Version 4.2.5

GeoNetwork 4.2.5 release is a minor release.

Migration notes

Database changes

• Remove Language table isdefault column (More information).

API changes

• API for link analysis
  • PUT /records when using OVERWRITE mode only the XML of the metadata is updated. Use REMOVE_AND_REPLACE for previous mechanism which remove the existing metadata and inserting the new one. When workflow is enabled, OVERWRITE is not allowed (More information).

Index changes

After update, don't forget to go to admin console → tools → Delete index and reindex.

Thesaurus changes

If using the default regions thesaurus, update the thesaurus dates before starting the application (More information).

List of changes

Major changes:

• Full text search / Add search by individual name and email
• Map / Layer manager / Add support for multilingual layer title
• RSS / Display RSS links when OGC API Records is installed
• Workflow improvements
• CSW / DCAT / Fix for multilingual records
• ATOM feeds / Support elements using anchor
• SEO / Set HTML head title and description
• DOI / Support European Union Publication Office format
• User interface / Update Font-awesome icon library
• Admin / Harvester / Fix log file access
• Admin / Pages / Add support for submenu
• Installation / Database / Add config property to turn off database creation/migration on startup

and more ... see 4.2.5 issues and pull requests for full details.