From 2a87bcc1c40b72672d429e5ac3ef8c548bf75cf5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Nick Clemens Date: Tue, 23 Jan 2018 12:14:53 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Update release notes for 17.11.02 release Signed-off-by: Nick Clemens --- misc/release_notes/release_notes_17_11_02.md | 366 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 366 insertions(+) create mode 100644 misc/release_notes/release_notes_17_11_02.md diff --git a/misc/release_notes/release_notes_17_11_02.md b/misc/release_notes/release_notes_17_11_02.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..13314f4dfd --- /dev/null +++ b/misc/release_notes/release_notes_17_11_02.md @@ -0,0 +1,366 @@ +# RELEASE NOTES FOR KOHA 17.11.02 +23 Jan 2018 + +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 17.11.02 can be downloaded from: + +- [Download](http://download.koha-community.org/koha-17.11.02.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 17.11.02 is a bugfix/maintenance release. + +It includes 60 bugfixes and 9 enhancements. + +## Enhancements + +### Cataloguing + + - [[18417]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=18417) Advanced Editor - Rancor - add shortcuts for copyright symbols (C) (P) + +### Circulation + + - [[11210]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=11210) Allow partial writeoff + +### Architecture, internals, plumbing + + - [[19830]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=19830) Add the Koha::Patron->old_checkout method + +### OPAC + + - [[11976]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=11976) Add column settings + new column "Publication date" to the subscription table + - [[19573]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=19573) Link to make a new list in masthead in OPAC only appears / works if no other list already exists + - [[19338]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=19338) Dates sorting incorrectly in opac-account.tt + +### Reports + + - [[16782]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=16782) Display report URL in staff client report interface + +### System Administration + + - [[16764]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=16764) Update printers administration page + +### Templates + + - [[19860]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=19860) Make staff client home page responsive + +## Bugs fixed + +### Acquisitions + + - [[19694]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=19694) Edited shipping cost in invoice doesn't save + - [[19429]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=19429) No confirm message when deleting an invoice from invoice search + - [[19401]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=19401) No confirm message when deleting an invoice from invoice detail page + - [[19200]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=19200) Warns when exporting a basket + - [[19813]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=19813) MarcItemFieldsToOrder cannot handle a tag not existing + - [[18183]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=18183) jQuery append error related to script tags in cloneItemBlock + +### Architecture, internals, plumbing + + - [[19599]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=19599) anonymise_issue_history can be very slow on large systems + - [[19756]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=19756) Encoding issues when update DB is run from the interface + - [[19760]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=19760) Die instead of warn if koha-conf is not accessible + - [[19839]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=19839) invoice.pl warns about bad variable scope + - [[15770]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=15770) Number::Format issues with large numbers + +### Cataloging + + - [[19968]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=19968) Undefined subroutine &Date::Calc::Today + - [[20063]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=20063) $9 is lost when cataloguing authority records + +### Circulation + + - [[19444]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=19444) Automatic renewal script should not auto-renew if a patron's record has expired + - [[19840]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=19840) Patron note is not displayed on checkin + - [[19798]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=19798) Returns.pl doesn't define itemnumber for transfer-slip + - [[19899]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=19899) The float items feature is broken - cannot checkin + - [[19771]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=19771) Pending offline circulation actions page will crash on unknown barcode or on payment action + - [[16603]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=16603) Hide option to apply directly when processing uploaded offline circulation file + - [[19825]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=19825) List of pending offline operations does not links to biblio + +### Command-line Utilities + + - [[17467]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=17467) Introduce a single koha-zebra script to handle Zebra daemons for instances + +### I18N/L10N + + - [[18754]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=18754) Translatability: Get rid of exposed tt directives in opac-detail.tt + +### ILL + + - [[20001]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=20001) ILL: Adding a 'new request' from OPAC is not possible + +### Installation and upgrade (web-based installer) + + - [[19514]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=19514) No Password restrictions in onboarding tool patron creation + +### MARC Authority data support + + - [[18458]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=18458) Merging authority record incorrectly orders subfields + +### Patrons + + - [[19510]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=19510) edi_manage permission has no description + - [[19621]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=19621) Routing lists tab not present when viewing 'Holds history' tab for a patron + - [[19921]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=19921) Error when updating child to adult patron on system with only one adult patron category + +### Reports + + - [[19669]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=19669) Remove deprecated checkouts by patron category report + +### OPAC + + - [[19845]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=19845) Patron password is ignored during self-registration if PatronSelfRegistrationVerifyByEmail is enabled + - [[19450]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=19450) OverDrive integration failing on missing method + - [[19702]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=19702) Basket not displaying correctly on home page + - [[19913]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=19913) Embedded HTML5 videos are broken + - [[19911]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=19911) Passwords displayed to user during self-registration are not HTML-encoded + - [[18915]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=18915) Creating a checkout note (patron note) sends an incomplete email message + - [[17682]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=17682) Change URL for Google Scholar in OPACSearchForTitleIn + +### Packaging + + - [[18696]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=18696) Change debian/source/format to quilt + +### Searching + + - [[19807]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=19807) IntranetCatalogSearchPulldown doesn't honor IntranetNumbersPreferPhrase + - [[19971]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=19971) typo in the comments of parseQuery routine + +### Searching - Elasticsearch + + - [[19580]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=19580) Elasticsearch: QueryAutoTruncate exclude period as splitting character in autotruncation + +### Staff client + + - [[19857]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=19857) Optionally hide SMS provider field in patron modification screen + - [[19221]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=19221) Onboarding tool says user needs to be made superlibrarian + +### System Administration + + - [[19788]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=19788) Case sensitivity is not preserved when creating local system preferences + - [[19977]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=19977) Local Use tab in systempreferences tries to open text editor's temporary files, and die + - [[19987]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=19987) If no z39.50/SRU servers, the z39.50/SRU buttons should not show + +### Templates + + - [[19851]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=19851) Improve responsive layout handling of staff client menu bar + - [[19918]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=19918) span tag not closed in opac-registration-confirmation.tt + - [[19677]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=19677) Angle brackets in enumchron do not display in opac or staff side + +### Test Suite + + - [[17770]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=17770) t/db_dependent/Sitemapper.t fails when date changes during test run + - [[19867]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=19867) HouseboundRoles.t is failing randomly + - [[19914]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=19914) Cannot locate the "Delete" in the library list table + - [[19483]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=19483) t/db_dependent/www/* crashes test harness due to misconfigured test plan + - [[19937]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=19937) Silence warnings t/db_dependent/www/batch.t + - [[20042]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=20042) 00-load.t fails when Elasticsearch is not installed + - [[19783]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=19783) Move check_kohastructure.t to db_dependent + +### Tools + + - [[18201]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=18201) Export data -Fix "Remove non-local items" option and add "Removes non-local records" option for existing functionality + +### Web services + + - [[19725]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=19725) OAI-PMH ListRecords and ListIdentifiers should use biblio_metadata.timestamp + +## Security bugs fixed + + - [[19847]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=19847) tracklinks.pl accepts any url from a parameter for proxying + - [[19881]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=19881) authorities-list.pl can be executed by anybody + - [[19738]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=19738) XSS in serials module + +## System requirements + +Important notes: + +- Perl 5.10 is required +- Zebra is required + +## Documentation + +The Koha manual is maintained in DocBook.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://manual.koha-community.org//en/) + +The Git repository for the Koha manual can be found at + +- [Koha Git Repository](http://git.koha-community.org/gitweb/?p=kohadocs.git;a=summary) + + + +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 17.11.02 is + +- Release Manager: [Jonathan Druart](mailto:jonathan.druart@bugs.koha-community.org) +- Release Manager assistant: [Nick Clemens](mailto:nick@bywatersolutions.com) +- QA Team: + - [Tomás Cohen Arazi](mailto:tomascohen@gmail.com) + - [Brendan Gallagher](mailto:brendan@bywatersolutions.com) + - [Kyle Hall](mailto:kyle@bywatersolutions.com) + - [Julian Maurice](mailto:julian.maurice@biblibre.com) + - [Marcel de Rooy](mailto:m.de.rooy@rijksmuseum.nl) +- Bug Wranglers: + - [Amit Gupta](mailto:amitddng135@gmail.com) + - Claire Gravely + - Josef Moravec + - [Marc Véron](mailto:veron@veron.ch) +- Packaging Manager: [Mirko Tietgen](mailto:mirko@abunchofthings.net) +- Documentation Team: + - [Chris Cormack](mailto:chrisc@catalyst.net.nz) + - [Katrin Fischer](mailto:Katrin.Fischer@bsz-bw.de) +- Translation Manager: [Bernardo Gonzalez Kriegel](mailto:bgkriegel@gmail.com) +- Release Maintainers: + - 17.05 -- [Fridolin Somers](mailto:fridolin.somers@biblibre.com) + - 16.11 -- [Katrin Fischer](mailto:Katrin.Fischer@bsz-bw.de) + - 16.05 -- [Mason James](mailto:mtj@kohaaloha.com) + +## Credits +We thank the following libraries who are known to have sponsored +new features in Koha 17.11.02: + +- Catalyst IT + +We thank the following individuals who contributed patches to Koha 17.11.02. + +- Aleisha Amohia (6) +- David Bourgault (2) +- Alex Buckley (1) +- Nick Clemens (18) +- Tomás Cohen Arazi (1) +- Charlotte Cordwell (2) +- Olivier Crouzet (1) +- Frédéric Demians (1) +- Marcel de Rooy (5) +- Jonathan Druart (36) +- Victor Grousset (1) +- Srdjan Jankovic (1) +- Janusz Kaczmarek (1) +- Olli-Antti Kivilahti (1) +- Owen Leonard (7) +- Julian Maurice (6) +- Kyle M Hall (2) +- Josef Moravec (4) +- Te Rauhina Jackson (1) +- Liz Rea (2) +- Grace Smyth (2) +- Lari Taskula (1) +- Mirko Tietgen (3) +- Mark Tompsett (5) +- Koha translators (1) +- Jesse Weaver (1) +- Chris Weeks (1) + +We thank the following libraries, companies, and other institutions who contributed +patches to Koha 17.11.02 + +- (0) +- abunchofthings.net (3) +- ACPL (7) +- BibLibre (7) +- bugs.koha-community.org (36) +- ByWater-Solutions (20) +- Catalyst (5) +- jns.fi (2) +- Rijksmuseum (5) +- Solutions inLibro inc (2) +- Tamil (1) +- Theke Solutions (1) +- unidentified (22) +- Université Jean Moulin Lyon 3 (1) + +We also especially thank the following individuals who tested patches +for Koha. + +- Alex Arnaud (2) +- Arturo (3) +- Björn Nylén (2) +- Charlotte Cordwell (2) +- Claire Gravely (4) +- David Bourgault (6) +- Dilan Johnpullé (3) +- Dominic Pichette (3) +- George Williams (1) +- Grace Smyth (1) +- Jonathan Druart (104) +- Jon Knight (8) +- Josef Moravec (21) +- Julian Maurice (7) +- Katrin Fischer (17) +- Lee Jamison (1) +- Liz Rea (1) +- Marci Chen (1) +- Marc Véron (1) +- Marjorie Barry-Vila (2) +- Marjorie Vila (3) +- Mark Tompsett (10) +- Nick Clemens (122) +- Owen Leonard (12) +- Scott Kehoe (2) +- Simon Pouchol (2) +- Tomas Cohen Arazi (1) +- Kyle M Hall (22) +- Signed-off-by Owen Leonard (1) +- Your Full Name (2) +- Marcel de Rooy (21) +- Mohd Hafiz Yusoff (1) + + +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 17.11.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 23 Jan 2018 11:37:23. -- 2.11.4.GIT