The following list of updates and bug fixes are included in the latest Sprint 24.07 release to the FEWS NET Data Platform.
New features
Add Market Function data for Haiti using market shapefile and road shapefile (DATA-3928)
FDW can ingest geospatial data for markets and the trade flow routes between them, as well as the classification of how well the market routes are functioning.
Updates
Prevent deletion of FDW accounts (DATA-3661)
In order to ensure that user identifiers cannot be reused, delete privileges have been removed from the database owner on the auth_user table and there is a trigger on auth_user that prevents deletion.
Remove the delay in sending our user email verifications after signup (DATA-3707)
FDE accounts are now created immediately and users receive an email asking them for account activation.
Automated checks for Crop data quality (DATA-3737)
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A new image field can store country flag images from the Country FDW admin screen.
Create Comtrade data series and ensure data are updated regularly (DATA-3825)
Created Comtrade data series in FDW for the products with the highest percent of imports for each country, enabling the pipeline to automatically upload relevant data points.
Add date filters to FDE IPC domains (DATA-3871)
Data can now be filtered by Start Date date and End Date date in the FDE’s Acute Food Insecurity Classifications domain Domain and the Acutely Food Insecure Population Estimates domainDomain.
Add Semi-Structured domain permissions to FDW (DATA-3884)
Permissions can automatically be added to a new Semi-Structured domain Domain in FDW by adding individuals or groups to the Object Permissions under the Document Type.
Add data_usage_policy filter to data series endpoints (DATA-3934)
The API can now filter data series by their data_usage_policy.
Bugs
FDE bug fixes
Bug fixes for the FEWS NET Data Explorer were completed through the following tickets:
Links to domains in the “My Top Pages” My top pages widget of the FDE home page were not working. The widget now provides working links to the expected domains (DATA-3397).
Resolved the issue of filters being retained from the Exchange Rates domain Domain to the Secondary Price Indexes, Calculated Price Ratios, and Calculated Price Indexes domains Domains (DATA-3876).
Consolidated the functionality of the Geographic and Market filters in the Exchange Rates domainDomain. Markets or countries can now be selected under the Geographic filter (DATA-3909).
Fixed the “Updating” indicator to appear as expected in the Prices domain Domain (DATA-3976)
The Start Date date and End Date date filters were not being applied correctly in the extract when data series were selected individually. Data extracts now filter by date as expected (DATA-3982).
Corrected the link to the FEWS NET Facebook page in the FEWS NET Latest widget (DATA-3945).
Remove the popup window shown when changing password in FDW (DATA-3966)
An unnecessary popup window appeared when selecting to change your password in FDW. The popup window has now been removed.
Save Data Source Document functionality on the admin screen is broken (DATA-4010)
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