The Koha community is pleased to announce the release of version 3.16.0 of the Koha library automation system.
Koha 3.16 is an enhancement and bugfix release. Changes of particular note include:
There is now the ability to use different templates for notices based on how the notice is to be sent. For example, is now possible to use different wording for email and SMS hold notifications.
Users can now unselect active facets when refining search results.
Search history can be now displayed and managed in the staff interface.
Loan checkins can now be backdated to an arbitrary date.
Holds can now be individually suspended and resumed from the OPAC.
Creating orders from staged files now offers much more flexibility.
The public reports service can now accept report parameters.
There is experimental support for Plack for development use.
The index update script can now operate as a daemon, allowing the indexes to be updated within seconds of a catalog record getting updated.
There are many more enhancements, detailed in the release notes below.
There are also a number of improvements under the hood, particularly for internationalization. It is now possible to mark strings in the Perl source code for translation, and translation of strings in the JavaScript source code can now include placeholders. Also, a newer version of jQueryUI is now used by the staff interface.
Koha can be downloaded from download.koha-community.org, and Debian packages of Koha 3.16.0 will be available shortly.
As release manager for Koha 3.16, I would like to thank everybody who contributed patches, documentation, testing, moral support, money, and time to the effort. It is truly a team effort.
RELEASE NOTES FOR KOHA 3.16.0
22 May 2014
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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
http://koha-community.org/
Koha 3.16.0 can be downloaded from:
http://download.koha-community.org/koha-3.16.00.tar.gz
Installation instructions can be found at:
http://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/Installation_Documentation
OR in the INSTALL files that come in the tarball
Koha 3.16.0 is a major release, that comes with many new features.
It includes 6 new features, 197 enhancements to existing features,
and 390 bugfixes.
Important notice
================
The "prog" and "CSSR" public catalog themes were deprecated upon the
release of Koha 3.14.0. They are expected to be removed from Koha
upon the release of Koha 3.18.0, which is scheduled for November
2014. Users should plan on upgrading to the Bootstrap them as soon
as possible.
New features in 3.16.0
======================
Acquisitions
----------
8230 The ordered status is now displayed on the staff bib details
page. This is enabled by the new AcquisitionDetails system
preference
11665 It is now possible to place orders from the holds ratio report
Command-line Utilities
----------
6435 rebuild_zebra.pl now has the ability to run as a daemon
by specifying the -daemon switch. This allows the Zebra
index to be updated within seconds of a bibliographic or
authority record being changed, rather than waiting several
minutes for a cronjob
Lists
----------
9032 It is now possible for a patron to invite another to
share a private list. When an invitation is made, it
is sent out via email, and the recipient has the option
to confirm the invitation.
Searching
----------
10862 The staff interface now retains and displays bib and authority
search history, allowing staff members to easily re-run searches.
This is enabled by the new preference EnableSearchHistory.
Tools
----------
9016 It is now possible to use different templates for notices
depending on the message transport. For example, if the library
sends out overdue notices via email and SMS, it is now possible
to use different templates. This feature is referred to
as "multi transport types".
Enhancements in 3.16.0
======================
Acquisitions
----------
7180 Order from staged file improvements: one can now place
multiple orders on records from a staged file in one
fell swoop, selecting which titles one wants to order.
In addition, order fields can be populated from the MARC
records based on a mapping set up via the MarcFieldsToOrder
system preference.
7267 Display account number in PDF
7288 Add filter to invoice page to only display invoices related to
subscriptions
7308 Display base-level amount ordered in fund management
9261 Allow librarians to make purchase suggestions for patrons
9416 Add vendor note field to order line record
9807 It is now possible to view a basket group without reopening it
10090 The ordered and spent pages now display the item type description
rather than the code
10875 The form for adding a new order from a staged file now longer
displays inactive funds by default
10922 Now displays whether prices include tax or do not include tax
when creating a new order
11027 There is now a column for basket groups in late orders table
11141 The receiving form now retains the search filters that staff
set on the pending orders list.
11429 There is now a link to basket group on the basket detail page
11435 Basket group information is now displayed on the acquisitions tab
in the staff bib details page
11459 The description of the OrderPdfFormat preference is improved
11551 It is now possible to search on parent order number on the
advanced orders search page
11552 It is now possible to search on the original order line number
after transferring an order
11578 The funds management page now uses a tree for displaying parent
and child funds, make their relationships more clear.
11579 The order number is now displayed on the basket page
11763 The fund action links on the funds management page are now
consolidate on a menu
11828 German-language templates for order PDFs are now available
11864 The parent order line number is now displayed on the received
orders table
Architecture, internals, and plumbing
----------
7372 The list of road types was moved from a database table to a
new authorized value, ROADTYPE
9823 GetReservesFromBiblionumber was refactored to remove an
unnecessary return value and to use named parameters
10277 A new routine, C4::Context->IsSuperLibrarian, was added to
consolidate the check of whether the current user has
superlibrarian privileges
10533 The JavaScript functions for managing basket groups were moved
to a separate file
10789 Removed incorrect uses of $sth->finish in C4::Acquisitions
10809 The branches TT plugin is now used by serials search
10983 Removed unused subroutines in C4:Budgets
11032 Several routines in C4::Biblio now verify that valid MARC::Record
objects are passed to them
11051 Removed unnecessary SQL queries in GetBranches, improving the
speed of public catalog searches
11182 Removed spurious logged warnings in circulation
11268 Increased the width of the biblioitems URL field
11333 The validation plugin is now used by the CSV profile forms
11386 Standardize validation on the subscription add/edit form
11389 Re-enabled PostgreSQL as a database scheme that Koha can connect
to. Note that PostgreSQL support for Koha remains a work in
progress.
11468 Removed use of smartmatch from DateUtils
11474 Removed experimental given/when from C4::Utils::Datatables
11478 Removed experimental given/when from Koha::SimpleMARC
11479 Removed experimental given/when from C4::MarcModificationTemplates
11518 Added new method to Koha::Schema::Result::Item to return the
effective item type
11539 Removed disused C4::Barcodes::PrinterConfig module
11555 Make "All" one of the default options for choosing the number of
rows in a DataTables table to display
11562 Sort the preferences in sysprefs.sql alphabetically
11605 The list of rows to display for DataTable option now uses the
global default where possible.
11730 Make C4::Charset use C4::Context
11751 Removed dead code related to handling members of institution
patrons
11766 The validation plugin is now used by the authority type form
11767 The validation plugin is now used by the authority framework tag form
11769 The validation plugin is now used by the MARC framework form
11771 The validation plugin is now used by the MARC framework tag form
11785 The validation plugin is now used when uploading local cover images
11787 The validation plugin is now used by the vendor form
11788 The validation plugin is now used by course reserve forms
11789 The validation plugin is now used by the list form
11791 The validation plugin is now used by the city form
11792 The validation plugin is now used by the currency form
11793 The validation plugin is now used by the item type form
11795 The validation plugin is now used by the Z39.50 server form
11805 The validation plugin is now used by the order basket form
11806 The validation plugin is now used by the OAI set form
11957 Removed disused sample_only_param_tables.sql
11960 Replaced unnecessary call of GetMemberDetails by CanBookBeRenewed,
thereby improving performance
11975 The batch patron deletion code received various improvements
Authentication
----------
11146 The page that is displayed when a staff user does not have
permission to perform a given operation now includes a link
to go back to the previous page
Cataloging
----------
9366 The MARC editor now has a widget to control the display of the
MARC tags
9673 The item record now has date fields to track when an item is
mark lost or is withdrawn
10970 The MARC21 frameworks were updated to Update Number 17
11746 The record details page now has direct links to edit items
Circulation
----------
7413 Circulation policies can now be set to control how long a patron
must wait before being allowed to renew a loan.
8231 The check-in page now displays a warning if the patron is
restricted
10694 The check-in page can now allow the operator to specify an
arbitrary return date. This is enabled using the new system
preference SpecifyReturnDate
10859 The checkout page can now alert the operator if the patron
already has a different item on the same bib on loan. This
feature is enabled using the AllowMultipleIssuesOnABiblio
system preference.
10863 There are two new circulation permissions related to patrons
who have restrictions. The force_checkout permission controls
whether an operator is allowed to check out an item to a
restriction patron, while the manage_restrictions permission
controls whether the operator is able to add or remove
restrictions.
11040 The CircAutoPrintQuickSlip preference now has a new option
to print a regular slip.
11359 The library overdues report now includes columns for the
patron barcode and phone number
11486 The number of renewals left is now displayed on the checkout
and patron details pages
11561 With the implementation of multi transport types, preventing
the generation of duplicate hold print notices. If no
other transports can be used for a hold notice, it will continue
to default to print
11630 The parsing of age restriction markers is now more flexible,
and can now accommodate cases where the marker is immediately
followed by the age
Command-line Utilities
----------
7844 There is now a sample Plack configuration for developer use
that handles both staff and public catalog interfaces
10782 Debian packages now include a koha-mysqlcheck script
for running integrity checks on Koha databases
10955 rebuild_zebra.pl is now able to skip processing deletions,
allowing record deletions to be handled in a separate
run overnight
11078 rebuild_zebra.pl now uses a lockfile to prevent multiple
rebuild_zebra.pl processes from attempting to make
simultaneous changes
11278 bulkmarcimport.pl now has the ability to use a user-supplied
Perl module to manipulate records prior to import. It also
has more options for verbose logging
11441 The --aut switch for remove_unused_authorities.pl is no
longer required. If it is omitted, the job will remove
all unused authorities, regardless of type.
11484 cleanup_database.pl now has an option to purge Z39.50 results
from the reservoir
11850 bulkmarcimport.pl now has an option to append to its logfile
Course reserves
----------
11866 Course reserves information can now be viewed without requiring
special permissions on the part of staff operators
Database
----------
3445 Several indexes were added to the action_logs table to improve
performance
Documentation
----------
11238 Online help now dynamically constructs links to the appropriate
version of the Koha manual
Hold requests
----------
11138 The example crontabs now include the auto-unsuspend holds job
I18N/L10N
----------
7934 Separate PO files are now generated for help pages
8044 (also bug 11848) It is now possible to make strings embedded in
Perl scripts translatable like this:
use Koha::I18N
print gettext('my translatable text');
10964 Updated the German MARC21 default framework to Update Nr. 17 (September 2013)
11495 Instances of text "Select titles to: " in the Bootstrap theme
are now translatable
11631 The translation toolchain now ignores certain useless translatable strings
12138 Placeholders can now be used when setting up strings in JavaScript
code to be translatable. For example:
_("Are you sure you want to delete the %s attached items?").format(count)
Installation and upgrade (web-based installer)
----------
10138 Updates to authorized values in the French see data
12113 Updates to German seed data
12275 Small corrections to English seed data
Label/patron card printing
----------
12018 Added table sorting to the list of patron card batches
MARC Authority data support
----------
8334 There is now a field plugin for 100 fields in UNIMARC
authority record
MARC Bibliographic data support
----------
11330 The MARC21 bibliographic frameworks seed data now has
more consistent field and subfield descriptions among
the various frameworks
11453 The English default UNIMARC bibliographic framework is
now up-to-date
MARC Bibliographic record staging/import
----------
10500 By turning on the new AggressiveMatchOnISBN, the staged
MARC record importer can now include variations when looking
for matching records by ISBNs. Note that at present,
AggressiveMatchOnISBN searches on ISBN variations only when
the UseQueryParser preference is turned off.
10558 The list of records in an import batch is now displayed
using an AJAX DataTable, improving responsiveness and making
it possible to sort results.
10811 The English seed data now includes an import matching rule on
biblionumber (999$c)
Notices
----------
11598 Added --text option to overdue_notices similar to --html option
Public Catalog
----------
10774 Hold requests can now be individually suspended or resumed
from the public catalog
10807 The history of authority (browse) searches is now retained
by the public catalog, similar to existing functionality for
bibliographic searches
10907 There is a new system preference, OpacSuggestionManagedBy,
to control whether a patron can see the name of the staff
member who managed a purchase suggestion
10951 There is a new system preference, NoLoginInstructions, to
allow customizing the message that gets displayed on the public
catalog login form
10986 There is a new system preference, AdvancedSearchLanguages, to
control the languages that are included on the language filter
list on the advanced search page
11066 The RIS and BibTeX record exports now recognize the RDA 264
field as a source of publisher information
11101 There is now a CSS hook for customizing the item types facet label
11104 There is now a CSS hook for customizing the topics facet label
11105 There is now a CSS hook for customizing the places facet label
11256 The new system preference OpacMaxItemsToDisplay now controls
the number of item records that are displayed by default on the
record details page
11312 Add CSS hooks for customizing various facet labels
11465 The tabs on the "your summary" page now display the number
of loans, the number of hold requests, and the patron's fine
balance
11466 The purchase suggestion desired formats list now includes item types
whether AdvancedSearchTypes is set to 'itemtypes' or includes
'itemtypes' as one of the selected options
11684 Removed the likelihood of getting mixed-content warnings when
using SSL for the public catalog
11694 Improved the widgets for handling individual hold suspension in the
Bootstrap public catalog
11786 Improved RDFa schema.org mappings in the prog and Bootstrap
themes
11860 The subscription call number is now displayed on the record
details page
12052 There is a new preference, OPACMySummaryNote, that can be used
to display a message on the patron summary page in the
public catalog
Packaging
----------
7234 koha-common Debian package now include koha-sites.conf
10003 koha-* scripts (packages) now provide tab-completion in bash
10646 koha-create now warns if mod_rewrite is not enabled
10896 Added a --verbose option to koha-translate
10942 The packages now support an option to automatically update
translations as part of an upgrade
11284 Package-related updates for the new release
11655 koha-translate --list no longer shows 'en' as a translation,
since it is the current base language
Patrons
----------
6739 By turning on the new system preference, BlockExpiredPatronOpacActions,
expired patrons not blocked from performing actions in the public
catalog such as renewing loans
9448 There is a new staff permission, updatecharges/writeoff, for
controlling whether a staff member is allowed to forgive
overdue fines
10318 The primary email address is now displayed on patron search results
10834 Sort 1 and Sort 2 are now searchable patron fields
10861 There is a new system preference, CardnumberLength, that can be
set to require a minimum and maximum length for patron card
numbers
11671 The patron list add page was restructured for improved usability
11869 The patron print summary and print receipt templates now include
more information, including registration date, expiration date,
library, patron category, and fines and payments information
Reports
----------
9915 The public reports web service (opac/svc/report) can now
be given report parameters
11679 Report output can now be downloaded as Open Document spreadsheets.
12040 Add SMTP authentication parameters to runreports.pl
Searching
----------
9940 Added a new index for original language of document
9972 Added word and phrase versions of the MARC21 Lexile
index and indexes for the 653, 655, and 041 fields.
10857 Users of the staff and public catalog search interfaces can now
remove active facets when refining search results
11069 Words in the title now have a higher weight in relevance ranking
when using QueryWeightFields
11202 Various improvements to UNIMARC biblio indexing
11334 Added ability to control which library fields are used for facets,
as set by the new DisplayLibraryFacets system preference.
Self checkout
----------
11415 Automatic receipt printing in the web-based self-check interface
can now be disabled by adjusting the new system preference
SelfCheckReceiptPrompt
Serials
----------
10851 There are now more "missing" statuses to choose run when
receiving serials, including "never received", "sold out",
"damaged", and "lost"
10852 The serials search form can now filter on location, call number,
and expiration date
11861 The serials claims list now includes a column for ISSN
SIP2
----------
6273 Payments made via SIP2 now have the payment type (e.g., cash
or credit card) recorded
8769 The return date passed by the SIP2 client in the check-in
message is now used. Previously, the return date was always
set to the current date.
9288 There is a new script to test SIP from the command line
11351 Koha item types have a new column for setting the SIP2 media
type, which can be used by SIP2 devices to controlled
a demagnetizer for security strips.
System Administration
----------
11596 Missing indexing options in koha-conf.xml are now reported
on the abut page.
11772 The about page now displays a warning if no active currency
is defined.
Templates
----------
7484 When changing the search type for an authority search,
other search inputs like authority type, operator, term,
and sort order are now retained
9677 The toolbar on the notices and slips page is now styled
with Bootstrap
10987 Removed duplicate 'see also' and 'see from' labels from
authority search results
11087 The fines tab now defaults to pay fines rather than the patron
account summary
11272 Added second submit button to inventory form
11328 Local cover images are now displayed in staff client search results
11398 Fixed "occured" typo
11570 Upgraded jQueryUI to latest version in the staff client
11724 Made funds and status on suggestions page sortable/searchable
11946 Added table sorters to label batches
12088 Improved date handling and sorting in holds to pull report
12089 Removed use of dt_add_type_uk_date()
12101 Moved Greybox library outside of language-specific directory
12102 Moved humanmsg jQuery plugin outside of language-specific directory
12103 Moved ajaxfileupload jQuery plugin outside of language-specific directory
12107 Moved checkboxes jQuery plugin outside of language-specific directory
12116 Moved fixFloat jQuery plugin outside of language-specific directory
12119 Moved jeditable jQuery plugin outside of language-specific directory
Test Suite
----------
11224 Added more unit tests for C4::Acquisition
11452 Added some tests for Koha::Template::Plugin::Cache
11480 Improved tests in Output_JSON.t
11537 Increased test coverage for C4::Log
11540 Increased test coverage for C4::Charset
11541 Increased test coverage for C4::Installer
11542 Increased test coverage for C4::Print
11543 Increased test coverage for C4::Category
11544 Increased test coverage for C4::Installer_PerlModule
11545 Increased test coverage for C4::Languages
Tools
----------
2693 Added ability to filter by reviewer name on tag review page
7567 Added support for per-library news
10832 Implemented multi transport types for overdue notices
10833 Implemented multi transport types for advanced notices
10845 With the implementation of multi transport types, the legacy
HOLD_PRINT notice is now merged as the print template
of the HOLD notice
11343 The max number of items to process in a deletion or modification
batch is now controlled by the new preference MaxItemsForBatch
11867 With the implementation of multi transport types, the legacy
*_PHONE notices are now merged as per-transport templates
of the HOLD, PREDUE, and OVERDUE notices
11868 The fields for setting templates for SMS and phone messages
are now disabled if those transports are not in use (as
determined by the SMSSendDriver and TalkingTechItivaPhoneNotification
preferences)
Transaction logs
----------
11477 The transaction log now displays the name of the staff member
involved, if applicable
Web services
----------
11491 Added option to supply field names in the output of the
reports web service
Critical bugs fixed in 3.16.0
======================
(this list include all bugfixes since the previous major version. Most of them have already been fixed in maintenance releases)
Acquisitions
----------
9948 critical Acq data going on first item even if not received
11322 critical Suggestion "notes" field should be sanitized or escaped
11755 critical Argument 'booksellerid' not properly handled in orderreceive.pl
12274 critical Closed invoices not properly handled on invoice details page
4068 major Accepting a suggestion hides 'pending' tab
10613 major Gst is not calculated correctly on the invoice page
11549 major After transferring an order, receive and cancel the receipt will delete the order
11675 major Budget amount is not checked if a parent exist
11680 major Tax rate changes on edit
11699 major Notes entered when receiving are not saved
12019 major Funds displayed on acquisition home show funds of all branches
12168 major Spent and ordered budget values are wrong if deep > 2
Architecture, internals, and plumbing
----------
11493 critical Batch Item Modification not handling Unicode characters
11660 critical Tools/pdfViewer.pl is vulnerable to displaying the contents of an arbitrary file on the server
11661 critical Edithelp.pl can be used to write arbitrary files to the server
11662 critical Member-picupload.pl can write to arbitrary files on the server
11666 critical Admin/import_export_framework.pl allows execution of arbitrary SQL without authentication
12243 critical Records with invalid ISBNs can cause searches to fail
10611 major C4::Context->dbh checks if the DB is still running
11563 major Class noEnterSubmit no longer functioning
11779 major Unexpected change in logged in branch when changing overdue notice triggers
Authentication
----------
11219 critical CAS authentication fails with URL parameters
Cataloging
----------
8018 major New subfields have a default max length of zero
11286 major Bug 10602 prevents to create new subfields in authorities
11338 major Items that are captured for holds can be deleted without warning
11410 major Cataloging search finds no results for searches with ampersands
Circulation
----------
9532 major Reserve rules with itemtype on biblio
Command-line Utilities
----------
11417 major Remove_unused_authorities.pl doesn't accept --test
Course reserves
----------
11534 major Impossible to remove instructors on course reserve
Database
----------
11846 major Correct database update for debarments with 9999-12-31
Hold requests
----------
11258 major Holds queue is still making transfer requests that contradict the branch holds policy
11336 major Priority is not updated on deleting holds
11947 major Hold priorities not re-calculated when hold is confirmed on checkin.
I18N/L10N
----------
2546 major Description of charges: string hardcoded
11290 major Members-home.pl displays badly if using non English templates and have a UTF8 char in categorycode description
11571 major Bug 7934 introduces a regression in the translate script
Installation and upgrade (web-based installer)
----------
12212 blocker Wrong number of parameters for AggressiveMatchOnISBN in sysprefs.sql
12251 blocker Error in sample_notices.sql (es-ES)
Lists
----------
11248 major Problems with translated list email sent
Notices
----------
9210 major Automatic carriage return are missing in print letters generated for holds
Public Catalog
----------
11307 critical Potential XSS attack vector in public catalog RSS feed
11341 critical XSS attack vector in facets in public catalog - prog theme
10605 major Problems with translated cart email sent
10952 major Store anonymous search history in session
11277 major Bootstrap theme: error in link for showing all facets
11535 major Patron self-registration form does not sanitize its input
11978 major OverDrive API now prepends http:// to URLs
12046 major Authentication using CAS - bootstrap
Packaging
----------
12234 blocker Package dependency updates for master
11404 major Add out-of-the-box support for Apache 2.4
Patrons
----------
11282 blocker Not possible to create multiple restrictions from patron details/new restriction overwrites existing
10453 critical Updating child to adult loses password
11352 critical Batch Patron Deletion/Anonmyzation deletes more than warning states it will delete
12134 critical Members are restricted even if the debarment is ended
11009 major Do not allow reading records of anonymous patron
12292 major Members are restricted even if the debarment is ended - moremember.pl
Searching
----------
11096 major Koha cannot retrieve big records from Zebra
11533 major "use" QueryParser breaks authority search
Serials
----------
11843 blocker Manual subscription history doesn't seem to work as expected
12161 critical Serials receiving is broken
11262 major Don't require hardcoded translations for seasonal numbering pattern to work
11689 major New missing statuses is not well managed
11995 major Followup for Bug 7688 - FIX GetNextDate in serialsUpdate.pl
12003 major Next issues for irregular pattern not correctly predicted
12080 major Superserials permission appears to be broken
Templates
----------
766 major Use of CGI::scrolling_list prevents customization in template
Test Suite
----------
12271 critical Valid-templates.t does not test bootstrap opac templates
Tools
----------
11414 critical Marc modification template limitations should alert the user
9048 major Quote editor does not work under Plack
11287 major Import borrowers doesn't take into account the new restriction system
11412 major Bulkmarcimport can crash when searching for duplicates
12163 major Adding a new quote fails
Z39.50 / SRU / OpenSearch Servers
----------
9612 major SRU Response is different when DOM indexing is enabled
Other bugs fixed in 3.16.0
======================
(this list include all bugfixes since the previous major version. Most of them have already been fixed in maintenance releases)
About
----------
7143 trivial Bug for tracking changes to the about page
Acquisitions
----------
7791 normal Deleting basket should not delete all existing orders without warning
8683 normal Acq: Clear button doesn't clear all item fields
9063 normal When ordering from staged file '# Bibs' is empty
9224 normal Acqui/finishreceive.pl is not Plack-compatible
9593 normal Prices not imported correctly from a staged file
11018 normal Add order from a reverted file
11059 normal Not possible to sort staged dates in metric format
11111 normal The basket group is not displayed on the parcel page
11166 normal Branch filter in budgets admin uses pattern match instead of equals
11170 normal The pending order list should only display orders to receive
11171 normal The basket group is not displayed on the supplier list page
11237 normal Clarify explanation for the new pref AcqItemSetSubfieldsWhenReceived
11243 normal Supplier list counts all items, even canceled ones
11397 normal Displaying itemnumber list on the Acquisition detail tab is useless
11644 normal Cannot update fund if total is equal to amount unallocated
11777 normal Created by name is not coming in order receiving page
11798 normal Problems with column sorting and row visibility in invoices table
11914 normal Ordering from suggestions: fund (budget id) is not retained; price calculations not working
11056 minor Dead code in basketgroup.pl : remove code depending on "validate" param
11314 minor Restore ability to see only 5 entries on parcel.pl
11433 minor Remove attachbasket op value in basket.pl
11471 minor Basket groups display 0 0
11550 minor Add a couple of unit tests for C4::Acq::GetOrder
11820 minor Dead code in basketgroup.pl : "add" operation is never invoked without a booksellerid
11845 minor Set overlay and import status translatable in addorderiso2709.tt
11939 minor Sample of currencies with a working active value
9654 trivial Missing space between amount and currency symbol in basket groups
12111 trivial Improving templates regarding order notes
12185 trivial Remove extra "f" from parcel.tt
Architecture, internals, and plumbing
----------
7965 normal Silence warns in staff error log (koha-error_log)
10626 normal Remove doubled up TT plugins
11035 normal Replace shortcut plugin jquery.hotkeys.min.js
11061 normal Koha::Calendar::_mock_init is unused
11112 normal Koha::Calendar->new loads all holidays
11148 normal Two routines are useless in Koha::DateUtils
11391 normal Suggestions.suggesteddate has a problematic default value
11616 normal The tablesorter plugin is no longer in use
11687 normal Statecollection.pl is unused
12259 normal Invalid dependency module version number
11384 minor Koha should not use "ctid" as a column name
11402 minor Labels::_guide_box should return undef if undefned data is passed
11757 minor Dependency on POE is not longer necessary
12065 minor Consistent use of encode_qp when sending basket/shelf
12076 minor Xt/tt_valid.t can miss an invalid construct
12112 minor C4::Breeding::ImportBreeding() is not used
12131 minor C4/TmplToken.pm has an unnecessary dependency on Exporter
11077 trivial Correct silent warnings in C4/Auth.pm
11587 trivial IsSuperLibrarian generates warnings
11799 trivial Housekeeping: Remove _biblionumber_sth from VirtualShelves.pm
11803 trivial Consistent use of $dbh in _koha_modify_item
11856 trivial Minor improvements on code documentation (omnibus)
Authentication
----------
7002 normal Inaccurate checks for borrower flags == 1
11048 normal Fix logout redirection for CAS authentication
Cataloging
----------
7125 normal Can't change tag in frameworks
7442 minor Crash when selecting an authority with 200$x or 200$y
9114 minor Exported MARC frameworks encoding should be UTF-8
10808 minor Thesaurus search form does not correspond to current search query
11313 minor Empty value in mandatory combobox in record edition
11955 minor Remove spaces in empty indicators after linking an authority to a biblio record.
11316 trivial Plugin icon missing tooltip in addbiblio.pl
11611 trivial Fix possible confusion between UNIMARC and MARC21 in some sysprefs
Circulation
----------
11756 normal Hold ratios report sorting incorrectly
11075 minor Clicking 'select all' link in export tab in checkout page clears renew checkboxes
11231 minor Notes should be reservenotes in pendingreserves.pl and reserveratios.pl
Command-line Utilities
----------
11188 minor Make gather_print_notices.pl die on failed open()
12288 minor Search Errors with AggressiveMatchOnISBN turned on
Course reserves
----------
11179 minor opac-course-details.pl shows item as available when it is checked out
Database
----------
5377 normal Database fields too small for multiple ISBN and ISSN
11155 normal PostgreSQL schema contains syntax errors
11249 normal Add db indexes on borrowers names
11275 normal Make deleteditems.materials of type text
11928 normal Table aqorderdelivery seem useless
6331 minor Obsolete marc column in deleteditems
Documentation
----------
11483 normal New serial pages missing help
12244 normal Help Files for Koha 3.16
11383 minor There is no help page for the marc modification templates tool
11403 minor Renew page missing help file
Hold requests
----------
8918 normal ILS-DI: HoldTitle and HoldItem do not calculate rank of hold
11445 normal It is possible for duplicate hold notifications to be sent
11531 normal Cannot add new libraries to the transport cost if previously used.
12000 normal Staff users can set hold suspension dates to occur in the past
12079 normal CheckReserves() and _Findgroupreserve do not return reserve_id
9788 minor Improvements for calling GetReservesFromItemnumber
10452 minor AllowHoldsOnDamagedItems should control using damaged items to fulfill holds
I18N/L10N
----------
5052 normal Can't choose languages if all choices are sublanguages
11225 normal \n in translation strings should be removed
11227 normal Staff po files contain some Javascript
11411 normal Bootstrap theme (enhancement) for (right to left).
11488 normal Untranslatable warning "Are you sure you want to write off ..."
11505 normal Untranslatable table headers in Label batch manager
11588 normal Untranslatable subscription frequency units
11618 normal JQuery timepicker is not picked up by the i18n toolchain
11646 normal Untranslatable confirm popup in field 006 and 008 builders
11686 normal "please note your reason here..." does not get translated
11731 normal Typo "tranports" in installation
12034 normal MSG_REMOVE_FROM_LIST different wording between public catalog and staff client
12056 normal Untranslatable strings in calendar
12081 normal Tmpl_process3.pl does not delete temp files
12240 normal Update of Italian SQL files (no marc setup) - 3.16
12241 normal Update of Italian SQL files (MARC setup) - 3.16
11363 minor Label printer profile units are not translatable
11366 minor Acq basket group "No group" untranslatable
11497 minor I18n toolchain fails to pick up TT code in the format 'SomeVariable or "Some Text"' for translation
11508 minor Untranslatable pull-down in auth_subfields_structure.pl
11639 minor Untranslatable strings in 007 builder
11973 minor Fix Armenian language description
11993 minor Untranslatable confirm popup in request.tt
10818 trivial System preference OAI-PMH:ConfFile isn't translatable
11189 trivial Rename Print label in UNIMARC advanced search
11393 trivial Language menu not show up as name for Thai (th-THA was shown)
Installation and upgrade (command-line installer)
----------
10580 normal Remove NoZebra reference from Makefile.pl
10729 normal Support phrases-icu.xml in install and upgrade
Installation and upgrade (web-based installer)
----------
11260 normal Update German web installer
11261 normal Sample frequencies and numbering patterns should better be mandatory on install
12282 normal RESERVESLIP wrong in German sample notices
7841 minor Several warnings on language from webinstaller
12209 minor Fix currency symbol for NOK
Label/patron card printing
----------
8375 normal Common diacritics not shown correctly when exporting batch label to PDF
9854 normal Add 'ttf-dejavu*' packages to debian/control file, for label printing (bug 8375)
11222 normal A regression on label-item-search.pl done by Bug 9239
Lists
----------
8262 normal Special kohaadmin cannot create lists
10714 minor Redirect to list contents view upon save after initiating edit from list contents view
MARC Authority data support
----------
10691 normal 5xx not properly linked by authid in authority search result list
10905 minor Author tracings incorrect when UseAuthoritiesForTracings is turned on
11652 minor Merging authority records does not correct biblios
11797 minor Auth_finder.pl: Odd number of elements in anonymous hash
MARC Bibliographic data support
----------
11004 normal Make xmlControlfield.js use the marcflavour syspref to look for XML files
11695 normal Typo: "Tree-character alphabetic code"
11762 normal Sequence of MARC21 245 subfields different on XSLT result list and detail page
11912 minor GetMarcISBN wrongly prepends a space to ISBNs
MARC Bibliographic record staging/import
----------
11923 normal Marc record batches not sorting by citation descending
Notices
----------
8258 normal Branch specific DUEDGST notice is not used
9216 normal Make table headings translatable
11696 normal Multi transport types: the print notices should be processed in first
11760 normal In notices, code of road type is used instead of description
8168 minor Ersatz CSV header in attachment of overdue notices sent to administrator
11732 trivial Eliminate warning on undefined branchcode
Public Catalog
----------
8952 normal Add http:// to URL in social media links on opac-detail
10195 normal Records hidden with OpacSuppression can still be accessed. Two
new system preferences, OpacSuppressionMessage and OpacSuppressionRedirect,
can now be used to control what should be displayed if a
patron tries to view a suppressed record.
10647 normal Make public catalog MARC plain view work for all flavours of MARC
10865 normal Don't show list permissions when adding public lists/sharing lists is not allowed
11127 normal public catalog suggestion: the delete link is active when no suggestion selected
11183 normal Warnings in opac
11304 normal Holding tabs are now properly displayed in translated Bootstrap
public catalogs
11308 normal RSS feed is slightly broken in bootstrap theme
11310 normal Update XSLT stylesheets in bootstrap theme
11489 normal public catalog search results in 404 error when the only search result is suppressed
11647 normal Subscribe to email notification for serials needs user login
11743 normal Remove unused DataTables plugin from public catalog theme directories
11768 normal Show patron cardnumber in opac personal details
11809 normal public catalog patron details form shouldn't show 'Clear date' if field is required
11951 normal public catalog search suggestions template error
11986 normal Tags searching doesn't work in public catalog if biblio DOM indexing is being used
12058 normal OverDrive search results page doesn't show cart, lists, or login links
8661 minor Break out additional authors in opac like in staff
9723 minor Hourly loans don't show time due in public catalog
10781 minor Remove C4::ILSDI::Utility
10797 minor Move styling from element to CSS file for search input field in public catalog
10944 minor Mixed content warnings in results and detail with Amazon images on https
11242 minor Fix opac-MARCdetail.pl bizarre ordering of data and noisy warnings
11342 minor Error with opac self registration if BorrowersTitles is empty
11381 minor IDreamBooks too close to title on bootstrap
11476 minor public catalog self registration title pull down offers 2 empty options
11516 minor public catalog highlight lost in results browser
11522 minor Self registration formatting
11709 minor Bootstrap public catalog lists interface requires some revisions
11752 minor In public catalog, the serials details display the wrong periodicity
12073 minor public catalog detail page printing show links URL
10798 trivial OPAC_SEARCH_LIMIT behaves badly with search groups
11094 trivial Bootstrap theme: typo loaction
11174 trivial Wrong parameter 'valuec' in opac-authoritiessearchresultlist
11329 trivial Check for marc record in opac-showmarc
11663 trivial Bootstap theme opac holding tab improperly displayed when opacbookbag syspref is disabled
Packaging
----------
10735 normal Koha-dump not working
11705 normal New Debian policy enforcement is breaking the build script
8921 minor Koha-common*.deb should depend on cron
11509 trivial Koha-create should print better usage information
11510 trivial Typo in koha-translate usage message
Patrons
----------
11184 normal Fix wrong attribute type cloning
11207 normal Impossibility to remove a sms number
11283 normal Restriction type is not translatable
11628 normal Staffaccess permission is missing in french userflags.sql file
11707 normal Additional attributes broken for category code with space
12069 normal If you access members/mod_debarment.pl when logged out you are redirected to public catalog login
12100 normal Messaging preferences did not save Days in Advance
12198 normal Guarantor search makes incorrect and unnecessary call to GetMemberIssuesAndFines
11125 minor Remove Problematic Logic from Patron Messaging Preferences Form
11802 minor Patron purchase suggestions page requires some corrections
11855 trivial Tiny code cleanup in members
Reports
----------
11704 normal Wrong headers in {opac|intranet}/svc/report
11833 normal Filtering on saved report subgroup doesn't work
12114 normal Reports web service JSON output has an encoding problem
10777 minor Runreport.pl allows for sending html reports via email, but mimetype is wrong
12214 minor SQL errors in reports are not shown to user
Searching
----------
7518 normal Searches with quotation marks don't work
10688 normal QueryParser doesn't recognize QP queries when used in a fielded search box
10893 normal Location facet not working in UNIMARC
11131 normal Authority search does not display summary while searching by all auth types
11192 normal Fix two definitions in ccl.properties
11252 normal Rebuild_zebra.pl should not have --munge-config
11255 normal Sort by relevance asc generates a wrong query
11741 normal not displaying correctly in XSLT result list
11796 normal Results with 6 facets have missing facet
4397 minor Display problems (umlauts, ß) with scan index in advanced search
6886 minor Single branch mode should disable showing the branch name in front of all callnumbers
9578 minor Error when search and sort not on relevance
10544 minor Stocknumber index is an alias of Number-local-acquisition
11635 minor 995$r defined twice in record.abs
11572 trivial Keyword searches no longer detect isbn from "Search the catalog"
11619 trivial Duplicate key in QueryParser config
Self checkout
----------
11773 normal Crash 'undefined value as a HASH' in sco-main.pl
9724 minor Hourly loans don't show time due in SCO
11415 minor SCO has no option to disable automatic receipt printing
11784 minor Patron images broken in Self checkout
Serials
----------
10837 normal Exporting serial claims does not work if no notice defined
11091 normal Limits in catalog search when creating subscription
11228 normal Explanation on 'patron notification' is not quite right
11263 normal New 'locale' setting in subscriptions is not user friendly
11265 normal Problems with locale saving/editing on serial subscriptions
11309 normal Duplicated patterns when subscription table is updated
11637 normal No way to prevent a prediction date for the next issue in serials
10429 minor Branch filter not working in serial claims
11214 minor Allow create routing list in serial collection page
11416 minor Serials editor improperly hides fields
12048 minor Doesn't display other libraries subscriptions when superlibrarian user
12098 minor User can edit some subcriptions he should be prevented to
SIP2
----------
9865 normal Make SIP2 message encoding configurable via SIPconfig.xml
11783 normal Record level unavailable holds sending empty CD field rather than item barcode
Staff Client
----------
10415 normal Add course reserves to staff client home page
11369 major Fixes a bug where the staff interface would cease to function
for a user session after making multiple searches
11906 normal Bad display of utf-8 chars in Patron lists (Datatable)
12060 normal Indentation issues allow markup errors in header.inc
12075 normal JQueryUI upgrade broke keyboard shortcuts
12024 minor Add to list opens the list adding UI in two windows
12071 minor Javascript broken for a search with double quotes
9075 trivial Rename type to material type
System Administration
----------
7491 normal Description for item-level_itypes is misleading
10012 minor Remove all traces of NoZebraIndexes
11513 minor Warnings in Patron categories
Templates
----------
2310 normal Delete grayed out w/out explanation
10661 normal Mandatory item fields should be formatted the same on all forms
10751 normal Title should be mandatory for creating suggestions in staff
10790 normal Adding/editing item types screen mis aligned if noItemTypeImages not showing
11117 normal Right to left text in facets + facet count = mixed text
11503 normal Several typos
11692 normal Number 9 showing on topissues
11710 normal Use new DataTables include in cataloging Z39.50 search template
11711 normal Use new DataTables include in circ templates
11713 normal Use new DataTables include in course reserves templates
11716 normal Use new DataTables include in label manage template
11717 normal Use new DataTables include in member templates
11718 normal Use new DataTables include in reports templates
11719 normal Use new DataTables include in serials templates
11721 normal Use new DataTables include in suggestions template
11734 normal Use new DataTables include in batch modification templates
11735 normal Use new DataTables include in calendar template
11736 normal Use new DataTables include in Koha news templates
11737 normal Use new DataTables include in quotes management template
11738 normal Use new DataTables include in batch patron modification template
11739 normal Use new DataTables include in notices template
11740 normal Use new DataTables include in quotes upload template
11748 normal Remove unused jquery.uitablefilter.js plugin
11753 normal Replace jQuery qTip plugin with Bootstrap tooltip on patron search form
11794 normal OpacSerialDefaultTab being ignored
11819 normal Don't show catalog edit menu if user has no edit permissions
11821 normal Staff client catalog: delete menu items greyed out without explanation
11829 normal JavaScript error on staff client biblio details pages if template variables are undefined
11877 normal Eliminate use of deprecated jQuery .live() method
11878 normal Eliminate use of deprecated jQuery .toggle() method usage
11885 normal Inconsistent HTML in MARC Details
12094 normal JQueryUI upgrade broke default tab selection
12105 normal Remove duplicated plugin jquery.dataTables.columnFilter.js
12117 normal Remove unused image myshadow.png from the staff client
12118 normal Unnecessary YUI assets included in offline circ manifest
12127 normal Incorrect DataTable types in Holds to Pull list
12195 normal Remove duplicated plugin jquery.dataTables.min.js
12196 normal Remove unused jquery.qtip.js plugin
10825 minor Detail.tt displays duplicated enumchron values for serial items
11502 minor Branch filter in "Holds To Pull" is too fuzzy
11648 minor Use word item instead of copy
11649 minor Always use words "copy number"
11670 minor Remove sorting from patron lists action columns
11749 minor Remove unused jQuery plugin jquery.hoverIntent.minified.js from the staff client
11764 minor Move repeatedly redefined function toUC() into staff-global.js
11765 minor Remove unused function isDate from templates
11832 minor JavaScript error on staff client place hold screen if record has no items
12206 minor Malformed HTML in search result other holdings list
10823 trivial Add class info to enumchron data in detail.tt, for better styling
11246 trivial Followup for Bug 10465 fields 780 and 785 in UNIMARC XSLT should be removed in bootstrap theme
11554 trivial Capitalization fix in patron account on fines tab
11608 trivial Don't need the word 'library' on funds
11918 trivial Typo on authorized value page
11935 trivial Capitalization: public catalog prog theme, checkouts tab
11938 trivial Capitalization: Serial prediction pattern preview - Publication Date
Test Suite
----------
11124 normal The staff benchmark script does not work with sql administrator account
11439 normal UT: XISBN.t returns failure
11457 normal T/db_dependent/Bookseller.t can fail when subscription table is not empty
11499 normal Zebra_setup.pl not correctly setting indexing mode
11470 minor Circulation_transfers.t can fail, spuriously
11934 trivial Replace given by if-else in Circulation_issuingrules.t
Tools
----------
5031 normal CSV export profile form doesn't indicate that profile marcfields are required
10996 normal Cannot exclude numeric subfields on export
11208 normal Multi transport types: a sms message without sms number should be marked as failed
11209 normal Multi transport types: same messages are sent for a patron
11245 normal Typo in modborrowers.tt javascript string
11254 normal Breeding search must normalize ISBN
11279 normal Quote of the day feature won't pick a quote
11475 normal Batch modification process ends with broken link
11636 normal Impossible to remove patrons from patron list during add process
12032 normal TinyMCE rewrites urls in a very annoying and unexpected way
11253 minor Tools/inventory.pl output_pref ignores 'iso' parameter passed
12115 minor Follow up fix for tools/inventory.pl's output_pref issues
Transaction logs
----------
11473 normal View log template has malformed conditionals, and logging info incorrect/inconsistent/unexpected
Z39.50 / SRU / OpenSearch Servers
----------
1047 normal Punctuation in site names breaks Edit/Delete z39.50 server administration
11701 normal Fix C4::Context::Zconn
11419 minor Z39.50 searches not displaying errors
New sysprefs in 3.16.0
======================
* AcquisitionDetails
* AdvancedSearchLanguages
* AggressiveMatchOnISBN
* AllowMultipleIssuesOnABiblio
* BlockExpiredPatronOpacActions
* DisplayLibraryFacets
* EnableSearchHistory
* MarcFieldsToOrder
* MaxItemsForBatch
* NoLoginInstructions
* OpacMaxItemsToDisplay
* OPACMySummaryNote
* OpacSuggestionManagedBy
* OpacSuppressionMessage
* OpacSuppressionRedirect
* SelfCheckReceiptPrompt
* SpecifyReturnDate
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
http://koha-community.org/documentation/
As of the date of these release notes, only the English version of the
Koha manual is available:
http://manual.koha-community.org/3.16/en/
The Git repository for the Koha manual can be found at
http://git.koha-community.org/gitweb/?p=kohadocs.git;a=summary
Translations
======================
Complete or near-complete translations of the public catalog and staff
interface are available in this release for the following languages:
* English (USA)
* Arabic (79%)
* Armenian (93%)
* Chinese (China) (94%)
* Chinese (Taiwan) (100%)
* Czech (100%)
* Danish (87%)
* English (New Zealand) (81%)
* French (96%)
* French (Canada) (85%)
* German (100%)
* German (Switzerland) (100%)
* Italian (100%)
* Kurdish (69%)
* Norwegian Bokmål (66%)
* Polish (61%)
* Portuguese (92%)
* Portuguese (Brazil) (85%)
* Slovak (100%)
* Spanish (99%)
* Swedish (88%)
* Turkish (100%)
Partial translations are available for various other languages.
The Koha team welcomes additional translations; please see
http://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/Translating_Koha
for information about translating Koha, and join the koha-translate
list to volunteer:
http://lists.koha-community.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/koha-translate
The most up-to-date translations can be found at:
http://translate.koha-community.org/
Release Team
======================
The release team for Koha 3.16.0 is
Release Manager: Galen Charlton
Documentation Manager: Nicole C Engard
Translation Manager: Bernardo Gonzalez Kriegel
QA Manager: Katrin Fischer
QA Team: Ruth Bavousett
Chris Cormack
Marcel de Rooy
,
Jonathan Druart
,
Brendan Gallagher
Kyle Hall
Paul Poulain
Martin Renvoize
Module Maintainers: Tomás Cohen Arazi
Jared Camins-Esakov
Kyle Hall
Bug Wranglers: Chris Cormack
Magnus Enger
Packaging Manager: Robin Sheat
VM Manager: Samuel Desseaux
Database Documentation Managers:
Joy Nelson
Samuel Desseaux
Release Maintainer (3.8.x): Kyle Hall
Release Maintainer (3.10.x): Bernardo Gonzalez Kriegel
Release Maintainer (3.12.x): Tomás Cohen Arazi
Release Maintainer (3.14.x): Fridolin Somers
Credits
======================
We thank the following libraries who are known to have sponsored
new features in Koha 3.16.0:
* Hochschule für Gesundheit (hsg), Germany
* Universidad Nacional de Cordoba
We thank the following individuals who contributed patches to Koha 3.16.0.
* 10 Jacek Ablewicz
* 1 Aleisha Amohia
* 2 Roman Amor
* 1 Nuño López Ansótegui
* 39 Tomas Cohen Arazi
* 1 Daniel Barker
* 1 JaTara Barnes
* 1 Pablo Bianchi
* 3 Blou
* 1 Gaetan Boisson
* 1 Isaac Brodsky
* 2 Koha SAB CINECA
* 1 Jared Camins-Esakov
* 12 Colin Campbell
* 3 Frédérick Capovilla
* 332 Galen Charlton
* 10 David Cook
* 17 Chris Cormack
* 1 Samuel Crosby
* 1 Stéphane Delaune
* 6 Frédéric Demians
* 243 Jonathan Druart
* 1 Rachel Dustin
* 15 Nicole Engard
* 6 Magnus Enger
* 1 Vitor FERNANDES
* 36 Katrin Fischer
* 1 Amit Gupta
* 1 Chris Hall
* 95 Kyle M Hall
* 1 Tim Hannah
* 1 Emma Heath
* 1 Tom Houlker
* 2 Mason James
* 5 Srdjan Jankovic
* 1 Janusz Kaczmarek
* 7 Pasi Kallinen
* 3 Doug Kingston
* 5 Olli-Antti Kivilahti
* 24 Bernardo Gonzalez Kriegel
* 2 Ketan Kulkarni
* 1 Nicolas Legrand
* 115 Owen Leonard
* 2 Jesse Maseto
* 28 Julian Maurice
* 7 Holger Meißner
* 4 Matthias Meusburger
* 7 Sophie Meynieux
* 3 Francesca Moore
* 1 Joy Nelson
* 1 Chris Nighswonger
* 1 Nicholas van Oudtshoorn
* 2 Dobrica Pavlinusic
* 1 Paul Poulain
* 6 Liz Rea
* 1 Martin Renvoize
* 50 Marcel de Rooy
* 1 Fridolin SOMERS
* 33 Fridolyn SOMERS
* 28 Mathieu Saby
* 2 A. Sassmannshausen
* 1 Adrien Saurat
* 1 Dan Scott
* 15 Robin Sheat
* 1 Juan Sieira
* 18 Fridolin Somers
* 1 Claire Stent
* 3 Zeno Tajoli
* 3 Lyon3 Team
* 1 Peggy Thrasher
* 2 Mirko Tietgen
* 28 Mark Tompsett
* 3 Marc Véron
* 1 Ian Walls
* 1 Jesse Weaver
* 2 alex_h
* 3 blou
* 1 daniel
* 1 merllissia
* 1 “ByWater
We thank the following companies who contributed patches to Koha 3.16.0
* 115 ACPL
* 36 BSZ BW
* 7 BSZ BW