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 20.05.08 is a bugfix/maintenance release.
It includes 5 enhancements, 18 bugfixes.
It includes 1 new features, 8 enhancements, 32 bugfixes.
### System requirements
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## New features
### Staff Client
- [[14004]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=14004) Add ability to temporarily disable added CSS and Javascript in OPAC and interface
>This allows to temporarily disable any of OPACUserCSS, OPACUserJS, OpacAdditionalStylesheet, opaclayoutstylesheet, IntranetUserCSS, IntranetUserJS, intranetcolorstylesheet, and intranetstylesheet system preference via an URL parameter.
>
>Alter the URL in OPAC or staff interface by adding an additional parameter DISABLE_SYSPREF_<systempreferencename>=1.
>This script checks the value of the system preferences in the database against those in the cache. Generally differences will only exist if changes have been made directly to the DB or the cache has become corrupted.
### OPAC
- [[27029]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=27029) Detail page missing Javascript accessible biblionumber value
### Reports
- [[26713]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=26713) Add pagination to bottom of saved SQL reports table
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### Templates
- [[26755]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=26755) Make the guarantor search popup taller
- [[27192]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=27192) Set focus for cursor to item type input box when creating new item types
- [[27210]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=27210) Typo in patron-attr-types.tt
## Critical bugs fixed
### Architecture, internals, and plumbing
- [[27580]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=27580) NULL values not correctly handled in Koha::Items->filter_by_visible_in_opac
### Hold requests
- [[26634]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=26634) Hold rules applied incorrectly when All Libraries rules are more specific than branch rules
### OPAC
- [[15448]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=15448) Placing hold on specific items doesn't enforce OpacHiddenItems
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- [[7143]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=7143) Bug for tracking changes to the about page
### Acquisitions
- [[27547]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=27547) Typo in parcel.tt
### Architecture, internals, and plumbing
- [[25381]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=25381) XSLTs should not define entities
- [[27179]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=27179) Misspelling of Method in REST API files
>This fixes the misspelling of Method (Mehtod to Method) in REST API files.
- [[27327]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=27327) Indirect object notation in Koha::Club::Hold
- [[27333]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=27333) Wrong exception thrown in Koha::Club::Hold::add
### Cataloging
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### Command-line Utilities
- [[11344]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=11344) Perldoc issues in misc/cronjobs/advance_notices.pl
- [[17429]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=17429) Document the --plack option for koha-list
### Fines and fees
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- [[27416]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=27416) String 'Modify tag' in breadcrumb is untranslatable
### ILL
- [[25614]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=25614) "Clear filter" button permanently disabled on ILL request list
### Installation and upgrade (web-based installer)
- [[11996]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=11996) Default active currencies for ru-RU and uk-UA are wrong
>This fixes the currencies in the sample installer files for Russia (ru-RU; changes GRN -> UAH, default remains as RUB) and the Ukraine (uk-UA; changes GRN -> UAH).
- [[24810]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=24810) French SQL files for "news" contain "Welcome into Koha 3!"
>This removes the Koha version number from the sample news items for the French language installer files (fr-FR and fr-CA).
- [[24811]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=24811) French SQL files for "news" contain broken link to the wiki
>This fixes a broken link in the sample news items for the French language installer files (fr-FR and fr-CA).
### Notices
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### Templates
- [[20238]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=20238) Show description of ITEMTYPECAT instead of code in itemtypes summary table
>This enhancement changes the item types page (Koha administration > Basic parameters > Item types) so that the search category column displays the ITEMTYPECAT authorized value's description, instead of the authorized value code. (This makes it consistent with the edit form where it displays the descriptions for authorized values.)
- [[24055]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=24055) Description of PayPalReturnURL system preference is unclear
>This enhancement improves the description of the PayPalReturnURL. Changed from 'configured return' to 'configured return URL' as this is what it is called on the PayPal website.
- [[27457]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=27457) Set focus for cursor to Debit type code field when creating new debit type
- [[27458]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=27458) Set focus for cursor to Credit type code field when creating new credit type
- [[27525]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=27525) 'wich' instead of a 'with' in a sentence
>This patch fixes two spelling errors in the batchMod-del.tt template that is used by the batch item deletion tool in the staff interface: "wich" -> "with."
- [[27531]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=27531) Remove type attribute from script tags: Cataloging plugins
### Test Suite
- [[27554]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=27554) Clarify and add tests for Koha::Patrons->update_category_to child to adult
## Documentation
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We thank the following individuals who contributed patches to Koha 20.05.08.
- Ethan Amohia (1)
- Tomás Cohen Arazi (8)
- Tomás Cohen Arazi (13)
- Eden Bacani (2)
- Nick Clemens (9)
- David Cook (1)
- Jonathan Druart (7)
- Nick Clemens (11)
- David Cook (2)
- Jonathan Druart (9)
- Katrin Fischer (3)
- Andrew Fuerste-Henry (1)
- Lucas Gass (1)
- Didier Gautheron (1)
- Kyle M Hall (2)
- Amy King (2)
- Owen Leonard (1)
- Mazen Khallaf (2)
- Amy King (3)
- Owen Leonard (5)
- ava li (2)
- Catherine Ma (1)
- James O'Keeffe (1)
- Martin Renvoize (2)
- Marcel de Rooy (2)
- Caroline Cyr La Rose (1)
- Andreas Roussos (2)
- Fridolin Somers (2)
- Ella Wipatene (2)
We thank the following libraries, companies, and other institutions who contributed
