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<p class="MsoNormal">Thank you very much to the organizations that have tested the release candidate for the upcoming version of 1.5.0. The results so far are modestly positive. Three of the four organizations that tested the release candidate were able to
complete the update / conversion process. Of those three, two organizations were able to find and interpret the error report for converted containers. As to the third organization, it had already completed the conversion process using the container management
plugin; the conversion process in the release candidate successfully recognized this and, as intended, did not try to update that organization’s data.
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<p class="MsoNormal">While these results are promising, we still need many more organizations to complete the testing before we feel confident about distributing version 1.5.0. To encourage additional input, we are extending testing of the release candidate
until Monday, May 16. Per the announcement below, information about the new container data model and its functionality included in the 1.5.0 release candidate is located
<a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__github.com_archivesspace_archivesspace_blob_master_README-5FFEATURES-5F1.5.0.md&d=CwMFAg&c=WO-RGvefibhHBZq3fL85hQ&r=4JGa5VtTknXYK4u1_QXigeqoIeLZKZx44Vc_775eJ9Q&m=-swa07t9FQwsWbgpKxSPvnxwFOUOM7WKvEyPyy3J-_M&s=AMwKs7745JMoFlrYasBDMdj8JhwyQCZfVlseB1vEs_w&e=">
here</a>, while guidelines for converting to the new container data model are located
<a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__github.com_archivesspace_archivesspace_blob_master_UPGRADING-5F1.5.0.md&d=CwMFAg&c=WO-RGvefibhHBZq3fL85hQ&r=4JGa5VtTknXYK4u1_QXigeqoIeLZKZx44Vc_775eJ9Q&m=-swa07t9FQwsWbgpKxSPvnxwFOUOM7WKvEyPyy3J-_M&s=vTXy6CkK-v_vXna0zHWivXZb3EaVlI0P8ibkEYQuGWU&e=">
here</a>. Please use the <a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__docs.google.com_spreadsheets_d_1HkPaLPZdXq0pmIFFDnGuWWlTfdBfAxnOkBSe4zFrWPk_edit-23gid-3D2016414678&d=CwMFAg&c=WO-RGvefibhHBZq3fL85hQ&r=4JGa5VtTknXYK4u1_QXigeqoIeLZKZx44Vc_775eJ9Q&m=-swa07t9FQwsWbgpKxSPvnxwFOUOM7WKvEyPyy3J-_M&s=K0WYNGWkzOBB6sUwdJ-1Z2kajXsIeFS3w6P7Rz6Tc2U&e=">
form</a> provided to report testing results. If you have any questions, please post them to this list or, if you prefer, contact Christine Di Bella (<a href="mailto:christine.dibella@lyrasis.org">christine.dibella@lyrasis.org</a>) and Brad Westbrook (<a href="mailto:brad.westbrook@lyrasis.org">brad.westbrook@lyrasis.org</a>).
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<p class="MsoNormal">All best,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Brad W.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Bradley D. Westbrook<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Program Manager<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><a href="mailto:brad@archivesspace.org"><span style="color:#1F497D">brad.westbrook@lyrasis.org</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">800.999.8558 x2910<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">678.235.2910<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">bradley_d_westbrook (Skype) </span><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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