Fix issues noted in Archive PR #194

api/dao/containerstorage.py

@@ -73,6 +73,8 @@ class ContainerStorage(object):
         elif self.cont_name == "sessions":
             config.db.acquisitions.update_many(
                 {'session': _id}, update)
+        else:
+            raise ValueError('changes can only be propagated from project or session level')
 
     def _delete_el(self, _id):
         if self.use_object_id:

api/handlers/containerhandler.py

@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ class ContainerHandler(base.RequestHandler):
         payload_validator(payload, 'PUT')
         # Check if any payload keys are a propogated property, ensure they all are
         rec = False
-        if set(payload.keys()).intersection(set(self.config['propagated_properties'])):
+        if set(payload.keys()).intersection(set(self.config.get('propagated_properties', []))):
             if not set(payload.keys()).issubset(set(self.config['propagated_properties'])):
                 self.abort(400, 'Cannot update propagated properties together with unpropagated properties')
             else: