chore(helm): move earliestReleaseDate to _common-metadata.tpl

backend/src/main/kotlin/org/loculus/backend/config/Config.kt

@@ -78,4 +78,4 @@ data class ExternalMetadata(
     override val required: Boolean = false,
 ) : BaseMetadata()
 
-data class EarliestReleaseDate(val enabled: Boolean = false, val externalFields: List<String>)
+data class EarliestReleaseDate(val externalFields: List<String>)

backend/src/main/kotlin/org/loculus/backend/model/ReleasedDataModel.kt

@@ -60,19 +60,15 @@ open class ReleasedDataModel(
         val latestRevocationVersions = submissionDatabaseService.getLatestRevocationVersions(organism)
 
         val earliestReleaseDateConfig = backendConfig.getInstanceConfig(organism).schema.earliestReleaseDate
-        val finder = if (earliestReleaseDateConfig.enabled) {
-            EarliestReleaseDateFinder(earliestReleaseDateConfig.externalFields)
-        } else {
-            null
-        }
+        val earliestReleaseDateFinder = EarliestReleaseDateFinder(earliestReleaseDateConfig.externalFields)
 
         return submissionDatabaseService.streamReleasedSubmissions(organism)
             .map {
                 computeAdditionalMetadataFields(
                     it,
                     latestVersions,
                     latestRevocationVersions,
-                    finder,
+                    earliestReleaseDateFinder,
                 )
             }
     }

backend/src/main/kotlin/org/loculus/backend/service/submission/SubmissionDatabaseService.kt

@@ -591,6 +591,7 @@ class SubmissionDatabaseService(
                 organism,
             )
         }
+        // The order by on versions MUST NOT be removed as earliestReleaseDateFinder relies on ordered versions
         .orderBy(
             SequenceEntriesView.accessionColumn to SortOrder.ASC,
             SequenceEntriesView.versionColumn to SortOrder.ASC,

docs/src/content/docs/reference/helm-chart-config.mdx

@@ -549,12 +549,6 @@ Each organism object has the following fields:
                 of where the sequence was first released.
             </td>
         </tr>
-        <tr>
-            <td>`earliestReleaseDate.enabled`</td>
-            <td>boolean</td>
-            <td></td>
-            <td>Whether to enable the `earliestReleaseDate` metadata field.</td>
-        </tr>
         <tr>
             <td>`earliestReleaseDate.externalFields`</td>
             <td>Array of strings</td>

kubernetes/loculus/templates/_common-metadata.tpl

@@ -58,23 +58,26 @@ fields:
     displayName: Date submitted
     header: Submission details
   - name: submittedDate
-    type: string
+    type: date
     hideOnSequenceDetailsPage: true
-    generateIndex: true
-    autocomplete: true
     displayName: Date submitted (exact)
   - name: releasedAtTimestamp
     type: timestamp
     displayName: Date released
     header: Submission details
     columnWidth: 100
   - name: releasedDate
-    type: string
+    type: date
     hideOnSequenceDetailsPage: true
-    generateIndex: true
-    autocomplete: true
     displayName: Date released (exact)
     columnWidth: 100
+  - name: earliestReleaseDate
+    type: date
+    displayName: Earliest release date
+    header: Sample details
+    noInput: true
+    columnWidth: 100
+    order: 15
   - name: dataUseTerms
     type: string
     generateIndex: true
@@ -289,7 +292,6 @@ organisms:
       {{- if .earliestReleaseDate }}
         {{ .earliestReleaseDate | toYaml | nindent 8 }}
       {{- else }}
-        enabled: false
         externalFields: []
       {{- end }}
       {{- end }}

kubernetes/loculus/values.yaml

@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ defaultOrganismConfig: &defaultOrganismConfig
     organismName: "Ebola Sudan"
     image: "/images/organisms/ebolasudan_small.jpg"
     earliestReleaseDate:
-      enabled: true
       externalFields:
         - ncbiReleaseDate
     ### Field list
@@ -135,12 +134,6 @@ defaultOrganismConfig: &defaultOrganismConfig
             timestamp: ncbiReleaseDate
         noInput: true
         columnWidth: 100
-      - name: earliestReleaseDate
-        displayName: Earliest release date
-        header: Sample details
-        type: date
-        rangeSearch: true
-        noInput: true
       - name: ncbiUpdateDate
         type: date
         displayName: NCBI update date
@@ -1133,7 +1126,7 @@ defaultOrganismConfig: &defaultOrganismConfig
     website: &website
       tableColumns:
         - sampleCollectionDate
-        - ncbiReleaseDate
+        - earliestReleaseDate
         - authors
         - authorAffiliations
         - geoLocCountry
@@ -1228,7 +1221,7 @@ defaultOrganisms:
         <<: *website
         tableColumns:
           - sampleCollectionDate
-          - ncbiReleaseDate
+          - earliestReleaseDate
           - authors
           - authorAffiliations
           - geoLocCountry
@@ -1458,7 +1451,7 @@ defaultOrganisms:
           - geoLocAdmin1
           - authors
           - authorAffiliations
-          - ncbiReleaseDate
+          - earliestReleaseDate
           - hostNameScientific
           - length_M
           - length_S