October 2, 2023

Release date: October 2, 2023

Overview

In Release 45, we've introduced the following new features:

• Ability to create desks in projects
• Display running environment for desk
• Updated project limitations for trial and paid users

What's new

Ability to create desks in projects

Users now can create new desks in their projects. A desk is a personal workspace for each user. It can be used to store scripts, notebooks, datasets, and other essential project assets. Desks also allows project team members to execute computational experiments with workflows independently from each other. By leveraging multiple desks, researchers can establish distinct work environments within their projects. This enables the exploration of diverse research approaches and the seamless management of various experiments, enhancing productivity and research flexibility.

Display running environment for desk

Now users can quickly identify which desk is currently active on the project page. What's more, they have access to essential details about the active environment, including the initiator of the environment launch and available resources. In the case of workflows, the workflow name and the count of finished and scheduled nodes is displayed. From the same menu, users can shut down a running environment, or jump straight into the corresponding integrated development environment (IDE) or workflow.

This feature simplifies user experience and streamlines their workflow. It allows users to focus more on their work and less on navigating through their workspace.

Updated project limitations for trial and paid users

Now any user registered in Research Platform can be invited to join any project, regardless of their subscription type (trial or paid). The limitations for the project like environment settings and available storage size are applied based on the subscription type of the project owner only. This allows smoother, more inclusive collaboration within the projects.