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v27.0.00
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Headlines
A fresh UI update for the Library module with customisable shelves
Added an auto-save system when creating new lesson plans
Changes With Important Notices
System: updated Google OAuth Client SSO to handle granular permissions (required by Google for June 17, 2024)
System: if you use Gmail SMTP relay, be sure to update your settings to use an App Password (before June 17, 2024)
System: updated JQuery(2.2.4 -> 3.7.1) and JQuery Migrate(1.4.1 -> 3.4.0) files to latest versions
System: updated date localisation to use the PHP Intl library, removed deprecated strftime
Security
System: improved the input sanitization and output encoding of URLs
Tweaks & Additions
System: automatically hyperlink any urls included in Custom Field descriptions
System: removed raw exception message output from the interface
System: added facilities as one of the searchable options with the fast finder
System: added departments as one of the searchable options with the fast finder
System: improved randomness of password salt generation
System: added an IP address to failed login attempt notifications
System: added additional filtering for invalid characters in uploaded files
Activities: added notification events for activity enrolment changes
Activities: added a Left status to activity enrolment, to retain a history of previous enrolments
Activities: added bulk actions to the activity enrolment page
Admissions: added a notification event for student form group changes
Behaviour: added notifications for positive behaviour records
Behaviour: added the ability to view other students involved in multiple behaviour records
Behaviour: updated the view so that followups are displayed as conversational logs and stored in a separate table
Behaviour: added the ability to able to link a behaviour record to some other existing behaviour record
Behaviour: added positive behaviour records to the Daily Behaviour Summary CLI script
Behaviour: added a my_permission so that teachers are restricted to only view behaviours created by them
Departments: added an Edit Enrolment link to the Department Class page for users with enrolment access
Finance: added a fees list and notes column to the Export option in Manage Invoices
Library: added ui changes to Library module browsing through library shelves and improved search page
Library: added automatic shelf generation by search term, automatic shelf updates, and auto-shuffling
Library: added autocomplete to the Vendor and Location Detail fields in Add/Edit under Manage Catalogue
Library: updated child records to use the same Vendor field as parent records in Manage Catalogue
Markbook: removed non-numeric entries from cumulative totals
Messenger: added search form and school year navigator to Manage Groups page for quicker group browsing
Messenger: added an index to the Message Target table to speed up the recipients query
Messenger: added the ability to post a Wall Message between a start date and an end date
Messenger: added the ability to optionally share a Send Report link with other users
Messenger: added the ability to detect and remove emojis from the message body
Reports: updated report writing to also show left class enrolments with the Show Left Students tool
Reports: added uploadable Image as a field type in Manage Criteria Types
Reports: added a check for the correct .twig.html extension in Manage Assets
School Admin: added the ability to toggle facilities between active and inactive
Staff: added anchor links for Job Openings page, enabling easier external linking
Staff: added status filter to Staff Absence and Coverage Summaries to display only Full staff by default
Staff: added a notification to inform staff of first aid qualification that are expiring soon
Students: added an Upcoming Students option to the Students by House report
Students: added year group next to form group name in student history details
Timetable: added activities to the timetable in View Timetable by Facility
Timetable: added basic information table to the View Timetable by Facility report
Timetable: added timetable iCal Export buttons to staff and student profiles
Timetable: enabled facilities for Off Timetable classes to be re-booked in Manage Facility Bookings
User Admin: added an option to disable the display of privacy options, so they can be managed internally
User Admin: increased the field length for Departure Reason to 100 characters
System Admin: enabled Generic OAuth to specify the scopes and username field requested
System Admin: added an option to Upload Photos & Files to not delete existing files
System Admin: added an importer for Behaviour Records
Bug Fixes
System: fixed PHP 8+ compatibility in CustomFieldIDs migration file
System: fixed input serialization of form data in Import from File page
System: fixed the file uploader to handle exif image rotation from mobile devices
System: fixed login access required message to always display the login form
System: fixed the bug so that staff and student name are displayed in messages
System: fixed bug in FileUploader that did not allow Chinese and Latin characters
System: fixed incorrect directory separator character in XAMPP installation
System: fixed Ivory Coast name and country code in list of countries
Activities: fixed highlight colour for Waiting List activities in View Activities
Activities: fixed missing Waiting List option when adding activity enrolment
Admissions: fixed Form Group at Entry field when not using it as Office Only
Admissions: ensure form submission email goes to the admissions account email address rather than parent1
Admissions: fixed the tense of the notification string when a student withdraws from the school
Attendance: fixed handling of double periods in Set Future Absence tool
Attendance: fixed timestamp of attendance taken for double periods in Take Attendance by Class
Attendance: fixed onsite school absences not showing blue in Attendance by Form Group
Attendance: fixed Consecutive Absences report not returning any results
Attendance: fixed checklist names for existing absences in Set Future Attendance
Attendance: fixed the attendance counts in Attendance Summary by Date when grouping by Form Group
Behaviour: fixed descriptor dropdown for Positive types in Find Behaviour Patterns
Planner: fixed incorrect To Do list highlight when both teacher and student recorded homework exist
Planner: fixed missing homeworkTimeCap field when duplicating a lesson plan
Planner: fixed year group filter in View Resources
Markbook: fixed the Markbook Entry importer so that it supports username, email or student ID
Markbook: fixed the Term Added field in the Markbook Column importer
Messenger: fixed blank read receipt text when editing a draft message
Messenger: fixed visual bug when messages are wider than the message wall
Reports: fixed missing sequenceNumber in duplicated Reporting Cycles
Reports: fixed students from non-reporting-cycle year groups displaying in Write Reports
School Admin: fixed missing Public Application Form setting in Admissions Settings page
Staff: fixed My Coverage page showing coverage from past years
Students: fixed the view all option in the Students by Form Group report
System Admin: fixed category and module for Student Enrolment importer
User Admin: fixed HTML being removed from Language Options blurb in Student Application Form
Deprecations
System: replaced session call through $gibbon->session to $session. "$gibbon->session" is now deprecated
System: removed fetchFromString from View class, added a Sandbox class for rendering template data
v26.0.00
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Headlines
System: transferred copyright from Ross Parker to the Gibbon Foundation
Changes With Important Notices
System: raised the minimum PHP version requirement to 7.4
System: raised the minimum MySQL version requirement to 5.7
System: added the PHP intl extension to the System Check list
Tweaks & Additions
System: added Return to top link to bottom right of each page
System: added Botswana Pula as currency option
System: added IDD country code for Laos
System: added .lock and .json files to htaccess denied list
System: added additional sanitization to GET variables and alerts
System: added module name to notification email subject line
System: added a system log when passwords are manually changed in User Admin
System: added output sanitization to message wall and planner discussion
System: improved consistency of remote CLI execution
System: added new Remove Stale Notifications CLI script to remove notifications over 3 months old
System: added index to gibbonNotification table to improve performance
Attendance: added the name of attendance last taken to Form Groups Not Registered
Activities: updated View Activities to highlight waiting list registrations in orange
Activities: added a warning message to Activity Registration when a timing conflict would occur
Activities: added student date of birth to the Participants by Activity Report
Admissions: added a warning to Edit Application when required values are missing
Behaviour: added a list of failed email addresses to behaviour letter CLI script
Behaviour: added a notification event for receiving behaviour notifications about IN students
Data Updater: made email addresses in Family Data Updater copy-and-pasteable
Library: added the option to attach copies of library items to a main record
Library: added a confirmation step to replace the name of books using Google Book Data
Library: enabled the borrowing record page to be used with all users
Library: updated the Library Print Record import to enable connecting copies to parent records
Library: added an option to search location detail and all fields in Manage Catalog
Library: added department and type filters to View Overdue Items report
Library: added an On Order status for books that are not yet borrowable
Markbook: added Term filter to parent view, when Group Columns by Term enabled
Markbook: adjusted Term filter in teacher view to default to current term
Messenger: updated message copies sent to sender to include an example confirm link
Messenger: added a setting to customise the signature used in messages
Messenger: moved message signatures to a checkbox rather than in the message body
Messenger: restored SMS credit balance to New Message screen
Messenger: made Duplicate With Members the top bulk action in Manage Groups
Messenger: moved Read Receipt links to the top of messages by default
Messenger: updated Message Wall to show most recent posts first
Planner: enabled users with viewAll permission to see the online submissions list
Reports: added a filter to view Pending Edits on Proof Read page, pre-selected filter in notifications
Reports: added the name of who wrote the comment to CourseCriteria data source
Rubrics: updated visualize and historical data views so teachers can see unpublished results
Staff: combined absence and coverage requests into the same form
Staff: improved handling of Off Timetable days when checking staff availability
Staff: added an option to set coverage as Not Required or assign to an unavailable teacher
Staff: added First Aid Qualified to the main overview on Staff Profile
Staff: improved the coverage time calculation for timetable coverage
Students: added First Aid as a sub page on the Student Profile
Students: added a Follow Up Contacts section with email addresses under Emergency Contacts
Students: added a setting for additional Follow Up Contacts under Student Settings
Students: added a separate view-only permission for First Aid records
Students: added Term filter to Markbook view in Student Profile, when Group Columns by Term enabled
Students: updated First Aid records to be listed by school year
System Admin: added settings for notification interval for staff and other users
Timetable: made the +1 indicator for timetable clashes a link to Manage Exceptions
Timetable: highlighted absent non-covered classes on the timetable in a different colour
Timetable: set timetable to preselect in View Available Teachers and View Available Facilities, when only one timetable exists
Timetable: updated facility bookings to display even on Off Timetable days
Timetable Admin: added Reportable Yes/No option to bulk action in Course Enrolment by Person
User Admin: added Single to marital status options in Manage Family
User Admin: enabled Student role category access to facility bookings (off by default)
Bug Fixes
System: fixed date formatting error when Intl extension is not available
System: fixed PHP value-type error in sidebar message wall posts
System: fixed PHP regex error decoding dates from search filter text
System: fixed collapsable comment show/hide bug in nested data tables
System: fixed the fix for disabled status in toggle visibility for radios
System: fixed missing line breaks in code error alerts
System: fixed Language and Country selects to sort based on locale
System: fixed checkboxes in Custom Blocks not preloading data correctly
Admissions: fixed incorrect parent field names in application submission email
Admissions: fixed application form prefill logic
Admissions: fixed Second Parent not being created on application acceptance
Admissions: fixed Second Parent checkbox showing the wrong state in Edit Application
Admissions: fixed Required Documents not displaying in Documents view of Edit Application
Admissions: fixed orphaned Required Documents when document name is changed
Attendance: fixed incorrect class count in the Daily Incomplete Attendance by Class admin summary email
Admissions: fixed phone number in application form causing validation error when required
Behaviour: fixed error from missing function in behaviour letter CLI script
Behaviour: fixed Add Multiple form submittable without selecting students
Crowd Assessment: fixed profile access checking for student name link
Data Updater: fixed medical updates creating a notification when no data has changed
Form Groups: fixed Left staff showing in View Form Groups list
Finance: fixed edge case causing receipts to be sent along with reminders
Library: fixed empty timestamp field in gibbonLibraryItem that caused errors on update
Markbook: increased Name field length to 40 characters in Add Multiple
Markbook: fixed class average row height when there is no data
Markbook: adjusted student view to ensure that cummulative average honours term filter
Markbook: fixed term-related PHP exception in teacher view
Markbook: fixed the Term Added field to connect to the correct term in the Markbook Column importer
Markbook: fixed no columns showing up when using the All Term selector
Markbook: fixed weighted column average errors when adding non string values
Messenger: fixed invalid input error when editing a wall message that also contains an email receipt
Messenger: fixed Applicants target bug impacting parents not already in gibbonUser
Messenger: fixed Individual Naming option not adding student names to new messages
Messenger: fixed signature removal from SMS messages
Planner: fixed duplicate lessons in Year Overview for multiple timetables
Planner: fixed input sanitization of resource quick-add values
Planner: fixed students with timetable exceptions showing up in submission list
Planner: fixed Parent Weekly Planner CLI sending between school years
Planner: removed Left users from lesson plan Guest select
Planner: fixed Lesson Details Template populating in the homework description
Reports: fixed handling of class vs school attendance in AttendanceByCycle data source
Reports: fixed html entity decoding in MpdfRenderer
Reports: fixed footers on last page during bulk generation with mPDFRenderer
Reports: fixed validation of duplicated template path in Manage Assets
Rubrics: fixed input sanitization of visualization images
Rubrics: fixed previous years data showing up in Historical data
Reports: fixed archive download access for Full parents of Left students
Staff: fixed activities outside the current term showing up in New Coverage Request
Staff: fixed substitute availability check not including timetable exclusions
Staff: fixed error when deleting ad hoc coverage that is not attached to a class
Staff: fixed approved absence with user-selected coverage not re-broadcasting substitute requests
Staff: fixed requested coverage not actionable by substitute after approval
Staff: fixed approved absences with coverage not notifying custom recipients
Staff: fixed Add Staff user select to only include Full and Expected users
Students: fixed visibility of student status details on View Student Profiles
System Admin: fixed line break on long values in Server Info
Timetable: fixed period showing absent in classes with multiple teachers when one is absent
Timetable: fixed PHP deprecation issue relating to $roleCategory
Timetable: fixed staff absence display issue on timetable with multiple teachers in a class
Timetable Admin: fixed null coalesce array error when managing enrolment
Timetable Admin: fixed Edit Timetable by Class to only include classes in years associated with the timetable
User Admin: fixed disallowed permissions not showing as disabled in Manage Permissions
User Admin: fixed an error in Rollover when duplicate enrolments exist
User Admin: fixed Rollover not pre-selecting correct next year group for existing students
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