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IPUMS PMA team 27 July, 2020

ipumsPMA 3.0.0

• Stable release! Future major updates are not expected, but minor fixes may be added as needed. Ownership of this package has been transferred to Devon.

ipumsPMA 2.3.7

• Several performance fixes

ipumsPMA 2.3.6

• Added consistent file and working directory behavior across functions that need to find and overwrite existing translation tables and description files (“tt_” and “desc_” functions)
• New: tt_fix adds find and replace functions for translation tables.
• New: desc_fix replaces desc_replace
• New: tt_to_xls is a helper function responsible for turning tibble representations of translation tables into Excel files.

ipumsPMA 2.3.5

• New: tt_update adds new samples to an existing translation table by aligning input data with a “base sample” provided by a new_sample_updates type of config file.

ipumsPMA 2.3.4

• New: dtag_shiny launches a browser session where the user can navigate between different DDOC and DTAG options for each variable in a new data dictionary. These options come from other sample data dictionaries found from the translation table for each variable, and they are ranked in order of popularity. The user can also choose to tag a variable with the JDOC and JTAG (assuming these were previously assigned), or with “x”. Tags can be selected with action buttons or keystrokes. Selected tags can be downloaded as a CSV and then pasted directly into a data dictionary (writing functionality will be added soon, after IPUMS metadata is converted to CSV formatting).

ipumsPMA 2.3.3

• New: tt_make() replaces tt_labeler() with added functionality: Translation Tables can now be made directly from a config file; sample-specific universe information may be provided; output codes are more accurate. See vignette("tt_make") for details.
• Minor fix: jtag_shiny() tool-tips are now available for all buttons on mouse hover
• Minor fix: enums_list() now takes an argument allowing you to return a subset of enum docs
• Minor fix: tracking_get() now takes a unit of analysis or a URL.

ipumsPMA 2.3.2

• New: jtag_shiny() launches a browser session where the user can navigate between different JDOC and JTAG options quickly with simple keystrokes. Selected tags can be downloaded as a CSV and then pasted directly into a data dictionary (writing functionality will be added soon, after IPUMS metadata is converted to CSV formatting).

ipumsPMA 2.3.1

• New: config_make() produces “new_mnemonics.csv” and “new_sample_updates.csv” for new samples.

ipumsPMA 2.3.0

• First release with documentation on GitHub Pages
• Release notes now available on this page
• Retroactively made notes for some prior releases (shown below); will also show notes for fixes beginning with 2.3.1
• New vignettes cover use of odk_get(), enum_make() and desc_make()
• Python objects from the ipums-metadata library are now accessible by calling the object py, and using the operator $ to reference the underlying modules
• Changed package importing procedure: fewer packages are now attached to the user’s global environment

ipumsPMA 2.2.0

• New: datgz_get() loads data from a workspace folder or the PMA output folder and scans log files for errors

ipumsPMA 2.1.0

• New: website_checker() prompts interaction with console to complete common website checking tasks
• New: dd_ddocs() prompts interaction with console to write DDOC tags quickly and with more consistency across samples
• tracking_get() gets Google authentication changes for API v4: no more user-specific tokens wreaking havoc in the PMA folder

ipumsPMA 2.0.0

• Renamed functions with consistent naming conventions (e.g. most metadata classes have functions like “get”, “make”, or “list”)
• Prior dependency on here package is eliminated (although its use is still recommended for sharing code)

ipumsPMA 1.0.0

• First release!
• Collection of commonly used functions for PMA staff
• Matt is learning package development & git on the fly, so feedback is much appreciated

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