OpenAtlas

A complete list of changes is available here: 7.8.0.

• Types can be set to be required at data entry (#1400)
• Artifacts (and human remains) can now be composed of other artifacts (#1647)
• Places can be added at artifacts and human remains forms dynamically (#1863)
• Selections in form popups can now be closed with clicking outside of it (#1835)
• Files can also be uploaded using a drag and drop field (#1508)

• Order entities by date (#1873)
• Like announced, the deprecated API version 0.2 was removed in this release (#1843)

This version contains a lot of new functionality, mainly to make entering and structuring of places, artifacts and subunits a lot easier.
A complete list of changes is available here: 7.7.0.

• Artifacts and human remains can now be linked directly to places or subunits (#1587).
• Artifacts can now be used in acquisition events (#1641)
• Linking references to multiple subunits (#1541)
• New places can now be added in forms dynamically (#1785)
• Intersecting polygons on the map can now be selected individually (#1790)
• Additional checks for orphaned subunits are available in the admin area (#1811)
• A new GeoJSON is available in the API (#1817)
• The manual now also provides information about the model (#1751)

• There are some details to take care of when updating. So be sure to read the upgrade notes before (install/upgrade/upgrade.md).
• This is the last version that will support the deprecated API version 0.2. In case other systems still depend on it, they should be updated to use the 0.3 version before the next release.

A complete list of changes is available here: 7.6.0.

• To improve usability invalid form selections are now filtered (instead of displaying an error message if selected).
  E.g. at an event entry it isn't possilbe anymore to select itself or a sub event as the super event (#1788)
• The import functions can now also be used for bibliographies and editions (#1781)
• Readonly users now have access to the file list (#1792)
• Time span examples were added to the manual (#1699)

Admins
Because of a bug (#1793) in 7.5.0 users with the group contributor weren't able to insert or edit data anymore.
In case you are running the 7.5.0 version and have users with the contributor group we recommend to upgrade as soon as possible.

In this release the form functions were completely rewritten, noticeable changes are listed below. A complete list of changes is available here: 7.5.0.

• Forms
  • Types can now be added dynamically in forms (with at least editor permissions) (#1690)
  • Empty type fields are not shown anymore to not clutter the user interface (#1761)
  • Improved validations (#1768)
• Archeological subunits can now be linked like places, e.g. with events (#1637:)
• Improved user statistics (#1737)
• Manual
  • Entities are linked to the respective CIDOC documentation (#1710)
  • Additional FAQs (#1726)

Managers
At the type overview there are warnings displayed in case the specific type won't show up in forms because it either has no connections to classes or no sub types to select.
You might want to check them to clean up.

• If no timestamp is available, the LPF now returns the value null instead of the string None (#1767)
• The show parameter has a new option description (#1783) and will also work with GeoJSON format (#1782)

A complete list of changes is available here: 7.4.0.

News for users

• New event type (called event) which can be used to insert events without actors, e.g. a natural disaster (#1620)
• Human remains can now be linked to a current owner (e.g. a museum) (#1108)
• Dates can now be entered with time, configurable in your profile (#1574)
• Type names can now contain special characters (#1633)
• Layout improvements with the upgrade of Bootstrap (#1581)
• Additional step by step examples in the manual (#1725)

News for admins

• The new stable API version is now 0.3 (instead 0.2). Systems using the API (e.g. presentation sites) should be checked and adapted if needed.

In this release we worked mostly on improving existing features, especially when working with types.
A complete list of changes is available here: 7.3.0.

• Types set to multiple can now be switched to single if there are no multiple linked entities. You can check for multiple links in the type overview (#1501)
• A type can now be removed even if it has subs and/or linked entities. A warning page showing concerning subs and entities will be shown (#1498)
• Users with the contributor role can now only delete entries they have created themselves (#1388)
• API performance improvements which are advantageous for e.g. presentation sites (#1655)
• Step by step examples for move events in manual (#1700)

• After doing software updates you can use the script install/upgrade/update_database.py to update the database as well. It can be used over multiple releases beginning from 6.6.0 (#1604)
• gis database schema tables were merged into one table at the model schema. In case external applications depend on direct database access you should take care about that (#1631)
• With the next release (7.4.0) the API version 0.2 will be deprecated and version 0.3 will be the new default. Version 0.2 will still be available (probably about 2 releases) until it will be removed.

• The map module was completely rewritten, known bugs were solved and there are a lot of improvements related to performance, usability and layout.
• With this release we present our first data analysis tool: anthropological sex estimation, more information is available in the manual.
• Because it was often requested we added a requirement.txt for alternative installation methods. Be aware that this is still experimental.

A complete list of changes is available here: 7.2.0.

In this release CIDOC CRM was updated from 6.2.1 to the current 7.1.1 version.
The user interface hasn't changed because of that but in case the data is used elsewhere you should take a look at the adaptions in the OpenAtlas model, see #1506.
There also have been some API (breaking) changes so be sure to consult the upgrade notes in case you're using it.

• Much improved value type display in forms
• Multiple aliases can now be added in one go
• Minor improvements in the user interfaces, performance, ...

A complete list of changes is available here: 7.1.0.

This is a major release. Administrators: please be aware that underlying software was updated and take special care doing this upgrade, see #1566 and instructions in /install/upgrade

• Events can now be connected sequentially (#1297), useful for e.g. entering a journey
• When viewing places, actors participating at connected events are now listed there as well
• Improved API with a lot added functionality
• Additional step by step examples in the manual
• Many improvements all around (user interfaces, manual, performance, ...)

A complete list of changes is available here: 7.0.0.

• There are new production events which allow to link creators to artifacts
• Find and artifacts were merged to artifact, for users it works like before except that labels have changed
• Additional and improved system warnings for non accessible folders, still active default user and wrong database version
• OpenAtlas classes (based on CIDOC classes) can now be browsed via the Model button on the start page
• The API now provides new search parameters and a default path to the current version

A complete list of changes is available here: 6.6.0.
More information about using the new features is available in the manual.