Product Enhancements
Security
We’ve made various enhancements to improve application security.
Accessibility
We’ve also made enhancements related to accessibility to improve application compliance with Section 508 accessibility standards.
Configuration Tools in FOIAXpress
To streamline the configuration process, certain settings are now managed directly in FOIAXpress Administration, rather than a separate desktop application.
Sign On Mode
ID# 52067, 52085
You can now configure sign on modes for FOIAXpress directly from the Administration folder. Navigate to FOIAXpress Administration, then System Administration > Sign On Mode.
Use the Sign On Mode drop-down menu to choose a sign on method. If you select Forms, you will also be prompted to select a Membership Provider. If you select SAML SSO, additional fields will appear where you can configure details. When you’re finished, click Save.
PAL Sync Configuration
ID# 54797
Administrators can now configure PAL Sync settings via Administration > System Administration > FOIAXpress Sync Configuration. This page includes Web Service Configuration options, Requester Profile configuration fields, SMTP Server Information, and other sync-related fields.
File Repository Configuration
ID# 52083
We’ve added file repository configuration fields to Administration > System Administration > System Settings > Locations.
Allowed Upload File Formats
ID# 89411
We’ve added a new file format configuration page, available at Administration > Security > Allowed Upload File Formats. This enables Administrators to establish a whitelist for allowed file types, improving file upload activity security.
To remove a file format from the list, deselect it and click Save.
You can add a new allowed file format by clicking Add New and filling out format and extension details.
Other Enhancements
Scheduled Reports: .xlsx Files
ID# 61368
Scheduled Reports can now be exported and attached as an .xlsx Microsoft Excel file.
Delivery Enhancements for Media Files
ID# 62008
Redacted media files can now be included in delivery packages for all delivery modes, including Save to Disk, Publish to Reading Room, and Document Delivery (Email, PAL, Mail, Hand Delivery, CD, and Custom Created Modes). If you include an unredacted media file in a
delivery package, a pop-up alert is displayed to prevent accidental delivery of unredacted information.
Legacy File Upload/Download: .dotx Files
ID# 81401
When Legacy Upload/Download is enabled in Administration > System Administration > System Settings > Client Access Option, you can now upload and download Correspondence Template files in .dotx format. This enables support for Microsoft Word Quick Parts and merging letter templates.
Request Field Character Limit
ID# 88695
In the National FOIA Portal, requesters can input request descriptions with up to 10k characters. We have updated PAL request fields and corresponding FOIAXpress fields character limits to 10k. This helps ensure requests sent via National FOIA Portal are received properly.
Performance Improvements: Annual Reporting
ID# 91373
We’ve made updates to improve the speed of Annual Report generation.
FOIAXpress does not currently support adding review layers to media files; this functionality is only available in Veritone. Do not use the Merge Review Layer function for media files.
If you attempt to merge review layers for media files in folders with sections, the resulting file will not have any redactions applied. If the folder does not have any sections, the Merge Review Layer job will fail.
We have addressed the following bugs in this version of FOIAXpress:
ID | Description |
|---|---|
55125 | Resolved a bug in which Invoices and certain Final Response Letters were not appearing on the Attachments line of email entries in the Delivery Log. |
61377 | Fixed a bug in Document Delivery causing a native file warning pop-up to appear when a native file wasn’t selected for delivery. |
61480 | Addressed a bug causing logos to be improperly sized in Reports exported to Excel. |
64129 | Addressed an issue where the Request Age Calculation job did not correctly calculate the age of the request for requests created in FOIAXpress version 11.0.x and older. |
64497 | The height of the Correspondence Address fields in Reports exported to Excel has been increased to prevent text cut off. |
64750 | Users encountered an issue when attempting to delete requests that contained deleted jobs stuck in Pending status. This issue has been resolved and if there are no associated pending jobs, requests can be deleted. |
69591 | Removed the requirement for an additional exemption code when Completely Reversed/Remanded is selected as the Final Disposition for an Appeal Request. |
69661 | Resolved a bug causing Invoices to appear blank when the State field in the Requester’s address field was left blank, even when Request Addresses was not enabled. |
70873 | Restored the pop-up message that should appear when a Quick Search does not yield any results. |
71378 | Addressed a speed issue occurring when users added tags to high volumes of Advanced Search results in EDR. |
71796 | Updated the message that appears when a card is declined in the TDMS payment gateway for clarity. |
74273 | Resolved an issue where the Update Request Status option was not consistently available when Response Package Approval was enabled. |
78526 | Fixed a bug causing the Quick Search bar to freeze when a search didn’t yield any results, requiring users to return to the home screen in order to make another search. |
82478 | Resolved a bug where Request Reports page counts were based on the total number of pages in the folder associated with a request, rather than the number of pages added to that request. |
83541 | Users can now add an indent within rich text editors by clicking ‘Ctrl + Q’. This does not apply to the rich text editor for Correspondence Letter Templates. To Tab indent in the Correspondence Letter Template editor, press ‘Space’ 5 times. |
84076 | Fixed the Parent Action Office & Child Action Office relationship for Annual Reporting. |
85717 | Corrected an issue where file names were not populating correctly in the Document Status Report. |
85888 | Addressed an error occurring when users attempted to assign review flags within Document Management. |
88692 | When a phrase is entered in the redaction exclusion list, Find and Redact will apply redactions to all instances of the word unless it is part of the full phrase. For example, if “Casepoint technology company” is on the redaction exclusion list, and “Casepoint” is entered into Find and Redact, all instances of “Casepoint” will be redacted except for instances of “Casepoint technology company.” |
88753 | In the Find and Redact menu, the text field now only appears when the Word/Phrase option is selected from the Find What drop-down menu. |
88765 | Resolved a bug that prevented the deactivation of a report schedule when the Scheduler Start Date/Time was before Today’s Date/Time. |
88877 | Restored the Reading Room content search prompt that appears when a user submits a request/appeal that has associated documents in the Reading Room. |
89267 | Fixed a bug where temporary files were not being deleted after documents were published to the Reading Room via a remote scheduler service. |
90557 | Fixed a bug causing Document Management folders with empty names to trigger a PNG cache job that became stuck in a pending state, breaking the scheduler service. |
91012 | Fixed a bug causing the Annual Report export to XML to fail when the Action Office Code contained an ampersand. |
92157 | Addressed an issue causing Document Delivery to fail when an Invoice includes an SVG logo file. |