# openBIS 20.10.8 release

**URL:** <https://community.openbis.ch/t/openbis-20-10-8-release/355>\
**Category:** Announcements\
**Created:** [30 May 2024 13:01 UTC](https://community.openbis.ch/t/openbis-20-10-8-release/355 "2024-05-30T13:01:37Z")\
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**Post date:** [30 May 2024 13:01 UTC](https://community.openbis.ch/t/openbis-20-10-8-release/355/1 "2024-05-30T13:01:38Z")

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Dear openBIS users,

We would like to announce the availability of a maintenance update to the production version of openBIS, version 20.10.8.

The main new features and bug fixes contained in this version are:

• New export/import functionality: It is now possible to export every level of the openBIS hierarchy in openBIS import-compatible mode or non-import-compatible mode. In the first case, the export can be used to be imported in a separate openBIS instance via the admin UI and the eln-lims default dropbox.  
o [Export — Python documentation](https://openbis.readthedocs.io/en/20.10.x/user-documentation/general-users/data-export.html#export-to-file)  
o [Imports of openBIS exports — Python documentation](https://openbis.readthedocs.io/en/20.10.x/user-documentation/general-admin-users/admins-documentation/import-openbis-exports.html)  
• Print pdf. It is now possible to generate a pdf of every openBIS entity.  
o [Additional Functionalities — Python documentation](https://openbis.readthedocs.io/en/20.10.x/user-documentation/general-users/additional-functionalities.html#print-pdf)  
• Removal of versioning in masterdata. Version numbers have been removed from the masterdata and it is no longer necessary to update version number when updating masterdata via Excel file.  
o [Masterdata exports and imports — Python documentation](https://openbis.readthedocs.io/en/20.10.x/user-documentation/general-admin-users/admins-documentation/masterdata-exports-and-imports.html#)  
• Removal of eln-lims-life-science data types from installer and separation of standard types and default basic types:  
o [ELN types — Python documentation](https://openbis.readthedocs.io/en/20.10.x/user-documentation/general-users/ELN-types.html)  
• Bug fix: cannot move an object with children if storage position is assigned to the object.

❗ **Known limitation** : images embedded in text fields are not currently exported in the xlsx metadata folder and cannot be re-imported. This will be fixed in a follow up release, planned for June 2024.

You will find the full list of changes here:

[https://openbis.readthedocs.io/en/20.10.x/system-documentation/changelog/CHANGELOG.html#version-20-10-8-29-may-2024](https://openbis.readthedocs.io/en/20.10.x/system-documentation/changelog/CHANGELOG.html#version-20-10-8-29-may-2024)

This version can be downloaded from the production releases page of our wiki:

[https://unlimited.ethz.ch/display/openbis/openBIS+Download+Page](https://unlimited.ethz.ch/display/openbis/openBIS+Download+Page)