IQSS / IQSS/dataverse

Feature Request/Idea: make notification.email.welcome more easily configurable

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Description

Overview of the Feature Request

We recently updated our user policies, and an astute new user has reported to us that the boilerplate text mailed to new users is now incorrect according to our policies (specifically, it encourages new users to add data, which our updated user policies may or may not allow depending on affiliation. We would like for this text to be editable without having to manually edit Bundle.properties after each warfile deployment.

What kind of user is the feature intended for?

New users.

What inspired the request?

An astute new user has reported to us that the boilerplate text mailed to new users is now incorrect according to our policies.

What existing behavior do you want changed?

We would like to make notification.email.welcome more easily configurable, optimally through the admin dashboard.

Any brand new behavior do you want to add to Dataverse?

We would like to make notification.email.welcome more easily configurable, optimally through the admin dashboard.

Any related open or closed issues to this feature request?

I didn't find any, no.

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Research direction

Start by locating the notification.email.welcome key and the Bundle.properties handling, then inspect the admin dashboard entry points for configurable settings. Done means administrators can edit this welcome email without manually changing Bundle.properties after each warfile deployment.

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Assessment

Tech stack
java
Domain
backend
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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