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PathcoreFlow Release Notes

PathcoreFlow™ Release Notes

v3.4 (2024-04-02)

Version 3.4 is packed with 151 issues leading to major and minor improvements. Security and compliance was a major theme in v3.4, with several new features that make it easier to incorporate PathcoreFlow into regulated (GLP/GCP) environments with functionality that specifically addresses the FDA’s requirements for management of electronic records under 21 CFR Part 11.

New Features

Single Sign On via SAML

PathcoreFlow now supports Security Assertion Markup Language, or SAML, as an option for authenticating team users. This means an organization can incorporate existing identities to access PathcoreFlow.

Teams that configure their SAML SSO in PathcoreFlow can benefit from multi-factor authentication (2FA) for an extra layer of security. For even more flexibility, a PathcoreFlow deployment can support local passwords, SAML, or both depending on the configuration of SAML.

Activities Tab

A new Activities tab has been introduced in the right-hand panel of the Repository page. It provides a preview of the changes for the currently selected item in the Repository.

The Activities tab provides an abbreviated version of the audit trail for the selected item, while the complete audit trail is available as an exportable CSV file. The permissions for activity logging have been updated to give finer grained control over previewing activities, exporting activities, and controlling reason for change policies.

Validation and Documentation for Software Systems

To simplify computer system validation for processes that incorporate PathcoreFlow, IQ/OQ/PQ reporting will be available for every version of the software from v3.4 and later.

Along with the documentation, dedicated validation environments for acceptance testing of new and updated versions of the software are also available.

Improvements

A number of enhancements have been made to improve the usability of the software based on customer suggestions and feedback.

Repository Improvements

  • The folder side bar on mobile devices can now be toggled on and off rather than being displayed below the folder content.
  • Folder pagination controls on mobile devices are more compact and easier to use.
  • Downloaded CSV exports now include URL links to each item.
  • The context menu now has a "Copy URL" option so users can paste a direct link to the item from their clipboard.
  • Folders now have the same read/unread indicators as files.

Image Format Improvements

  • PathcoreFlow now supports 16-bit QPTIFF images.

Settings Improvements

  • The direction of column sort markers in Field, Field Set, and User settings is now consistent with the rest of the product.

Indexing Improvements

  • The Image Indexing Service is now more robust in the presence of file system errors, automatically checks recently modified folders first, and sports APIs to trigger scanning or individual file discovery outside of the existing schedule.

Fixed in this Release

In this release, we have implemented the following bug fixes and UI improvements to address customer suggestions and feedback.

Viewer Fixes

  • Fixed a problem where a horizontal scroll bar could appear in the viewer when using the "Fit" aspect ratio.
  • Fixed an issue where freehand annotation drawing could get stuck on.
  • In certain cases, drawing a freehand annotation could disappear when the mouse is released at the end of drawing.
  • Rapidly rotating an image could result in the rotation value being locked. This has been fixed.

Repository Fixes

  • Fixed a problem where images uploaded to Unsorted Uploads might not appear until the page was refreshed.
  • Searching the Unsorted Uploads folder could result in the page flashing erratically. This is now fixed.
  • Copying an item now adds "Copy of" to the start of the new name and updates the timestamps so it is easier to distinguish the copied file.
  • Fixed an issue where some pop up menus could get cut off in smaller window sizes.
  • Previously, adding many columns when viewing a folder could cause the right side bar to get cut off. This has been fixed.
  • Sorting a folder by file size no longer results in an "unknown error" message.
  • The "Open in VIS" option was active for multiple folder selections even though only a single folder at a time would open.
  • Security restrictions prevented share links from being embedded in local HTML files. This has been addressed for browsers that support it.

Settings Fixes

  • Fixed an issue that prevented an administrator from copying a field set.
  • Previously, setting custom permissions for a user could fail when saved. This has been fixed.
  • The next/previous controls in the user list might not function correctly. This has been fixed.
  • The activity logging policy context menu no longer stays up after selecting an option.

Image Format Fixes

  • Fixed an issue with certain Zeiss CZI images failing type detection because an optional field was being treated as required.
  • Image server could stall rendering certain thumbnails because a maximum area check was inconsistently applied.
  • Certain corrupt VSI images could cause the image server to crash.
  • Certain SVS images would not report having an overview image when in fact they did. This has been fixed.

API Fixes

  • Fixed an issue where uploading an image via the API would fail if encoded as multipart/form-data.
  • Fetching a signature for a user without one produces an error. This has been fixed.
  • Previously, application access tokens were stored as-is in the database. They have been replaced.

Indexing Fixes

  • The image indexing service could stall for a long period of time if a source was reconfigured. This has been addressed.
  • The image indexing background task now respects the time limit setting.