Koha is the first free and open source software library automation
package (ILS). Development is sponsored by libraries of varying types
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Koha 22.12.00 is a major release, that comes with many new features.
It includes 1 enhancements, 31 bugfixes.
It includes 8 enhancements, 99 bugfixes.
### System requirements
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## Enhancements
### Architecture, internals, and plumbing
- [[32806]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=32806) Some Vue files need to be moved for better reusability
### ERM
- [[32925]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=32925) Display loading info when a form is submitted
- [[32939]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=32939) Have generic fetch functions in vue modules
- [[32983]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=32983) Use REST API route to retrieve authorised values
### OPAC
- [[31221]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=31221) Buttons overflow in OPAC search results in mobile view
### REST API
- [[32981]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=32981) Add REST API endpoint to list authorised values for a given category
- [[32997]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=32997) Add REST API endpoint to list authorised values for multiple given categories
### Templates
- [[31407]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=31407) Set focus for cursor to Currency when adding a new currency
- [[32507]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=32507) Use template wrapper to build breadcrumb navigation
>Architectural enhancement in preparation for bootstrap 5 upgrade. This patch adds the foundations for abstracting the breadcrumb component of the staff client.
## Critical bugs fixed
@ -43,21 +64,47 @@ have already been fixed in maintainance releases)
### Architecture, internals, and plumbing
- [[32472]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=32472) [21.11 CRASH] The method Koha::Item->count is not covered by tests
- [[32656]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=32656) Script delete_records_via_leader.pl no longer deletes items
- [[32558]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=32558) Allow background_jobs_worker.pl to process multiple jobs simultaneously up to a limit
- [[33044]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=33044) BackgroundJob enqueue does not return the job id if rabbit is unreachable
### I18N/L10N
### Circulation
- [[32356]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=32356) xx-XX installer dir /kohadevbox/koha/installer/data/mysql/xx-XX already exists.
- [[32653]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=32653) Curbside pickups - wrong dates available at the OPAC
- [[32891]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=32891) Curbside pickups - Cannot select slot in the last hour
### Plugin architecture
### Command-line Utilities
- [[32539]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=32539) UI hooks can break the UI
- [[32798]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=32798) build_oai_sets.pl passes wrong parameter to Koha::Biblio::Metadata->record
### OPAC
- [[32674]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=32674) When placing a hold in OPAC page explodes into error 500
- [[33101]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=33101) Basket More details view doesn't work
### Packaging
- [[32994]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=32994) Remove compiled files from src (2)
### REST API
- [[33020]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=33020) Unsupported method history
- [[33145]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=33145) Invalid specification for ERM routes
### SIP2
- [[29755]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=29755) SIP2 code does not correctly handle NoIssuesChargeGuarantees or NoIssuesChargeGuarantorsWithGuarantees
- [[33055]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=33055) SIP2 adding incorrect fines blocked message
### Searching - Elasticsearch
- [[32594]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=32594) Add a dedicated ES indexing background worker
### Serials
- [[33014]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=33014) Add link to serial advanced search
### Test Suite
>This fixes SIP2 so that it correctly determines if issues should be blocked for patrons when the NoIssuesChargeGuarantees and NoIssuesChargeGuarantorsWithGuarantees system preferences are set. Currently, it only checks the noissuescharge system preference as the limit for charges, and not the other 'No Issues charge' system preferences.
- [[32898]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=32898) Cypress tests are failing
## Other bugs fixed
@ -65,95 +112,162 @@ have already been fixed in maintainance releases)
(This list includes all bugfixes since the previous major version. Most of them
have already been fixed in maintainance releases)
### Acquisitions
### About
- [[32665]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=32665) warnPrefRequireChoosingExistingAuthority condition incorrect in about.pl
- [[32687]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=32687) About may list version of SQL client in container, not actual server
- [[32377]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=32377) GetBudgetHierarchy slows down acqui/histsearch.pl
### Acquisitions
**Sponsored by** *Koha-Suomi Oy*
- [[32406]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=32406) Cannot search pending orders using non-latin-1 scripts
- [[32694]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=32694) Keep current option for budgets in receiving broken
- [[31056]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=31056) Unable to 'Close and export as PDF' a basket group
- [[18247]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=18247) Remove SQL queries from branch_transfer_limit.pl administrative script
**Sponsored by** *Catalyst*
- [[28672]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=28672) Improve EDI debug logging
- [[32573]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=32573) background_jobs_worker.pl should ACK a message before it forks and runs the job
- [[23247]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=23247) Use EmbedItems in opac-MARCdetail.pl
- [[32460]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=32460) Columns missing from table configuration for patron categories
- [[32585]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=32585) Followup on Bug 32583 - fix some variable references
- [[32678]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=32678) Add new line in authorized values tests in search_for_data_inconsistencies.pl
- [[32922]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=32922) Remove space in shebang
- [[32935]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=32935) basketgroup.js is not longer used and should be removed
- [[32978]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=32978) 'npm install' fails in ktd on aarch64, giving unsupported architecture error for node-sass
### Cataloging
- [[29173]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=29173) Button "replace authority record via Z39/50/SRU" doesn't pre-fill
- [[31665]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=31665) 952$d ( Date acquired ) no longer prefills with todays date when focused
>This fixes the behaviour of the replace an authority record via Z39.50/SRU buttons when editing an authority record. Both ways of doing this (Edit > Edit record > Replace record via Z39.50/SRU search and Edit > Replace record via Z39.50/SRU search) now pre-fill the search form with available data.
- [[30250]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=30250) Configure when to apply framework defaults when cataloguing
### Circulation
**Sponsored by***Catalyst* and *Education Services Australia SCIS*
- [[31209]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=31209) Add a span with class around serial enumeration/chronology data in list of checkouts for better styling
- [[31563]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=31563) Numbers on claims tab not showing in translated templates
>This patch adds a system preference ApplyFrameworkDefaults to configure when to apply framework defaults - when cataloguing a new record, when editing a record as new (duplicating), or when changing the framework while editing an existing record, or when importing a record. This applies to both bibliographic records and authority records.
- [[32321]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=32321) 006 field not correctly prepopulated in Advanced cataloging editor
### ERM
### Circulation
- [[32728]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=32728) ERM - Search header should change to match the section you are in
- [[29792]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=29792) Transfers created from 'wrong transfer' checkin are not sent if modal is dismissed
### I18N/L10N
- [[22490]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=22490) Some strings in JavaScript files are untranslatable
### ILL
- [[32525]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=32525) Standardize labels between ILL request list and detail page
- [[32566]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=32566) Don't show 'ILL request logs' button, when IllLog is turned off
- [[32799]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=32799) ILLSTATUS authorized value category name is confusing
### Notices
### Installation and upgrade (command-line installer)
- [[32221]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=32221) Password entry should be removed from placeholder list in notices editor
- [[33051]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=33051) 22600075.pl is not idempotent
### Installation and upgrade (web-based installer)
- [[32918]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=32918) ERM authorized values should be in installer/data/mysql/en/mandatory/auth_values.yml
### OPAC
- [[8948]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=8948) MARC21 field 787 doesn't display
- [[31248]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=31248) Fix responsive table style in the OPAC after switch to Bootstrap tabs
- [[32338]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=32338) OPAC - Mobile - Selection toolbar in search result is shifted and not adjusted
- [[32611]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=32611) Not for loan items don't show the specific not for loan value in OPAC detail page
- [[32663]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=32663) Street number should not allow for entering more than 10 characters in OPAC
- [[32946]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=32946) 'Send list/cart' forms in OPAC is misaligned
- [[32999]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=32999) Click handler to show QR code in OPAC lacks preventDefault
### Patrons
- [[32655]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=32655) Variables showing in patron messaging preferences
- [[31890]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=31890) PrefillGuaranteeField should include option to prefill surname
### REST API
>This bugfix adds the surname field to the list of fields (in the PrefillGuaranteeField system preference) that can be automatically prefilled when adding a guarantee to a patron's account.
- [[32770]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=32770) Patron search field groups no longer exist
- [[32904]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=32904) Patrons table processing eternally and not loading
- [[32409]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=32409) Cannot search cashups using non-latin-1 scripts
**Sponsored by** *Education Services Australia SCIS*
>This fixes the cashup history table so that filters can use non latin-1 characters (Point of sale > Cash summary for <library> > select register). Before this fix, the table was not filtered or refreshed if you entered non latin-1 characters.
### REST API
### SIP2
- [[32923]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=32923) x-koha-embed must a header of collectionFormat csv
- [[32624]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=32624) Patrons fines are not accurate in SIP2 when NoIssuesChargeGuarantorsWithGuarantees or NoIssuesChargeGuarantees are enabled
### Reports
### Searching - Zebra
- [[32805]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=32805) When recording localuse in the statistics table location is always NULL
- [[32416]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=32416) arp - Accelerated reader point searches fail due to conflicting attribute
### Searching
>This fixes
- [[32741]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=32741) Attribute codes should not be repeated in bib1.att
- [[32639]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=32639) OpenSearch description format document generates search errors
### Self checkout
### Searching - Elasticsearch
- [[19188]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=19188) Self checkout: Fine blocking checkout is missing currency symbol
- [[31471]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=31471) Duplicate check in cataloguing fails with Elasticsearch for records with multiple ISBN
### Staff interface
- [[28314]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=28314) Spinning icon is not always going away for local covers in staff
- [[31768]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=31768) Tags is a 'Tool' but doesn't include the tools nav sidebar
- [[32523]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=32523) Shortcuts / Links to missing fields in MARC-Editor don't work as expected
- [[32568]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=32568) Add page section to list of checkins
>This fixes the standard MARC editor so that the links for any errors go to the correct tab. Currently, the links only work if you are the correct tab.
- [[32644]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=32644) Terminology: staff/intranet and biblio in plugins home page
>This patch adds the page-section class to the checkedin table on the returns page.
- [[32576]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=32576) ILL needs the page-section treatment
- [[32768]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=32768) Autocomplete suggestions container should always be on top of other UI elements
- [[32941]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=32941) Sys prefs side menu styling applying where not intended
- [[32982]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=32982) 'Add/Edit group' modals in library groups is missing it's primary button
- [[33032]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=33032) Alternate holdings broken in staff interface search results
>This patch replaces some incorrect terminology in the plugins home page regarding enhanced content plugins.
- [[32797]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=32797) Cannot save OAI set mapping rule for subfield 0
### System Administration
- [[32803]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=32803) EnableItemGroups and EnableItemGroupHolds options are wrong
- [[33004]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=33004) Add VENDOR_TYPE to default authorised value categories
### Templates
- [[32290]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=32290) ILL requests uses some wrong terminology
- [[32294]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=32294) Capitalization: Enter your User ID...
- [[31413]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=31413) Set focus for cursor to Selector when adding a new audio alert
- [[32159]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=32159) Uncertain prices has 2 level 1 headings
- [[32205]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=32205) Unnecessary sysprefs used in template params for masthead during failed OPAC auth
- [[32215]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=32215) 'You Searched for' for patron restrictions is not used
- [[32293]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=32293) Terminology: Some budgets are not defined in item records
- [[32307]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=32307) Chocolat image viewer broken in the staff interface when Coce is enabled
- [[32757]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=32757) "Save changes" button on housebound tab should be yellow
- [[32912]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=32912) Use template wrapper for notices tabs
- [[32926]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=32926) Cannot expand or collapse some System preference sections after a search
- [[32933]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=32933) Use val() instead of attr("value") when getting field values with jQuery
- [[32973]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=32973) Use template wrapper for breadcrumbs: about, main, and error page
- [[33011]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=33011) Capitalization: Show in Staff interface?
- [[33015]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=33015) 'Cancel' link still points to tools home when it should be cataloguing home on some pages
- [[33016]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=33016) MARC diff view still shows tools instead of cataloging in title and breadcrumbs
- [[33048]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=33048) Empty email link on error page when opac login not allowed
- [[33095]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=33095) Text is white on white when hovering over pay/writeoff buttons in paycollect
### Test Suite
- [[32353]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=32353) reserves.item_group_id should be undefined in tests by default
- [[32979]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=32979) Add Test::Exception to Logger.t
- [[33054]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=33054) Koha/Acquisition/Order.t is failing randomly
### Tools
- [[26628]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=26628) Clubs permissions should grant access to Tools page
- [[22428]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=22428) MARC modification template cuts text to 100 characters
- [[30869]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=30869) Stock rotation rotas cannot be deleted
## New system preferences
- ApplyFrameworkDefaults
- AutomaticWrongTransfer
**Sponsored by** *PTFS Europe*
- [[32685]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=32685) Display incorrect when matching authority records during import
- [[32967]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=32967) Recalls notices are using the wrong database columns
**Sponsored by** *Catalyst*
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