Totara Talent Experience Platform Release Notes

Totara Learn Evergreen-20200122, 12.14, 11.23, 10.29, 9.40, 2.9.49, 2.7.56, 2.6.73 and 2.5.79

 
Riana Rossouw
Totara Learn Evergreen-20200122, 12.14, 11.23, 10.29, 9.40, 2.9.49, 2.7.56, 2.6.73 and 2.5.79
by Riana Rossouw - Tuesday, 21 January 2020, 5:56 PM
Group Totara

Hello everyone,

The following versions of Totara Learn have now been released:

These versions contain bug fixes and improvements.

Kind regards Riana Rossouw

Release Evergreen (22nd January 2020):

Key:           + Evergreen only

Important:

    TL-23121   +   Upgraded Bootstrap to 3.4.1

                   Bootstrap JavaScript has been upgraded from version 3.3.4 to 3.4.1 and
                   Bootstrap CSS has been upgraded from 3.3.7 to 3.4.1. This includes a number
                   of minor bug fixes and improvements. All security issues had previously
                   been backported.


Performance improvements:

    TL-22824       Improved performance of bulk delete of questions in a quiz
    TL-23390       Improved performance of building the course category tree

Improvements:

    TL-22841       Added a cleanup step as the last task in the course restore process to prevent unnecessary creation of the random questions
    TL-23117   +   Improved CSS of the Reports page

                   Previously there was some browser-specific CSS leading to different
                   experiences in different browsers. The CSS has been improved so that this
                   is no longer the case.
                   
                   This will require CSS to be regenerated for themes that use LESS
                   inheritance.

    TL-23354       Improved alignment of the folder resource on the course page

                   This will require CSS to be regenerated for themes that use LESS
                   inheritance.


Bug fixes:

    TL-23085       Fixed 'Type of activity' selector not being populated for roles in category when single activity format is default
    TL-23171       Fixed an issue where not having permission to view another user's learning plan would result in an exception

                   Users without permission to view the learning plan now see a proper error
                   message when trying to access it.
                   
                   Updated get_component_setting() function in development_plan.class to
                   return false when setting not found (instead of throwing an exception).

    TL-23312       Fixed Seminar event 'normal cost' and 'discount cost' visibility for seminar notifications

                   Previously the 'Hide normal cost' and 'Hide discount cost' seminar global
                   settings were not taken into account when seminar notifications were sent.
                   This fix ensures that these global settings are always taken into account.

    TL-23314       Fixed a bug that had unnecessarily replaced non-HTML line breaks with HTML tags when displaying a course summary in the grid catalogue
    TL-23415       'Choose file' button in filepicker form element is now disabled correctly

                   Previously when using disabledIf form functionality, the 'Choose file ...'
                   button was not being disabled correctly. This is now been fixed.

    TL-23416       Removed unnecessary sanitisation of 'Consumer key' and 'Shared secret' fields in the LTI external tool configuration forms

                   Previously, the forms stripped out values or removed them completely if '<'
                   or '>' characters were entered.

    TL-23440       Made sure system context is set on the main menu item display

                   Previously when the multi-language content filter was disabled at the
                   course level the site's main menu would be displayed as unfiltered when
                   being viewed from the course page. This now has been fixed and the main
                   menu always takes the general system settings for content filtering into
                   account.

    TL-23441       Allowed the case of job assignment ID number to be changed when using a case-insensitive database
    TL-23446       Fixed migration of HR Import file settings when upgrading from Totara 11 to new major version

                   In Totara 12 we introduced separate file settings for each element in HR
                   Import. When migrating from Totara 11 to Totara 12+, the existing settings
                   were not correctly migrated to these new element-specific settings.

    TL-23452       Improved display of Messages contacts selector when searching within a course with a long name
    TL-23458       Fixed permission check when sending plan approval request message to manager

                   The permissions check done when sending a plan approval request message to
                   a manager was only checking if they had the 'Allow' permission in the plan
                   template for the Approve setting. The 'Approve' option for the setting is
                   also now checked.

    TL-23490       Fixed minor custom field display issues in auth_approved reports
    TL-23519       Fixed placement of the 'Upload HR Import files' menu option in HR Import

                   A performance fix applied in Totara 12.7 caused the 'Upload HR Import
                   files' menu item to appear in the middle of the list of elements in the HR
                   Import settings menu. This has now been fixed.

    TL-23520   +   Fixed shadow being hidden by graph image on the Reports page

                   This will require CSS to be regenerated for themes that use LESS
                   inheritance.

    TL-23529       Fixed an error while viewing evidence for another user when the teams feature is disabled
    TL-23593       Ensured HR Import database source classes have the USES_FILES defined as false
    TL-23613       Fixed seminar direct enrolment session table overflowing display on small screens

API changes:

    TL-23511       The new minimum required Node.js version has changed to 12

                   It is required now to run at least Node.js 12 to run grunt builds. It is
                   recommended to always use the latest NPM version.


Release 12.14 (22nd January 2020):

Performance improvements:

    TL-22824       Improved performance of bulk delete of questions in a quiz
    TL-23390       Improved performance of building the course category tree

Improvements:

    TL-22841       Added a cleanup step as the last task in the course restore process to prevent unnecessary creation of the random questions
    TL-23354       Improved alignment of the folder resource on the course page

                   This will require CSS to be regenerated for themes that use LESS
                   inheritance.


Bug fixes:

    TL-23085       Fixed 'Type of activity' selector not being populated for roles in category when single activity format is default
    TL-23171       Fixed an issue where not having permission to view another user's learning plan would result in an exception

                   Users without permission to view the learning plan now see a proper error
                   message when trying to access it.
                   
                   Updated get_component_setting() function in development_plan.class to
                   return false when setting not found (instead of throwing an exception).

    TL-23312       Fixed Seminar event 'normal cost' and 'discount cost' visibility for seminar notifications

                   Previously the 'Hide normal cost' and 'Hide discount cost' seminar global
                   settings were not taken into account when seminar notifications were sent.
                   This fix ensures that these global settings are always taken into account.

    TL-23314       Fixed a bug that had unnecessarily replaced non-HTML line breaks with HTML tags when displaying a course summary in the grid catalogue
    TL-23415       'Choose file' button in filepicker form element is now disabled correctly

                   Previously when using disabledIf form functionality, the 'Choose file ...'
                   button was not being disabled correctly. This is now been fixed.

    TL-23416       Removed unnecessary sanitisation of 'Consumer key' and 'Shared secret' fields in the LTI external tool configuration forms

                   Previously, the forms stripped out values or removed them completely if '<'
                   or '>' characters were entered.

    TL-23440       Made sure system context is set on the main menu item display

                   Previously when the multi-language content filter was disabled at the
                   course level the site's main menu would be displayed as unfiltered when
                   being viewed from the course page. This now has been fixed and the main
                   menu always takes the general system settings for content filtering into
                   account.

    TL-23441       Allowed the case of job assignment ID number to be changed when using a case-insensitive database
    TL-23446       Fixed migration of HR Import file settings when upgrading from Totara 11 to new major version

                   In Totara 12 we introduced separate file settings for each element in HR
                   Import. When migrating from Totara 11 to Totara 12+, the existing settings
                   were not correctly migrated to these new element-specific settings.

    TL-23452       Improved display of Messages contacts selector when searching within a course with a long name
    TL-23458       Fixed permission check when sending plan approval request message to manager

                   The permissions check done when sending a plan approval request message to
                   a manager was only checking if they had the 'Allow' permission in the plan
                   template for the Approve setting. The 'Approve' option for the setting is
                   also now checked.

    TL-23490       Fixed minor custom field display issues in auth_approved reports
    TL-23519       Fixed placement of the 'Upload HR Import files' menu option in HR Import

                   A performance fix applied in Totara 12.7 caused the 'Upload HR Import
                   files' menu item to appear in the middle of the list of elements in the HR
                   Import settings menu. This has now been fixed.

    TL-23529       Fixed an error while viewing evidence for another user when the teams feature is disabled
    TL-23559       CSS cursor when hovering over an item in the grid catalogue is now a hand icon

                   This will require CSS to be regenerated for themes that use LESS
                   inheritance.

    TL-23593       Ensured HR Import database source classes have the USES_FILES defined as false
    TL-23613       Fixed seminar direct enrolment session table overflowing display on small screens

API changes:

    TL-23511       The new minimum required Node.js version has changed to 12

                   It is recommended now to run at least Node.js 12 to run grunt builds.
                   Node.js 8 is almost out of support; we recommend to use the latest Node.js
                   12 to run grunt builds. However to avoid compatibility issues in stable
                   releases running Node 8 is still supported.


Release 11.23 (22nd January 2020):

Improvements:

    TL-22841       Added a cleanup step as the last task in the course restore process to prevent unnecessary creation of the random questions

Bug fixes:

    TL-23085       Fixed 'Type of activity' selector not being populated for roles in category when single activity format is default
    TL-23416       Removed unnecessary sanitisation of 'Consumer key' and 'Shared secret' fields in the LTI external tool configuration forms

                   Previously, the forms stripped out values or removed them completely if '<'
                   or '>' characters were entered.

    TL-23441       Allowed the case of job assignment ID number to be changed when using a case-insensitive database

API changes:

    TL-23511       The new minimum required Node.js version has changed to 12

                   It is recommended now to run at least Node.js 12 to run grunt builds.
                   Node.js 8 is almost out of support; we recommend to use the latest Node.js
                   12 to run grunt builds. However to avoid compatibility issues in stable
                   releases running Node 8 is still supported.


Release 10.29 (22nd January 2020):

Bug fixes:

    TL-23416       Removed unnecessary sanitisation of 'Consumer key' and 'Shared secret' fields in the LTI external tool configuration forms

                   Previously, the forms stripped out values or removed them completely if '<'
                   or '>' characters were entered.


API changes:

    TL-23511       The new minimum required Node.js version has changed to 12

                   It is recommended now to run at least Node.js 12 to run grunt builds.
                   Node.js 8 is almost out of support; we recommend to use the latest Node.js
                   12 to run grunt builds. However to avoid compatibility issues in stable
                   releases running Node 8 is still supported.


Release 9.40 (22nd January 2020):

API changes:

    TL-23511       The new minimum required Node.js version has changed to 12

                   It is recommended now to run at least Node.js 12 to run grunt builds.
                   Node.js 8 is almost out of support; we recommend to use the latest Node.js
                   12 to run grunt builds. However to avoid compatibility issues in stable
                   releases running Node 8 is still supported.


Release 2.9.49 (22nd January 2020):

API changes:

    TL-23511       The new minimum required Node.js version has changed to 12

                   It is recommended now to run at least Node.js 12 to run grunt builds.
                   Node.js 8 is almost out of support; we recommend to use the latest Node.js
                   12 to run grunt builds. However to avoid compatibility issues in stable
                   releases running Node 8 is still supported.


Release 2.7.56 (22nd January 2020):

API changes:

    TL-23511       The new minimum required Node.js version has changed to 12

                   It is recommended now to run at least Node.js 12 to run grunt builds.
                   Node.js 8 is almost out of support; we recommend to use the latest Node.js
                   12 to run grunt builds. However to avoid compatibility issues in stable
                   releases running Node 8 is still supported.


Release 2.6.73 (22nd January 2020):

API changes:

    TL-23511       The new minimum required Node.js version has changed to 12

                   It is recommended now to run at least Node.js 12 to run grunt builds.
                   Node.js 8 is almost out of support; we recommend to use the latest Node.js
                   12 to run grunt builds. However to avoid compatibility issues in stable
                   releases running Node 8 is still supported.


Release 2.5.79 (22nd January 2020):

API changes:

    TL-23511       The new minimum required Node.js version has changed to 12

                   It is recommended now to run at least Node.js 12 to run grunt builds.
                   Node.js 8 is almost out of support; we recommend to use the latest Node.js
                   12 to run grunt builds. However to avoid compatibility issues in stable
                   releases running Node 8 is still supported.