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(This article was first published on <strong><a href="https://blog.rstudio.com/2018/05/09/rstudio-connect-v1-6-2/"> RStudio Blog</a></strong>, and kindly contributed to <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.r-bloggers.com/">R-bloggers)</a> </div>
<p>RStudio Connect version 1.6.2 is <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.rstudio.com/products/connect/" target="_blank">now available</a>!</p>
<p>There are a handful of new features that are highlighted below. We encourage<br>
you to upgrade as soon as possible!</p>
<h2>Recommend Building R from Source</h2>
<p>If you have installed R using <code>apt-get</code>, <code>yum</code>, or some other package manager,<br>
we recommend that you <a rel="nofollow" href="http://docs.rstudio.com/connect/1.6.2/admin/getting-started.html#r-source" target="_blank">install R from<br>
source</a><br>
instead. This protects you from application breakages when the system version<br>
of R is upgraded. We have updated our documentation to reflect these best<br>
practices concerning R administration for use with Connect.</p>
<p>Installing R from source allows installing multiple versions of R side by side,<br>
and allows content to persist as published without risk of breaking during an<br>
upgrade to the version of R. This also allows publishers to publish to a<br>
version of R that more closely approximates their development environment.</p>
<h2>User Filtering</h2>
<p>For Connect implementations with many users, we have added features to the User<br>
page that allow administrators to filter users by various states. Last release,<br>
we added the ability for administrators to filter between users that are<br>
counting against the Connect license and those that are inactive. This release,<br>
we also exposed the ability for administrators to filter inactive users into<br>
those that were manually locked and those that are not counting against your<br>
license due to inactivity.</p>
<p><img alt="Admin user filter showing active, locked, and inactive users" src="https://i1.wp.com/blog.rstudio.com/2018/05/09/rstudio-connect-v1-6-2/images/rsc-162-user-filter.png?w=300&ssl=1" data-recalc-dims="1"></p>
<h2>Other Changes</h2>
<p><strong>Connect Server API</strong></p>
<p>The Connect Server API was introduced in Connect 1.6.0. This release, we added<br>
<a rel="nofollow" href="http://docs.rstudio.com/connect/1.6.2/api/#get-audit-logs" target="_blank">an endpoint called<br>
<code>/audit_logs</code></a> where<br>
audit logs can be accessed and paged. There is an example of how to use the API<br>
in the <a rel="nofollow" href="http://docs.rstudio.com/connect/1.6.2/user/cookbook.html#get-all-audit-logs" target="_blank">Connect Server API<br>
Cookbook</a>.<br>
Stay tuned as we add endpoints to the Connect Server API to allow programmatic<br>
interaction with the features of RStudio Connect.</p>
<p><strong>Content Filtering</strong></p>
<p>Content searching and content filtering state now persists when a user navigates<br>
to a new page and then returns. To return to the default content screen, the<br>
user can select “Reset all filters.”</p>
<p><strong>Email Customization</strong></p>
<p>In the last few releases, Connect has added features that allow publishers of<br>
RMarkdown documents to customize the email output of scheduled RMarkdown<br>
reports. In this release, publishers gain the ability to optionally suppress<br>
attachments or suppress email output altogether.</p>
<p>These options can be set in the YAML header for a RMarkdown document, but are<br>
probably more useful when <a rel="nofollow" href="http://docs.rstudio.com/connect/1.6.2/user/r-markdown.html#r-markdown-email-suppress-scheduled" target="_blank">set inline by editing<br>
<code>rmarkdown::output_metadata</code></a>.<br>
For instance, in financial market analysis, I might decide that variance is not<br>
significant enough to warrant an email update, and thereby ensure email updates<br>
only occur when there is critical information to deliver.</p>
<p><strong>New Icons</strong></p>
<p>Connect previously used <a rel="nofollow" href="https://en.gravatar.com/" target="_blank">Gravatar icons</a>. We have<br>
changed this to standard monogram icons, which should fit better with offline<br>
installations and other enterprise applications.</p>
<p><img alt="Side-by-side comparison of Gravatar icon to monogram icon" src="https://i0.wp.com/blog.rstudio.com/2018/05/09/rstudio-connect-v1-6-2/images/rsc-162-icon.png?w=250&ssl=1" data-recalc-dims="1"></p>
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<h4>Upgrade Planning</h4>
<p>There are no special precautions to be aware of when upgrading from v1.6.0 to<br>
v1.6.2. You can expect the installation and startup of v1.6.2 to be complete in<br>
under a minute.</p>
<p>If you’re upgrading from a release older than v1.6.0, be sure to consider the<br>
“Upgrade Planning” notes from the intervening releases, as well.</p>
</blockquote>
<p>If you haven’t yet had a chance to download and try <a rel="nofollow" href="https://rstudio.com/products/connect/" target="_blank">RStudio<br>
Connect</a>, we encourage you to do so.<br>
RStudio Connect is the best way to share all the work that you do in R (Shiny<br>
apps, R Markdown documents, plots, dashboards, Plumber APIs, etc.) with<br>
collaborators, colleagues, or customers.</p>
<p>You can find more details or download a 45-day evaluation of the product at<br>
<a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.rstudio.com/products/connect/" target="_blank">https://www.rstudio.com/products/connect/</a>.<br>
Additional resources can be found below.</p>
<ul>
<li><a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.rstudio.com/products/connect/" target="_blank">RStudio Connect home page &amp; downloads</a></li>
<li><a rel="nofollow" href="http://docs.rstudio.com/connect/admin/" target="_blank">RStudio Connect Admin Guide</a></li>
<li><a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.rstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/RSC-IT-Q-and-A.pdf" target="_blank">What IT needs to know about RStudio Connect</a></li>
<li><a rel="nofollow" href="http://docs.rstudio.com/connect/news/" target="_blank">Detailed news and changes between each version</a></li>
<li><a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.rstudio.com/pricing/#ConnectPricing" target="_blank">Pricing</a></li>
<li><a rel="nofollow" href="https://beta.rstudioconnect.com/connect/" target="_blank">An online preview of RStudio Connect</a></li>
</ul>
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