Release Date: May 9, 2018
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Release Date: May 9, 2018
Research Master ID Site New Features and Bug Fixes (v1.2.0)
1. (RMID/SPARC API) Upgrade to Ruby on Rails 5.1.5
In this release, the RMID/SPARC API framework has been updated to use Rails 5.1.5, for maintenance and better performance.
2. (SPARC API) Remove Custom DB connection
The SPARC API previously had its own database, but now pulls data directly from the SPARCRequest production site to improve accuracy.
3. (RMID) Audit Trail Feature
An audit table, with its related features, has been added to the RMID application. The audit trail feature enables tracking of creation, updates, and destroys of records, by both users and the
application programming interfaces Application Programming Interfaces (APIs).
4. (RMID) Improved Protocol Update Method
Previously there were scenarios where the PI name displayed for protocols associated to a Research Master record
was were different from the current PI name shown in SPARCRequest, or eIRB. These scenarios were caused by the PI change in different systems not being
updatingupdated in the RMID back-end. The protocol update method has been since improved to compare every protocol-level field and then determine whether an update to the protocol record is needed.
5. (RMID) Research Master PI Update and Notification According to Verified eIRB Record
When a RMID is used in the eIRB system and the corresponding eIRB record has been in an approved and beyond status, in addition to the titles of the Research Master record, the Primary PI-associated data (Name and netID) are now also updated accordingly.
In addition, the system is now sending automatic emails to the previous PI, creator, as well as the updated PI of the record, to notify users of the PI change when the PI on the research master record is updated according to the eIRB record.
Example Research Master PI Update Notification |
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6. (RMID) Admin Message Feature
In
case that anthe event a RMID administrative user needs to contact the
users in regards of theuser(s) of a Research Master record, there is now a "Send Notification" button available on each record
for registered admin users. With this new feature, admins can now send messages to the creator and PI of the RMID record to their MUSC email addresses directly if desired.
Notification Window for Admin Users | Example Notification Email |
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7. (RMID)
Tie Button/Display to User RightsPer a previous story, admin users were still able to edit the eIRB verified records by removing the "disabled" property in the console and then editing. This button has been tied to user rights and even admins will not beEdit Button Bug Fix
In this release, a potential security issue has been fixed where an admin user could change the property of a disabled "Edit" button on a Research Master record from the browser console and make it editable. This bug has since been fixed, and even admin users are not able to edit a verified record.
8. (RMID) Associated Popup Bug Fix
Previously, when clicking on an existing RMID, a pop-up box did not appear for those that had no associated records. This bug has since been fixed and the pop-up box now appears for all
RMID's, even those that do not have associated records.Research Master records (see below for screenshots).
RMID with Associated Protocols | RMID without Associated Protocols |
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9. (RMID) CoeUs Record Association Display Bug Fix
Previously, when moving the association of a SPARC protocol from
an incorrectusing one RMID (i.e
RMID 100RMID#1) to the
correctanother RMID (i.e.
RMID 200RMID#200), associated CoeUs record(s) (i.e. MIT
: 020553Award Number 020045-001) were also removed inadvertently from the displayed association of the original RMID (i.e. RMID
1001). The removal of the CoeUs association was not intended and should not have been dissociated from the RMID (i.e. RMID
1001). This association bug has since been fixed.
Before Changing RMID in SPARCRequest | After Changing RMID in SPARCRequest |
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10. (RMID)
Text Field Special Character RuleThe squeeze method rules been added to RMID to avoid special character downstream issues in other systems. This story follows a previous feature where special characters originating from eIRB were causing failures between the SPARC/Epic interface.
(RMID) Add net_id column to Users tableThe netID
Automatic Filter Added for Special Characters
To avoid the errors caused by special characters for systems that are not compatible with them (such as Epic) and improve the data consistency, automatic filters have been added for special characters and excessive blanks in the text fields of RMID.
Example Text Fields with Special Characters | After Automatic Filtering |
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11. (RMID) NetID Information Added to Users Table
In this release, the NetID column has been added to the users table.
(RMID) PI Updates (compile all of these)
In this production, the following PI updates have been made:
PI Name has been removed from the research_masters column
PI Information is now linked back to the users table
(RMID) Protocol Update Method Logic Fine-Tune
(RMID) Investigate Missing net_id in primary_pis
(RMID) Investigate Missing pi_id in research_masters RecordThis column was added to establish ground work in the upcoming releases to condense the Primary PI information from different systems into linked users' records, which will improve the system efficiency. The primary PI on the Research Master record itself has been mapped and linked to the corresponding user, based upon this data structure change.
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