From 3aa274a7b9073107db4407d51057f4b7875fec77 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Fridolin Somers Date: Wed, 24 Oct 2018 11:37:09 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Update release notes for 17.11.11 release Signed-off-by: Fridolin Somers --- misc/release_notes/release_notes_17_11_11.md | 390 +++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 390 insertions(+) create mode 100644 misc/release_notes/release_notes_17_11_11.md diff --git a/misc/release_notes/release_notes_17_11_11.md b/misc/release_notes/release_notes_17_11_11.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..3310fd4d56 --- /dev/null +++ b/misc/release_notes/release_notes_17_11_11.md @@ -0,0 +1,390 @@ +# RELEASE NOTES FOR KOHA 17.11.11 +24 oct. 2018 + +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: + +- [Koha Community](http://koha-community.org) + +Koha 17.11.11 can be downloaded from: + +- [Download](http://download.koha-community.org/koha-17.11.11.tar.gz) + +Installation instructions can be found at: + +- [Koha Wiki](http://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/Installation_Documentation) +- OR in the INSTALL files that come in the tarball + +Koha 17.11.11 is a bugfix/maintenance release. + +It includes 4 enhancements, 38 bugfixes. + + + + +## Enhancements + +### Architecture, internals, and plumbing + +- [[20669]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=20669) Add upgrade method to plugins + +> This enhancement standardises the methods used by plugin authors to maintain their plugin data across plugin versions. + + +- [[21352]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=21352) Allow plugins to add CSS and Javascript to Staff interface + +> This enhancement allows plugin authors to make adaptations to the staff client using css and javascript. + + + +### OPAC + +- [[20181]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=20181) Allow plugins to add CSS and Javascript to OPAC + +### Patrons + +- [[18635]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=18635) Koha::Patron->guarantees() should return results alphabetically + + +## Critical bugs fixed + +### Architecture, internals, and plumbing + +- [[21133]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=21133) Missing use C4::Accounts statement in Koha/Patron.pm + +### Circulation + +- [[10382]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=10382) collection not returning to null when removed from course reserves +- [[21176]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=21176) decreaseLoanHighHolds does not properly calculate date when TimeFormat set to 12 hour + +### Installation and upgrade (command-line installer) + +- [[16690]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=16690) Improve security of remote database installations +- [[21440]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=21440) koha-create expects the file passed by $DEFAULTSQL to be in gzip format + +> Add support to koha-create to allow it to accept both compressed and uncompressed files for DEFAULTSQL + + + +### Label/patron card printing + +- [[21281]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=21281) Label Template - Creation not working + +### OPAC + +- [[21479]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=21479) Removing from cart removes 2 items + +### translate.koha-community.org + +- [[21480]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=21480) misc/translator/translate does not work with perl 5.26 + + +## Other bugs fixed + +### Acquisitions + +- [[16739]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=16739) Generate EDIFACT on basket groups falsely showing when configuration is incomplete +- [[19271]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=19271) Ordered/Spent lists should display vendor name, not vendor code +- [[21398]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=21398) Search term when adding an order from an existing record should be required +- [[21425]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=21425) basketno not being interpolated into error message + +### Authentication + +- [[20023]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=20023) Password recovery should be case insensitive +- [[21323]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=21323) Redirect page after login missing multiple params + +### Cataloging + +- [[18655]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=18655) Unimarc field 210c fails on importing fields with a simple quote +- [[20785]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=20785) Advanced Editor does not honor MarcFieldDocURL +- [[21362]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=21362) Advanced MARC Editor - Rancor - Tab navigation not working in fixed fields +- [[21407]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=21407) Can't enter new macros in the advanced cataloging editor (rancor) + +### Command-line Utilities + +- [[21322]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=21322) process_message_queue.pl --type should take an argument + +### Database + +- [[5458]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=5458) length of items.ccode disagrees with authorised_values.authorised_value + +### Fines and fees + +- [[21196]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=21196) Allow calcfine to consider default item type replacement cost + +### I18N/L10N + +- [[19500]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=19500) Make module names on letters overview page translatable + +### ILL + +- [[21289]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=21289) Error when sending emails to partner libraries + +### Lists + +- [[21297]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=21297) "More lists" screen missing "Select an Existing list" fieldset when all lists are public + +### Notices + +- [[15971]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=15971) Serial claim letters should allow the use of all biblio and biblioitems fields (like issn) + +### OPAC + +- [[20994]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=20994) Fix capitalization on OPAC result list "Save to Lists" +- [[21078]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=21078) Overdrive JS breaks when window opened from another site + +### Patrons + +- [[21353]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=21353) Merge patrons option only available with manage_patron_lists + +### Searching + +- [[20151]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=20151) Search is broken when stemming has no language + +### Searching - Zebra + +- [[21416]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=21416) 'gr' option missing from ZEBRA_LANGUAGE options in koha-sites.conf + +### Serials + +- [[20241]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=20241) Fix display of publication year in subscription record search for MARC21 +- [[20616]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=20616) Using "Edit serials" with no issues selected gives an ugly error + +### Templates + +- [[13272]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=13272) Many inputs lack a type attribute +- [[21038]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=21038) Reserves should be holds +- [[21397]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=21397) Routing list tab not marked as active + +### Test Suite + +- [[20764]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=20764) t/Koha_Template_Plugin_KohaPlugins.t is DB dependent + +### Tools + +- [[20131]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=20131) Inventory optional filters always shows "For loan" for value 0 +- [[21141]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=21141) Batch item modification tool throws error 500 when an itemnumber is invalid + + + +## System requirements + +Important notes: + +- Perl 5.10 is required +- Zebra is required + +## Documentation + +The Koha manual is maintained in Sphinx. The home page for Koha +documentation is + +- [Koha Documentation](http://koha-community.org/documentation/) + +As of the date of these release notes, only the English version of the +Koha manual is available: + +- [Koha Manual](http://koha-community.org/manual/17.11/en/html/) + + +The Git repository for the Koha manual can be found at + +- [Koha Git Repository](https://gitlab.com/koha-community/koha-manual) + +## Translations + +Complete or near-complete translations of the OPAC and staff +interface are available in this release for the following languages: + +- Arabic (99.4%) +- Armenian (99.9%) +- Basque (75.3%) +- Chinese (China) (79.7%) +- Chinese (Taiwan) (99.7%) +- Czech (94.1%) +- Danish (65.7%) +- English (New Zealand) (99.4%) +- English (USA) +- Finnish (95.6%) +- French (98.9%) +- French (Canada) (92%) +- German (100%) +- German (Switzerland) (99.4%) +- Greek (82.4%) +- Hindi (99.9%) +- Italian (99.8%) +- Norwegian Bokmål (54.5%) +- Occitan (post 1500) (72.8%) +- Persian (54.8%) +- Polish (97.5%) +- Portuguese (99.9%) +- Portuguese (Brazil) (84.4%) +- Slovak (96.6%) +- Spanish (99.9%) +- Swedish (91.6%) +- Turkish (100%) +- Vietnamese (67.4%) + +Partial translations are available for various other languages. + +The Koha team welcomes additional translations; please see + +- [Koha Translation Info](http://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/Translating_Koha) + +For information about translating Koha, and join the koha-translate +list to volunteer: + +- [Koha Translate List](http://lists.koha-community.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/koha-translate) + +The most up-to-date translations can be found at: + +- [Koha Translation](http://translate.koha-community.org/) + +## Release Team + +The release team for Koha 17.11.11 is + +- Release Manager: [Nick Clemens](mailto:nick@bywatersolutions.com) +- Release Manager assistants: + - [Brendan Gallagher](mailto:brendan@bywatersolutions.com) + - [Jonathan Druart](mailto:jonathan.druart@bugs.koha-community.org) + - [Kyle Hall](mailto:kyle@bywatersolutions.com) + - [Tomás Cohen Arazi](mailto:tomascohen@gmail.com) + +- Module Maintainers: + - REST API -- [Tomás Cohen Arazi](mailto:tomascohen@gmail.com) + - Elasticsearch -- [Nick Clemens](mailto:nick@bywatersolutions.com) +- QA Manager: [Katrin Fischer](mailto:Katrin.Fischer@bsz-bw.de) + +- QA Team: + - [Julian Maurice](mailto:julian.maurice@biblibre.com) + - [Marcel de Rooy](mailto:m.de.rooy@rijksmuseum.nl) + - Josef Moravec + - [Alex Arnaud](mailto:alex.arnaud@biblibre.com) + - [Martin Renvoize](mailto:martin.renvoize@ptfs-europe.com) + - [Tomás Cohen Arazi](mailto:tomascohen@gmail.com) + - [Kyle Hall](mailto:kyle@bywatersolutions.com) + - [Jonathan Druart](mailto:jonathan.druart@bugs.koha-community.org) + - [Chris Cormack](mailto:chrisc@catalyst.net.nz) +- Bug Wranglers: + - Claire Gravely + - Jon Knight + - [Indranil Das Gupta](mailto:indradg@l2c2.co.inc) + - [Amit Gupta](mailto:amitddng135@gmail.com) +- Packaging Manager: [Mirko Tietgen](mailto:mirko@abunchofthings.net) +- Documentation Team: + - Lee Jamison + - David Nind + - Caroline Cyr La Rose +- Translation Manager: [Bernardo Gonzalez Kriegel](mailto:bgkriegel@gmail.com) +- Release Maintainers: + - 18.05 -- [Martin Renvoize](mailto:martin.renvoize@ptfs-europe.com) + - 17.11 -- [Fridolin Somers](mailto:fridolin.somers@biblibre.com) + +## Credits +We thank the following libraries who are known to have sponsored +new features in Koha 17.11.11: + + +We thank the following individuals who contributed patches to Koha 17.11.11. + +- Blou (1) +- Alex Arnaud (2) +- Christopher Brannon (1) +- Colin Campbell (1) +- Nick Clemens (3) +- Tomás Cohen Arazi (1) +- Marcel de Rooy (2) +- Jonathan Druart (17) +- Magnus Enger (1) +- Katrin Fischer (7) +- Andrew Isherwood (1) +- Pasi Kallinen (1) +- Olli-Antti Kivilahti (1) +- Jon Knight (1) +- Owen Leonard (3) +- Ere Maijala (1) +- Kyle M Hall (8) +- Martin Renvoize (1) +- Andreas Roussos (2) +- Fridolin Somers (8) +- Mirko Tietgen (1) +- Mark Tompsett (6) +- Koha translators (1) +- Baptiste Wojtkowski (1) + +We thank the following libraries, companies, and other institutions who contributed +patches to Koha 17.11.11 + +- abunchofthings.net (1) +- ACPL (3) +- BibLibre (11) +- BSZ BW (7) +- bugs.koha-community.org (17) +- ByWater-Solutions (5) +- bywatetsolutions.com (6) +- cdalibrary.org (1) +- helsinki.fi (2) +- joensuu.fi (1) +- Libriotech (1) +- Loughborough University (1) +- PTFS-Europe (3) +- Rijksmuseum (2) +- Solutions inLibro inc (1) +- Theke Solutions (1) +- unidentified (8) + +We also especially thank the following individuals who tested patches +for Koha. + +- Barry Cannon (1) +- Nick Clemens (51) +- Tomas Cohen Arazi (5) +- Chris Cormack (7) +- Caroline Cyr La Rose (3) +- Michal Denar (6) +- Marcel de Rooy (8) +- Jonathan Druart (26) +- Katrin Fischer (19) +- Claire Gravely (1) +- Dilan Johnpullé (1) +- Pasi Kallinen (1) +- Owen Leonard (9) +- Julian Maurice (4) +- Kyle M Hall (3) +- Josef Moravec (3) +- David Nind (3) +- Séverine QUEUNE (6) +- Martin Renvoize (65) +- Fridolin Somers (67) +- Mark Tompsett (5) +- Marc Véron (1) + + +We regret any omissions. If a contributor has been inadvertently missed, +please send a patch against these release notes to +koha-patches@lists.koha-community.org. + +## Revision control notes + +The Koha project uses Git for version control. The current development +version of Koha can be retrieved by checking out the master branch of: + +- [Koha Git Repository](git://git.koha-community.org/koha.git) + +The branch for this version of Koha and future bugfixes in this release +line is 17.11.x. + +## Bugs and feature requests + +Bug reports and feature requests can be filed at the Koha bug +tracker at: + +- [Koha Bugzilla](http://bugs.koha-community.org) + +He rau ringa e oti ai. +(Many hands finish the work) + +Autogenerated release notes updated last on 24 oct. 2018 09:31:21. -- 2.39.5