fixed active workspace bug for users switching public workspaces

[Paul Lizer (paullizer)]

Bug Fixes

• Public Workspace setActive 403 Fix
  • Fixed issue where non-owner/admin/document-manager users received a 403 "Not a member" error when trying to activate a public workspace for chat.
  • Root cause was an overly restrictive membership check on the /api/public_workspaces/setActive endpoint that only allowed owners, admins, and document managers — even though public workspaces are intended to be accessible to all authenticated users for chatting.
  • Removed the membership verification from the setActive endpoint; the route still requires authentication (@login_required, @user_required) and the public workspaces feature flag (@enabled_required).
  • Other admin-level endpoints (listing members, viewing stats, ownership transfer) retain their membership checks.
  • (Ref: route_backend_public_workspaces.py, api_set_active_public_workspace)

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Pull request overview

Fixes a regression where authenticated users who aren’t owners/admins/document-managers couldn’t activate a public workspace for chat due to an overly strict membership check on the setActive endpoint.

Changes:

• Removes the membership/role gate from PATCH /api/public_workspaces/setActive while keeping auth + feature-flag enforcement.
• Bumps app version to 0.238.025 and adds corresponding release notes.
• Adds/updates workflow documentation images and adjusts .gitignore for tmp_images.

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File	Description
application/single_app/route_backend_public_workspaces.py	Drops the “Not a member” 403 check for setActive on public workspaces.
application/single_app/config.py	Version bump 0.238.024 → 0.238.025.
docs/explanation/release_notes.md	Adds bug-fix entry for the public workspace activation 403.
.gitignore	Updates ignore pattern for tmp_images.
docs/images/workflow-retention_policy.png	Adds/updates workflow image asset.
docs/images/workflow-admin_settings_updates.png	Adds/updates workflow image asset.

[Paul Lizer (paullizer)]

looks good to me

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[Bionic711]

Approved