A complete list of changes is available here: 9.1.0
News for Users
- Added API functions for a new external reference system for Austria cadaster using kataster.bev.gv.at (#2290)
- Custom place hierarchies (#2505)
- Improved information carrier functionality (#2713)
- Restructured data integrity check (#2700)
- Removed overlay option (#2703)
- Updated Catalan and Spanish translations (#2720)
- Minor improvements (#2695)
News regarding the API
News for Admins
- 9.1.0.sql is needed but will be taken care of by the database upgrade script
- Update NPM libraries (#2698), see install/upgrade/upgrade.md for details
OpenAtlas Discovery
Also we proudly present the OpenAtlas Discovery release 1.0.0. It can be seen e.g. at the demo version: https://frontend-demo.openatlas.eu
This is a major release with a lot of changes:
- The system was re-written to use a more config based approach (#2464)
- All underlying software was updated (#2343)
- A complete list of changes is available here: 9.0.0
News for Users
- Events were improved for easier data entry, e.g. creation and event class were removed (#2634)
- Human remains can now also be used with Modification and Move (#2464)
- A whole range of interface improvements, see issue for more details (#2464)
- New tab layout (#2675)
- New button layout (#2649)
- Improved layout to display reference systems (#2640)
- Color coding for map (#2589)
- Check functions for orphaned annotation (#2442)
- Updated Catalan and Spanish translations (#2693)
News regarding the API
- API version 4.11.0 (#2657)
- Additional columns for sorting (#2681)
- Format for tables (#2478)
News for Admins
- This is a major upgrade which utilizes newer versions of underlying software.
- Make sure to read the upgrade notes and see #2343 for more details and instructions.
- 9.0.0.sql is needed but will be taken care of by the database upgrade script.
This release contains mainly data export and API features. A complete list of changes is available here: 8.15.0
News for Users
- Interface to check files (#2593)
- Interface for generating RDF dumps (#2551)
- Interface for generating ARCHE dumps (#2568)
- Report generation for ARCHE import issues (#2580)
- Bigger info buttons (#2590) and other minor improvements (#2632)
News regarding the API
- API: 4.10.0 (#2626)
- Export files with ARCHE RDF metadata (#2466)
- Presentation view get root references (#2619)
- Presentation view adaption (#2660)
News for Admins
- Additional Python packages and changes in the file structure for exports are required, see information in install/upgrade/upgrade.md
- No database updates are needed
This release contains mainly improvements for data import and fixes. A complete list of changes is available here: 8.14.0
News for Users
- Showing the root type ids in the user interface, which is useful for imports (#2605)
- Handling unnecessary white spaces in CSV imports (#2606)
- Finished Polish UI language thanks to Zuzanna Guzek (#2596)
- Minor improvements (#2598)
News for Admins
- For this update only a code base update and a web server restart is needed
This release contains additional translations, API additions, security updates and more. A complete list of changes is available here: 8.13.0
News for Users
- New Polish UI language thanks to Zuzanna Guzek (#2592)
- Updated French translation thanks to Clément Besnier (#2574)
- Update Catalan and Spanish translations thanks to Enric Rodellas (#2571)
- Minor improvements (#2523)
News for presentation sites
- There was also a new release of OpenAtlas Disocvery with a lot of new features and fixes
- Presentation sites of our cooperations are already updated to the new version
Security updates
Ferat Aydin from
SEC4YOU kindly reported new possible security issues which we addressed:
- Security improvements (#2595)
News regarding the API
- API version 4.9.0 (#2562)
- Text annotation for presentation view (#2434)
- Presentation view improvements (#2563)
News for Admins
- For this update only a code base update and a web server restart is needed
- Because of the security updates we advice to update soon
This release contains API additions for presentation sites, security updates, fixes for all known remaining bugs and a lot more.
A complete list of changes is available here: 8.12.0
News for Users
- References can now be linked from the reference tab at artifacts directly (#2507)
- Minor improvements (#2523)
Security updates
Ferat Aydin from
SEC4YOU kindly reported possible security issues which we addressed in this release:
- Removal of the SQL interface (#2553)
- Refining input validation (#2554)
- Change installation, remove OpenAtlas user (#2555)
News regarding the API
- New API version 0.4.8 (#2527)
- Enriched RDF dump (#2467)
- Presentation view improvements (#2477)
- Ego network visualization (#2526)
News for Admins
- 8.12.0.sql is needed but will be taken care of by the database upgrade script
- Additional Python packages are required, see information in install/upgrade/upgrade.md
- New installations now have no default user and creating an admin user is the first step once the site is running (#2555)
News for Developers
- Switch from nose tests to pytest (#2532)
A complete list of changes is available here: 8.11.0
News for Users
- Performance improvements, especially instances with big data sets will experience quite an improvement (#2492)
- Import of types via CVS files (#2416)
- To make data entry easier it is now possible to link artifacts via the artifact tab in file view directly (#2502)
- Refactor and minor improvements (#2485)
News regarding the API
- New API version 0.4.7 (#2494)
- New endpoint "chained_events" (#2491)
- Simple search endpoint (#2495)
News for Admins
- For this update only a code base update and a web server restart is needed.
A complete list of changes is available here: 8.10.0
News for Users
- Because of layout changes it is advisable to force refresh OpenAtlas sites in your browser.
- The text annotation feature seems to work out quite fine and isn't considered experimental anymore (#2079)
- Counts in tabs are better visible (#2417)
- Presentation site URLs can be set/overridden in the profile (#2430), see manual
- For those interested we listed OpenAtlas related publications on our project site: https://openatlas.eu/publications
- Manual article about how to report an issue at our ticket system, see manual
- Refactor and minor improvements (#2444)
News regarding the API
- New API version 0.4.6 (#2479)
- External Authentication to limit API access (#1233), see manual
- Custom endpoint for presentation sites (#2450)
News for Admins
- 8.10.0.sql is needed but will be taken care of by the database upgrade script
- Additional Python packages are required, see information in install/upgrade/upgrade.md
The most prominent addition for this New Years release is the text annotation feature. see Manual
News for Users
- Text annotation, see Manual (#2079)
- Artifacts can now be linked from the artifact tab at source directly (#2433)
- Activity log for entities (#2389)
- More hints about usage at sources (#2390)
- Imports can now contain only years which will be transformed to dates (#2381)
- Update CIDOC CRM to 7.1.3 with more translations but it didn't include major model changes (#2421)
- Additional information for the IIIF manifest (#2391)
- Refactor and minor improvements, including about 10% performance improvement (#2377)
A complete list of changes is available here: 8.9.0
News for Admins
- 8.9.0.sql is needed but will be taken care of by the database upgrade script
This release was mostly about fixes but also includes general improvements.
A complete list of changes is available here: 8.8.0
News for Admins
- 8.8.0.sql is needed but will be taken care of by the database upgrade script
OpenAtlas 9.1.0 released