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Brief Connect v2.4.4 Release Notes

Release date - 7th January, 2026

Package version: 2.4.4

This release includes bug fixes and improvements since v2.4.1. All changes from v2.4.2 and v2.4.3 are also included.

Changes and improvements

  • PDF Pack opens in SharePoint web viewer

PDF Pack documents now open in the SharePoint web viewer instead of the browser's native PDF viewer. This provides a more consistent viewing experience and better integration with SharePoint's document features.

Bug fixes

  • Fixed a crash when clicking "Manage Docs" on certain record types

Resolved an issue where the SPA could crash when clicking "Manage Docs" on specific record types (e.g., CMIN records in DWER).

  • Fixed notification delivery failures for records with many collaborators

Resolved an issue where Azure queue message size limits could be exceeded when a record has many collaborators, causing notification delivery failures.

Upgrade instructions (from v2.4.x)

The following instructions apply to environments already running Brief Connect v2.4.0 or later.

Note

If you are upgrading from a version earlier than v2.4.0, please refer to the Brief Connect team for specific release notes for additional pre-deployment steps (including pipeline setup and environment variable updates).

Manual pre-deployment steps

Review release pipeline variables

It's important to apply any changes to pipeline variables before a release is created, because every release creates a snapshot of pipeline variables at the moment of creation. The only way to redeploy the application with updated variables is by creating a new release.

  1. Go to Azure DevOps, open your Brief Connect project
  2. In the left panel navigation, go to Pipelines → Library → Variable groups
  3. Review variables for all environments included in this release and update values where required
  4. Save any changes

Create a new release

  1. Go to Azure DevOps, open your Brief Connect project, go to Pipelines → Releases
  2. Find the Deploy Brief Connect Application release pipeline and click on it to open
  3. If there is no release with version 2.4.4, click Create Release
  4. Set the Package Version variable to 2.4.4
  5. Add a description (optional)
  6. Click Create
  7. The release v2.4.4 (n) will be created and available in the list of releases after you refresh the page

Pipeline deployment steps

  1. Deploy release v2.4.4 (n) (where (n) is the latest number available) from the Deploy Brief Connect Application release pipeline in Azure DevOps to the target environment

Manual post-deployment steps

Clear the server cache

Role required: Brief Connect Administrator

  1. Log into the target Brief Connect environment as the Brief Connect Admin user
  2. Open the Admin Panel (https://[WEB_APP_URL]/#/adminPanel)
  3. Open the browser's Developer Tools, go to the Console tab, and run the command: 
    window.clearCache()
  4. After successful execution, you should see the message: Cache cleared. Server Result: true

Smoke tests

We recommend following our basic testing guide after this release: Basic testing of Brief Connect

Release-specific tests for v2.4.4

The following tests target the specific fixes and improvements in this release:

  • [ ] Generate a PDF Pack for a record — confirm the PDF opens in the SharePoint web viewer (not the browser's native PDF viewer)
  • [ ] On a record with many collaborators (10+), trigger a notification event (e.g., send for action) — confirm all recipients receive the notification without delivery failures
  • [ ] Ensure that when assigning a user a role which grants Edit permissions to a record, the user can edit the record, especially if the user is assigned a multi-user role (e.g. Collaborator) and there are already a significant number of assignees to that role (i.e. 50+)