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August 2023 Release Notes

Owned by Zoe Wingate
Last updated: Sept 11, 2023 by Allison Nederveld
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The following list of new features, updates and bug fixes are included in the latest Sprint 23.08 release to the FEWS NET Data Platform.

New Features

FDE User Profile Page (DATA-2187)

The new user profile page allows users to access information about their account details and settings, including the ability to reset their preferred column order.  

Trade Partner Dependency Explorer (DATA-2668)

The new Trade Partner Dependency Explorer dashboard in FDW can be used to view products imported by Haiti and the Dominican Republic, as well as which countries export products to these two countries. 

Updates

FDE Updates

Improvements to the FEWS NET Data Explorer were completed through the following tickets:

  • New filters for From Currency, To Currency, and Indicator are available for the Exchange Rate domain (DATA-2546)

  • Extracts for the Acute Food Insecurity Classification domain are more streamlined and include updated language (DATA-2595)

  • Users will see a new loading indicator on the data series tables when series are loading in response to user search criteria. A new updating indicator confirms when the data facts table and visualizations are updating in response to user selections or customizations. (DATA-2718)

  • Data usage policy and policy notes columns and UI elements are added to IPC domains (DATA-2931)

  • A metadata tab has been added to the Crop domain (DATA-2939)

  • Improved pagination on tables displaying data points (e.g., Crop domain) (DATA-2970)

Investigate making the FDW homepage `popular links` section dynamically populate per user (DATA-2146)

The Popular Actions section of the FDW homepage now dynamically populates with the user’s most viewed admin pages.

Data Ingestion Updates

  • A pipeline automates the ingestion of conflict data from ACLED into FDW (DATA-2807)

  • LandScan 2022 data has been added to FDW and can be used to calculate the population for all countries (DATA-2917)

FDW Dashboard Updates

  • Trade Flow data layers were added to the Conflict Multilayer Map (DATA-2944)

  • UX/UI improvements were made to the Conflict Multilayer Map, including language, object placement, and icons (DATA-2954)

  • The Crop Production Dashboard can now present data by product or by country (DATA-2953)

Fix Geographic Unit metadata endpoint to return a dictionary (DATA-2428)

Adjusted the metadata API end point for geographic unit in FDW to return a formatted dictionary instead of a string.

Automatic creation of CKAN nodes for new Geographic Unit Set versions (DATA-2925)

New Geographic Unit Set Versions uploaded to FDW automatically create a corresponding CKAN node containing resources for the shapefile as well as the GeoJSON and KML extracts.

Bug Fixes

FDE Bugs

Bug fixes for the FEWS NET Data Explorer were completed through the following tickets:

  • Improvements to the Saved Datasets workflows (DATA-2909)

  • Improved rendering of the logos for visualization PNG downloads (DATA-2968)

  • Adjusted the Crop domain’s geographic filter to behave like other FDE multiselect filters (DATA-2918)

  • Corrected the filter drawer in the Crop domain to allow the deselection of one filter (DATA-2919)

  • All filter selections in the Exchange Rate domain now show under the Selected Filters window (DATA-2921)

  • The FDE now works correctly when filters produce no results (DATA-2960)

Trying to create a source document with the same name an domain type results in 500 error (DATA-2915)

Added a ValidationError when creating a data source document in FDW that confirms when a data source document with the same source organization, source document, and document type already exists.

Fix DataSet Owner Field (DATA-2967)

Fixed an issue on the Add data set screen in FDW where the Owner dropdown did not populate if the user does not belong to a field office group and is a member of the National Technical Managers & Regional Market Specialist groups. Now, the current user can be selected as the owner.

Missing Validation Task in Kobo Price and Exchange Rate Pipelines (DATA-2996)

Added validation error reporting for the Kobo price and exchange rate data ingestion pipelines in FDW.

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