v8.8.1 - a takeoff PDF now stays attached to its project after a reload.

8.8.1 fixes one frustrating thing: a PDF you uploaded for takeoff could disappear from the document list the moment you reloaded the page. This release makes the upload stick to the project it was added to, so it is still there when you come back.

What is fixed in version 8.8.1

• A takeoff PDF stays attached to its project. A PDF uploaded for quantity takeoff now stays attached to the active project, so it remains in the document list after a page reload. Previously the upload was saved with no project; because the takeoff document list is filtered by the active project, the freshly uploaded file disappeared on refresh. The server already verifies the caller's access to the project before storing the file. Reported as issue #242.

Why the file used to vanish

The takeoff document list shows the documents that belong to the project you are working in - it is filtered by the active project, the way the rest of the app scopes what you see. The upload, though, was being saved with no project attached. While the page stayed open, the freshly uploaded file was still in view, so nothing looked wrong; but the moment you reloaded, the filter ran against the stored records, found a file with no project, and left it out. The file was never lost - it simply did not match the list it was supposed to appear in.

8.8.1 attaches the upload to the active project at the point it is stored, so it satisfies that same filter on the next load and stays where you put it. The access check was never the issue and has not changed: the server still verifies that the caller can reach the project before it stores the file.

By the numbers

Install or upgrade

pip install --upgrade openconstructionerp

The desktop installers for Windows, macOS and Linux carry the same one-installer setup, and the Linux build includes the CAD and BIM converters for AutoCAD, Revit and IFC. You can grab the latest installers from openconstructionerp.com/download. If you run an external PostgreSQL through DATABASE_URL, nothing about that connection changes. Questions or trouble upgrading, write to info@datadrivenconstruction.io.