more profile updates

docs/changelog/6.x.x.txt

@@ -25,6 +25,10 @@
  - fix [ 1373493 ] Upgrade script fails because parameters are not quoted
  - Upgrade now uses --results-file parameter on mysqldump because some
    operating system don't handle UTF-8 characters through their pipes.
+ - Added backend API for user profile schema to eliminate inconsistencies
+   and to allow the dashboard to use user profile fields as preferences rather
+   than having a seperate asset type for it. This mechanism is more efficient,
+   and thusly increases the performance of the dashboard.
 
 6.8.0
  - Switched Date::Manip to DateTime for better performance and more 

docs/upgrades/upgrade_6.8.0-6.8.1.pl

@@ -24,11 +24,22 @@ start(); # this line required
 
 upgradeRichEditor();
 fixCSFaqTemplateAnchors();
+updateProfileSystem();
 convertDashboardPrefs();
 
 finish(); # this line required
 
 
+#-------------------------------------------------
+sub updateProfileSystem {
+	print "\tUpdating user profile system.\n" unless ($quiet);
+	WebGUI::SQL->write("alter table userProfileField change fieldLabel label varchar(255) not null default 'Undefined'");
+	WebGUI::SQL->write("alter table userProfileField change dataType fieldType varchar(128) not null default 'text'");
+	WebGUI::SQL->write("alter table userProfileField change dataValues possibleValues text");
+	WebGUI::SQL->write("alter table userProfileField change dataDefault defaultValues text");
+	WebGUI::SQL->write("alter table userProfileCategory change categoryName label varchar(255) not null default 'Undefined'");
+}
+
 #-------------------------------------------------
 sub upgradeRichEditor {
 	print "\tUpgrade rich editor\n" unless ($quiet);