MCZbase/MCZbase: MCZbase version as of 2026Aug11 commit 0230a4fc90

Snapshot release of MCZbase, the Natural Science Collections data management system branched from Arctos and in use by the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University as in production use at the MCZ on 2026-08-11. Incorporates all changes since 2025Oct23 release. Changes include ~5,400 commits across 371 files. Highlights: Loan / deaccession item management redesign Reworked how items move through loans and deaccessions: a new "manage" page to add parts/specimens, a redesigned review-loan-items/review-deaccession-items UI moved off the jqxgrid pattern, loan status/history now shown on the specimen details page, and a shortcut to add items to a loan directly from specimen search. Container module redesign Container tree/diagnostics for shape-of-tree and single-occupant violations, media relations on containers Controlled vocabulary editor manageControlledVocabulary.cfm rewritten to support non-default/added columns per table, plus new specimen-part-attribute vocabulary pages and SQL hardening. Taxonomy Support for taxon categories, additional taxon attributes, and taxon-author relationships; botanical merge cleanup. Other notable features Encumbrance redesign cleanup and bugfixes (#716) Permalink resolver for named groups/featured collections (#1028) Permits added to specimen search (#851); permit-transaction display (#7146) Pre-accession state and role-based state-transition limits for accessions (#1015) Shipment cost recording/reporting (#385) Standard sex/weight/height attributes for Herp data entry (#7187) Removal of hardcoded MCZ/HUH institution branding from specimen details (#1014) Wiki (MediaWiki) integration with access control (#985) Read-only key/value-store display on specimen details (#1019, from your recent commits) Security and hardening Accessibility Improved labeling, ARIA usage, heading nesting, and form control accessibility