Major Arctos release packaging

[dustymc]

Status

• there is now an API to create and edit identifications
• my homegrown overlay now supports multiple active instances, and is used for a (new) taxa picker which can work in the complexity of the edit IDs form
• ID attributes are implemented (in the model)
• ID ranks have replaced accepted (in the model)
• The guid-page identifications tab form is rebuilt to support the new model (and will continue to be refined)
• there is now a relatively performant function to pull taxa-according-to-collection data
• ^^ that thing is being used to pull taxa into identifications on guid pages
• guid-page identifications now display attributes
• results/tools/identifications should be fully functional
• identification bulkloader is rebuilt
• citation bulkloader is rebuilt
• browse-and-edit is functional, although background tasks are still being refined
• edit record (click the key from browse and edit) is functional
• The bulk-checker function is functional (and producing status for edit)
• Data Entry UI is functional
• Load function is functional
• Clone into bulkloader is functional (and ridiculously complex and in need of testing)

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Discussed with AWG there are significant efficiencies in packaging a bunch of requests that will change the bulkloader up with the bulkloader change issue itself. This issue will serve as a way to link them, hopefully keeping me from getting lost and ultimately keeping me from rewriting code and then needing to immediately rewrite it again. No information should exist solely in this Issue, it is just a link. Anything that can be resolved and will change the structure of the bulkloader should be linked here. Anything that will change the structure of the bulkloader and cannot be resolved in a reasonable time will (barring significant developments, dedicated funding, fundamental changes in how we see the world, etc.) be delayed for ~5 years.

I'm going active to keep this on my radar, but some things (eg specific shape of the future bulkloader) still need discussed. At this time I don't believe there is any hard/timebomb (eg 'something will die unless...') timeline for proceeding; this can take as long as is needed, but lots of users are waiting on these things so there is a sense of urgency.

Bundled Issues:

• Shiny New Keystone: all new columns: Bulkloader Column Names - Reprise #6171
• Feature Request - Make Nature of ID an attribute of identifications #4829 - Feature Request - Make Nature of ID an attribute of identifications
• Allow variably ranked acceptedness of identifications (was: order identifications on catalog record) #3540 - Allow variably ranked acceptedness of identifications (was: order identifications on catalog record)
• Code Table Request - New locality attribute georeference source #5120 - Code Table Request - New locality attribute georeference source
• bulkloader and verification status #4982 - rebuild the checker to accept more verificationstatus
• Agent should no longer be a required field for the single data entry form #5424 - drop collector 'requirements'
• Feature Request - bulkloader builder #6183 - builder must go out with new loader format
• Feature Request - Add New Identifier Attributes to Data Entry Form/Bulkload #6003 - full identifiers metadata in bulkloader and entry screen
• Code Table Request - nature of id #6244
• Code Table Request - identification confidence #6245
• New Code Tables for Identification Attributes #6243

REMOVED

• Keystone issue: Feature Request - more data entry/bulkloader columns #5193 - Feature Request - more data entry/bulkloader columns<!--- that's dead
• Feature Request - flatten collection objects #4707 - Feature Request - flatten collection objects - I'm removing this, I don't think it's sufficiently ironed out, particularly in light of recent observation/part/media discussions
• UNRESOLVED: Catalog record (aka Specimen) Event and the Georeference Bot #6170 - refactor locality?

[Jegelewicz]

Discussed at Arctos Lunch today. Based upon notes in the AWG meeting last week, we feel it is time for @dustymc to write up his plan for implementation for review and communication prior to any development.

[dustymc]

plan for implementation

Here's a draft, I'll copy it over to arctos-dev when we get a little closer to the June 1 whatever-that-was-supposed-to-be that was specified at the last Issues Meeting.

re: https://github.com/ArctosDB/internal/issues/258 - I'm assuming all of our meetings somehow add up to sufficient agreement to consider eventually posting this in arctos-dev, I'm still not at all clear what happens after that. Advise on any aspect of that, for this and/or in general, would be greatly appreciated.

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• Bulkloader Column Names - Reprise #6171: bulkloader will be completely rebuilt with all new column names. I will provide old-form CSV and migrate anything that's left in the bulkloader using some formula that I'll specify once some things have solidified.
• Feature Request - Make Nature of ID an attribute of identifications #4829: Nature of ID will become an attribute of identifications
  • Code Table Request - nature of id #6244
• Code Table Request - identification confidence #6245: identification confidence will become an attribute of identifications
  • New Code Tables for Identification Attributes #6243
• Allow variably ranked acceptedness of identifications (was: order identifications on catalog record) #3540: Variably ranked acceptedness of identifications will be allowed
• Code Table Request - New locality attribute georeference source #5120: georeferecene source will be removed from everything as a column, and migrating to locality attributes.
• bulkloader and verification status #4982: more verificationstatus values will be acceptable for initial entry
• Agent should no longer be a required field for the single data entry form #5424 - data entry and bulkloader collector-agent requirements will be removed
• Feature Request - bulkloader builder #6183 - the bulkloader builder will be rebuilt
• Feature Request - Add New Identifier Attributes to Data Entry Form/Bulkload #6003 - identifiers metadata will be added to bulkloader and entry screen
• Remove requirement for date and determiner on collection object attributes #4184 - allow NULL attribute date and determiner

[Jegelewicz]

@mkoo @campmlc @lin-fred @ewommack @acdoll @ebraker

[campmlc]

This is my understanding of our discussions, and I support moving forward.

[ebraker]

Agreed