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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
6.1 TODO List
These should be completed by Weds, July 5, so that we can cut the release on July 5 (and announce on July 6)
Test and Merge (or reschedule) all outstanding High Priority fixes for 6.1 (expand list below)
- Review the following smaller bug fix PRs for possible inclusion. If they are ready to be included, merge immediately. If not (or you have concerns about merger), please reschedule PR for 6.2. After the PR has either been merged or rescheduled, please check it off on this list.
- DS-3584 Edit eperson e-mail address : https://github.com/DSpace/DSpace/pull/1732
- Tested by Alexander Sulfrian
- Merge 6x
- Merge 4x: https://github.com/DSpace/DSpace/pull/1734
- Merge 5x: https://github.com/DSpace/DSpace/pull/1733
- Reviewed by Terry Brady
- DS-2675 Browse by page Jump to value : https://github.com/DSpace/DSpace/pull/1730
- Process feedback
- Tested by Terry Brady
- Second +1 needed
- Merge 6x
- Reviewed by Terry Brady
- Merge 5x: https://github.com/DSpace/DSpace/pull/1710
- DS-3579 Context mode and cache management for CLI : https://github.com/DSpace/DSpace/pull/1727
- Process Feedback
- Test
- Merge
- Port to master
- merge on master
- DS-2359 Error when depositing large files via browser : https://github.com/DSpace/DSpace/pull/1723
- Test ed by Terry Brady
- Second +1 needed
- Merge 6x
- Reviewed by Terry Brady
- Merge 5x: https://github.com/DSpace/DSpace/pull/1724
- DS-3568 UTF-8 characters in configuration files : https://github.com/DSpace/DSpace/pull/1708
- Tested by Tom Desair and Alexander Sulfrian
- Merge
- DS-2852 Discovery label fix for authority display value : https://github.com/DSpace/DSpace/pull/1701
- Process feedback
- Retest
- Merge
- DS-2748 Do not throw an exception in the PageNotFoundTransformer : https://github.com/DSpace/DSpace/pull/1696
- Tested by Alexander Sulfrian
- Merged by Mark Wood
- DS-3522 Ensure Submission Policies are removed in XMLWorkflow :
- Test
- Merge 6x: https://github.com/DSpace/DSpace/pull/1779
- Merge 5x: https://github.com/DSpace/DSpace/pull/1672
- Re-base needed
- DS-3571 Log hibernate validation errors : https://github.com/DSpace/DSpace/pull/1772
- Tested by Hardy Pottinger
- Merge
- DS-3245 CSV linebreaks not supported by Bulkedit : https://github.com/DSpace/DSpace/pull/1757
- Tested by Tom Desair
- Merge
- DS-3127 Whitelist of formats allowable in citation pdf url for google scholar :
- Process feedback
- Tested by Terry Brady
- Second +1 needed
- Merge 6x (https://github.com/DSpace/DSpace/pull/1785)
- Re-base needed
- Merge 5x (https://github.com/DSpace/DSpace/pull/1787)
- DS-3601 Fix NPE when accessing feedback page without "Referer" header: https://github.com/DSpace/DSpace/pull/1752
- Tested by Tom Desair and Terry Brady
- Merge
- DS-3598 Allow localization of input-forms.xml with XMLUI: https://github.com/DSpace/DSpace/pull/1747
- Tested by Tom Desair and Terry Brady
- Merge
- DS-3598 Language change causes Page not found in XMLUI:
- Tested by Terry Brady
- Second +1 needed
- Merge 6x: https://github.com/DSpace/DSpace/pull/1780
- Travis restart is needed
- Merge 5x: https://github.com/DSpace/DSpace/pull/1781
- DS-3584 Edit eperson e-mail address : https://github.com/DSpace/DSpace/pull/1732
- As necessary, per tickets merged above, please update the 6.1 Release Notes with a high level description of the fix (in "Summary" section below). NOTE: The content of this section will be copied into the official Release Notes on the day of release.
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
- Improve the text of database migration errors DS-3571
- Improve cache management for command line processes DS-3579
- Resolve CSV line break issue in bulk edit DS-3245
- Resolve error with null referrer to feedback page DS-3601
- 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
- Improve error message when user attempts to update an e-mail address to an existing address DS-3584
- Allow localization of input-forms.xml with XMLUI DS-3598
- Various other minor bug fixes
- JSPUI bug fixes
- 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?