Releases notes
This page contains the release notes of the Recherche Data Gouv platform.
Release Note dated 09/11/2024 - Portal
Minor fixes and improvements
Possibility of adding a “Remarks” field to each warehouse sheet in the “Trusted warehouses” section
Portal accessibility improvements
Fixes to news programming
Fixes to displaying datasets in back-chronological order.
Release Note dated 06/26/2024 - Portal
Minor fixes and improvements
Fixes for the presentation of trusted repositories
Classification of entities in the back office in alphabetical order + possibility of text search
New presentation of the “Recherche Data Gouv teams” page for a more adapted display of each person’s profiles
URL redirection in case of page versioning
Automatic link to the definition of the term "institutional space" within a page (iso other terms to the glossary)
Update of the Twitter logo which becomes X, in the footer
RSS feed correction
Improvement of the portal's referencing on search engines ("Recherche Data Gouv" in the result title, and not "Data Gouv")
Release Note dated 05/22/2024 - Portal
New features
Interactive map presenting the network of Data management clusters
New section displaying trusted repositories, with entry by discipline
Minor fixes and improvements
Optimization of natural referencing allowing better exposure of “Recherche Data Gouv” in the results on search engines
Uploading now possible – in the back office – of files larger than 2 MB, particularly for training or communication materials
In the back office, the “Supporting Institutions” section has become a generic section called “Institutions”
In the back office, the “Institutional Spaces” section now allows you to enter the Institutions linked to each Institutional Space
Release Note dated 04/17/2024 - Portal
New features
Technical overhaul of the Institutional Spaces carousel
Ability to schedule the publication of datasets
Creation of a dynamic sitemap of the portal.
Minor fixes and improvements
Fix for displaying datasets in back-chronological order on the Home page slide
Fixes to the Recherche Data Gouv Team functionality
Possibility of displaying the same flowchart on one or more portal contents
Displaying news cover images and datasets has become optional
Release Note dated 03/19/2024 - Repository
New features
Deposit
Possibility of creating datasets via the APIs with mandatory metadata partially filled in. These datasets display the tag “Incomplete metadata”
Files
In a dataset, ability to display files sorted by folder or label
Folder uploads keeping hierarchy of files and subfolders
Improvements
Metadata
“Production Location” and “Series” metadata become repeatable
Preview
Preview ZIP & ELN files: ability to see the compressed folder tree and download files individually
Collections
A linked collection and its contents appear in the collection where it was linked.
Technical
Upgrade of Dataverse 5.14
Release Note dated 03/13/2024 - Portal
New features
Ability to perform a text search on all portal content
Provision of a new functionality allowing you to enter and display trusted repositories
The FAQ is now categorized by sections, for better back-office management
Minor fixes and improvements
Solution allowing the downloading of Adobe Illustrator type documents
Correction regarding sharing of flowcharts (direct access URL)
CKEditor 4 version update
Release Note dated 02/21/2024 - Portal
New features
Harmonization of DOI processing across the entire site (with integrated link)
New “site map” page in XML
Minor fixes and improvements
Improved and scheduled news display
Displaying quotes in a more appropriate style
Adapted display of flowcharts within the pages of the site, particularly in English
Release Note dated 01/25/2024 - Repository
New features
Autocompletion of ANR project metadata
When entering project or grant metadata, it is now possible to directly retrieve information from an ANR project with its identifier.
Release Note dated 01/24/2024 - Portal
Improvements
Depending on the chosen language (FR / EN), images are now also customizable, for pages dedicated to news, datasets and guides
Minor fixes and improvements
Fixed a minor presentation bug
Technical
Minor security fixes
Optimizing the caching system
Release Note dated 12/13/2023 - Portal
Improvements
Improvement linked to scrolling through the carousel of partner establishments
Optimized implementation of the flowchart for better visibility
Minor fixes and improvements
Fixed some minor presentation bugs
Technical
Optimization linked to a few security points
Fixed some minor technical bugs
Release Note dated 11/16/2023 - Portal
New features
Flowchart
Ability to create a dynamic flowchart
Back office
Added duplication functionality in drafts for the following entities: news, datasets, pages, guides, events
Ability to add comments from the text editor toolbar
Improvements
The dataset put in “Focus” no longer appears in the “To discover” section
Display in antechronological order of events
Ability to format alert messages
Minor fixes and improvements
Replacement of the “Birthday” headband with the traditional headband
Footer alignment on Edge, in tablet mode
Possibility of changing the category of an already existing media
Possibility of entering the subject of an “Other request” in the contact form
Technical
Finalizing the bundelization of Lockedit (library used for locking in modification)
Release Note dated 04/20/2023 - Portal
New features
Event and News Possibility for a visitor to suggest an event.
Possibility of programming news.
Media library
Ability to load files in .ppt, .odt and .docx format.
Ability to load images in .webp format.
Improvements
Display Improved the appearance of tables of contents.
Improved the display of institutional spaces on the carousel.
Analysis and improvements of site accessibility.
Media library
Use of S3 (Ceph) storage for images and files.
Developments regarding media selection.
Project members
Creation of an entity dedicated to displaying project team members.
Internationalization
Management of internationalization on static links.
Footer
Display of licenses related to the content and source code of the site.
Static links to the communication kit page.
Metrics
Updated the script for site visit metrics (Matomo tool).
Minor fixes and improvements
Bug fixes regarding responsive display (mobile and tablets).
Disabled the display of glossary term definitions in the FAQ side menu.
Displaying definitions of glossary terms in English.
New procedure for creating anchors and resolved the malfunction of anchors on the portal.
Black line removed for images containing links.
Technical
Preparing for migration to the Scaleway cloud to enable 24/7 availability.
Operation and indexing of the sitemap.
Release Note dated 02/27/2023 - Repository
New features
Embargoes
An embargo may be placed on files. This is a maximum of 18 months and cannot be modified in the published version once applied.
Notifications
The notifications received are configurable in the personal space.
Files The “Replace” functionality for files can now be used in draft versions of datasets (a feature previously only available on published datasets).
Anonymization
An anonymized private URL that does not provide access to certain metadata fields can be created for an anonymous review in place of the usual private URLs.
Please note: for complete anonymization that does not allow identification of the deposit collection of the dataset, contact the Repository-Catalogue Resource Center.
Improvements
Translations
The labels and help (tooltips) of the metadata appear translated into French in the interface when the French language is selected.
Licenses
The Etalab Open License is applied by default: This can be directly selected in the interface without using a metadata model. As part of this change, all datasets with the Open License in the “Terms of Use” field as previously in use or with the CC0 license will be assigned this same Open License without intervention by the depositors.
Metadata
Added a metadata block for calculation scripts and workflows.
Conditional metadata: The mandatory field label for “Kind of Data” data types is now “Data Type” in the English interface. halid is selectable in the identifier types for publications associated with datasets.
The “Project” metadata group becomes multiple.
Input instructions can be added in metadata templates.
Users can retrieve, set and update metadata using a new simplified JSON-LD format.
Collections
The default dataset language that will be used when entering metadata into a collection can be configured.
Administrators with large files in their installation can disable the automatic checksum verification process at publish time.
Other interface improvements
Buttons for copying long text strings for private URLs, checksums and API tokens.
The ORCID identifiers of the authors will now be clickable once they are entered.
Visitor logs now support multi-line text.
Apis
New usage metrics/statistics, particularly at the collection level, are available via the APIs.
Search API users can specify additional metadata fields to return in search results.
API users will be able to access a list of URLs for downloading files, allowing for faster and easily retrievable transfers.
Users of the Dataset Update API receive more information when the dataset they are editing does not meet the access requirements.
Ability to retrieve visitor records via API.
Harvesting
Improvements to the date used for harvested datasets.
Support for ISO-639-3 language codes when harvesting.
Minor fixes and improvements
Fixed errors when creating accounts.
Users who interact with pre-release workflows will see speed improvements.
Fixed an issue with metadata (Topic Classification) appearing multiple times.
Small bugs have been fixed in the export of datasets in JSON and DDI formats.
Improvements on the dates of harvested datasets.
The collection pages have been optimized.
Users will now be able to easily copy checksums, API tokens and private URLs with a single click.
Technical
Upgrade of Dataverse 5.12.1