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5.9.25.9.2

We are pleased to announce that version 5.9.2 (4.28.2) of Pure is now released

Always read through the details of the release before installing or upgrading to a new version of Pure

Release date: 3 of August 2017 

Hosted customers:

  • Staging environments will be updated 9 August 2017 (APAC + Europe) and 10 August 2017 (US)
  • Production environments will be updated 10 August 2017 (APAC + Europe) and 10 August 2017 (US) 
 

Be aware of the Upgrade Notes - failing to adhere to these may result in loss of functionality

 

PARTICULAR ITEM TO NOTE WITH THIS RELEASE: POTENTIAL LOSS OF FUNCTIONALITY

SciVal, Scopus, and Embase switching to HTTPS

  • SciVal, Scopus and Embase integrations will switch to an encrypted connection using HTTPS instead of using HTTP at the end of September 2017. This is reflected in Pure from version 5.8.3 on for SciVal and 5.6.0 for Scopus and Embase. If you are running Pure version 5.8.3 or later from September on, this will not affect you. If you run an earlier version, you will need to address this to ensure retention of functionality. See here now.
 

Content validation

You are generally encouraged to check all content in the re-validation workflow step prior to upgrade as changes to the underlying datamodel may not be reflected in the re-validation overview screen (see example)

Further, you are encouraged to check if all content can validate prior to an upgrade of Pure. This check is done by running the Check content and files job and resolving any data validation issues that are flagged by the job

Installation and downloading

See the Request Pure distribution file page for information about how to request a new version of Pure

Other Resources and Links

If you have problems with this release please contact Pure Support to get help

Pure hosting requirements

See the Pure Requirements page for more information about the current hosting requirements for Pure

1. Reporting module

1.1. Export function now available in new Reporting module Technology Preview

This release includes new export functionality in the new Reporting module Technology Preview. Reports can now be exported in both .xlsx format (for use in MS Excel) or in .csv format (for use in other third party tools such as Tableau, Business Objects, etc.)

Notes:

  • When you choose to export the datatable, your browser will treat this like a download. As such, once the file is generated, it will appear where your downloads are normally available in your browser
  • If the export you are generating is particularly large, there may be a period where it appears as though nothing is happening (we are working on fixing this for a future update) - might be a good time for a coffee if it's a really big file 

2. Press / Media : Newsflo integration

2.1. Potential issue with Newsflo integration

We have identified a potential issue with Pure's integration Newsflo. If your instance of Pure does not integrate with Newsflo, you can ignore this note.

What has happened?

On 26 July, there was an issue in Newsflo that caused Newsflo to reject Pure's API key. This resulted in all Newsflo content being deleted from all Pure instances. After a number of hours, Newsflo started working again and Newsflo content came back into Pure. However, if you or any of your users had manually edited any Newsflo content items in Pure (e.g. changed Visibility or added any relations), these changes will have been overwritten and need to be restored. The changes can occur in three places for a Newsflo content item:

  • Visibility (Portal and Web services)
  • Relations to other content
  • Relations to events

What needs to be done?

We have been in direct contact with those institutions we believe to have been affected in order to arrange restoration of the affected data. If we have not been in touch but you know or you suspect that you have been affected by this issue, please contact us at Pure-Support@elsevier.com.

This issue has been fixed from version 5.9.2.

3. Australia : ERA2018 module

3.1. Improved support for FoR editing

This release includes new functionality to support Field of Research (FoR) editing and viewing:

  • Bulk editing of ERA Researcher FoR assignments
  • Bulk editing of ERA Research Output FoR assignments
  • Introduction of new 'Reason' field on ERA Researchers and ERA Research Outputs, where the FoR assignment on the ERA record differs from that on the associated Person / Research Output
  • Introduction of new FoR columns:
    • ERA Researchers : Tabular view of editable list
    • ERA Research Outputs : Tabular view of editable list

Resolved issues

Minor releases do not normally include the release of new features. The lists below detail the JIRA issues that have been resolved in this release.

Issues reported by YOUR INSTITUTION

Improvements

Bugs

Complete list (all issues)

ALL issues

Improvements

Bugs

Complete list (all issues)

Improved Pure Support experience

We recently launched an improved Pure Support experience!

Following requests from our clients, we have redesigned our JIRA system to give you a simpler interface and a more intuitive way of working with support requests.

Easier to see what is going on

  • Using a new dashboard, you can see a transparent overview of your engagement with Pure Support, such as the support requests created by yourself and your colleagues. You can also customize your own dashboard to follow issues important to you.
  • Our Pure Support system, JIRA, is now available on https://support.pure.elsevier.com with your usual login credentials.
  • You can learn more about using JIRA in this small guide.

All the help you need – in one place

To make it easy for you to find the help you need, we have created a Pure Service Center webpage, available at https://pure.elsevier.com. From here, you can go directly to the Pure Support system (JIRA), the online Pure documentation (Wiki), visit the Pure Academy site, and stay up-to-date with planned new features via the Pure Roadmap. We suggest you bookmark the page, it is a great place to start your search for Pure help and inspiration.

Published at February 13, 2024

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Table of Contents
  1. 1. Reporting module
  2. 1.1. Export function now available in new Reporting module Technology Preview
  3. 2. Press / Media : Newsflo integration
  4. 2.1. Potential issue with Newsflo integration
  5. 3. Australia : ERA2018 module
  6. 3.1. Improved support for FoR editing
  7. Resolved issues
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