# Specify 7.12.2 Release Announcement **URL:** \ **Category:** Announcements & News\ **Tags:** Specify-7, Announcement\ **Created:** [October 29, 2026, 5:00am UTC](https://speciforum.org/t/specify-7-12-2-release-announcement/4279 "2026-10-29T05:00:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Grant](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/speciforum.org/grant/32/4255_2.png) [@Grant](https://speciforum.org/u/Grant)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2026, 5:00am UTC](https://speciforum.org/t/specify-7-12-2-release-announcement/4279/1 "2026-10-29T05:00:00Z")
![Specify Collections Consortium Logo](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/uploads/specifysoftware/original/2X/3/310bbb2c129c20aa174a90afa26d2b5ffd196811.svg) * * * ![Specify 7.12.2 Banner Image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/uploads/specifysoftware/original/2X/a/a88bd05976464b5dc0ac3e0035960c45112d18a5.jpeg) [_Costasiella_ Pruvot-Fol, 1951](https://www.gbif.org/taxon/7NTN2) collected in Tasi Tolu, Timor-Leste, Dili Municipality by Florida Museum of Natural History Invertebrate Zoology (licensed under [CC BY-NC 4.0](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/)). [https://gbif.org/occurrence/5139695573](https://gbif.org/occurrence/5139695573) # Specify 7.12.2 Release Announcement Specify 7.12.2 makes it easier to browse collection data, tailor Specify to your institution’s workflows, and understand what your searches return. The new **Data Views** tool opens records by table and lets you review a selected record alongside the results. A redesigned **Schema Config** makes field settings easier to find and adds a way to import an existing configuration. New Taxon Tree preferences give you control over synonym counts and the records returned by its Query button, while clearer agent labels and more flexible table formats make results easier to interpret. ### Explore Your Data with Data Views **Data Views** lets you open a table’s records without building a query each time. Choose a table, scan and sort its results, then select a row to preview the full record beside or below the list. You can use the familiar Query Builder interface to choose the columns, filters, and initial sort order for each view. This gives collection administrators and data entry users a practical starting point for routine browsing, while allowing institutions to provide shared views for common workflows. - All-new Data Views tool for viewing records in any table ([#8251](https://github.com/specify/specify7/pull/8251), [#8475](https://github.com/specify/specify7/pull/8475) – _Requested by Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation and many others_) ![Data Views navigation menu item](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/uploads/specifysoftware/original/2X/c/c946cc650e7b0b777b66e3a8fc6af03a60f117b7.png) ![Data View default tables](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/uploads/specifysoftware/original/2X/8/8ffa2c922af4d336c9dc42808a7e3a812f20c809.jpeg) ![Data Views](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/uploads/specifysoftware/original/2X/4/457e5e1e6d4b760193c3f269b518b4092d89747d.jpeg) #### Documentation > [@Data Views (7.12.2)](https://speciforum.org/t/data-views-7-12-2/4299): > > book This guide explains how to use Data Views to browse records by table, preview records beside the results, and choose the fields and filters shown in each view. Data Views dataviews_ gives you a quick way to open a table’s records without building a query each time. Select a table, review its results, and open a record when you need its full form. You can also configure a table’s Data View using the Query Builder tools. … ### A Redesigned Schema Config Interface The redesigned **Schema Config** brings table and field settings into a clearer workspace. Search for a table, review its fields and relationships, and update captions, descriptions, visibility, formats, and other settings from one place. A new **Import** tool lets administrators apply a configuration from a JSON file, making it easier to reuse established settings when configuring a discipline. - Improved Schema Config interface ([#8427](https://github.com/specify/specify7/pull/8427) – _Requested by many members_) - Schema Config import tool ([#8452](https://github.com/specify/specify7/pull/8452) – _Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, University of Michigan, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Canadian Forest Service, University of Kansas, and many others_) ![New Schema Config Interface](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/uploads/specifysoftware/original/2X/a/a71aa9562c3b03ba5e905b6536d1cf1e289269a1.webp) ![Import Schema Option](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/uploads/specifysoftware/original/2X/3/3ffcc49aadb58284d15b31d535287b1914b532c2.png) #### Documentation > [@Schema Config (7.12.2)](https://speciforum.org/t/schema-config-7-12-2/4346): > > book This guide describes how to use the Schema Config tool to customize the fields, captions, descriptions, and field functionality in your database. Schema Config lets you customize how Specify names, describes, displays, and validates tables and fields for a discipline. Use it to set captions, hide unused fields, choose formats and pick lists, and configure related rules. This does not modify the underlying [database schema](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Database_schema), only the captions, descriptions, and behavior seen in the appli… ### More Control in Taxon Tree Searches Taxon Tree searches now give users a choice between **Taxon** and **Preferred Taxon** when the tree’s Query button builds a Collection Object query. Search by Taxon to find records determined under a particular name, including a synonym; search by Preferred Taxon to follow the accepted name. A new optional count also shows how many Collection Objects were determined using synonymized names, giving those records greater visibility while you browse the tree. - Choose Taxon or Preferred Taxon for searches ([#7837](https://github.com/specify/specify7/pull/7837) – _Requested by Canadian Food Inspection Agency, University of Kansas, Museu de Ciències Naturals de Barcelona, Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, and California Academy of Sciences_) - Display synonym counts in the Taxon Tree ([#8437](https://github.com/specify/specify7/pull/8437) – _Requested by Museu de Ciències Naturals de Barcelona, Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, and Muséum d’histoire naturelle Geneva_) ![New Taxon Filter Preferences](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/uploads/specifysoftware/original/2X/e/e97248352b394bdd5c3177f220fe99ceb336f3dc.png) ![Show counts for synonymized nodes enabled](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/uploads/specifysoftware/original/2X/a/a26ba46fc27e631340cf705c9282e4c8ba8b6cc0.jpeg) ### Query Builder and Formatting Improvements When results include several Agent relationships, the Query Builder now adds relationship labels that help distinguish names and their roles (such as creator, determiner, and preparer). The split view from Data Views has been added here as well! **Table formats** can now also include text before or after a field value, as well as standalone text. These options make formatted records clearer in results, and let institutions present values with the necessary context for data exports. - Agent relationship prefixes in Query Builder ([#8586](https://github.com/specify/specify7/pull/8586) – _Requested by Muséum d’histoire naturelle Geneva and others_) - Add support for text before and after, and static values, in table formats ([#8552](https://github.com/specify/specify7/pull/8552) – _Requested by Muséum d’histoire naturelle Geneva, University of Kansas, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, The Ohio State University Museum of Biological Diversity, and many others_) ![Split view in Query Builder](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/uploads/specifysoftware/original/2X/d/d5332c1b99723d77977698c1ec137922dde59588.jpeg) ## Fixes - Preserve Agent Type when merging agents without auto-populate ([#7828](https://github.com/specify/specify7/pull/7828)) - Handle empty system information during setup ([#8415](https://github.com/specify/specify7/pull/8415)) - Prevent the Attachments page from crashing when the asset server is unavailable ([#8421](https://github.com/specify/specify7/pull/8421)) - Add a custom delete operation for the parent field in `TaxonTreeDefItem` ([#8375](https://github.com/specify/specify7/pull/8375)) - Pull existing locality values from WorkBench datasets ([#8374](https://github.com/specify/specify7/pull/8374)) - Preserve WorkBench business rule payloads so validation errors are clearer ([#8048](https://github.com/specify/specify7/pull/8048)) - Update attachments in Batch Edit instead of cloning the record ([#8400](https://github.com/specify/specify7/pull/8400)) - Reopen rollback status after a conflict response ([#8373](https://github.com/specify/specify7/pull/8373)) - Correctly audit tree deletions and merges ([#8456](https://github.com/specify/specify7/pull/8456) – _Reported by Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation_) - Stabilize GeoMap Leaflet map data ([#8548](https://github.com/specify/specify7/pull/8548)) - Skip missing tree ranks in queries ([#8510](https://github.com/specify/specify7/pull/8510)) - Treat a missing picklist as unassigned in WorkBench ([#8591](https://github.com/specify/specify7/pull/8591) – _Reported by Museo Cantonale di Storia Naturale, Naturhistorisches Museum Basel, and Museum für Naturkunde Berlin_) - Keep autocomplete suggestions usable in form tables ([#8592](https://github.com/specify/specify7/pull/8592)) - Avoid assigning a Collection Object Type that is already in use in the collection ([#8594](https://github.com/specify/specify7/pull/8594)) - Resolve duplicate picklist titles by using the first match in WorkBench ([#8585](https://github.com/specify/specify7/pull/8585)) - Scope ‘Entire Table’ pick lists can now be disabled ([#8538](https://github.com/specify/specify7/pull/8538)) ## Internal - Embedded the [Francois One](https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Francois+One?preview.script=Latn) font, used for table icons, to improve performance ([#8601](https://github.com/specify/specify7/pull/8601)) - Upgraded the back end from Django 4.2 to Django 5.2 LTS ([#8052](https://github.com/specify/specify7/pull/8052)); updated Django requirements ([#8468](https://github.com/specify/specify7/pull/8468)) - Updated Node.js ([#8417](https://github.com/specify/specify7/pull/8417)) - Added Dependabot rules ([#8436](https://github.com/specify/specify7/pull/8436)) - Updated project dependencies ([#8357](https://github.com/specify/specify7/pull/8357), [#8398](https://github.com/specify/specify7/pull/8398), [#8412](https://github.com/specify/specify7/pull/8412), [#8445](https://github.com/specify/specify7/pull/8445), [#8459](https://github.com/specify/specify7/pull/8459), [#8461](https://github.com/specify/specify7/pull/8461), [#8463](https://github.com/specify/specify7/pull/8463), [#8466](https://github.com/specify/specify7/pull/8466), [#8476](https://github.com/specify/specify7/pull/8476), [#8478](https://github.com/specify/specify7/pull/8478), [#8480](https://github.com/specify/specify7/pull/8480), [#8482](https://github.com/specify/specify7/pull/8482), [#8483](https://github.com/specify/specify7/pull/8483), [#8486](https://github.com/specify/specify7/pull/8486), [#8506](https://github.com/specify/specify7/pull/8506), [#8519](https://github.com/specify/specify7/pull/8519), [#8525](https://github.com/specify/specify7/pull/8525), [#8527](https://github.com/specify/specify7/pull/8527), [#8533](https://github.com/specify/specify7/pull/8533), [#8537](https://github.com/specify/specify7/pull/8537)) - Added automated tests for resources, accessions, gifts, borrowing, record sets, collection events, deaccessions, Batch Edit, loans, Security and Accounts, and disposals ([#8489](https://github.com/specify/specify7/pull/8489), [#8464](https://github.com/specify/specify7/pull/8464), [#8502](https://github.com/specify/specify7/pull/8502), [#8493](https://github.com/specify/specify7/pull/8493), [#8528](https://github.com/specify/specify7/pull/8528), [#8532](https://github.com/specify/specify7/pull/8532), [#8553](https://github.com/specify/specify7/pull/8553), [#8556](https://github.com/specify/specify7/pull/8556), [#8540](https://github.com/specify/specify7/pull/8540), [#8581](https://github.com/specify/specify7/pull/8581), [#8500](https://github.com/specify/specify7/pull/8500), [#8589](https://github.com/specify/specify7/pull/8589), [#8578](https://github.com/specify/specify7/pull/8578), [#8608](https://github.com/specify/specify7/pull/8608), [#8576](https://github.com/specify/specify7/pull/8576), [#8575](https://github.com/specify/specify7/pull/8575)) ## Dependency Updates | Dependency | Update | PR | | --- | --- | --- | | Django | Upgraded from 4.2 to 5.2 LTS; requirements updated | [#8052](https://github.com/specify/specify7/pull/8052), [#8468](https://github.com/specify/specify7/pull/8468) | | Node.js | Updated Node.js | [#8417](https://github.com/specify/specify7/pull/8417) | | `undici` | 7.25.0 → 7.29.0 | [#8357](https://github.com/specify/specify7/pull/8357) | | `fast-uri` | 3.1.0 → 3.1.5 | [#8398](https://github.com/specify/specify7/pull/8398) | | `postcss` | 8.5.10 → 8.5.26 | [#8412](https://github.com/specify/specify7/pull/8412) | | `pytest` | 7.2.1 → 9.0.3 | [#8459](https://github.com/specify/specify7/pull/8459) | | YAML | Updated | [#8466](https://github.com/specify/specify7/pull/8466) | | React Router | 6.30.3 → 6.30.5; `react-router-dom` also updated | [#8461](https://github.com/specify/specify7/pull/8461), [#8486](https://github.com/specify/specify7/pull/8486) | | `dompurify` | Updated to 3.4.14 | [#8463](https://github.com/specify/specify7/pull/8463) | | `ws` | Updated | [#8359](https://github.com/specify/specify7/pull/8359) | | `brace-expansion` | Updated; a second version bump is listed separately | [#8476](https://github.com/specify/specify7/pull/8476), [#8482](https://github.com/specify/specify7/pull/8482) | | `requests` | 2.32.4 → 2.33.0 | [#8478](https://github.com/specify/specify7/pull/8478) | | jQuery and `@types/jquery` | Updated | [#8480](https://github.com/specify/specify7/pull/8480) | | `webpack` | 5.106.2 → 5.110.3 | [#8445](https://github.com/specify/specify7/pull/8445) | | `browserslist` | 4.28.2 → 4.28.9 | [#8483](https://github.com/specify/specify7/pull/8483) | | `@babel/core` | Updated | [#8533](https://github.com/specify/specify7/pull/8533) | | `csv-parse` | 5.6.0 → 7.0.2 | [#8506](https://github.com/specify/specify7/pull/8506) | | `uuid` | Updated | [#8527](https://github.com/specify/specify7/pull/8527) | | `baseline-browser-mapping` | Updated | [#8525](https://github.com/specify/specify7/pull/8525) | | `postcss-selector-parser` | Updated | [#8537](https://github.com/specify/specify7/pull/8537) | | `decode-uri-component` | Updated | [#8519](https://github.com/specify/specify7/pull/8519) | | `esbuild` and `tsx` | Updated | [#8361](https://github.com/specify/specify7/pull/8361) | ---
**Author:** ![Grant](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/speciforum.org/grant/32/4255_2.png) [@Grant](https://speciforum.org/u/Grant)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2026, 2:00pm UTC](https://speciforum.org/t/specify-7-12-2-release-announcement/4279/4 "2026-10-30T14:00:46Z")
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