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v5.6.1 Feature

This release adds 6 notable features for engineering teams evaluating rollout.

Published 17d Productivity & Wikis
✓ No known CVEs patched
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Topics

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Affected surfaces

auth rbac

Summary

AI summary

Broad release touches Minor, Major, Medium, and Chore.

Changes in this release

Feature Low

Adds status field to imported compounds.

Adds status field to imported compounds.

Source: llm_adapter@2026-07-16

Confidence: high

Feature Low

Makes navigation bars sticky and adds save button to toolbar.

Makes navigation bars sticky and adds save button to toolbar.

Source: llm_adapter@2026-07-16

Confidence: high

Feature Low

Displays entity next step in table view.

Displays entity next step in table view.

Source: llm_adapter@2026-07-16

Confidence: high

Feature Low

Uses a table for metadata view for clarity.

Uses a table for metadata view for clarity.

Source: llm_adapter@2026-07-16

Confidence: high

Feature Low

Requires Admin level to change `is_private` on categories/status.

Requires Admin level to change `is_private` on categories/status.

Source: llm_adapter@2026-07-16

Confidence: high

Feature Low

Disables `is_private` checkbox for non‑admin users.

Disables `is_private` checkbox for non‑admin users.

Source: llm_adapter@2026-07-16

Confidence: high

Bugfix Medium

Fixes wrong locations during compounds import.

Fixes wrong locations during compounds import.

Source: llm_adapter@2026-07-16

Confidence: high

Bugfix Low

Fixes unreadable TomSelect inputs in dark mode.

Fixes unreadable TomSelect inputs in dark mode.

Source: llm_adapter@2026-07-16

Confidence: high

Bugfix Low

Fixes category links on the dashboard.

Fixes category links on the dashboard.

Source: llm_adapter@2026-07-16

Confidence: high

Bugfix Low

Fixes autocomplete colors in dark mode.

Fixes autocomplete colors in dark mode.

Source: granite4.1:30b@2026-07-16-audit

Confidence: low

Bugfix Low

Fixes missing last modified date in entity tables when shown.

Fixes missing last modified date in entity tables when shown.

Source: granite4.1:30b@2026-07-16-audit

Confidence: low

Bugfix Low

Prevents autofocus on modals containing TomSelect fields.

Prevents autofocus on modals containing TomSelect fields.

Source: granite4.1:30b@2026-07-16-audit

Confidence: low

Bugfix Low

Fixes filtering of `list-style-type` attribute in main text area.

Fixes filtering of `list-style-type` attribute in main text area.

Source: granite4.1:30b@2026-07-16-audit

Confidence: low

Bugfix Low

Resolves warning during populate operation.

Resolves warning during populate operation.

Source: granite4.1:30b@2026-07-16-audit

Confidence: low

Bugfix Low

Reloads and reinitializes booking permissions.

Reloads and reinitializes booking permissions.

Source: granite4.1:30b@2026-07-16-audit

Confidence: low

Bugfix Low

Uses correct terminology for custom fields search in show mode.

Uses correct terminology for custom fields search in show mode.

Source: granite4.1:30b@2026-07-16-audit

Confidence: low

Bugfix Low

Makes step edit input full width in UI.

Makes step edit input full width in UI.

Source: granite4.1:30b@2026-07-16-audit

Confidence: low

Refactor Low

Moves delete action to bottom of Uploads section and refactors code.

Moves delete action to bottom of Uploads section and refactors code.

Source: llm_adapter@2026-07-16

Confidence: high

Full changelog

Features

Major

  • Display entity next step in table view (#7045) by Mouss
  • Import compounds: add status to created resources (#7043) by Mouss
  • Make navbars sticky and add save button in toolbar (#7010) by Elsa Touma
  • Metadata view: use a table for more clarity (#7044) by Mouss

Minor

  • Categories/status: require Admin level to change is_private (#7048) by Nicolas CARPi
  • Disable is_private checkbox if not admin (#7053) by Nicolas CARPi
  • Uploads: move delete action to the bottom and refactor code (#7041) by Nicolas CARPi

Bugfixes

Major

  • None

Medium

  • Compounds import: fix issue with wrong locations (#7051) by Nicolas CARPi

Minor

  • Dashboard: fix category links (#7050) by Nicolas CARPi
  • Dark mode: fix autocomplete colors (#7052) by Mouss
  • Dark mode: fix unreadable TomSelect inputs (#7054) by Mouss
  • Entity tables in show mode: fix missing last modified date (#7046) by Mouss
  • Fix autofocus happening on modals with TomSelect (#7039) by Mouss
  • Main text: fix filtering of list-style-type attribute (#7047) by Nicolas CARPi
  • Populate: fix warning (#7038) by Nicolas CARPi
  • Reload and initialize booking permissions (#7029) by Elsa Touma
  • Show mode: use correct terminology for custom fields search (#7040) by Nicolas CARPi
  • UI: make step edit input full width (#7055) by Nicolas CARPi

Chore

  • Build stable release images on native arm64 instead of QEMU (#7057) by Copilot

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