chore(release): 7.6.0 [skip ci]

# [7.6.0](https://git.datacontroller.io/dc/dc/compare/v7.5.0...v7.6.0) (2026-04-03)

### Bug Fixes

* add label and tooltip for libref download, sanitise input ([52d5803](52d58036a4))

### Features

* configurable email alerts.  Closes [#217](#217) ([2ccf0d1](2ccf0d1100))

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,3 +1,15 @@
+# [7.6.0](https://git.datacontroller.io/dc/dc/compare/v7.5.0...v7.6.0) (2026-04-03)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* add label and tooltip for libref download, sanitise input ([52d5803](https://git.datacontroller.io/dc/dc/commit/52d58036a40e25847e900f9b04a77dbcc409c12b))
+
+
+### Features
+
+* configurable email alerts.  Closes [#217](https://git.datacontroller.io/dc/dc/issues/217) ([2ccf0d1](https://git.datacontroller.io/dc/dc/commit/2ccf0d11000129629a0665421135b7530af9892f))
+
 # [7.5.0](https://git.datacontroller.io/dc/dc/compare/v7.4.1...v7.5.0) (2026-04-03)
 
 

client/src/app/editor/editor.component.ts

@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import {
 import { ActivatedRoute, Router } from '@angular/router'
 import Handsontable from 'handsontable'
 import { Subject, Subscription } from 'rxjs'
+import { sanitiseForSas } from '../shared/utils/sanitise'
 import { SasStoreService } from '../services/sas-store.service'
 
 type AOA = any[][]
@@ -1669,7 +1670,7 @@ export class EditorComponent implements OnInit, AfterViewInit, OnDestroy {
       this.submit = true
       const updateParams: any = {}
       updateParams.ACTION = 'LOAD'
-      this.message = this.message.replace(/\n/g, '. ')
+      this.message = sanitiseForSas(this.message.replace(/\n/g, '. '))
       updateParams.MESSAGE = this.message
       // updateParams.APPROVER = this.approver;
       updateParams.LIBDS = this.libds

client/src/app/review/approve-details/approve-details.component.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { ActivatedRoute } from '@angular/router'
+import { sanitiseForSas } from '../../shared/utils/sanitise'
 import { SasStoreService } from '../../services/sas-store.service'
 import {
   Component,
@@ -136,7 +137,7 @@ export class ApproveDetailsComponent implements AfterViewInit, OnDestroy {
 
   public async rejecting() {
     this.rejectLoading = true
-    this.submitReason = this.submitReason.replace(/\n/g, '. ')
+    this.submitReason = sanitiseForSas(this.submitReason.replace(/\n/g, '. '))
 
     let rejParams = {
       STP_ACTION: 'REJECT_TABLE',

client/src/app/shared/utils/sanitise.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+/**
+ * Strips characters that could cause SAS macro injection (& % ;).
+ */
+export function sanitiseForSas(input: string): string {
+  return input.replace(/[%&;]/g, '')
+}

client/src/app/system/system.component.html

@@ -236,14 +236,31 @@
         <div class="admin-action">
           Download Configuration
 
-          <input
-            type="text"
-            class="clr-input libref-input"
-            maxlength="8"
-            [ngModel]="dcLib"
-            (ngModelChange)="targetLibref = $event.toUpperCase()"
-            placeholder="Target Libref"
-          />
+          <div class="libref-group">
+            <clr-tooltip class="libref-tooltip">
+              <label clrTooltipTrigger class="libref-label">
+                Target DC Library
+                <cds-icon shape="info-circle" size="16"></cds-icon>
+              </label>
+              <clr-tooltip-content
+                clrPosition="bottom-left"
+                clrSize="md"
+                *clrIfOpen
+              >
+                Enter the target DC library and the downloaded files will
+                contain this, instead of the original.
+              </clr-tooltip-content>
+            </clr-tooltip>
+
+            <input
+              type="text"
+              class="clr-input libref-input"
+              maxlength="8"
+              [ngModel]="dcLib"
+              (ngModelChange)="targetLibref = $event.toUpperCase()"
+              placeholder="e.g. MYLIB"
+            />
+          </div>
           <button
             (click)="downloadConfiguration()"
             [disabled]="targetLibref !== dcLib && !isValidLibref(targetLibref)"

client/src/app/system/system.component.scss

@@ -1,5 +1,21 @@
+.libref-group {
+  display: inline-flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: 4px;
+  margin: 0 8px;
+}
+
+.libref-label {
+  cursor: pointer;
+  font-size: 0.55rem;
+  font-weight: 600;
+  color: var(--clr-p4-color, #565656);
+  display: inline-flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: 4px;
+}
+
 .libref-input {
   width: 100px;
-  margin: 0 8px;
   text-transform: uppercase;
 }

package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "dcfrontend",
-  "version": "7.5.0",
+  "version": "7.6.0",
   "description": "Data Controller",
   "devDependencies": {
     "@saithodev/semantic-release-gitea": "^2.1.0",

sas/sasjs/db/migrations/20260403_v7.6_release.sas

@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+/**
+  @file
+  @brief migration script to move from v7.0 to v7.6 of data controller
+
+  OPTIONAL CHANGE - upload additional data as placeholders for modifying the
+  default email message
+
+**/
+
+%let dclib=YOURDCLIB;
+
+libname &dclib "/YOUR/DATACONTROLLER/LIBRARY/PATH";
+
+proc sql;
+insert into &dclib..mpe_config set
+    tx_from=%sysfunc(datetime())
+    ,tx_to='31DEC9999:23:59:59'dt
+    ,var_scope="DC_EMAIL"
+    ,var_name="SUBMITTED_TEMPLATE"
+    ,var_value='Dear user,'!!'0A'x!!'Please be advised that a change to table'
+      !!' &alert_lib..&alert_ds has been proposed by &from_user on the '
+      !!'&syshostname SAS server.'!!'0A'x!!'Reason provided: '
+      !!'%superq(SUBMITTED_TXT)'
+      !!'0A'x!!'This is an automated email by Data Controller for SAS. For '
+      !!'documentation, please visit https://docs.datacontroller.io'
+    ,var_active=1
+    ,var_desc='Template email, sent after submitting a change';
+insert into &dclib..mpe_config set
+    tx_from=%sysfunc(datetime())
+    ,tx_to='31DEC9999:23:59:59'dt
+    ,var_scope="DC_EMAIL"
+    ,var_name="APPROVED_TEMPLATE"
+    ,var_value='Dear user,'!!'0A'x!!'Please be advised that a change to table'
+      !!' &alert_lib..&alert_ds has been approved by &from_user on the '
+      !!'&syshostname SAS server.'!!'0A'x!!'This is an automated email by Data'
+      !!' Controller for SAS. For documentation, please visit '
+      !!'https://docs.datacontroller.io'
+    ,var_active=1
+    ,var_desc='Template email, sent after approving a change';
+insert into &dclib..mpe_config set
+    tx_from=%sysfunc(datetime())
+    ,tx_to='31DEC9999:23:59:59'dt
+    ,var_scope="DC_EMAIL"
+    ,var_name="REJECTED_TEMPLATE"
+    ,var_value='Dear user,'!!'0A'x!!'Please be advised that a change to table'
+      !!' &alert_lib..&alert_ds has been rejected by &from_user on the '
+      !!'&syshostname SAS server.'!!'0A'x!!'Reason provided: '
+      !!'%superq(REVIEW_REASON_TXT)'
+      !!'0A'x!!'This is an automated email by Data Controller for SAS. For '
+      !!'documentation, please visit https://docs.datacontroller.io'
+    ,var_active=1
+    ,var_desc='Template email, sent after rejecting a change';

sas/sasjs/macros/mpe_alerts.sas

@@ -127,6 +127,11 @@ run;
 filename __out email (&emails)
   subject="Table &alert_lib..&alert_ds has been &alert_event";
 
+data work.alertmessage;
+  set &mpelib..mpe_config;
+  where &dc_dttmtfmt. lt tx_to;
+  where also var_scope='DC_EMAIL' and var_name="&alert_event._TEMPLATE";
+run;
 %local SUBMITTED_TXT;
 %if &alert_event=SUBMITTED %then %do;
   data _null_;
@@ -136,30 +141,54 @@ filename __out email (&emails)
   run;
   data _null_;
     File __out lrecl=32000;
+    length txt $2048;
+  %if %mf_getattrn(alertmessage,NLOBS)=0 %then %do;
     put 'Dear user,';
     put ' ';
     put "Please be advised that a change to table &alert_lib..&alert_ds has "
-        "been proposed by &from_user on the '&syshostname' SAS server.";
+        "been proposed by &from_user on the &syshostname SAS server.";
     put " ";
-    length txt $2048;
     txt=symget('SUBMITTED_TXT');
     put "Reason provided: " txt;
     put " ";
     put "This is an automated email by Data Controller for SAS. For "
       "documentation, please visit https://docs.datacontroller.io";
+  %end;
+  %else %do;
+    /* take template from config table */
+    set work.alertmessage;
+    cnt=countw(var_value,'0A'x);
+    do i=1 to cnt;
+      txt=resolve(scan(var_value,i,'0A'x));
+      put txt /;
+    end;
+  %end;
   run;
 %end;
 %else %if &alert_event=APPROVED %then %do;
   /* there is no approval message */
   data _null_;
     File __out lrecl=32000;
+    length txt $2048;
+  %if %mf_getattrn(alertmessage,NLOBS)=0 %then %do;
+    /* fallback message */
     put 'Dear user,';
     put ' ';
     put "Please be advised that a change to table &alert_lib..&alert_ds has "
-        "been approved by &from_user on the '&syshostname' SAS server.";
+        "been approved by &from_user on the &syshostname SAS server.";
     put " ";
     put "This is an automated email by Data Controller for SAS. For "
       "documentation, please visit https://docs.datacontroller.io";
+  %end;
+  %else %do;
+    /* take template from config table */
+    set work.alertmessage;
+    cnt=countw(var_value,'0A'x);
+    do i=1 to cnt;
+      txt=resolve(scan(var_value,i,'0A'x));
+      put txt /;
+    end;
+  %end;
   run;
 %end;
 %else %if &alert_event=REJECTED %then %do;
@@ -170,17 +199,29 @@ filename __out email (&emails)
   run;
   data _null_;
     File __out lrecl=32000;
+    length txt $2048;
+  %if %mf_getattrn(alertmessage,NLOBS)=0 %then %do;
+    /* fallback message */
     put 'Dear user,';
     put ' ';
     put "Please be advised that a change to table &alert_lib..&alert_ds has "
-        "been rejected by &from_user on the '&syshostname' SAS server.";
+        "been rejected by &from_user on the &syshostname SAS server.";
     put " ";
-    length txt $2048;
     txt=symget('REVIEW_REASON_TXT');
     put "Reason provided: " txt;
     put " ";
     put "This is an automated email by Data Controller for SAS. For "
       "documentation, please visit https://docs.datacontroller.io";
+  %end;
+  %else %do;
+    /* take template from config table */
+    set work.alertmessage;
+    cnt=countw(var_value,'0A'x);
+    do i=1 to cnt;
+      txt=resolve(scan(var_value,i,'0A'x));
+      put txt /;
+    end;
+  %end;
   run;
 %end;
 

sas/sasjs/macros/mpe_makedata.sas

@@ -201,6 +201,44 @@ insert into &lib..mpe_config set
     ,var_value=' '
     ,var_active=1
     ,var_desc='Activation Key';
+insert into &lib..mpe_config set
+    tx_from=0
+    ,tx_to='31DEC9999:23:59:59'dt
+    ,var_scope="DC_EMAIL"
+    ,var_name="SUBMITTED_TEMPLATE"
+    ,var_value='Dear user,'!!'0A'x!!'Please be advised that a change to table'
+      !!' &alert_lib..&alert_ds has been proposed by &from_user on the '
+      !!'&syshostname SAS server.'!!'0A'x!!'Reason provided: '
+      !!'%superq(SUBMITTED_TXT)'
+      !!'0A'x!!'This is an automated email by Data Controller for SAS. For '
+      !!'documentation, please visit https://docs.datacontroller.io'
+    ,var_active=1
+    ,var_desc='Template email, sent after submitting a change';
+insert into &lib..mpe_config set
+    tx_from=0
+    ,tx_to='31DEC9999:23:59:59'dt
+    ,var_scope="DC_EMAIL"
+    ,var_name="APPROVED_TEMPLATE"
+    ,var_value='Dear user,'!!'0A'x!!'Please be advised that a change to table'
+      !!' &alert_lib..&alert_ds has been approved by &from_user on the '
+      !!'&syshostname SAS server.'!!'0A'x!!'This is an automated email by Data'
+      !!' Controller for SAS. For documentation, please visit '
+      !!'https://docs.datacontroller.io'
+    ,var_active=1
+    ,var_desc='Template email, sent after approving a change';
+insert into &lib..mpe_config set
+    tx_from=0
+    ,tx_to='31DEC9999:23:59:59'dt
+    ,var_scope="DC_EMAIL"
+    ,var_name="REJECTED_TEMPLATE"
+    ,var_value='Dear user,'!!'0A'x!!'Please be advised that a change to table'
+      !!' &alert_lib..&alert_ds has been rejected by &from_user on the '
+      !!'&syshostname SAS server.'!!'0A'x!!'Reason provided: '
+      !!'%superq(REVIEW_REASON_TXT)'
+      !!'0A'x!!'This is an automated email by Data Controller for SAS. For '
+      !!'documentation, please visit https://docs.datacontroller.io'
+    ,var_active=1
+    ,var_desc='Template email, sent after rejecting a change';
 
 
 insert into &lib..mpe_datadictionary set
@@ -213,7 +251,6 @@ insert into &lib..mpe_datadictionary set
     ,DD_RESPONSIBLE="&sysuserid"
     ,DD_SENSITIVITY="Low"
     ,tx_to='31DEC5999:23:59:59'dt;
-
 insert into &lib..mpe_datadictionary set
     tx_from=0
     ,DD_TYPE='TABLE'
@@ -224,7 +261,6 @@ insert into &lib..mpe_datadictionary set
     ,DD_RESPONSIBLE="&sysuserid"
     ,DD_SENSITIVITY="Low"
     ,tx_to='31DEC5999:23:59:59'dt;
-
 insert into &lib..mpe_datadictionary set
     tx_from=0
     ,DD_TYPE='COLUMN'
@@ -235,7 +271,6 @@ insert into &lib..mpe_datadictionary set
     ,DD_RESPONSIBLE="&sysuserid"
     ,DD_SENSITIVITY="Low"
     ,tx_to='31DEC5999:23:59:59'dt;
-
 insert into &lib..mpe_datadictionary set
     tx_from=0
     ,DD_TYPE='DIRECTORY'

sas/sasjs/services/approvers/rejection.sas

@@ -84,7 +84,8 @@ data work.reject;
   REVIEW_STATUS_ID="REJECTED";
   REVIEWED_BY_NM="&user";
   REVIEWED_ON_DTTM=&now;
-  REVIEW_REASON_TXT=symget('STP_REASON');
+  /* sanitise message to prevent code injection */
+  REVIEW_REASON_TXT=compress(symget('STP_REASON'), '&%;');
 run;
 
 %mp_lockanytable(LOCK,

sas/sasjs/services/editors/stagedata.sas

@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@
 data _null_;
   set work.sascontroltable;
   call symputx('action',action);
+  /* sanitise message to prevent code injection */
+  message=compress(message, '&%;');
   call symputx('message',message);
   libds=upcase(libds);
   call symputx('orig_libds',libds);