14.30 What's Coming Next

Core Updates

Below are the confirmed Core module enhancements being developed for the immediate road map in the next innovation pack are listed. IP 14.31 will continue to improve many features with a shift to the React framework. The Test and Feedback functions will also receive some important updates requested by customers.

Innovation Pack 14.31 Core updates - FCS 16.12.26 GA: TBD

Courses: Secured contents (Catalogue, Notification)

Notifications: Usage of notifications in headless scenarios

Courses: Self-service updates in the course meta tags

Notifications: S/MIME - Configure certificate and sign outgoing emails*

Courses: Deactivation date for automatic enrolments

Notifications: [iCal] Update calendar entry when course title and description change*

Courses: Individual scheduling of automatic enrolments per course

REST API:

  • Provision of details for courses and learning paths

  • Retrieval of group hierarchy

  • Member to group association

Dashboards: Classification-based entry panel for backend managers or tutors

REST API: Enhancement to OIDC based on SSO to allow SOO via external systems

Dashboards: Multi-selection of views in system panels

Tests/Feedback: Duplicate option for Tests

Global search: Search filter management*

Tests/Feedback: Preview option for Feedback

Global search: Logographic language search enablement for short queries*

UI/UX: Optimisation of the ECC to consider Multi-approval workflow for external course requests

Processes: Temporary supervisor for team training management

UI/UX: See below for further important changes to Media pages and ECC regarding React

With IP 14.31, all customers will be automatically migrated to utilise the new media page design; however, the Activate the new media pages checkbox will remain in the design until IP 14.32. This will allow switching media pages back to the Angular design for IP 14.31. Therefore, the React design will become the standard for all users from IP 14.32.

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Design setting to enable or disable new media pages

With this release, a new Easy Course Creation (ECC) React design was introduced. This can be enabled via the Activate new Easy Course Creation checkbox in the design. In IP31, all customers will be automatically migrated to this new design; however, the checkbox will remain in the design until IP32. This will allow switching back to the Angular design for IP31. Therefore, the React design will become the standard for all users from IP32.

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Design setting to Activate new Easy Course Creation

Add-on and Integration Updates

Below are the confirmed Add-on module enhancements for the immediate road map in the next innovation pack are listed:

Innovation Pack 14.31 Add-on updates - FCS 16.12.26 GA: TBD

Certifications: Optional display of achieved ‘Personal Certification Hours’

ProctorU: Integration permitted resources

Job profiles: Optimisation of Job profiles and skills UI/UX

ProctorU: Behaviour when user does not submit scheduled and proctored tests*

On-the-job training: Optimisation of the On-the-job training UI/UX including collaborative Group work*

ProctorU: New administrator report

Webex: Automatic retrospective enrolment and further configuration options

AI Assistant: Answer questions based on media content and refer media within course/learningpaths

Webex: Choose Webex Meeting templates based on the Webex site URL

AI Assistant: Make meta tags available for AI assistant

In addition to these planned updates for IP31, we are additionally very busy developing a large AI update that will include a Learner cockpit, Learner assistant, and an Admin assistant. This exciting development will soon be approaching BETA phase and has a planned release in early 2027.