Collaboration

• Native, browser-based drag-and-drop file uploader. New uploader works out of the box, requiring no Java applets to install or configure. (docs)

• Improved pipeline processing for scripts and external commands. Supported scripts include R, Python, Perl, and others. Set output directories and file names. Job deletion can delete associated experiment runs. (docs)
  === Sponsored by HIPC - Human Immunology Project Consortium

• Rserve integration. Generate R reports on a remote Rserve server. (docs)
  === Sponsored by Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and HIPC - Human Immunology Project Consortium

• Export selected records. Export individual or multiple records that have been selected in a data grid. (docs)
  === Sponsored by HVTN - HIV Vaccine Trials Network

• Between/not between filters. Filter by value range. (docs)
  === Sponsored by HIPC - Human Immunology Project Consortium

• Improved Data Views web part. Authors and editors can edit/delete reports in the Data Views panel/web part. (docs)
  === Sponsored by HIPC - Human Immunology Project Consortium

• Email notifications. Receive notification when the content of a report or dataset changes. (docs)
  === Sponsored by ITN - Immune Tolerance Network

• Improved user interface and documentation for impersonating users, groups, and roles. (docs)

Observational Studies

• Improved import/export of shared study data and metadata. (docs)
  === Sponsored by CAVD - The Collaboration for AIDS Vaccine Discovery via the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

• Faster performance for study archive export & import.
  === Sponsored by ITN - Immune Tolerance Network

• Import and export custom study properties in study archives. (docs)
  === Sponsored by ITN - Immune Tolerance Network

• Manage study products. Define and share vaccine treatment protocols and schedules across studies. (docs)
  === Sponsored by CAVD - The Collaboration for AIDS Vaccine Discovery via the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

Specimen Management

• Customizable specimen report webpart, allowing display of reports by participant, cohort type, requested by location, and others. (docs)
  === Sponsored by ITN - Immune Tolerance Network

• Improved FreezerPro integration. Import data directly into the specimen management system on demand or on a regular schedule. (docs)
  === Sponsored by a major pharmaceutical corporation.

• Improved export and import of specimen repository settings. (docs)
  === Sponsored by ITN - Immune Tolerance Network

• Improved specimen refresh. In published studies, update the user that performs the specimen refresh. (docs)
  === Sponsored by HVTN - HIV Vaccine Trials Network

• New specimen rollup rules for Combine and LatestNonBlank. (docs)
  === Sponsored by HVTN - HIV Vaccine Trials Network

• Faster performance for specimen archive import.
  === Sponsored by HVTN - HIV Vaccine Trials Network

Assays

• (Luminex) Use historical means for Levey-Jennings plots. (docs)
  === Sponsored by CAVD - The Collaboration for AIDS Vaccine Discovery via the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

• (Luminex) Skip Ruminex calculations. (docs)
  === Sponsored by CAVD - The Collaboration for AIDS Vaccine Discovery via the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

• (Haplotype) Improved Haplotype assay. New report types, add data for additional species. (docs)
  === Sponsored by University of Wisconsin - O'Connor Lab

• Participant/visit resolvers. Use an existing list from another source. Set default values. Simplify upload and improve consistency. (docs)
  === Sponsored by CAVD - The Collaboration for AIDS Vaccine Discovery via the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

• Reduce assay user input error. Guidance for using defaults and validation. (docs)

Documentation

• Context sensitive help. New context-sensitive help links navigate directly to the relevant documentation topic. (docs)
• Project/Folders Best Practices. New documentation provides dos and don'ts for setting up projects and folders. (docs)
• Guidance for preparing data for import into LabKey Server. (docs)
• Updated documentation for using saved filters and sorts. (docs)
• Updated File Repository Tutorial. New step provides an advanced keyword and search application.
• Updated Collaboration Tutorial. (docs)
• Updated Security Tutorial. (docs)
• Updated General Assay and NAb Assay Tutorials. (docs) | (docs)

Operations

• knitr designer view. Set JavaScript dependencies to support the knitr designer view. (docs)
  === Sponsored by HIPC - Human Immunology Project Consortium
  
• Support for SQL Server 2014.
• Support for MySQL 5.6 external data sources.
• Support for building and running on Java 8.
• Removed support for PostgreSQL 8.4

Potential Backwards Compatibility Issues

• Dataset import behavior change: For consistency with other data types, imported data rows are now treated as an insert (disallowing duplicates), instead of a merge.