BETYdb 3.0.3.9

This incorporates the features and bug fixes from the June 17, 2014 sprint. It was deployed to www.betydb.org on June 20, 2014.

Release Highlights

• New links to updated documentation, moved key documents to Authorea; added schema navigation using SchemaSpy (#43).
• New user requests sent to all users with administrative privileges (#56, RM #1707)
• Updated database schema. See below

Summary of Changes

Database Changes

Administrators need to do database migrations!

The database version for this release is 20140617163304.

• New fields in variables table to support cf-style variable naming (#59)
• Added pft type to pfts table
• Added posterior_samples, projects, and current_posteriors tables
• Removed posteriors_runs table
• Removed model_path from models table

New Features

• A schema browser has been added to conveniently show the database structure.
• Configuration changes make it now possible to run under Ruby 2.

Minor Improvements

• More intuitive navigation: back buttons have been replaced by "All Records" buttons that go to a page showing all the records of the type being shown or edited
• Added tests
  • Added capybara webkit gem to support JavaScript-related tests; see notes in deployment wiki.
• Restyled pages

Bug Fixes

• Fixed search function on Posteriors and Managements pages (RM #1908 and #1922)
• New User form now shows the "reason" input area when user requests elevated access (RM #2085)
• It is now possible to edit site and treatment on the Traits edition page (RM #1881)