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What's Changed
User impact ðŸ›
* Remove update configuration and introduce update option to gen_kw by oyvindeide in https://github.com/equinor/ert/pull/7319
* Deprecate unused lsf options by jonathan-eq in https://github.com/equinor/ert/pull/7428
Breaking Changes ðŸ›
* Remove experimental feature row scaling by oyvindeide in https://github.com/equinor/ert/pull/7121
* Fix external_ert_script does not fail on error by jonathan-eq in https://github.com/equinor/ert/pull/7213
New Features 🎉
* Add Python LSF driver by berland in https://github.com/equinor/ert/pull/6960
* Introduce evaluate parameters run model by oyvindeide in https://github.com/equinor/ert/pull/7158
Improvements
* Ensure SummaryConfig cannot be created with no keys by eivindjahren in https://github.com/equinor/ert/pull/7150
* Add migration of empty summary for storage version 4 to storage version 5 by eivindjahren in https://github.com/equinor/ert/pull/7366
* Avoid "qstat -f" for non-finished jobs in PBS by berland in https://github.com/equinor/ert/pull/7376
* Show total time in update tab by frode-aarstad in https://github.com/equinor/ert/pull/7430
* Add more info about observations by frode-aarstad in https://github.com/equinor/ert/pull/7398
* Store update log in experiment by frode-aarstad in https://github.com/equinor/ert/pull/7426
Bug Fixes
* Fix a regression of using REFCASE with extension by eivindjahren in https://github.com/equinor/ert/pull/7146
* Ensure Summary Response is not empty by eivindjahren in https://github.com/equinor/ert/pull/7234
* Ensure that qt plotter does not time out for big cases by eivindjahren in https://github.com/equinor/ert/pull/7273
* Fix wrong storage state for resubmitted runs in Local driver by berland in https://github.com/equinor/ert/pull/7282
* Fixed <ERTCASE> in runpath not working by DanSava in https://github.com/equinor/ert/pull/7291
* Fix bug where nan values were exported to grdecl by oyvindeide in https://github.com/equinor/ert/pull/7304
* Revert "Rename Field to FieldConfig" by oyvindeide in https://github.com/equinor/ert/pull/7400
* Treat exceptions of long lived tasks (scheduling_tasks) in scheduler by xjules in https://github.com/equinor/ert/pull/7385
* Use newer style v resource allocation for Torque (C) and PBS (Python) by berland in https://github.com/equinor/ert/pull/7389
* Fix summary reading being too slow in case of many summary keys to match against by eivindjahren in https://github.com/equinor/ert/pull/7410
* Use block storage path fixture in storage test by sondreso in https://github.com/equinor/ert/pull/7411
* Fix migration for storage version 1 (ert version 5) by oyvindeide in https://github.com/equinor/ert/pull/7436
* Account for cases when the summary data is empty. by DanSava in https://github.com/equinor/ert/pull/7419
* Fix misfit config so it is possible to configure a subset of observations by oyvindeide in https://github.com/equinor/ert/pull/7263
Maintenance
* Use newer macOS runners and build and test using also python 3.11 & 3.12 by andreas-el in https://github.com/equinor/ert/pull/7140
* Revert skipping test export misfit causing tables illegal instruction on macos by andreas-el in https://github.com/equinor/ert/pull/7196
* Clarify error for non-UTF-8 encoded data in runpath setup by dafeda in https://github.com/equinor/ert/pull/7141
* Support (in new PBS driver) and deprecate JOB_PREFIX by berland in https://github.com/equinor/ert/pull/7243
* Use .[dev] when installing ert by andreas-el in https://github.com/equinor/ert/pull/7266
* Use Trusted publishing for PyPi by sondreso in https://github.com/equinor/ert/pull/7271
* Remove old style ecl tests by larsevj in https://github.com/equinor/ert/pull/7313
* Remove jobname from poly example by oyvindeide in https://github.com/equinor/ert/pull/7224
* Build wheels for x86_64, intel and arm64 macOS by andreas-el in https://github.com/equinor/ert/pull/7204
* Refactor parameter config by frode-aarstad in https://github.com/equinor/ert/pull/7341
* Use concurrency to cancel existing workflow jobs by andreas-el in https://github.com/equinor/ert/pull/7375
* Limit MacOS testing to python 3.12, skipping 3.10 and 3.11 by andreas-el in https://github.com/equinor/ert/pull/7379
* Rename `case` to `ensemble` by dafeda in https://github.com/equinor/ert/pull/7157
* Allow one macOS build by andreas-el in https://github.com/equinor/ert/pull/7469
Other Changes
* Replace Reader/Accessor with a Mode enum by pinkwah in https://github.com/equinor/ert/pull/6451
* Update observations docs by dafeda in https://github.com/equinor/ert/pull/7134
* Add backup path in torque mock binaries by jonathan-eq in https://github.com/equinor/ert/pull/7152
* Fix bug causing FinishedEvent to be ignored by berland in https://github.com/equinor/ert/pull/7165
* Add poly example integration test for openpbs driver by jonathan-eq in https://github.com/equinor/ert/pull/7156
* Reduce data generation in grid tests by eivindjahren in https://github.com/equinor/ert/pull/7168
* Add logger for Azure to see usage of scheduler/job_queue by jonathan-eq in https://github.com/equinor/ert/pull/7177
* Use the same run_cli method in integration tests by eivindjahren in https://github.com/equinor/ert/pull/7184
* Remove unused prior-ensemble in es-mda by dafeda in https://github.com/equinor/ert/pull/7185
* Update general observation error message when no timemap or reference is provided. by DanSava in https://github.com/equinor/ert/pull/7173
* Add support for MEMORY_PER_JOB in OpenPBS by berland in https://github.com/equinor/ert/pull/7222
* Set opm-flow path depending on rhel version in tests by larsevj in https://github.com/equinor/ert/pull/7260
* Catch more errors from reading datasets by oyvindeide in https://github.com/equinor/ert/pull/7269
* Refactor FeatureToggling by pinkwah in https://github.com/equinor/ert/pull/7176
* Gather all observation configuration errors before reporting to user by JHolba in https://github.com/equinor/ert/pull/7148
* Forward exceptions from threads to main thread by pinkwah in https://github.com/equinor/ert/pull/7248
* Storage Server no longer exists so delete it from docs by pinkwah in https://github.com/equinor/ert/pull/7136
* Forward exceptions from threads to main thread by pinkwah in https://github.com/equinor/ert/pull/7284
* Add tree view for 'case view' by frode-aarstad in https://github.com/equinor/ert/pull/7107
* Fix for inactive cells in updates by frode-aarstad in https://github.com/equinor/ert/pull/7276
* Update ruff config in pyproject.toml by berland in https://github.com/equinor/ert/pull/7297
* Rename 'analysis_module' by frode-aarstad in https://github.com/equinor/ert/pull/7305
* Enable scheduler on QUEUE_SYSTEM TORQUE by default by berland in https://github.com/equinor/ert/pull/7301
* Pin pytest due to flaky by yngve-sk in https://github.com/equinor/ert/pull/7331
* Fix typos in ENKF_ALPHA docs by kwinkunks in https://github.com/equinor/ert/pull/6878
* Combine OpenPBS & LSF integration tests by pinkwah in https://github.com/equinor/ert/pull/7318
* Add columns to Manage Cases overview by pinkwah in https://github.com/equinor/ert/pull/7338
* Remove usages of Reader/Accessor alias by pinkwah in https://github.com/equinor/ert/pull/7347
* Join 'create experiment' and 'case info' panels by frode-aarstad in https://github.com/equinor/ert/pull/7352
* Make ErtThread signal and re-raising opt-in by pinkwah in https://github.com/equinor/ert/pull/7374
* Make qt error message for plot fail resizable+selectable by yngve-sk in https://github.com/equinor/ert/pull/7367
* OpenPBS: Treat 'E' state the same as 'F' by pinkwah in https://github.com/equinor/ert/pull/7371
* Fix calculation of batch size by dafeda in https://github.com/equinor/ert/pull/7394
* Upgrade submodule by eivindjahren in https://github.com/equinor/ert/pull/7393
* Remove -s from pytest in CI by pinkwah in https://github.com/equinor/ert/pull/7386
* Revert calculation of batch size fix by dafeda in https://github.com/equinor/ert/pull/7399
* Sort observations before returning by oyvindeide in https://github.com/equinor/ert/pull/7427
* Update 'initialize from scratch' by frode-aarstad in https://github.com/equinor/ert/pull/7383
* Parameterize storage migration test by oyvindeide in https://github.com/equinor/ert/pull/7434
* Use job script on disk for LSF driver and use stdin for PBS by berland in https://github.com/equinor/ert/pull/7396
* Type using StringList to make mypy happy by dafeda in https://github.com/equinor/ert/pull/7447
* Export qsub for pbs tests in testkomodo by larsevj in https://github.com/equinor/ert/pull/7451
* Log failure to load ensemble by dafeda in https://github.com/equinor/ert/pull/7455
* Add better feedback on no obs by frode-aarstad in https://github.com/equinor/ert/pull/7406
* Update contributing.md by eivindjahren in https://github.com/equinor/ert/pull/7461
* Add function for calculating std dev by frode-aarstad in https://github.com/equinor/ert/pull/7473
**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/equinor/ert/compare/8.4.12...9.0.0