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Fix #5519: Authors with invalid Authority entries not displayed properly#5540

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Fix #5519: Authors with invalid Authority entries not displayed properly#5540
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Fixes #5519

Description

Authors with invalid Authority entries were appearing smashed together on Item pages. This fix ensures proper separation between authors regardless of whether they have a valid or invalid Authority value.

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List of changes in this PR:

  • metadata-representation-list.component.html — Added separator
    between each ds-metadata-representation-loader in the @for loop so authors are always visually separated.
  • metadata-link-view.component.ts — Changed entityType: 'PRIVATE' to entityType: null in the else branch of createMetadataView, so authors with an invalid authority are rendered as plain text instead of triggering the textWithIcon template.
  • metadata-link-view.component.html — Moved d-inline-block div inside the @if (metadataView) block so no empty div is rendered when metadataView is null.
  • metadata-link-view.component.spec.ts — Updated existing test when item is not found to expect textWithoutIcon instead of textWithIcon, reflecting the corrected behavior.
  • metadata-representation-list.component.spec.ts — Added test to verify that separators are rendered between ds-metadata-representation-loader components.

How to test:

  1. Find an Item with multiple authors in dc.contributor.author
  2. Go to Administer → Metadata tab
  3. Add a fake UUID like 94466ca9-b8d2-4c8e-9898-3ae87be9b116 in the Authority column for each author
  4. Save and go back to the Item page
  5. Authors should appear separated on individual lines, not smashed together

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@lgeggleston lgeggleston added bug 1 APPROVAL pull request only requires a single approval to merge component: Item (Archived) Item display or editing testathon Reported by a tester during Community Testathon labels Apr 24, 2026
@lgeggleston lgeggleston moved this to 🙋 Needs Reviewers Assigned in DSpace 10.0 Release Apr 24, 2026
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Authors with invalid Authority entries are not displayed properly on Item pages

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