Category: Release Notes

Release Notes – 06.02.22

Package replacement fixes and polishes, BYOS for Adstream S3 hotfolder, smaller technical fixes


Bug

  • [RUNNR-5286] – Hotfolder Configs – a Copy to S3 happens, but not a sync/delete

 

Chore

  • [RUNNR-5299] – Custom Proxy ‘PIX spec’ is not generated before sending asset_item.status: complete to SOAR/integrations

 

Feature

  • [RUNNR-5291] – Replaced packages are not deleted after replacement completes
  • [RUNNR-5290] – Flexible Replacement (package vs single item) – fixes for data values like checksum and mcs_id for duplicated assets
  • [RUNNR-5278] – Bulk Indexer improvements to handle larger title payloads
  • [RUNNR-5260] – BYOS – Runner folder and metadata mappings for ‘adstream’ assets in S3/workspace incoming-transfers-hotfolder-runner

Release Notes – 05.12.22

Flexible package/asset replacements, custom proxies for vertical videos, LA Screenings hotfolder, template and account request updates

Chore

Feature

  • [RUNNR-5275] – LA Screenings 2022 – New SPT Screeners Hotfolders (“_Event.FileExtension” parsing adjustments)
  • [RUNNR-5255] – Allow Generation of Custom Proxies for Vertical Videos :movie_camera::selfie:
  • [RUNNR-5241] – Screeners Hotfolder – “EVENT” Filename Parser and tagger – new filename language_subtitled code for ‘Japanese and English’
  • [RUNNR-5154] – Replacing Assets = allow single-file assets to replace packages and vice versa ?

Release Notes – 04.13.22

Ingest Handling for corrupt assets, VFX VARR metadata template, Access Request Form: Exhibitor Relations

Chore

  • [RUNNR-5238] – TEMPLATE – new VFX VARR template and many new vfx format fields
  • [RUNNR-5098] – Automated Request Form – MPG Exhibitor Relations

Feature

  • [RUNNR-5200] – Ingest Handling – Uploaded but corrupt/limited assets say “upload failed” on their thumbnail and the “errored” status displays as a ‘soulless’ asset in UI – change ingest behavior/logic to keep these with status: “uploaded” so they are downloadable.

Release Notes – 02.16.22

BYOS “Bring Your Own Storage” POC,  query tag for Replace Modal on asset details,  GOOD DISH promo hotfolder,  folder action ‘tag metadata > sony dam video’ fixes

Bug

  • [RUNNR-5198] – Bracket in Filename [1] problem stopped ingest and caused polling task weirdnessChore
  • [RUNNR-5171] – VOCAB – +1 New Sony DAM QC Report ‘vendor’ metadata value: “Viking Social Agency”Feature
  • [RUNNR-5188] – Folder Action – add auto-rename to “tag_metadata > sony_dam_video”
  • [RUNNR-5143] – Hotfolder – THE GOOD DISH (revamped DR OZ Promo logic)
  • [RUNNR-5130] – Auto-open replacement modal on asset details page
  • [RUNNR-5006] – MCS/Runner BYOS – Import assets from mounted workspace into Runner folder UI

Release notes – 01.19.22

Edit Share Permissions after creation, Burn-In Share support for more document formats, Display Improvements (failed uploads, ‘null’ metadata selections), Sony DAM Video Hotfolder automation, More flexible custom_audio_configuration folder actions, Folder Update API enhancements, first Angular Replatform Stories

Bug

  • [RUNNR-5107] – Activity – Upload Status – Completed – selecting edit metadata for an ingest batch does not pick a consistent or expected asset group

Chore

  • [RUNNR-5114] – Template – reveal ‘content_details.description’ and ‘usage.restriction’ on the ‘SONY DAM TEAM USE ONLY – SUB & CC DOC BACKLOG’ template
  • [RUNNR-5095] – DCS Support – 14
  • [RUNNR-5082] – Edit Metadata Radio Buttons – “Null/None” display name change
  • [RUNNR-5068] – Angular Replatform – (Launchpad) Catalogue/Inventory the list of app verticals or components that we need to migrate
  • [RUNNR-5061] – Shares – Burn-In for documents – display burn-in option on share page for other doc types

Feature

  • [RUNNR-5148] – Folder Actions – custom_audio_configuration_proxies – add flexibility for required audio_channel_count
    [RUNNR-5116] – Folder Management APIs – update_asset_owner / update_managed_by – to allow admins or support team to call APIs to update folder metadata and manage this data
  • [RUNNR-5103] – Hotfolder – Sony DAM Video automatic metadata tagging – folder_action
  • [RUNNR-5086] – Shares – Activity page – edit the permissions assigned to a share after it is created
  • [RUNNR-5083] – Soulless Asset Thumbnail will display ‘upload failed’ instead of ‘ingest in progress’ after failure criteria are met
  • [RUNNR-5066] – Angular Replatform – Get SCSS files compiling with webpacker
  • [RUNNR-5065] – Angular Replatform – Webpacker upgrades

Release notes – 12.10.21

Various UI and API fixes, metadata/feature chores and updates


Bug

  • [RUNNR-5057] – Preview Video crashes on share page after a few seconds of playback
  • [RUNNR-5039] – Shares API – CC or BCC email share recipients are not receiving their emails
  • [RUNNR-5038] – Race Condition? – asset_change arrives after asset_remove
  • [RUNNR-4143] – Runner Mobile: Selecting Multiple Filters from the same metadata field, or a gpms title filter, returns zero results
  • [RUNNR-3880] – ‘Batch Move from Folder Search’ doesn’t bring up modal for groups of assets that do not have an asset in the parent folder of the search

Chore

  • [RUNNR-5096] – Remove old SPT DAM metadata templates
  • [RUNNR-5089] – DR OZ Hotfolder – remove audio_stream_content tagging
  • [RUNNR-5087] – Activity page quirk – loading a share or file_request record row’s modal creates an automatic refresh of the page – something to do with expiration dates?
  • [RUNNR-5081] – Metadata Omnibus – New Vocab + SPT Formats Marketing asset_type change
  • [RUNNR-5079] – Clone the DCS Ancillary Assets & CC Files template, and set all metadata fields as not-required
  • [RUNNR-5078] – Shares – suggested ’email recipients’ options are obscured/covered up by the Subject input field; the dropdown displays behind it
  • [RUNNR-5074] – DCS Support – 13
  • [RUNNR-5073] – Fix mcs_connect and passing ‘expiration’ parameters and methods to restore custom expiration
  • [RUNNR-5071] – Image Preview Overlay no longer responds to arrow keys
  • [RUNNR-5060] – Homepage – ‘Recent Uploads’ linking/searching from the home page is broken due to elastic search changes?
  • [RUNNR-5059] – Advanced Title Search – selecting a ‘product type’ filter hides/removes all search results
  • [RUNNR-5058] – TEMPLATE – Sony DAM Auto-Rename – Language Ordering Logic
  • [RUNNR-5055] – Stitching Video – update mcs_job_type to “conform-to-venice” ?
  • [RUNNR-5048] – DCS Support – 12
  • [RUNNR-5041] – Asset Details page – metadata edit history has “missing translation” message for dcs.dcs_vendor metadata
  • [RUNNR-4983] – Shares – Asset Image Thumbnails in Share Emails are sorted in reverse order for ‘include metadata’ template shares (id: 1515)

Feature

  • [RUNNR-5064] – Video Timecode Overlay – add black background behind white timecode numbers
  • [RUNNR-5054] – VFX VARR Hotfolder – package transfers begin before the full package arrives in DMC and loses asset contents
  • [RUNNR-5044] – Video Player from search does not know the frame rate of the asset that it is playing, so the timecode overlay can misalign

Release notes – 11.05.21

‘Keep Filters Selected’ button, Contact Sheet templatization, Vocabulary endpoint, Change in Share’s “View in Runner” button behavior, VFX VARR Hotfolder parsing, Instantaneous PDF text Burn-In, Title search GPMS weighting, filter reordering

Chore

  • [RUNNR-5043] – TEMPLATE – CMDG Audio – Conformed/Dubbing – asset_type: qc report, display language_text
  • [RUNNR-5034] – DBB Reference Files hotfolder – remove automation that tags all assets to asset_owner: to be resolved ?
  • [RUNNR-5033] – TEMPLATE – DCS Ancillary Subtitle & CC – new metadata, vocab, template required field changes
  • [RUNNR-5027] – Automated Account Requests – add ‘SPWA Ad Pub’ and ‘DCS Motion Pictures Trailers (Off Embargo)’ to requestable options
  • [RUNNR-5021] – Shares – Automatically create “To” recipient chips after clicking out of the To field
  • [RUNNR-5019] – DCS Support – 11
  • [RUNNR-5018] – Sharing Assets “To” Recipient Chips – Add Support for semi-colon email address separation
  • [RUNNR-5005] – VOCAB – more asset_owners! and miscellaneous
  • [RUNNR-5000] – Queue setup for new Global Asset Hub (GAH) endpoint
  • [RUNNR-4995] – Reorder the filters in the filter drawer
  • [RUNNR-4974] – :musical_note: The QC Report form jitters :notes:

 

Feature

  • [RUNNR-5032] – Title Search – episode# and gpmsID weighting
  • [RUNNR-5031] – Bitmovin Player Weird Timecodes – a Quest for Accountability
  • [RUNNR-5026] – Contact Sheets – add templates: “Photo Metadata”, “Photo Request”, “Basic/Clean”
  • [RUNNR-5020] – User Preferences – Request Files
  • [RUNNR-5017] – :frame_with_picture: :e-mail: Share/Contact Sheets – Pick Sheet Template Via :arrow_down: Dropdown
  • [RUNNR-5016] – Folder Admin – User Access Mgmt page – click username to go to /admin/users/### for that user
  • [RUNNR-4985] – Endpoint API / Lambda to instantaneously burn-in a watermark (name, email) to a PDF or document asset for SP Connect sales scripts
  • [RUNNR-4984] – VFX VARR – parse folder name with underscores to get: (1) Vendor Name (2) Asset Name (3) GPMS ID/Title
  • [RUNNR-4957] – :e-mail: Share – Share URL / Email Share – :eye: Hide “VIEW IN RUNNER” :arrow_upper_right: Button Option
  • [RUNNR-4923] – :mag: Search – ‘Keep Filters Selected’ Button :large_blue_circle: [:ice_cube:] that retains :label: Metadata filters applied to your next text or title search
  • [RUNNR-97] – Metadata Values: Add Vocabulary Endpoint

Release notes – 10.15.21

Video Player timecode overlay, Request Files auto-rename + alphas, easier GPMS title searching, MPG photo_request Contact Sheet, Batch Retrieve from searches/folders, Rename from inside folder, UI Improvements & polishes (clipboard, info bubbles, menu scroll)

Chore

  • [RUNNR-5002] – New ‘additional_proxy’ –> “Runner-PIX-Specs” updates for MCS Connect, other places
  • [RUNNR-4997] – Timeout modal doesn’t always reload after session ends
  • [RUNNR-4993] – DCS Support – 10
  • [RUNNR-4989] – Add ‘asset_management.am_vendor’ to the metadata filter drawer
  • [RUNNR-4988] – Filter Drawer and other Metadata Fixes – ‘cmdg_vendor’ –> ‘dcs_vendor’
  • [RUNNR-4987] – Hover-Over Text or Info Icon for share page share options
  • [RUNNR-4976] – Search Filter aggregations display wrong alpha name
  • [RUNNR-4971] – Backend – Install Qualys Agent on both QA and Prod EC2 instances
  • [RUNNR-4970] – VOCAB – new dcs_vendor, social media subtype
  • [RUNNR-4969] – content_details.creation_date’s entered timestamp is affected by the workstation/computer’s timezone and leads to visual discrepancies
  • [RUNNR-4953] – :e-mail: Share – Turn Recipient Names to :three_button_mouse: 1-Click Chip Removals:name_badge::heavy_multiplication_x:
  • [RUNNR-4947] – DCS Support – 9
  • [RUNNR-4944] – /asset_items/accessible throws 500s when you try to share a batch of assets that includes a Runner-available asset that is, in truth, perma-deleted in MCS
  • [RUNNR-4941] – GPMS Title Search – fuzzier gpms episode # search

Feature

  • [RUNNR-4998] – Runner – Support IDM/Gigya failover support for login
  • [RUNNR-4986] – Contact Sheets – include more metadata for theatrical photo teams, change display
  • [RUNNR-4978] – Request Files – allow auto-rename metadata templates to rename files from the uploader’s edit metadata page
  • [RUNNR-4977] – Request Files – restore “allow uploader to add alpha title metadata”
    [RUNNR-4958] – Filter by Archive Status- archived/deep archived/not archived assets
  • [RUNNR-4945] – Use MCS Timecode in video player instead of relying on generating timecode proxies
  • [RUNNR-4922] – Elastic Search overhaul – revised search text syntax to support Advanced Search page (results not filtering correctly)
  • [RUNNR-4861] – :memo: Edit Metadata – Add ‘Manage’ Clipboard :clipboard:Button to Upper Navbar in Edit Metadata
    [RUNNR-4734] –  Add :arrow_up_down: Vertical Scroll for Context Menu for Smaller Size Window
  • [RUNNR-4656] –:file_folder: Folders – :pencil2: Rename Folder From Any Folder Page
  • [RUNNR-4468] – Make Batch :file_cabinet: Archive Retrieval available in folder + search views

Release Notes – 09.22.21

Improved subscription from folder page, Alphas in Batch Metadata Edits and searches, DR OZ improvements, Import from Ci improvements, Better Session Timeouts, Tool for Admins and Subscriptions, GPMS + Alpha ID tagging folder action.

Bug

Chore

  • [RUNNR-4965] – Decrease Granite per-process memory footprint
  • [RUNNR-4961] – Distribution Lists – dark mode display weirdness for rename text box
  • [RUNNR-4956] – Non-Admin’s current folder name has unnecessary ellipsis / truncation?
  • [RUNNR-4954] – Active Custom Search Subscription ‘cancel subscription’ Button in Filters Drawer blocks new subscription enrollment if you filter further
  • [RUNNR-4949] –:inbox_tray:  File Request – Metadata Edit Page – Add Apply Button (no way to tag single assets)
  • [RUNNR-4948] –:skull::wastebasket: – Live assets can be trashed and eventually deleted in MCS if they have “status: uploaded” and all of their “complete” duplicates/siblings are deleted
  • [RUNNR-4943] – “Share Folder” context menu option erroneously displays in asset-item context menus
  • [RUNNR-4940] – Asset Details Page – deleting asset from 1 of multiple folders boots you back to homepage
  • [RUNNR-4936] – VOCAB – Various fields, many subtypes
    [RUNNR-4933] – DR OZ Promo Hotfolder – Textless Split Revision handling ( SRV2.mov –> RV2S.mov)
  • [RUNNR-4926] – DCS Support – 8
  • [RUNNR-4916] – Support array data formatting for ‘import from ci’ metadata tagging
  • [RUNNR-4910] – Preview-only shares’ share_id search pages disregard your valid permissions to assets (superset problems?)
  • [RUNNR-4903] – TEMPLATE – DCS Ancillary Assets – more updates
  • [RUNNR-4894] – TEMPLATE – DCS Dubbed Audio, DCS Dubbed Paperwork
  • [RUNNR-4892] – carat on type-of-search selector is a non-clickable space
  • [RUNNR-4698] – :shopping_trolley: Carts – Make “Open” Cart Drawer Button More Clear
  • [RUNNR-4686 Add] – :art: Background Color On Selected Assets For All Views

Feature

  • [RUNNR-4960] – DR OZ Promo Hotfolder – reduce link group / promo batch from 10 to 8
  • [RUNNR-4950] – Folder Action – tag_gpms_id -> expand to include alphas
  • [RUNNR-4939] –  Notifications – SysAdmin “back door” into user preferences to add/remove subscriptions in bulk more easily
  • [RUNNR-4934] –  Cart / Batch Metadata Edit Form – :warning: tagged alphas don’t display in the batch metadata edit form and can be nullified if form is applied
  • [RUNNR-4919] –  Address Session Timeouts for Shares / File Requests / HTTP Uploads
  • [RUNNR-4911] – :e-mail: Share – :pencil2: Rename :ledger: Distribution List
  • [RUNNR-4898] – Import from Ci – MPG Trailers – correct the tagging of CDSLs and other documents to Scripts > Trailer
  • [RUNNR-4452] – UI – Make “subscribe to Folder activity via folder view banner icon in upper left” have the same display and behavior as User Preferences’ tool (expand+collapse folder trees, add “replace” subscription column, support inheritance onto subfolders?)

Release notes – 08.20.21

Personal Address Book, DR OZ Hotfolder, Flexible Ci Metadata Import, format_details.format multi-select

Bug

  • [RUNNR-4914] – Rogue things doing n database calls for each uploaded asset

Chore

  • [RUNNR-4908] – VOCAB – Video Content, many new CMDG_Vendors
  • [RUNNR-4902] – DCS Support – 7
  • [RUNNR-4891] – TEMPLATE – Add ‘video content’ and ‘image content’ fields to MPG INTL templates for Global Asset Hub
  • [RUNNR-4886] – The null Filename Prevention Act of 2021
  • [RUNNR-4884] – Bulk Derived Asset creation for Burn-In Images / PDFs
  • [RUNNR-4882] – VOCAB – Various (presentation_aspect_ratio, asset_owner)
  • [RUNNR-4881] – DCS Support – 6
  • [RUNNR-4838] – Update Copyright to “2021”on https://howto.sonypicturesrunner.com/
  • [RUNNR-4832] – (Pause b4 deploy) – METADATA – Change format_details.format to multi-select
  • [RUNNR-4816] – Sorting by LastLoginDate on /admin/users page in UI stops new searches/errors out
  • [RUNNR-4791] – Continents in content_details.territory ? Good or bad
  • [RUNNR-4771] – Advanced Search – add the other language fields (dubbed, original, text)

Feature

  • [RUNNR-4833] – Sony DAM Dr OZ Promo Hotfolder – filename to metadata parser
  • [RUNNR-4820] – VOCAB – Add soft delete for vocabularies so we can hide values without full deletion
  • [RUNNR-4812] – Import from Ci – add a way to tag flexible custom_metadata.custom_category.custom_label values onto assets
  • [RUNNR-4437] – Share – :blue_book: Address Book Enhancement: Distribution Lists