1 # RELEASE NOTES FOR KOHA 20.11.08
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](https://koha-community.org)
11 Koha 20.11.08 can be downloaded from:
13 - [Download](https://download.koha-community.org/koha-20.11.08.tar.gz)
15 Installation instructions can be found at:
17 - [Koha Wiki](https://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/Installation_Documentation)
18 - OR in the INSTALL files that come in the tarball
20 Koha 20.11.08 is a bugfix/maintenance release.
22 It includes 19 bugfixes.
24 ### System requirements
26 You can learn about the system components (like OS and database) needed for running Koha here: https://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/System_requirements_and_recommendations
33 ## Critical bugs fixed
37 - [[28586]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=28586) Cannot resolve a claim
39 >This fixes an issue with the 'Returned claims' feature (enabled by setting a value for ClaimReturnedLostValue)- resolving returned claims now works as expected.
41 >Before this fix, an attempt to resolve a claim resulted in the page hanging and the claim not being able to be resolved.
45 - [[28523]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=28523) Patrons with the most checkouts (bor_issues_top.pl) is failing with MySQL 8
46 - [[28524]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=28524) Most-circulated items (cat_issues_top.pl) is failing with MySQL 8
53 - [[28476]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=28476) Update info in docs/teams.yaml file
57 - [[28513]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=28513) Analytic search links formed incorrectly
58 - [[28542]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=28542) Move new authority from Z39.50/SRU to a button
60 >This makes the layout for creating new authorities consistent with creating new records - there is now a separate button 'New from Z39.50/SRU' (rather than being part of the drop-down list).
64 - [[28344]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=28344) One should be able to issue refunds against payments that have already been cashed up.
68 - [[28582]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=28582) Can't enqueue letter HASH(0x55edf1806850) at /usr/share/koha/Koha/ArticleRequest.pm line 123.
72 - [[28388]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=28388) Search result set is lost when viewing the MARC plain view (opac-showmarc.pl)
73 - [[28422]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=28422) OPAC MARC detail view doesn't correctly evaluate holdability
75 >In the normal and ISBD detail views for a record in the OPAC the 'Place hold' link only appears if a hold can actually be placed. This change fixes the MARC detail view so that it is consistent with the normal and ISBD detail views. (Before this, a 'Place hold' link would appear for the MARC detail, even if a hold couldn't be placed, for example if an item was recorded as not for loan.)
76 - [[28545]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=28545) Noisy uninitialized warn at opac-MARCdetail.pl line 313
78 >This removes "..Use of uninitialized value in concatenation (.) or string at.." warning messages from the plack-opac-error.log when accessing the MARC view page for a record in the OPAC.
82 - [[21286]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=21286) Advanced search for Corporate-name creates Zebra errors
84 >This fixes the advanced search in the staff interface so that searching using the 'Corporate name' index now works correctly when the QueryAutoTruncate system preference is not enabled. Before this a search (using Zebra) for a name such as 'House plants' would not return any results and generate error messages in the log files.
88 - [[28280]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=28280) Item types configuration page doesn't use Price filter for default replacement cost and processing fee
90 >This fixes the display of 'Default replacement cost' and a
91 >'Processing fee (when lost)' when adding item types so that amounts use two decimals instead of six.
92 - [[28423]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=28423) JavaScript error on MARC modifications page
94 >This patch makes a minor change to the MARC modifications template (Staff interface > Administration > MARC modification templates) so that the "mmtas" variable isn't defined if there is no JSON to be assigned as its value.
95 - [[28427]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=28427) Terminology: Shelf should be list
96 - [[28522]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=28522) Correct eslint errors in staff-global.js
100 - [[28479]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=28479) TestBuilder.pm uses incorrect method for checking if objects to be created exists
104 - [[27929]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=27929) Regex option in item batch modification is hidden for itemcallnumber if 952$o linked to cn_browser plugin
105 - [[28191]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=28191) Update wording on batch patron deletion to reflect changes from bug 26517
111 The Koha manual is maintained in Sphinx. The home page for Koha
114 - [Koha Documentation](https://koha-community.org/documentation/)
116 As of the date of these release notes, the Koha manual is available in the following languages:
119 - [Arabic](https://koha-community.org/manual/20.11/ar/html/) (27%)
120 - [Chinese (Taiwan)](https://koha-community.org/manual/20.11/zh_TW/html/) (61.4%)
121 - [English (USA)](https://koha-community.org/manual/20.11/en/html/)
122 - [French](https://koha-community.org/manual/20.11/fr/html/) (50.8%)
123 - [French (Canada)](https://koha-community.org/manual/20.11/fr_CA/html/) (25.9%)
124 - [German](https://koha-community.org/manual/20.11/de/html/) (68.3%)
125 - [Hindi](https://koha-community.org/manual/20.11/hi/html/) (99.9%)
126 - [Italian](https://koha-community.org/manual/20.11/it/html/) (50%)
127 - [Spanish](https://koha-community.org/manual/20.11/es/html/) (36.4%)
128 - [Turkish](https://koha-community.org/manual/20.11/tr/html/) (41.9%)
130 The Git repository for the Koha manual can be found at
132 - [Koha Git Repository](https://gitlab.com/koha-community/koha-manual)
137 Complete or near-complete translations of the OPAC and staff
138 interface are available in this release for the following languages:
142 - Armenian (Classical) (89%)
144 - Catalan; Valencian (54.7%)
145 - Chinese (Taiwan) (92.9%)
147 - English (New Zealand) (59.4%)
151 - French (Canada) (90.8%)
153 - German (Switzerland) (66.7%)
157 - Nederlands-Nederland (Dutch-The Netherlands) (75.3%)
158 - Norwegian Bokmål (63.6%)
161 - Portuguese (Brazil) (95.6%)
170 Partial translations are available for various other languages.
172 The Koha team welcomes additional translations; please see
174 - [Koha Translation Info](https://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/Translating_Koha)
176 For information about translating Koha, and join the koha-translate
179 - [Koha Translate List](https://lists.koha-community.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/koha-translate)
181 The most up-to-date translations can be found at:
183 - [Koha Translation](https://translate.koha-community.org/)
187 The release team for Koha 20.11.08 is
190 - Release Manager: Jonathan Druart
192 - Release Manager assistants:
196 - QA Manager: Katrin Fischer
213 - UI Design -- Owen Leonard
214 - REST API -- Tomás Cohen Arazi
215 - Elasticsearch -- Fridolin Somers
216 - Zebra -- Fridolin Somers
217 - Accounts -- Martin Renvoize
222 - Packaging Manager: Mason James
225 - Documentation Manager: David Nind
228 - Documentation Team:
232 - Translation Managers:
233 - Bernardo González Kriegel
238 - Release Maintainers:
239 - 21.05 -- Kyle M Hall
240 - 20.11 -- Fridolin Somers
241 - 20.05 -- Victor Grousset
242 - 19.11 -- Wainui Witika-Park
244 - Release Maintainer assistants:
245 - 21.05 -- Nick Clemens
247 - Release Maintainer mentors:
248 - 19.11 -- Aleisha Amohia
252 We thank the following individuals who contributed patches to Koha 20.11.08
254 - Tomás Cohen Arazi (2)
256 - Jonathan Druart (4)
258 - Didier Gautheron (1)
259 - Victor Grousset (2)
263 - Martin Renvoize (1)
265 - Fridolin Somers (1)
266 - Koha translators (1)
268 We thank the following libraries, companies, and other institutions who contributed
269 patches to Koha 20.11.08
271 - Athens County Public Libraries (4)
273 - Bibliotheksservice-Zentrum Baden-Württemberg (BSZ) (1)
274 - ByWater-Solutions (2)
275 - Koha Community Developers (6)
279 - Theke Solutions (2)
280 - University of Helsinki (2)
282 We also especially thank the following individuals who tested patches
286 - Jonathan Druart (15)
289 - Andrew Fuerste-Henry (4)
290 - Victor Grousset (2)
294 - Martin Renvoize (1)
297 - Fridolin Somers (18)
301 We regret any omissions. If a contributor has been inadvertently missed,
302 please send a patch against these release notes to koha-devel@lists.koha-community.org.
304 ## Revision control notes
306 The Koha project uses Git for version control. The current development
307 version of Koha can be retrieved by checking out the master branch of:
309 - [Koha Git Repository](https://git.koha-community.org/koha-community/koha)
311 The branch for this version of Koha and future bugfixes in this release
314 ## Bugs and feature requests
316 Bug reports and feature requests can be filed at the Koha bug
319 - [Koha Bugzilla](https://bugs.koha-community.org)
321 He rau ringa e oti ai.
322 (Many hands finish the work)
324 Autogenerated release notes updated last on 23 Jul 2021 11:35:40.