New Digication Feature Release Timeline Updates - August 01, 2017

Adam Rosenthal

August 19, 2017 04:25

Dear Community,

We hope you are all enjoying a wonderful summer. We would like to provide you with the latest update to the New Digication Features Release Timeline. This update includes an outline of features released, bugs we have resolved, interface changes we have made, as well as upcoming features in development.

We have had the pleasure of speaking to many schools regarding their New Digication implementation strategies for Fall 2017 and Spring 2018. For all of those who have been participating in testing New Digication and beginning pilots on your campuses, we appreciate all the feedback and insightful suggestions you have provided to our team! Please keep sharing your New Digication ePortfolios and achievements with us!

Features & Updates Available Now
We have launched the new Digication Library — an exciting new feature designed to promote dynamic, individualized instruction and active learning within the ePortfolio environment. The Digication Library provides a space where users may create and share templates. These templates may easily be integrated into existing and new ePortfolios, alike. Stay tuned for additional announcements regarding new features and related documentation. Below is a summary of the features now available in New Digication.

Library for Accessing and Sharing Templates
- Administrative option to share and manage system level templates in the Library
- Supports prompts in modules only shown in edit mode
- Supports instructional slides only shown in edit mode
- Supports predefined template permissions that may be customized by end users
Copy ePortfolio
Conversations
Submit ePortfolio
Delete ePortfolio Option
Table Module
ePortfolio Organizer
- Phase 1: Move modules between slides and move slides within a page
Hyperlink option in Text Module
- Ability to style hyperlinks
Improved Image Resizing Options in Modules
Option to remove previously selected color from pages, slides and modules
Changed ePortfolio settings title, grammar issues
Changed ePortfolio sharing custom permissions description
Changed background image option from "Parallax" to "Fixed", functionality the same
Increased size/icon of page menu item drag handles
Changed Add Content module from "Slide Section" to "Slide"
Changed "Style Library" icon and thumbnail
Changed "Submit" button language
Changed default height of page menu
Added default background image to new slides
Added backgrounds to all styles
Added individual background opacity controls
Adjusted pre-defined styles
Adjusted image display settings
Added individual background opacity controls
Added option to remove background images
Added support of embedded content such as YouTube, SoundCloud, Prezi, etc.
- Please note if your school has a custom embed it is not yet supported but we are working towards supporting them in the future. A list of supported embeds is available on our help desk.
Ability to add New Digication templates at system level (Admin Feature)
Additional content type display and content filter by search in Add Content page
Updated color scheme of the Add Content page
Added pre-select options during submission
Added Hide toolbar options from people who can't access them
Enabled Browser-level Spell Check

Resolved Bugs
While our team has been busy working on additional features within New Digication, we have also been busy fixing issues and making design adjustments. Thank you to all the incredible New Digication users in our community. We appreciate the feedback and error reports you have provided.

Speed issues with page loading, editing background images, text and styles
New template navigation should have shorter header
Filemanager - Images were slow loading
Ensured create slide are ordered consistently
Default slides should have a background
Error on publish when there's a second slide
Editing media file manager popup becomes not-scrollable
When opening up the style editor, the style-picker image doesn't show up
Module toolbar that was not showing up properly when a module had background color or image
Bug that caused text modules to error if there was no content
Bug allowing users to click a navigation item marked as a non-clickable "heading"
Bug where page menu dropdown wouldn't show if the top-level page was a heading
Bug where hidden pages were showing in published mode
Hidden pages style adjustments
Bug where "show" link was not clickable on modules containing a background element
Bug where deleted pages were not actually deleted from page menu
Bug where deleted modules showed on the page until next refresh
Auto-save sluggishness in page menu while editing menu items
Bug where user should be redirected to a different page if they deleted the current page
Inconsistent style brush icons in sidebar
Bug where Upload window was not scrollable
Bug where after hiding page navigation editing tools the show button became inactive
Bug where background image opacity slider did not adjust opacity
Bug where a sub-page page could not be published if parent page was a heading
Bug where media module toolbar was not showing correctly
Bug where drop down menus were not showing up in published mode
Bug in display where heading pages were not styled properly
Bug related to slide ordering where slides displayed out of order
Bug where media modules were only clickable on edge
Added backgrounds and fonts for default style library
Audio file processing stuck
Custom styles disappeared when publishing
Published slide show different height than in edit mode
Scroll bars in text modules on PCs; IE, Chrome, Firefox browsers
Link default color should match the sidebar style link default color
UI language change (typos, text changes)
Better prompt for saving
Changes to the navigational hierarchy or name of multiple pages will not be reflected in Published mode until all changed pages are published individually
Publishing a subpage no longer forces the parent page to heading status in edit mode
"Too many redirects error" issue associated with an ePortfolio that is not Published for the "Viewer"
Module resizing button stuck on move
Font picker in style editor occasionally shows error
Style editor does not collapse when clicking away
Text style library disappeared
Dropdown menu cut off when the page container height is small
When toggling between edit and publish mode, nested pages seem to disappear
When submitting don't show "Ignore Draft" if only draft pages were selected
Cannot add content to default slide
PDF download icon does not appear
Option to uncheck 'Hidden' on pages
Speed lags in editing navigation resulting in duplicate pages
Rich Text module Background and Font Size and other style edits cannot be changed
Delete function for pages was not working (temporary occurrence)
Assignment submission was not working (temporary occurrence)
Sub-Pages were not saving; after “refresh” sub-pages would disassociate from assigned placement
Saving changes to navigation required manual closing of the navigation editing page; clicking on save did not close the page automatically
Copied ePortfolios lost formatting during editing
Vanishing Pages on Publish
Library: Slide background styles exist in templates were not showing in ePortfolio
Library: Initial published view of an ePortfolio created from a Template had multiple navigation headers.
Library: Submitted ePortfolio had duplicated navigation headers
Library: On publish, Template content vanished
Library: Create from Template, source module was not set properly
Library: Create from Template, published modules referenced a draft of Template module
Library: Toggle from publish back to edit was not working
Library: ePortfolios saved as a system template were not showing under My ePortfolios in Library
Library: Create ePortfolio from Templates used the wrong Template
Library: Unable to see the “Delete” or “Copy” function as an Admin
Library: Adding Template to existing ePortfolio resulted in Template pages assigned to a nonspecific page or sub-page
Library: Create from Template had broken reference to draft slides
Library: Missing address in Admin email notification
Library: Template itself shows as a target ePortfolio for adoption of the Template
Library: Improved “Prompts” and “Instructions” explanations
Library: Couldn’t select “Other Options” under License Agreement
Library: Removed extra 0 in the options menu of Template thumbnails
Library: Improved Template filtered view - should not show in user’s Profile Page
Library: Editing the URL before entering a title for a new ePortfolio caused the URL to not auto-populate with the title
Library: Could not save Template
Library: When the left-side panel opened, prompt now shifts to the right so it is centered with the slide; Do not close side panel when editing prompt
Library: When Conversations is open, prompt window goes away
Library: Added Library Admin Tools: Admin Permissions and Template Display Order
Library: Added template to ePortfolio from blue Add Button will add template pages as sibling of working page
Library: Prompts now pin to the bottom or top
Library: Do not close side panel when editing prompt
Library: Adding single page Templates was rearranging slide order
Library: During Preview of a Template, clicking on “Use this Template” did nothing
Library: Bug - Module labeled as Instructions was showing in Published view
Library: Template ePortfolios should not show in Dashboards or Directory
Library: Background styles were not being copied from ePortfolio to Template
Library: Pages were unable to be reordered, renamed, deleted, or assigned a new URL under Page Settings once the page was created
Library: Pressing “ESC” during “Save as Template” process saved Templated with current settings.
Library: Text styling could not be changed once any part of the style was set
Library: While adding Template directly to ePortfolio, added to a page, or added pages to an ePortfolio right away, page selection screens were skipped
Library: Searching email address crashes save Template settings
Library: Template approval email sent wrong link and Admin could not approve Template
Library: ePortfolios created from Templates have multiple navigation headers
Library: ePortfolio icons do not always display properly
Library: Admins are unable to delete Templates from the Administration tools
Video conversion time taking too long to render
Slide and module buttons can become unresponsive
New Digication ePortfolio directory icons do not always display properly
Ability to create New Digication ePortfolios is intermittent
Navigation headers with multiple rows are not displayed properly
Slide and module buttons can become unresponsive

Known Bugs
Below is a list of known bugs we are working resolve as quickly as possible. If you experience an issue you do not see on this list please reach out and let us know at support@digication.com.

Library: multiple slides can share the same style. Deleting one of the slides can delete style for other slides
Library: Styles do not show in published view of an ePortfolio created from a Template
Library: ePortfolio created from template displays blank, with multiple navigation headers
Edit View does not match Published View on ePortfolio pages
Password protected public ePortfolio displaying blank page after login
Text editor may cause text inconsistencies while typing content
Navigation editor bug: certain ordering of moving and deleting pages can cause a page to disappear
Opacity and Text Overlap issues in the Navigation Bar
Admin not showing in ePortfolio permissions and therefore can not be changed
Empty ePortfolios inaccessible and producing "Too many redirects" errors
Rename SkyDrive to OneDrive
Font picker in style editor occasionally shows error
Errors when attempting to view an archived page submitted via New Digication report
Page menu duplication
Resize the color swatch displayed in formatting options
Module resizing inconsistency; not recognizing click actions
Trying to adjust settings of a narrow slide at the bottom of a page causes overlapping icons
Settings button on the Header slide can become unresponsive

Overall New Digication Stability
As end users have been testing New Digication and piloting New Digication in courses, some end users and system administrators have reported issues that have, at times, made New Digication feel unstable. Some of these issues have stemmed from system slowness/lagginess, and this resulted in: content not "sticking;" text, module content, and background image updates or changes not saving; as well as inconsistency in the display of templates. We realize that issues like these can be alarming and may have impacted end users first impressions of New Digication. We also know many system administrators and faculty members have been trying to create templates for students to use this upcoming semester, and these issues have made this process difficult. We apologize for these issues and, as always, are working to address them as quickly as possible. Some of these issues are more present in certain browsers: Microsoft Internet Explorer and Microsoft Edge currently present problems to end users, and at this time we recommend using an alternate browser such as Chrome or Firefox.

Upcoming Features & Changes
Listed below are soon-to-be released updates to the New Digication ePortfolio platform. All updates are announced to the Digication Administrators via email two weeks prior to their effective date.

Change: Templates cannot be saved with Public visibility settings
- Effective: Tuesday, August 29th, 2017
Change: The Header slide cannot be set as an Instruction slide
- Effective: Friday, September 1st, 2017
Feature: Publish All Pages
- Effective: Friday, September 1st, 2017
Feature: Additional fonts for New Digication ePortfolios
- Effective: Friday, September 1st, 2017
Feature: LTI support for New Digication
- Effective: Late September 2017

Features to be Released in August 2017

Accessibility

Features to be Released in Fall 2017

Existing Digication modules support group 1 (not including custom modules):
- Twitter
- Social Bookmarks
- Google Form
- Google Calendar
- Creative Commons License
- Credly
Image as link (like a button)
Download ePortfolio as Zip files
Ability for school Admins (potentially users) to Save and Share Styles
Users can save a Style and apply it Globally
Organizer phase 2: Move modules and pages between ePortfolios
Gallery
File manager Enhancements
Better UI to disconnect 3rd party accounts in file manager (ongoing)
File manager image search include URL for creative commons attribution
Fallback to "Download the Original Link" if we can't display a file
Additional option to Download Original File
Contact/Email Form
Equation editor
Reportable custom modules
Download custom module reportable results
Enhanced Style Library
Conversion from Digication Classic ePortfolios
LTI support for New Digication

New Digication ePortfolio Examples
Sharing examples of ePortfolios created in New Digication can be a great way to get faculty and students excited about the new design and customization options. Here are some examples you might like to share with your community.

Interested in Learning More?
You can click here to reserve a time online to join an upcoming webinar about New Digication Feature Overview, Implementation for Administrators, or Training for Faculty!

Support resources to aid with your transition continue to be added to our help desk and will find additional New Digication help documentation as well. We appreciate your patience and support as we make progress on the development of New Digication features. As always, we welcome your feedback, questions and concerns! Contact us at support@digication.com.

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