TO_PAT_DMR: Temporary disable this check, since it needs to be better throughout through. Here are 2 cases that I saw:
1. If checking !_.isEmpty, research request upsert will fail. Removing ! makes most of the calls works. Except the cases 2.
2. ResearcherManager.updatePortfolioReport failed since it only passed an object with {forcedValues: {humanId:humanId, portfolioProjectType: PortfolioProjectType.report}}. By executing _.omit it’s empty.