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EDIS Application Release Notes

3.10.3 Updates

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Summary: Release 3.10.4 of EDIS 3 is a minor release to implement additional enhancements and fix bugs identified in the system. Below is a list of the primary updates that were made:

  • Bug Fix
    Fixed several issues causing RSS Feed requests to fail
  • Bug Fix
    Fixed Document Editor issue updating documents with thousands of attachments
  • Bug Fix
    Fixed Document Editor issues with control number update and validation
  • User Experience Enhancement
    Increased the motion number length to 100
  • User Experience Enhancement
    Updated submission attachment upload to filter out special characters from uploaded file name
  • Bug Fix
    Fixed issue in Advanced Search when fields included double quotes
  • Bug Fix
    Fixed Document Details drill-down link in several report
  • Bug Fix
    Removed duplicate pagination bar in Advanced Search results to increase viewable space for results

3.10.2 Updates

Updated on

Summary: Release 3.10.2 of EDIS 3 is a minor release to implement additional enhancements and fix bugs identified in the system. Below is a list of the primary updates that were made:

  • Bug Fix
    Fixed issue inhibiting automated print notification services
  • New Feature
    Added capability to maximize the display of search results
  • User Experience Enhancement
    Changed the default order of Advanced Search results to sort by Official Received Date
  • New Feature
    Added spinner to file upload process to provide user with indication that upload is in progress
  • Bug Fix
    Removed old and duplicate security questions
  • User Experience Enhancement
    Renamed filename of document download to include document ID number
  • New Feature
    Allowed use of Enter key to execute search in Advanced Search and Investigation Search
  • New Feature
    Added file validation when uploading file through Document Editor
  • Bug Fix
    Fixed error with changing or defining password with certain special characters
  • Bug Fix
    Fixed error saving Firm/Org when the text is typed in
  • Bug Fix
    Fixed error saving multiple attachments through Document Editor
  • New Feature
    Allow administrators to manage the number of special processing copies
  • Bug Fix
    Fixed error when resetting password
  • Bug Fix
    Fixed error exporting search results to include Firm/Org and give accurate headers
  • Bug Fix
    Fixed error executing Advanced Search when putting double quotes around text
  • Bug Fix
    Fixed error running Document Processing Report for a full year

3.10.1 Updates

Updated on

Summary: Release 3.10.1 of EDIS 3 is a minor release to implement some enhancements and fix bugs identified in the system. Below is a list of the primary updates that were made:

  • Bug Fix
    Fixed Submission bug not allowing save and continue from Security Level card in IE when filing Entry of Appearance
  • Bug Fix
    Fixed Registration bug requiring state and zip code entries for non-United States addresses
  • New Feature
    Allowed assigning the same Order Number to multiple documents
  • User Experience Enhancement
    Defaulted On Behalf Of field to Office/Division for internal USITC users
  • Bug Fix
    Fixed Advanced Search bug to respect double quotes around search terms and treat as one string
  • Bug Fix
    Fixed Submission bug saving special processing selection information
  • Bug Fix
    Fixed bug with features being hidden when resizing the browser window
  • New Feature
    Added Motion Number and removed OSE Flag on the Document Details page
  • Bug Fix
    Fixed bug when double clicking on Submit button submits document twice
  • Bug Fix
    Fixed Submission bug incorrectly setting Official Receive Date over weekend
  • Bug Fix
    Removed active link to Confidential documents for unauthorized users, resulting in 500 error

3.10 Updates

Updated on

Summary: Release 3.10 of EDIS 3 is a major enhancement release which includes a re-engineered user interface along with functional updates to both the Submission and Search components. Below is a list of the major new features:

  • New Feature
    File submission has been converted to a card system to guide users through the process based on a decision assistance tree to promote more accurate filing.
  • Bug Fix
    A Basic Search function has been added for less complex search actions.
  • User Experience Enhancement
    Advanced Search has been updated to provide improved search options and more options for controlling the display of the results including re-arranging and resizing columns, adding columns for additional fields and viewing all of the attachments for a document in a "drawer" at the bottom of the page
  • Bug Fix
    Search criteria can be saved and re-used in later sessions in the Advanced Search component.
  • User Experience Enhancement
    Upon lock out due to too many failed password attempts, user accounts will automatically be re-activated after 15 minutes.
  • User Experience Enhancement
    The need to type in captcha text at login has been removed.

3.9.5 Updates

Updated on

Summary: Release 3.9.5 of EDIS 3 is a minor enhancement release which includes the following corrections and features:

  • User Experience Enhancement
    The Internal Print Plant convenience functionality has been updated for compatibility with new USITC Intranet resources
  • User Experience Enhancement
    Terms and Conditions are now displayed upon each login
  • User Experience Enhancement
    Acceptance of the the CBI/BPI Acknowledgement Provision is now required for Petition and Complaint filing
  • User Experience Enhancement
    The EDIS Data Webservice now includes throughput throttling to reduce peak load on the system

3.9.4 Updates

Updated on

Summary: Release 3.9.4 of EDIS 3 is a minor enhancement release which includes a fix permitting users with investigation-based document security authorities to see documents within EDIS Search that they are otherwise authorized to see.

3.9.3 Updates

Updated on

Summary: Release 3.9.3 of EDIS 3 is a minor enhancement release which includes the following corrections and features:

  • User Experience Enhancement
    The EDIS Data Webservice now displays memorandum control and action jacket control numbers as part of the document endpoint.
  • New Feature
    Keyword search capability is now available within the EDIS Data Webservice's document endpoint.
  • Bug Fix
    Corrected a bug causing certain Advanced Search ON date comparisons to return no results.
  • User Experience Enhancement
    Updated copies required for Import Injury documents per Commission Rules.

3.9.2 Updates

Updated on

Summary: Release 3.9.2 of EDIS 3 is a minor enhancement release which includes the following corrections and features:

  • User Experience Enhancement
    The EDIS Data Webservice now has additional document details available as a new service endpoint. Please see the WADL for details
  • Bug Fix
    Corrected out-of-order or early execution of some internal system messages
  • Documents returning from the OCR subsystem will now be subject to PDF validation
  • Bug Fix
    Notification messages that repeatedly fail delivery will be shunted to a dead letter queue
  • Bug Fix
    Corrected a bug causing date format errors within the EDIS Data Webservice
  • Bug Fix
    Corrected an issue causing errors in batch search reindexing related to deleted investigations

3.9 Updates

Updated on

Summary: Release 3.9 of EDIS 3 is an enhancement release which includes the following new features:

  • New Feature
    Provisioned and configured EDIS to operate at the USITC's disaster recovery facility
  • User Experience Enhancement
    Relaxed certain PDF validation standards for Electronic Filings
  • User Experience Enhancement
    Transitioned production systems to fully virtualized hosts

3.8 Updates

Updated on

Summary: Release 3.8 of EDIS 3 is an enhancement release which includes the following new features:

  • User Experience Enhancement
    Changed the underlying database management system from Oracle to PostgreSQL
  • Implemented new search technology to conduct text searches across documents
  • User Experience Enhancement
    Updated presentation of search results to include relevancy score and other cosmetic changes

3.7.4 Updates

Updated on

Summary: Release 3.7.4 of EDIS 3 is a minor enhancement release which includes the following new features:

  • New Feature
    Permit the EDIS Data Webservice to view and query investigations by investigation unique identifier
  • Bug Fix
    Search result preferences will now correctly default to 25 records returned
  • New Feature
    Permit administrators to add administrative notes to user records

3.7.3 Updates

Updated on

Summary: Release 3.7.3 of EDIS 3 is a bug fix release which corrected a bug affecting the ability to insert searchable text into image based PDF documents.

3.7.2 Updates

Updated on

Summary: Release 3.7.2 of EDIS 3 is an minor enhancement release which includes the following new features:

  • New Feature
    Added capability for authorized internal users to enter Investigation litigation hold and termination metadata.
  • Implemented Investigation Disposition Report to track investigations based on litigation hold and termination metadata.
  • User Experience Enhancement
    Updated Document Verification & Destruction Report to exclude all documents associated to Title 7 investigations that may still be litigated.
  • User Experience Enhancement
    Isolated use of a large JavaScript file to a handful on internally facing pages.
  • New Feature
    Added support for inserting searchable text into image based PDF documents.

3.7.1 Updates

Updated on

Summary: Release 3.7.1 of EDIS 3 is an minor enhancement release which includes the following new features:

  • Applied new USITC branding to EDIS banner.
  • Bug Fix
    Corrected an issue where internal users were mistakenly receiving copies required emails for internally filed documents.
  • Bug Fix
    Corrected an issue where internal print plant email messages were not being correctly generated.
  • Bug Fix
    Corrected an issue where all available security levels were not showing up in the Advanced Search parameters drop down for some users.
  • User Experience Enhancement
    Updated the EDIS Data Webservice to permit clients to specify the page size as part of the query parameters.
  • User Experience Enhancement
    Updated the EDIS Data Webservice to return the docket number as part of the investigation metadata.

3.7.0 Updates

Updated on

Summary: Release 3.7 of EDIS 3 is an enhancement release to accommodate revisions to the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure. Most of the changes are implemented to align with the Commission's rule requiring that most documents be filed only electronically. This release includes the following new features:

  • New Feature
    Enabled the capability for external users to file Confidential documents electronically, except for Petitions, Complaints and New Requests.
  • Implemented restriction that Petitions, Complaints and New Requests may only be filed as a Cover Sheet filing and not as an electronic filing.
  • User Experience Enhancement
    Updated Cover Sheet submission form to notify users when electronic filing of a document is required.
  • New Feature
    Added notification regarding the number of paper copies which are required to be delivered after electronic filing.
  • New Feature
    Added capability to submit a request to the Secretary for an exception to the electronic filing requirement.
  • New Feature
    Added capability for the Secretary to approve or deny exception requests to the electronic filing requirement.
  • User Experience Enhancement
    Enhanced the document intake and processing functions to track the number of paper copies required and the number received.
  • Implemented Document Copies Compliance Report to track each filing's compliance with paper copy delivery requirements. [Internal only]
  • New Feature
    Added capability to search a document's audit trail. [Internal only]
  • New Feature
    Added capability to manage the number of paper copies required for every document type. [Internal only]

3.6.1 Updates

Updated on

Summary: Release 3.6.1 of EDIS 3 is an minor enhancement release which includes the following new features:

  • New Feature
    Added Dockets Performance Audit Report to provide more granular metrics on the document quality control process.
  • User Experience Enhancement
    Updated the Document Destruction Report with modified selection capabilities.
  • User Experience Enhancement
    Replaced Optical Character Recognition (OCR) engine for generating text for EDIS Search

3.6.0 Updates

Updated on

Summary: Release 3.6 of EDIS 3 is an enhancement release which includes the following new features:

  • User Experience Enhancement
    Increased the session timeout period for external users from 15 minutes to 30 minutes.
  • New Feature
    Added Dockets Performance Audit Report to provide more granular metrics on the document quality control process.
  • New Feature
    Added Document Destruction Report to support the records management process of destroying paper copies of documents.
  • New Feature
    Added Authorities Report to provide a listing of internal users assigned to individual authorities, authority groups and investigation level access.
  • User Experience Enhancement
    Replaced the utility to check for active code within a PDF.

3.5.0 Updates

Updated on

Summary: Release 3.5 of EDIS 3 is an enhancement release which includes the following new features:

  • New Feature
    Added a new interface to the Document Submission E-filing function allowing users to select multiple (up to 10) files for uploading in a single action. See the updated EDIS User's Guide for details.
  • New Feature
    Added a separate CD verification tool available in the Office of Docket Services which will check the validity of all PDFs included on a CD presented for submission to EDIS. CDs will be validated before acceptance at the docket counter. See the new EDIS User's Guide - Electronic Media Submission for process details.
  • Implemented Administrative Security Level for internal administrative documents.
  • Implemented User List Report to show current authorities granted to EDIS users.
  • New Feature
    Added Edit Tracking Status for Docket staff to update document tracking dates.
  • User Experience Enhancement
    Enhanced auditing, to include user registration, user account maintenance actions, document manipulations and APO release creation.

3.4.1 Updates

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Summary: Release 3.4.1 of EDIS 3 is a bug fix release which includes the following updates:

  • Bug Fix
    Corrected bug prohibiting Docket staff from processing and reviewing individual documents with more than 100 attachments.
  • User Experience Enhancement
    Modified the Search functionality to filter out the display of test and erroneous investigations from public search results.

3.4.0 Updates

Updated on

Summary: Release 3.4 of EDIS 3 is an enhancement release which includes the following new features:

  • User Experience Enhancement
    Updated the EDIS RESTful web service to allow publicly available documents to be accessed through automated queries of the document metadata provided in XML format.
  • New Feature
    Added a new investigation type called Tariff Affairs & Trade Agreements for holding documents related to comments on the Harmonized Tariff Schedule.
  • Bug Fix
    Fixed a problem with the optical character recognition function (OCR) which allows for textual searching of documents.

3.3.3 Updates

Updated on

Summary: Release 3.3.3 of EDIS 3 is an enhancement release which includes the following new features:

  • New Feature
    Added RESTful web service to EDIS to obtain metadata about public, limited and confidential investigation documents in XML format.
  • User Experience Enhancement
    Updated the internal Document Processing Report to provide document processing statistics based on Investigation Type, Security Level, and Original Source Type.
  • New Feature
    Added control numbers to the text of the Document Title in the Document Filing Report.
  • New Feature
    Added updatable Secondary Document Title to internal Administrative Record Report.

3.3.2 Updates

Updated on

Summary: Release 3.3.2 of EDIS 3 is a patch release to fix and re-activate the "captcha" function.

3.3.1 Updates

Updated on

Summary: Release 3.3.1 of EDIS 3 is an enhancement release which includes the following new features:

  • Bug Fix
    Removed capability to perform anonymous search without logging in. Registration and login is now required.
  • New Feature
    Added captcha function to login, registration and forgot password pages requiring users to type randomly generated text which is displayed in a distorted but legible manner. This was done to disallow automated methods from running these functions in order to prevent denial of service attacks.
  • User Experience Enhancement
    Improved performance of the Dockets Performance Report.
  • User Experience Enhancement
    Enhanced capability to display notices on any page.

3.3.0 Updates

Updated on

Summary: Release 3.3 of EDIS 3 is an enhancement release which includes the following new features:

  • New Feature
    Added new Dockets Desk interfaces to allow for bar code scanning of cover sheets, review of document information at acceptance, and tracking of documents through the scanning and approval process.
  • New Feature
    Added capability to input new firm/organization requests via a simple user interface and to provide notification to requesting user.
  • New Feature
    Provided capability to manage administrative notices on the internal and external versions of the EDIS Home and Search pages.
  • New Feature
    Added simple document performance report to measure the percentage of documents processed within 24 and 48 hours within a given time period.
  • User Experience Enhancement
    Augmented OCR capability to run during workdays while not interfering with Dockets approval activities.
  • Bug Fix
    Reduced maximum size of submitted documents accepted from 50 MB to 25 MB due to Adobe Reader timeout issues.
  • Bug Fix
    Removed capability to decrypt old EDIS 2 passwords.
  • Bug Fix
    Corrected several keyword search problems.

3.2.0 Updates

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Summary: Release 3.2 of EDIS 3 is an enhancement release which includes the following new features:

  • New Feature
    Enabled the capability to perform optical character recognition (OCR) on all documents submitted to EDIS. Over time, this process will be applied to all existing documents in EDIS as well. This will enhance the existing capability to conduct textual searches through documents to find documents containing specific text strings.
  • User Experience Enhancement
    Updated password management services to provide email notification 14 days prior to password expiration and to manage password history. Passwords will not be able to be re-used.
  • User Experience Enhancement
    Improved capability to recover documents and their metadata which do not complete submission as a result of a system error.
  • User Experience Enhancement
    Automated sending of email to submitter upon first time validation of filed documents.
  • New Feature
    Allowed for specification of investigation number to include "-TA-".
  • User Experience Enhancement
    Improved order of documents listed in the Table of Contents for an APO Release.