ILIAS 4.2.6 / 4.3.0 Beta 2 - Changelog

What's new in ILIAS 4.3.0 Beta 1:

October 10th, 2012

ILIAS Core:

· CSS Revision - part 2 (Funding: Qualitus GmbH, ILIAS open source e-Learning e.V.; Implementation: Qualitus GmbH)
· Developer Guideline: Writing SQL queries efficiently (Funding: not needed; Implementation: all developers)
· Latex Revision (Funding and implementation: Leifos GmbH)
· MyISAM/InnoDB switch (Funding: FH Aachen; Implementation: Leifos GmbH)
· Ownership Management (Funding: Universität Stuttgart; Implementation: Leifos GmbH)
· PostgreSQL Support (Funding and implementation: Leifos GmbH)
· Use PNGs instead of GIFs for standard icons (Funding and implementation: Leifos GmbH and ILIAS open source e-Learning e.V.)

User Interface, Usability and Accessibility:

· Access Info Page From Selected Items (Funding: Universität Stuttgart; Implementation: Leifos GmbH)
· Avoiding Double Form Submission (Funding: not needed; Implementation: Leifos GmbH)
· Confirmation Screen Guideline (Funding: Universität Bern; Implementation: Leifos GmbH)
· Improvements in German Language File (Funding and implementation: ILIAS open source e-Learning e.V.)
· Online Help (Funding: Cognos AG, Leifos GmbH, PH Thurgau, Universität Bonn, Universität zu Köln; Implementation: Leifos GmbH)
· Reset Last Visited List (Funding: Universität Stuttgart; Implementation: Leifos GmbH)

Personal Desktop:

· Calendar Appointment Notification with ICal-Attachment (Funding: Aptar; Implementation: Leifos GmbH)
· Calendar Block: List of Upcoming Events (Funding: Universität Münster; Implementation: Leifos GmbH)
· Cut&Paste in Bookmark Administration (Funding: Universität Stuttgart; Implementation: Leifos GmbH)
· Export of Personal Data (Funding: Helmut Schmidt Universität Hamburg; Implementation: Leifos GmbH)
· iCal feed for public calendar (Funding: IVP NMS; Implementation: Leifos GmbH)
· Improving Calendar Usability (Funding: ILIAS open source e-Learning e.V.; Implementation: Leifos GmbH)
· Revision of Block Sorting on Personal Desktop (Funding and implementation: Databay AG)

Repository and General Services:

· Audio/Video Player (Funding: PH Thurgau; Implementation: Leifos GmbH)
· Captcha (Funding: ETH Zürich and Universität Bern / ELBA2; Implementation: Leifos GmbH)
· Completing Import, Export and Copying of Objects (Funding: Helmut Schmidt Universität Hamburg; Implementation: Leifos GmbH)
· Configure Starting Point in ILIAS (Funding: Universität Bern; Implementation: Leifos GmbH)
· Context Sensitive Search (Funding: Universität Stuttgart; Implementation: Leifos GmbH)
· Cross-Browser Video (Funding: PH Thurgau; Implementation: Leifos GmbH)
· Easy deletion of linked objects (Funding: STIHL AG; Implementation: Leifos GmbH)
· ECS object links: ECS Category, ECS File, ECS Glossary, ECS Group, ECS Learning_Module_ILIAS, ECS Test, ECS Wiki (Funding: ILIAS open source e-Learning e.V.; Implementation: Leifos GmbH)
· Edit LP not granted to object owners (Funding and implementation: Leifos GmbH)
· Embedding External Calendars (Funding: PH Zürich; Implementation: Leifos GmbH)
· Extended placeholders for test certificates (Funding: Universität Bern; Implementation: Leifos GmbH)
· Free Sorting Edit Mode in Container Objects (Funding: Universität Stuttgart; Implementation: Leifos GmbH)
· Imprint (Funding: Cognos AG; Implementation: Leifos GmbH)
· Improve Main Menu Search Input Field (Funding: Universität Stuttgart; Implementation: Leifos GmbH)
· Manual Item Sorting in Categories (Funding: PH Zürich; Implementation: Leifos GmbH)
· Move or Link - user interface (Funding: Universität Bern; Implementation: Leifos GmbH)
· Redesign Simple Search and Advanced Search (Funding: Universität Bern; Implementation: Leifos GmbH)
· Scheduled Activation for all Repository Objects (Funding: Universität Münster; Implementation: Leifos GmbH)
· Search Filter: Online/Offline Objects (Funding: Open Consulting; Implementation: Leifos GmbH)
· Selecting A Topic in Booking Pool (Funding: FH Münster; Implementation: Leifos GmbH)
· Separate titles for container references (Funding: Hochschule Karlsruhe; Implementation: Hochschule Karlsruhe and Leifos GmbH)
· Show full description in object lists (Funding: Universität Münster; Implementation: Leifos GmbH)
· Style per Category (Funding: Marine Française; Implementation: Leifos GmbH)
· Taxonomies (Funding: Universität Münster; Implementation: Leifos GmbH)

Learning and Content Management:

· Adjustable Fault Tolerance For SCORM Player (Funding: Bundesagentur für Arbeit; Implementation: Internetlehrer GmbH)
· Arrow Key Navigation in Learning Modules (Funding: Universität Münster; Implementation: Leifos GmbH)
· Blog as Repository Object (Funding: Ph Thurgau and PH Zürich; Implementation: Databay AG)
· Blog RSS Feed and Notification Funding: Universität Stuttgart; Implementation: Leifos GmbH)
· Context Sensitive Search for Learning Modules (Funding: Universität Münster; Implementation: Leifos GmbH)
· Data Collection (Funding: studer + raimann ag, ILIAS open source e-Learning e.V.; Implementation: studer + raimann ag)
· Extended Rating in Wiki (Funding: Universität Bern; Implementation: Leifos GmbH)
· Filemanager (Funding: Skyguide; Implementation: Leifos GmbH)
· Framesetless Toc2Win Layout (Funding: Universität Münster; Implementation: Leifos GmbH)
· Hide/Show Advanced Content (Funding: Universität Münster; Implementation: Leifos GmbH)
· Highlight Link Areas (Funding: Open Consulting; Implementation: Leifos GmbH)
· Highlighting users position in Toc2Win view (Funding: Universität Stuttgart; Implementation: Leifos GmbH)
· Gallery View (Funding: PH Thurgau; Implementation: Leifos GmbH)
· Improve Navigation to Pages with Scheduled Activation (Funding: Universität Münster; Implementation: Leifos GmbH)
· Internal Links as Weblink Targets (Funding: Universität Münster; Implementation: Leifos GmbH)
· Keyword Tag for Glossaries (Funding: Universität Münster; Implementation: Leifos GmbH)
· Mediacast: Lightbox View (Funding: PH Thurgau; Implementation: Leifos GmbH)
· Mediacast: Preview Picture (Funding: PH Thurgau; Implementation: Leifos GmbH)
· Prevent automatic removal of items from mediacasts feed (Funding: PH Thurgau; Implementation: Leifos GmbH)
· Print View and Edit Links in Glossaries (Funding: Universität Münster; Implementation: Leifos GmbH)
· SCORM 2004: Increase performance when starting a SCORM module (Funding: Bundesagentur für Arbeit; Implementation: Internetlehrer GmbH)
· SCORM 2004: show cmi.completion status / cmi.success status in Tracking Data (Funding: Bundesagentur für Arbeit; Implementation: Internetlehrer GmbH)
· SCORM 2004: store only data if changed (Funding: Bundesagentur für Arbeit; Implementation: Internetlehrer GmbH)
· Show Score (Funding: Marine Française; Implementation: Leifos GmbH)
· Sorting in Media Cast (Funding: Universität Stuttgart; Implementation: Leifos GmbH)
· Sorting in Wikis (Funding: Universität Stuttgart; Implementation: Leifos GmbH)
· Start with last visited SCO/Asset (Funding: Bundesagentur für Arbeit; Implementation: Internetlehrer GmbH)
· Styles in Glossaries (Funding: Universität Stuttgart; Implementation: Leifos GmbH)

Courses and Groups:

· Certification Service for Courses (Funding: Universität Stuttgart; Implementation: Leifos GmbH)
· Course Setting: Learning Progress Determines Passed Status (Funding: Bundesagentur für Arbeit; Implementation: Leifos GmbH)
· Creation of Courses by ECS (Funding: Universität Stuttgart; Implementation: Leifos GmbH)
· Display of Free Places in Groups (Funding: Hochschule Karlsruhe; Implementation: Leifos GmbH)
· Learning Progress for Tutors Only (Funding: Universität Münster; Implementation: Leifos GmbH)
· Learning Progress Statistics for Courses (Funding: Bundesagentur für Arbeit; Implementation: Leifos GmbH)
· Member List - Print (Funding: Universität Bern; Implementation: Leifos GmbH)
· No default calendar for courses and groups (Funding: IVP NMS; Implementation: Leifos GmbH)
· Permanent Link redirects to JOIN screen (Funding: Universität Bern; Implementation: Leifos GmbH)
· Reset Tracking Data of Course Objects via SOAP (Funding: Fraunhofer Gesellschaft; Implementation: Leifos GmbH)
· Session Materials in Navigation Tree (Funding: Universität Münster; Implementation: Leifos GmbH)
· Sessions in Groups (Funding: Universität Münster; Implementation: Leifos GmbH)
· Show Course News For All Courses in My Membership (Funding: Universität Münster; Implementation: Leifos GmbH)
· Show Membership Allocation (Funding: Universität Stuttgart; Implementation: Leifos GmbH)

Test, Survey and Exercises:

· Add Manual Feedback to Manual Scoring Notification (Funding: Universität Münster; Implementation: Databay AG)
· Additional Test Start/Resume Button within Questions Tab (Funding: Universität Münster; Implementation: Databay AG)
· Apply test defaults every time (Funding: Universität Bern; Implementation: Databay AG)
· Auto Save for Test Results (Funding: ETH Zürich; Implementation: Databay AG)
· Best Solution as Option (Funding: data-quest Suchi&Berg GmbH; Implementation: Databay)
· Deleting Selected Passes (Funding: Universität Münster; Implementation: Databay AG)
· Enhance Automatic Scoring Capabilities Of Essay Questions (Funding: Universität Münster; Implementation: Databay AG)
· Enhance Multiple Choice For Controling Feedback Presentation (Funding: Universität Münster; Implementation: Databay AG)
· Export title and label in user-specific survey results (Funding: Universität Bern; Implementation: Leifos GmbH)
· Extended placeholders for test certificates (Funding: Fraunhofer; Implementation: Leifos GmbH)
· Filter for Participants without Answers but started Pass(es) in Test Results (Funding: Universität Münster; Implementation: Databay AG)
· Highscore (Funding: Universität Münster; Implementation: Databay AG)
· Hints (Funding: Universität Münster; Implementation: Databay AG)
· Improved Presentation of Best Solution (Funding: Universität Münster; Implementation: Databay AG)
· Option to Obligate Test Questions (Funding: Universität Bern; Implementation: Databay AG)
· Optional Deadline for Exercises (Funding: Universität Stuttgart; Implementation: Leifos GmbH)
· Poll (Funding:Cognos AG ; Implementation: Leifos GmbH)
· Revision of Manual Scoring (Funding: Universität Münster; Implementation: Databay AG)
· Streamlining Questions for a unified feedback behaviour (Funding: Universität Münster; Implementation: Databay AG)
· Submitting Solution as Group (Funding: FH Aachen; Implementation: Leifos GmbH)

Communication and Syndication:

· Customize Temporal Sort Order of Forum Postings (Funding: Malik Management Zentrum St. Gallen; Implementation: Databay AG)
· Performance improvements of the forum tree (Funding: Helmut Schmidt Universität Hamburg; Implementation: Databay AG)
· Streamlining Username Display (Funding: AOK Niedersachsen; Implementation: Databay AG)

Administration and Setup:

· Ability for users to delete their own user account (Funding: Universität Stuttgart; Implementation: Leifos GmbH)
· Allow empty mandatory fields in administration (Funding: STIHL AG; Implementation: Databay AG)
· Cloning a master-client (Funding and Implementation: Fundeon)
· Contact Administration (Funding and Implementation: Leifos GmbH)
· Delete User Accounts Automatically According to Activity Status (Funding: AWD; Implementation: Databay AG)
· Executive summary for DB updates in setup (Funding: Universität Stuttgart; Implementation: Leifos GmbH)
· Number of Distinct User Accessed an Object (Funding: Bundesagentur für Arbeit; Implementation: Leifos GmbH)
· Number of Objects per Time (Funding: Bundesagentur für Arbeit; Implementation: Leifos GmbH)
· Object Statistics on Demand (Funding: Bundesagentur für Arbeit; Implementation: Leifos GmbH)
· Perform Actions for Large Set of Users (Funding: Universität Münster; Implementation: Leifos GmbH)
· Protect Administration Role Funding: Credit Suisse AG / studer + raimann ag; Implementation: Leifos GmbH)
· Registration Mails with Attachment (Funding: Universität Münster; Implementation: Leifos GmbH)
· Reporting Session Statistics (Funding: Bundesagentur für Arbeit; Implementation: Leifos GmbH)
· Restriction of self-registration to specified mail domains (Funding: Universität Stuttgart; Implementation: Leifos GmbH)
· Show Object-ID in Object Statistics Tables (Funding: Bundesagentur für Arbeit; Implementation: Leifos GmbH)
· User Administration Learning Progress Status Filter (Funding: Open Consulting; Implementation: Leifos GmbH)

Abandoned Features:

· Digilib Book support
· ERP payment method
· Feedback feature in courses
· Integrated iLinc support - replaced by a plugin
· jsMath support is replaced by MathJax support, see Latex Revision (Funding and implementation: Leifos GmbH)
· RBAC Cache

What's new in ILIAS 3.10.5:

March 6th, 2009

Test & Assessment:

· Fixed problem with calculation of best test pass. The last pass was always calculated instead of the best pass (Helmut Schottmüller)
· Fixed problem with calculation of question feedback. ILIAS always returned the feedback of the last test pass (Helmut Schottmüller)

Repository:

· Fixed Bug #4244: Full screen by category editor dosen´t work. (Alex Killing)
· Fixed Bug #4239: Repository tree ordering. (Alex Killing)

Learning Modules:

· Fixed Bug #4289: Showing escape charactes in image legend. (Alex Killing)
· Fixed Bug #4330: Wrong HTML-Code for HTML-Media-Objects (iframe) and Applets. (Alex Killing)
· Fixed Bug #4266: Linking to glossaries in imagemaps. (Alex Killing)

Glossaries:

· Fixed Bug #4300: Error when trying to delete a definiton. (Alex Killing)

What's new in ILIAS 3.10.2:

November 7th, 2008

· It is a bugfix release and does not contain major new features compared to release 3.10.0.