Reference Application 2.x releases are different than OpenMRS platform releases (like 1.11.0). Platform releases usually consist of alpha, beta releases and have Sprints to complete tickets in a short span of time. Reference Application 2.x is a collection of modules and hence its release consists of releasing all the modules planned to be included in the 2.x release and testing if all of them function collectively.

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Parent tracking issue for these items: 

Module Name	Version	Point(s) of Contact	JIRA Issue	Nexus?	Modulus?	Version/Notes/Description
addresshierarchy		Mark Goodrich				Use the already released 2.9
providermanagement	2.5.1	Mark Goodrich				Use released 2.5.0
calculation	1.3	Darius Jazayeri Mike Seaton				Use the already released 1.2
serialization.xstream	0.2.13	Mike Seaton				Use the already released 0.2.12
reportingrest	1.8.0	Mike Seaton				Use the already released 1.6
atlas	2.3	Alexis Duque Burke Mamlin Darius Jazayeri				Use the already released 2.2
appframework	2.10.1	Darius Jazayeri				Use the already released 2.9
htmlwidgets	1.7.3	Mike Seaton				Use the already released 1.7.2
reporting	0.11.1	Mike Seaton				Use the already released 0.10.4
metadatasharing	1.2.3	raff				Use the already released 1.2.2
metadatamapping	1.3.2	raff				Use the already released 1.2.0
htmlformentryui	3.3.2	Mark Goodrich Darius Jazayeri				Use released 1.6.0
namephonetics	1.6	Mike Seaton				Use the already released 1.5
idgen	4.4.1	Mike Seaton Daniel Kayiwa				Use released 4.4.0
dataexchange	1.3.2	raff				Use already-released 1.3.2
metadatadeploy	1.8	Mark Goodrich Darius Jazayeri				Use the already released 1.7
htmlformentry	3.3.2	Mark Goodrich Darius Jazayeri				Use released 3.3.2
formentryapp	1.4.1	Darius Jazayeri raff Cintia Del Rio				Use the released 1.3
uiframework	3.10.1	Darius Jazayeri raff				Use already-released 3.7 (unless Daniel wants to do a new security-focused release) Yes i would like to release 3.8 (Daniel) Use the released 3.9
uilibrary	2.0.5	Darius Jazayeri Rowan Seymour				No changes. Use already-released 2.0.4.
appui	1.8	Mark Goodrich Darius Jazayeri				Use the released 1.7
coreapps	1.12.1	Cosmin Ioan Mark Goodrich Darius Jazayeri			(asked maintainers to upload it) - Uploaded	Use the released 1.11.1
emrapi	1.21	raff Mark Goodrich Darius Jazayeri				Use already-released 1.18
uicommons	2.2.1	Darius Jazayeri				Used the released 2.1
webservices.rest	2.18.1	Daniel Kayiwa raff				2.16
event	2.6	Daniel Kayiwa raff				Use the released 2.5
allergyui	1.7	Daniel Kayiwa Wyclif Luyima				Use the released 1.6
registrationcore	1.7	David DeSimone Darius Jazayeri raff				Use the already released 1.6
registrationapp	1.7.1	David DeSimone Darius Jazayeri Cosmin Ioan Mark Goodrich				Use the released 1.6
referenceapplication	2.6	Wyclif Luyima Darius Jazayeri			n/a	2.5
referencedemodata	1.4.4	Darius Jazayeri raff				We shall release version 1.4.3 after the referencemetadata module is released.
referencemetadata	2.6.0	Daniel Kayiwa Darius Jazayeri				We need to release 2.5(Daniel Kayiwa should confirm and edit here)
chartsearch	2.1	Kaweesi Joseph Daniel Kayiwa				Use the already released 2.0
appointmentscheduling	1.7.1	Mark Goodrich				Use released 1.7.0
appointmentschedulingui	1.5.1	Mark Goodrich				Use released 1.4.0
legacyui	1.2.4	Daniel Kayiwa				Just released 1.2
reportingcompatibility	2.0.3	Daniel Kayiwa				Use the already released 2.0.1
open web apps	1.6.4	Saptarshi Purkayastha raff Daniel Kayiwa				Use the released 1.6.3
adminui	1.2.2	Daniel Kayiwa			?	Use the released 1.2
FHIR	1.7.0	surangak				1.6

Additional Release Items

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Item Name	Point(s) of Contact	JIRA Issue	Notes/Description
Include latest CIEL concept dictionary	raff
Release and Deploy Platform 2.0 ? to DTE	Daniel Kayiwa
Deploy Reference Application 2.5 6 to UAT	Daniel Kayiwa
Reference Application 2.5 6 UAT	tadeo taremwa
Release of Reference Application 2.56	tadeo taremwa

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