Release notes for web applications

We released Tabula 2020.1.2 on Thursday 16^th January 2020. In this version:

• We converted all assignments created in the old coursework management component (CM1) to assignments in the current component (CM2). This means you can now open and edit these assignments within CM2.

We released Tabula 2020.1.1 on Thursday 9^th January 2020. In this version:

• Students are once again able to download their extension request attachments. Previously, this resulted in a 'Not found' error.
• We did some preparatory work for a new Turnitin integration, necessitated by a change to their API.

We released SiteBuilder 2.427 on Wednesday 18^th December 2019. In this version:

• Images with text overlays can now be added to pages using the visual editor. Unlike images with text embedded in them, this method provides good accessibility. To access this functionality: edit the page in the visual editor, select 'Insert a...', then 'Image with text'.
• We added the facility for signed-in users to save what they have entered on forms when they are partway through. You can enable this in the form's properties, under the 'Making and editing submissions' section. Once enabled, a message at the top of the form notifies users that they can do this, via a 'Save for later' button at the bottom. Once they have saved, they can return to the form later to complete it. At this point, the message at the top changes to one reminding the user to submit the form.
• When you are overwriting a deleted page, which will cause it to be purged, you now see a warning message. The message provides details of related content that will also be purged:
  • The number of sub-pages, and the contacts for these
  • The number of files
  • The number of forwarding pages
  • The number of forms and form submissions
• We fixed a bug that was affecting the 'Tags to show' property of news filter pages. When a comma appeared in one of the tags on the source news page, the list of tags available in the properties of the filter page was incomplete.
• There is now a lightweight version of the visual editor to help you format the text for various aspects of forms. These are: comments, the privacy statement, and the message users see when they have submitted the form. We also improved validation to catch any errors in HTML added by editors.
• We fixed a bug that was preventing changes to how long Forum posts remain editable.
• When you generate a site content report, the 'ultra short description' of the site is now included in the file name.

We released Tabula 2019.12.3 on Wednesday 18^th December 2019. In this version:

• We replaced the manual process of uploading missed monitoring points at the end of each term. When a monitoring point is recorded as ‘Missed (unauthorised)’, it's now immediately uploaded to SITS e:Vision. Only unauthorised missed points are uploaded; authorised missed points are not. If the attendance of the point is then changed, the missed point is removed from SITS. This means that points incorrectly recorded as 'Missed (unauthorised)' can now be corrected in SITS from within Tabula.

• When you add students on a given module to a small group set, students with deleted registrations for the module are no longer included. The module filter is available when you link students to the group set by SITS query, on the Properties page.
• When a student has more than one course, personal tutors and supervisors for any 'additional' courses can now see the student in their list of tutees / supervisees. Previously, this was only true for the student's primary course.
• We fixed a bug that prevented the download of template spreadsheets for allocating personal tutors.
• The utility bar, at the top of the page, now includes a 'System status' link. This goes to the 'University of Warwick system status' page. There you'll see details of issues affecting Tabula and other Warwick applications.
• We improved the 'Contact your administrator' facility, accessed via the 'Need help?' button. Notifications of requests for help are now sent to all relevant Departmental Administrators. Previously, only the first person to be assigned that role within the department was notified. Departmental Administrators can unsubscribe from these notifications via 'Tabula settings'. If doing so means no-one in the department will receive the notifications, a warning is displayed.

We released Tabula 2019.12.2 on Thursday 12^th December 2019. In this version:

• Module registrations and marks from the previous academic year are now automatically imported. This is done hourly, along with the data for the current academic year. Changes in SITS for the previous academic year (after an exam board, for example) are now automatically shown in Tabula. Previously, this data could be imported manually, for example by creating an exam grid with the previous year's marks.
• We fixed a bug that was preventing the creation of Small Group Teaching ‘Missed event attendance by module' reports.
• We added a 'See a timetable for these students' link to the top of the pop-up that lists the students allocated to a small group. When viewing small groups, event tutors or Departmental Administrators can see this by selecting the 'n students' link. The timetable opens with all of the students in the group pre-selected in the 'Student' filter. This enables you to quickly view their combined schedule.

Please note we left out the following (relating to TAB-7916) from the release notes for Tabula 2019.12.1 (now amended):

• You can now record acute outcomes against the 'Other' mitigating circumstances assessment type. This was already possible for the 'Assignments' assessment type.