October 2023 Release Notes

The following list of new features, updates and bug fixes are included in the latest Sprint 23.10 release to the FEWS NET Data Platform.

New Features

Dashboard showing spatial coverage for crop data (DATA-1895)

A new dashboard was developed to identify the coverage of spatial boundaries across crop data series. A map indicates the lowest administrative level available for each country, and can provide data about the geographic unit set versions available for a country by year.

Allow Deep Links in FDE (DATA-3057)

Deep links are now used in FDE, and can capture specific query parameters based on the users' filter selections.

Updates

Raise an error when changing season metadata that has associated data series (DATA-2653)

A new validation check will raise a error when a user attempts to change season metadata in FDW that has data associated with the season, in order to prevent unintended changes to the data. Season metadata can only be changed by those with the admin permissions.

Add new crop tour forms to the Crop Assessment Dashboard (DATA-2840)

Additional data has been added to the Crop Assessment Dashboard, and users now have the ability to choose from the various forms used for crop assessment tours. The option to select a form has been added to the available filters.

Pipeline for Nigeria Kobo Forms (DATA-2958)

New data pipelines have been enabled for three Nigeria Kobo forms (Market Prices, Livestock and Exchange Rate).

Import Admin 1 relationships when importing markets (DATA-3046)

The market_admin1 relationships can now be automatically created when importing markets, using the FNID in the Parent field.

FDE Updates

Improvements to the FEWS NET Data Explorer were completed through the following tickets:

The Customize sidebar options will display only the conversions available for the selected data series (DATA-2705)
Updated the Time Series format for Crop extracts to align with the format used to upload data to FDW (DATA-3052)

Bugs

Fix time slider in Unit Relationships Dashboard (DATA-3151)

Corrected an issue causing the time slider to not appear on the Unit Relationships Dashboard. The time slider is now visible and functioning correctly.