# NGS Extensions v5.24.0

Last Updated: November 2024

Release Date: February 2024

Document Version: 2

These release notes detail the key changes to software components for the Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) Extensions Package v5.24.0.

## Compatibility

Refer to [Compatibility](https://help.connected.illumina.com/clarity-lims/compatibility#ngs-extension) under Instruments & Integrations.

## New Features

Added the following scripts:

* *validate\_selected\_container*
* *validate\_same\_udf\_valuee\_for\_analytes*

## Defects Fixed

None

## Known Issues

An error occurs when reformatting the date using the Lab Logic Toolkit with the Date utility class. The date reformatting can be done with *java.time* instead.

## Other

The *-s* in the stopwatch parameter is replaced with *-stopwatch* in NGS v5.21 and later.

## Revision History

| **Version** | **Changes**                                                                              |
| ----------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| 2           | <ul><li>Updated Compatibility section to reference Compatibility matrix table.</li></ul> |
| 1           | <ul><li>Initial release.</li></ul>                                                       |