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Version 6.1
DSpace 6.1 is still a work in progress and is not yet publicly released. However, the latest work/code is available on the dspace-6_x
branch in GitHub: https://github.com/DSpace/DSpace/tree/dspace-6_x
Summary
DSpace 6.1 is a bug fix release to resolve several issues located in previous 6.x releases. As it only provides only bug/security fixes, DSpace 6.1 should constitute an easy upgrade from DSpace 6.x for most users. No database changes or additional configuration changes should be necessary when upgrading from DSpace 6.x to 6.1.
Major bug fixes include:
- General bug fixes (to all UIs):
- Performance improvements at API layer: DS-3558, DS-3552
- Submitters (who are not Admins) could not remove bitstreams from their in progress submission: DS-3446
- Full text searching was only possible in the first bitstream (file): DS-2952
- Configurable Workflow was throwing "Authorization is Denied" errors: DS-3367
- IP Authorization range restrictions were not working properly: DS-3463
- Item Versioning was not saving properly: DS-3381
- XMLUI bug fixes:
- /handleresolver path was no longer working: DS-3366
- Display a restricted image thumbnail for access restricted bitstreams: DS-2789
- Fix broken images when running Mirage 2 on Jetty: DS-3289
- Archived submissions were being displayed chronologically instead of reverse chronologically: DS-3334
- On Move Item page, the list of Collections was sorted by Collection name, instead of being first grouped by Community: DS-3336
- ORCID / Authority Lookup button was no longer working in Mirage 2: DS-3387
- Various other minor bug fixes
- JSPUI bug fixes
- READ access rights not being respected on Collection homepage: DS-3441
- Oracle support bug fixes:
- OAI-PMH bug fixes:
- DIM crosswalks repeated authority information: DS-2947
- REST API bug fixes:
- Support for Shibboleth added: DS-3108
- Solr Statistics fixes:
- AIP Backup and Restore fixes:
- Failed AIP imports left files in assetstore: DS-2227
- Could not restore items from AIP if embargo lift date was in the past: hDS-3348
- Replication Task Suite plugin was not working with 6.0: DS-3389
Minor improvements include:
- Add support for *.docx files (newer MS Word) to indexing process (via media filters). See DS-1140
- Add ability to multi-select options in XMLUI's My Submission page. See DS-3448
- Filter labels were missing in XMLUI's search screen. See DS-3573
- Minor improvements to logging and error reporting.
In addition, this release fixes a variety of minor bugs in the 6.x releases. For more information, see the Changes section below.
Upgrade Instructions
- For upgrade instructions from ANY PRIOR VERSION to 6.1, please see Upgrading DSpace
No major new features in DSpace 6.1
6.1 is a bug-fix and minor enhancement release. This means it includes no major new features and only includes the below listed fixes.
For a list of all new 6.x Features, please visit the 6.x Release Notes.
Changes
The following bug fixes were released in 6.1.
The following improvements / enhancements were released in 6.1.
The following minor features were released in 6.1
Organizational Details
Release Coordination
- Release Coordinator: Pascal-Nicolas Becker with the Committers Team (shared coordination)
Timeline and Proceeding
Release Timeline:
- Release Date: June 2017?