FDSA Release 2.0

Redesigned FDSA User Interface (UI): The FDSA UI has been completely reimagined to prioritize intuitive design, user-friendliness, and enhanced workflows, making it easier than ever to manage federated data sharing.

• Intuitive Design and User Experience: The UI now features a modern and streamlined look, focusing on a smoother, more accessible experience for all users. Navigation has been simplified to ensure that essential tools and features are always within reach.
• Guided Setup/Configuration Dashboard: FDSA admins are greeted with a postinstallation guided checklist, providing clear "Call to Action" items to simplify the initial setup process and ensure all necessary configurations are completed seamlessly.
• Enhanced Multi-File Type Task Viewer: Admins can now review outputs from researcher models directly within the app. Different file types are organized into tabs, allowing for secure, organized, and convenient reviews without the need for downloads.
• Improved Data Access Request (DAR) Approval Workflows: FDSA introduces automatic DAR approvals for datasets like synthetic data. This streamlines the review process and reduces manual intervention, enabling faster decision-making.
• Quarantine Process for Remote Query Data Results: Remote query results can now be securely quarantined for review. This ensures that sensitive or unexpected outputs are flagged for further inspection before release, enhancing data integrity and control.
• Streamlined Support with Automatic Log Sharing: When requesting assistance, admins can now opt to include system logs with their support requests, enabling the FDSA Support team to diagnose and resolve issues more quickly and effectively.
• Notifications for New Users: FDSA now features an improved notification system for new users. When an admin invites a new user, they will receive a detailed welcome email with helpful information, guiding them through their initial setup and providing links to key resources for a seamless onboarding experience.

Enhanced Installation Capabilities: We’ve made significant improvements to the installation process to better support diverse partner environments:

• Intranet Setup Support: FDSA can now be configured more easily for intranet-only deployments, ensuring seamless operation within private networks.
• Customized Firewall Rules: The installation process has been enhanced to accommodate partner-specific firewall configurations, enabling precise control over restricted incoming and outgoing traffic. This ensures compliance with security policies while maintaining connectivity.

Scalability: We’ve upgraded FDSA to provide robust scalability and reliability for demanding environments through load balancer support in FDSA infrastructure:

• Eliminating Single Points of Failure: FDSA is now fully optimized to operate behind production-grade load balancers, ensuring uninterrupted service by distributing traffic and mitigating potential points of failure.
• Disaster Recovery Ready: Load balancer integration enhances disaster recovery capabilities, enabling seamless failover to backup systems in the event of an outage.
• Multi-Instance Workload Management: FDSA now supports multi-instance deployments, allowing you to efficiently distribute processing workloads across multiple servers for improved performance and scalability as usage grows.

Improved Error Handling: We’ve enhanced the error handling mechanisms to create a better experience for researchers and smoother interactions with FAIR catalog services:

• Clearer Error Messages: Researchers submitting data access requests (DARs) through the FAIR catalog will now receive detailed, user-friendly error messages that provide specific guidance on resolving submission issues.
• Enhanced User Feedback: Error prompts now include actionable suggestions, helping users quickly identify and correct mistakes in their requests.
• Streamlined Communication: Improved error logs and messaging ensure that admins and support teams can diagnose and address issues faster, reducing resolution times.
• Better FAIR Integration: Adjustments to the DAR error-handling process improve compatibility and communication between FDSA and FAIR catalog services, ensuring a seamless data-sharing experience.
• Proactive Error Detection: System checks now identify and highlight potential issues earlier in the submission process, minimizing disruptions and ensuring more successful DAR submissions.

Comprehensive API Documentation with Swagger: FDSA now includes robust API documentation designed to empower developers and facilitate seamless integrations:

• Fully Documented Endpoints: Developers can access detailed Swagger documentation for all FDSA API endpoints, providing clear guidance on how to use and integrate FDSA functionalities.
• Admin API Docs: https://<fqdn>/docs/admin 
• Common API Docs: https://<fqdn>/docs/common
• Support for System Extensions: The API layer has been enhanced to allow integration with third-party systems, enabling partners to extend FDSA capabilities and build custom workflows.
• Developer-Friendly Features: Documentation includes examples, parameter definitions, and response schemas, helping developers quickly prototype and test integrations.
• Interoperability for Multi-System Environments: APIs are designed to work seamlessly with other tools and platforms, making FDSA a central hub for federated data-sharing operations.
• Streamlined Integration Process: Clear documentation and consistent API standards simplify the process of connecting FDSA to external systems, reducing development time and complexity.
• Future-Proof Design: The API architecture supports scalable and modular extensions, making it easy to add new functionalities or connect to emerging technologies in the future.

This comprehensive API layer ensures that FDSA is not just a standalone solution but a powerful component in your broader data-sharing ecosystem.