Change Log
This Change Log records all planned and actioned changes related to the Open Data Portal.
| Category | Affected Component | Details | Implementation Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maintenance | Full site | Updated customer satisfaction survey links for feedback collection. These links now direct to our newly created and bespoke customer satisfaction survey. | 2025-01-07 |
| Maintenance | English Prescribing Data (EPD) | EPD Banner - Large dataset alert. This dataset contains over 1 million rows and cannot be fully opened in spreadsheet programs like Excel. To access the data effectively, please apply filters before downloading. For guidance, refer to our user guide on filtering large datasets. | 2025-01-09 |
| Maintenance | Experimental Data Sets Theme | Removal of the Experimental Data Sets theme from the Open Data Portal. | 2025-03-10 |
| Bug Fix | Theme link | Theme Link was not present in the file path — Fixed breadcrumb link in NHS extension. | 2025-03-28 |
| Bug Fix | API Button out of line | The API button was misaligned on resource page. — Fixed with CSS in NHS extension. | 2025-03-28 |
| Bug Fix | Data API button error | When on the Dataset Description page, the Data API button does not work — Fixed with HTML in NHS extension. | 2025-03-28 |
| Bug Fix | Blank files downloaded from data explorer | EPD is being downloaded from the dataset explorer page but it is downloading a blank file — Fixed with HTML in NHS-dataexplorer extension. | 2025-03-28 |
| Feature Change | Experimental Data Sets Theme | Make Experimental Data Sets Theme private. | 2025-03-28 |
| Bug Fix | Truncated line on ODP | Lengthy file names were causing truncation, which required the admin team to manually enter the missing text into the description box — Fixed with HTML in NHS extension. | 2025-03-28 |
| Bug Fix | FOI Data Explorer Error | When a resource is created with a hyphen in its name, the datastore (BigQuery table) cannot be found due to a mismatch between the resource name and the corresponding BigQuery table name — It is fixed by applying a patch that removes the hyphen from the resource name, as BigQuery creates the table without a hyphen. | 2025-03-28 |
| Maintenance | Full site | Clearer activity logs with filtering options for dataset updates. Refreshed layout with reordered tabs for easier navigation. Secure transmission of login cookies for enhanced privacy. Built-in form protection against misuse (e.g., cross-site request forgery). Stronger password security using modern encryption. Upgraded core software for faster performance and stability Improved compatibility with modern technologies. Enhanced built-in security from updated systems and libraries. |
2025-06-16 |
| Maintenance and bug fixes | Full site and various bugs | Dataset titles now show in full — no longer cut off after 80 characters. Resource box text is fully visible with the new layout. Long words in the data dictionary no longer overflow table cells (interim fix - future updates will further improve readability). Tables across the portal now display correctly without spilling off the page. File upload improvements make datasets display more reliably in Data Explorer. Additional behind-the-scenes updates help keep the portal running smoothly. |
2025-08-29 |