Fixed several issues causing RSS Feed requests to fail

Fixed Document Editor issue updating documents with thousands of attachments

Fixed Document Editor issues with control number update and validation

Increased the motion number length to 100

Updated submission attachment upload to filter out special characters from uploaded file name

Fixed issue in Advanced Search when fields included double quotes

Fixed Document Details drill-down link in several report

Removed duplicate pagination bar in Advanced Search results to increase viewable space for results

Fixed issue inhibiting automated print notification services

Added capability to maximize the display of search results

Changed the default order of Advanced Search results to sort by Official Received Date

Added spinner to file upload process to provide user with indication that upload is in progress

Removed old and duplicate security questions

Renamed filename of document download to include document ID number

Allowed use of Enter key to execute search in Advanced Search and Investigation Search

Added file validation when uploading file through Document Editor

Fixed error with changing or defining password with certain special characters

Fixed error saving Firm/Org when the text is typed in

Fixed error saving multiple attachments through Document Editor

Allow administrators to manage the number of special processing copies

Fixed error when resetting password

Fixed error exporting search results to include Firm/Org and give accurate headers

Fixed error executing Advanced Search when putting double quotes around text

Fixed error running Document Processing Report for a full year

Fixed Submission bug not allowing save and continue from Security Level card in IE when filing Entry of Appearance

Fixed Registration bug requiring state and zip code entries for non-United States addresses

Allowed assigning the same Order Number to multiple documents

Defaulted On Behalf Of field to Office/Division for internal USITC users

Fixed Advanced Search bug to respect double quotes around search terms and treat as one string

Fixed Submission bug saving special processing selection information

Fixed bug with features being hidden when resizing the browser window

Added Motion Number and removed OSE Flag on the Document Details page

Fixed bug when double clicking on Submit button submits document twice

Fixed Submission bug incorrectly setting Official Receive Date over weekend

Removed active link to Confidential documents for unauthorized users, resulting in 500 error

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.

A Basic Search function has been added for less complex search actions.

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

Search criteria can be saved and re-used in later sessions in the Advanced Search component.

Upon lock out due to too many failed password attempts, user accounts will automatically be re-activated after 15 minutes.

The need to type in captcha text at login has been removed.

The Internal Print Plant convenience functionality has been updated for compatibility with new USITC Intranet resources

Terms and Conditions are now displayed upon each login

Acceptance of the the CBI/BPI Acknowledgement Provision is now required for Petition and Complaint filing

The EDIS Data Webservice now includes throughput throttling to reduce peak load on the system

The EDIS Data Webservice now displays memorandum control and action jacket control numbers as part of the document endpoint.

Keyword search capability is now available within the EDIS Data Webservice's document endpoint.

Corrected a bug causing certain Advanced Search ON date comparisons to return no results.

Updated copies required for Import Injury documents per Commission Rules.

The EDIS Data Webservice now has additional document details available as a new service endpoint. Please see the WADL for details

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

Notification messages that repeatedly fail delivery will be shunted to a dead letter queue

Corrected a bug causing date format errors within the EDIS Data Webservice

Corrected an issue causing errors in batch search reindexing related to deleted investigations

Provisioned and configured EDIS to operate at the USITC's disaster recovery facility

Relaxed certain PDF validation standards for Electronic Filings

Transitioned production systems to fully virtualized hosts

Changed the underlying database management system from Oracle to PostgreSQL

Implemented new search technology to conduct text searches across documents

Updated presentation of search results to include relevancy score and other cosmetic changes

Permit the EDIS Data Webservice to view and query investigations by investigation unique identifier

Search result preferences will now correctly default to 25 records returned

Permit administrators to add administrative notes to user records

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.

Updated Document Verification & Destruction Report to exclude all documents associated to Title 7 investigations that may still be litigated.

Isolated use of a large JavaScript file to a handful on internally facing pages.

Added support for inserting searchable text into image based PDF documents.

Applied new USITC branding to EDIS banner.

Corrected an issue where internal users were mistakenly receiving copies required emails for internally filed documents.

Corrected an issue where internal print plant email messages were not being correctly generated.

Corrected an issue where all available security levels were not showing up in the Advanced Search parameters drop down for some users.

Updated the EDIS Data Webservice to permit clients to specify the page size as part of the query parameters.

Updated the EDIS Data Webservice to return the docket number as part of the investigation metadata.

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.

Updated Cover Sheet submission form to notify users when electronic filing of a document is required.

Added notification regarding the number of paper copies which are required to be delivered after electronic filing.

Added capability to submit a request to the Secretary for an exception to the electronic filing requirement.

Added capability for the Secretary to approve or deny exception requests to the electronic filing requirement.

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]

Added capability to search a document's audit trail. [Internal only]

Added capability to manage the number of paper copies required for every document type. [Internal only]

Added Dockets Performance Audit Report to provide more granular metrics on the document quality control process.

Updated the Document Destruction Report with modified selection capabilities.

Replaced Optical Character Recognition (OCR) engine for generating text for EDIS Search

Increased the session timeout period for external users from 15 minutes to 30 minutes.

Added Dockets Performance Audit Report to provide more granular metrics on the document quality control process.

Added Document Destruction Report to support the records management process of destroying paper copies of documents.

Added Authorities Report to provide a listing of internal users assigned to individual authorities, authority groups and investigation level access.

Replaced the utility to check for active code within a PDF.

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.

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.

Added Edit Tracking Status for Docket staff to update document tracking dates.

Enhanced auditing, to include user registration, user account maintenance actions, document manipulations and APO release creation.

Corrected bug prohibiting Docket staff from processing and reviewing individual documents with more than 100 attachments.

Modified the Search functionality to filter out the display of test and erroneous investigations from public search results.

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.

Added a new investigation type called Tariff Affairs & Trade Agreements for holding documents related to comments on the Harmonized Tariff Schedule.

Fixed a problem with the optical character recognition function (OCR) which allows for textual searching of documents.

Added RESTful web service to EDIS to obtain metadata about public, limited and confidential investigation documents in XML format.

Updated the internal Document Processing Report to provide document processing statistics based on Investigation Type, Security Level, and Original Source Type.

Added control numbers to the text of the Document Title in the Document Filing Report.

Added updatable Secondary Document Title to internal Administrative Record Report.

Removed capability to perform anonymous search without logging in. Registration and login is now required.

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.

Improved performance of the Dockets Performance Report.

Enhanced capability to display notices on any page.

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.

Added capability to input new firm/organization requests via a simple user interface and to provide notification to requesting user.

Provided capability to manage administrative notices on the internal and external versions of the EDIS Home and Search pages.

Added simple document performance report to measure the percentage of documents processed within 24 and 48 hours within a given time period.

Augmented OCR capability to run during workdays while not interfering with Dockets approval activities.

Reduced maximum size of submitted documents accepted from 50 MB to 25 MB due to Adobe Reader timeout issues.

Removed capability to decrypt old EDIS 2 passwords.

Corrected several keyword search problems.

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.

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.

Improved capability to recover documents and their metadata which do not complete submission as a result of a system error.

Automated sending of email to submitter upon first time validation of filed documents.

Allowed for specification of investigation number to include "-TA-".

Improved order of documents listed in the Table of Contents for an APO Release.