Workspaces knowledge base. |