SPARCRequest v1.6.5 + SPARCFulfillment 2.1.5 New Features

SPARCRequest Version 1.6.5 New Features

Adding the New BSD3 License to GitHub

Our up-to-date BSD3 License is on the GitHub under the SPARCRequest and SPARCFulfillment repositories.

(SPARCRequest) "About SPARC Request" Button is Now Configurable

The "About SPARCRequest" button on the SPARCRequest home page is now configurable for Open Source community. For MUSC local instance, we have linked it to our SCTR SPARC webpage; Other institutions can still turn on the popup window.

(SPARCRequest) Fixed Step 2B: Visit Calendar Move Visit Button Bugs

We fixed the bugs related to the "Move Visit" button on Step 2B (Visit Calendar), and improved the function of the button. In the new version, the user picks the desired position for a chosen visit, and then the chosen visit will be inserted into the selected position; the positions of other visits will be adjusted accordingly.

(SPARCRequest) Navigation Arrows disabled

The links on the navigation arrows on the top section of each page of SPARCRequest have been removed to increase the processing speed for bigger requests.

(SPARCRequest) Step 5: Submission Confirmation Button Language Change

The language on the SPARCRequest submission confirmation page has now been changed to "Go to Dashboard".

(SPARCRequest) Added Shopping Cart Warning Popup when Deleting an Existing Service

When a user goes back into a study/project to edit an already submitted request and click the "X" signs in the shopping cart, a warning popup message now shows up as the confirmation of deleting service(s) (which will lead to irreversibly deleting the corresponding service(s) from the protocol).

(SPARCRequest) Fixed Protocol Upload Documents Bug

Some user(s) experienced a bug during Step 3 (Shared Documents & Notes page), which was caused by the structural change in SPARCCatalog during the lifetime of that study/project that was being edited. In this new release, we have fixed the bug.

(SPARCRequest) "Create an Account" Button is now Configurable

We deleted the "Non-MUSC User" button on the SPARCRequest homepage to prepare for the new process for the MUSC affiliated NetID registration, and the button, as well as the context on the button, is now configurable for Open Source community.

(SPARCRequest) Hovering Effect Added for All Buttons

Button reaction features have been added to SPARCRequest. All the clickable buttons are now highlighted when the mouse hovers over them as a user-friendly improvement (see example below).

(SPARCRequest & SPARCCatalog) Description Added for Cores

Upon requests from users, we built the functionality for adding description language for cores.

(SPARCCatalog) Checkpoint Added to Price Import Scripts

For the pricing import scripts, checkpoint have been added to double-check that the values in the "calculated" and "override" fields for the Federal Rate, Corporate Rate, Other Rate, and Member Rate are smaller than the Service Rate (full rate). When a pricing map does not pass the checkpoint successfully, it is exported onto an excel spreadsheet for the catalog manager to review and fix the issue.

(SPARCCatalog) Display Pricing to Cents

In SPARCCatalog, the pricing now accurately reflected by two decimal places after dollar, even when the digit for cent is 0. This change is reflected in both the "Pricing" tab and the "Subsidy Information" tab.

(SPARCRequest, Dashboard & SPARCAdmin) Holding Service Request Statuses for Re-submissions

When a user re-submit a Study/Project by going through "Edit Original" or "Edit" button and to edit an existing request, it was causing status changes (back to "Submitted") for other service providers who did not want to make the change. In this new release, the re-submissions will not affect the current status of other services that are already under different statuses.
We also adjusted the behavior of the "Get Cost Estimate" button and its impact on the statuses, so that users can get a cost estimate and still come back later to the same study and still able to submit it to start services. We also fixed a bug to make the "get cost estimate" time stamp shows correctly in SPARCAdmin.

(SPARCRequest, SPARCDashboard, & SPARCAdmin) Fixed Research Nexus Status Lock