18.11 Upgrade Notes

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Overview Blog Posts and Videos

Recorded Webinars Sessions

Overview Webinars

18.11 What's New Webinar - recorded 5/2/2019

18.11 What's New Webinar - recorded 5/6/2019

18.11 OPAC& Public Services - recorded 5/6/2019

18.11 OPAC & Public Services - recorded 5/14/2019

18.11 Circulation & Patrons - recorded 5/7/2019

18.11 Circulation & Patrons - recorded 5/9/2019

18.11 Technical Services- recorded 5/7/2019

18.11 Technical Services - recorded 5/13/2019

18.11 Administration & Reports - recorded 5/8/2019

18.11 Administration & Reports- recorded 5/15/2019

Q & A from Upgrade Webinars

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OPAC

  • [17602] Integrate support for RecordedBooks (formerly OneClickDigital) API
  • [8630] Add covers from AdLibris to the OPAC and Intranet
  • [14222] Sort holds in OPAC by priority
  • [14385] Extend OpacHiddenItems to allow specifying exempt borrower categories
  • [15287] Use font-awesome on the OPAC
  • [17153] Logging in during a search navigates to account page instead of back to search results
  • [17530] Don’t show ‘article request’ link when no article requests are permitted
  • [18236] MARC21: Add classes to material type icons on intranet result lists and detail pages
  • [20400] Add routing list tab to the patron account in OPAC
  • 20427] Convert OPAC LESS to SCSS
  • [20554] New OPAC CSS
  • [20876] The form_serialized_itype cookie is not used and should be removed
  • [20898] Replace OPAC detail’s results browser with non-JavaScript version
  • [20921] Expose borrowernumber and branch when user is logged in to OPAC
  • [21157] Improve style of OPAC login modal
  • [21174] Change default behavior to open OPAC cart in one click
  • [21340] Add spans with classes around callnumbers in OPAC for additional styling
  • [21568] Add more spans with classes around callnumbers in OPAC for additional styling

Patrons

  • [20312] Add a link towards the last consulted patron
  • [11401] Add support for Norwegian national library card
  • [11911] Add separate permission for managing suggestions
  • [12258] Datatable in Patrons Account Fines
  • [14391] Granular permissions for the administration module
  • [15136] Display item’s homebranch in patron’s fines list
  • [18635] Koha::Patron->guarantees() should return results alphabetically
  • [19524] Share patron lists between staff
  • [20819] GDPR: Add a consent field for processing personal data in account menu and self-registration

Fines & Fees

  • [19191] Add ability to email receipts for account payments and write-off
  • [19617] Allow ‘writeoff of selected’
  • [20629] Remove ability to ‘reverse’ payments
  • [20703] Add ability to void any credit
  • [21673] Koha::Account::Lines->total_outstanding must be used when needed

Holds

  • [7534] New OPACAllowUserToChooseBranch setting for only showing libraries allowing holds
  • [15486] Restrict number of holds placed by day
  • [19469] Add ability to split view of holds view on record by pickup library and/or itemtype
  • [21628] Simplify holds awaiting pickup report

Cataloging

  • [19263] Advanced Editor – Rancor – Add auto control number (001) widget
  • [19349] Allow to store biblio record’s creator and last modifier in MARC
  • [20435] Allow lowercase prefix in inventory value builder
  • [21318] Add control number to authority Z39.50 search form

Circulation

  • 3510] Allow staff to change checkin date and time
  • [15139] Show non-public item note in overdues report
  • [15494] Block renewals by arbitrary item values
  • [15524] Set limit on maximum possible holds per patron by category
  • [19383] Print hold slips without confirmation
  • [19719] Add a new column for collection in the patron checkouts data table
  • [20322] Circulation page layout and design update
  • [20343] Show number of checkouts by itemtype in circulation.pl
  • [20450] Add collection to list of items when placing hold on specific copy
  • [20468] Multiselect on staff article requests form
  • [21121] New syspref to allow hiding of private patron data in circulation page
  • [21380] Circulation history UI improvements – make barcode clickable

Acquisitions

  • [15184] Ability to duplicate existing order lines to a given basket
  • [19166] Add the ability to add adjustments to an invoice
  • [7651] Add separate permission for managing currencies and exchange rates
  • [12395] Save order line’s creator
  • [18480] Use modal for displaying patron details on add_user_search.pl to avoid redirect
  • [18639] Separate replacement cost and retail price fields in acquisitions
  • 20366] More information about orders linked to subscriptions on “Acquisition details” tab
  • [20966] Add column configuration to table of orders in a basket
  • [20969] Use modal to add and edit notes from basket
  • [20970] Reformat basket information on acquisitions basket page
  • [21333] Add ability to add to basket from a file

Serials

  • [21467] Allow several receipts for a given subscription
  • [3355] Pagination in bib search for subscriptions
  • [17877] Show internal and vendor note in acquisition info on subscription detail page
  • [18327] Add the ability to set the received date to today on multi receiving serials
  • [20365] Allow several open orders on subscription
  • [20726] Display acquisition details on the subscription detail page
  • [21511] Don’t show acquisition details on subscription detail when there is no acq data

Reports

  • [17282] Ability to create charts for SQL reports
  • [9188] Remove ‘debug’ information from patron statistics
  • [20260] Use CodeMirror for the SQL reports editor
  • [20495] Refactor C4::Reports.Guided – remove get_saved_report

Staff Client

  • [13406] Add classes to MARC Authority display to enable CSS styling
  • [16280] purge_suggestions.pl: Cron job log should tell number of days used
  • [17698] Make patron notes show up on staff dashboard
  • [19550] Add links to related authorities for UNIMARC
  • [19902] Add column configuration to bibliographic record checkouts history table
  • [20339] Unify MARC21 ISBN/ISSN handling in XSL
  • [20896] Move serial enumeration to the right of callnumber on staff detail page
  • [21158] Add cronjob references to the system preference descriptions if a cronjob is required
  • [21376] Catalogue detail date handling improvements

Labels

  • [15766] Give label and patron card batches a description
  • [15836] Labels: Offer configuration option for splitting call numbers

Rest API

  • [20942] Add route to get patron’s account balance
  • [20944] Add routes to add credits to a patron’s account
    [21116] Add API routes through plugins

ILL

  • [18591] Allow an arbitrary number of comments on ILLs
  • [20651] Improve display of “Toggle full supplier metadata”
  • [20772] Make request metadata editable and add price_paid field
  • [20797] If an Ill request has an associated bib record, the detail view should contain a link to the record
  • [20995] Add request ID to OPAC ILL requests display table
  • [21079] Unify metadata schema across backends

Notices

  • [15280] Switch default CHECKOUT notice to Template Toolkit
  • [15282] Switch default CHECKIN notice to Template Toolkit
  • [19743] Header and Footer should be updated on each item for checkin / checkout / renewal notices
  • [20356] Add EmailSMSSendDriverFromAddress system preference for overriding Email SMS send driver from address

Searching

  • [18322] Add facets for ccode to zebra
  • [20758] Typo in BrowseResultSelection syspref description

Tools

  • [13560] MARC modification templates – Add an ‘Add’ option
  • [21216] Notices – Add filter/search options to table
  • [21408] Inventory – Warn of items possibly scanned out of order
  • [21413] Inventory – Allow skipping items with waiting holds

New System Preferences


  • AdditionalFieldsInZ3950ResultSearch
  • AdlibrisCoversEnabled
  • AdlibrisCoversURL
  • ArticleRequestsLinkControl
  • ElasticsearchIndexStatus_authorities
  • ElasticsearchIndexStatus_biblios
  • GDPR_Policy
  • HoldsAutoFill
  • HoldsAutoFillPrintSlip
  • HoldsSplitQueue
  • ItemsDeniedRenewal
  • KohaManualBaseURL
  • KohaManualLanguage
  • MarcFieldForCreatorId
  • MarcFieldForCreatorName
  • MarcFieldForModifierId
  • MarcFieldForModifierName
  • OpacHiddenItemsExceptions
  • OverDrivePasswordRequired
  • PrivacyPolicyURL
  • RecordedBooksClientSecret
  • RecordedBooksDomain
  • RecordedBooksLibraryID
  • RotationPreventTransfers
  • StockRotation
  • UseEmailReceipts
  • showLastPatron

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