NexPort Campus 6.2.0 Released!

The NexPort Solutions team is happy to announce the production release of NexPort Campus 6.2.0 (Orion). This release introduces many new enhancements and bug fixes. Most notably the student classroom has been made more responsive on mobile platforms and discussion assignments have received a huge makeover.

Video Overview

Our partners from Dialogex have, generously, created a video overview of the features in the Orion release.

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Enhancements

Area

Case

Sections

Remove default for allow students to communicate from the allow subscribers to communicate

Permissions

Greater security needed for the "Login As" option

Permissions

Users should receive an internal mail when a user logs in as them

Organization/Groups

Move the group update queue creation to a trigger and move solr index task work to the group update job

Misc

Canceled comments should delete associated files and file links

Misc

Comments should persist through page leave

Misc

Media library preview should return icons similar to the discussion assignments

Misc

Move mail pump work to NSS job

Misc

Old, unfinished comments should get picked up by the orphan clean up job

Misc

Removing the System Information Tab from the About area

Misc

Sections settings should have the default of Allow students to drop the course changed from Yes to No

Misc

Update the NexPort Terms of Use

Misc

Users should be able to paste variables directly from input template help into student input assignments

Internal Mail

Administrators should be able to control if their subscribers can communicate

Internal Mail

Email body has some kind of long message that also gets sent with the short message reply.

Internal Mail

embed user info and chainId info in nexport mail that being sent

Internal Mail

Find nexport user based on the sender email

Internal Mail

If the url embed in the message body does not know what baseUrl to use, then use the domain from the recipient org

Internal Mail

Messages sent from an outside email client should show up in the user's internal mail under the chain

Internal Mail

Need to handle the case when reply to have multiple participents

Internal Mail

New mail view should be visible from the rest of NexPort through clicking the mail icon

Internal Mail

Reply button for a message chain should always be shown, even if you're in the sent mail

Internal Mail

The id in the email address should be simplified without the -

Internal Mail

The system status page needs to verify the connection to the IMAP service

Internal Mail

URL in the Internal Mail messages should link to the new mail controller and redirect based on Context

Internal Mail

User's name in the Communicate with list should be Me

Internal Mail

When a user replies to an internal email in their mail client that reply should be picked up in the nexport inbox

Internal Mail

when send a message using outside mailclient to nexport users, the nexport user should get a notification email

Internal Mail

when user trying to view a message throuhj a url link without log in, it should prompt to log in

Instructor:Instructor Classroom

Back button from reorder assignment list should work properly

Instructor:Instructor Classroom

Instructor gradebook should be sorted by user's last name and be searchable

Instructor:Instructor Classroom

Instructor-Ability To Grade an Unsubmitted Assignment

Instructor

Instructors Should be able to make edits to submitted Assignment Feedback

Classroom

Add status label to test attempt details first column

Classroom

All assignment types should display their title at the top and also have a button to see more info about the status

Classroom

Assignment status icons should be differing stages of a filling pie chart

Classroom

Assignment toggle should collapse/expand the assignment listing

Classroom

Make assignment listing and assignment detals scroll independently on mobile

Classroom

Remove Description label

Classroom

Rename Section Overview to Overview in classroom menu

Classroom

Students should be able to access their gradebook

Classroom

Students should be able to access their mail if that feature is enabled

Classroom

Students should be able to launch courseware assignments

Classroom

Students should be able to launch surveys

Classroom

Students should be able to launch tests

Classroom

Students should be able to return to the training list

Classroom

Students should be able to see classroom specific mail separate from the rest of their mail

Classroom

Students should be able to see the instructor profile

Classroom

Students should be able to see the section description

Classroom

Students should be able to send support mail messages

Classroom

Students should be able to submit student input assignments

Classroom

Students should be able to submit writing assignments

Classroom

Students should be able to view media assignments

Classroom

Students should be able to view test attempt details

Classroom

Students should be able to view the classroom tour

Classroom

Students should be able to view the system message if there will be maintenance

Classroom

Students should be notified when they complete an assignment

Classroom

System message should show up above the title in mobile view

Classroom

Video coaching assignment should still work in the new bootstrap 4 view

Assignments:Discussion Assignment

Discussion participants should be able to click on discussion assignments media attachments and see a preview window

Assignments:Discussion Assignment

Discussion participants should be able to see thumbnail previews of discussion attachments

Assignments

There is no button to add a new topic when first creating a multi-topic discussion assignment

Administration

Create an error test tool for MVC errors

Administration

Users should receive an error message when the assignment reorder fails

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 Bug Fixes

Area

Case

WebHooks

Webhook job fails with application.json error

Survey

Open ended question input does not prevent users from entering too many characters

Sections

Students unable to see the Section Description for Input Assignments

Permissions

Administrators should not be able to login as a customer service or system operator

Misc

Attempting to attach media to an assignment throws an error

Misc

GeneralError.brail should grab the email address for the current org support email

Misc

Time picker component does not select current time properly

Misc

Unsupported file type are not displaying a download link in the student classroom

Internal Mail

Adding instructor feedback doesn't have an edit button immediately, but does on refresh

Internal Mail

Attempting to Send an Email with an Empty Body from Internal Mail Compose

Internal Mail

Clicking the Organizations dropdown goes off the screen in the new mail view

Internal Mail

Email that cannot be replied to and gives a mail error

Internal Mail

Hitting back button when replying to a message chain should take you back to the chain with correct sort by options for mailbox

Internal Mail

Inbox Fails to display a message created before the new message chains

Internal Mail

Internal Mail Error if the User is Logged Out by Nexport while the User is Logged In

Internal Mail

Mail footer is not at bottom of content on mobile view in internal mail view

Internal Mail

Navigating to inbox when not logged in throws an error

Internal Mail

No default view is loaded on mail page if the hash is missing

Internal Mail

No feedback when sending a mail message and no subject or recipients, just doesn't submit

Internal Mail

Reading a message in the mailbox is not update the read count in the top right corner

Internal Mail

smtp notification mail does not get send if the sender and recipient is the same one.

Internal Mail

The notification link back to NexPort is missing any message id so it just takes you back to NexPort, not the mail page

Internal Mail

When a sender send a message through outside email client to multiple addresses, they should be in the same chain

Internal Mail

When reply a message directly from the external mailclient, there is no notification mail sent to the recipient

Internal Mail

When replying in the classroom to a message started from an external client the link in the message body is incorrect

Internal Mail

When send a message from external mail client no message is created for the sender in the sentmail inside nexport

Internal Mail

When sending a email directly to a user it does not show up in the classroom messagechain

Internal Mail

When user send to multiple recipients through outside mail client multiple internal mails created for sender inside nexport

Instructor:Instructor Classroom

Attaching media to a media assignment doesnt work in the instructor classroom

Instructor:Instructor Classroom

Can Not View Student Detail After Searching in Instructor View

Instructor:Instructor Classroom

Cannot edit assignments in Instructor Assignment Management tool

Instructor:Instructor Classroom

Inconsistent Delete Symbols in Manage Assignments Console

Instructor:Instructor Classroom

Instructor Manage Assignments> Add an Assignment> Media Assignment> Unable to Edit Details or Insert media on consistant basis

Instructor:Instructor Classroom

Javascript error occurs when saving any Assignment from the Instructor Classroom

Instructor:Instructor Classroom

Media Assignment with url could not be inserted in instructor classroom

Instructor:Instructor Classroom

modal background does not disappear after creating a test assignment in instructor classroom

Instructor:Instructor Classroom

No Text Area When Adding a Test Assignment Waiting Period

Instructor:Instructor Classroom

Pjax error being thrown in console

Instructor:Instructor Classroom

Pressing Enter key in Edit Grade Score field produces Required parameter not supplied: section

Instructor:Instructor Classroom

Reorder Assignment Warning Alert has mispellings (Attempt to reorder while offline)

Instructor:Instructor Classroom

Search Bar Narrows User List to Only 5 Per Page, but the Default Listing is Longer

Instructor:Instructor Classroom

Selecting a Test for a Test assignment in the instructor classroom resets the hash navigation

Instructor:Instructor Classroom

selecting media from the media picker doesnt allow insert until the checkbox is clicked

Instructor:Instructor Classroom

Test modal closes when trying to scroll when adding a new test assignment from instructor view

Instructor:Instructor Classroom

Too much margin on the student status tables

Instructor:Instructor Classroom

Writing Assignments set to "Not Graded" do not allow instructors to read student submissions

Group Pages

Shared Page Title displaying HTML code in the rollover text

Customize

Adding Custom Key allows for Same Key name to be Duplicated

Customize

Document and Community tabs do no hide when Disable Documents or Disable Community is selected

Customize

Remove color customization capability from the organizations

Customize

The word "Description" should not appear in the classroom area for assignments

Classroom

Assignment title renders title html improperly

Classroom

Assignment view is missing the margins on mobile view

Classroom

Attached Files No Longer Preview in a Saved Draft for a Discussion Reply if you Reload the Page

Classroom

Attempting to Send a Help Support Email from the Student Classroom Errors

Classroom

Auto save draft doesn't look like it's working in writing assignments

Classroom

Button for show test attempt answers is too large in student classroom view

Classroom

Classroom Gradebook button sending multiple ajax calls every click

Classroom

Classroom tour icons for assignment listing are missing

Classroom

Classroom tour on mobile starts out of view

Classroom

Clicking Reply in mobile view on discussion assignments does not initialize the text editor

Classroom

Completing a survey assignment does not give the "you've completed the assignment" message

Classroom

Discussion assignments are cut off in mobile

Classroom

Display problems with flex tables on ios10

Classroom

Duplicate descriptions in classroom

Classroom

Gradebook icons need to be the same circle icons as the assignment listing

Classroom

IE11 classroom menu is skewed

Classroom

Image not appearing for student in media assignment

Classroom

Image previews for discussion assignments are squished

Classroom

In discussion assignments, it displays 1 Comment as 1 Comments

Classroom

Margins missing in classroom tour

Classroom

No spacing between columns in test details in mobile view

Classroom

On medium screen, the labels like To: when composing a message are centered rather than left justified

Classroom

On mobile, the view test responses button shows up on the bottom right, awkwardly

Classroom

Opening info modal directly after clicking an assignment in the classroom causes the modal to disappear and the screen to lock

Classroom

Opening info modal immediately after new assignment selected causes the modal to disappear and the screen to lock

Classroom

PDFS show up as Error Generating Preview instead of No Preview or the first page of the pdf

Classroom

Preview Attachments link does not display

Classroom

Student assignment menu hides on MacIntosh after an assignment is selected

Classroom

Student Classroom Info Modal Breaks if User Clicks Outside the Modal Boundary to Close It

Classroom

Student classroom the white space under the assignment list should not show up.

Classroom

The Awaiting on Assignment Completed Message Displaying when it should not

Classroom

Timed test has an error

Classroom

Too many resubmission required/requested text in the writing assignment area

Classroom

Videos are showing as Error Generating Preview instead of first image in video

Classroom

When hovering over assignments in the classroom the cursor should indicate that the assignment is clickable

Classroom

Writing assignment instructor feedback has completely disappeared from the instructor UI

Assignments:Writing Assignment

Start Draft selection opens blank field

Assignments:Video Coaching Assignment

Previously uploaded video coaching submissions are showing up as loading forever

Assignments:Test Assignment

Questions are not being shown in numerical sequence

Assignments:Test Assignment

The VTL template in test assignment descriptions do not allow testing for the Phase or result before the first test attempt

Assignments:Student Input Assignment

Submitting Student Input Assignment Conversion Error

Assignments:Media Assignment

Appearance of PDF in media assignment has changed after 5.8 release

Assignments:Media Assignment

Url Media Assignments give a download link instead of showing in line

Assignments:Media Assignment

When previewing a media assignment in Instructor Classroom the back button does not work

Assignments:Discussion Assignment

1st attempt to Delete Disscussion Assignment get OnPreDelete for DiscussionAssignmentProxy Message

Assignments:Discussion Assignment

Discussion assignments show saved draft comments in the number of comments for the assignment

Assignments:Discussion Assignment

Image Expansion opening thumnails

Assignments:Discussion Assignment

Manage Assignments Modal Backdrop not fading after adding assignment and Instructor Reflections> must Reload page to clear

Assignments:Discussion Assignment

Save Draft/Post Reply Not Working in Instructor Classroom

Assignments:Discussion Assignment

Top level discussion replies line up with the topics

Assignments

Assignment status info modal does not update automatically like the student assignment listing on completion

Assignments

DIscussion assignment add topic button has double text

Assignments

entry of media assignments on stable show console errors

Assignments

Selecting a test for a test assignment causes the scroll bar to jump in the manage campus view

Assignments

Several assignmentStatus template properties are missing from the template reference

Assignments

The grading options and late assignment strategy don't use human readable words

Assignments

Tinymce fullscreen panel hidden partially behind assignments menu

Assignments

Title field for bootstrap assignment editor is too small until you click it

Administration

Assignment Headings will not Reorder in Manage Assignments

Administration

Discussion Topic Options Section Header is not in Header Font

Administration

Video Submitted in VCA with Upload Note not completing processing on Stable

Administration

When an assignment is in-progress the completion date should read "n/a" in both the instructor and student areas