Version 2.1.8
=============

Released: February 12, 2017

This is a bug-fix release and all users are encouraged to upgrade. The focus
of this micro release was REST API improvement.

Changes
-------

- Fixes in the trashed document API endpoints.
- Improved tags API PUT and PATCH endpoints.
- Bulk document adding when creating and editing tags.
- The version of django-mptt is preserved in case mayan-cabinets is installed.
- Add Django GPG API endpoints for singing keys.
- Add API endpoints for the document states app.
- Add API endpoints for the messsage of the day (MOTD) app.
- Add Smart link API endpoints.
- Add writable versions of the Document and Document Type serializers (GitLab issues #348 and #349).


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:`310` Metadata's lookup with chinese messages when new document
* :gitlab-issue:`348` REST API: Document version comments are not getting updated
* :gitlab-issue:`349` REST API: Document Label, Description are not able to update

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