Release Notes May 2018

New Features

DRIP-FEEDING: A functionality that allows you to deliver content in scheduled parts. For more on drip-feeding a course's content to users, see this article.
cmi5 SUPPORT: cmi5 is a brand new e-learning specification that combines SCORM features with the xAPI advantages as a communications protocol to act as a bridge between the Learning Management System and the Learning Record Store.
MICRO-STATS: A quick view of valuable information that might call for immediate action. Currently, micro-stats can be viewed on the learner's dashboard and the user/course reports pages. For more on making the most of micro-stats, see this article.
CONTENT VERSIONS: You are now allowed to view and restore previous versions of your content as described here.
REDESIGNED IMPORT: Our wholly redesigned import functionality allows you to upload and import directly from an EXCEL file.
GDPR related changes:

User self-deletion: A "Delete my account" option can be found on the user profile page by clicking on the "More" button as described in this article.

Custom reports and actions based on whether or not a user has accepted the Terms of Service.

Improved automations and custom reporting functionality.

RECORD SESSIONS ON BBB: When using your own BBB tool, you can now record your sessions by following these instructions.
NOTIFICATIONS:

Added a branch filter to the "X hours since user last signed in" notification.

Added two new notifications:

X hours after user creation and the user has not signed in

X hours since user first sign in and the user has not completed any course

END-USER LANGUAGE SELF-SELECTION: End-users are now allowed to pick their preferred language for the portal's interface from their profile page as described in this article.

Improvements:

E-COMMERCE:

Coupons that are valid for specific categories.

Annual Subscriptions.

Free one-month trial subscription option.

SCORM:

The score for tests inside the SCORM package that are not complete yet, is now updated every time the score for the rest of the questions changes.

Added the option to "Reset suspend data" when updating a SCORM unit. That way, you can reset the SCORM suspend data, so that users who have already started the unit can still access it.

API:

You can now get a user's test score for each test attempt.

Improved the response to the "Get timeline" API call.

Added a "Last updated" field for retrieving users.

USABILITY IMPROVEMENTS ON COURSE VIEW: You can now sort courses by "Last accessed" and view course categories on "Grid" mode.
ADMIN DASHBOARD: The "Quick-info" tab is redesigned.
ENFORCE PASSWORD CHANGE: The "Enforce password change" options no longer apply when an administrator logs in as another user. The administrator does not have to change the user's password to proceed.
NEW TIMEZONE ADDED: Atlantic time Canada GMT: - 4:00
CSS rules are no longer displayed on question lists.
CERTIFICATIONS: Added an "Update all" button for certifications inside a course.
ACCOUNT OWNER: You are now allowed to set a new account owner and delete the previous one.
CONFERENCES:

The duration limit has been increased to 8 hours (except for the integrated BBB).

When users join a conference, they are now shown in the conferences grid.

ZAPIER: Created a Zapier action to search for user by email.
INTEGRATIONS: Added support for Intercom identity verification. For more information, see this article.
USER & COURSE REPORTS: The user and course reports are redesigned to be more visually attractive and provide more information at a glance.
UPGRADING: When upgrading to another plan, the feedback now includes more information on subsequent charges.
USER PROFILE: For social media sign-ups, when users log in for the first time, they are redirected to the profile page to fill in any additional required information.
CUSTOM REPORTS: Added a "Have not completed a course within a period of time" rule.
IMPORTING MULTIPLE QUESTIONS: From now on, all imported questions are added to the test.
PRINTING TESTS: Images are now included in a printed test.
COURSE UPDATES: Every instructor with course-updating permissions can now update the course's image.
COURSE CATALOG: When a parent category is selected on the course catalogue, all child categories are now checked automatically.
DISCUSSIONS: Learners can now attach audio and video files to discussions.
OPTIMIZATIONS FOR MOBILE & DESKTOP:

Image optimization.

Browser caching leveraging.

Elimination of render-blocking Javascript and CSS in above-the-fold content.

Compression enabled.

Minified CSS and Javascript.

Bug Fixes

Fixed bug that occasionally prevented scheduled reports from being sent and showed their execution date to be in the past.
Fixed bug that affected the "usersignup" API call. When there was a required branch-specific custom field, it returned the error response "Invalid arguments provided", and the user was not created at all.
Fixed image-related bug when viewing ILT units on Firefox and Chrome.
Fixed bug that prevented a comment inside a discussion unit from being deleted when embedded in iFrame.
Fixed bug related to adding users to a branch.
Fixed bug causing a user that has been removed from a course to receive an "X hours after course acquisition" notification.
Fixed bug that prevented the "X hours since user last signed in" notification from being sent to users without any logins.
Fixed bug related to the timer in tests. When a test has a time limit, the test is now submitted automatically. No further action is required from the learner.
Fixed bug related to the "userlogout" API call. When SSO is enabled, a user is now redirected to the specified log-out URL upon logging out.
Fixed bug related to selecting a tag to filter questions.
Fixed bug that caused problems when uploading files to units on MS Edge.
Fixed bug that caused an error when users with no profile-updating permissions viewed any profile info.
Fixed bug related to the branch reports. It included the archived courses in the assigned courses total on the "Users" tab.
Fixed bug related to the group reports within branches. It included courses completed by a user that is not a member of the group the course is assigned to in the completed courses total on the group reports page's "Overview" tab.
Fixed bug that prevented instructors from resetting a unit's progress when the completion option was "with a question".
Fixed bug preventing videos with an autoplay option from starting automatically on the Safari browser.
Fixed bug causing the "On user create" notification to be sent when mass adding users with an "inactive" status. The notification is now triggered by changing the status to "active".
Fixed bug that prevented the pending ILT counter on the dashboard from showing the correct total of pending ILT users.
Fixed bug related to issues with the new SCORM, CDN, and branches.
Fixed bug causing the admin to view the option to download badges. That option is now displayed in the learner mode only.
Fixed bug preventing users from being assigned to a course when signing up via Google.
Fixed bug related to category bundles. It caused the "Get all for $$" button to disappear from the course catalog when clicking on the "Return to catalog" button on the course info page.
Fixed subscription-related bug when creating a branch via API.
Fixed bug causing a cloned branch to have the same Stripe plan as the source branch.
Fixed bug that forced a UTC timezone in exported reports regardless of the system's timezone.
Fixed infographics-related bug that caused compatibility issues on Chrome.
Fixed bug causing branch-specific custom fields not to be exported when exporting to an EXCEL sheet via email.
Fixed bug causing delays on automations of the "x hours before/after" type.