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MySource Matrix Developer Newsletter Issue 49
Friday 11th November 2005

covers versions 3.4.7 stable, 3.6.2 stable, 3.7.0 development

News

Version 3.6.2 Stable Released

A new stable version of MySource Matrix was released this week. Version 3.6.2 contains 19 bug fixes and no new features. All clients running 3.6.x versions of MySource Matrix should be upgraded to this new version.

Printing Assets In Internal Messages

The new tag line for printing assets in the backend interfaces has been extended to internal messages. A new feature has been added to the internal messaging system that allows the new asset tag lines to be used in the log interfaces. In the lang_messages.xml file, you would define a message body as follows:

<body>
    <![CDATA
        [<SQ_MSG_TAGLINE></SQ_MSG_TAGLINE>
    ]]> has done XYZ action
</body>

When the internal message is logged to the filesystem or sent via email it replaces the SQ_MSG_TAGLINE element with "AssetName (#AssetID)". When it's written to the database, you end up with "<SQ_MSG_TAGLINE>123</SQ_MSG_TAGLINE> has done XYZ action", which is then replaced with get_asset_tag_line(123) when the message is retrieved with Messaging_Service::getLogs().

All developers should use this replacement system when printing assets in internal messages. If anyone notices existing messages that dont use this method, please update them. Note that this feature is only in 3.7 development.

New Features

Account Manager Redirect On Create

Added to: 3.7.0 development

The account manager now has an option that allows you to redirect users to a specified asset once they have created their account. If you are using email validation, the redirect will occur once they validate their account.

Frontend User Group Link Manager

Added to: 3.7.0 development

The account manager now has an option that allows you to redirect users to a specified asset once they have created their account. If you are using email validation, the redirect will occur once they validate their account.

Linking Shadow Assets And Normal Assets

Added to: 3.7.0 development

A system has been developed to allow shadow assets to be linked to real assets within MySource Matrix. The functionality of the link is less than standard asset links, but you are able to see the shadow assets as children of the Matrix asset in the asset map and list the shadow assets in a standard asset listing. One of the things this allows is for LDAP users to be placed in regular MySource Matrix user groups.

Asset Find Me

Added to: 3.7.0 development

The standard tag line for assets now has an icon to show a list of that asset's lineages within the system. Selecting a lineage expands the asset map to the asset and highlights the lineage. The linking screen for assets also has an icon for each lineage displayed, allowing you to quickly open and highlight a lineage in the asset map.

Planned Development

Numeric Sorting In Listings

To be added to : 3.7.0 development
Estimated start date: 14th November 2005
Estimated end date : 25th November 2005

Bulk Email Management

To be added to : 3.7.0 development
Estimated start date: already in development
Estimated end date : 1st December 2005

Upgrading

3.7.0 Development

Run step_02.php: yes
Run step_03.php: yes
Run compile_locale.php: yes

Additional queries:
No additional queries are required for upgrades.

Additional comments:
No additional upgrade steps are required.

New Bugs Added To Bug Tracker

Bug ID 3.4.x 3.6.x Dev Description
1001 N N N Unable to save editting changes not confirmed
1003 N N N Asset Listing default root node doesn t work not confirmed
1004 N N N Pasting from word doc into WYSIWYG generates PHP parse error not confirmed
1005 N N Y Calendar keywords all wrong
1006 N N Y Metadata keywords no longer work in calendar pages

New Feature Requests Added To Bug Tracker

Bug ID Description
1002 Searching multiple data sources using multiple words

Bugs Fixed In The Bug Tracker

Bug ID 3.4.x 3.6.x Dev Description
769 N Y Y Dragging multiple assets won t always work
776 N Y Y Inconsistencies in asset map drag and drop when multiple assets being dragged
984 N Y N No primary key on trig_hash table
1000 N Y N Selected Recipient and STAF field do not show when form unlocked
1005 N N Y Calendar keywords all wrong

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