feat(attachments): handle multiple formats

[grantfitzsimmons]

Fixes #8653

This PR preserves the raw field value result in Batch Attachment Import when the schema-level field formatter cannot parse them. The importer builds its result parser from the generic CollectionObject.catalogNumber schema field. The default for the collection was CatalogNumberNumeric, while some Collection Object Types use a different formatter, such as FishObsCatalogNumber (F-######). When treating this strictly, F-250750 fails the generic formatter and the validation code drops the result before comparing it with the mapping value. 😔

The result formatter now keeps the raw database value when the field formatter rejects it, while still keeping the canonical formatting for values the formatter accepts. Regression tests are added as well to make sure this keeps working. 💪

Testing instructions

• In a database, choose collection object(s) with a non-numeric catalog number to upload attachments to. Name files and create a mapping file for those records on your device. See saiab attachments.zip for an example or testing on a copy of the saiab database
• Ensure the current collection has a catalogNumberNumeric format set in schema config
• Manually validate a mapping-file import with an existing F-###### catalog number whose Collection Object Type uses a prefixed catalog number formatter.
• See that the records with a non-numeric catalog number are matched to

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• Bug Fixes
  • Catalog numbers that can’t be formatted by the selected field formatter are now preserved as entered. Compatible values continue to display in the formatted style.

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The bulk attachment importer now retains query-result values when a formatter returns no result. Tests cover catalog numbers that either fail or pass the schema formatter.

Changes: Bulk attachment result formatting

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Format query results with raw-value fallback specifyweb/frontend/js_src/lib/components/AttachmentsBulkImport/SelectUploadPath.tsx, specifyweb/frontend/js_src/lib/components/AttachmentsBulkImport/__tests__/SelectUploadPath.test.ts	The query-results formatter falls back to the raw string when the UI formatter or syncFieldFormat returns no result. Tests check that F-250750 remains unchanged and 123 becomes 000000123.

Priority: ➖ Normal

Change: Bug fix · Severity of issue fixed: Medium

Merge Risk: 🔵 Low · up to 6bc6c

Numeric catalog-number attachments can be reported as having no match. Fix filename formatting before merging, or accept this bounded import regression.

🚥 Pre-merge checks | ✅ 5 | ❌ 1

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Check name	Status	Explanation	Resolution
Testing Instructions	⚠️ Warning	The instruction identifies the correct scenario, but it is not sufficiently actionable. The changed code affects Batch Attachment Import validation for Collection Object → Catalogue Number in mapp…	Replace the unchecked item with explicit steps: open Attachments → Import; use mapping-file matching; map the file to Collection Object → Catalogue Number; use an existing record such as F-250750 whose Collection Object Type uses the `F-#…

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Check name	Status	Explanation
Linked Issues check	✅ Passed	The change satisfies #8653. generateUploadSpec now preserves the raw non-null value when the schema-level UI formatter rejects it. It still returns canonical formatting when the formatter accepts th…
Out of Scope Changes check	✅ Passed	The changes are limited to the attachment import result formatter and its regression tests. Both changes directly support the matching requirement in #8653. No unrelated production behavior or unrelat…
Automatic Tests	✅ Passed	The PR includes a new automatic test file for generateUploadSpec. It verifies both required behaviors: preserving F-250750 when the schema formatter rejects it and retaining canonical 000000123 …
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Title check	✅ Passed	The title clearly and concisely describes the main change: support for multiple attachment value formats during batch import.

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The instruction identifies the correct scenario, but it is not sufficiently actionable. The changed code affects Batch Attachment Import validation for Collection Object → Catalogue Number in mapping-file mode. The instruction does not specify the import entry point, the match target, the mapping value, the validation action, or the expected result.

Resolution

Replace the unchecked item with explicit steps: open Attachments → Import; use mapping-file matching; map the file to Collection Object → Catalogue Number; use an existing record such as F-250750 whose Collection Object Type uses the F-###### formatter; validate the import; confirm the record matches and is not reported as No match. Retain the automated tests for generateUploadSpec to cover raw-value preservation and canonical formatting.

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🟡 Minor · Use the extension-stripped filename for numeric formatting. · SelectUploadPath.tsx:69-91

specifyweb/frontend/js_src/lib/components/AttachmentsBulkImport/SelectUploadPath.tsx:69-91
🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Use the extension-stripped filename for numeric formatting.

When CollectionObject.catalogNumber uses CatalogNumberNumeric, resolveFileNames passes 123.jpg to formatQueryResults. The formatter rejects it, so the raw fallback returns 123.jpg and skips numeric padding. The query result 123 becomes 000000123, and exact matching fails.

Use splitName for this formatter path. This preserves raw query-result values such as F-250750.

Suggested fix

   if (formatter?.parts.every((field) => field.type !== 'regex') === true) {
-    nameToParse = fileName.trim().slice(0, formatter.size);
+    nameToParse = splitName.slice(0, formatter.size);
   }

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Update queryResultsFormatter so numeric formatting uses the extension-stripped
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Testing instructions

• Manually validate a mapping-file import with an existing F-###### catalog number whose Collection Object Type uses a prefixed catalog number formatter.
• See that the records with a non-numeric catalog number are matched to

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Looks good! Non-numeric catalog numbers matched.

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Testing instructions

• Ensure the current collection has a catalogNumberNumeric format set in schema config
• Manually validate a mapping-file import with an existing F-###### catalog number whose Collection Object Type uses a prefixed catalog number formatter.
• See that the records with a non-numeric catalog number are matched to

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Looks good to me!