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This page provides the release notes associated with OpenVal.

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OpenVal2025.03.00

Release Date: 2025-03-28

“March 2025 Major Release”

This is a major release of OpenVal that builds on the December 2024 minor release and includes an updated R version, updated snapshot date, additional R packages, and a removed package. Additionally, support for RHEL 9 has been added.

  • Total packages: 429
  • R version: 4.4.2
  • Bioconductor version: 3.20
  • Package snapshot date: 2024-11-07

New

  • 14 new packages:
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Updated

  • 145 packages with version updates:
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Removed

  • 1 removed package:
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New Dependencies

  • 18 new dependency packages:
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Updated Dependencies

  • 98 dependency packages with version updates:
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Removed Dependencies

  • 43 removed dependency packages:
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Former Dependencies Added to OpenVal

These packages were formerly dependency packages, but as of this release they have been validated and included as new packages in OpenVal.

  • 2 packages:
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OpenVal2024.09.01

Release Date: 2024-12-13

“December 2024 Minor Release”

This is a minor release of OpenVal that builds on the September 2024 major release and includes additional R packages.

  • Total packages: 416
  • R version: 4.4.1
  • Package snapshot date: 2024-06-22

New

  • 9 new packages:
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OpenVal2024.09.00

Release Date: 2024-10-02

“September 2024 Major Release”

This is a major release of OpenVal that builds on the June 2024 minor release and includes an updated R version, updated snapshot date, additional R packages, and a removed package.

  • Total packages: 407
  • R version: 4.4.1
  • Package snapshot date: 2024-06-22

New

  • 17 new packages:
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Updated

  • 217 packages with version updates:
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Removed

  • 1 removed package:
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OpenVal2024.03.01

Release Date: 2024-07-01

“June 2024 Minor Release”

This is a minor release of OpenVal that builds on the March 2024 patch release and includes additional R packages, and an updated package version.

  • Total packages: 391
  • R version: 4.3.2
  • Package snapshot date: 2023-11-20

New

  • 36 new packages:
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Updated

  • 1 package with version updates:
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Note: Minor releases do not typically have updated package versions. Package kableExtra was updated to fix a bug with R 4.3.2 that caused an error when the package was loaded within an R markdown file.

OpenVal2024.03.00.01

Release Date: 2024-05-06

“March 2024 Patch Release”

This is a patch release of OpenVal that includes fixes to the March 2024 major release.

  • Total packages: 355
  • R version: 4.3.2
  • Package snapshot date: 2023-11-20

Fixed

  • CommonJavaJars dependency package was updated to remove vulnerable log4.jar file
  • Installed Chrome to address dependency in the pagedown::chrome_print() function

OpenVal2024.03.00

Release Date: 2024-03-29

“March 2024 Major Release”

This is a major release of OpenVal that builds on the January 2024 minor release and includes an updated R version, updated snapshot date, and additional R packages.

  • Total packages: 355
  • R version: 4.3.2
  • Package snapshot date: 2023-11-20

New

  • 39 new packages:
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Updated

  • 117 packages with version updates:
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OpenVal2023.09.02

Release Date: 2024-01-31

“January 2024 Minor Release”

This is a minor release of OpenVal that builds on the December 2023 minor release and includes an additional feature and a fix.

  • Total packages: 316
  • R version: 4.2.1
  • Package snapshot date: 2023-07-31

New

  • New installation verification function

Fixed

  • Updated Validation Report for inconsistencies in package versions between the Risk Assessment and the Validation Assessment sections

OpenVal2023.09.01

Release Date: 2023-12-29

“December 2023 Minor Release”

This is a minor release of OpenVal that builds on the September 2023 major release and includes additional R packages.

  • Total packages: 316
  • R version: 4.2.1
  • Package snapshot date: 2023-07-31

New

  • 53 new packages:
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OpenVal2023.09.00

Release Date: 2023-10-11

“September 2023 Major Release”

  • Total packages: 263
  • R version: 4.2.1
  • Package snapshot date: 2023-07-31