1 # RELEASE NOTES FOR KOHA 18.11.12
4 Koha is the first free and open source software library automation
5 package (ILS). Development is sponsored by libraries of varying types
6 and sizes, volunteers, and support companies from around the world. The
7 website for the Koha project is:
9 - [Koha Community](http://koha-community.org)
11 Koha 18.11.12 can be downloaded from:
13 - [Download](http://download.koha-community.org/koha-18.11.12.tar.gz)
15 Installation instructions can be found at:
17 - [Koha Wiki](http://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/Installation_Documentation)
18 - OR in the INSTALL files that come in the tarball
20 Koha 18.11.12 is a bugfix/maintenance release.
22 It includes 1 enhancements, 11 bugfixes.
24 ### System requirements
26 Koha is continiously tested against the following configurations and as such these are the recommendations for
29 - Debian Jessie with MySQL 5.5
30 - Debian Stretch with MariaDB 10.1 (MySQL 8.0 support is experimental)
31 - Ubuntu Bionic with MariaDB 10.1 (MariaDB 10.3 support is experimental)
35 - Perl 5.10 is required
36 - Zebra or Elasticsearch is required
45 - [[23389]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=23389) Add 'All' option to report value dropdowns
47 >This enhancement adds the ability to optionally include an `all` option in report placeholders allowing for an 'All' option to be displayed in filter select lists.
49 >**Usage**: `WHERE branchcode LIKE <<Branch|branches:all>>`
52 ## Critical bugs fixed
54 ### Searching - Elasticsearch
56 - [[23089]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=23089) Elasticsearch - cannot sort on non-text fields
63 - [[23952]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=23952) Fix body id on OPAC course details page
67 - [[23483]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=23483) When writing off a fine, the title of the patron is shown as description
71 - [[13749]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=13749) On loading holds in patron account 'processing' is not translatable
75 - [[23506]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=23506) Sound material type displays wrong icon in OPAC/Staff details
79 - [[21939]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=21939) Permission for holds history tab is too strict
83 - [[23768]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=23768) ISBN search in IntranetCatalogPulldown searches nothing if passed an invalid ISBN and using SearchWithISBNVariations
84 - [[24120]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=24120) Search terms in search dropdown must be URI filtered
88 - [[23954]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=23954) Format notes in suggestion management
92 - [[24145]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=24145) Auth.t is failing because of wrong mocked ->param
93 - [[24199]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=24199) t/Auth_with_shibboleth.t is failing randomly
98 The Koha manual is maintained in Sphinx. The home page for Koha
101 - [Koha Documentation](http://koha-community.org/documentation/)
103 As of the date of these release notes, only the English version of the
104 Koha manual is available:
106 - [Koha Manual](http://koha-community.org/manual/18.11/en/html/)
109 The Git repository for the Koha manual can be found at
111 - [Koha Git Repository](https://gitlab.com/koha-community/koha-manual)
115 Partial translations are available for various other languages.
117 The Koha team welcomes additional translations; please see
119 - [Koha Translation Info](http://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/Translating_Koha)
121 For information about translating Koha, and join the koha-translate
124 - [Koha Translate List](http://lists.koha-community.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/koha-translate)
126 The most up-to-date translations can be found at:
128 - [Koha Translation](http://translate.koha-community.org/)
132 The release team for Koha 18.11.12 is
135 - Release Manager: Martin Renvoize
137 - Release Manager assistants:
141 - QA Manager: Katrin Fischer
153 - REST API -- Tomás Cohen Arazi
154 - SIP2 -- Colin Campbell
155 - EDI -- Colin Campbell
156 - UI Design -- Owen Leonard
157 - Elasticsearch -- Fridolin Somers
158 - ILS-DI -- Arthur Suzuki
159 - Authentication -- Martin Renvoize
160 - ILL -- Andrew Isherwood
172 - Documentation Manager:
174 - Caroline Cyr La Rose
176 - Documentation Team:
179 - Caroline Cyr La Rose
183 - Translation Manager:
184 - Bernardo González Kriegel
186 - Release Maintainers:
187 - 19.11 -- Joy Nelson
188 - 19.05 -- Lucas Gass
189 - 18.11 -- Hayley Mapley
192 We thank the following individuals who contributed patches to Koha 18.11.12.
195 - Jonathan Druart (3)
201 - Koha Translators (1)
203 We thank the following libraries, companies, and other institutions who contributed
204 patches to Koha 18.11.12
208 - ByWater-Solutions (9)
210 - Koha Community Developers (3)
211 - University of Helsinki (1)
213 We also especially thank the following individuals who tested patches
216 - Tomás Cohen Arazi (2)
219 - Jonathan Druart (8)
224 - Séverine Queune (4)
225 - Martin Renvoize (16)
230 We regret any omissions. If a contributor has been inadvertently missed,
231 please send a patch against these release notes to
232 koha-patches@lists.koha-community.org.
234 ## Revision control notes
236 The Koha project uses Git for version control. The current development
237 version of Koha can be retrieved by checking out the master branch of:
239 - [Koha Git Repository](git://git.koha-community.org/koha.git)
241 The branch for this version of Koha and future bugfixes in this release
244 ## Bugs and feature requests
246 Bug reports and feature requests can be filed at the Koha bug
249 - [Koha Bugzilla](http://bugs.koha-community.org)
251 He rau ringa e oti ai.
252 (Many hands finish the work)
254 Autogenerated release notes updated last on 20 Dec 2019 00:44:09.