Version: v260319

Release Date: 19th March, 2026

Summary

This release contains improvements and bug fixes.

Bug fixes / Features

Bug/Feature	DevOps Link (If applicable)
Record subtype-specific notifications
Accountable Group and Division missing from filter panel	https://dev.azure.com/engagesq/VIC%20DoE%20-%20ABC/_workitems/edit/66364
Prefilled roles based on metadata selection in record initiation process
Dashboard Cards displaying incorrect information
Users can't upload documents to Primary documents and Attachments sections
"Only my tasks" does not generate any notifications if a Group I am included in receives a new task
Notification updates - enabling customisation of subject lines for email notifications
Workflow Builder tabs (Workflows / Main Blocks) disappears in split second after first use.
Various accessibility fixes and improvements
When cloning records, roles with groups assigned showing as unassigned in preview screen (but populated correctly once record created)
Dashboard - first 50 items keep appearing over and over again

Manual post-deployment steps

Import config

Config file to import: DE-Config_260319-config.zip

Role required: Brief Connect Administrator

If there is no configuration set, you have to set up Administrator user Id in the Environment variable AdminEntraId in the Azure Function App. The value should be the Object Id of the user in Entra ID (Azure AD).

Log into the target Brief Connect environment as the Brief Connect Admin user and open the Admin Panel (https://[WEB_APP_URL]/#/adminPanel).
Select Import from Zip and upload the new configuration ZIP file.
The system will process the file and refresh the list of available configurations. Once it appears, select the newly imported configuration from the dropdown.
Click Apply to apply the imported configuration.
Wait for the confirmation message that the configuration has been successfully applied.
Make sure the active configuration is selected in the dropdown.
In the menu bar, click Update SharePoint Content Types.
Tick Clean up unused fields from content type. It won't remove any data, only detach unused fields from Content Types, then click Confirm.
Wait 20 minutes for the process to finish.
Click Cleanup Unused Fields from SP Lists, then Confirm in the confirmation dialog. This process will cleanup unused fields from lists (fields provisioned with old configs and removed in later configs).
Wait for 10 minutes for the process to complete.

Clear the Server cache

Role required: Brief Connect Administrator

Log into the target Brief Connect environment as Brief Connect Admin user. Open the Admin Panel (https://[WEB_APP_URL]/#/adminPanel)
Open browsers Developer Tools, open Console tab and run the command window.clearCache() there. After successful execution, you should see Cache cleared. Server Result: true message in the console.

Smoke Tests

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

Additionally, navigate to each of the bugs outlined at the beginning of these release notes to see detail and test accordingly. The below smoke tests are also recommended for release 2.5.3:

Smoke Test: Dashboard Count Matches Visual Graph

Step	Action	Expected Result
1	Navigate to the Dashboard - My records tab.	Dashboard loads successfully.
2	Click on the ‘Filter’ button.	Filter fly-out panel is displayed.
3	Expand ‘Due Date Decision Maker’.	Due date values are displayed.
4	Review the due date values in the list.	Dates are displayed in correct user-friendly format and not in ISO format (e.g. 2025-02-24T13:00:00Z).

Smoke Test: Dashboard Count Matches Visual Graph

Step	Action	Expected Result
1	Navigate to the Dashboard - My records tab.	Dashboard loads successfully.
2	Apply a filter for Stage = Initiate.	Filter is applied and results are displayed.
3	Check the ‘Results’ count in the grid.	Count is displayed.
4	Check the corresponding stage count in ‘My records progress’ graph.	The graph count matches the grid result count.

Smoke Test: Filters Apply on Closed Records Tab

Step	Action	Expected Result
1	Navigate to the Dashboard - Closed records tab.	Closed records list is displayed.
2	Click on the ‘Filter’ button.	Filter fly-out panel is displayed.
3	Apply a filter for Record Type (e.g. Cabinet or Committee Briefing).	Filter is applied.
4	Review the grid results.	Only records matching the selected record type are shown.

Smoke Test: Keyword Search in Active Tasks Tab

Step	Action	Expected Result
1	Navigate to the Dashboard - Active tasks tab.	Active tasks list is displayed.
2	Enter a valid record number or keyword in the search field.	Search is triggered.
3	Review the results displayed.	Only matching records are displayed and the result count updates correctly.

Smoke Test: Documents Tab - Unexpected ‘Test’ Column

Step	Action	Expected Result
1	Open a Cabinet record.	Record loads successfully.
2	Navigate to the ‘Documents’ tab.	Documents list is displayed.
3	Review document columns.	No unexpected column named ‘Test’ is visible.
4	Click ‘Bulk edit details’.	Classification dialog opens without displaying a ‘Test’ field.

Smoke Test: PPQ Bulk Update - Business Admin Access

Step	Action	Expected Result
1	Log in as a CPU Business Admin user.	User is logged in successfully.
2	Navigate to a PPQ record.	Record page loads successfully.
3	Click on the ‘Bulk update’ button from the top right.	Bulk update page opens successfully.
4	Verify access to the page.	No permission error message is displayed.

Smoke Test: Cabinet Record - Classify Documents Feature

Step	Action	Expected Result
1	Create or open a Cabinet record (e.g. CabBRI).	Record loads successfully.
2	Move the record to Recommendation stage.	Record transitions successfully.
3	Navigate to the ‘Documents’ tab.	Documents tab loads.
4	Attempt to classify a document in Primary or Attachment section.	Classification option is available and functional.

Smoke Test: Upload Signed PDF Document

Step	Action	Expected Result
1	Open a Cabinet Sub record in Decision stage.	Record loads successfully.
2	Click ‘I want to’ → ‘Upload signed documents’.	Upload dialog opens.
3	Click ‘Add or remove documents’.	Document selection screen opens.
4	Upload a signed PDF to Primary or Attachment section.	PDF uploads successfully without error message.

Rollback steps to previous version

Execute all deployment steps for the target release from related Release Notes.