Release Notes

ePortfolio

Release r6.8

Author: Tim Brown

Published: 6/09/2012

Document Version: 1.0

Summary of system updates and fixes

New/Update

Site / Role / Description / Release code
Physician / Supervisor / Update of report form creation permissions for clinical and educational supervisors / /6.8/6047
Sys / n/a / Grade management update / /6.8/6127
RCOG / Trainee / Various updates to CbD forms / /6.8/6278
Sys / n/a / Rework DefaultForms To Show Based on Training Year not UserTrainingProgramme Year / /6.8/6350

Fixes

Site / Role / Description / Release code
Foundation / Trainee / Filled Declarations Not Showing For Foundation Users / /6.8/6095
Sys / n/a / Correction to data warehouse data collection / /6.8/6199
Foundation / Administrator, Trainee / Fix to blank form display / /6.8/6241
Foundation (Malta) / Administrator, Trainee / Error updating registrationnumber in personal details / /6.8/6279
Foundation / Administrator / Training programme admindoes not allow changing of information if a curriculum is present / /6.8/6279
CEM / Trainee / In Chrome and Safari the table in the Anaesthetic - CBD v1 and v2 form is unreadable due to a width issue / /6.8/6316
RCPCH / Trainee / RCPCH Development Logs not sorting on first load / /6.8/6351

NES ePortfolio Release Notes

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NES ePortfolio Release Notes

1Release Plan......

1.1Release r6.8......

2Overview......

2.1Document Purpose......

2.2Definitions......

2.2.1Roles:......

2.2.2Sites:......

2.2.3Locations:......

2.2.4Training Programme:......

2.2.5Post:......

2.2.6Grade/designation:......

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1Release Plan

1.1Release r6.8

31stAugust2012

2Overview

2.1Document Purpose

The purpose of this document is to indicate the planned times of software releases to the ePortfolio production site, to detail minor updates that have been implemented since the previous release, and report on corrections to know issues within the software.

2.2Definitions

2.2.1Roles:

There are 3 principal roles, Trainee, Supervisor, and Administrator. The supervisor role can have subtypes including Clinical, Educational, Foundation Year Director, and Tutor.

2.2.2Sites:

These are the main ePortfolio types, currently, Foundation, Physician, CEM, Pharmacy, Nurse Mentorship, RCOG, FSRH, CSRH, UMeP, RCR, RCPCH, and RCPI.

Where “Selected sites” is indicated the change described affects those sites for which the change is relevant, for example a change to curriculum layout will not be relevant to site that do not use curriculum functionality.

2.2.3Locations:

These refer to physical (i.e. real) locations, most commonly hospitals, or may also refer to administrative offices or schools, for example, an NHS trust.

2.2.4Training Programme:

These defines a period of training for a trainee, such as FY1, or ST2, covering the full period of time the trainee is employed at that grade/designation (see below).

2.2.5Post:

A postis associated with a training programme. The post has grade/designation defined, as well a location. In some sites this may be referred to as a “course”.

2.2.6Grade/designation:

This refers to a trainee’s stage of training, such as FY1, FY2, ST1, FTSTA1, etc.