There is no general MySource Matrix developer news this week.
If you have a 3.11.0 development version running on PostgreSQL and with the Search package, that was checked out and installed between 10am October 17th and 10am last Tuesday (November 15th), and are having problems adding content to your system, please read on. The symptoms of this problem are frequent "duplicate key" database errors when adding content. This was traced to the changes made to Search to better support Oracle - when the primary key to the indexing table was changed to suit Oracle without realising that a part of the removed index was vital to the proper operation of indexing on PostgreSQL. Please note that this does not affect existing stable releases (3.8.x/3.10.x). Dev systems checked out and installed before October 17th should have the old index (which will work fine on PostgreSQL), and systems checked out since 10am this Tuesday will contain the fix to this issue. If your system is affected, you will need to run the queries listed in the "Upgrading" section of this newsletter.
Two new versions of MySource Matrix were released to the community last Monday. Version 3.10.3 and 3.8.8 are predominantly bug-fix releases, with version 3.10.3 incorporating 45 bug fixes, and version 3.8.8 including 24 fixes. One feature change has also been made in both versions: the Role Assignments screen, previously available only for normal users, have been made available to LDAP and IPB users in both versions, allowing management of roles for users authenticated through external systems. Users of versions 3.10.2 and 3.8.7 of MySource Matrix are strongly encouraged to upgrade to these latest stable releases. The next release date is scheduled for Monday, 4th December.
Two new releases of MySource Matrix, versions 3.10.3 and 3.8.8, will be released to the web site on Monday, 6th November. Users running previous versions are strongly recommended to upgrade to these versions when they become available.