MyProgress 8.1 Release Notes

Custom roles

Myprogress 8.1 includes new functionality that allows new custom roles to be created and managed rather than relying on the built in Myprogress roles.

As part of the update, default roles will be created which allow Myprogress users to continue to access the system in exactly the same way that they always have. Your existing users will be given the default role that matches their role prior to the update.

Please contact us if you would like to create custom roles. By default, the administrative interface for creating new roles will not be enabled following the update.

Consolidation of MyShowcase functionality

We have made changes to ensure Myshowcase users, groups and attributes can be mapped to the new version 8 Myprogress users and groups functionality. This will not impact users who only use Myprogress.

Users of both products should now use the user management in Myprogress to manage all user profiles. User management in Myshowcase will now be diverted to Myprogress.

A new relationships tab is available to Myshowcase users in the user profile which allows students to be linked to other users in the system.

This is primarily focussed on supporting Myshowcase customers who have been using relationships in MyShowcase.

Linking related forms

MyProgress 8.1 introduces the ability to link two related forms responses together.

This may be useful for things like:

• Allowing students to log a reflection that relates to a review meeting. If these are both form responses (a reflective template and a progress review meeting record form) then the student could link their reflective response to the progress review meeting record to show that one follows from the other.

• Allowing things like case logs that relate to the same service user together. If a student performs multiple procedures on the same patient, then the forms used to log these could be linked.

• Linking a self assessment to an observational assessment to show that both form responses relate to the same moment of learning.

The functionality has been designed to be flexible rather than to reflect a particular scenario.

Count of student drafts

MyProgress 8.1 introduces the ability for tutors, practice staff, administrators and other users with access to a student's portfolio to see the number of draft responses that students have made against a form.

They will not be able to view the content of the drafts until the student submits them, but can clearly identify which forms have drafts in progress.

The count only includes student drafts, so if a form is available to other roles then their drafts are not included in the count.

This new functionality will be useful if a student mistakenly saves a form as draft rather than submitting it, as it gives administrators and practice staff an easy way to troubleshoot a form's status.

Improvements to practice roles

We have introduced some technical changes which improve the experience for users in practice who are linked to students via an allocation form.

Inclusion of IDs in the profile shown in assessment responses

Assessment responses now show some additional information about the student in form responses. The external identifier is now included as well as the student name.

Accessibility enhancements

Following a full accessibility audit, MyProgress 8.1 includes a number of accessibility enhancements. It resolves the following issues that would have impacted users accessing Myprogress using screen-reading software, or navigating MyProgress using keyboard-only navigation.

Resolved issues for users of screen readers:

• The Delete button on Org > User statuses read button button when read by screen reading software

• Users > Edit > Status box - Screen reader issues

• Users > Group filter > Screen reader didn't read the X icon

• Users > filter > Screen reader didn't mention min search length

• Org > User Status > Colour field wasn't clear if it was mandatory

• Users > Missing form label in search box

• Users > Missing form labels in checkbox columns

• Users > Empty <th> labels

• Users > Broken ARIA labels

• Users > Group icon had orphaned form label

• Pages that have a X per page had a Select element missing

• Breadcrumb navigation: redundant text when read by screen reading software

• Groups - Various redundant titles when read by screen reading software

• Terminology - buttons had redundant text titles when read by screen reading software

Resolved keyboard navigation issues:

• Users > List > Unable to tab through headers so unable to sort

• Menu navigation - Item wasn't highlighted when tabbing through the navigation menu using keyboard navigation

• The nested list of organisations wouldn't collapse/open with keyboard navigation

• Users > Edit > Unable to tab between Basic info and Intergration tabs

• Users > Create > Unable to tab between Basic info and Intergration tabs

• Org > Create > Unable to tab between Basic info and Intergration tabs

Changes to timesheet reporting

MyProgress 8.0 introduced new reporting. There were some issues with the timesheet report where activities that don't count towards totals were omitted from the report.

The report has been amended to include all activities, but not to include activities that don't count in the totals.

Group Visibility (Bug Fix)

Version 8.0 removed the date restrictions for visibility of PT/AA groups on students Portfolios and Dashboards. Version 8.1 has re-introduced those, ensuring students only have "in-date" information and Tutors/Academic's only see "in-date" groups on their dashboards.

User Profile Updates

Single Sign On

For customers who use "Single Sign On"; Myprogress 8.1 now makes visible an additional field within a users profile called "xxxx SSO ID" (xxx indicates the name of the University/Organisation). This is available to use if your Organisation has additional fields of reference required for Single Sign On OR will be automatically populated if, when authenticating, there is another field of reference available.

Administrators do not need to add anything to this box, unless specifically required to for user authentication; which would normally be discussed during implementation. "Standard" Single Sign On customers, pre Version 8.1, may continue to use the "Reference" box for Single Sign on authentication or they can add the users authentication details to the new "xxx SSO ID" box. (Both boxes are checked during the authenticating process)

Integrations

For customers who use a placement integration (ARC, PEMS, InPlace for example) or other API's to manage user profiles and/or placements, there is now the addition of one or multiple boxes under the "Integration" tab.

These are all part of the automated sync that runs overnight, to update students Portfolios. Generally, these boxes can be ignored - any data that is added does not need to be edited. When setting up new users, these boxes need no data adding - the overnight automation will do all the work.

The reason the boxes are there, is to help support technical issues and any manual changes that may need to occasionally occur.

*For our shared customer sites - PanLondon and NIPAD, those customers will see multiple organisational "Integration" and "Single Sign On" boxes; all of these can be ignored. We are working to "hide" those boxes that do not relate to your organisation and we hope to have a patch soon. If you need any clarification going forward, until that point, please reach out to our Service Desk.