Version 0.12.2
June 2012
This is the second maintenance release of the 0.12 series.
Overview
As with the previous release bug fixes and minor feature were the focus for this release too. issue #24 has been fixed and document check outs have been added too as per the feature request posted as issue #26. The way the history events for a document are presented has been improved and it is now more useful as it provides filtering by event type. To improve the diagnosis of installation of runtime error a simple view showing the number of internal interval jobs being used by Mayan EDMS as well as a new app which shows a detail of the current installation environment were added.
Changes
Smarter auto admin creation
Mayan EDMS creates a administrator user during the
database creation phase to reduce the amount of steps required for a
functional install. The creation of this account is controlled by the
configuration option COMMON_AUTO_CREATE_ADMIN, the username of the
account is specified with the configuration option
COMMON_AUTO_ADMIN_USERNAME and the password of this account by the
option COMMON_AUTO_ADMIN_PASSWORD. Previously the
COMMON_AUTO_ADMIN_PASSWORD defaulted to ‘admin’ which created an
administrator account of username ‘admin’ with a password of ‘admin’.
The new default is to randomize an initial password and show this password
at the login screen until the administrator password is changed.
Document check outs
As per the feature request filed under issue #26, a new document
check out and check in functionality has been added. Users can now
check out a document and lock new version of it from being uploaded to avoid
editing conflicts. Document check outs have an expiration period after which
Mayan EDMS will automatically check them back in to avoid a permanent
document lockout. Only the user who has checked out a document can upload
new versions of it or check the document back in before the expiration period,
unless being granted the Allow overriding check out restrictions or
Forcefully check in documents permission respectively.
Installation environment app
Diagnosing remote installations of web based applications without access to the command line can be a bit hard, to alleviate this situation a new installation environment details app has been added. The purpose of this app is to provide support staff information about the physical environment where Mayan EDMS has been installed. To avoid possible security compromises only administrators can access this app.
Editable compressed documents filename
Previously when downloading more than one document in a compressed manner,
Mayan EDMS would produce a file with the name document_bundle.zip for
download. A different filename can now be specified at the same download dialog.
German translation
A German language translation has been added thanks to Tetja Rediske and Tilmann Sittig.
Statistics gathering
Previous attempts at gathering usage statistics have been met with deficient results. User participation in surveys as well as the quality of the data entered by users was disappointing. That is why this version of Mayan EDMS features an anonymous statistics gathering functionality.
Upgrading from a previous version
Start off by adding the new requirements:
$ pip install -r requirements/production.txt
Migrate existing database schema with:
$ ./manage.py migrate common 0001 --fake
$ ./manage.py migrate common
$ ./manage.py migrate checkouts
$ ./manage.py migrate installation
Add new static media:
$ ./manage.py collectstatic --noinput
The upgrade procedure is now complete.
Backward incompatible changes
None
Bugs fixed
:github-issue:`24 “Duplicated filename extension when uploading a new version of a document”
GitHub issue #26 “checkout feature request”
Removals
Feedback app