Release Notes 2025

April 1st - Services

Question Editor improvements (CR-23048)

Action Buttons: Always Visible

We've moved the action buttons (Save, Save & Close, Cancel) to the top of the interface as a sticky header. This means no more scrolling to the bottom of the page to perform essential actions—everything is within easy reach at all times.

Default Component View

Previously, the default component was the Information Tab. Now, the Tags Component is the default across all item types, streamlining item categorization.

Question Editor Upgrades
We’re rolling out improvements to selected item types first, with plans to expand them across more item types in future updates.

New Preview Option

A new preview button allows users to seamlessly switch between edit and preview modes within the same module. This makes it quicker to view an item from the candidate’s perspective, enabling efficient refinements and edits.

Updated UI for Alternatives

To optimize screen space, the CK Editor for alternatives now only appears when highlighting the input box. This cleaner interface provides more working area without unnecessary clutter.

Option Tab Removal

The Options Tab for the listed items has been removed, and its configurations have been relocated to the Question Tab for easier access. These configurations include:

• Add labels
• Randomize order
• Fixed position
• Timed question option
• Feedback settings
• Audio settings
• Polytomous/Dichotomous (multiple response items)
• Allowed selection (Multiple response items)

CK Editor Update

• The CK Editor has been updated across the platform, including candidate delivery. We encourage you to include it in your testing, ensuring it functions as expected in both item types and the candidate delivery input fields
  

Ordering of Questions in Assessment form (CR-24155)

You can now sort questions in the form by Title, Item ID, or Last Modified date — in both ascending and descending order.

Ordering of Questions in Test wizard (CR-24381)

You can now sort questions in the test wizard by Title, Item ID, or Last Modified date — in both ascending and descending order.

March 24th - Hotfix

• Fixed issue preventing amendment of financial statement question after saving (CR-24429)

Safe Exam Browser 3.9 Released for Cirrus

March 18th - Services

Improvements

• Enhanced report loading performance: the default filter value is now set to 1 year. (CR-21726)

• Financial statement questions now display the correct answers as feedback in reports. (CR-24078)

• Financial statements can now be marked at the cell level. (CR-24226)
  

• Improved accessibility on the login page. (CR-24296)

• Enhancements to the user update API. (CR-24303)

• Cirrus is now compatible with Safe Exam Browser version 3.9 for Windows and version 3.5 for macOS .

Bugfixes:

• Fixed an issue where media files added to sections were not appearing in the PDF report. (CR-24299)

February 25th - Hotfix

• Fixed an issue that prevented users from adding Learning Objective Repositories to a blueprint after creation CR-24326

February 18th - Services

Bugfixes:

• Fixed: Issue where sharing a collection made Learning Objectives from hierarchies the user was not part of available to them. CR-24227.
• Fixed: Issue where the filter counter showed 2 instead of 1 when selecting only one filter. CR-24263
• Resolved: Issue where webhook jobs were failing when duplicate webhooks were processed. CR-24250

Improvements

• The time each candidate spent on the exam is now available in the Marking > Assess tab. CR-24095
• A Topics column has been added to the Excel export of items in collections. CR-24287

February 4th - Services

Bugfixes:

• Resolved: Voiding a schedule with one candidate in Creatio now removes the schedule from Cirrus. CR-23916
• Fixed: Issue where adding a new Learning Objective repository to a Collection was not working, causing problems such as a grey screen. CR-22360
• Fixed: Issue that caused an error when importing QML files with images to Collections. CR-24267

Improvements

• Authors can now browse Learning Objectives in the Tags section when creating or editing an item. CR-23872
• Clients using Creatio can now choose which Cirrus role is automatically assigned to "Staff Member". CR-23929

January 28th - Hotfix

• We fixed an issue where the marker was unable to annotate text that contained the "&" character. CR-24273

January 21st - Services

Bugfixes:

• Resolved: System administrators can now grant other system administrators administrative rights to the highest hierarchy. CR-24128
• Fixed: UI issue with the Roles dropdown in the "Assessment >> Share" menu. CR-24182
• Fixed: Issue where candidates could be added to archived schedules via the schedule API. CR-23990

Improvements

• Introduced a new filter in library collections to sort questions by the user who created the first revision. CR-24126

January 7th - Services

Bugfixes:

• Fixed: Topic filter functionality - CR-24189
• Resolved: Inconsistent auto-archiving in coordinator dashboard - CR-24204
• Fixed: Duplicate webhook triggers for exams with multiple attempts - CR-24124

Improvements:

• Enhanced: Extended mouse hover time before pop-ups become permanent - CR-24181