PopMedNet 5.0 is a major update to the PopMedNet software, featuring improvements to the Portal and DataMart Client for all users. A DataMart Client update is required.
Here are some highlights of this release.
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Full details of the release, with technical information, can be found in the PopMedNet 5.0 Release Notes. |
For All Users
- Vastly improved performance and stability
- Modernized user interface
- Improved email notifications
- Truly immediate email notifications
- Enhanced table sorting and filtering
- Improved Portal login process
For Requesters
- Improved request statuses
- New "Additional Instructions" request metadata
- Easier file upload
- New Code Selector wizard
- Canceling all DataMart routings for a request
For DataMart Administrators
- Forward-compatible DataMart Client requiring fewer upgrades
- View requests submitted to your DataMart on the Portal
- Additional request metadata fields available in the DataMart Client
- Improved DataMart Audit Report
- Easier to find DataMart Client download
For Network Administrators
- Redesigned access control management user interface
- New workflow and task functionality for user registration
- Rich-text editor for network messages
- Built-in security groups removed
- Individual registry access controls
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Vastly improved performance and stabilityA massive backend update to the PopMedNet system means faster page loading, quicker saves, and a more responsive experience. PopMedNet is now more stable and scalabe to handle even the largest networks. |
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Modernized user interfaceEvery page of the user interface features new controls and components for a cleaner design and better usability.
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Improved email notificationsAll email notifications have been improved to include more information, more natural language, and style improvements to more easily find the information that you need. Subject lines are more descriptive so that you can mange the flow of incoming notifications in your inbox.
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Immediate email notifications really are immediatePreviously, email notification subscriptions set to send "Immediately" would send on a schedule of up to fifteen minutes. Now there is no delay - immediate email notifications send as soon as the triggering action is complete.
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Enhanced table sorting and filteringEvery table on the Portal features enhanced grid controls so that you can sort, filter, and rearrange any column to customize your view.
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Improved Portal login processThe Portal login process has been streamlined so that you no longer need to check off that you agree to the Terms and Conditions each time.
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Improved request statusesRequest statuses now more intuitively reflect the DataMart routing statuses within the request. A request is now marked as Complete if all DataMarts have responded by uploading responses or rejecting the request.
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New "Additional Instructions" metadataNow you can separate your description of the request from your instructions to the DataMarts. The "Additional Instructions" metadata field may be entered when composing a request. It is included in the redesigned New Request Submitted email notification and is available to DataMart Administrators when they view the details of the request in their DataMart Clients.
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Easier file uploadThe file upload controls for File Distribution and Modular Program Distribution requests are simpler and no longer require Microsoft Silverlight.
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New Code Selector wizardThe code selector wizard has been updated so that you can add codes to your request faster.
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All DataMart routings for a request can be canceledSent a request in error? All DataMart routings can be now be removed from a request to cancel it.
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Forward-compatible DataMart ClientThe DataMart Client is now forward-compatible and automatically downloads request packages using the same protocol as the request itself and run within a highly secure sandbox environment. This allows for more frequent updates to request types without requiring you to install the updated software, but does not sacrifice the security of the DataMart Client or its connection to your data.
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View requests submitted to your DataMart on the PortalYou can now review all the requests available to you on the Portal as well as in your DataMart Client. See the request metadata and parameters, download any files distributed to you, view your DataMart's routing status for the request, and review any results or files that you've uploaded in response to a request.
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Additional request metadata fields available in the DataMart ClientAll metadata entered by the requester is now available in the DataMart Client when viewing the details of a request. Newly available fields include Additional Instructions, Workplan Type, and Requester Center.
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Improved DataMart Audit ReportThe DataMart Audit Report now accurately displays the number of days that a request has been or was open at your DataMart.
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Easier to find DataMart Client downloadThe DataMart Client installer is now available on the Resources page on the Portal.
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For Network Administrators
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Redesigned access control management user interfaceThe user interface for access control management has been updated for a cleaner, more organized view of security groups and access controls.
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New workflow and task functionality for user registrationThe task menu has additional functionality to prioritize
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Rich-text editor for network messagesNetwork messages may now include rich text, including bolding, italics, tables, pictures, and hyperlinks.
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Built-in security groups removedOrganizations and Projects no longer have preset security groups, cutting down on the clutter when browsing security groups when administering access controls.
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Individual registry and research data set permissionsIndividual registry and research data sets may now have their own permissions for viewing, editing, managing access, and deleting; enabling a finer level of access management for those entities.
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