The NBIA team is pleased to announce the release of version 6.4 of the National Biomedical Imaging Archive (NBIA). This release provides the following features and enhancements:
- Integrated User Authorization Toolkit
- Replacement of JBoss with Tomcat
- Improved QC Workflow flags
- Integrated REST API
- Sorting for Download Manager
- caGrid code cleanup
- Java 8 update
- Manage Shared List API
Integrated User Authorization Toolkit
The CSM/UPT toolkit dependency has been removed from NBIA and has been replaced with an integrated user authorization tool. This has the following benefits:
- Greatly simplifies installation by no longer requiring the installation and configuration of UPT.
- Allows access to user authorization directly from within the portal.
- The tool uses the new paradigm of a REST API hooked into the front end allowing developers to build thier own interfaces with the API,
- Uses Angular 2 for the front end for a modern look and feel.
Replacement of JBoss with Tomcat
NBIA is now run on the Tomcat server. Changing to Tomcat allows for:
- The removal of all licensing issues associated with JBoss
- Simplified application deployment and administration
- Deployment to the most widely used application servers
- Complex JEE modules have been replaced with simplified code using Spring
Improved QC Workflow flags
New flags have been added to the QC Tool to improve workflow, this includes:
- Configurable flag names
- Released flag
- Batch number which can be set via CTP
- Confirmed as complete
Integrated REST API
The search screens within NBIA have been updated to use an open API to perform their operations. This OAuth2 secured API can be used by application developers to create thier own front ends for the NBIA business logic using any tool they choose.
Sorting for Download Manager
Download Manager now sorts the series. This will allow users to better distinguish which series have already been downloaded.
Oviyam Viewer at the Series Level in QC tool
The release opens the Oviyam Viewer at the series level in the QC tool so that curators can concentrate on that series. Performance of the viewer has been greatly enhanced by caching CSM calls.
Documentation and Support
Detailed release notes and a user's guide is available.
For groups interested in installing NBIA 6.4 locally, consult the NBIA 6.4 Installation Guide.
