2. http://www.Kit-Catalogue.com
Current Status KIT
CATALOGUE
®
• v1.1.4 currently available.
• v2.0.0 in final testing.
• Likely to be released on Monday, 15th
April.
• Main features:
• Security improvements (HTTPS, etc).
• Organisational Unit tree structure.
• Departmental admin now has access to all items in sub-units.
• Support for specific item editors.
• Richer Item content.
• More site customisation options (menus, labels, etc)
3. http://www.Kit-Catalogue.com
Coming Soon KIT
CATALOGUE
®
• Major features decided at the last User Group meeting:
• Workflow improvements, e.g. draft and archive items. (v2.1.0)
• Item collections and Private API. (v2.2.0)
• These could be completed in a single release.
• User Group wish list items still outstanding are listed here:
• Google Doc: http://goo.gl/jtHfi
• Will be editable by anyone currently on the Kit-Catalogue Mailing List.
4. http://www.Kit-Catalogue.com
What Next? KIT
CATALOGUE
®
• Future priorities to be decided by this User Group.
• Release scheduling.
• Releases up to now have been “when it’s ready”.
• Better for local IT planning if release dates are known in advance.
• What schedule would suit us all best?
5. http://www.Kit-Catalogue.com
Some suggestions KIT
CATALOGUE
®
• Usage Statistics
• Automated Alerts/Feeds (new items)
• Hierarchical Categories to support
taxonomies
• Shibboleth for local single sign-on
• Bulk editor (change multiple items at
once)
• Import changes to existing items
• More reports!
• API for creating/editing items
• More admin levels, lock editing of
certain fields
• More options for homepage blocks –
recently added items, embedded
content (videos, Twitter widgets, etc)
• Search term statistics
• Add common synonyms to search
automatically (microscope =
microscopy)
6. http://www.Kit-Catalogue.com
Some suggestions KIT
CATALOGUE
®
• Usage Statistics
• Automated Alerts/Feeds (new items)
• Hierarchical Categories to support
taxonomies
• Shibboleth for local single sign-on
• Bulk editor (change multiple items at
once)
• Import changes to existing items
• More reports!
• API for creating/editing items
• More admin levels, lock editing of
certain fields
• More options for homepage blocks –
recently added items, embedded
content (videos, Twitter widgets, etc)
• Search term statistics
• Add common synonyms to search
automatically (microscope =
microscopy)