Release Notes 1.8.1

Owned by Wyclif Luyima
Last updated: Nov 26, 2014
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Release date: July 13th, 2011

This is a standard maintenance release over 1.8.0. It contains bug fixes back ported from the main release line and a few minor enhancements.
There are no database changes between 1.8.0 and 1.8.1. It is fully backwards and forwards compatible.

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OpenMRS 1.8.1 represents OpenMRS 1.8.1 revision 21588
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Bundled Modules

This module is bundled with OpenMRS 1.8.1 and is marked as a core module. It can be upgraded, but can not be removed:

Core Module

Version

Logic

0.5

These modules are bundled with OpenMRS 1.8.1. They will be started automatically and can be removed if desired.

Bundled Module

Version

Form Entry

4.5.9.2

HTML Form Entry

1.7.3

Reporting

0.6.1

Reporting Compatibility

1.5.4.1

Serialization.xstream

0.2.5

Xforms

4.0.4

HTML Widgets

1.5.6.2

Changelog in 1.8.1 since 1.8.0

Bugs

  • [TRUNK-296] - Openmrs constant PRIV_PURGE_PATIENT_PROGRAMS is set to Add Patient Programs
  • [TRUNK-1638] - When a concept is retired through the web interface, retired_by, date_retired and retire_reason are NULL in database concept table
  • [TRUNK-2032] - Adding a new module from within OpenMRS web application reports an error
  • [TRUNK-2034] - Trying to create a user account for an existing patient actually duplicates the person
  • [TRUNK-2097] - Confusing error when trying to edit a concept with names whose locale is not in the locale.allowed.list global property
  • [TRUNK-2108] - User management page fails on searching with role and include disabled users
  • [TRUNK-2111] - Short names for concepts should be allowed to duplicate full-length names within a locale
  • [TRUNK-2129] - When saving voided Person PersonSaveHandler should make sure the personVoidReason field is not empty, *not* the (patient) voidReason
  • [TRUNK-2315] - search terms do not appear when viewing concept
  • [TRUNK-2317] - Logging Advice logs entire text of what is deserialized by serialization service
  • [TRUNK-2323] - Fix the logic in EventListeners.setGlobalPropertyListeners
  • [TRUNK-2339] - Tooltip on "Search Terms" on edit concept form is bad
  • [TRUNK-2344] - Upgrade Spring framework to latest stable release or atleast 3.0.3
  • [TRUNK-2421] - NullPointerException when adding a new patient
  • [TRUNK-2422] - Look for runtime properties in current directory, environment variable, then home directory
  • [TRUNK-2424] - Unable to Save New Concept when OpenMRS is run in a JVM in Indonesia/French Locale
  • [TRUNK-2428] - ConcurrentModificationException in ConceptNameSaveHandler
  • [TRUNK-2432] - ValidateUtil does not validate Concept
  • [TRUNK-2435] - PatientSearch objects with filterClass belonging to a module aren't always properly decoded
  • [TRUNK-2443] - Person attribute fields are not displayed when entering a new patient

Minor New Features

  • [TRUNK-1375] - Dashboard Slow to Load for Patients with Many Encounters
  • [TRUNK-2231] - View Concept page should display the UUID
  • [TRUNK-2292] - Add web.xml mapping for web services
  • [TRUNK-2441] - New Extension Point in headerfull.jsp for Feedback Module
  • [TRUNK-2445] - Support XML marshalling in spring MVC

(taken from listing of tickets closed for 1.8.1: https://tickets.openmrs.org/secure/ReleaseNote.jspa?projectId=10000&version=13241)