January 2024 - Recent Product Releases
While we have been working on big roadmap items, we have been steadily improving the app via new features, polish and bug fixes. Here is the full list from the last month or so.
Enhancements
UI Updated for cookie initiators on Cookie Inventory
Cookie inventory Cookies Table is now a resizable table with user state saving.
Added option for 5 browsers in Audits
Landing Page Use case overview has a new widget “Pages without Query Strings”
Polish
Removed the ability for Chrome to block 3rd party cookies
Journey - moved the Primary tag switch into the tag-related tabs
Changed how new default including filters for new domains since the last call are generated
Decreased unknown cookie initiators
Improved messaging when all runs are deleted
Added Hover State to Audit & Journey Success Messages
Implemented a custom parser for tags loaded with proxies
Added shift-click to web Journey variable selector for rules
Cookie Inventory:: Improved readability of the cookie initiator tag
Updated Audit complete email to send to use-cases/overview instead of Audit-summary
Updated Tag Inventory Pages Filter for pages missing a tag
Web journey Tag Reporting Polish
Removed Domain Requirement when creating a sub-folder
Changed section limit text to be clearer to users on Audit setup
Improved DataSource Filter bar
Updated Tags in Tag Debugger
Added Cookie Initiators to Web Journey Cookie Export
Cookie Inventory - Improved duration display
Added ID column to bulk labels
Changed Link for API Doc Menu Item
Updated left Nav Titles to be more consistent
Updated SSO contact to support in downloadable metadata files
Bug Fixes
Location Missing from DataSource Information
Remove Domain Requirement from Folder Setup
Web journey “Add Rule” button opens the wrong tab of modal
Web journey tag reporting bugs
Run now button displayed instead of Stop&Discard in case of first run for web journey
Web journey shows infinite “...” in one case
Audit Info Panel lost location from the run settings.
Cookie inventory initiator tooltip says “undefined”
URLs not loading for Tokyo proxy + VPN enabled
Journey run selector shows “Loading” during initial run
Audit names need to wrap in message dialog
Total tag request value different between reports
Cached tags displaying from previous run
Bulk label isn’t aware of already created labels
Copy To Clipboards feature - Only old columns are exported. Enabled/disabled checkboxes for columns are ignored
Bulk Action Bar text wrapping
The explanation text on Audit Setup for Next Run is poorly spaced
highlighting code in an execute step causes confusing visuals
Audit Label UI Bugs
Create Audit modal stuck after saving new Audit with new folder and sub-folder
The easy Block menu disappears when the mouse hovers on the scrollbar
The web journey page flashes an error on the screen when navigating to first-time run-in-progress
Easy Block checkbox items have areas that are unresponsive to clicks
Audit Folder Validation not highlighting
Cookie Inventory uses inconsistent wording for set method
Web journey “Add Rule” button opens the wrong tab of modal
On first Audit run, run info box is missing errors
Web journey Card falsely shows “No location data found” in Info Panel
Cookie Inventory Export :: Tag Vendor & Tag Category column values are swapped
Toggle for Auditing starting urls disabled when only one starting url is provided
Don’t show previous Audit numbers or NaN while use case overview page is loading
User Audit Limits is now Live
With this feature, admins can now define in the user settings how big of an Audit individual users can create.
December 2023 - Recent Product Releases
Omit External Pages is now live. Well, what does this mean? Essentially if a URL redirects to a page that doesn’t match Audit filters it will no longer be included in the Audit results.
Here are a few key concepts to be aware of:
We do not do any omitting if the URL is from a starting URL. They will always be included.
We will do an omit check under the following conditions:
A navigate request for an Audit page load (we will not check for navigate actions)
Not a starting URL
The final URL is different than starting URL
We will omit if one of the following is true
The final URL contains an extension (such as .gif, .pdf, .svg) that we would normally omit from link collection
The final URL is matched by an exclude filter
The final URL is not matched by any include filter
The location of Primary Tags on Web Journeys has moved down inside the Tag Tabs/Tables.
November 2023 - Recent Product Releases
Audit Level Cookie Initiators on Cookie Inventory Report
A complete view of all tags or network requests that loaded a given cookie across and audit and displayed in the cookie inventory report. Also, added a new filter for “Tag Vendor,” which allows users to filter by all cookies related to a specific company.
Blocking Tags & Technologies
A simple, one-click setting to block specific technologies or categories in Audits and Journeys. You can select all tags of a given category, or individual tags. When this functionality is used the selected items will not be found in any reports. Help document here: https://help.observepoint.com/en/articles/9127627-blocking-tags
Web Journey Run Info
This is a quick snapshot report that shows users what configurations were used to run this Journey and what the current settings are. Similar to the Audit run info, it includes Journey status messages.
CMP Action Update
We added support to skip the action if we can’t find a CMP on a page. Available in both Audits & Journeys.
October 2023 - Recent Product Releases
Additional filter for Audits released:
You can now filter match URLs from the Audit set up to show/not show matching URLs. This allows users to only show Final URLs that were defined from Audit setup and not ones that redirected out of those filters.
The Cookie Inventory Report has two new columns! Cookie duration is now displayed and includes the min and max duration we found for that cookie across the Audit. Filters do exist as well for this functionality and can be leveraged to show an alert on cookies with a duration of over 12 months, which can put users out of compliance with GDPR.
September 2023 - Recent Product Releases
Audit Error Messaging is now live! This means if the Audit can’t find pages to scan (blocking, not matching include list, etc), or Pre/On Page actions don’t work you can now see that. Also, a new filter on the Pages report to show pages with On-Page action failures has been added in support of this. Here is a link to the help doc.
As mentioned in the last product announcement, more filters are coming and we now have one of those! You can now specify a status code in the filters on top of our predefined buckets. So if users want to look for a redirect or blocking status code they can now do so.
Recent Product Enhancements (9/6)
Audit Info Panel now calls out “Advanced Audit” if advanced settings are used (GPC, Proxy, Actions)
Cookie Inventory now has expandable rows to see cookie data (more data coming!)
Consent Categories import screens now support “Shift + Click” to select multiple items
Added Filter to Page Detail Request log for Pre-Audit Actions
New Help Icon on the Data Sources Page for quicker support
All reports now support page details pre-filter
Final Page URL Updates
Final Page URL present on all pages scanned tables (User can define to show both initial and final, or just one)
You can now filter by initial and final URL on all reports
Page Status code Filters are available for both Initial and Final URLs on all reports
More page filters and support for all reports coming soon!
August 2023 - Recent Product Releases
We have some great new features that have been released this month!
Latest Product Enhancements:
You can now copy a variable value from the Audit Variable Inventory Report
Tag Debugger Tags have been updated
Cookie Inventory report now pre-filters cookies on Page Details
Shared links now expire after 1 year
More User Agents (Windows 11 and Non ObservePoint)
Add Data Layer Objects in Bulk from Data Sources
We're back with another update for Audit and Web Journey Actions! Now, Execute Actions come with a special "Code" view. This lets you check out the code behind these actions and even copy scripts with a dedicated button. Plus, there's a convenient full-screen button for those extra-long scripts. Enjoy these additions as we keep enhancing your experience with Audit and Web Journey Actions!
Exciting news! The Consent Management feature has received a fantastic update. You can now easily "Allow All" or "Reject All" Cookies. This enhancement is accessible in both Audits and Journeys. Setting it up is a breeze – just head to the configuration screen located under Privacy Settings.
For a more detailed walkthrough, refer to the provided screenshot and help document.
July 2023 - Recent Product Releases
Full-page screenshots are now available. Users can view the entire rendered page in the screenshots of an Audit or Journey. When expanded, there is the capability to scroll and observe the entire page.
A couple of new releases:
First, for customers that were needing it, the timezone is now also set when selecting a proxy to test from. Second, we have a couple of Bulk Operation updates:
You can now reprocess Consent Categories and Rules in Bulk
You can now move unlimited items from folder to folder. No 5 item limit.
June 2023 - Recent Product Releases
Lots of items have been polished as we finish out this month! If you have any questions or feedback, please reach out to us from our chat widget in the bottom right-hand corner of this article.
Polish items released over the last few weeks:
DataSource Sort by Audit Size
Displayed More Customer Metrics on Use Case Reports
Added ability to Scroll on Manage Tags
Updated Labels in Rule Library
Added support for small screens on standards screens
Text Changes
Data Source Progress now says Standards
Fixed typo on Alerts Creation and language in step 4
Placeholder text on WJ Tag Variable Report
Added and updated tools tips in Audit Reports
New Folder and Subfolder creation in Audit & WJ Settings
DataSources Page now remembers your last position on the page
Failed Rules text now legible in reports
New Messaging when creating a new Audit or Journey
Updated to latest version of Chrome
Data Warehousing now called in Enhanced Data Retention in Admin Portal
Fixed double creation on accidental double click
Fixed Tag Request Size Filter
Fixed Rule Audit Score on Reprocess
WJ Fixed Requested Text Color & Style update
Updated export success message
Left nav behavior update for accounts with Audits only
Chip toggle direction change
New folders now appear in Data Sources
Cookie filter bug fixed when rolled into more chip
Fixed Multi-select checkbox bug
Fixed bulk label creation of labels not appearing
Added HTTP Status code Tooltip Definitions
The following updates have been released:
Audits will now display their frequency
Journeys now have a frequency option of “Run Once”
Patent-pending Cookie Initiators and Origin Stories!
With Cookie Initiators & Origins Stories, you’ll now notice two new columns in the Cookies Table - Count of initiators and if the cookie was Added, Changed, or Deleted by the action. When you expand the cookie, you get:
The full origin story of the cookie, including actions that happened prior to or after the current action in view.
The difference in the cookie attributes if there was a change
Quick linking to request log for initiator-like Audits.
A couple of polish items of note have been released:
You can now see the frequency on cards for what cadence an Audit is running at
Journeys now have a frequency option of “Run Once”
We have a new release for Web Journeys. Cookie Initiators and Origin Story is now available. Here is what you get:
Two New columns in on the Cookies Table. Count of initiators and if the cookie was added, Changed, or Deleted by the action.
When you expand the cookie you get:
The full origin story of the cookie, including actions that happened prior to, or after the current action in view.
The difference in the cookie attributes if there was a change
Quick linking to request log for initiator-like Audits.
We have added the following proxies for Audit and Journey’s.
Proxy - Manama, Bahrain
Proxy - Abu Dhabi, UAE
Proxy - Cape Town, South Africa
Proxy - Paris, France
Proxy - Milan, Italy
Proxy - Madrid, Spain
May 2023 - Recent Product Releases
Some exciting releases took place this month!
Phase 1 of Cookie Initiators for Journeys
Origin story still to come
Page Load Time Tooltips Update
More descriptive of how Load time is calculated
Exposed Cookie Path on Audit Page and Action Details
Added Cookies Initiated on Request Log Export
Free Trial Usage Counter in Banner
Analytics use Case widgets are now filtered by Web Analytics Category
Introduced new mobile-friendly Global Navigation
Shared experience polish for exports
Additional May Release Notes
We have enhanced our data collection efforts so you may see a bump in Tags collected in some Audits/Journeys. This is something we are constantly working to improve.
Cookie Initiators data is available now in both the Cookie Inventory and Request Log Exports.
Data Sources Filtering and Selection Updates
Ability to filter by Run Frequency
A new select all Data Sources Option
April 2023 - Recent Product Releases
Additional Sharing Updates
Sharing is now available via email, not just copy.
All shared links are viewable under settings with the ability to turn off an individual link or deactivate sharing. (User Admin only
Single Page App Update - As of last week, Audits will follow links in single page apps that use legacy hash-based routing. ObservePoint only has one single-page app constraint; the “prevent navigation” checkbox does not work for single-page apps. We don’t have a solution for that, and it looks like there is no solution available.
Shadow DOM Update - As of today, ObservePoint will automatically find and follow links contained within Shadow DOM. No more custom on-page actions are needed.
A nice addition was made to the Page Information tab. You can now see if there was a Pre-Audit action failure.
You can now see if there was a pre-audit action failure.
Phase 1 of Cookie Initiators for Journeys
Origin story still to come
Page Load Time Tooltips Update
More descriptive of how Load time is calculated
Exposed Cookie Path on Audit Page and Action Details
Added Cookies Initiated on Request Log Export
Free Trial Usage Counter in Banner
Analytics use Case widgets are now filtered by Web Analytics Category
Introduced new mobile-friendly Global Navigation
Shared experience Polish for exports
Shareable Links
Sharing is now available via email, not just copy.
All shared links are viewable under settings with the ability to turn off an individual link, or deactivate sharing. (User Admin only)
You can now share an Audit
March 2023 - Recent Product Releases
We have some great new features that have been released this month! We hope to see you at Adobe Summit 2023!
Use Case Report
The Use Case Summary Report gives you a high-level overview of your Audit's performance and data. This report is conveniently broken into 4 different use case areas for your convenience. You can drill into this report by clicking on any report widget for a more detailed view of your data.
Report Shareability
You can now externally share any ObservePoint report with a link. They do not need a login to see that report, they are restricted to a read-only view and cannot view any other account data or information.
Exclusionary Filters
February 2023 - Recent Product Releases
We have some great updates that have been released this month. Check them out!
GPC Signal
Global Privacy Control (GPC) - You can do GPC signal testing in your Audits and Journeys to validate the various opt-in/opt-out user states required to ensure privacy compliance. You can read more about GPC Signal by looking at this help document.
Account-wide Triggered Alerts
Accessible from the left navigation just below Data Sources. This is a summarization of all the most recently triggered Alerts across all Audits.
Usage Alerts - Alerts can be set for the following:
Users Logged In last Month
Pages Audited This Month
Pages Audited in Last 12 Months
Web Journey Runs This Month
Web Journey Runs in the Last 12 Months
January 2023 - Recent Product Releases
Happy New Year! Here are some of the releases that have come out this month :
Navigation Update
Data Sources
Export Center was renamed to Requested Exports and moved to the Usage section.
Usage - New
Usage Report - This was moved to Usage from the lower navigation.
Event Log
Requested Exports
Create New
Standards
Alerts - New
Rule Library
Consent Categories
Configurations
Action Sets
File Substitutions
Comparisons
Tags - Primary and Comparisons Setup - New
December 2022 - Recent Product Releases
Hi Everyone, we have some big things happening here at ObservePoint; here are some new product features and updates.
Alerts Release
You can now set up Alerts in your Audit Reports and from the Alerts Library. This new tool will help you be notified of the metrics that matter most to you.
You can set custom Alert thresholds on report metrics that need monitoring.
You can view all of the Alerts documentation here to get started.
More updates coming soon!
Audit Report Name Changes and New Alerts Report
We recently changed some of the titles of the Audit Reports. They are still the same reports, now with a simpler name.
Audit Summary is now Summary.
Rule Summary is now Tag & Variable Rules and is located under the Technology section in the Audit Reports.
Page Summary is now Pages.
Alerts have been added to the Audit Reports.
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September 2022 - Recent Product Releases
Hi Everyone, we have some great improvements that have been released this month.
The Audit setup screen has been modernized to be much more self-service. Key changes to be aware of:
Consent Categories are no longer found in a drop-down, they have been moved to the revamped
Standards
tab.Remote File Mapping is slowly being renamed to
File Substitutions
.Audit speed can nw be set from 1,10, 20, or 50 browsers.
“Reduce server load” is now the 1 browser option. Keep in mind that 20 or more simultaneous browsers can be quite a load on a website, it is imperative that we are whitelisted before enabling those options.
Audit Actions have been renamed
On-Page Actions
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July 2022 - Recent Product Releases
Hi Everyone, we have a small update for this month.
Home Screen (Data Sources) Refresh
All new look and feel
New persistent filter bar with additional options
Improved and additional persistent sorting and grouping
Domains are now sub-folders
Quick create on the page
Item info for added to cards
Enhanced multi-select with updated bulk actions
Folder sharing now available on this screen
Added screenshots to list view
Coming Soon - Filter chips will have the ability to show the item filtered and ability to change the filtered item
Pages with broken links is now clickable and will filter down to the pages that have pages with broken link once clicked in the pages table.
June 2022 - Recent Product Releases
On the page summary report, in the pages scanned table there are now new columns.
New Columns in Pages Scanned
May 2022 - Recent Product Releases
Hi Everyone, we've got something very exciting for you this release.
Page Details Enhancements
It is now even easier to resolve broken links and view redirect chains. We've improved the information available to you about each given page and how pages relate to each other.
Parent URL has now been replaced with Links to this URL - This will allow you to identify ALL pages which link to a broken page, for example
Redirect Chain - Ensure your UTM tracking parameters are not stripped from landing pages
Links from this page - This new section will help you ensure that all links on any given page are experiences you would want available to your customers. You can check internal links are valid and referrals to external links are valid and tracked
You can see this new information by clicking on any page URL in an Audit and looking at Page Information
April 2022 - Recent Product Releases
Hi Everyone, A small update this month but rest assured, big things are happening beneath the hood
Exports
All exports are now upgraded to the new Exporter system and can be found in the Export Center after they have been requested for the first time.
Copy Page Tables
March 2022 - Recent Product Releases
We're here to help you win the day with some great product updates!
Platform
Journey Exports
Improved Exports are now available for Journeys. The new Journey Exports can now be found in the left hand navigation within a Journey report. With almost instantaneous email and export generation, we are helping you move from Insight to Action even faster!
Once all of the new export types have been released, the legacy export function will be retired.
Usage Report
January 2022 - Recent Product Releases
We're here to help you beat the January blues with a few quality of life features!
Platform
Export Center
Audit Information
Don't forget to mark November 10th on your calendar for ObservePoint's annual user conference, Validate 2021.
This is our fifth year hosting Validate, and just like last year, we'll be virtual and attendance is free. So I hope you'll be able to join us to engage with industry leaders and peers, and to learn practical solutions for your business.
Here's what you'll experience at Validate 2021:
Problem-solving sessions led by solutions experts
Solution-based discussions with your peers and experts
Product roadmap and feedback sessions
Networking opportunities
For FREE!
October 2021 Product Releases
Platform
Keyboard Shortcuts
Allowed shortcuts to be enabled to reduce the number of clicks for our users.
API Documentation Update
Provided API V2 and V3 links in the Profile page next to your API key for easy access .
September 2021 Product Releases
Platform
Full Screen Page Details
Ability to expand the Page Details report to display full screen. You most recent settings will persist.
Updated Audit Score
Combined this report with the Audit Summary report and update the Rules score factor to give 0 points for Audits without rules applied and the Cookies factor to only evaluate 3rd party cookies for security best practices.
Privacy Compliance
Javascript File Changes Report
Detect and analyze changes in Javascript files across your Audit.
Audit Summary Privacy Widgets
Added Summary Privacy Widget