Research Data Management Organiser (RDMO)

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Published March 20, 2025 | Version 2.3.0rc2
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Research Data Management Organiser (RDMO)

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How to upgrade

pip install --upgrade rdmo==2.3.0rc2
python manage.py upgrade

Important changes to templates

In RDMO 2.3.0, we made changes to the core/base.html template. If changed this file in you local theme you need to update it accordingly. At the top, the current language is set at an attribute to <html>:

{% load static compress core_tags i18n %}{% get_current_language as lang_code %}<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="{{ lang_code }}">

The {% block vendor %} needs to be removed.

The {% block css %} now looks like this:

    {% block css %}
    <link rel="stylesheet" href="{% static 'core/css/base.css' %}" />

    {% compress css %}
    <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/x-scss" href="{% static 'core/css/base.scss' %}" />
    <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/x-scss" href="{% static 'core/css/fonts.scss' %}" />
    <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/x-scss" href="{% static 'core/css/footer.scss' %}" />

    <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/x-scss" href="{% static 'core/css/style.scss' %}" />
    {% endcompress %}

    {% endblock %}

And the {% block js %} now looks like this:

    {% block js %}
    <script src="{% url 'javascript-catalog' %}"></script>
    <script src="{% static 'core/js/base.js' %}"></script>
    {% endblock %}

See https://github.com/rdmorganiser/rdmo/blob/2.3.0/rdmo/core/templates/core/base.html for the file in the 2.3.0 branch.

We also changed slightly changed the projects/project_detail_sidebar.html template. If changed this file in you local theme you need to update it and change the url name project_question to project_interview:

...
<ul class="list-unstyled">
    <li id="project-questions">
        <strong>
            {% if can_change_value %}
            <a href="{% url 'project_interview' project.pk %}">{% trans 'Answer questions' %}</a>
            {% else %}
            <a href="{% url 'project_interview' project.pk %}">{% trans 'View questions' %}</a>
            {% endif %}
        </strong>
    </li>
</ul>
...

Changelog

  • Add new interview interface based on React and Redux (#518)
    • Text and Textarea widgets are now saved automatically
    • Select dropdown widgets are now always searchable
    • Show the unit of a question next to the answer field (#499)
    • Tabs (e.g. Datasets) and single values can be reused in different projects.
    • An "Apply to all" button can be used to paste information into all the tabs.
    • Remove custom widgets feature (remove QUESTIONS_WIDGETS from settings)
    • Fix several issues regarding the interview (#501, #224, #1191)
    • Display attributes in interview to admins, editors, reviewers (#224)
    • Improve accessibility (#514, #1199)
  • Add the possibility to copy a project including all its values.
  • Add the option to make a project "visible" to all users (#152).
    • Users interact with visible projects as if they would have the Guest role.
    • With the new review feature, this can be used for templates for projects and datasets.
    • Sites and groups can be used to restrict this behaviour.
    • This feature is enabled by default via the PROJECT_VISIBILITY setting
  • Add a contact form modal to each question to contact support (#502)
    • PROJECT_CONTACT = True and PROJECT_CONTACT_RECIPIENTS = [list of email strings] enable this feature
  • Add signal handlers to automatically sync of project views and tasks (#345, #966, #1198)
    • When PROJECT_VIEWS_SYNC = True or PROJECT_TASKS_SYNC = True is set, the views or tasks for a project are automatically synchronized, depending on the catalogs configured for them.
  • Add snapshot export plugins (which work like project export plugins)
    • Add PROJECT_SNAPSHOT_EXPORTS to settings to register snapshot export plugins
  • Refactor the accept field for project import plugins
    • The field is now a dict of the form {'content_type': ['suffix']}
    • The old form should still work
  • Add rdmo.accounts.middleware.TermsAndConditionsRedirectMiddleware' (#141, #161)
    • The (optional) middleware checks if a user has already confirmed the Terms of use.
    • If not, users need to confirm to proceed.
    • Optionally, when a confirmation renewal is required, the ACCOUNT_TERMS_OF_USE_DATE = '2025-02-25' can be set to invalidate previous confirmations.
  • Add rdmo-admin script
    • rdmo-admin npm run [build:prod|build|watch] can be used to build the front end
    • rdmo-admin build can be used to build the python package
    • rdmo-admin messages [make|compile] can be used create and compile the translations
    • rdmo-admin clean can be used remove most files which are not version controlled
  • Add the support for custom markdown templates injected into help texts
    • The code {{ code }} is replaced by a template specified in the MARKDOWN_TEMPLATES setting
    • The `TEMPLATES_EXECUTE_SCRIPT_TAGS' setting controls whether Java script code can be executed.
  • Add minimum required version to RDMO XML exports (#1205).
  • Use the uri instead of path for attributes in the Django admin interface.
  • Fix a set of bugs where the maximum length of a field was not correctly validated by the API.
  • Use lualatex when using Pandoc >= 3.0.
  • Remove the download_vendor_files step of the setup
    • Remove VENDOR and VENDOR_CDN from settings.
  • Remove PROJECT_QUESTIONS_AUTOSAVE and PROJECT_QUESTIONS_CYCLE_SETS.
  • Update Python and JavaScript dependencies.
  • Drop support for Python 3.8.

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https://github.com/rdmorganiser/rdmo