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Release Notes

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Latest Release

Release 9.90.3 December 12, 2025

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Notice Affected Roles Affected Policies
Corrected the start and end date values on a few approved Category I forms where earlier validation checks were not yet supported at the time the forms were submitted.

Faculty

All

Release 9.90.2 December 12, 2025

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Bug Affected Roles Affected Policies
Fixed a bug that prevented faculty separation when a “Not Submitted” Annual Certification existed for the following fiscal year.

Reviewer

N/A

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Release 9.90.1 December 9, 2025

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Bug Affected Roles Affected Policies
Corrected an issue where Reviewers and Approvers were unable to process an Annual Certification when the faculty member had a denied Prior Approval form.

Reviewer/ Approver

N/A

Release 9.90.0 December 4, 2025


Feature Request Affected Roles Affected Policies
The system now has the functionality to send a notification to the campus Intellectual Property office specified by a parameter when a new activity includes a “Yes” response to any IP question on the Enter an Activity form. [UCOATS Feature 09.024] 

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Enhanced form validation now provides clearer guidance regarding required responses. Completed fields show a checkmark, formatting errors now include specific messages, and missing fields are highlighted with a red outline and a summary list at the top of the form. [UCOATS Feature 09.001]

Faculty, Historical Data Manager

All

When faculty log into the system for the first time in a new fiscal year, they will be prompted with an option to copy Category 2 and 3 activities from the previous fiscal year. [UCOATS Feature 09.013]     Faculty All
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Bug Affected Roles Affected Policies
Corrected an issue where the system message generated during faculty separation reported the wrong fiscal year. The message now accurately reflects the faculty member’s separation fiscal year.    

Reviewer

N/A

Resolved a bug that prevented separating faculty who had a “Not Submitted” Annual Certification for the next fiscal year.

Reviewer

N/A

Notice Affected Roles Affected Policies
Adjusting the label and organization of an approved Category I activity is not supported. Changes to earlier fiscal years are no longer allowed after release 8.84.0; faculty should document updates in an activity comment instead.

Faculty

All

Recent Release Notes

Release Number Release Date
Release 9.90.3 December 12, 2025
Release 9.90.2 December 12, 2025
Release 9.90.1 December 9, 2025
Release 9.90.0 December 4, 2025
Release 9.89.3 November 14, 2025
Release 9.89.2 November 7, 2025
Release 9.89.1 October 31, 2025
Release 9.89.0 October 31, 2025
Release 9.88.0 October 14, 2025
Release 9.87.1 October 2, 2025
Release 9.87.0 September 24, 2025
Release 9.86.1 September 5, 2025
Release 9.86.0 August 27, 2025
Release 9.85.6 August 13, 2025
Release 9.85.5 August 7, 2025
Release 9.85.4 July 31, 2025
Release 9.85.3 July 21, 2025
Release 9.85.1 July 16, 2025
Release 9.85.0 July 10, 2025
Release 8.84.7 June 26, 2025
Release 8.84.6 June 17, 2025
Release 8.84.5 June 5, 2025
Release 8.84.4 May 28, 2025
Release 8.84.3 May 20, 2025
Release 8.84.2 May 14, 2025
Release 8.84.1 April 30, 2025
Release 8.84.0 April 28, 2025
Release 8.83.5 April 24, 2025
Release 8.83.4 April 8, 2025
Release 8.83.3 April 3, 2025
Release 8.83.2 March 27, 2025
Release 8.83.1 March 5, 2025
Release 8.83.0 February 21, 2025
Release 8.82.1 January 31, 2025
Release 8.82.0 January 23, 2025
Release 8.81.7 January 13, 2025
Release 8.81.6 January 3, 2025
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