03 March 2025

ontrack Changes for 4.45

The following changes have been made for 4.45:

ontrack Hubs (Staff and Learner)

  • Menu items that link to de-supported Teaching and Learning modules (e.g. Targets, ILP and Support) have been removed.

  • Absence reporting menu links have been updated to reference the new screens.

  • The primary navigation pane has been consolidated into a single Designer page so that it is now fully configurable. Note that this change is contained in our base primary navigation pane, if you are using a customised version of the primary navigation pane you must copy the changes to your customised primary navigation pane.

  • The Content Security Policy (CSP) has been updated in order to be more accurate and context specific to improve security.

ILP

  • Hardcoded status names have been removed from ILP Targets and Reviews, allowing them to reference configurable labels.

  • The record Read Report sort has now been amended to be by Last Read according to date and time.

Staff and Contact Hub

  • The hyperlink for dual authentication has been replaced by a button. The button text, alternative text, and whether a logo (Google or Microsoft) is displayed as configured with institution settings.

    Ontrack Hub login panel

  • The menu items that allow users to switch personas are now presented under a single View As menu item.

  • Validation and error handling has been implemented to restrict special characters which are proven to fail in Learner Correspondence for SMS in the following locations.

    • Learner Details

    • Course Applications

    • Course Enrolments

    • IDP Communications

  • Upload of learner evidence and photos has been updated to respect the Store uploaded documents in the file system institution setting.

Learner Hub

  • An accessibility statement page is available to unauthenticated users via a URL.

  • Attendance and Punctuality percentages have been updated in ontrack Learner Hub and Engage to round to whole numbers.

  • Previously mandatory fields required for the ILR are no longer visible as part of the enrolments process. These fields are:

    • Enrolments Further Details

      • Household Situation (HOUSEHOLD_SITUATION_1)

      • Additional Household Situation (HOUSEHOLD_SITUATION_2)

    • Qualifications

      • Please select your highest qualification (PRIOR_ATTAIN_LEVEL)

  • Upload of learner photos has been updated to respect the Store uploaded documents in the file system institution setting.