Release Date: 8th July, 2025
Summary
This release includes fixes for the below items, raised by the DWER team. There are both bugfixes and requirements included in this release. ::: query-table 88e84bea-08be-4e76-87bc-566ecc4a41c3 :::
Package versions
- briefconnect.server: 2.1.0-alpha.122 (No changes)
- briefconnect.configsync: 2.1.0-alpha.138 (No changes)
Deployment and test instructions
Manual pre-deployment steps
N/A
Deployment steps (in order)
- Deploy Release 21 for Deploy Office Resources release pipeline in Azure DevOps to the target environment.
Manual post-deployment steps
- Add Reports header link
- Go to SharePoint Site
- Go to Site contenst and open Header Links list
- Add new list item with next values:
- Tooltip: Reports
- Icon Name: PowerBILogo16
- Href: For UAT Environment: https://app.powerbi.com/Redirect?action=OpenReport&appId=5ad38e4e-2a22-422c-b7ca-82a090eace2f&reportObjectId=20e4e409-8e1b-494f-9277-b8559e4784e2&ctid=53ebe217-aa1e-46fe-b88e-9d762dec2ef6&reportPage=b3ca2f03a7b0fb99376f&pbi_source=appShareLink&portalSessionId=ce9db053-b925-498f-837f-b927e1021b0a For TEST environment: TBD
- Order: 4
- Link type: External
- Admin only: unchecked
- Mobile only: unchecked
- Log into the target Brief Connect environment as an admin user. Open the Admin Panel (the /adminPanel page, e.g. https://briefconnectdwerwa-cdne.azureedge.net/#/adminPanel is the dev url)
- Import and apply new config via AdminPanel: Active Configuration v3-v250708.1.zip (ensure latest config is selected before clicking apply)
- In AdminPanel in your target environment, select
Update SharePoint Content Typesbutton from the menu bar. Ensure that Active Configuration UPDATE HERE (Active) is selected from dropdown first. - In the browser console via Developer Tools, run the command
window.clearCache(). Example:

- Reindex site
- Go to SharePoint Site
- Go to Site settings
- Go to Search and offline availability
- Click Reindex site
- Run the Smoke tests below
v250708.1 Smoke Tests
| Step | Action | Expected result |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Navigate to Dashboard | User should have access to Dashboard |
| 2 | Click on the 'Open records' tab | All the open records will be displayed |
| 3 | Confirm if there is 'Current task' column visible | If visible all the tasks associated with particular records are displayed under this column |
| 4 | If there is no 'Current task', click on 'Edit columns' on the right side | User would get a Fly-out Pop with different fields in them |
| 5 | In the Pop-up, user will select the 'Current task' column | Selected fields will be displayed. |
| 6 | Scroll down and Click Save button. | The 'Current task' column is now shown in Dashboard. |
| 7 | Verify that each record has some task(value) associated in the 'Current task' column | There should not be any empty value in 'Current task' column |
Rollback steps to previous version
- Complete deployment steps for Release notes v250701.1
Known issues
The following defects are still under active resolution as of 08 July, 2025. Please review each item for workarounds if applicable
- Bug 65788 "All my executives" active tasks not displaying correctly
- Bug 66138 Email template showing incorrect values - ABCLeadAuthor, ABCPrepareCollaborator, ABCAccountableOfficer, DWER_Endorser, DWER_QAOf...
- Bug 66140 When sending to Collaborators multiple times, the emails are sent but the activity log doesn't record it
- Bug 66142 Add users on a multi-user role (eg collaborator or endorser)
- Bug 66268 Able to delete a recommendation (which can't be deleted) if you change a type