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Fixes #8469
This does not resolve the other root cause where there can still technically be changes to the record that are not shown to the user.

I also included a fix for #8494.

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Testing instructions

If you need a refresher on BatchEdit, check out the Speciforum!: BatchEdit

Testing for #8469

If you'd like a video which demonstrates the essence of the below steps, check out #8469 (comment)

  • Create a record that references a tree node that's not at the lowest rank in the tree
    • e.g., "Determine" a CollectionObject to a node at the Family level
    • Some common/example relationships that can be used:
      • (CollectionObject ->) Determination -> taxon
      • Locality -> geography
      • (CollectionObject ->) Preparation -> storage
      • Paleocontext -> biostart
  • Create a Query that will include the previously created record, at least one strictly lower rank the rank of the referenced tree node that is included in the Query Result, and no visible query filters that are at the tree rank or higher
    • e.g., If the referenced tree node is Taxon at the Family node, include one or ranks lower than Family in the tree (Genus, Species, Subspecies, etc.)
    • You can limit the number of results if needed by including Family results or higher in the filter: but make sure these higher ranks are hidden in the query results
    • For example if the record created in the first step is determined to Family, you can use the Taxon -> Family -> Contains or Taxon -> Order -> Contains, etc. filter(s) as long as the higher-level filters are checked as hidden (via the green checkmark to the right of the field)
  • Save the Query if needed and Batch Edit the Query Results
  • Make no modifications in the Data Set to known records which directly reference tree ranks that are higher than included in the Data Set (other modifications are fine if you wish to generally test BatchEdit functionality)
  • Commit the BatchEdit Data Set
  • Create a Record Set from the BatchEdit results
  • Ensure the record(s) which had relationships at the higher tree levels in the Data Set are included in the Record Set
  • Ensure the record(s) which had relationships at the higher tree levels remain unchanged
  • Please also do general BatchEdit testing if possible! 🙏
    • Particularly focusing on BatchEdit Data Sets that include trees
    • BatchEdit of multiple trees of the same type (such as multiple Taxon trees), would be greatly appreciated

Testing for #8494

  • Create a Query that contains at least one field of:
    • Locality -> latitide1
    • Locality -> longitude1
    • Locality -> latitide2
    • Locality -> longitude2
  • (Optional) Include one or more other fields of type "java.math.BigDecimal" in the Query
  • Ensure at least one field is hidden in the QueryBuilder (this field does not have to include a locality coordinate field!)
  • Run the Query and Export the Query Results to a Webportal Export
  • Unzip the Webportal Export and open the PortalData.csv file in any text viewer or editor (Notepad,
    • Alternatively, include the file in your GitHub review or send the file along with an exported Query Results to CSV to me!
  • Generally ensure the data for fields within the PortalData.csv roughly match the values of the fields within the Query Results
    • For this test you'd be looking for any fields that seem "shifted" to other nearby fields in the QueryResult.
    • For example, if CollectionObject -> text1 directly follows CollectionObject -> catalogNumber, generally make sure that the records' catalogNumbers are not in the text1 place or vice versa.

Fixes #8469
This does not resolve the other root cause where there can still
technically be changes to the record that are not shown to the user.
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The upload workflow preserves existing tree-node references when omitted tree fields produce no row change. Query processors now limit selected-field processing to displayed fields. New batch-edit tests verify that existing tree relationships remain linked.

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Tree Relationship Preservation

Layer / File(s) Summary
Tree match result handling
specifyweb/backend/workbench/upload/treerecord.py, specifyweb/backend/workbench/upload/upload_result.py
BoundTreeRecord.process_with_exising converts eligible NullRecord results into Matched results using the supplied tree-node ID. A comment documents that NoChange is not classified as success.
To-one update dispatch
specifyweb/backend/workbench/upload/upload_table.py
BoundUpdateTable._process_to_ones fetches reference records only when needed and passes existing tree-node IDs to uploadables that implement process_with_exising. Other fields retain the existing processing and save behavior.
Visible-field query processing
specifyweb/backend/inheritance/api.py, specifyweb/backend/stored_queries/web_portal_export.py
Inheritance processing and BigDecimal trimming now use only fields marked for display.
Tree batch-edit validation
specifyweb/backend/workbench/upload/tests/test_batch_edit_table.py
New fixtures and an end-to-end test verify that existing determinations remain linked and existing taxa are matched during batch editing.

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant BatchEdit
  participant BoundUpdateTable
  participant BoundTreeRecord
  participant ExistingTreeRecord
  BatchEdit->>BoundUpdateTable: Process uploaded row
  BoundUpdateTable->>ExistingTreeRecord: Fetch reference record when required
  BoundUpdateTable->>BoundTreeRecord: Pass existing tree-node ID
  BoundTreeRecord-->>BoundUpdateTable: Return Matched result
  BoundUpdateTable-->>BatchEdit: Preserve existing tree relationship
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Merge Risk: ⚪ Minimal · up to 198e7

This change preserves existing tree relationships during Batch Edit when a referenced rank is absent and limits hidden fields from affecting inheritance and Web Portal export processing. No current merge-blocking risk remains.

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Out of Scope Changes check ⚠️ Warning The inheritance and Webportal export changes appear unrelated to directly linked issue #8469. They address hidden-field filtering and decimal coordinate handling, which belong to issue #8494 but that … Link issue #8494 to this pull request, or move the inheritance and Webportal export changes into a separate pull request with the appropriate issue link.
Testing Instructions ⚠️ Warning The instructions cover both main workflows, but they do not accurately and reliably exercise every changed path. The Webportal steps spell the real fields latitude1, longitude1, latitude2, and `… Correct the coordinate field names. State that the coordinate fields must be displayed. Require at least one hidden field before a displayed coordinate or other java.math.BigDecimal field, and compare each CSV column and row with the Quer…
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Linked Issues check ✅ Passed The changes address issue #8469 by matching existing tree-node relationships when the referenced rank is absent from the upload data. The added batch-edit test verifies that existing family determinat…
Automatic Tests ✅ Passed The PR includes an automatic regression test for issue #8469. TreeUpdateTests.test_batch_edit_tree_not_unlinked is in the discovered test_batch_edit_table.py Django test module, uses `UploadTestsB…
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Title check ✅ Passed The title clearly and concisely describes the primary change: preventing tree relationships from being unlinked when the referenced rank is absent.
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The changes address issue #8469 by matching existing tree-node relationships when the referenced rank is absent from the upload data. The added batch-edit test verifies that existing family determinations remain linked.

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The inheritance and Webportal export changes appear unrelated to directly linked issue #8469. They address hidden-field filtering and decimal coordinate handling, which belong to issue #8494 but that issue is not included in the linked issues.

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Explanation

The PR includes an automatic regression test for issue #8469. TreeUpdateTests.test_batch_edit_tree_not_unlinked is in the discovered test_batch_edit_table.py Django test module, uses UploadTestsBase, runs do_upload, and asserts that higher-rank taxon relationships remain unchanged. The test was added in commit e8c20635d.

Full details: Testing Instructions

Explanation

The instructions cover both main workflows, but they do not accurately and reliably exercise every changed path. The Webportal steps spell the real fields latitude1, longitude1, latitude2, and longitude2 as latitide.... They also only require a hidden field somewhere; the regression in _trim_big_decimal_fields requires a hidden field before a displayed decimal field, and the coordinate fields must be displayed to appear in PortalData.csv. The change to DefaultQueryProcessors is used by normal query results and CSV/KML paths, but the Webportal scenario does not require a CollectionObject/Component catalog-number inheritance case, so it may not exercise that changed processor.

Resolution

Correct the coordinate field names. State that the coordinate fields must be displayed. Require at least one hidden field before a displayed coordinate or other java.math.BigDecimal field, and compare each CSV column and row with the Query Results, including the geoc value. Add a query-results or export case that uses the applicable catalog-number inheritance path (Collectionobject or Component, with catalog number displayed and the relevant inheritance setting enabled) and places a hidden field before it. Keep the Batch Edit checks, and make the Record Set inclusion and unchanged higher-rank relationship assertions explicit required results.

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609-609: 🗄️ Data Integrity & Integration | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Rename process_with_exising before it becomes a dispatch contract.

The misspelled name is used by hasattr in specifyweb/backend/workbench/upload/upload_table.py. A future implementation using process_with_existing will silently use process_row() and can reintroduce the unlinking path. Rename the method and caller together, or add the method to the uploadable interface.

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-def process_with_exising(self, tree_node_id: int | None) -> UploadResult:
+def process_with_existing(self, tree_node_id: int | None) -> UploadResult:

Update the dispatch in specifyweb/backend/workbench/upload/upload_table.py to use the corrected name.

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In `@specifyweb/backend/workbench/upload/treerecord.py` at line 609, Rename the
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In `@specifyweb/backend/workbench/upload/treerecord.py`:
- Around line 619-622: Update the NullRecord handling in process_with_exising so
tree_node_id is preserved only when the tree rank was omitted, not when
parse_value recorded an explicit blank as None. Use the existing parsed
rank/value state to distinguish omission from an explicit clear, allowing the
clear to propagate while retaining the current Matched result for omitted ranks.

In `@specifyweb/backend/workbench/upload/upload_table.py`:
- Around line 981-982: Update the logic around _get_reference and the following
result comprehension to fetch a reference only when a non-one-to-one uploadable
supports process_with_exising; otherwise avoid the lookup. Preserve and reuse
the normal cached reference where available, rather than calling
_get_reference(should_cache=False) unconditionally for every update row.

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- Line 609: Rename the UploadResult method process_with_exising to
process_with_existing, and update the corresponding hasattr/dispatch usage in
the upload table code to use the corrected symbol so existing-record processing
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- Around line 85-88: Materialize visible_field_specs as a reusable list or tuple
instead of the single-use filter iterator before constructing kwargs, so both
the parent and COG processors receive all visible fields and table ID 1
catalog-number inheritance remains functional.

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Testing for #8469

  • Ensure the record(s) which had relationships at the higher tree levels in the Data Set are included in the Record Set
  • Ensure the record(s) which had relationships at the higher tree levels remain unchanged
  • Please also do general BatchEdit testing if possible! 🙏

Testing for #8494

  • Generally ensure the data for fields within the PortalData.csv roughly match the values of the fields within the Query Results

Everything looks good, I tested with multiple taxon trees and no Determinations became unlinked! BatchEdit seems to be working fine, I gave it some general testing as well.

For #8494, everything also looked good, here is the zip file, it looks good to me.

New Query CollectionObject - Thu Sep 03 2026.zip

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Testing for #8469

  • Ensure the record(s) which had relationships at the higher tree levels in the Data Set are included in the Record Set
  • Ensure the record(s) which had relationships at the higher tree levels remain unchanged
  • Please also do general BatchEdit testing if possible! 🙏

Testing for #8494

  • Generally ensure the data for fields within the PortalData.csv roughly match the values of the fields within the Query Results

8469:
tested the following across a couple databases:

  • (CollectionObject ->) Determination -> taxon
  • (CollectionObject ->) Preparation -> storage

8494:

  • I included various fields (hidden and not) and all the rows/columns mapped correctly from specify to the csv.

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Testing for #8469

  • Ensure the record(s) which had relationships at the higher tree levels in the Data Set are included in the Record Set
  • Ensure the record(s) which had relationships at the higher tree levels remain unchanged
  • Please also do general BatchEdit testing if possible! 🙏

Testing for #8494

  • Generally ensure the data for fields within the PortalData.csv roughly match the values of the fields within the Query Results

Both the tests pass successfully. I tried CO > Determinations > Taxon for #8469 and the final record set came out as expected.

Everything looked fine for #8494 as well. I've attached the csv file here.

PortalData.csv

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Testing for #8469

  • Ensure the record(s) which had relationships at the higher tree levels in the Data Set are included in the Record Set
  • Ensure the record(s) which had relationships at the higher tree levels remain unchanged
  • Please also do general BatchEdit testing if possible! 🙏

Testing for #8494

  • Generally ensure the data for fields within the PortalData.csv roughly match the values of the fields within the Query Results

Everything seemed good to me, though I am not very familiär with Web Portal Exports, so I have attached both the query and the exported PortalData.csv I received from it below.

8494 Test Query.json

PortalData.csv

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Good work all, and thank you for your testing! 👏
It is always a great help.

This should be good to go now, so I will merge this and tag the v7.12.1.1 release.

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