Extend 5.0 Release Notes

Features and Enhancements

• Added Batch Upload option to Media Manager (now users can upload multiple files at once)
• Added integrated Photo Gallery that leverages the Category feature to display photos from the Media Manager
• Added Channel Statistics option to Channel Manager to provide hit statistics for each channel
• Channels can now be associated with specific ACS Activites, much like ACS Groups
• Calendars can now be syndicated across a network
• Added option to display calendars in list view (original) or grid view
• Add Multiple Days occurrence to Calendar Events
• Updated Start Time and End Time to use dropdowns instead of manually entering times
• Added Settings column to grids in Content Manager and Calendar Manager
• Removed publications from the Content Manager
• Combined Version and History tabs for articles
• Added Group Channel Security flag to articles to prevent direct access to articles on group channels
• Added RSS Syndication flag to articles to determine whether the article should be included in RSS feeds
• Added Article Setting defaults for Collaboration, Indexing, and RSS Syndication in User Profile
• Updated HTML Editor to latest version
• Increased field size of Full Abstract to 2000 characters
• Added two new plans catering to the needs of Access ACS Small Groups
• Renamed Entre plan to Basic

Bug Fixes

• Fixed Bug: System was allowing channel alias to begin with a number
• Fixed Bug: System was allowing certain reserved words to be used for channel and content aliases
• Fixed Bug: Create/Edit Article was not validating content alias against reserved words or existing aliases
• Fixed Bug: Calendar Manager was throwing an error when a calendar was unassigned
• Fixed Bug: Receiving error on Add Calendar Event when entering phone number with 0 as leading digit in any part of number
• Fixed Bug: Edit Events page was not loading correctly in Safari
• Fixed Bug: Receiving error on Upload Media Item when incorrect Media File path is entered
• Fixed Bug: Adding an image to an article generated an error if the image had an apostrophe in the caption or alternate text fields
• Fixed Bug: Users were allowed to delete themselves from the User Manager
• Fixed Bug: Create User notification email contained encrypted password
• Fixed Bug: Color picker was not accepting color codes entered manually
• Fixed Bug: Images were left-aligned when they should be centered when Wrap Text was enabled
• Fixed Bug: Global content was not included on Preview Site without publishing home channel
• Fixed Bug: Profile link was being displayed for Access ACS users
• Fixed Bug: Edit Form page was allowing both Address and International Address to be included. These two should be mutually exclusive
• Fixed Bug: Some form fields were running past the background color
• Fixed Bug: Forms were not correctly validating email addresses
• Fixed Bug: Area Codes were not being displayed in form emails
• Fixed Bug: Receiving error when paging through search results
• Fixed Bug: Group sub-channels were displaying even if user was not logged in
• Fixed Bug: Receiving error on login screen when session times out
• Fixed Bug: System was allowing direct access to unsyndicated articles from other sites
• Fixed Bug: Removed an extra space from the Extend footer

 View previous release notes in our release archives.