diff --git a/misc/release_notes/release_notes_19_11_04.html b/misc/release_notes/release_notes_19_11_04.html new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..72311f3f61 --- /dev/null +++ b/misc/release_notes/release_notes_19_11_04.html @@ -0,0 +1,538 @@ +

RELEASE NOTES FOR KOHA 19.11.04

+ +

24 Mar 2020

+ +

Koha is the first free and open source software library automation +package (ILS). Development is sponsored by libraries of varying types +and sizes, volunteers, and support companies from around the world. The +website for the Koha project is:

+ + + +

Koha 19.11.04 can be downloaded from:

+ + + +

Installation instructions can be found at:

+ + + +

Koha 19.11.04 is a bugfix/maintenance release.

+ +

It includes 1 new features, 6 enhancements, 44 bugfixes.

+ +

System requirements

+ +

Koha is continiously tested against the following configurations and as such these are the recommendations for +deployment:

+ + + +

Additional notes:

+ + + +

New features

+ +

Circulation

+ + + +

Enhancements

+ +

Architecture, internals, and plumbing

+ + + +

Cataloging

+ + + +

I18N/L10N

+ + + +

Templates

+ + + +

Critical bugs fixed

+ +

Acquisitions

+ + + +

Architecture, internals, and plumbing

+ + + +

Authentication

+ + + +

Cataloging

+ + + +

Fines and fees

+ + + +

Hold requests

+ + + +

OPAC

+ + + +

SIP2

+ + + +

Searching - Elasticsearch

+ + + +

Other bugs fixed

+ +

Acquisitions

+ + + +

Architecture, internals, and plumbing

+ + + +

Cataloging

+ + + +

Circulation

+ + + +

Database

+ + + +

Documentation

+ + + +

Fines and fees

+ + + +

I18N/L10N

+ + + +

MARC Authority data support

+ + + +

OPAC

+ + + +

Patrons

+ + + +

Serials

+ + + +

Staff Client

+ + + +

Templates

+ + + +

Test Suite

+ + + +

Tools

+ + + +

Documentation

+ +

The Koha manual is maintained in Sphinx. The home page for Koha +documentation is

+ + + +

As of the date of these release notes, only the English version of the +Koha manual is available:

+ + + +

The Git repository for the Koha manual can be found at

+ + + +

Translations

+ +

Complete or near-complete translations of the OPAC and staff +interface are available in this release for the following languages:

+ + + +

Partial translations are available for various other languages.

+ +

The Koha team welcomes additional translations; please see

+ + + +

For information about translating Koha, and join the koha-translate +list to volunteer:

+ + + +

The most up-to-date translations can be found at:

+ + + +

Release Team

+ +

The release team for Koha 19.11.04 is

+ + + +

We thank the following libraries who are known to have sponsored +new features in Koha 19.11.04:

+ + + +

We thank the following individuals who contributed patches to Koha 19.11.04.

+ + + +

We thank the following libraries, companies, and other institutions who contributed +patches to Koha 19.11.04

+ + + +

We also especially thank the following individuals who tested patches +for Koha.

+ + + +

We regret any omissions. If a contributor has been inadvertently missed, +please send a patch against these release notes to +koha-patches@lists.koha-community.org.

+ +

Revision control notes

+ +

The Koha project uses Git for version control. The current development +version of Koha can be retrieved by checking out the master branch of:

+ + + +

The branch for this version of Koha and future bugfixes in this release +line is 19.11.x.

+ +

Bugs and feature requests

+ +

Bug reports and feature requests can be filed at the Koha bug +tracker at:

+ + + +

He rau ringa e oti ai. +(Many hands finish the work)

+ +

Autogenerated release notes updated last on 24 Mar 2020 18:44:56.

diff --git a/misc/release_notes/release_notes_19_11_04.md b/misc/release_notes/release_notes_19_11_04.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..4fe104ca08 --- /dev/null +++ b/misc/release_notes/release_notes_19_11_04.md @@ -0,0 +1,430 @@ +# RELEASE NOTES FOR KOHA 19.11.04 +24 Mar 2020 + +Koha is the first free and open source software library automation +package (ILS). Development is sponsored by libraries of varying types +and sizes, volunteers, and support companies from around the world. The +website for the Koha project is: + +- [Koha Community](http://koha-community.org) + +Koha 19.11.04 can be downloaded from: + +- [Download](http://download.koha-community.org/koha-19.11.04.tar.gz) + +Installation instructions can be found at: + +- [Koha Wiki](http://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/Installation_Documentation) +- OR in the INSTALL files that come in the tarball + +Koha 19.11.04 is a bugfix/maintenance release. + +It includes 1 new features, 6 enhancements, 44 bugfixes. + +### System requirements + +Koha is continiously tested against the following configurations and as such these are the recommendations for +deployment: + +- Debian Jessie with MySQL 5.5 +- Debian Stretch with MariaDB 10.1 (MySQL 8.0 support is experimental) +- Ubuntu Bionic with MariaDB 10.1 (MariaDB 10.3 support is experimental) + +Additional notes: + +- Perl 5.10 is required +- Zebra or Elasticsearch is required + + + +## New features + +### Circulation + +- [[24846]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=24846) Add a tool to bulk edit due dates + +## Enhancements + +### Architecture, internals, and plumbing + +- [[24642]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=24642) Cache::Memcached::Fast::Safe must be marked as mandatory + +### Cataloging + +- [[18499]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=18499) 'Call Number Browser' on edit items screen uses the default classification source rather than the item specific source + +### I18N/L10N + +- [[21156]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=21156) Internationalization: plural forms, context, and more for JS files +- [[24664]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=24664) Add missing *-messages-js.po + +### Templates + +- [[24619]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=24619) Phase out jquery.cookie.js: MARC Frameworks +- [[24621]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=24621) Phase out jquery.cookie.js: Basic MARC editor + + +## Critical bugs fixed + +### Acquisitions + +- [[24389]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=24389) Claiming an order can display an invalid successful message + +### Architecture, internals, and plumbing + +- [[13193]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=13193) Make Memcached usage fork safe + + **Sponsored by** *National Library of Finland* + + >*Important Note*: You will need to make sure you install `Cache::Memcached::Fast::Safe` to continue to use memcached after this. +- [[24727]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=24727) Typo in circulation.js + +### Authentication + +- [[16719]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=16719) LDAP: Using empty strings as 'failsafe' attribute mapping defeats database constraints + +### Cataloging + +- [[13420]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=13420) Holdings table sorting on volume information incorrect + +### Fines and fees + +- [[24532]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=24532) Some account types are converted to debits when they shouldn't be + +### Hold requests + +- [[21944]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=21944) Fix waiting holds at wrong location bug +- [[24410]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=24410) Multi holds broken + +### OPAC + +- [[17896]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=17896) BakerTaylorEnabled is not plack safe in the OPAC + +### SIP2 + +- [[23640]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=23640) L1 cache too long in SIP Server + +### Searching - Elasticsearch + +- [[24269]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=24269) Authority matching in Elasticsearch is broken when authority has subdivisions +- [[24506]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=24506) Multibranch limit does not work with ElasticSearch + + +## Other bugs fixed + +### Acquisitions + +- [[5016]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=5016) Fix some terminology and wording issues on English PDF order templates + +### Architecture, internals, and plumbing + +- [[20882]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=20882) URI column in the items table is limited to 255 characters +- [[24051]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=24051) batchMod.pl: DBIx::Class::ResultSet::search_rs(): search( %condition ) is deprecated +- [[24388]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=24388) Useless test in acqui/lateorders.tt +- [[24538]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=24538) REMOTE_USER set to undef if koha_trusted_proxies contains invalid value +- [[24643]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=24643) Koha::DateUtils::dt_from_string rfc3339 cannot handle high precision seconds +- [[24725]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=24725) xgettext does not support (yet) ES template literals + +### Cataloging + +- [[13574]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=13574) Repeatable item subfields don't show correctly in MARC view (OPAC and staff) + +### Circulation + +- [[24514]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=24514) Holds Awaiting Pickup sorting by title before surname + +### Database + +- [[24640]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=24640) quotes.timestamp should default to NULL + + >This fixes a problem with the QOTD tool - you can now add and edit quotes again. + +### Documentation + +- [[21633]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=21633) Did finesMode = test ever send email? + +### Fines and fees + +- [[22359]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=22359) Improve usability of 'change calculation' (bug 11373) + +### I18N/L10N + +- [[24661]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=24661) Inclusion of locale-related javascript files is broken +- [[24734]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=24734) LangInstaller is looking in wrong directory for js files + +### MARC Authority data support + +- [[24094]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=24094) Authority punctuation mismatch prevents linking to correct records + +### OPAC + +- [[17221]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=17221) Orphan comma in shelf browser + + **Sponsored by** *California College of the Arts* +- [[18933]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=18933) Unable to set SMS number in OPAC messaging preferences to empty + + **Sponsored by** *Catalyst* +- [[23527]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=23527) BakerTaylorBookstoreURL is converted to escaped characters by template, rendering it invalid +- [[24654]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=24654) Trailing double-quote in RDA 264 subfield b on OPAC XSLT +- [[24676]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=24676) opac-auth.tt contains trivial HTML error + +### Patrons + +- [[19791]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=19791) Patron Modification log redirects to circulation page +- [[24666]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=24666) Non Koha Guarantors should be able to be seen from the Patron Detail page + +### Serials + +- [[24677]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=24677) [19.11] Wrong year picked in serials + +### Staff Client + +- [[13305]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=13305) Fix tab order in cataloguing/item editor +- [[24516]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=24516) Column Configuration does not hide Return Date + + >This fixes an issue where hiding the return date column for the "Pay Fines" and "Account Fines" screens does not work. +- [[24549]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=24549) Cookies for last patron link are always set - even if showLastPatron is turned off +- [[24649]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=24649) Cloning item subfields misses a
  • tag + +### Templates + +- [[11281]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=11281) Add column configuration to 'Holds awaiting pickup' tables allowing to print both tables separately +- [[24110]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=24110) Template vars are incorrectly html filtered when dumped + +### Test Suite + +- [[22860]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=22860) Selenium tests authentication.t does not remove all data it created +- [[24494]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=24494) 00-valid-xml.t shouldn't check node_modules + +### Tools + +- [[22245]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=22245) MARC modification templates does not allow move or copy control fields + + +## Documentation + +The Koha manual is maintained in Sphinx. The home page for Koha +documentation is + +- [Koha Documentation](http://koha-community.org/documentation/) + +As of the date of these release notes, only the English version of the +Koha manual is available: + +- [Koha Manual](http://koha-community.org/manual/19.11/en/html/) + + +The Git repository for the Koha manual can be found at + +- [Koha Git Repository](https://gitlab.com/koha-community/koha-manual) + +## Translations + +Complete or near-complete translations of the OPAC and staff +interface are available in this release for the following languages: + +- Arabic (99.2%) +- Armenian (99.9%) +- Basque (56.6%) +- Chinese (China) (57.2%) +- Chinese (Taiwan) (100%) +- Czech (91.9%) +- English (New Zealand) (79.5%) +- English (USA) +- Finnish (75.4%) +- French (95.4%) +- French (Canada) (95.1%) +- German (100%) +- German (Switzerland) (82%) +- Greek (71%) +- Hindi (100%) +- Italian (87%) +- Norwegian Bokmål (84.6%) +- Occitan (post 1500) (53.9%) +- Polish (78.8%) +- Portuguese (99.9%) +- Portuguese (Brazil) (90.1%) +- Slovak (80.6%) +- Spanish (100%) +- Swedish (85.9%) +- Turkish (99.6%) +- Ukrainian (71.7%) + +Partial translations are available for various other languages. + +The Koha team welcomes additional translations; please see + +- [Koha Translation Info](http://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/Translating_Koha) + +For information about translating Koha, and join the koha-translate +list to volunteer: + +- [Koha Translate List](http://lists.koha-community.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/koha-translate) + +The most up-to-date translations can be found at: + +- [Koha Translation](http://translate.koha-community.org/) + +## Release Team + +The release team for Koha 19.11.04 is + + +- Release Manager: Martin Renvoize + +- Release Manager assistants: + - Jonathan Druart + - Tomas Cohen Arazi + +- QA Manager: Katrin Fischer + +- QA Team: + - Tomás Cohen Arazi + - Nick Clemens + - Joonas Kylmälä + - Jonathan Druart + - Kyle Hall + - Josef Moravec + - Marcel de Rooy + +- Topic Experts: + - REST API -- Tomás Cohen Arazi + - SIP2 -- Colin Campbell + - UI Design -- Owen Leonard + - Elasticsearch -- Fridolin Somers + - ILS-DI -- Arthur Suzuki + +- Bug Wranglers: + - Michal Denár + - Lisette Scheer + - Cori Lynn Arnold + - Ami Gupta + +- Packaging Manager: Mason James + +- Documentation Manager: Caroline Cyr La Rose and David Nind + +- Documentation Team: + - Donna Bachowski + - Caroline Cyr La Rose + - Lucy Vaux-Harvey + - Sugandha Bajaj + - David Nind + +- Translation Managers: + - Bernardo González Kriegel + +- Release Maintainers: + - 19.11 -- Joy Nelson + - 19.05 -- Lucas Gass + - 18.11 -- Hayley Mapley +## Credits +We thank the following libraries who are known to have sponsored +new features in Koha 19.11.04: + +- California College of the Arts +- [Catalyst](https://www.catalyst.net.nz/products/library-management-koha) +- National Library of Finland + +We thank the following individuals who contributed patches to Koha 19.11.04. + +- Aleisha Amohia (1) +- Oliver Behnke (2) +- Christopher Brannon (2) +- Nick Clemens (11) +- David Cook (4) +- Jonathan Druart (28) +- Katrin Fischer (4) +- Victor Grouseet (1) +- Kyle Hall (1) +- Andrew Isherwood (2) +- Mason James (1) +- Andreas Jonsson (1) +- Bernardo González Kriegel (1) +- David Kuhn (1) +- Joonas Kylmälä (1) +- Owen Leonard (3) +- Julian Maurice (3) +- Josef Moravec (1) +- Joy Nelson (6) +- Eric Phetteplace (1) +- Martin Renvoize (8) +- Marcel de Rooy (5) + +We thank the following libraries, companies, and other institutions who contributed +patches to Koha 19.11.04 + +- ACPL (3) +- aei.mpg.de (2) +- BibLibre (3) +- BSZ BW (4) +- ByWater-Solutions (18) +- Coeur D'Alene Public Library (2) +- Independant Individuals (4) +- Koha Community Developers (28) +- KohaAloha (1) +- Kreablo AB (1) +- Prosentient Systems (4) +- PTFS-Europe (10) +- Rijks Museum (5) +- tuxayo.net (1) +- Universidad Nacional de Córdoba (1) +- University of Helsinki (1) + +We also especially thank the following individuals who tested patches +for Koha. + +- Aleisha Amohia (2) +- Donna Bachowski (1) +- Nick Clemens (10) +- David Cook (2) +- Holly Cooper (1) +- Michal Denar (1) +- Jonathan Druart (15) +- Magnus Enger (2) +- Bouzid Fergani (2) +- Katrin Fischer (27) +- Andrew Fuerste-Henry (3) +- Kyle Hall (10) +- Sally Healey (1) +- Janusz Kaczmarek (1) +- Bernardo González Kriegel (8) +- Joonas Kylmälä (1) +- Owen Leonard (7) +- Hayley Mapley (2) +- Julian Maurice (3) +- Josef Moravec (3) +- Agustín Moyano (1) +- Joy Nelson (87) +- David Nind (10) +- Martin Renvoize (92) +- Marcel de Rooy (5) +- Myka Kennedy Stephens (3) + + + +We regret any omissions. If a contributor has been inadvertently missed, +please send a patch against these release notes to +koha-patches@lists.koha-community.org. + +## Revision control notes + +The Koha project uses Git for version control. The current development +version of Koha can be retrieved by checking out the master branch of: + +- [Koha Git Repository](git://git.koha-community.org/koha.git) + +The branch for this version of Koha and future bugfixes in this release +line is 19.11.x. + +## Bugs and feature requests + +Bug reports and feature requests can be filed at the Koha bug +tracker at: + +- [Koha Bugzilla](http://bugs.koha-community.org) + +He rau ringa e oti ai. +(Many hands finish the work) + +Autogenerated release notes updated last on 24 Mar 2020 18:44:56.