The following items represent notable improvements made to the platform and tools in this release, as well as key defect fixes and optimizations. This document also provides information about default configuration values and instructions for configuring each feature. Please note that some features must be activated by your ScholarOne representative to benefit from the new functionality; contact your Client Implementation Manager (CIM) for questions around permission or configurations.

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This release contains no DTD changes and no ISO changes.

ScholarOne Abstracts v4.17.3

A Ringgold ID is a unique identifier applied to organizations to facilitate the management of institutional affiliations. We will begin to alert users when their institution is not connected to a Ringgold ID when Ringgold is enabled.


Action Required

This feature is available by default when Ringgold is enabled. To activate Ringgold, please contact your Client Implementation Manager.


Details
  • A warning icon will appear next to any institution not connected to Ringgold.
  • On hover, the warning icon will display a tool tip advising “This institution is not connected to Ringgold. Search again and select an institution from the dropdown to connect the institution to Ringgold.”
  • To remove the warning icon a user only needs to edit their affiliation and choose a Ringgold connected institution.
  • An institution that is not connected to Ringgold will not prevent submission.

When Ringgold is enabled, to edit an institution the user will need to click the trash icon to update the institution.


Action Required

This feature is available by default when Ringgold is enabled. To activate Ringgold, please contact your Client Implementation Manager.

Added the ability to export specific files for needed custom exports through the data export tool.


Action Required

This feature is available for custom exports. If you need a custom export, please discuss with your Client Implementation Manager.

Session Host Tag
Fixed an issue where ##session_hosts_info## tag did not always populate session host info details.