January 18, 2024 - Human Ethics Release Notes

These release notes were last updated January 17, 2024. Information on this page is subject to change.

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Release Summary

Here's a quick overview of the updates in this release:

• Expiration and annual check-in dates can be updated on a Modification submission
• Updated drop-down function in Org Unit and Comments
• Optimized system performance in Organization approvers page
• Accessibility improvements

Release Dates and Downtime

Release dates are subject to change. Release date changes will be noted in the Change Log column below.

Downtime required: 30 minutes per environment

Detailed Release Notes

New and Enhanced

• Enhanced ability to update expiration and annual check-in dates while processing modification submissions to the study.
• Updated look and feel of drop-down menu for Comments inside submissions and Organization in Study Profile. 
• We have optimized system performance when a large number of Units are present under the Organization approvers page.

Fixed

• IRB now accepts user profiles with up to 255 characters for the following fields in the IRB module:
  • First name
  • Middle name
  • Last name
  • Suffix Prefix
• Accessibility Improvements
  • We fixed an issue that was causing the reviewer and analyst checklists to be displayed using the tab key from the keyboard without first selecting the Show Checklist icon.
  • The options under the three dots within Notifications were previously not accessible using keyboard navigation. They are now accessible via keyboard navigation.
  • Indented texts in the submission form are now resized when the screen zooms-in.
  • Submission Forms have been fixed to work appropriately when zoomed-in to 200% or 400%.
  • All Person Finder results are now readable by screen-readers.
  • When comparing submission versions using a screen reader containing no attachments or changes made, the Compare Attachment buttons are no longer erroneously read as clickable. Now they are read as disabled.
  • An invisible button was removed from the Attachment modal that was being read by screen readers.
  • Previously low contract ratios have been updated on past and future calendar dates in the Dashboard.
  • Fixed an issue with the screen reader to only read the names of queues within the IRB dashboard and not the number of submissions on each queue, such as In Draft. etc.

(Ref ID: 21.02.39)