Upload fixes, Messenger refinements, and performance boosts
Version 2025.2.2
DF Studio is pleased to announce its latest software release, which is now being deployed to all accounts. As always, please reach out to DF Studio’s support team with any feedback or questions.
Enhancements
Messengers
- The Messenger History list now supports filtering to “My Messengers” for all users, to aid in filtering Shared Messengers.
- Recipient input fields now display the list of available contacts and groups when clicked.
- The option to list the multiple recipients of a Messenger in its email notification and Conversation area has been restored.
- Approval invalidation is now supported on Messenger links that have not yet been accessed by their recipients.
- Notifications make it clearer that view-only Messengers are not affected when invaliding approvals.
Metadata
- Rules regarding date comparisons and the current date are now available for metadata validation.
Uploads & Assignments
- Visual refreshes to the Upload Monitor have improved the reliability of the control buttons.
- The Upload Report notification email has been updated to display times related to the time zone of the uploading user.
- Errors regarding required fields in the New Assignment form have been updated for clarity.
Asset Workflows & Organization
- MKV files are now recognized as video files, generating viewable previews when uploaded.
Bug Fixes
Messengers
- Corrected a misconfiguration which caused files imported to a Project using Messenger Import to be placed into a new Project instead.
Metadata
- Resolved an issue which caused the Import Metadata overlay to display blank names for the columns from an imported CSV file under certain conditions.
- Mitigated a problem which caused metadata editor menus to cover the input area when switching between active metadata fields.
Uploads & Assignments
- Corrected issues which caused the Activity Monitor to misreport the number of assets successfully ingested under certain circumstances.
- Addressed an anomaly which could cause the results of an upload operation to be out of sync if the upload was canceled before completing.
- Fixed a problem which caused the upload date in the Upload Report to be blank.
- Resolved a misconfiguration which could display improper dates from the distant past in the Upload Report email notification.
Asset Workflows & Organization
- Addressed an issue which caused failures to update the final completion state of certain tasks in the Activity Monitor.
- Fixed a bug which could cause unwanted results when navigating keyboard shortcuts to navigate certain lists within DF Studio.
- Corrected a fault which prevented the use of Shift + arrow keys to expand the current selection when navigating certain lists.
Publishing
- Resolved a problem which caused the recipient area to be empty when sending a Web Portfolio.