Version 2.1.2
=============

Released: May 20, 2016

This is a bugfix release and all users are encouraged to upgrade.

Changes
-------

Language list sorting
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

The document language list and the user locale profile language list are now
sorted to make it easier to find the desired language.


Fixed the metadata lookup options: {{ users }} and {{ groups }}
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

When configuring metadata type lookup options the {{ users }} and {{ groups }}
special options can be used to display a list of users or a list of groups.
These options where producing a list in the wrong format and were updated.


Other changes
^^^^^^^^^^^^^

- Add Makefile for common development tasks


Removals
--------

* None


Upgrading from a previous version
---------------------------------

Using PIP
^^^^^^^^^

Type in the console::

    $ pip install -U mayan-edms

the requirements will also be updated automatically.


Using Git
^^^^^^^^^

If you installed Mayan EDMS by cloning the Git repository issue the commands::

    $ git reset --hard HEAD
    $ git pull

otherwise download the compressed archived and uncompress it overriding the
existing installation.

Next upgrade/add the new requirements::

    $ pip install --upgrade -r requirements.txt


Common steps
^^^^^^^^^^^^

Migrate existing database schema with::

    $ mayan-edms.py performupgrade

Add new static media::

    $ mayan-edms.py collectstatic --noinput

The upgrade procedure is now complete.


Backward incompatible changes
-----------------------------

* None


Bugs fixed or issues closed
---------------------------

* :gitlab-issue:`290` Unicode characters not supported as metadata values
* :gitlab-issue:`292` Sort languages by name not by abbreviation

.. _PyPI: https://pypi.python.org/pypi/mayan-edms/