Version 15 introduces a range of new features and improvements together with further bug fixes.
It was released on [x 30 August ] 2023.
New features and improvements
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Opening dialog boxes from the Amendment actions menu on the Amendment Manager tab - dialog boxes for Submit amendments and other actions now open quicker when working on Bills with a large number of amendments.
Editor - folding
Simplified and improved folding of provisions - “Folding” is the name given to the feature in Lawmaker that allows you to hide provisions in the Editor so you can only see the title or number. This can made it easier to navigate around the document and also improves performance.
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it only operates at one level, rather than nested levels, so that you can quickly expand and collapse provisions without multiple clicks and so that, even when everything is collapses, the overall document structure remains more apparent.
the functionality has been extended across Bills, SIs and amendment lists in a consistent way. It now applies to:
Sections/Clauses, and schedule paragraphs, of a Bill;
Regulations/articles/rules, and schedule paragraphs, of an SI/SSI;
the quoted structure (i.e. the provisions being inserted) by an amendment.
the toolbar in the Editor now has two buttons so you can quickly and easily access the functionality to expand all provisions or collapse all provisions (other than the one your cursor is in).
All provisions in a Bill etc. will be open by default when the document is first opened. (You can use the button the toolbar to quickly collapse them if needed.)
Quoted structures
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LDAPP-4209
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Done
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Allow doctype to be changed in quoted stuctures
See Folding provisions.
Editor - Validation, document checks and data quality
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LDAPP-4191
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Done
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Update schematron rules for v.15
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LDAPP-4259
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QA Ready
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Existing quoted structures not displaying correctly in Editor after LDAPP-4168
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LDAPP-4168
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Done
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Fix whitespace issues in templates etc.
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Performance
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LDAPP-4182
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Done
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Alleviate performance impact of rest-api locks data on oxygen
Edit portion functionality
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LDAPP-4211
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Done
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Write REST API tests for edit portion of document functionality
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LDAPP-4139
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Done
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Improvements to document checks (Schematron) - there were a few updates to the document check validation:
Checks for correct number format will now accept “legal numbering” style (e.g. 3.13B or 1.2);
A new check has been added to highlight where two lists have been inserted back to back (usually occurring within SI explanatory notes - in most cases the user intended for there only to be one list) (LPS-92);
A check has been added to identify schedule paragraph numbers in SI quoted structures that are missing a full stop after the number;
A new check highlights any locked numbers that are not within a quoted structure - this helps users manage locks created elsewhere while using the Edit Portion feature or the auto-application of amendments feature that may get in the way of subsequent actions (e.g. renumber) (LMS-949, LMS-1078);
Various rules have been tweaked to remove false positives (LMS-1460, LMS-1452, LMS-1466) include some errors relating to numbering that would show when using the Edit Portion feature and errors relating to cross-references within amendments.
Changing quoted structure type - You can now change the document type of an existing quoted structure. This is mainly to allow for the correction of cases where the type was set to a UK Act when you want it to be a Scottish Act instead. (Changing the type more substantially, e.g. from an Act to an SI, will not convert the provisions within quoted structure.)
XML Data quality improvements - we’ve fixed various issues with unnecessary whitespace being created by the Editor in the XML which can cause problems downstream in the publishing workflow, including:
whitespace being added to the preface when converting a Bill into an Act;
whitespace being added when a quoted structure is inserted into a Bill or SI;
unnecessary whitespace in the template for Commons resolutions.
Editor Performance
Some significant changes have been implemented in relation to how locking is managed in the Editor to improve the performance of the Editor and make it less dependent on the performance of the back-end servers. This should have an impact particularly when the system is under load (i.e. when lots of users are using it at the same time).
Edit portion functionality
This functionality hasn’t changed but a number of issues and edge cases have been resolved, following a thorough review of the existing code with the result that the feature should now be more robust.
Importing legislation from www.legislation.gov.uk
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LDAPP-4236
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Done
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Version 15 introduces a significant new feature, that enables you to import a document or portion of a document from www.legislation.gov.uk
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https://lawmaker.atlassian.net/jira/servicedesk/projects/LPS/queues/custom/50/LPS-143
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LDAPP-4232
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QA Ready
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Import from http://legislation.gov.uk - Handling EU nums and headings in schedule paragraphs
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LDAPP-4215
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Done
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into Lawmaker. As part of importing the document, you can convert it from primary to secondary and you can also convert retained EU legislation. More information on the new feature can be found here: Import legislation from www.legislation.gov.uk
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LDAPP-4208
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Done
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Refactor the Import feature
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LDAPP-4202
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Done
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The import feature is still in beta as there are a number of edge cases that may need further refinement in future and some of the infrastructure used to support this feature is temporary while we await some important updates to http://legislation.gov.uk |
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LDAPP-4198
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Done
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Import from http://legislation.gov.uk - fix case of schedule nums etc.
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LDAPP-4197
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Done
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Import from http://legislation.gov.uk - whitespace being added to imported xml
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LDAPP-4196
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Done
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Import from http://legislation.gov.uk - Handle (Strip out) <del> elements in imported content
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LDAPP-4189
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Done
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Import from http://legislation.gov.uk - can't update properties of imported table
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LDAPP-4188
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Done
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Import from http://legislation.gov.uk - convert Act to SI content and vice versa
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LDAPP-4185
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Done
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Import from http://legislation.gov.uk - EU Annex, Appendix, Attachment
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LDAPP-4181
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Done
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Import from legislation.gov,uk - Handle docName="unknown" in imported quoted structures
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LDAPP-4180
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Done
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Import from http://legislation.gov.uk - convert articles in EU legislation
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LDAPP-4178
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Done
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Import from http://legislation.gov.uk - further table handling
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LDAPP-4175
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Done
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Import from http://legislation.gov.uk - Insert Procedural Rubric and Enacting text in SIs
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LDAPP-4157
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Done
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Import from http://legislation.gov.uk - handle quoted structures
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LDAPP-4156
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Done
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Import from http://legislation.gov.uk - handle tables
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LDAPP-4153
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Done
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Import from http://legislation.gov.uk - basic processing of imported XML
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LDAPP-4152
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Done
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Import from http://legislation.gov.uk - Obtain data from api, extract core content, and create new document containing core content
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LDAPP-4149
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Done
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Import from http://legislation.gov.uk - Build UI component with validation
SI/SSI
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LDAPP-4231
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Done
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Regulation number overlaps with paragraph (1) in SI/SSIs
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LDAPP-4213
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Done
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Update X-ref and Tag X-ref to work with legal numbering
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LDAPP-4194
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Done
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Update auto-assign number algorithm to include legal numbering (1.1, 1.2 etc)
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List of support fixes
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Issue key
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Status
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Summary
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User support ticket link
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SPT-1424
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. Subsequent versions of Lawmaker will update this feature and make it more robust. |
SI/SSI improvements
Editor formatting of regulations/articles that are divided into paragraphs - we’ve improved the way the Editor handles the presentation of regulations containing paragraphs so that there isn’t any overlap between the regulation number, the em-dash that follows it and the paragraph number (1) - this was particularly a problem when the regulation number was longer than usual or appeared within a quoted structure.
Legal numbering - limited support has been added for legal numbering (i.e. numbering which consists of numbers separated by a full stop, e.g. 1.1, 1.2, 3.4A, etc. in regulation/article/rule numbers. In particular, the renumbering and cross-referencing features will now behave correctly in relation to them (although some numbers will need to be manually locked). See Legal Numbering for how to use this number format. (LMS-810)
List of support fixes
Editor and misc.
Issue key | Summary | User support ticket |
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SPT-1424 | Incorrect Bill stage version in Information panel | |
SPT-1345 | Auto-correct for (r) changes it to the trade mark symbol | |
SPT-1328 | Lawmaker thinks document is already open when it isn't | |
SPT-1281 | Progress bar stuck on 20% with specific UTF-8 characters | |
SPT-1196 | Document permissions are being applied to subsequent documents |
Amendments
Issue key | Summary | User support ticket |
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SPT-1424 | Incorrect Bill stage version in Information panel | |
SPT-1415 |
Some Lords Members missing from Lawmaker |
SPT-1409 |
Done
Amendments get assigned to the wrong house when submitted in Oxygen | |
SPT- |
Done
Cross heading in quoted structure not rendering correctly in the PDF.
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1389 |
Significant Versions of Official Lists are no longer appearing in the right order |
SPT-1377 |
Done
Pasting string of text from an amendment's explanatory statement to another results in the editor displaying xml |
SPT- |
Done
Auto-correct for (r) changes it to the trade mark symbol
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SPT-1344
Done
Unable to change column width in SI Commencement Tables
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SPT-1328
QA Ready
Lawmaker thinks document is already open when it isn't
SPT-1321
Done
User lost changes when saving SI
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SPT-1319
Done
Problems with italic text in Amendments
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SPT-1312
QA Ready
1319 | Problems with italic text in Amendments | |
SPT-1268 | X-refs in amendments are part-duplicated when auto-applied to a bill. |
PDF generation
Issue key | Summary | User support ticket |
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SPT-1312 | Unusual character in amendment list results in PDF failing to render |
SPT-1406 | Cross heading in quoted structure not rendering correctly in the PDF | |
SPT-1300 |
Line numbering stops after a table cell with a schedule paragraph |
SPT-1281
Done
Progress bar stuck on 20% with specific UTF-8 characters
SPT-1268
Done
X-refs in amendments are part-duplicated when auto-applied to a bill.
SPT-1205 |
Hyperlinks cut off on line breaks in PDFs |
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SPT-1196
Done