DataMapWales 2.7.0 Release
Release Details
New Features:
- Group manager functionality has been reenabled
Group manager functionality has been reenabled on DataMapWales, allowing group managers to manage groups to which they are assigned. Group managers are able to:
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- Add and remove users from groups
- Promote group members to managers
- Demote group managers to members
- Publish unpublished resources assigned to a group (more below)
- Group managers are now able to publish resources
Group managers can now review and publish resources. Once a group member has uploaded a resource, group managers can find the resource from the data catalogue, and publish it by clicking the Publish button on the Unpublished banner, or by checking the Is published checkbox from the Edit Metadata page for that resource.
Enhancements:
- Updates have been made to the DataMapWales cookies policy
The DataMapWales cookies policy has been updated to reflect the introduction of Google Analytics to DataMapWales. We use Google Analytics to measure how users make use of the website so that we can make improvements to the user experience. Google Analytics sets cookies that store anonymised data, for example the pages you visit on DataMapWales.
As such, you can now choose to use cookies that measure your website use whilst on DataMapWales. You can find out more about our use of cookies on the DataMapWales cookie details page.
Fixes:
- Users can now select the Type filter in the Data Catalogue using the keyboard alone
- The DataMapWales header is no longer squashed on smaller screen sizes
- Resource owners of documents are now able to change the permissions for documents created
- The chart widget has been disabled from the map viewer
Details about cookies on DataMapWales
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| Cookie | Purpose | Expires |
|---|---|---|
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| _ga_N6BEMK6XC0 (.llyw.cymru) | This cookie is used to used to persist the Google Analytics session state. | 2 years |
| _gat_gtag_UA_23575705_34 (.llyw.cymru) | This cookie used to throttle the request rate, limiting the collection of data on high traffic sites. | 1 minute |
| _gid (.llyw.cymru) | This cookie is used to determine unique visits to our site. | 24 hours |
| admin_area | Used for Active Travel users to remember which Admin Area was selected last from related drop downs and decide which Admin Areas is displayed and selected for the user by default. | 2 years |
| cookie_consent | This cookie tracks which groups of cookies the user has accepted or denied. | 1 year |
| csrftoken | Used to improve the security of the site (to prevent an imposter making unauthorised data requests, write data or upload files to the server). | 1 year |
| GS_FLOW_CONTROL | Used by the map interface to remember the layer/options selected and the last zoom position for better map browsing. | When the session ends |
| JSESSIONID | Used to remember you and keep you signed into the website and to prevent you from having to re-type your username and password. | When the session ends |
| Local storage | Used by the catalogue to streamline pop-up preferences. | 24 hours |
| Portal | Takes a record of the selections made so that the catalogue can work more efficiently. | 24 hours |
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