2022.Q4
We ended last year strong and the 2022.Q4 release for DIAL’s Catalog of Digital Solutions is now live! Our team is super excited for what we have in store for 2023 - stay connected by following our roadmap and signing up for the Catalog newsletter.
Featured Updates
Guided product tour - a much requested feature has been added to the Catalog! A guided product walkthrough of the platform is now available for first-time users to help onboard new users, introduce them to the key features and help them get started using it. Many users have requested that they would like to explore the platform independently without relying on lengthy demos or how-to videos, and the product tour is the short and quick helping hand that they may need.
Evaluation rubric - the product evaluation rubric is changing and this quarter we have introduced brand new automated indicators that can help users understand the qualities and merits of individual products
Playbooks - many new features and updates have been added to the playbooks feature to help users share their how-to guides and best practices in a seamless and intuitive manner. A playbook on Public Procurement of Technology has also been released. It provides a customized framework on best practices and tools to procure digital goods and services, within the framework of national procurement policies and procedures. The guide outlines 14 steps, across four phases, that governments in low resource countries can follow when procuring digital goods and services.
Data improvements
| Category | Improvement | Ticket History |
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2 | Commercial tools | Added entries on commercial/proprietary tools into the Catalog | https://solutions-catalog.atlassian.net/browse/CDS-741 |
3 | Miscellaneous additions |
| https://solutions-catalog.atlassian.net/browse/CDS-1099 https://solutions-catalog.atlassian.net/browse/CDS-400 |
Technical improvements
| Category | Improvement | Ticket history |
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1 | Evaluation rubric | An improved product evaluation rubric was implemented in the following ways:
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2 | Playbooks | The following playbooks enhancements and fixes were completed:
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3 | Search Engine Optimization | The following updates were made to the SEO:
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4 | Dialog/Commenting | The commenting and dialog features on the platform have been improved to include the following:
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5 | Maintenance & Optimization |
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6 | Security | Edit forms have been secured and fixed
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7 | Create & Edit | The following functionality for creating & editing content has been added:
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8 | Recommendations Wizard |
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9 | Miscellaneous |
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Bug Fixes
| Category | Description | Tracking |
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1 | Recommendations Wizard |
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2 | Organizations |
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3 | Dialog/Commenting |
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4 | Candidate forms | Candidate forms had several bugs (now fixed) including that were too wide, lacked breadcrumbs, and had incorrect validation modes. | |
5 | Privacy | Access has been limited to GraphQL with email addresses. | |
6 | Logo upload | Compatible formats for logos have now been displayed in the submission forms so that users know which formats are supported on the platform. | |
7 | Content association | In each use case step, the building blocks sections were returning results based on the mapped workflows. This has been changed to reflect the direct mapping of use cases to relevant building blocks. | |
8 | Open dataset cards | Now fixed: Text was getting cropped and displaying incorrectly. | |
9 | Maintenance |
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10 | Filter error | The filter for “Covid-19 tools” was not deselecting when the user unclicked the filter, thus erroneously continuing to display only COVID-19 tools. | |
11 | User Interface | Organization detail pages are now displaying spacing consistent with design. | |
12 | Report issue | Help > Report Issue was redirecting user to another page which was not linked. There is now a dialog for reporting the issue. | |
13 | User menu |
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14 | Open data | It is now possible to assign a country to the open data entries. | |
15 | Error |
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16 | Text field | Copy and paste functionality into text forms for playbooks was not working. | |
17 | Maps | Markers/Pins on the maps are now different depending on if an organization is a Digital Principles' endorser or not. | |
18 | DIAL Logo | DIAL’s new logo has been added throughout the website to be consistent with branding changes. | |
19 | Links to websites and repositories |
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20 | Dates | All dates in the platform (such as endorsement dates) were off by one date due to the default time being stored at 00:00:00 time UTC. All times have been changed to 12:00:00 UTC to fix this error. | |
21 | Sign in & Authentication |
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22 | Projects | Filtering by projects does not work | |
23 | Products | Duplicate languages in product’s top languages visualization fixed |