🐞  Bug Fixes 🐞 

Community and Project Homes

• Community home will now correctly display all projects a user is an applicant for

User Authentication & SSO

• Addressed security vulnerability with certain SSO setups

Tis the season for gift giving, and boy do we have a pile of presents for you this month! Refresh your coffee - this one’s a doozie!

December kicked off Centercode’s inaugural 🎊DevJam🎊. We gathered up a huge number of fast but super impactful bugs and improvements from nearly every area of the platform, and our devs competed to implement the highest number, the most valuable, and the most anticipated improvements. The result is a whooole lot of presents under the Centercode tree this year! Vote here for which of these changes you like the best.

And the fun doesn’t stop there: We also hung a few stockings packed to the brim with UI improvements to give Centercode a new look for 2024.

📈  Improvements 📈 

A fresh round(ing) of UI improvements!

Not only is it the season for gift giving, it’s the season where we all get dressed up in new sweaters and socks (thanks Grandma!)—and Centercode has a new look to show off as well, with a fresh round(ing) of UI improvements!

New Font

First up, we’ve got a bolder, clearer, more readable global font! Note that if you’ve used CSS to change the font in your site, your customization might need some post-update attention. Let us know so we can help!

New Infoboxes

Next up, a new look for our infoboxes, including a redesigned layout and eye-catching icons for each infobox type!

Rounding

A new rounded look for most buttons, checkboxes, and dropdowns throughout the site! (After all, would it really be the holidays if we didn’t all get a little… rounder?)

🎁🎊  DevJam Improvements 🎊🎁  

An avalanche of improvements!

Without further ado, here is the list of the many, many DevJam improvements! We’ve highlighted a few of the bigger changes and summarized the rest. You’re welcome to reach out to us via in-site chat or email if you’d like clarification on any of these items!

Usability

Adjusted menu flyout sensitivity 

We increased the “stickiness” of the flyout menus throughout the platform, giving you a little wiggle room if your cursor strays off the menu for even a moment.

Updated the “Submit” button on email send to “Preview”, to highlight that a preview step comes next

The updated button text makes it clearer that you’ll proceed to a typical “preview” step before finalizing the email being sent.

Two buttons were added to the Team management page, allowing you to quickly view the list of users on a given team or jump straight to emailing them

These handy buttons take you to a user list that's filtered to the relevant team and a shortcut for emailing users on that filtered list.

Archiving a resource group now archives the items within

Archiving a resource group (including content, releases, surveys, feedback types, and user profiles) will automatically archive all the resources within it.

A quick “Copy to clipboard” button has been added to invitation type modification pages

Easily grab a link you can paste elsewhere via this handy new button on the Modify this invitation type page!

And more!

• Added the "type to filter" ability for the timezone drop-down menu on the Account settings page
• Updated background colors in team blocks that are conditional based on a checkbox
• Added the outgoing email address to the email log results page
• Added the user account of each recipient to the email log view page when applicable
• Improved email log performance by limiting filter results to show a max of 100 email per page (instead of 1,000)
• Searching by subject line now works appropriately in email logs
• Added confirmation and error growls to “Mark read” button on the Following page
• Added commas in list footer values (e.g. 1234 is now 1,234) to improve readability
• Simplified the process of creating a form group
• Searching strings now responds to pressing enter instead of requiring you to click "search"
• Previewing content or releases now appropriately shows the Distributed value block
• Added new details to theme management including how many projects the theme is used in and when it was last updated
• Support-type user accounts can now attach files to content
• In the project summary, Project Manager names now link to that user’s user summary
• The right panel has been restored after feedback is duplicated

Feedback

We added a hover-tip when using the “previous” and “next” navigation arrows on the Feedback view page

Get a preview of the name and ticket number you’ll be taken to when hovering over the navigation arrows in the feedback ticket view! This way, you’ll always know which feedback is coming up next.

Added a setting to allow replies after feedback is put into a resolved state

This new option will allow new replies on closed feedback so discussion can continue on feedback you have marked as resolved. This gives you more flexibility in how you use resolved statuses.

And more!

• Feedback button links now show unread feedback, as opposed to YOUR feedback
• Added distributed values to the feedback view
• The duplicate feedback box now has appropriate empty message formatting, and converts to a button when results are found
• Navigation buttons are no longer lost after marking feedback duplicate
• Activity completion now consistently directs testers to the correct feedback type

Surveys

A list of users who’ve completed a specific survey is now one click away

You'll automatically proceed to create your first form element after creating a new survey

When customers create a new survey, it's obviously pretty common to add questions to it. We've shaved off the manual step of clicking the "Add a form element" button to make the survey creation process just a little bit smoother.

And more!

• An explanation message now displays when viewing a survey that has been removed

Recruitment

We’ve updated the “go back” (aka “Never mind”) functionality when preparing onboarding emails

When previewing an email before sending it, the “Never mind” button will now return you to the email editing screen, allowing you to easily make last-minute changes instead of getting kicked all the way back to editing the invitation type.

Project/Community invite has been updated to resend the invitation when requested, even if the user already existed in the invitation type

Quick invite emails sent using the “Invite to Community” or “Invite to Project” button are no longer limited to a single instance per email address. If a user reports not receiving an email invite sent this way, now you can simply invite them again without digging into Recruiting!

We added a super easy copy button to URL link sources on the Recruiting page to grab the links

Get quick access to the link associated with a URL link invitation type by using the new button added to the Recruitments pages!

And more!

• Added clarity to Project Manager & Support invite restriction
• Removing URL links will now release that URL for use in other recruitments

Dashboards

The Delta Huddle dashboard now has an outro slide

The presentation mode view of the Delta Huddle dashboard now has a slide indicating the presentation is finished before looping back to the beginning.

We added a new button in the navigation menu that points to Delta Huddle dashboard during an engagement phase

And more!

• Increased visibility of the Delta Huddle dashboard in the dashboard list

Filters/Views

We introduced a smarter default state for new filters, resulting in fewer clicks

We’ve added a confirmation pop-up to the “Remove filter/view” button

This new confirmation window for the “Remove Filter/View” button ensures that a misclick doesn’t lead to accidentally removing a valuable resource.

And more!

• Removed the old data engine item (“User Active”) due to being a legacy, unused feature
• Updated “Project teams” Data set to “Project activity” to better represent its function
• Added a “Never mind” button when creating a filter or view

Form engine

We’ve added hover effect when dragging a file to upload onto the file element

This new hover-over effect makes it clearer that your aim is on point as you drag and drop files into a file attachment form element.

A quick sentence-case tool was added to form element titles

We’ve expanded our content title sentence casing tool to include form elements, making it easier for you to keep all your titles (resources, forms, etc.) cased the same way.

Performance

User logins are now being counted the same way across the system

The login count used by the data engine has been changed to match the same criteria used by the user summary login count page for the sake of consistency. This also means that “# logins” consistently follows a more typical definition of a login, i.e. authentication into a new session.

The “Exclude” option in the email log filter now works appropriately

We fixed an underlying issue that was preventing the “Exclude” option for email log filter fields from functioning as intended!

And more!

• The loading spinner for adding an avatar will now appropriately disappear if the upload fails
• The user data snapshot at the top of the user summary now appropriately hides if it’s empty
• Fixed the contact admin button on opt-out
• Numerous back-end changes to improve performance, modernize our stack, and generally make Centercode better

Reports

Grouping by date fields now groups by the day and doesn’t include the time

And more!

• Corrected alignment of report icons

Ted

Activating Ted no longer creates an unnecessary new tab

Previously, activating Ted would open Ted’s settings in a new browser tab after confirmation. Now clicking the activate Ted button will take you straight to the Ted settings page in the same tab!

And more!

• Improved plural references in Ted’s admin daily update emails
• Improved Ted settings title

Test planning

Updated the “activity incomplete” message visual

The “Activity incomplete” message was updated to include a new icon and dark visuals, making it clearer to testers that the activity is considered incomplete and they have a limited time to finish it.

And more!

• We now offer a better inline explanation of the unique traits of phaseless features
• Removed an unnecessary border on the Feature Overview page that testers see

UI

User cards can now be accessed directly from Quick Search

And more!

• Fixed improper spacing on the activity completion page when there is no activity body
• An invalid "no content" message was removed from file attachment blocks
• Added border radius to info icons on teams
• Rounded corners in tester facing WYSIWYG and feedback replies
• Added appropriate button classes on the “Distributed value type” button
• Fixed vertical alignment of test platform names to accommodate descriptions
• Added rounding to feedback menu UI
• Clarified language in linked feedback UI
• Improved spacing consistency on the feedback group view page
• Fixed padding on the feedback group creation/modification page
• Updated the layout of the user profile list page to match the appearance of test platforms
• Fixed the empty-row display on the trade compliance configuration pages
• Added padding to distributed value display in content view
• Polished visuals for “Check all” action rows in roles
• Text will no longer wrap inappropriately on feedback submission page
• Updated the invitation modal UI with corrected strings, padding, and general polish
• Email subject line in Delta Edition is now appropriately formatted
• Email template editing UI is more consistent
• Corrected the appearance of buttons on email template creation pages
• Normalized how text color is calculated on tags located on the navigation menu
• Public page padding cleaned up for consistency
• Header buttons matched for UI consistency
• Improved the visual polish of numeric values in the menu bar
• Simplified the feature creation page’s UI around collecting FSAT star ratings
• Gave content comments a much-needed polish pass
• User summary now accurately reflects custom team access license
• Fonts now render properly on project dashboards
• Added some much-needed spacing at the top of old reports between two messages
• Updated some tables on the project summary page to match the rest of Centercode
• Corrected the styling of the test platform explainer when shown on the tester homepage
• The related feedback list got some much needed love

Strings

• Added a new infobox on trade compliance pages
• Updated “Continue” button text on account creation page
• Cleaned up references to “teams” in the user journey across editions
• Removed the date display next to content
• Updated back button text to be more clear on forms
• Menu footer uses string rotator
• Improved language on global following page
• Improved language on project specific following page
• Updated Ted audience copy to be more clear
• Updated strings at top of feedback submit
• Added fun new project configuration messages
• Updated a string we missed that was buried in Recruiting
• The Test Infographic has gone straight-edge
• Updated the string at the top of the tester homepage when a project is private
• Added a new login message
• The agreement link on sign-in has been pluralized for accuracy
• Cleaned up the page title on the project summary page
• Updated the project summary onboarding language to reflect our new vocabulary

fixes  

🐞  Bug Fixes 🐞 

Form Engine & Custom Surveys

• Archiving a survey group will now archive the items within it as well

Onboarding/Recruiting

• Some project recruitment strings will now be used in place of community string modifications for project sources

Platform Security

• SVG file security has been improved and the file type is supported for use in theme logos and opportunity backgrounds

📈  Improvements 📈 

Platform Security

• Given their exploitable nature, SVG files will no longer be accepted as uploads (with exception of images included in visual themes)

🐞  Bug Fixes 🐞 

Feedback Management

• Mass feedback modify actions will now work with resolved feedback

Miscellaneous

• Feature dynamic tags will now correctly display in email
• Resources (Releases, Surveys, Content) with a title > 255 characters will no longer error when notifying users

📈  Improvements 📈 

Gettin' Spooky!

• We have added some new spooky strings to our loading pages for some Halloween flair!

🐞  Bug Fixes 🐞 

Platform Security

• Addressed an SMS text verification security issue via mid-week hotpatches

Happy New Year! 🎇 We’re starting off 2023 by hitting the (metaphorical) gym and getting the site in shape with some visual improvements. We’ve beefed up the community homepage, added definition to the Success and Delta Health Score bars, and toned site wide with small but impactful visual tweaks. Finally, you can see proof of our sustained effort by checking out the regular bug fixes listed below.

improvements 

📈  Improvements 📈 

New Year, New Homepage

First on the list, we have a big visual update to how projects and opportunity lists are displayed on the community homepage! In addition to a bolder and more readable style, additional information and functionality has been added to the lists. The "My Projects" heading groups all the projects a user has access to, lists them alphabetically by codename, and shows which program it belongs to. Additionally, there's a tag that shows the current testing state of the project based on its current active phase type (if applicable).

Dressed for Success

Next up, we're giving the Delta Success Score a new uniform! Previously, your success score would display as red, yellow, or green, depending on a predefined low/medium/high score range. For now, we've provided a single color (Purple!) to represent this score, allowing you to focus more on the number itself as a key metric to measure your projects and your program.

The motivation for this change (based on your insightful feedback!) is that the definition of success will differ from product to product based on the ambitions of and investments in that product. That definition is currently not present in Centercode (spoiler: we're working to add it), so there was a reasonable possibility that we were using a negative color to represent what was actually a positive outcome.

Staying on the Cutting Edge

And last, but definitely not least, we've done a HUGE amount of UI polish throughout the platform. You'll notice these small but impactful tweaks on nearly every page, from adjusted padding and shadows to cleaner font weights and table styles. The list is long! We're always striving to improve, and we put a lot of work into this one. You can reach out to us via any of our normal chat or email support channels to let us know what you think, we'd love to hear your feedback!

fixes  

🐞  Bug Fixes 🐞 

Platform Security

• Addressed a security vulnerability with our Drafting functionality
• Addressed a security vulnerability with Feedback commenting

Project Templates & Cloning

• Account verification notices will now retain their selections when copied via Project Cloning

During this patch, we're dramatically improving usability of Feedback Simple List, adding more details to Dashboards, and enhancing the Centercode Data Engine.

new features 

✨ New Features ✨ 

Do you have a long User or Feedback List and just want to select ALL of them?

User and Feedback Management View/Filter results can now be selected by page or in total. This lets you trigger bulk Actions and Macros across all Users or Feedback results of your filters. 😎 

Just click the "All" checkbox at the top of the list and you'll see the new dialogue option if your list spans multiple pages. Check it out in the screenshot below.

improvements 

📈 Improvements 📈

Check out the new Feedback Simple List Filters!

Test Participants can now toggle the Feedback Simple List to Feedback they have Voted on (new button). 

In addition, we have cleaned up how Duplicate and Predictive Feedback are displayed, and we've differentiated Excluded Status items. 

Lastly, we tidied up how previous filtering is stored. It now uses the URL in place of Cookies for a more consistent user experience as admins navigate or link to and from the Simple List.

Feedback Subpanels add even more value to Dashboards

Project Dashboard, Phase Dashboards, and Feedback Impact Dashboards now utilize individual Feedback subpanels.

Clear visibility on Release details in the Data Engine

Release Value has been added as its own Data Engine criteria (for use in Views and Reports).

Include Release details in externally-created Feedback

API Feedback Creation will now allow for Release element data to be included.

fixes 

🐞  Bug Fixes 🐞 

Centercode Mobile App

• An important security update was made to both our C16 and C17 environments. 

User Interface & Experience

• Viewing the Feedback List from a Report Element that uses a Feedback Status Filter shows the expected result.
• HTTPS Post within Feedback External Destinations will once again work as expected.
• Attempting to edit Public Copy no longer results in an error.
• Modifying Strings via the link on the bottom left of each page no longer results in a bomb error.

Integrations

• Single Quotes in Feedback titles no longer prevent related Macro Webhook logs from loading.

Form Engine

• Modifying form elements will once again return the user to the location on the form where the element is positioned.

A fresh round of updates and improvements are on the way! In the latest patch we've
made numerous updates related to Features and their functionality within Feedback Forms and Test Planning. In addition, throughout the month, we've continually deployed several bug fixes which we've also listed below.

improvements

📈  Improvements 📈 

Update Features within Expired Phases!

Make corrections or clarifications to features in already finished phases! This change allows you to update Feature information for those kept within otherwise-uneditable Phases. In addition, you can also clear their associated Completions to effectively reset the activity record. 

Conditionals on Feature Elements!

Further customization and specialization of your Feedback Forms! Feature Elements in Feedback Forms can now be selected as the parent of Conditional Elements. Note that since Features aren't cloned during Project Cloning, if you're using Conditionals off of Feature Elements, you'll need to update your Feedback Forms in new projects. 

fixes  

🐞  Bug Fixes 🐞 

Dashboards & Reports

• Certain Sub-panels on Satisfaction and Engagement Over Time were adjusted to correctly include the new Regression Features. 

Centercode Mobile App

• Security update for Android

User Experience & Interface

• New Community Homepage Survey list now takes into account expired or nearing expiration states.
• Users no longer automatically enter their last project if they're an Applicant in that project. Additionally, Projects where a user is only an Applicant can no longer be selected as Default. 
• Adjustments were made to the Location selection on Account Settings under various non-US country selections. 
• Continued smaller functionality and UI improvements to C17 for both Desktop and Mobile. 

Delta Release Upgrade

• Migration scripts were updated to account for Projects without Project Managers when building Homepage Content from Homepage Introduction messaging. 
• Project Cloning for our Static Templates will now properly include New User and Regression Phase options.
• Feedback Types without a Feature element will no longer allow a roundabout method of submitting active Features when users are currently blocked due to Product Verification.

Miscellaneous

• Projects without Feedback Intents configured to Delta standards now utilize proper activity flow.
•  Feature engagement no longer presents a 404 with API endpoints.