Tabula release notes

We released Tabula 2019.11.2 on Thursday 14^th November 2019. In this version:

• Module-related SITS data is now imported hourly, rather than daily. This may help avoid confusion caused by data in Tabula not reflecting changes in SITS.
• Certain special characters are now removed from assignment names when uploading submissions to Turnitin. These characters were preventing Turnitin from processing submissions.
• We changed the timing of assignment submission reminders sent on the close date, via My Warwick, to students who have not submitted. These are now sent 4 hours before the assignment closes. This is at 8am for assignments with the standard close time of 12 noon. They were previously sent at midnight on the close date.
• The 'Meeting record approval' setting of sub-departments (for example, 'Architecture UG') is now honoured. Previously the setting from the parent department (for example, 'Architecture') was used.
• Pages detailing Mitigating Circumstances submissions now display the submission date. This is in addition to the date the submission was last modified.
• We added further validation to ensure that some permissions can only be granted to staff members.

We released Tabula 2019.11.1 on Thursday 7^th November 2019. In this version:

• We added mitigating circumstances information to exam grids. Tabula now displays the grading – A (mild), B (moderate), C (severe) or R (rejected) – of the mitigation, and the date it was decided. If the mitigation was acute, a zero is appended to the grading to denote that it has already been dealt with. When you view a student's assessment breakdown, some details of the mitigating circumstances are shown at the bottom. This includes recommendations and comments for the exam board.
• When you record a missed meeting, the inaccurate message 'Submitting this record will mark a monitoring point as attended' is no longer displayed.
• When you record attendance for a monitoring point by uploading a CSV file, a confirmation screen now details the changes this will make. You can then confirm or cancel the changes.

Please note: we released changes to assignment opening and closing dates separately, between this version and version 2019.10.5.

We released Tabula 2019.10.5 on Thursday 31^st October 2019. In this version:

• The Modules page within each student's profile now displays the total number of CATS for that student.
• When adding or editing departmental marking descriptors, you can now format them using Markdown syntax.

We released Tabula 2019.10.4 on Thursday 24 October 2019. In this version:

• All 'Email these students' buttons now produce a pop-up containing the email addresses of the students. You can then choose to:
  • 'Copy to clipboard', for pasting the addresses into an email yourself. This will be useful for those accessing their email accounts via a web browser.
  • 'Open email app', to start a new message in your default email client, populated with the addresses. Long lists of addresses can be truncated by your email client when using this option; the 'Copy to clipboard' option provides a way around this. If you don't use Outlook, you can choose the appropriate address separator for your email client here: https://tabula.warwick.ac.uk/settings.
• When you upload marker allocations via spreadsheet and there's a problem, we've made the error message you see more specific. The message now states where the problem lies by providing the sheet name and row number.
• We made it easier for people using only a keyboard to navigate pop-ups that show monitoring point attendance.

We released Tabula 2019.10.3 on Wednesday 16 October 2019. In this version:

• Excel downloads of exam grids now include comments to explain the reasons for any missing data. These comments mirror the tooltips that appear in Tabula when you hover your mouse over an 'X' on an exam grid.
• Penalties of 5 marks per working day for late submissions by postgraduates are now suggested. This is the same as for undergraduates, and reflects the latest Education Policy and Quality late submission policy. Suggested penalties are shown when you adjust marks and choose 'Late submission penalty' as the reason. For postgraduates who registered before 1 August 2019, the suggested penalty is still 3 marks per working day.
• We've improved the results displayed when you enter room names in the location box for small group events.
• When you upload monitoring point attendance by CSV file, we have restored the messages that inform you of any errors in your file. Note that you can only use this method for authorised absences if an attendance note is already in place.