v0.2.0

We are happy to announce that Swate is ready for 0.2.0 as we finished the Swate Xml validation feature and upgraded our file picker functionality, while improving upon minor quality of life features.

The latest release features:

0.2.0+899b535 (Released 2021-1-11)

• Additions:
  • latest commit #899b535
  • [#1182030] Add Setting Page
  • [#d4a36f1] Provide validation information via XML metadata (Issue #45). 🎄 🎆
  • [#f3a11f0] Update FilePicker with reordering functionality (Issue #13).
  • [#f6564d6] Add search term search by accession number (Issue #71).
  • [#bdba3ae] Properly Document Office interop functions (Issue #75).
  • [#aa870f1] Update README.md
  • [#e958024] Improve readme 📖
• Bugfixes:
  • [#9c07338] Fix input assistance is not added when first table is created (Issue #82).
  • [#889b86c] Fix file picker not uploading reoccuring file names (Issue #80).

You can check our release notes to see a list of all new features.
If you decide to test Swate in the current state, please take the time to set up a Github account to report your issues and suggestions here.

You can also search existing issues for solutions for your questions and/or discussions about your suggestions.

Here are the necessary steps to use SWATE:

If you use the excel desktop application locally:

- Install node.js LTS (needed for office add-in related tooling)
- Download the release archive (.zip file) below and extract it
- Execute the swate.cmd (windows) or swate.sh (macOS, you will need to make it executable via chmod a+x) script.

If you use Excel in the browser:

- Download the release archive (.zip file) below and extract it
- Launch Excel online, open a (blank) workbook
- Under the Insert tab, select Add-Ins
- Go to Manage my Add-Ins and select Upload my Add-In
- select and upload the manifest.xml file contained in the archive.