1 RELEASE NOTES FOR KOHA 3.20.6
2 =============================
5 Koha is the first free and open source software library automation
6 package (ILS). Development is sponsored by libraries of varying types
7 and sizes, volunteers, and support companies from around the world. The
8 website for the Koha project is
10 http://koha-community.org/
12 Koha 3.20.6 can be downloaded from:
14 http://download.koha-community.org/koha-3.20.06.tar.gz
16 Installation instructions can be found at:
18 http://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/Installation_Documentation
20 OR in the INSTALL files that come in the tarball
23 Koha 3.20.6 is a bugfix/maintenance release.
25 It includes 1 new features and 51 bugfixes.
27 New features in 3.20.6
28 ======================
30 Command-line Utilities
32 11190 Sitemap.pl -- Generate a catalog sitemap
35 Enhancements in 3.20.6
36 ======================
42 Critical bugs fixed in 3.20.6
43 ===========================
48 14743 critical Addorder.pl redirect problems under plack behind apache 2.4.10
49 14264 major Export of CSV from late orders form does only work in English
53 6657 major Making 999 visible in framework duplicates 999 entry and affects index
55 Installation and upgrade (command-line installer)
57 15182 blocker Make test fails immediately on 3.22.00-beta due to missing Crypt::GCrypt which is optional
61 14735 critical Cache_expiry is not saved when updating a SQL report
65 13411 major Koha's SIP server returns not ok for checking in items that are not checked out
66 14673 major Renewals cause Sipserver to crash
67 15215 major Remove Depreciation Errors due to misuse of UNIVERSAL in SIP/Sip/MsgType.pm
71 14632 major Incorrect alert while deleting single item in batch
72 14955 major "Show more" link contains double encoded characters
76 15151 blocker T/Circulation_barcodedecode.t fails if no DB present
80 14795 critical Batch record modification tool removes framework code
81 15061 critical Can't add item to rotating collection
82 15014 major Plack testing -- Import patrons tool -- sample text file link broken
83 15066 major Transfer rotating collection fails on plack
84 15079 major Batch Delete Records Error
87 Other bugs fixed in 3.20.6
88 ======================
93 4502 normal Perl error in acq budget planning
94 14388 normal Add sorting to funds
95 15036 normal Closing and reopening a basket should not alter status of completed orders
97 Architecture, internals, and plumbing
99 15189 normal The batch records modification tool should not close STDERR when running in background mode
100 15068 trivial Get rid of warnings in members/summary-print.pl
104 14078 normal Converting from ISO5426 is not complete
108 14821 normal Don't show item in checked in list, when it wasn't checked in
109 15094 normal Update link to offline circ for windows
111 Command-line Utilities
113 15011 normal Koha-indexer --stop does not work
114 15120 normal Runreport.pl doesn't allow custom subjects anymore
115 15133 normal Runreport.pl badly encode accented characters
119 15117 normal There is no translation of confirm dialog when transfering a basket
120 14671 minor Allow correct translation of CAS authentication
121 15154 minor Allow correct translation for upload local cover image
122 15123 trivial Acquisition: Better context for "Transferred from..." to avoid ambiguity in translation
124 Label/patron card printing
126 14781 normal Creation of barcode types 2of5 not functional
130 15137 normal List email sent from staff is missing ISBN and author information
132 MARC Bibliographic record staging/import
134 15130 minor Useless unitialization warnings when updating authorities
138 15047 normal Genre/Form-655 URL not clickable in opac-detail.pl, with XSLT enabled
139 14553 minor Warns when clearing a rating on an item on OPAC
140 14575 minor OPACURLOpenInNewWindow should apply to item-level urls too
144 14867 normal Userid not generated when defined in BorrowerUnwantedField
145 15010 normal Import patron tool creates 'duplicate' restrictions ( debarments )
146 15109 normal Regression in patron search results ordering
147 14157 minor Show notices tab with EnhancedMessagingPreferences deactivated
148 14687 minor Patron's transaction history changes items' order after paying fines
152 14542 normal Transliterate rule for all single quote forms
153 15175 minor IntranetBiblioDefaultView syspref is not respected when XSLTResultsDisplay is empty
154 15198 minor Make OpacSuppression work even if there are no records suppressed
158 15171 normal Searching serials expiring after today should be allowed
162 14773 normal Move help link back out of the dropdown menu
166 10181 normal Improve message shown for deleted records in basket summary page
167 15114 normal Warning on purchase suggestions is inaccurate
168 15059 minor Line break in html attribute
172 12540 minor Batch modifications for records - unavailable "Every" option
175 New sysprefs in 3.20.6
176 ======================
185 * Perl 5.10 is required
192 The Koha manual is maintained in DocBook.The home page for Koha
195 http://koha-community.org/documentation/
197 As of the date of these release notes, only the English version of the
198 Koha manual is available:
200 http://manual.koha-community.org/3.20/en/
202 The Git repository for the Koha manual can be found at
204 http://git.koha-community.org/gitweb/?p=kohadocs.git;a=summary
210 Complete or near-complete translations of the OPAC and staff
211 interface are available in this release for the following languages:
235 Partial translations are available for various other languages.
237 The Koha team welcomes additional translations; please see
239 http://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/Translating_Koha
241 for information about translating Koha, and join the koha-translate
244 http://lists.koha-community.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/koha-translate
246 The most up-to-date translations can be found at:
248 http://translate.koha-community.org/
254 The release team for Koha 3.20.6 is
256 Release Manager: Tomás Cohen Arazi <tomascohen@gmail.com>
258 QA Manager: Katrin Fischer <Katrin.Fischer@bsz-bw.de>
260 QA Team: Marcel de Rooy <m.de.rooy@rijksmuseum.nl>
261 Jesse Weaver <jweaver@bywatersolutions.com>
262 Kyle Hall <kyle@bywatersolutions.com>
263 Tomás Cohen Arazi <tomascohen@gmail.com>
264 Paul Poulain <paul.poulain@biblibre.com>
265 Jonathan Druart <jonathan.druart@biblibre.com>
267 Bug Wranglers: Amit Gupta <amitddng135@gmail.com>
268 Magnus Enger <magnus@enger.priv.no>
269 Mirko Tietgen <mirko@abunchofthings.net>
270 Indranil Das Gupta <indradg@l2c2.co.in>
271 Zeno Tajoli <z.tajoli@cineca.it>
272 Marc Véron <veron@veron.ch>
274 Packaging Manager: Galen Charlton <gmc@esilibrary.com>
276 Documentation Manager: Nicole C. Engard <nengard@gmail.com>
278 Translation Manager: Bernardo Gonzalez Kriegel <bgkriegel@gmail.com>
280 Wiki curators: Thomas Dukleth <kohadevel@agogme.com>
282 Release Maintainers: 3.22 - Julian Maurice <julian.maurice@biblibre.com>
283 3.20 - Frédéric Demians <f.demians@tamil.fr>
284 3.18 - Liz Rea <liz@catalyst.net.nz>
285 3.16 - Mason James <mtj@kohaaloha.com>
286 3.14 - Fridolin Somers <fridolin.somers@biblibre.com>
293 We thank the following libraries who are known to have sponsored
294 new features in Koha 3.20.6:
297 We thank the following individuals who contributed patches to Koha 3.20.6.
302 * Nicole C. Engard (1)
303 * Tomás Cohen Arazi (1)
305 * Indranil Das Gupta (1)
306 * Frédéric Demians (4)
307 * Jonathan Druart (24)
308 * Bernardo González Kriegel (2)
311 * Sophie Meynieux (1)
315 * Fridolin Somers (6)
321 We thank the following libraries, companies, and other institutions who contributed
322 patches to Koha 3.20.6
326 * ByWater-Solutions (6)
330 * Prosentient Systems (4)
332 * Theke Solutions (1)
333 * Universidad Nacional de Córdoba (2)
334 * Université Jean Moulin Lyon 3 (1)
335 * bugs.koha-community.org (19)
336 * koha-community.org (2)
340 We also especially thank the following individuals who tested patches
344 * Benjamin Rokseth (1)
347 * Frederic Demians (15)
348 * Frédéric Demians (55)
350 * Jonathan Druart (13)
353 * Katrin Fischer (32)
354 * Laurence Lefaucheur (1)
359 * Martin Renvoize (3)
361 * Tomas Cohen Arazi (64)
362 * Brendan A Gallagher (2)
364 * Bernardo Gonzalez Kriegel (10)
366 We regret any omissions. If a contributor has been inadvertently missed,
367 please send a patch against these release notes to
368 koha-patches@lists.koha-community.org.
370 Revision control notes
371 ======================
373 The Koha project uses Git for version control. The current development
374 version of Koha can be retrieved by checking out the master branch of
376 git://git.koha-community.org/koha.git
378 The branch for this version of Koha and future bugfixes in this release line is 3.20.x.
380 The last Koha release was 3.16.9, which was released on March 29, 2015.
383 Bugs and feature requests
384 =========================
386 Bug reports and feature requests can be filed at the Koha bug
389 http://bugs.koha-community.org/
392 He rau ringa e oti ai.
393 (Many hands finish the work)
395 ##### Autogenerated release notes updated last on 30 nov. 2015 18:08:48 Z #####