Hub Changelog

Important Changes

• Subscription Renewals:
  • Added a button within the Subscriptions settings page for Institutions and Researchers to prompts the renewal of their subscription from the Hub. For Institutions, this also allows for the changing of the subscription size at the time of renewal.
  • A banner has been added under account cards on the dashboard for those whose renewal is available, leading them to the Subscriptions settings page to renew.

Other Changes

• Sandbox: Institution and Researcher accounts can now test out the Open to Collaborate workflow by adding a link to see what this process is like in the main Hub. Download and share Notice functions will still remain disabled in the Sandbox.
• Added a prompt for Communities to login and apply Labels to a Project on the view Project page. Only visible when not logged into the Hub.
• Various UI updates and fixes.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue where downloading a Project with special characters in the title returned an error.
• Fixed a bug where Researcher accounts would receive a 500 error when trying to archive a Project.
• Fixed a bug where adding a hand-drawn boundary to a Project returned a 500 error.
• Fixed an issue where pressing the Enter key when adding names to a Project’s contributor section would delete previously added contributors from the list below.

Other Changes

• A new tab has been added to Integration Partner accounts that show the integration partner’s certification progress.
• On the Project view pages, the Project Contact’s email has been obscured and changed into a email button for increased privacy.
• Added a variable in the API to allow users to increase the page_size of a page in the Projects List. Default size is 10 projects per page, max size is 200 projects per page.
• Additional instructions have been added to the Open to Collaborate section on the Notices tab for Institutions, Researchers, and Integration Partners.
• UI update for Registry filter.
• Visual indicator for Confirmed communities.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed bug where, on Researcher account creation, when selecting the research type “Other”, the text box to describe the “Other” type was not appearing.

Important Changes

• Researchers connecting their ORCID accounts now pushes their public hub account to ORCID that is displayed on their profile as “Other IDs”. Researcher accounts who previously connected their ORCID will need to re-establish this connection.
• Project Identifiers section on the Project create/edit pages have been updated:
  • Added support for Archival Resource Key (ARK) identifiers.
  • Users can now add unlimited amounts of any kind of identifier to their Projects.
  • Users can now add customized IDs with the “Other” option.
  • These fields have been added to the API. The previous fields will remain for some time.
• Project Contributors section on the Project create/edit pages have been updated:
  • Individual Hub users can now be added as contributors.
  • External contributors’ emails are now hidden. They can now be emailed by logged-in users.
  • Individual contributors (researchers, Hub users, and external users) will now have the ability to designate roles per Project.

Other Changes

• The registry can now be searched by country.
• Account “members” is now “users” throughout the Hub.
• Added alert for users with existing researcher accounts that have previously connected their ORCID to update the connection in their settings.
• UI of Project contributors and external IDs updated for the “View Project” page.
• Updated Project List API search for publication_doi and providers_id to include the updated external IDs field. Search values for these two parameters will search through both the old and new fields.
• New doi search parameter added for future use.
• Improved integration partner account image visibility by moving the certified integration partner logo to the right side of the account images and changed base image to icon. On hover, icon will expand to full logo.

Bug Fixes

• “User” bundle removed from subscription settings for researcher accounts.
• Updated Inquiry form error messages to provide more details if an error occurs.
• Fixed Project descriptions in Chrome going off of the Project card on the “View Project” page.
• Fixed issue for some users trying to register for the Hub with Google Authentication and username/password for the same email.
• Fixed issue were users were getting an error when trying to logout from the Hub.
• Fixed error when user would try submitting an inquiry form from the subscriptions settings page for institution/researcher accounts.
• Fixed bug where institutions in the ROR search list were showing “N/A”.
• Fixed bug where new user could not be added to an account through the “Add a new user” modal.

Other Changes

• Updated Project Details call in the API to remove previous Notice information for a Project that now has Labels applied.
• Updated Button components on form submission to replace preexisting icons with the spinner icon.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed bug where Institution accounts could not be created in the Sandbox due to subscription size field error.
• Fixed bug where Institution and Researcher accounts could not create Projects in the Sandbox due to missing subscription end date.

Important Changes

• Changed URL of the Projects Board from /projects-board/  to /projects/  for consistency with similar API calls. Old URL will redirect to new URL.

Other Changes

• Label Customization: added a Reset button for users to more easily restore the default English text during the Label customization process.
• Moved user first and last name fields to the registration form from the create profile form to prevent data loss.
• Brought back password creation tips to the registration, password reset, and forgot password forms, and updated their UI for clarity for the user.
• Replaced existing content on the registry public pages with a Go to Account button if user is already a member of that account.
• Added a registry search filter for communities with public boundaries.
• Added watermarked images for all Notices and Labels in the API.

Bug Fixes

• Added functionality to prevent unconfirmed communities from being able to add contributors to a Project.
• Registration/login with Google was failing for users whose names were less than 5 characters long due to a validation error.
• Embedded Projects set up for non-existed Projects returned a 500 Server error, will now return 404 Not Found instead.
• On some pages, success/info/error toast messages were appearing multiple times.
• Sandbox: Create a Project button on the Notices page was disabled due to incorrect logic.

Important Changes

• API v1 and v2 GET calls are now accessible even if the Hub is in maintenance mode.

Other Changes

• Disabled OTC Notice linking in the sandbox Hub for all users and in the production Hub for unsubscribed, uncertified, and unconfirmed accounts.
• Removed reCAPTCHA from forms only accessible by authenticated users.
• When Labels have already been added to a Project, the “Apply Labels” button in Project Actions now says “Apply/Remove Labels”.
• Removed inactive users from “Add a member” lists so they will no longer be added to accounts.
• Updated UI for the subscription page in Institution account settings.
• Hide the subscription related form fields on account creation in the sandbox Hub.
• Label Versioning and numbering updated for clarity.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed issues with some modals not closing when clicking outside of the modal.
• Fixed Label Translation reset issue, where if you switched a template language and then tried to switch back to English, the text would not appear.
• Fixed bug where, when accepting user into a community, hub showed 4 duplicate success alerts.
• Fixed bug where Communities were not able to add members other than “Viewers”, even though the Community account was confirmed.
• In the sandbox Hub, fixed bug where only “Viewers” were able to added as members.
• Fixed issue where the “Connect to Integration Partner” modal was not working on Chrome.
• Fixed issue where some notified Communities were not able to apply Labels to a Project.
• Fixed bug where subscription user count was not replenishing when users were removed from subscribed accounts.
• Fixed issue where Google OAuth users were getting errors due to a username not being set.
• Fixed issue where “View account” button was not showing on the dashboard for “Viewers” of a Community account.

Important Changes

• Users can now hand-draw boundaries on community account creation, in community settings, and on Project creation/edit.

Other Changes

• Changed Twitter connections to Bluesky.
• Changed Project Created field to Added by on Projects.
• Grouped all “Project People” together in Project view pages – Project creator, contributors, and non-hub Project people are now closely together in Project view.
• The Identifiers section of the Project view page will now be hidden if no IDs are added to the Project.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed BC Labels not showing on top of the Projects view page.
• Added an error message letting the user know they can’t use a malformed URL when they’re adding and OTC link.
• On account creation: when submitting the account creation form, the button is now disabled to prevent duplicate data being submitted.
• Fixed being able to add non-hub Project people as contributors on a Project.

Important Changes

• Added functionality for Hub Agreements (blog post coming soon!).
  • Agreement form added to inquire about Hub Agreements for non-Hub users or Hub users that are unsure which account to create or want to know more about the agreements before creating an account.
  • Limited functionality for unsubscribed (Institution and Researcher), non-member (Community), and un-certified (Integration Partner) accounts. See our Hub Agreements page for more information.
  • Institution and Researcher accounts can view their subscription information via their account settings.
• Integration Partner account added to account creation.
  • Institution, Researcher, and Community accounts can connect to certified Integration Partner accounts via their account settings.
  • Integration Partner connections will appear on the Integration Partner’s Registry page.
    • Integration Partners have the option to turn off display of their connections on the Registry page. All accounts connected to integration partners can turn off their account showing in the integration partner’s connections section of the Registry page. These settings can be adjusted via account settings.
  • Certified Integration Partner accounts can download the certified logo from their account settings for use on their platforms.
• API Updates:
  • v2 of the API now available. v1 of the API will remain active for Projects created prior to January 13, 2025 UTC. Any Projects created after this date need to be called from v2.
  • Added OpenAPI documentation of v2 of the API.
  • API keys required for v2. Keys can be generated and managed via all account settings.
  • Updated calls to include more fields (particularly in the Project Details call).
  • In v1 of the API, added DOI and GUID to the search parameters and Project Details call.
• New Label view page and Notice view page added to view a Label or Notice by unique ID, the text of that Label or Notice and any public Projects it is connected to.

Other Changes

• UI Updates:
  • Various UI and content updates across the site.
  • Standardized UI across account dashcards.
  • Updated UI for Label/Notice, Project, Connections, and Member counts on account dashcard.
  • Subscribed and Member accounts will receive a checkmark next to their account names. Certified Integration Partners will receive a Local Contexts Integration Partner logo on their account image.
  • Added field for accounts to add a website via account settings. Website links will appear in the account’s Registry page.
  • Updated the Registry filter.
  • Updated cards to show when no results are found for various pages.
  • Added an indicator for Sub-Projects and Related Projects to be distinguishable in the Projects Board.
  • Updated the Project View page to include Label or Notice icons at the top of the page.
  • Updated the add Project contacts process to match the add Project contributors process.
  • “Communities Notified” section in the Project View page will be hidden if no communities were notified.
• Researcher account creation process updates:
  • Skip preparation step and account form if a Researcher account is already connected to that user profile.
  • Added fields to the Researcher account creation form for Affiliation and Research type.
• Added the option to mark all notifications as read for all accounts and user profiles.
• Added “Forgot username?” option to the login page.
• Added Award ID field to the create/edit Project form.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed issue where some Projects were not showing in the Connections tab for accounts even if the account was added as a contributor to that Project.
• Fixed issue where removing a boundary from a Project did not remove the boundary.
• Fixed an issue where certain boundaries from NLD were raising an error.
• Fixed a bug where the Request to Join and Contact Us modal’s message box was able to expand past the modal box boundary.
• Fixed a bug where Label and Notice icons on the Apply Labels page covered text on the page.
• Fixed a bug where, after editing a Project, the Project’s visibility is changed from Private to Contributor View when no other contributor is added to the Project.
• Added username length validation to require at least 5 characters for a username.