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v10.2023.1

16 Aug 17:58
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Update Drupal to V10

Release Notes

This release moves the Drupal Framework from the D9 major release to the D10 major release, and moves the platform onto PHP v8.1. Drupal 9 goes out of support November 2023.

  • As part of the update, we changed the SAML module we use for SSO from simplesamlauth_php to samlauth.

Related Jira tickets

DIG-2289 - Upgrade to Drupal 10

  • We upgraded our Drupal instance from v9 to v10 as Drupal v9 will no longer be supported after November 1, 2023
  • Users should not see any changes to their user interface

DIG-2651 - Makes the max SF import filesize configurable

  • As part of the Drupal 10 upgrade we are compressing the file size for attachments to bypass the upload limitation that was fixed in v9

DIG-1028 - SimpleSAML email address breaks login for use

  • This work updates the login process using the Drupal 10 SAML module to create and provide an email address if it is missing on an employee record thus preventing the employee from logging into Access Boston via SSO

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tags/2023-08-15
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Full Changelog: https://github.com/CityOfBoston/boston.gov-d8/commits/tags/2023-08-15

v9.2023.19

28 Jul 19:55
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Entity_cone, contact_form and salesforce doc maxsize

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Digital
DIG-2632 - entity_clone fails on larger pages

  • This work added a patch for a known issue where users were getting an error message for cloned pages
  • The underlying issue is the clone process runs out of memory mid-process

Mayor's Office Of Housing
DIG-2651: Building Housing file attachment not appearing on website

  • This work fixed an issue where PDF attachments were not appearing on the Building Housing site
  • Memory for attachments was increased to accommodate larger attachments

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tags/2023-07-26

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v9.2023.18

21 Jul 19:28
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Minor fixes and contact form phone

related patterns version

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DIG-2390: Confirm new xml files work for unofficial election uploads (https://bostondoit.atlassian.net/browse/DIG-2390)

  • This work confirms that the XML elections results files sent by a new vendor can be imported and will display correctly on the Boston.gov Election Results page

DIG-2435: BH: Missing Follower Emails (https://bostondoit.atlassian.net/browse/DIG-2435)

  • This work identifies the causes of missing emails and restores follower email addresses in Salesforce across multiple Building Housing projects

DIG-2564: Allow content authors to "clone" content (https://bostondoit.atlassian.net/browse/DIG-2390)

  • Fixes a bug where content authors lost the ability to clone content types

DIG-2527: Add phone number as option in Boston.gov contact form (https://bostondoit.atlassian.net/browse/DIG-2390) (see see also https://github.com/CityOfBoston/patterns/pull/741)\

  • Updates the patterns library to allow for an optional contact phone number to be supplied with contact form submissions
  • There is HTML validation when a phone number is entered

Related Jira tickets

DIG-2390: Adds code to detect excel file formats
Elections Results page.
DIG-2435: Adds full sync for follower email field
DIG-2564: Entity CLone fix
DIG-2527: Add phone number as option in Boston.gov contact form (see see also CityOfBoston/patterns#741)

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tags/2023-07-20
tags/2023-07-21

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V9.2023.17

06 Jul 16:01
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Drupal maintenance, mail testing and config cleanup

Release Notes

Digital Team

DIG-2414 General config cleanup

  • This work fixes an issue where config files are re-imported on each deploy which re-orders elements in the file

DIG-2415 Create Drupal mail test endpoint

  • This work creates an endpoint for Drupal mail sending to help with future automated testing

DIG-2442 Drupal Maintenance

  • This is regular maintenance updates for our Drupal backend.

Related Jira tickets

DIG-2442 Drupal Maintenance
DIG-2414 General config cleanup
DIG-2415 Create Drupalmail test endpoint

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tags/2023-07-06

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V9.2023.16

26 Jun 15:19
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Drupal updates, mail improvements and SAML

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Digital
DIG-1430 Update SimpleSAML for Acquia Cloud Next

  • This work was needed to unblock Acquia so our non-production environments can be upgraded to Acquia Cloud Next

DIG-2164 Notification for content authors when pages are published

  • This work adds a notification email that will be sent to content authors when a Drupal page is published by a content editor
  • The notification email is sent to the email address associated with the account.

DIG-2335 Enable Extra Drupal Modules for Mail

  • This work enables extra Drupal modules for better email handling in PROD and DEV
  • The following modules were added to Drupal:
  1. Mail System- Allows better management of Drupal Mail
  2. Mime Mail- Allows HTML emails to be sent by default plus twig templating
  3. Maillog/Mail Developer- Captures outbound emails and displays on page accessible from Drupal Admin UI

DIG-2336 Reformat and target alert email with hardbounce at postmark

  • This work improved the format of the email sent when postmark hard-bounces so it is more readable
  • The email address was updated to send hard-bound alerts to the digital team email address so it has a wider audience

DIG-2350 Drupal Maintenance

  • This is regular maintenance work for our Drupal environment

Metrolist
DIG-1775 Drupal Update causes error in web forms

  • This work was to investigate what caused a date validation error in the Metrolist webform after the Drupal 6.1.4 release
  • Changing the default value in the application_deadline_datetime field fixed the validation issue

Related Jira tickets

DIG-2350 Drupal Maintenance
DIG-2336 Reformat and target alert email with hardbounce at postmark
DIG-2335 Enable Extra Drupal Modules for Mail
DIG-2164 Notification for content authors when pages are published
DIG-1775 Drupal Update causes error in web forms
DIG-1430 Update SimpleSAML for Acquia Cloud Next

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tags/2023-06-23

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v9.2023.15

08 Jun 15:15
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MOH AMI+bugfix, SEO, email config & maintenance

Release Notes

Mayor's Office of Housing
DIG-2257 BH: Project Goals not appearing on Project Page

  • The work fixed an issue on housing project pages where the project goals were not appearing at the top of the page
  • A correct example page can be seen here 191 - 195 Bowdoin Street

DIG-2284 Update AMI limits

  • This work updates the AMI(Area Median Income) limits table with the recently updated AMI figures
  • The table can be found on the Income-Restricted House page

Related Jira tickets

DIG-2257 BH: Project Goals not appearing on Project Page - MOH
DIG-2284 Update AMI limits - MOH

Digital Team ongoing maintenance work
DIG-2200 Email notifications not sending emails
DIG-2282 Adjust config for domain redirects
DIG-2303 Refactor config files to prevent re-import during deploy

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tags/2023-06-07

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v9.2023.14

26 May 17:46
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Release Notes

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DIG-1718 Add official .gov banner

  • This work adds a .gov banner at the top of the Boston.gov website to identify it as an official website of a government organization. This will help visitors know the website is official and secure.

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DIG-2059 - Adjust language for contact information in events

  • This work updates the helper text for authors when they are adding contact information while creating an event
  • Helper language below the Contact field is more specific so authors know to enter a name in this field
  • Email is required, the word optional is removed from the helper text

DIG-2060 - Adjust order of contact information in event sidebar; move down 'email' field

  • This work changes the order of the contact information and email information on an event page sidebar
  • The contact information will appear above the email link on an event page sidebar

DIG-2108 Adjust handling of OOO replies in Postmark

  • This work allows Out of Office replies to be sent to users who are emailing via Boston.gov contact forms
  • This will notify users if the people they are trying to contact are unavailable

DIG-2177 Update 'My Workbench' to display 10 last edited pages regardless of status

  • This work updates the My Workbench display page so content authors will see the last ten pages they worked on regardless of status
  • Content authors will see the last ten pages they worked if it is in any of the following moderation states: "published", "draft", "needs review"

DIG-2264 Drupal Maintenance incl core to 9.5.9

  • This is maintenance work for our Drupal environment

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tags/2023-05-25

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v9.2023.13

18 May 14:01
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Building Housing Salesforce Synchronization Update

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DIG-465: building housing dup attachment

  • This work resolves an image and file duplication error when updates are made to a website object in Salesforce. Users will no longer see duplicated objects on the Building Housing site when objects are manually synced or when projects are updated via a work object update in Salesforce.

DIG-1851: BH: Remove duplicate files from BH Projects

  • This work creates a script to identify and remove any duplicate file attachments from Building Housing Projects.

DIG-1858: BH: Web Update chatter comment not showing on BH Project page

  • This work fixes an error where chatter comments are not showing on the Boston Housing project page. Now users will see any comments made via chatter on the Boston Housing project page.

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tags/2023-05-17

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v9.2023.12

27 Apr 13:08
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Drupal Maintenance and other updates

Release Notes

Digital Services Team

DIG-1592 Additional pages for Percy to check DIG-1592

  • This work adds sample pages for our Percy check, which automates visual testing for our Boston.gov pages to make sure they are correct. This gives the Percy tool additional pages for comparison when it does its visual testing

DIG-1988 Updates Release Notes Action

  • This work connects our Github repositories via web-hook to Slack so when we publish release notes a message will be broadcast in a slack channel (#digital-services-team-release-notes) for users and stakeholders to read

DIG-2088 Update config for new budget.boston.gov redirect

  • This work updates the config for the new FY24 Boston.gov page so that the correct budget information appears on budget.boston.gov

DIG-2142 Drupal Maintenance incl core to 9.5.8

  • This work upgrades Drupal Core from 9.5.7 to 9.5.8

Related Jira tickets

DIG-2142 Drupal Maintenance incl core to 9.5.8
DIG-2088 Update config for new budget.boston.gov redirect
DIG-1988 Updates Release Notes Action
DIG-1592 Additional pages for percy to check DIG-1592

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tags/2023-04-26

v9.2023.11

07 Apr 13:29
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Release Notes - v9.2023.11

Boston.gov Updates

DIG-883 Add ability to choose theming for select components

  • This is continuation of work that was started in 2021 that gives users the ability to change Drupal components background colors between white, gray, or blue. The remaining components that were updated:
  • Three column with image
  • Cabinet
  • Drawers
  • Group of Links - Grid [w/ and w/o Description]
  • Group of Links - Mini Grid
  • Group of Links - List
  • Group of Links - Quick Links
  • Grid of Guides
  • Grid of Quotes
  • Formatted Text
  • Transaction Grid
  • Feedback (larger issues here)
  • News/Announcements
  • Upcoming events

Related Jira tickets

DIG-883 Add ability to choose theming for select components

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tags/2023-04-06


v9.2023.9

Release Notes

Metrolist updates

DIG-1882 Suggested_Removal_Date Bug

  • This fixes a bug to allow a null value in the Suggested_Removal_Date.

DIG-2007 Metrolist New Posting emails not sending

  • This fixes an issue where a “New listing has been added” email waas not being sent by Metrolist when a property manager posted a new property

DIG-2008 Public-Notices Endpoint Occasionally returns null crashing

  • This fixes an issue where Public-Notices Endpoint accasionally returns a null value crashing the application

Acquia tags

tags/2023-04-03