Syntphony Release Note | v1.8.4
Launched on 5 May 2023
New in this version
VIVA CONNECTIONS
Added new Viva Connections Cards
ADAPTIVE MAINTENANCE
In this new version of Syntphony, we have added new adaptive cards that allows users to open the Activity Center, Favourites, Drafts, Feedback, Bookmarks, and Applications. These cards provide quick access from Viva Connections Panel to frequently used Syntphony features and help users save time while navigating through the application.
SEARCH
Allow changing the search scope in the Suggestions and Search Center
USER EXPERIENCE
To improve the search experience for users, a selector with the search scope has been added. Users will now be able to filter by all content within Syntphony, only content from the community where the user is located or from a list/library. his allows to receive results more adapted to the user’s needs.
Improvements
DASHBOARD
Custom sorting now allows selecting “direction”
USER EXPERIENCE
In the latest version we added the option to create custom sorting in the Dashboard views. In this one, we have improved the custom sorting feature by allowing users to select the “direction” in which they want to sort the data. We also allow two identical IDs with different sorting orders. This will provide more flexibility to the users while creating custom sorting.
Now you will always have up-to-date social information
USER EXPERIENCE
When the Dashboards had the cache configured, the social information that was cached was displayed. Now the latest social data is retrieved, making users see the information in real time to avoid confusion.
SEARCH
Configuration of the search properties by Vertical
USER EXPERIENCE
An option is added in the Vertical configuration to add new data to the card layouts in Search. This provides more flexibility for administrators to extend the layouts provided by Syntphony.
WEBPARTS
Hide Syntphony webparts in SharePoint sites out- of-the-box
USER EXPERIENCE
We have hidden Syntphony webparts from out-of-the-box SharePoint sites so that Syntphony does not interfere with sites that are not togified. Therefore, Syntphony webparts will only be available on togified sites.
APPLICATIONS
Expired applications no longer appear in the App Launcher
USER EXPERIENCE
We have made improvements to ensure that expired applications do not appear in the App Launcher. This will help users to easily access the relevant applications without being overwhelmed by irrelevant ones.
NOTIFICATIONS
Improved the process of external notifications
USER EXPERIENCE
We have changed the process that generates the external notifications to ensure that users receive relevant and timely notifications without any delay.
PERFORMANCE
Improved performance
IMPORTANT
This release includes performance improvements to user navigation, as well as an improved caching strategy that results in a better performance experience. Now the user can navigate in an even more fluid way and with shorter loading times.
Fixings
DASHBOARD
No results when filtering by Content Type with spaces in its name
BUG FIXING
We have addressed an issue related with dashboard not returning results when filtering by Content Type with spaces in its name. So now users will see all results regardless of the name used by the administrator when configuring the addon.
PAGES
News is duplicated when created with template
BUG FIXING
A news is duplicated when it is created from the Syntphony form with an associated template. This causes confusion for the editor, as he has two copies of the same news item. We have fixed this issue, leaving only one copy in the directory indicated by the editor.
Page layouts are modified when editing metadata from the Syntphony form
BUG FIXING
Fixed the problem that changed the layout of a news item after editing its metadata from the Syntphony form.
Syntphony publishing date update when scheduling a News
BUG FIXING
We have improved page scheduling so that the SharePoint scheduling date is synchronized with the Syntphony publishing date. With this we prevent the editor user from seeing different dates in the news detail panel.
WEBPART TOUR
Not all steps of the tour are shown
BUG FIXING
We have fixed an issue related to the scroll of the Tour, so now users can see all the steps of the Tour correctly.
USER PROFILE HEADER
Synchronise the user’s profile picture
BUG FIXING
We have fixed the synchronisation of the user image when editing from the user profile header. This helps users to centralise the update from Syntphony.
Keep the formatting of the job title in the header
USER EXPERIENCE
From this version, we will not put the job title in lower case, leaving the format assigned by the administrator in the user’s profile.
ADDONS FORMS
The image selector allows you to choose more than one image
USER EXPERIENCE
We have limited the image selector to allow only one image to be selected when necessary. This makes it easier for administrators to manage images in forms, making it simpler content editing.
TEMPLATES
Error when saving templates in the library
BUG FIXING
Fixed bug that did not allow contributors to save page or community templates in Syntphony. This library is used to display the list of available templates in the content creation forms.
SEARCH
Search Centre does not filter by date
BUG FIXING
If an administrator configures a date filter that differs from the modification date, the segmentation of results does not work well. This has been fixed so that users get the correct results when filtering.
ANALYTICS
Incorrect date format for some locations
BUG FIXING
For some locations, such as Arabic or Thai, an incorrect date format is saved when recording Syntphony Analytics. Dates are now normalized so that the same date format is always saved for all actions.