-RELEASE NOTES FOR KOHA 3.14.0-alpha1
-14 Oct 2013
+RELEASE NOTES FOR KOHA 3.14.0-alpha2
+22 Oct 2013
========================================================================
Koha is the first free and open source software library automation package
http://koha-community.org/
-Koha 3.14.0-alpha1 can be downloaded from:
+Koha 3.14.0-alpha2 can be downloaded from:
- http://download.koha-community.org/koha-3.14.00-alpha1.tar.gz
+ http://download.koha-community.org/koha-3.14.00-alpha2.tar.gz
Installation instructions can be found at:
OR in the INSTALL files that come in the tarball
-Koha 3.14.0-alpha1 is a major release, that comes with many new features.
+Koha 3.14.0-alpha2 is a major release, that comes with many new features.
-It includes 8 features, 129 enhancements and 409 bugfixes.
+It includes 11 features, 144 enhancements and 427 bugfixes.
-New features in 3.14.0-alpha1
+New features in 3.14.0-alpha2
======================
+Acquisitions
+----------
+ 5336 Acq history search
+ 10401 Add ability to merge invoices
+
Cataloging
----------
5202 Merge authority records
Circulation
----------
10240 Offline circulation using HTML5 and IndexedDB
+ 10493 Add renewal script
Hold requests
----------
10096 Add a Z39.50 interface for authority searching
-Enhancements in 3.14.0-alpha1
+Enhancements in 3.14.0-alpha2
======================
Acquisitions
9987 Biblioitemnumber is useless for orders.
10366 Alert librarian if an invoice number is duplicated
10390 Add ability to delete unused invoices
+ 10403 Add ability to set fund/budget on receipt
10514 Add item link on acquisitions add item is too small
+ 10723 GetPendingOrders and SearchOrders can be merged
+ 10724 Search by basket group on the parcel page
10737 Add "Add to basket" link on vendor search results page
Architecture, internals, and plumbing
10682 Inappropriate uses of finish() in C4::Reserve.pm
10685 Inappropriate uses of finish() in C4::Accounts.pm
10927 C4::Utils becomes useless
+ 11058 Compile time warning issued by C4/Record.pm
Authentication
----------
10602 Set a default value for authorities
10678 Allow framework selection when creating from Z39.50
10901 Filters is needed on the add item page
+ 11037 C4::Biblio exports non-existent subroutines
Circulation
----------
7639 System preference to forgive fines on lost items
9576 Enable or disable issue limit confirmation
10370 Adding barcode on circulation print page
+ 10380 Output_pref should use a hashref for parameters
10513 Light up a warning/message when returning a chosen item type.
+ 10785 Dropbox should be book drop
Command-line Utilities
----------
8584 Improve cleanup_database.pl to only purge emails older than X days.
9286 Add script to add a bib to the zebra queue from the command line
+ 9739 More options for serialsUpdate.pl
10361 Add Option to cleanup_database.pl to purge search_history entries
Course reserves
10836 New layout for placing holds in the OPAC
10840 Re-add missing [% OPACResultsSidebar %]
10856 Improve the previous and next items on the shelf browser
+ 11098 Label in Opac - topics on facets not easily css selectable
Packaging
----------
9728 XISBN use simple search instead of SQL
10356 Adding date published to catalogue detail page
10365 Using published date on routing slips
+ 11099 Label in Staff Client - series on facets not easily css selectable
+ 11102 Label in Staff Client - places on facets not easily css selectable
System Administration
----------
10668 Improve suggestion detail page
10755 Add "Keyword as Phrase" to staff client advanced search indexes
10803 "Make payment" in circ is not easily translatable
+ 10850 Give Quick spine label template page its own id
+ 11106 Label item type facet in staff client
+ 11107 Label in staff client - authors on facets not easily accessible
Test Suite
----------
10683 CRUD routines in C4::Circulation need unit tests
10719 UT GetUpcomingDueIssues
10806 The staff benchmark script does not check authentication failure
+ 11100 Label in staff client - Topics on facets not easily css selectable
Tools
----------
9161 Translate only specific files
-Critical bugs fixed in 3.14.0-alpha1
+Critical bugs fixed in 3.14.0-alpha2
======================
(this list include all bugfixes since the previous major version. Most of them have already been fixed in maintainance releases)
10074 major Encoding problems for login and installer
10176 major Invalid URLs in 'Refine Search Results' when it uses UNICODE symbols
10592 major Apache configuration is blocking fetch of certain icons and XML files
+ 10843 major Print a slip can cause an error
10897 major T/ILSDI_Services.t is db dependent
Authentication
----------
+ 10908 blocker Fix broken auth_by_bind LDAP mode
10019 major Encoding problem with utf8 chars in userid
10384 major Software error when LDAP connexion fails
10925 major LDAP Auth fails if DEBUG is enable
Circulation
----------
8770 blocker Amount does not equal amountoutstanding on a fine with no payments or credits
+ 10016 critical SelfCheckTimeout not logging patron out
10262 critical Fine calculation at checkin not respecting CircControl
10663 critical Holds never block renewals
6413 major Notes in Fines doing wonky things
----------
9414 major Fix sample letters for German and Norwegian
10560 major No way to disable english
+ 10935 major CSV for basket and basketgroup are broken when translated
Installation and upgrade (web-based installer)
----------
+ 10969 blocker Fix sample itemtypes for translated installers
10443 major Table borrower_files does not exists in kohastructure.sql file
10965 major Sample itemtypes can't load on new install
OPAC
----------
+ 8368 critical List email broken for non english templates
10072 critical "my suggestions" always says "There are no pending purchase suggestions."
10217 critical Make sure direct links to detail views work when there is no session
10590 critical In opac-topissues limit param is not protected
9995 major For reference items no longer listed in XSLT result lists
10070 major History of anonymous searches is not kept
10201 major Old OPAC patron update system should be removed
+ 11060 major Bootstrap theme: Incorrect rendering for right to left languages
Packaging
----------
9986 major Two fixes on Z3950 Search
-Other bugs fixed in 3.14.0-alpha1
+Other bugs fixed in 3.14.0-alpha2
======================
(this list include all bugfixes since the previous major version. Most of them have already been fixed in maintainance releases)
10698 normal DeleteTransfer in C4::Circulation.pm needs return value
10699 normal DeleteBranchTransferLimits in C4/Circulation.pm needs return value
10795 normal Improvements for GetOpenIssue in C4::Circulation
+ 11015 normal Copyright headers are missing in some packages
10054 minor When SingleBranchMode is enabled, allow superlibrarians to set logged in library
10143 minor Fix FSF address in license headers
10650 minor Export merge-record.inc javascript into a file
9826 normal Missing fields in MARC21 authority framework
10225 normal If an item isn't editable, don't show the onclick Edit/Delete menu
10543 normal False mandatory warning in additem
+ 10982 normal Link to IFLA UNIMARC documentation in Cataloging
9770 minor C4::ClassSortRoutine::Dewey can pad the wrong part of a call number internally
10033 minor Dangerous query in _koha_modify_item
10448 minor Changing framework when cataloguing clears all fields
+ 11070 minor Typo in UNIMARC 115a plugin
10093 trivial Typo in marc21_leader.tt
10178 trivial Typos in plugins for 006 and 008 in MARC21
10331 trivial Little errors in unimarc_field_4XX.pl (punctuation)
10027 normal Fine details not showing when printing a fine
10247 normal Too many reserves due to syspref does not show warning
10362 normal On return with reserve or transfer the alerts are not shown
+ 10884 normal Circulation table: odd behavior on checkboxes
9943 minor Pay fines page "Pay selected" button give invalid amount when nothing is selected
10081 minor IndependentBranches error message missing the library name
10256 minor Remove some unused subs from Overdues module
10529 minor Dollar sign hardcoded in patron message
+ 10954 minor Payment receipt does not display the payment made
10288 trivial Tiny typo on "Pending offline circulation actions"
Command-line Utilities
10745 normal More fun on translation bug with XSLT subfieldSelect parameters
10948 normal Some strings in the authority result list turned out untranslatable
7478 minor Template/translation problem in catalogue_out.tt
+ 8070 minor <pre> block produced by showmarc.pl really not good in RTL languages
10841 minor Edit/Delete item context links in items table are not translatable
10871 trivial Confirmation message for deleting news entries is not translatable
10481 normal No enrollment fee when changing patron category
10835 normal Patron search for using "contains" search type fails with only one search term
10924 normal Contact note not updating via opac
+ 11002 normal Mandatory fields are not translatable
9997 minor Suspected typo in patron self registration code
10297 minor Categorycode and branchcode should be required when adding patrons
10511 minor Odd behavior for messaging preferences with Talking Tech enabled
----------
5645 normal Z39.50 search from search results not parsing query correctly
9801 normal Location facet shows even if no locations
+ 9830 normal Some UNIMARC item indexes could be broken whith Queryweightfields syspref
10037 normal Fix item index in UNIMARC DOM indexing
10578 normal Escaping CGI breaks results sort feature (librarian's interface)
10741 normal Can not place a hold on an item in transit and for loan
9665 normal Staff client bibliographic record export missing some options available in the OPAC
10310 normal Prevent submit form pressing enter should be improved
10911 normal Records with 880 fields have broken details links in intranet search results using XSLT.
+ 11003 normal JS error on the cart page
10052 minor Make intranetstylesheet and intranetcolorstylesheet behave exactly like their opac counterparts
7368 trivial General staff client typo omnibus
System Administration
----------
10103 minor UniqueItemFields is missing from sysprefs.sql
+ 10038 trivial Doubled 'default' entry when creating a new authority type
10690 trivial Warn about trailing slashes in description of OPACBaseURL and staffClientBaseURL
Templates
10716 normal The booksellers template generates a JS error
10868 normal Use new DataTables include in catalog templates
10888 normal Don't hide authorities module from users without permission to edit authorities
+ 11097 normal Hide duplicate patron button if logged in user lacks CAN_user_borrowers permission
9613 minor Items namespace missing in XSLT
9984 minor The hold ratios table uses a server-side sort
10045 minor Suggestions refer to budgets, but should be funds
10458 trivial Remove obsolete Z3950 module and test
-New sysprefs in 3.14.0-alpha1
+New sysprefs in 3.14.0-alpha2
======================
* AcqWarnOnDuplicateInvoice
Documentation
======================
-The Koha manual is maintained in DocBook. The home page for Koha
+The Koha manual is maintained in DocBook.The home page for Koha
documentation is
http://koha-community.org/documentation/
* English (USA)
+ * Arabic (85%)
+ * Armenian (94%)
+ * Chinese (China) (59%)
+ * Chinese (Taiwan) (94%)
+ * Czech (97%)
+ * Danish (94%)
+ * English (New Zealand) (88%)
+ * French (96%)
+ * French (Canada) (93%)
+ * German (94%)
+ * German (Switzerland) (93%)
+ * Greek (54%)
+ * Italian (95%)
+ * Kurdish (75%)
+ * Norwegian Bokmål (62%)
+ * Portuguese (94%)
+ * Portuguese (Brazil) (87%)
+ * Slovak (100%)
+ * Spanish (99%)
+ * Swedish (93%)
+ * Turkish (97%)
Partial translations are available for various other languages.
Release Team
======================
-The release team for Koha 3.14.0-alpha1 is
+The release team for Koha 3.14.0-alpha2 is
Release Manager: Galen Charlton <gmc@esilibrary.com>
Documentation Manager: Nicole C Engard <nengard@gmail.com>
======================
We thank the following libraries who are known to have sponsored
-new features in Koha 3.14.0-alpha1:
+new features in Koha 3.14.0-alpha2:
* CCSR
* Kultur i Halland - Regionbibliotek
* Universidad Nacional de Cordoba
* Universidad Nacional de Córdoba
-We thank the following individuals who contributed patches to Koha 3.14.0-alpha1.
+We thank the following individuals who contributed patches to Koha 3.14.0-alpha2.
* 51 Tomas Cohen Arazi
* 1 Edmund Balnaves
* 1 Stefano Bargioni
- * 3 D Ruth Bavousett
+ * 4 D Ruth Bavousett
* 1 Blou
- * 187 Jared Camins-Esakov
- * 13 Colin Campbell
+ * 190 Jared Camins-Esakov
+ * 15 Colin Campbell
* 1 Barry Cannon
* 3 Frédérick Capovilla
- * 215 Galen Charlton
+ * 236 Galen Charlton
+ * 1 Katherine Chisholm
* 14 David Cook
* 12 Chris Cormack
* 2 Christophe Croullebois
* 2 Elliott Davis
- * 2 Frédéric Demians
+ * 4 Frédéric Demians
* 3 Srikanth Dhondi
- * 99 Jonathan Druart
+ * 119 Jonathan Druart
* 8 Nicole Engard
* 16 Magnus Enger
* 2 Jason Etheridge
* 1 Jonathan Field
- * 31 Katrin Fischer
+ * 34 Katrin Fischer
* 1 Connor Fraser
* 2 Amit Gupta
* 4 Chris Hall
- * 68 Kyle M Hall
+ * 71 Kyle M Hall
+ * 1 Gab Hikaka
* 1 Kristina D.C. Hoeppner
* 2 Mason James
* 5 Srdjan Jankovic
* 6 Janusz Kaczmarek
* 2 Peter Crellan Kelly
* 1 Rafal Kopaczka
- * 16 Bernardo Gonzalez Kriegel
- * 2 Ketan Kulkarni
+ * 18 Bernardo Gonzalez Kriegel
+ * 3 Ketan Kulkarni
* 1 Sonia LEMAIRE
- * 131 Owen Leonard
+ * 135 Owen Leonard
+ * 1 Andrew Lockett
* 13 Julian Maurice
* 5 Sophie Meynieux
+ * 1 Jonet Moore
* 6 Paul Poulain
* 4 Karam Qubsi
* 1 Meenakshi R
* 4 Liz Rea
* 1 David Roberts
* 50 Marcel de Rooy
- * 39 Fridolyn SOMERS
- * 16 Mathieu Saby
+ * 42 Fridolyn SOMERS
+ * 17 Mathieu Saby
* 3 Adrien Saurat
* 4 Dan Scott
- * 11 Robin Sheat
+ * 13 Robin Sheat
* 1 Juan Sieira
* 2 Lyon3 Team
* 7 Mirko Tietgen
* 9 Mark Tompsett
+ * 1 Sue Tunnicliff
* 3 Marc Veron
* 4 Jesse Weaver
* 1 Aaron Wells
* 22 Kenza Zaki
+ * 1 raewyn adams
* 3 root
-We thank the following companies who contributed patches to Koha 3.14.0-alpha1
- * 131 ACPL
- * 31 BSZ BW
- * 190 BibLibre
+We thank the following companies who contributed patches to Koha 3.14.0-alpha2
+ * 135 ACPL
+ * 34 BSZ BW
+ * 213 BibLibre
* 6 BigBallOfWax
- * 78 ByWater-Solutions
- * 187 C & P Bibliography
- * 37 Catalyst
- * 217 Equinox
+ * 81 ByWater-Solutions
+ * 190 C & P Bibliography
+ * 39 Catalyst
+ * 238 Equinox
* 2 KohaAloha
* 3 Libeo
* 16 Libriotech
* 3 Nucsoft OSS Labs
- * 15 PTFS-Europe
+ * 17 PTFS-Europe
* 15 Prosentient Systems
* 50 Rijksmuseum
* 1 Software.coop
- * 2 Tamil
+ * 4 Tamil
* 2 Université Jean Moulin Lyon 3
- * 16 Université Rennes 2
+ * 17 Université Rennes 2
* 1 Xercode
* 7 abunchofthings.net
- * 2 carvingit.com
+ * 1 bopdhb.govt.nz
+ * 3 carvingit.com
* 4 coffeecode.net
* 1 inlibro.com
* 3 kenza-VirtualBox
+ * 1 massey.ac.nz
+ * 1 mpdc.govt.nz
* 1 oslo.ie
* 1 poczta.onet.pl
* 1 pusc.it
- * 93 unidentified
+ * 1 tpk.govt.nz
+ * 98 unidentified
* 3 veron.ch
* 1 yahoo.com
We also especially thank the following individuals who tested patches
-for Koha 3.14.0-alpha1.
- * 2 Pierre Angot
+for Koha 3.14.0-alpha2.
+ * 10 Pierre Angot
* 2 Nuño López Ansótegui
* 1 Eli Anthony
* 9 Tomas Cohen Arazi
* 1 Christopher Brannon
* 1 Brendan
* 2 Corinne Bulac
- * 207 Jared Camins-Esakov
- * 838 Galen Charlton
+ * 208 Jared Camins-Esakov
+ * 915 Galen Charlton
* 1 Mickey Coalwell
* 15 David Cook
- * 210 Chris Cormack
+ * 213 Chris Cormack
* 4 Frédéric Demians
- * 199 Jonathan Druart
+ * 206 Jonathan Druart
* 1 Frederic Durand
* 25 Nicole C. Engard
* 15 Magnus Enger
* 2 Jason Etheridge
* 1 Vitor Fernandes
- * 313 Katrin Fischer
- * 185 Kyle M Hall
+ * 342 Katrin Fischer
+ * 6 Brendan Gallagher
+ * 193 Kyle M Hall
* 2 Alex Hatley
* 29 Mason James
- * 96 Bernardo Gonzalez Kriegel
- * 66 Owen Leonard
+ * 2 Ulrich Kleiber
+ * 106 Bernardo Gonzalez Kriegel
+ * 76 Owen Leonard
* 10 Julian Maurice
* 6 Melia Meggs
* 1 Josef Moravec
* 1 Maxime Pelletier
- * 6 Paul Poulain
+ * 9 Paul Poulain
* 1 MJ Ray
* 14 Liz Rea
* 6 Campbell Reid-Tait
- * 67 Marcel de Rooy
- * 3 Paola Rossi
- * 14 Mathieu Saby
+ * 68 Marcel de Rooy
+ * 7 Paola Rossi
+ * 16 Mathieu Saby
* 3 Signed-off-by:Mathieu Saby
* 1 Adrien Saurat
* 4 Dan Scott
- * 13 Robin Sheat
+ * 14 Robin Sheat
* 1 Silvia Simonetti
- * 60 Srdjan
+ * 62 Srdjan
* 21 Mirko Tietgen
- * 2 Mark Tompsett
+ * 4 Mark Tompsett
+ * 3 Ed Veal
* 4 Marc Veron
- * 5 Cedric Vita
+ * 9 Cedric Vita
* 3 George Williams
+ * 1 cedric.vita@dracenie.com
+ * 1 KohaCon13 demo
* 2 jmbroust
* 1 koha.aixmarseille
* 6 sonia
He rau ringa e oti ai.
(Many hands finish the work)
-##### Autogenerated release notes updated last on 14 Oct 2013 23:34:49 Z #####
+##### Autogenerated release notes updated last on 22 Oct 2013 21:07:05 Z #####