MySource Matrix Developer

MySource Matrix Developer Newsletter Issue 178
Friday 16th May 2008

covers versions 3.16.8 stable, 3.18.1 stable, 3.19.0 development

News

No News Is Good News

There is no general MySource Matrix developer news this week.

New Features

Hierarchy Metadata Field

Added to: 3.19.0 development, 3.18.2 stable

This new metadata field is similar to a Select Metadata Field asset, but creates a hierarchy based on the keys of the options provided. This hierarchy is done on a character-by-character basis. For instance, key "1A" would be the child of key "1", and the parent of a key like "1A1", "1AX", etc.

When searching upon this field, the Search Page will also search for any options that either descend or ascend from the searched-upon field. For instance, in the example above, selecting "1AX" would also search for "1A" or "1", as well as any other key beginning with "1AX", but would not search for "1AB".

Stored Searches in Search Page

Added to: 3.19.0 development, 3.18.2 stable

This new feature allows you to map the input of a search field(s) on a Search Page asset to a parameter map source(s). When the asset is loaded with this source filled, the Search Page can be set to bypass the initial search form and show the results page straight away.

This is available from the Details screen of the Search Page. The "Show the Results page" setting, which controls the bypassing of the initial page, must be set ON for this to have any effect.

 

Date/Time Design Area: Created and Published Date

Added to: 3.19.0 development, 3.18.2 stable

The Date/Time Design Area previous allowed you to print either the current date and time, or the last updated date. This addition also allows you to print the created and published dates for the asset.

Form Response Raw Value Keyword

Added to: 3.19.0 development, 3.18.2 stable

The standard Form Response keyword (%response_[formid]_q[questionid]%) returns the "Summary" value for a certain question. In the example of something like a Selection field, this would be the presentation value of the selected option.

A new keyword (%response_[formid]_q[questionid]_raw%) returns the raw value stored by the form. For some question types, this would be the same as the presentation value; for others, it may be different. For instance, the Selection field's raw value would be the "key" value of the selected option.

System Time Zone Customisable

Added to: 3.19.0 development, 3.18.2 stable

Previously, the system time zone was hard-coded to Sydney. This is now customisable from the main.inc configuration file, or the System Configuration screen.

Planned Development

No new generic features are currently scheduled for development.

Upgrading

New Bugs Added To Bug Tracker

Bug ID	3.16.x	3.18.x	Dev	Description
3008	Y	Y	Y	Moving asset in Asset Listing page
3009	N	Y	Y	Cannot remap upon trashing
3010	N	Y	Y	Remaps missing from web path screen
3011	N	Y	Y	Paint Layout: User Defined Layout Error
3012	N	Y	Y	Search Page not being able to set attribute value as search fields
3013	Y	Y	Y	Metadata thesaurus field is wrongly indexed by Search manager
3014	Y	Y	Y	Morph File (Image, PDF, ect.) assets error
3017	Y	N	N	Bugs in mysource_root/scripts/add_remove_url.php script
3019	N	Y	Y	asset builder captcha (not confirmed)
3021	N	Y	Y	Rollback Management script does not set "effective from date" when purging other entries
3022	Y	Y	Y	Source string missing for 'Standard Asset Field' in Listing Engine-based assets

Notes:

New Feature Requests Added To Bug Tracker

Bug ID	Description
3007	Image Dimensions Rule
3015	Default time zone is not customisable
3016	Allow disabling of event pop ups and javascript in non js Calendar Page month view
3018	Cache Manager and Clear Matrix Cache Inconsistencies
3020	Enhancement to clear cache trigger

Bugs Fixed In The Bug Tracker

Bug ID	3.16.x	3.18.x	Dev	Description
2992	Y	Y	Y	RegEx inclusions error in db data source
2994	Y	Y	Y	Bug in Asset class' morph method
3000	N	Y	Y	Site preview error
3002	Y	Y	Y	Search Field Name that contains a full stop will not work
3003	N	Y	Y	Design Customisation Creation Failure
3008	Y	Y	Y	Moving asset in Asset Listing page
3009	N	Y	Y	Cannot remap upon trashing
3010	N	Y	Y	Remaps missing from web path screen
3011	N	Y	Y	Paint Layout: User Defined Layout Error
3012	N	Y	Y	Search Page not being able to set attribute value as search fields
3013	Y	Y	Y	Metadata thesaurus field is wrongly indexed by Search manager
3014	Y	Y	Y	Morph File (Image, PDF, ect.) assets error
3017	Y	N	N	Bugs in mysource_root/scripts/add_remove_url.php script
3021	N	Y	Y	Rollback Management script does not set "effective from date" when purging other entries
3022	Y	Y	Y	Source string missing for 'Standard Asset Field' in Listing Engine-based assets

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