Platform Release Notes 2.7.0 (2024-12)
What's New
The Platform 2.7.0 release introduces several updates and enhancements, including:
Concept reference ranges for more tailored health insights.
Hibernate Envers audit logging to maintain a detailed and accurate history of data changes: TRUNK-6155, TRUNK-6208
Support for Java 17:
TRUNK-6197: Support for Java 17 Closed
Updates to Hibernate 5.6.15.Final:
Updates to Liquibase 4.28.0: TRUNK-6155, TRUNK-6208
A REST endpoint to check the status of the platform: TRUNK-6198
Add support for init parameters for module servlets: TRUNK-4673
Docker as a first-class approach to deployment: RA-1990, TRUNK-6186, TRUNK-6083
Auto deactivation of user accounts after several days without logging: TRUNK-6235
Replace deprecated Hibernate Criteria API with JPA Criteria: TRUNK-6202
Privileged access to global property: TRUNK-6203, TRUNK-6206
Upgrade other small libraries to their latest versions.
Bundled Modules
Database Changes
Adding unique index on location_tag name column
Adding optional property 'view_privilege' to 'global_property' table
Adding optional property 'edit_privilege' to 'global_property' table
Adding optional property 'delete_privilege' to 'global_property' table
Soundex extension for PostgreSQL
Extension to use UUID functions with PostgreSQL and creating an alias similar to MySQL
Creating 'concept_reference_range' table
Creating 'obs_reference_range' table
Download
Get it at: https://sourceforge.net/projects/openmrs/files/releases/OpenMRS_Platform_2.7.0/
Acknowledgment
We extend our heartfelt gratitude to everyone who contributed to this release. Special thanks to @Ian Bacher, @Jayasanka Weerasinghe, @Manoj Rathnapriya, @Mark Goodrich, @Mike Seaton, @Mujuzi Moses, @Nathan Ruhanga, @Daniel Kayiwa, @Patrick Seremba, @Piotr Wargulak, @Ryan McCauley, @SSEBAANA Suubi Joshua, @Sibendire Joshua, @Wikum Weerakutti and @herman muhereza . Your dedication and hard work have made this release possible. Thank you!