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Thanks Chris It makes more sense to me now. I guess this is something we will be looking at at Sussex in due course. Annette --On 11 October 2010 18:47 +0100 Chris Clarke <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Hi Annette, > > > Sorry it took me so long to come back on this question. > > > Optionally, Aspire customers can pass module/course codes across from > their Identity Provider service (Shibboleth/Athens) when users log into > Aspire. If these codes are passed, Aspire will assume the user is > enrolled on these modules/courses and will add the relevant lists > automatically to the user's My Lists page. This has been part of the > product since late 2008. > > > The change on 30th September included a notification to the user when > these codes change i.e. at the start of a new academic year, informing > the user that there are new lists added to their My Lists collection. > > > Thanks, > > > Chris > > > > > On 4 Oct 2010, at 16:49, Annette Moore wrote: > > > Chris > > I'm not sure I know what you mean by "1. If you pass enrolled modules to > Aspire, the My Lists page will inform the user of these new enrolments > (and > add them to the My Lists collection)." - could explain please. > > Annette > > > Annette > > --On 01 October 2010 10:11 +0100 Chris Clarke <[log in to unmask]> > wrote: > > > Hi all, > > > > > > > > > Yesterday we released a new version of Aspire. > > > > > > > > > This release included extensive under the hood changes for the My Lists > > > page. Previously, users with long collections of My Lists were > > > experiencing performance issues with the screen. In addition, users were > > > not able to remove either the lists they were enrolled on, or were list > > > publishers for, from the screen - this made the first problem worse, as > > > users could not always reduce the size of their My Lists collection! > > > > > > > > > We've now addressed these problems in the new release. Users can now > > > remove any list from My Lists, and the page has been re architected so > > > that exceptionally long collections can load in the background. Users > > > will be able to interact with the page and perform actions on lists > > > whilst long collections load. > > > > > > > > > To address the performance problem, we've had to change the shape of the > > > data under the hood. So, a data conversion is performed in the background > > > the very first time a user enters My Lists (after the release). On > > > particularly long collections this might take more than one visit to > > > complete. Once the conversion has been done the loading time of the > > > screen should be much improved. > > > > > > > > > As part of this work, we also took the opportunity to include a couple of > > > enhancements: > > > > > > > > > 1. If you pass enrolled modules to Aspire, the My Lists page will inform > > > the user of these new enrolments (and add them to the My Lists > > > collection). > > > 2. The actions column on the My Lists page was getting very untidy as the > > > amount of utility in the system grows. We've changed this to be a drop > > > down menu instead. If this proves popular, we'll be rolling it out to > > > other areas of the system. > > > > > > > > > In other news, we also improved the performance of the system elsewhere > > > too: > > > > > > > > > * Browse hierarchy: Some nodes with large amounts of children wouldn't > > > load, we've fixed this > > > * Bookmark preview screen: We've improved the performance here, too. > > > > > > > > > Any questions let me know, > > > > > > > > > Chris Clarke > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Head of Product > > > Talis Education > > > http://www.talis.com/education > > > > > > > > > Talis Group Limited > > > Knights Court, > > > Solihull Parkway, > > > Birmingham Business Park, > > > United Kingdom > > > B37 7YB > > > > > > > > > Direct Number: +44 (0)870 400 5423 > > > Mobile Number: +44 (0)7595 022154 > > > Office Number: +44 (0)870 400 5000 > > > Email: [log in to unmask] > > > www.talis.com > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > > Please consider the environment before printing this email. > > > > > > Find out more about Talis at http://www.talis.com/ > > > shared innovation™ > > > > > > Any views or personal opinions expressed within this email may not be > > > those of Talis Information Ltd or its employees. 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