stack-574 Release Notes

Summary

This release strengthens identity foundations, improves curator collaboration, reduces operational friction in data access review, and refreshes key content/navigation on synapse.org.

• What’s delivered: new realm model and realm-aware account creation; ability for authorized users to join existing Curator Grid sessions; corrected Data Access Management filtering for ACT-only reviews; Bedrock throttling handling improvements; dev build stability fixes; updated blog/footer links and contact routing (PLFM-9408, PLFM-9399).

• Why prioritized: reduce friction for ACT and curators, address reliability and rate-limit issues impacting AI-assisted curation, and prepare for future multi-organization authentication while keeping public content up to date.

• Expected impact: faster, more accurate review workflows for ACT; smoother, collaborative curator sessions; fewer build and throttling disruptions; clearer user paths to support and information.

Tickets completed: 9

Affected Users & Systems

• Users and teams

  • Curators using the Curator Grid: can join existing sessions when authorized for real-time collaboration (PLFM-9362).

  • ACT and data access operations: corrected “Reviewed by ACT only” filtering ensures relevant NF-related requests are visible (PLFM-9408).

  • Synapse website visitors and requesters: clearer footer links and contact routing decrease confusion (SWC-7659, SWC-7664).

  • Platform/engineering teams: improved dev build stability and reduced Bedrock throttling interruptions (PLFM-9419, PLFM-9399).

• Systems

  • Synapse Identity & Account Management: introduction of realms and realm-aware account creation rules (PLFM-9323, PLFM-9324).

  • Curator Grid: multi-user join for active sessions and better handling of Bedrock rate-limiting (PLFM-9362, PLFM-9399).

  • Data Access Management UI: reliable ACT-only filtering for NF and similar submissions (PLFM-9408).

  • Synapse website (synapse.org): updated footer links and Contact Us routing (SWC-7659, SWC-7664).

New Features

• Collaborative Curator Grid sessions (PLFM-9362): authorized users can join an existing grid session to collaborate in real time, improving teamwork and reducing duplicate effort.

• Foundations for realm-based account management (PLFM-9323, PLFM-9324): realms introduced with realm-aware account creation, enabling future organization-aware authentication and clearer IdP associations.

Fixes & Improvements

• Data Access Management filtering for ACT (PLFM-9408): ensures NF-related submissions appear under “Reviewed by ACT only,” reducing missed requests and rework.

• Curator Grid Bedrock throttling handling (PLFM-9399): reduces impact of external rate limits for more stable curator sessions during high load.

• Dev build stability (PLFM-9419): resolves S3-related test failures to stabilize the development pipeline and catch regressions earlier.

• Portal search investigation (PLFM-9386): documents problem patterns to guide upcoming search relevance improvements.

• Synapse website footer and contact routing (SWC-7659, SWC-7664): updates blog link to the current blog and routes Contact Us to the Sage service desk portal for clearer support paths.

Deprecated or Breaking Changes

Process or Workflow Changes and Required Actions

• Curator collaboration: teams can plan joint sessions in the Curator Grid by authorizing collaborators to join an active session (PLFM-9362). No additional training required beyond existing curator practices.

• ACT review workflow: reviewers can rely on the ACT-only filter for NF-related requests. No action needed; simply use the filter as intended (PLFM-9408).

• Website comms: direct users to the updated Synapse blog and Contact Us paths from the site footer to reduce misrouted inquiries (SWC-7659, SWC-7664).