What's New

Find below the user-facing changes in each version of DATS! New features, visual changes, bug fixes, and performance improvements galore.

Version 24.1.10

NEW FEATURES

• Added variant of the XRF import configuration called ARL-a which is for modern devices that have slightly different defaults on file transmission than legacy devices.

Version 23.2.2

NEW FEATURES

• Security roles can now be layered in order to control not only view access to sample categories but also sample editing, creation, and deletion.

Version 23.2.1

NEW FEATURES

• Attachables, when properly configured, can now create samples in DATS using the same flow as when creating samples with XRF files.

Version 22.1.1

NEW FEATURES

• Preconfigured Reports based on PDF Templates have an audit trail when viewed in non-preview mode. The audit contains a snapshot of the underlying data and the final outputs to the template, including all request-related data. To see available history, find the link in Lab Admin → Report History.

Version 22.1.0

NEW FEATURES

• Lab equipment can have documents attached to them. The document types are set at the Equipment Type level, and then each equipment will have a version of that document type. Examples are SOPs, calibration documents, references, etc.
• Live pages have user-facing administration.

Version 22.0.2

NEW FEATURES

• Lab Equipment can now be configured to have maintenance needs in addition to the normal Calibration requirements. Optionally, the lack of action can prevent usage of the equipment in analyses.
• On any of the Analyze Samples pages, each Sample Type can be configured to show additional Sample Information (for example, Silos).
• Initial authentication for DATS access can be controlled by using Active Directory, including user account authentication.

Version 22.0.1

MAJOR REVISION CHANGES

• Sample Types with a Control Type can associate multiple Control Samples with a given Sample.
• When multiple Control Samples are associated, the calculation engine assumes the desired value is average for a given Analysis in { }.
  • More options like minimum, maximum, sum, count are planned for a future release.

VISUAL CHANGES

• /wiki/spaces/DATS/pages/116686881 file selection menu when editing a sample now displays the summary line and the file name.

NEW FEATURES

• Calibration factors can now be the result of a calculation.

Version 21.0.3

NEW FEATURES

• Preconfigured Reports now support PDF Templates.

Version 21.0.2

The first installment of the user-facing version updates.

NEW FEATURES

• Attachables now support the BAV sample type for automated Blaine apparatuses
• Target levels can be optionally configured to show on live pages
• The data summary for live pages can be optionally configured to show at the top
• Sample Information can be included as a column on live pages
• Attachables can now be automatically attached for certain data source types using the new DATS Import process
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• Target Masters can be configured multiple ways based on the sample types, sources, tests, and target levels you want to display

VISUAL CHANGES

• Analysis results can optionally highlight the background instead of the result text. This is for live views, analyze samples, and the individual sample pages.
• Added footer information for version
• Added header information for site name

BUG FIXES

• Samples created for midnight using the new sample cards now accurately reflect the date if they are created after 11p 

PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENTS

• Added button to return to the DataImport page after creating a sample using an input file instead of always opening the created sample for editing.
• Page load times improved (some as much as 80%) after a lot of really boring work you don't care about