Changelog

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Ready Room is being continuously improved

We are continuously improving Ready Room, based largely on feedback from our customers and weighed against our principles of clarity and flexibility. If you have a feature you'd like to see in Ready Room, please fill out our contact form.

We strive towards transparency, so below you will find a list of every enhancement released and every bug fixed.

8.3.5
Nov 24, 2024

Enhancements:

  • Use Excel-friendly dates when exporting to CSV
  • Reduce memory consumption

Bug Fixes:

  • Fix swapped column names in inspection to CSV
8.3.4
Nov 15, 2024

Bug Fixes:

  • Fix filtering storyboards by assignee.
8.3.3
Nov 14, 2024

Enhancements:

  • Increase performance of storyboard index scren.
  • Minor UI enhancements.
8.3.2
Nov 4, 2024

Bug Fixes:

  • South American time zones were being filtered from time zone list.
  • Fix copying task when only one actor.
8.3.1
Nov 2, 2024

Enhancements:

  • When copying requests, only copy labels and actors that are available to the target inspection.
  • Show actual date next to relative date in comments
8.3.0
Oct 12, 2024
New Heights

Enhancements:

  • Copy requests across boards and inspections. Selectively include attachements, assignees, and labels.
  • Staged requests now get IDs that are independent of Active requests.
  • Enhance request creation from storyboards.
  • Allow labels to be applied to only to storyboards, requests, or both.
  • Filter requests by creation time.
  • Improve performance of storyboard rendering.
8.2.2
Oct 2, 2024

Bug Fixes:

  • Send email to secondary storyboard contributors even if there's no primary.
8.2.1
Oct 1, 2024

Bug Fixes:

  • Correctly handle large storyboard comments.
8.2.0
Sep 29, 2024
Clearing the Backlog

Enhancements:

  • Remove upload progress bars when upload completes.
  • Display in UI what files an inspector has accessed.
  • Single sign-on self-service.
  • Preview storyboard templated before importing.
  • Allow storyboard and scribe note side panels to be collapsed.
  • Support @members in chat to send notifications to every member of the chat.
  • Allow commenting on storyboards.

Bug Fixes:

  • Narrow scope of file rename validation from inspection to request.
8.1.0
Sep 16, 2024

Enhancements:

  • TMF Locator service, which interacts with OpenAI, is now optional and defaults to off.
8.0.0
Sep 1, 2024
Storyboard Workflows

Enhancements:

  • Introduces a multi-step workflow for storyboard development.
  • Allows primary and secondary users to be assigned to each stage in the workflow.
  • Overhauls the storyboard UI to be inline with the inspection management UI.
  • Enhances copying storyboards into inspections.
  • Enhances storyboard sorting and filtering.

Bug Fixes:

  • If a file was renamed and later downloaded, the downloaded file would retain its original name. Fixed.
  • If the rich-text response to a request contained a link, it blocked the response from being opened again for editing. Fixed.
7.1.3
Jun 28, 2024

Bug Fixes:

  • if a user was filtering requests by complete status, and that user was subsequently made a "restricted SME," then that user couldn't access the inspection until they were no longer a restricted SME.
7.1.2
Jun 26, 2024

Bug Fixes:

  • New requests were assigned to slot 1 instead of slot 0. Fixed.
  • Reusing a custom identifier silently refused to save. Fixed to show validation message.
  • An inspector filter was labeled 'Investigator' instead of 'Inspector.' Fixed.
7.1.1
Jun 1, 2024

Enhancements:

  • Allow the collaboration tools on the right to be toggled in and out of view.
  • New request appear at the top of the Assign column instead of the bottom.
  • Enhance account deactivation UI (superusers only)

Bug Fixes:

  • Don't render the chat message input field when a user is not a member of any chats.
7.1.0
May 27, 2024
Ask Reggie!

Enhancements:

  • Adds an AI-powered ChatBot named Reggie to Ready Room.
  • Reggie can answer questions about the regulations and guidance surrounding drug and device development.
  • Disabled by default.
7.0.2
May 24, 2024

Bug Fixes:

  • If an inspector configured with shared storage was added to a request, and the request title contained characters above U+007F, then, upon being released, the request became inaccessible. This has been corrected.
  • In very rare circumstances it was possible for a file upload to complete without updating the request. Fixed.
  • It was possible to move a staged request to inspector review. This is no longer allowed.
7.0.1
May 4, 2024

Bug Fixes:

  • Previous release kept inspector view from scrolling
  • Show more than 50 users on the account's user admin page
  • When adding user to an inspection, skip over user's that are already members
7.0.0
Apr 27, 2024
Private Conversations

Enhancements:

  • Adds breakout chat sessions (aka conversations)
  • Users can create, edit, view, leave, and participate in named conversations
  • Extends chat out to inspectors, observers, and restricted SMEs
  • Displays unread message counts so team members can stay current
  • Sends notifications when users are added to or removed from a conversation

Bug Fixes:

  • Validating shared storage settings was a bit wonky
  • Table view sort order was still active in workflow view
6.5.4
Mar 30, 2024

Bug Fixes:

  • Clear text area after inviting users to an inspection
6.5.3
Mar 27, 2024

Bug Fixes:

  • Fix CSV download issue caused by earlier LiveView upgrade
  • Workaround Chrome bug that does not allow commas in the file name of the CSV download
6.5.2
Mar 23, 2024

Bug Fixes:

  • Don't allow files to be renamed to the same name even if file name has spaces
  • Upgrade liveview to prevent spurious click-away events
6.5.1
Mar 17, 2024

Enhancements:

  • Sort by Status column in the inspection table view
  • Mark a request as an in-person interview request
  • Distinguish between viewing and downloading a file by an inspector in the audit logs
  • Display hover text when mouse over any part of a button, not just the icon
6.5.0
Feb 2, 2024

Enhancements:

  • Adds support for MS Teams, OneDrive, and Sharepoint Online as shared storage providers, to complement Box.

Bug Fixes:

  • Fixes spurious error if the network reconnects while editing storyboard meta data.
6.4.1
Jan 23, 2024

Bug Fixes:

  • Fixes issues that did not allow files to be renamed if the file name contained spaces.
6.4.0
Jan 13, 2024

Enhancements:

  • Automatically infer TMF file location from request title using OpenAI embeddings.
6.3.1
Dec 17, 2023

Bug Fixes:

  • Don't lose typing if the network reconnects while adding members to an inspection.
6.3.0
Dec 3, 2023

Enhancements:

  • Adds 40 new storyboard templates for good pharmacovigilance practices (GVP)
6.2.0
Nov 25, 2023
Support Cisco Duo

Enhancements:

  • Adds support for Cisco Duo as a single sign-on identity provider
6.1.0
Nov 19, 2023
Clarity and Productivity

Enhancements:

  • Adds rapid file viewer
  • Adds full sized rich text editor for Formal Response field
  • Allow files to be Renamed
  • Various UI enhancements

Bug Fixes:

  • Fix occasional freeze after network drop
  • Fix formatting for storyboard assignees if the list was long
  • Fix Ctrl-Enter not adding a new line to chat
6.0.0
Sep 10, 2023
Filter and Sort

Enhancements:

  • Improved filtering of inspection boards
  • Redesigned table view with sorting
  • Improved sorting and filtering in the Inspector Portal
  • Added filtering to inspection membership screen. Improved sorting.
  • Multiple blank lines in scribe notes are now rendered as a single line

Bug Fixes:

  • Analytics would fail to render if the total size of attachments was greater than 1GB
  • Audit logs did not capture upload of cover sheet to Box
  • Unsaved rich-text data entry could be lost if a remote user updated the same request
  • Typing too fast in chat could cause the last few characters of a message not to get saved
  • Taking over as scribe was not reflected properly to other viewers of the scribe note
5.6.0
May 14, 2023
That's Rich

Enhancements:

  • Make the formal response field rich text
  • Show that dynamic files have been uploaded to Box
5.5.0
Apr 29, 2023
The Hits Just Keep On Coming

Enhancements:

  • Scroll chat message into view when clicking on notification
  • Move deleted requests to a tab
  • Allow download of entire audit log
  • Support adding labels when creating a request
  • Support full-screen mode for viewing PDFs
  • Automatically annotate scribe notes when scribe changes or note deleted/recovered
  • Remove delay when sending @mention emails

Bug Fixes:

  • Uploading dynamic files to Box was not working properly.
  • It was not possible to view a deleted task.
5.4.0
Apr 16, 2023
Tonight on a Very Special Ready Room

Enhancements:

  • Allow assigning a request to a reviewer
  • Introduce editable groups of request data
  • Replace Fast Action with already-opend group
  • Move Box Folder setting above file upload
  • Show alerts when remote user changes the request being viewed
  • Significant performance improvements
  • Multiple UI tweaks

Bug Fixes:

  • (am)/(pm) CKEditor substitutions always generated the time at page load
  • Changes to global time zone database temporarily made user profiles inaccessible
5.3.0
Feb 18, 2023
I Hear You Knocking

Enhancements:

  • Support Okta IdP-initiated SSO flow
  • Allow semicolons as a bulk email seperator
  • Better error messages for SSO users who can't login
5.2.0
Feb 4, 2023
Scribe Note Enhancements

Enhancements:

  • Add toggleable automatic scrolling for scribe note viewers.
  • Add an always available crib sheet describing rapid formatting and transformations.
  • Add @mention support to scribe notes to speed the typing of inspector and team member names.
  • Add a new shorthand for quickly adding timestamps.
  • Add Integration with Grammarly for assistance with spelling, grammar, and concision.

Bug Fixes:

  • Internal IDs for requests were shown in the Inspector Portal instead of the inspection-level IDs.
  • When editing an existing program an error was generated if you gave it a name already in use.
5.1.0
Jan 8, 2023
Dear Santa

Enhancements:

  • Support adding multiple users at once to account or inspection
  • Display system registration URL in the admin screen when resending an invitation
  • Replace Google's viewer with viewers from Adobe and Microsoft
  • Add configuration option to hide system generated IDs in the inspection portal
5.0.0
Dec 11, 2022
Programs

Enhancements:

  • Adds the concept of "Programs" to group inspections that share storyboards and labels
  • Admins can create, edit, and delete programs
  • Admins can move inspections to other programs
4.9.8
Oct 11, 2022

Enhancements:

  • Make "edit storyboards" its own route.
  • Make all briefings "group" briefings.

Bug Fixes:

  • Assigning users to storyboards did not send an email
4.9.7
Oct 8, 2022

Enhancements:

  • Restore cursor focus in scribe notes after network drop
4.9.6
Sep 25, 2022

Enhancements:

  • Increase Okta SSO logging
4.9.5
Sep 22, 2022

Bug Fixes:

  • Make Okta SSO actually work
4.9.4
Sep 21, 2022

Bug Fixes:

  • Fix typing speed degrading as scribe notes get larger
4.9.3
Sep 11, 2022

Enhancements:

  • Better position storyboard assignees and labels dialogs
  • Fine tune AppSignal telemetry

Bug Fixes:

  • Add the word "panel" back around storyboard labels
4.9.2
Sep 3, 2022

Bug Fixes:

  • Clicking on a link in the notification panel did not bubble up the click event
4.9.1
Sep 1, 2022

Bug Fixes:

  • Hot Fix: Filter inspector persona from user-visible lists
4.9.0
Aug 29, 2022
The No Longer Missing Link

Enhancements:

  • Support bi-directional links among tasks
  • Upgrade AppSignal to 2.1

Bug Fixes:

  • Do not error when a user without filters opens a storyboard
  • Make sure only one instance of Quantum runs in production
4.8.0
Aug 13, 2022
May I Have Your Attention, Please

Enhancements:

  • Replace SunEditor with CKEditor
  • Support @mentions in chat and comments
  • Adds notification panel for @mentions and task assignments
  • Add prev/next buttons to storyboards that honor filters and sort order
4.7.0
Jul 23, 2022
The Inspector Experience

Enhancements:

  • Refresh the inspector's view of an inspection
  • Inspector can now click to view task details
  • Team members can see if an inspector has a task open
  • Inspector can reject a task with an optional comment sending it back to host review
  • Task cover-sheet and zip-archive "files" have been moved to the file list
4.6.0
June 12, 2022
It Gets Late Early Out Here

Enhancements:

  • Highlight aging tasks
  • Animate modal rendering
  • Return user to home page after an hour of inactivity
  • Better Box error messages
  • Don't disable task create button when someone else creates a task
4.5.0
May 28, 2022
A Picture's Worth a Thousand Words

Enhancements:

  • Adds analytics and metrics for inspections
4.4.0
May 8, 2022

Enhancements:

  • Support exporting storyboard metadata
4.3.1
Apr 9, 2022

Enhancements:

  • Use UPN instead of email field for Azure AD users
  • Add staged, complete, and labels to CSV output
  • Add leading zeros to default Box folder name

Bug Fixes:

  • Fix bug that allowed observers to change persona
4.3.0
Apr 4, 2022
Inspection Level Labels

Enhancements:

  • Add inspeciton level labels
4.2.0
Mar 12, 2022
Scribo, Scribere, Scripsi, Scriptus

Enhancements:

  • Search Scribe Notes
  • Only notify assignee when task moved to fulfill column
  • Allows storyboards to be copied to the same inspection
  • Don't show resend inspection link if SSO user has already accepted
4.1.0
Mar 5, 2022
Stew it Over

Enhancements:

  • Support Okta as an SSO IdP
  • Allow admins to lock an inspection
  • Allow users to see when others are modifying the same task as they are
  • Removes dates from inspector view
4.0.0
Feb 13, 2022
Single Sign-On

Enhancements:

  • Adds support for Single Sign-On via Azure AD
3.3.0
Feb 6, 2022
GMP Storyboards

Enhancements:

  • Adds 60 new GMP storyboard templates
  • Allows sorting of stroyboards
  • Allows bulk delete of storyboards
  • Allows recovery of deleted storyboards
3.2.0
Jan 29, 2022
Stay Focused

Enhancements:

  • Implement Tabbed Inspection Boards
  • Adds tabbed views: Active, Staged, Mine, All to inspection
  • Show only three columns in the Restricted SME view
  • Enhance "mean time to release" calculation
  • Add rich text support to description, notes, and comment fields
  • Add HTML editor to storyboards and scribe notes

Bug Fixes:

  • Fix task odering when moving tasks when view is filtered
  • Alphabetize assignees
3.1.2
Dec 18, 2021

Enhancements:

  • Maintenance Release
  • Upgrade to Phoenix 1.6
  • Convert leex to heex
  • Update authentication code
3.1.1
Dec 3, 2021

Enhancements:

  • Maintenance Release
  • Upgrade to ELixir 1.12
  • Remove compiler warnings
  • Enhance test suite
3.1.0
Nov 27, 2021
Box Integration

Enhancements:

  • Box integration
  • Send files, cover sheets, and zip archives to inspector's shared Box folder
  • Supports multiple inspectors
  • Supports file versioning
3.0.0
Nov 6, 2021
Integrated Video Conferencing

Enhancements:

  • Adds video conferencing (Briefings)
  • Schedule secure briefings with team members
  • Share public link with non-team members
  • Email notifications with calendar support
2.7.1
Oct 30, 2021

Enhancements:

  • Multiple UI tweaks
  • Better error handling
2.7.0
Sept 18, 2021
Small Improvements

Enhancements:

  • Make inspector file download configurable
  • Add time zones to users
  • Persistent storyboard filters
  • Relax file upload constraints
2.6.0
August 29, 2021
Inspector Review

Enhancements:

  • Add dynamic cover sheets
  • Archive a single request
  • Sort the inspector view
  • Display mean time to release
2.5.0
August 7, 2021
Summer Breezes

Enhancements:

  • Peristent inspection filters
  • See concurrent task editors
  • Auto save storyboards
2.4.0
May 30, 2021
File Preview

Enhancements:

  • File preview
2.3.0
May 16, 2021
It's Not a Stream, it's a Lake

Enhancements:

  • Replace chat style scribe notes with rich text scribe notes
  • Auto-saving scribe notes
2.2.2
May 9, 2021

Enhancements:

  • Upgrade erlang
  • Upgrade swoosh

Bug Fixes:

  • N+1 issue with set_persona on membership screen
  • Remove unnecessary updates of remote screens when persona changes
2.2.1
April 18, 2021

Bug Fixes:

  • Chrome doesn't like file names with commas
2.2.0
April 11, 2021
Spring Cleaning

Enhancements:

  • Adds Restricted SME persona
  • Adds "Fast Actions"
  • UI enhancements
2.1.0
Feb 21, 2021
Salad Days

Enhancements:

  • Copy storyboards
  • Track opened requests
  • Notify user when task moved left
  • Move ticket without closing it
  • Add help document
2.0.0
Feb 6, 2020
Practice, Practice, Practice

Enhancements:

  • Adds support for rich text storyboards
  • Create, edit, and delete storyboard
  • Assign storyboards to multiple team members
  • Rehearse storyboards using "flash cards"
  • Upload supporting documentation
  • Create task from storyboard
  • Filter storyboards, including full text search
1.6.0
Oct 18, 2020

Enhancements:

  • View and restore deleted tasks
1.5.0
Sept 27, 2020

Enhancements:

  • Create, edite and delete labels
  • Add/Remove labels on requests
  • Show attachment counts per column and inspection
  • Don't clear filters after altering tasks
  • Adds debrief notes
1.4.0
July 27, 2020

Enhancements:

  • Adds Observer persona
  • Audit inspector downloads
1.3.0
July 19, 2020

Enhancements:

  • Multiple Scribe Feeds (and thus support for multiple inspectors)
  • Printable Scribe Notes
1.2.0
June 28, 2020

Enhancements:

  • Staged requests
1.1.0
June 21, 2020

Enhancements:

  • Allow admins to manage all inspections
  • Visible request IDs start at 1
  • Mark requests as complete
  • Hide completed requests
1.0.0
May 13, 2020

Enhancements:

  • Initial Release!
  • Inspection Management with shared drag and drop inspection board
  • Create requests, assign user, add documents, QC, release to inspector
  • Table view
  • Inspector Portal
  • Chat and scribe notes
  • Account and User management
  • Personas

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