January 30th, 2024 - Animal Oversight Release Notes

These release notes were last updated January 29, 2024. Information on this page is subject to change.

Please note: 

• This release is only available to customers on the most recent version. Please contact Cayuse support if you have versioning or upgrade questions.
• In order to enable the following release changes to your environment, we recommend clearing your cache.

Release Summary

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

• As a part of the initiative to provide improved reporting functionality to customers, this version provides a new in-application reporting tool with reports from the animal care and use protocol. Additional reports will be released in subsequent versions. 
• Key updates to protocol attachments, application navigation, review functionality, and dictionary list management will provide enhanced user experience.

Release Dates and Downtime

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

Downtime required: 2 hours per environment

New

•  A new in-application reporting tool provides two new reports containing general protocol data as well as data from the strains page in the animal care and use protocol.
• The attachments page has been modified and moved within the protocol form in order to enhance user experience with amendments and revision tracking.
• To ensure successful navigation, Cayuse has updated the functionality of the browser back button. Users will now be prompted to navigate the applications using the built-in application navigation options.

Fixed

• The De Novo (renewal) process was updated to provide an informational warning message to alert the Office role expiring a protocol if an open amendment exists and prompting the user to take action.
• Cayuse added new validation functionality to alert a user if an amendment is in Draft (Un-finished) or in Review (pending) when the user processes the reconciliation of an expired De Novo from the committee meeting.
• Enhancements were made to improve user experience when conflicting Continuing Reviews and Amendments are submitted and reviewed simultaneously. Withdrawn Continuing Reviews that are reconciled from a meeting will flag if the protocol has an open amendment.
• Improved dictionary list hide functionality provides administrators will key tools to manage the non-surgical procedures list.

(Ref ID: 22.01.43)