Release Notes: November 4, 2026
This week’s release includes enhancements and fixes across the Platform, Faculty Search (FS), Review, Promotion & Tenure (RPT), and Faculty Activity Reporting (FAR). On the Platform, we completed the migration of the data pipelines that power FS Analytics, LM Analytics, and FAR accreditation reporting to a new platform. In FS, we added the position’s Unit to the Position details tab and fixed cloned positions so they now start unsubmitted and can be approved at Step 0. In RPT, we fixed several issues: files copied from Shared Committee Files missing from the selected Collection, first-time notification emails without an activation link, errors when creating cases for existing candidates, and committee form requirements reset after the Enhanced Manage Required Committee Form Respondents release. We also improved how RPT handles updates for permanently deleted vitas. In FAR, bulk uploads now process in the background, which supports files up to 40 MB, shows queued status right away, and sends an email when the upload finishes. We also fixed Dollar Value amounts that appeared truncated on individual records and “Funding - In Progress” grants that didn’t appear on vitas.
Platform
- Enhancement: We have completed the migration of our data pipelines to the new platform, which power FS Analytics, LM Analytics and FAR accreditation reporting. The previous platform will be deprecated in the EU and APAC regions on 5 November and in the US on 12 November. No impact should be felt by customers, and no action is required.
Faculty Search
- Fixed: We resolved an issue in FS where a position cloned from an already-submitted position opened as "waiting for approval" at Step 0 without ever being submitted. Administrators also saw no Approve action on the refreshed Position Show page, so they couldn't move the position forward. Cloned positions now start unsubmitted, like a new position, and the creator submits them for approval as usual. Administrators who can approve a position at Step 0 now see the Approve action.
- Enhancement: We updated the Position details tab in Faculty Search to show the position's Unit. Previously, the tab displayed the position title, location, position type, application URL, and position description, but not the Unit. The new "Position unit" field displays the Unit saved on the position, so users can see this key organizational detail when they review a position.
Review, Promotion & Tenure
Faculty Activity Reporting
- Enhancement - Bulk Upload Improvements: We updated FAR bulk uploads to process in the background, so large uploads that previously timed out can now complete reliably for files up to 40 MB. Users receive an immediate confirmation that their upload has been queued, can follow its status in the existing upload status view, and receive an email when the upload completes or encounters an error. Files larger than 40 MB are rejected at upload instead of after a failed or timed-out run. Existing upload validation and error reporting are unchanged.
- Fixed: We resolved an issue in Faculty Activity Reporting where amounts in the Dollar Value field in custom sections populated through a data load appeared truncated when viewing the individual record, even though the stored value was correct and the summary page displayed it properly. The amount in the Dollar Value field now displays in full on the record, consistent with the summary page. Users can rely on the amounts shown in their records matching the data they loaded.
- Fixed: We resolved an issue in Faculty Activity Reporting where grants with a status of "Funding - In Progress" did not appear on vitas unless the grant's term fell within the vita's date range, even when the grant's own start and end dates did. Grants with this status are now treated as ongoing and display on vitas at least until the grant's end date. Users no longer need to extend a vita's date range to see these grants.
Coming Soon
- Removal of Faculty IDs from Faculty-Facing Views: We will be updating Faculty Activity Reporting to hide Faculty IDs from faculty users in the areas of the platform where they currently appear. Faculty will no longer see other faculty members' Faculty IDs in the faculty picker, when emulating a colleague through Account Access, or in Find Colleagues. Email addresses will continue to display to help users tell apart faculty with the same name. Faculty IDs will remain visible to administrators in areas not accessible to faculty, so institutions that treat this value as confidential will be able to keep it out of faculty-facing views.
- Citation improvements: We’re improving citation quality in Vita Builder to make citations more accurate and consistent across styles. This work includes aligning citation styles with Citation Style Language standards, improving the display of bibliographic details such as author, publisher and outlet (journal title), and adding stronger regression coverage for commonly used citation styles and record types.
Interfolio Data Service
Coming Soon
- New Navigation Link - Activities Pending Review: We’re adding a new "Activities Pending Review" link to the FAR left-hand navigation, giving users a persistent, one-click path to their IDS Matching queue from any page with FAR and the FIS.