6.4.1

Network Canvas Architect 6.4.1

This release of Architect improves the performance of the app, and the preview mode. It should be installed by any users currently using version 6.4.0.

Changelog:

• Improved the performance of the app by fixing a bug that caused unnecessary rendering of form field components.
• Updated the preview mode to use Interviewer 6.3.1.

6.4.0

Network Canvas Architect 6.4.0

This release of Architect implements the ability to specify the minimum and maximum number of alters to be created on a name generator stage, and adds additional skip logic and filter options for working with categorical variables.

Implementing these features required increasing the protocol schema version to 7. Installing this update will enable you to upgrade existing protocols to this schema version. This update should be installed by any users wishing to take advantage of these new features. If you wish to edit a protocol with a prior schema version without updating it, do not install this update.

The minimum/maximum alter functionality was funded through collaboration with Dr Jereed Ivanich at the Colorado School of Public Health. If you are interested in commissioning feature development for Network Canvas, please see our documentation on the subject.

Changelog:

• Implemented minimum and maximum limits for the number of alters that can be named on name generator type interfaces. When specified, the user will be prompted to name more alters, or prevented from adding additional alters as appropriate.
• Implemented new rule types that allow you to work with the number of categorical values that have been selected within a categorical variable, regardless of their value.

6.3.1

Network Canvas Architect 6.3.1

This is a small bugfix release, that includes an updated version of Interviewer that resolves a bug in the rendering of the categorical bin "other" option dialog. It should be installed by all users currently running version 6.3.0 of Architect.

Users running versions prior to this should fully read the release notes for version 6.3.0 before updating: https://github.com/complexdatacollective/Architect/releases/tag/v6.3.0

Changelog:

• Update the version of Interviewer used in the preview mode to address a bug with rendering the "other" option on the categorical interface.

6.3.0

Network Canvas Architect 6.3.0

This is a significant feature release, containing numerous changes and bugfixes. It updates Architect to schema version 6, and will require protocols to be upgraded in order to be used.

We have prepared a video demonstrating the new features in this release: here

We recommend this update is installed by all users running prior versions of the software, provided they are able to update their protocols.

Changelog:

• Significant design improvements and refinements:
  • Better design of sections, including toggable optional features, and clearly differentiated nested sections
  • Nested modal windows to keep the user oriented when moving through the app
  • Redesigned the skip logic and network filtering rule section
  • Redesigned the sociogram prompt editor
• Improvements to variable workflow:
  • A universal 'variable picker' that allows creating and selecting variables easily
  • The ability to rename variables
• An improved 'new stage screen':
  • The ability to search for interfaces based on title, keyword, or description
  • Keyboard navigation
  • The ability to filter interfaces based on their capabilities
• The ability to preview and export protocol assets
• Fixed broken links to documentation
• Numerous other small bug fixes and improvements

6.2.2

Network Canvas Architect 6.2.2

This release fixes an issue with displaying release notes, and should be installed by all users currently using version 6.2.1 or 6.2.0.

Users on versions prior to 6.2.0 should refer to the release notes for 6.2.0 before deciding to upgrade: https://github.com/complexdatacollective/Architect/releases/tag/v6.2.0

Changelog:

• Fixed an issue that prevented release notes from being displayed within the app

6.2.1

Network Canvas Architect 6.2.1

This release fixes a small issue with the printable codebook summary feature. This release should be installed by all users currently using version 6.2.0.

Users on versions prior to 6.2.0 should refer to the release notes for 6.2.0 before deciding to upgrade: https://github.com/complexdatacollective/Architect/releases/tag/v6.2.0

Changelog:

• Fixed an issue that caused the printable codebook to crash when using narrative interface presets that did not use node highlighting or display any edge types

6.2.0

Network Canvas Architect 6.2.0

This release of Architect introduces the printable codebook summary feature, as well as a bug fix for the rich text editor. The feature is non-breaking, and this release should be installed by all users currently using version 6.1.0 or above.

Users on versions prior to 6.1.0 should refer to the release notes for 6.1.0 before deciding to upgrade: https://github.com/complexdatacollective/Architect/releases/tag/v6.1.0

Changelog:

• Implemented the 'printable codebook summary' feature. This feature allows you to export (or print) a PDF that describes every aspect of your protocol, including all node and edge types, stages, and skip logic. This can be extremely useful when discussing your protocol or reviewing your data collection with members or your team.
• Fixed an issue that caused the app to crash when pasting text containing certain characters.
• Implemented support for horizontal breaks in the rich text editor
• Updated the version of Interviewer used in preview mode to 6.1.2

6.1.1

Network Canvas Architect 6.1.1

This is a small bugfix release that should be installed by all users currently using version 6.1.0. Users using 6.0.0 should refer to the release notes for 6.1.0 before deciding to upgrade.

Changelog:

• Fixed an issue which prevented users from choosing an icon to show when creating a node.

6.1.0

Network Canvas Architect 6.1.0

This is the first significant feature update to Architect since our launch. These changes required a new protocol schema version, which means that any current protocols opened in this version of Architect will be automatically migrated to the latest schema version. Review the changelog below, and take extra care when updating if you are currently in the process of collecting data.

Changelog:

• Changed the behavior of boolean variables. Boolean variables were previously assumed to be 'false' unless explicitly set to true during the interview. They are now set to 'null'. This means that skip logic or filtering rules that deal with boolean variables should be reviewed to ensure they are functioning as you intended. This change also means that boolean variables that are never explicitly set to either true or false will not be exported as node or edge attributes. If you require these variables to be exported, ensure they are set to a value.
• Added a new interface: the "Tie-Strength Census". This interface follows the same paradigm as our dyad census, except it assigns a value to an ordinal variable if an edge is present. This can be used to capture both the strength and existence of a relationship in one interaction. It resulted from a collaboration with Dr. Brea Perry at the Indiana University Network Science Institute.
• Introduced a new input component: "BooleanChoice". This new component is available for boolean variable types, and differs from the existing toggle switch in two ways: (1) it requires user interaction to set a value (it has no default), and (2) it supports rich labels describing each 'choice'.
• Introduced markdown support for field labels and option values. This means that all field labels and option values for ordinal/categorical form variables can now contain limited rich text formatting, such as bold and italic text. A WYSIWYG editor has been added to make formatting these labels more straightforward.
• Introduced new validation options: unique, differentFrom, and sameAs.
  • sameAs - Requires that a variable value be the same as another variable value.
  • differentFrom - Requires that a variable value be different from another variable value.
  • unique - Requires that a variable value be unique among all entities of the same type.
• Fix an issue that caused the app to crash when creating a new boolean variable on the additional attributes screen.
• Fixed an issue with creating ordinal and categorical variables that could lead to being able to change their type.
• Fixed an issue that could lead to the timeline displaying as empty even when there is content in the protocol.

6.0.3

Network Canvas Architect 6.0.3

This is a bug fix release that updates the built-in version of Interviewer to 6.0.3 to resolve an issue with the Narrative interface. It is recommended for all users.

Changelog:

• Updates the version of Interviewer used in preview mode to 6.0.3, which fixes a regression that caused the Narrative interface to crash when no highlight variables were selected on a preset