Snipe IT v4.9.1 Release Notes

Release Date: 2020-04-08 // about 4 years ago
  • ๐Ÿ†• New in v4.9.1

    ๐Ÿš€ IMPORTANT: This release requires PHP 7.1.3 or greater.

    ๐Ÿš€ This release brings a ton of accessibility fixes, a set of new dark-mode skins (and a new high-contrast skin), a few bug fixes, and a few UI improvements.

    High Contrast:

    Screen Shot 2020-04-01 at 4 06 33 AM

    Example of colored skin in dark mode:

    Screen Shot 2020-04-01 at 4 07 16 AM

    To use these new skins, go to Admin Settings > Branding and select them from the dropdown.

    ๐Ÿ‘Œ Improved "Add field to fieldset" UI

    Screen Shot 2020-04-01 at 4 34 53 AM

    Search filter for Admin Settings

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    ๐Ÿ›  Fixed

    • ๐Ÿ›  Fixed (#7879) - search by serial or tag even if they have slashes in them
    • ๐Ÿ›  Fixed (#7882) user with the correct permissions couldn't update manufacturers
    • ๐Ÿ›  Fixed typo in CSP which prevented import UI from loading correctly
    • ๐Ÿ›  Fixed compact($id) errors when an asset/license/location/etc was not found
    • โšก๏ธ (Developers only) Updated faker library to be compatible with PHP 7.4

    ๐Ÿ‘Œ Improved

    • ๐Ÿ‘Œ Improved highlight on selected asset rows (yellow now, instead of a slightly darker grey)
    • โž• Added search filtering to settings page to allow faster access to specific sections
    • ๐Ÿ‘Œ Improved "add custom field to fieldset" UI so that you have to click the submit button
    • (Developers only) - dark skins .less files are now processed with npm run prod

    โž• Added

    • โž• Added permissions on user api (#7883)
    • โž• Added new dark background skins
    • โž• Added #7940 - update of local instance of composer.phar on upgrade (if it's being used)
    • Added #7947 - rtd_location_id to API search

    โฌ†๏ธ Upgrading

    โฌ†๏ธ For general upgrading instructions, click here. Users who installed Snipe-IT via Git (recommended) can just run php upgrade.php.

    ๐Ÿ‘€ For a full list of changes, see the changelog.

    โฌ†๏ธ After completing the upgrade process, be sure to clear your browser cookies.

    โฌ†๏ธ Upgrading from v3

    โฌ†๏ธ Please see the upgrade instructions here.