fix: bring v7.12.0-prerelease changes into main

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -4,6 +4,47 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/).
 
+## [7.12.0](https://github.com/specify/specify7/compare/v7.11.2...v7.12.0) (1 April 2026)
+
+### Added
+
+* Introduces the **Guided Setup Tool**, a step-by-step wizard for new Specify installations that enables the initial creation of institutions, divisions, and disciplines ([#7647](https://github.com/specify/specify7/pull/7647), [#7674](https://github.com/specify/specify7/pull/7674))
+* Adds the **System Configuration Tool**, a new administrative interface for managing high-level system settings and infrastructure configurations without direct database access ([#7312](https://github.com/specify/specify7/pull/7312), [#7647](https://github.com/specify/specify7/pull/7647))
+* Introduces a **UI Branding Refresh**, featuring new logos, updated color palettes, and modern graphics, including accessibility improvements to meet WCAG 2.1 AA compliance ([#7788](https://github.com/specify/specify7/pull/7788))
+* Adds a **Visual Editor for Field Formatters**, providing a visual interface for configuration and reducing the need for manual XML/JSON editing ([#5075](https://github.com/specify/specify7/pull/5075))
+* Adds a **Collection Preferences UI** for managing collection-specific settings directly within the application ([#7557](https://github.com/specify/specify7/pull/7557), [#7608](https://github.com/specify/specify7/pull/7608))
+* Adds the **Tree Import** feature, enabling the direct import of new default tree data for Taxon, Storage, and other hierarchical trees ([#6429](https://github.com/specify/specify7/pull/6429))
+* Adds support for using **Interaction Identifiers** (preparation identifiers) when creating or adding items in the Interactions modules, including Loans ([#7644](https://github.com/specify/specify7/pull/7644))
+* Adds support for the **Components** data model, enabling the capture of constituent parts as named or numbered parts of a Collection Object ([#6721](https://github.com/specify/specify7/pull/6721))
+* Adds zoom support for images within the attachment previewer ([#7526](https://github.com/specify/specify7/pull/7526))
+* Adds Batch Edit support for attachment-related tables to streamline metadata management ([#7453](https://github.com/specify/specify7/pull/7453))
+* Adds the `ALLOW_SUPPORT_LOGIN` environment variable to Docker to facilitate troubleshooting by support staff ([#7399](https://github.com/specify/specify7/pull/7399))
+* Adds support for automatic database user creation for new Specify 7 instances ([#6389](https://github.com/specify/specify7/pull/6389))
+
+### Changed
+
+* Updates the **Query Builder "NOT" logic** to include records with empty (null) values by default for "In", "Contains", or "=" comparisons ([#7477](https://github.com/specify/specify7/pull/7477), [#7651](https://github.com/specify/specify7/pull/7651))
+* Enhances the **Catalog Number Search** to intelligently detect if a number is numeric or alphanumeric before searching to prevent casting errors ([#7469](https://github.com/specify/specify7/pull/7469))
+* Moves attachment downloading for record sets to the backend to improve performance ([#6625](https://github.com/specify/specify7/pull/6625))
+* Changes **Object Formatters** to automatically apply date formatting to temporal fields ([#7807](https://github.com/specify/specify7/pull/7807))
+* Replaces legacy table icons with modern `SvgIcon` components ([#7429](https://github.com/specify/specify7/pull/7429))
+* Upgrades the backend framework **Django to version 4.2.27** ([#7591](https://github.com/specify/specify7/pull/7591))
+
+### Fixed
+
+* Fixes an issue in **Workbench** where attachment imports could become stuck ([#7798](https://github.com/specify/specify7/pull/7798))
+* Fixes an issue where deleting a dataset in Workbench incorrectly navigated the user away from the page ([#7519](https://github.com/specify/specify7/pull/7519))
+* Fixes an issue where **Quantity Resolved** enforcement was not correctly handled in validation ([#7670](https://github.com/specify/specify7/pull/7670))
+* Fixes the **Auto-populate** preference during record merging ([#7478](https://github.com/specify/specify7/pull/7478))
+* Fixes an issue preventing the cloning of **Collection Object Attribute (COA)** values ([#7538](https://github.com/specify/specify7/pull/7538))
+* Fixes ordering issues in tree queries ([#7528](https://github.com/specify/specify7/pull/7528)) and bad structures on taxon imports ([#7765](https://github.com/specify/specify7/pull/7765))
+* Fixes a regression that prevented manual typing in tree rank picklists ([#7597](https://github.com/specify/specify7/pull/7597))
+* Fixes an issue that caused broken transactions during autonumbering ([#7671](https://github.com/specify/specify7/pull/7671))
+* Implements a "Delete Blockers" hotfix to resolve stability issues during record deletion ([#7833](https://github.com/specify/specify7/pull/7833))
+* Fixes an issue in **Firefox** where "Download All" failed for single attachments ([#6619](https://github.com/specify/specify7/pull/6619))
+* Fixes an issue with multi-select functionality in embedded record sets ([#7796](https://github.com/specify/specify7/pull/7796))
+* Fixes Host Taxon disambiguation cases in query results ([#7509](https://github.com/specify/specify7/pull/7509))
+
 ## [7.11.4](https://github.com/specify/specify7/compare/v7.11.3...v7.11.4) (5 February 2026)
 
 ### Fixed
@@ -12,7 +53,6 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/).
     * Fixes an issue with auto-incrementing for the 'Treatment Number' field in 'Treatment Event' ([#7560](https://github.com/specify/specify7/issues/7560) - *Reported by SDNHM and CSIRO*)
     * Solves an issue that prevented the upload of records with auto-incrementing fields when other users are creating records in the same table ([#4894](https://github.com/specify/specify7/issues/4894) - *Reported by RBGE and others*)
 
-
 ## [7.11.3](https://github.com/specify/specify7/compare/v7.11.2.1..v7.11.3) (12 November 2025)
 
 ### Added

config/common/common.views.xml

@@ -5552,7 +5552,7 @@
                 </row>-->
 			</rows>
 		</viewdef>
-		<viewdef name="AgentIdentifiers" class="edu.ku.brc.specify.datamodel.AgentIdentifier" type="form" gettable="edu.ku.brc.af.ui.forms.DataGetterForObj" settable="edu.ku.brc.af.ui.forms.DataSetterForObj" useresourcelabels="true">
+		<viewdef name="AgentIdentifier" class="edu.ku.brc.specify.datamodel.AgentIdentifier" type="form" gettable="edu.ku.brc.af.ui.forms.DataGetterForObj" settable="edu.ku.brc.af.ui.forms.DataSetterForObj" useresourcelabels="true">
 			<desc>subform on the Agent form.</desc>
 			<enableRules/>
 			<columnDef>100px,2px,473px,5px,120px,2px,125px,0px,15px,p:g</columnDef>

docker-entrypoint.sh

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ if [ "$1" = 've/bin/gunicorn' ] || [ "$1" = 've/bin/python' ]; then
   ./sp7_db_setup_check.sh # Setup db users and run mirgations
   # ve/bin/python manage.py base_specify_migration
   # ve/bin/python manage.py migrate
-  # ve/bin/python manage.py run_key_migration_functions # Uncomment if you want the key migration functions to run on startup.
+  ve/bin/python manage.py run_key_migration_functions # Uncomment if you want the key migration functions to run on startup.
   set -e
 fi
 exec "$@"

specifyweb/backend/delete_blockers/views.py

@@ -22,8 +22,6 @@ def delete_blockers(request, model, id):
     using = router.db_for_write(obj.__class__, instance=obj)
 
     if obj._meta.model_name == 'discipline': # Special case for discipline
-        if not request.specify_user.is_admin():
-            return http.HttpResponseForbidden('Specifyuser must be an institution admin')
         guard_blockers = get_discipline_delete_guard_blockers(obj)
         if guard_blockers:
             result = guard_blockers
@@ -54,4 +52,4 @@ def _collect_delete_blockers(obj, using) -> list[dict]:
     ])
 
 def flatten(l):
-    return [item for sublist in l for item in sublist]
+    return [item for sublist in l for item in sublist]

specifyweb/backend/stored_queries/format.py

@@ -406,7 +406,9 @@ def _dateformat(self, specify_field, field):
         if specify_field.type == "java.sql.Timestamp":
             return func.date_format(field, "%Y-%m-%dT%H:%i:%s")
 
-        prec_fld = getattr(field.class_, specify_field.name + 'Precision', None)
+        prec_fld = None
+        if hasattr(field, 'class_'):
+            prec_fld = getattr(field.class_, specify_field.name + 'Precision', None)
 
         # format_expr = (
         #     case(

specifyweb/backend/trees/urls.py

@@ -26,4 +26,5 @@
     re_path(r'^create_default_tree/status/(?P<task_id>[^/]+)/$', views.default_tree_upload_status),
     re_path(r'^create_default_tree/abort/(?P<task_id>[^/]+)/$', views.abort_default_tree_creation),
     path('default_tree_mapping/', views.default_tree_mapping),
+    path('db_encoding/', views.get_db_encoding),
 ]

specifyweb/backend/trees/views.py

@@ -928,3 +928,16 @@ def default_tree_mapping(request) -> http.HttpResponse:
         return http.JsonResponse({'error': f'Default tree mapping is invalid: {e}'}, status=400)
 
     return http.JsonResponse(tree_cfg)
+
+def get_db_encoding(request):
+    cursor = connection.cursor()
+
+    cursor.execute("SELECT @@character_set_database;")
+    row = cursor.fetchone()
+
+    encoding = row[0] if row else None
+
+    return http.HttpResponse(
+        json.dumps({"encoding": encoding}),
+        content_type='application/json'
+    )

specifyweb/frontend/js_src/lib/components/AppResources/__tests__/CreateAppResource.test.tsx

@@ -1,13 +1,14 @@
+import { waitFor } from '@testing-library/react';
 import React from 'react';
+
+import { clearIdStore } from '../../../hooks/useId';
+import { requireContext } from '../../../tests/helpers';
 import { mount } from '../../../tests/reactUtils';
-import { CreateAppResource } from '../Create';
 import { TestComponentWrapperRouter } from '../../../tests/utils';
-import { testAppResources } from './testAppResources';
-import { requireContext } from '../../../tests/helpers';
-import { UnloadProtectsContext } from '../../Router/UnloadProtect';
-import { clearIdStore } from '../../../hooks/useId';
 import { LoadingContext } from '../../Core/Contexts';
-import { waitFor } from '@testing-library/react';
+import { UnloadProtectsContext } from '../../Router/UnloadProtect';
+import { CreateAppResource } from '../Create';
+import { testAppResources } from './testAppResources';
 
 requireContext();
 
@@ -22,9 +23,9 @@ describe('CreateAppResource', () => {
 
     const { getByRole } = mount(
       <TestComponentWrapperRouter
+        context={{ getSet: [testAppResources, setter] }}
         initialEntries={['/resources/create/discipline_3']}
         path="resources/create/:directoryKey"
-        context={{ getSet: [testAppResources, setter] }}
       >
         <UnloadProtectsContext.Provider value={[]}>
           <CreateAppResource />
@@ -42,9 +43,9 @@ describe('CreateAppResource', () => {
 
     const { getAllByRole, user, getByRole } = mount(
       <TestComponentWrapperRouter
+        context={{ getSet: [testAppResources, setter] }}
         initialEntries={['/resources/create/discipline_3']}
         path="resources/create/:directoryKey"
-        context={{ getSet: [testAppResources, setter] }}
       >
         <UnloadProtectsContext.Provider value={[]}>
           <CreateAppResource />
@@ -56,19 +57,19 @@ describe('CreateAppResource', () => {
     await user.click(appResourceButton);
 
     //  This is a lot more cleaner than the inner HTML
-    expect(getByRole('dialog').textContent).toMatchInlineSnapshot(
-      `"Select Resource TypeTypeDocumentationLabelDocumentation(opens in a new tab)ReportDocumentation(opens in a new tab)Default User PreferencesDocumentation(opens in a new tab)Leaflet LayersDocumentation(opens in a new tab)RSS Export FeedDocumentation(opens in a new tab)Express Search ConfigDocumentation(opens in a new tab)Type SearchesDocumentation(opens in a new tab)Web LinksDocumentation(opens in a new tab)Field FormattersDocumentation(opens in a new tab)Record FormattersDocumentation(opens in a new tab)Data Entry TablesDocumentation(opens in a new tab)Interactions TablesDocumentation(opens in a new tab)Other XML ResourceOther JSON ResourceOther Properties ResourceOther ResourceCancel"`
-    );
+    expect(getByRole('dialog').textContent).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`"Select Resource TypeTypeDocumentationLabelDocumentationReportDocumentationDefault User PreferencesDocumentationLeaflet LayersDocumentationRSS Export FeedDocumentationExpress Search ConfigDocumentationType SearchesDocumentationWeb LinksDocumentationField FormattersDocumentationRecord FormattersDocumentationData Entry TablesDocumentationInteractions TablesDocumentationOther XML ResourceOther JSON ResourceOther Properties ResourceOther ResourceCancel"`
+
+);
   });
 
   test('simple Form type (mimetype undefined)', async () => {
     const setter = jest.fn();
     const promiseHandler = jest.fn();
     const { getAllByRole, user, getByRole, asFragment } = mount(
       <TestComponentWrapperRouter
+        context={{ getSet: [testAppResources, setter] }}
         initialEntries={['/resources/create/discipline_3']}
         path="resources/create/:directoryKey"
-        context={{ getSet: [testAppResources, setter] }}
       >
         <UnloadProtectsContext.Provider value={[]}>
           <LoadingContext.Provider value={promiseHandler}>
@@ -86,8 +87,10 @@ describe('CreateAppResource', () => {
         expect(asFragment).toThrowErrorMatchingSnapshot(`<DocumentFragment />`);
       });
     } catch {
-      // This is hacky. Essentially, we want to wait till the dialog gets populated
-      // since the useAsyncState won't resolve immediately.
+      /*
+       * This is hacky. Essentially, we want to wait till the dialog gets populated
+       * since the useAsyncState won't resolve immediately.
+       */
     }
 
     expect(getByRole('dialog').textContent).toMatchInlineSnapshot(

specifyweb/frontend/js_src/lib/components/Atoms/Link.tsx

@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import React from 'react';
 import type { LocalizedString } from 'typesafe-i18n';
 
-import { commonText } from '../../localization/common';
 import type { IR, RA, RR } from '../../utils/types';
 import { className } from './className';
 import type { IconProps } from './Icons';
@@ -35,20 +34,23 @@ const linkComponent = <EXTRA_PROPS extends IR<unknown> = RR<never, never>>(
 
 export const Link = {
   Default: linkComponent('Link.Default', className.link),
-  NewTab: linkComponent('Link.NewTab', className.link, (props) => ({
-    ...props,
-    target: '_blank',
-    rel: 'noopener',
-    children: (
-      <>
-        {props.children}
-        <span title={commonText.opensInNewTab()}>
-          <span className="sr-only">{commonText.opensInNewTab()}</span>
-          {icons.externalLink}
-        </span>
-      </>
-    ),
-  })),
+  NewTab: linkComponent('Link.NewTab', className.link, (props) => {
+    const hasChildren = React.Children.count(props.children) > 0;
+    return {
+      ...props,
+      target: '_blank',
+      rel: 'noopener',
+      'aria-label':
+        props['aria-label'] ??
+        (hasChildren ? undefined : (props.title ?? props.href)),
+      children: (
+        <>
+          {props.children}
+          <span aria-hidden>{icons.externalLink}</span>
+        </>
+      ),
+    };
+  }),
   Small: linkComponent<{
     /*
      * A class name that is responsible for text and background color

specifyweb/frontend/js_src/lib/components/Atoms/__tests__/__snapshots__/DataEntry.test.ts.snap

@@ -272,13 +272,8 @@ exports[`DataEntry.visit no resource 2`] = `
     title="Open in New Tab"
   >
     <span
-      title="(opens in a new tab)"
+      aria-hidden="true"
     >
-      <span
-        class="sr-only"
-      >
-        (opens in a new tab)
-      </span>
       <svg
         aria-hidden="true"
         class="w-6 h-6 flex-shrink-0"

specifyweb/frontend/js_src/lib/components/Atoms/__tests__/__snapshots__/Link.test.ts.snap

@@ -101,13 +101,8 @@ exports[`Link.NewTab renders without errors 1`] = `
   >
     Close
     <span
-      title="(opens in a new tab)"
+      aria-hidden="true"
     >
-      <span
-        class="sr-only"
-      >
-        (opens in a new tab)
-      </span>
       <svg
         aria-hidden="true"
         class="w-6 h-6 flex-shrink-0"

specifyweb/frontend/js_src/lib/components/Atoms/__tests__/__snapshots__/index.test.tsx.snap

@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ exports[`H2 renders without errors 1`] = `
 exports[`H3 renders without errors 1`] = `
 <DocumentFragment>
   <h3
-    class="text-gray-500 dark:text-neutral-400"
+    class="text-gray-600 dark:text-neutral-400"
   >
     View
   </h3>

specifyweb/frontend/js_src/lib/components/Atoms/className.ts

@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ export const className = {
   formStyles,
   limitedWidth: `max-w-[var(--max-field-width)]`,
   headerPrimary: 'font-semibold text-black dark:text-white',
-  headerGray: 'text-gray-500 dark:text-neutral-400',
+  headerGray: 'text-gray-600 dark:text-neutral-400',
   // These values must be synchronised with main.css
   dataEntryGrid: 'data-entry-grid',
   formFooter:

specifyweb/frontend/js_src/lib/components/Header/Logo.tsx

@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ export function Logo({
             src={collapsedLogo}
           />
         )}
-        <span className="sr-only">{commonText.goToHomepage()}</span>
+        <span className="sr-only text-white">{commonText.goToHomepage()}</span>
       </a>
     </h1>
   );

specifyweb/frontend/js_src/lib/components/HomePage/index.tsx

@@ -55,9 +55,16 @@ export function WelcomeView(): JSX.Element {
   );
 }
 
+function getCritterlessWelcomePageImage(isDarkMode: boolean): string {
+  return isDarkMode
+    ? '/static/img/critterless_splash_screen_dark.svg'
+    : '/static/img/critterless_splash_screen.svg';
+}
+
 function WelcomeScreenContent(): JSX.Element {
   const [mode] = userPreferences.use('welcomePage', 'general', 'mode');
   const [source] = userPreferences.use('welcomePage', 'general', 'source');
+  const isDarkMode = useDarkMode();
 
   return mode === 'embeddedWebpage' ? (
     <iframe
@@ -66,21 +73,26 @@ function WelcomeScreenContent(): JSX.Element {
       title={welcomeText.pageTitle()}
     />
   ) : mode === 'default' ? (
-    <DefaultSplashScreen />
+    <DefaultSplashScreen source={getDefaultWelcomePageImage(isDarkMode)} />
+  ) : mode === 'critterless' ? (
+    <DefaultSplashScreen source={getCritterlessWelcomePageImage(isDarkMode)} />
   ) : (
     <img alt="" className="h-full" src={source} />
   );
 }
 
-function DefaultSplashScreen(): JSX.Element {
+function DefaultSplashScreen({
+  source,
+}: {
+  readonly source: string;
+}): JSX.Element {
   const hueDifference = useHueDifference();
-  const isDarkMode = useDarkMode();
   return (
     <div className="relative">
       <img
         alt=""
         className="w-[800px]"
-        src={getDefaultWelcomePageImage(isDarkMode)}
+        src={source}
         style={{ filter: `hue-rotate(${hueDifference}deg)` }}
       />
       {/* The following gradients in the divs are here to apply a fade out effect on the image */}

specifyweb/frontend/js_src/lib/components/Notifications/Notifications.tsx

@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ export function Notifications({
           'aria-live': 'polite',
           className:
             unreadCount > 0 && !isOpen
-              ? '[&:not(:hover)]:!text-brand-300 [&:not(:hover)]:dark:!text-brand-400'
+              ? '[&:not(:hover)]:!text-brand-200 [&:not(:hover)]:dark:!text-brand-400'
               : undefined,
           disabled: notificationCount === 0,
         }}

specifyweb/frontend/js_src/lib/components/Preferences/Renderers.tsx

@@ -230,6 +230,7 @@ export function FontFamilyPreferenceItem({
 }
 
 export type WelcomePageMode =
+  | 'critterless'
   | 'customImage'
   | 'default'
   | 'embeddedWebpage'
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ const welcomePageModes: PreferenceItem<WelcomePageMode> = {
       value: 'default',
       title: preferencesText.defaultImage(),
     },
+    {
+      value: 'critterless',
+      title: preferencesText.critterless(),
+    },
     {
       value: 'taxonTiles',
       title: welcomeText.taxonTiles(),

specifyweb/frontend/js_src/lib/components/Preferences/UserDefinitions.tsx

@@ -352,7 +352,7 @@ export const userPreferenceDefinitions = {
             title: preferencesText.accentColor2(),
             requiresReload: false,
             visible: true,
-            defaultValue: '#a4af83',
+            defaultValue: '#ACB389',
             renderer: ColorPickerPreferenceItem,
             container: 'label',
           }),