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- [Specify 7](#specify-7)
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- [Table of Contents](#table-of-contents)
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- [Release notes](#release-notes)
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- [7.6.1 (1 November 2021)](#761-1-november-2021)
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- [7.6.0 (16 September 2021)](#760-16-september-2021)
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- [Docker installation](#docker-installation)
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- [Installation](#installation)
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- [Updating Specify 7](#updating-specify-7)
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- [Updating the database (Specify 6) version](#updating-the-database-specify-6-version)
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## Release notes
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### 7.6.1 (1 November 2021)
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- Fixes typo in README. [#956](https://github.com/specify/specify7/issues/956)
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- Fixes menu overflow on some screens.
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- Updates version of Python Requests library. [#1005](https://github.com/specify/specify7/issues/1005)
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- Fixes regression in regex uiformatter. [#1010](https://github.com/specify/specify7/issues/1010)
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- Fixes tree level titles. [#740](https://github.com/specify/specify7/issues/740)
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- Fixes _From Record Set_ dialog having wrong button label. [#1026](https://github.com/specify/specify7/issues/1026)
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- Updates README to require Ubuntu 20.04.
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- Fixes Workbench upload/validation handling of over length values. [#1041](https://github.com/specify/specify7/issues/1041)
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- Fixes Workbench mapping of _OtherIdentifier_ table. [#1029](https://github.com/specify/specify7/issues/1029)
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### 7.6.0 (16 September 2021)
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This Specify 7.6.0 update is being released simultaneously with
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Specify 6.8.01. Both platforms require a database schema update for
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existing Specify 6 and 7 installations. The new Specify database
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schema is v2.9 updated from current production v2.7 (v2.8 skipped).
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Here is the GitHub list of user-facing software issues (except for the
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WorkBench) fixed or enhanced in this release: [Issues Fixed in the
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Specify 7.6.0 Release](https://github.com/specify/specify7/issues?q=is%3Aissue+milestone%3A7.6.0+label%3Afor-release-notes).
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See: [Specify Schema Update (v2.9): Additions, Changes, Virtual
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Fields](https://www.specifysoftware.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Specify-Schema-Update-v2.9-15-Sep-2021.pdf)
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for a list of the data tables and fields added and changed in the
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Specify v2.9 schema update, as well as new virtual, calculated fields
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outside of the schema.
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The highlight of this Specify 7 release is a new WorkBench
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module. Much SCC software engineering during 2020 through mid-2021 was
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focused on developing it. The WorkBench is an effective tool for
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capturing new records from specimen digitization or for migrating old
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records from legacy systems. We re-designed the WorkBench to be able
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to import and upload more kinds of data into a Specify collection
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database--with increased flexibility for mapping between external data
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columns and Specify database fields; comprehensive error checking,
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validating and editing of Data sets, and with efficient uploading of
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data into the database. The new WorkBench has intuitive features for
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‘everyday uploading’ and advanced settings for more complex mapping
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and uploading workflows. Data sets created with Specify 6 or previous
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versions of Specify 7 will not be compatible with the new WorkBench
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and will be inaccessible in the new version.
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This document: [Specify 7.6.0 Release Notes: New
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WorkBench](https://docs.google.com/document/u/0/d/1P5rPb1ij4uMoQuUDFfzCyWTt1musX3Pj2QllOTLHPp8)
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includes a structured walk-through of the operation of the new Specify
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7 WorkBench on a public Specify7 test server.
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Another major push in the development of Specify 7.6.0 was the
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elaboration and documentation of Specify 7 server APIs. This was in
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response to increasing community interest in API integrations and for
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a global, digital object based, biodiversity data architecture.
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Current Specify API documentation can be viewed on the demonstration
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server at:
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http://api.test.specifycloud.org/documentation/api/tables/
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and http://api.test.specifycloud.org/documentation/api/operations/
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Each installation of Specify 7.6.0 will have this API documentation
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interface turned on by default and be accessible at the server URL
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with the `/documentation/…` string postpended.
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Last but not least with the concurrent 7.6.0 and 6.8.01 Specify
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releases we are excited to announce the creation of the Specify
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Network. With these updates, both Specify 6 and 7 are now integrated
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with it. The Specify Network’s initial API-based integrations find and
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return information held in aggregators and name authorities about
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specimens in your collection.
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For an introduction to the new [Specify
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Network](https://www.specifysoftware.org/specify-network/) and its
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current services see the Specify Network page on the Specify
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Collections Consortium site.
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## Docker installation
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# 7.6.0 (16 September 2021)
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This Specify 7.6.0 update is being released simultaneously with
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Specify 6.8.01. Both platforms require a database schema update for
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existing Specify 6 and 7 installations. The new Specify database
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schema is v2.9 updated from current production v2.7 (v2.8 skipped).
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Here is the GitHub list of user-facing software issues (except for the
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WorkBench) fixed or enhanced in this release: [Issues Fixed in the
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Specify 7.6.0 Release](https://github.com/specify/specify7/issues?q=is%3Aissue+milestone%3A7.6.0+label%3Afor-release-notes).
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See: [Specify Schema Update (v2.9): Additions, Changes, Virtual
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Fields](https://www.specifysoftware.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Specify-Schema-Update-v2.9-15-Sep-2021.pdf)
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for a list of the data tables and fields added and changed in the
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Specify v2.9 schema update, as well as new virtual, calculated fields
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outside of the schema.
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The highlight of this Specify 7 release is a new WorkBench
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module. Much SCC software engineering during 2020 through mid-2021 was
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focused on developing it. The WorkBench is an effective tool for
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capturing new records from specimen digitization or for migrating old
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records from legacy systems. We re-designed the WorkBench to be able
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to import and upload more kinds of data into a Specify collection
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database--with increased flexibility for mapping between external data
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columns and Specify database fields; comprehensive error checking,
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validating and editing of Data sets, and with efficient uploading of
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data into the database. The new WorkBench has intuitive features for
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‘everyday uploading’ and advanced settings for more complex mapping
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and uploading workflows. Data sets created with Specify 6 or previous
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versions of Specify 7 will not be compatible with the new WorkBench
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and will be inaccessible in the new version.
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This document: [Specify 7.6.0 Release Notes: New
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WorkBench](https://docs.google.com/document/u/0/d/1P5rPb1ij4uMoQuUDFfzCyWTt1musX3Pj2QllOTLHPp8)
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includes a structured walk-through of the operation of the new Specify
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7 WorkBench on a public Specify7 test server.
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Another major push in the development of Specify 7.6.0 was the
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elaboration and documentation of Specify 7 server APIs. This was in
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response to increasing community interest in API integrations and for
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a global, digital object based, biodiversity data architecture.
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Current Specify API documentation can be viewed on the demonstration
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server at:
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http://api.test.specifycloud.org/documentation/api/tables/
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and http://api.test.specifycloud.org/documentation/api/operations/
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Each installation of Specify 7.6.0 will have this API documentation
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interface turned on by default and be accessible at the server URL
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with the `/documentation/…` string postpended.
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Last but not least with the concurrent 7.6.0 and 6.8.01 Specify
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releases we are excited to announce the creation of the Specify
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Network. With these updates, both Specify 6 and 7 are now integrated
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with it. The Specify Network’s initial API-based integrations find and
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return information held in aggregators and name authorities about
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specimens in your collection.
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For an introduction to the new [Specify
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Network](https://www.specifysoftware.org/specify-network/) and its
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current services see the Specify Network page on the Specify
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Collections Consortium site.
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# 7.6.1 (1 November 2021)
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- Fixes typo in README. [#956](https://github.com/specify/specify7/issues/956)
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- Fixes menu overflow on some screens.
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- Updates version of Python Requests library. [#1005](https://github.com/specify/specify7/issues/1005)
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- Fixes regression in regex uiformatter. [#1010](https://github.com/specify/specify7/issues/1010)
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- Fixes tree level titles. [#740](https://github.com/specify/specify7/issues/740)
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- Fixes _From Record Set_ dialog having wrong button label. [#1026](https://github.com/specify/specify7/issues/1026)
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- Updates README to require Ubuntu 20.04.
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- Fixes Workbench upload/validation handling of over length values. [#1041](https://github.com/specify/specify7/issues/1041)
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- Fixes Workbench mapping of _OtherIdentifier_ table. [#1029](https://github.com/specify/specify7/issues/1029)
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