Update
We will be undergoing scheduled maintenance during this time.
Posted Oct 27, 2025 - 16:28 CET
Update
We will be undergoing scheduled maintenance during this time.
Posted Oct 27, 2025 - 16:25 CET
Update
We will be undergoing scheduled maintenance during this time.
Posted Oct 28, 2025 - 06:00 CET
Scheduled
Announcing a service release of the Cirrus platform containing the following bug fixes and minor improvements:
EU/CA/AU
Improvements
- Implemented a retry policy for several delivery file–related requests to improve reliability of communication with the Office Service. (CR-25081)
- Updated behavior when an exam is voided during marking (before publishing). The system now sends both grade: null and absent: true parameters. (CR-23754)
- Upgraded the MongoDB driver to a newer version, which required some refactoring to keep queries compatible and support ongoing reliability. (CR-24525)
Bugfixes
- Resolved a minor issue affecting marking job processing. (CR-23067)
- Fixed an issue where voided attempts disappeared from the Assess tab and were not visible in Results when marking was allocated by item. (CR-24568)
- Fixed an issue where archived assessments were temporarily displayed in the Assess tab when toggling the Assess Overview option. (
CR-24805)
- Fixed an issue where changes made by co-authors (or users with the same editing rights) were not displayed in the Audit Trail. (CR-24810)
- Corrected a mid-word line break issue in the question text displayed in the section side panel.(CR-25108)
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Eu Premium:
Improvements
- Support decimal values for total marks in items (CR-24414)
- View where an item is used across assessments (in Item Info and Assessment Form tabs) (CR-24424)
- Applied Microsoft security updates to improve platform security. (CR-24519)
- Enhancements to Office 365 integration for greater reliability (CR-25081)
Bugfixes
- Fixed issue where re-marked assessments were not updated for candidates (CR-24570)
For more details please visit the Cirrus Release Notes page.
Time of release per hosted region:
EU: 06:00 CET/CEST (05:00/04:00 UTC)
EU Premium: 06:00 CEST (05:00/04:00 UTC)
CA: 00:00 EST/EDT (05:00/04:00 UTC)
AU: 01:00/00:00 AEDT/AEST (14:00/13:00 UTC)
Posted Oct 23, 2025 - 10:09 CEST
This scheduled maintenance affects: EU Assessment Management (Dublin) (Scheduling (EU), Marking (EU), Authoring - Library/Assessments (EU), Administration (EU), Auxiliary - Services (EU)), EU Candidate Delivery (Dublin) (Candidate Delivery incl Proctoring API (EU), Single Sign-On SAML 2.0 / LTI (EU), Invigilation (EU)), AU Candidate Delivery (Sydney) (Candidate Delivery incl Proctoring API (AU), Single Sign-On SAML 2.0 / LTI (AU), Invigilation (AU)), AU Assessment Management (Sydney) (Scheduling (AU), Marking (AU), Authoring - Library/Assessments (AU), Administration (AU), Auxiliary - Services (AU)), CA Candidate Delivery (Montreal) (Candidate Delivery incl Proctoring API (CA), Single Sign-On SAML 2.0 / LTI (CA), Invigilation (CA)), CA Assessment Management (Montreal) (Scheduling (CA), Marking (CA), Authoring - Library/Assessments (CA), Administration (CA), Auxiliary - Services (CA)), EU Premium Assessment Management (Dublin) (Scheduling (EU Premium), Marking (EU Premium), Authoring - Library/Assessments (EU Premium), Administration (EU Premium), Auxiliary - Services (EU Premium)), and EU Premium Candidate Delivery (Dublin) (Candidate Delivery incl Proctoring API (EU Premium), Single Sign-On SAML 2.0 / LTI (EU Premium), Invigilation (EU Premium)).