RELEASE NOTES FOR RECORDER 6.16
(02/2011)
Contents
This release contains an updated Recorder ‘executable’ file to replace your existing version.
The file should be unzipped then dropped on top of the existing file to replace it. This
upgrade is for both network and standalone versions of Recorder 6.
This upgrade must only be run on version 6.15.4.
ID
Change
Description
125
Report
Wizard:
colons
handled
appropriately
Issue: The report wizard was not treating values containing colons
appropriately and causing unhandled errors. This has been
particularly problematic when reporting on measurement qualifiers
(eg Juvenile:Male) and designations (eg Bird:Amber).
Change: Colons in measurement qualifiers and designation are now
treated appropriately. Other symbols such as commas, question
marks, quotes have also been checked.
180
Full names
translation
option
respected by
quick report
from taxon
dictionary
Issue: The following steps did not produce the desired results:
 Selecting the Full Name translation option in Tools\Options
 Creating a simple Report Wizard saved report file
 Using the file by right clicking on a Taxon Dictionary node.
The taxon name was translated using the synonym index rather than
the NameServer table (which contains the recommended name for
each taxon) and was not expanding across the dictionary lists.
Change: The NameServer table is now used for the translation.
191
Full names
translation
respected by
export using
filter
Issue: Using an export filter with the ‘Taxon Groups’ option was
producing incomplete exports, even when the Full Name translation
option in Tools\Options was selected. This was because the filter
used a query based on the synonym index rather than the
NameServer table (which contains the recommended name for each
taxon). Additionally the query expanded across lists before going
down the hierarchy, not after, leading to incomplete exports.
Change: The export filter query now expands across taxon lists
properly, respecting the full translation option. Taxon Groups has
been renamed to ‘Higher Taxa’ on the Export Filters management
dialog as this more accurately reflects what it does.
201
Associated
taxa in
Biotope
Dictionary
fixed
Issue: A number of issues were found with associated taxa and
biotopes as listed below:
a: Authors had parentheses added
b: Did not work for higher taxa
c: Did not work if the biotope_key and biotope_list_item_key were not
the same - taxa appeared as associated with the wrong biotope.
Change: These issues have been amended.
ID
Change
Description
202
Related Data
- occurrences
for an
individual
more logical
Issue: When viewing the related data for an individual, only
occurrences determined by the person were
returned. This is not expected behaviour and contradicts the help file.
Export to
zipped
access
format –
improved
performance
Issue: There seemed to be an exponential reduction in performance
with larger export datasets to the zipped access format. The size of
the main database may also have influenced this.
Saving a
record card
without
permissions
no longer
causes crash
Issue: Users entering data using a record card without permissions to
the record card source folder sometimes prompted an unhandled
error when exiting the screen, even if they said no to the question
about saving additional taxa. This was because saving of any altered
column widths occurred anyway.
204
205
Change: Viewing related data for an individual now returns
occurrences which were either recorded and/or determined by the
individual.
Change: The time required for exporting large datasets has been
reduced through addition of primary keys and indexes.
Change: Recorder works out if the column widths have changed. The
question about saving added taxa has also been changed to
encompass card template changes, including column widths, and is
only asked if column widths changed or the taxon list changed. Also
tests if user has write permissions and informs the user if not.