From a6b8a4d4a9061a993cee51a6037ae6cfb0307471 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jared Camins-Esakov Date: Sun, 17 Mar 2013 09:29:02 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Add release notes for 3.12-alpha --- misc/release_notes/release_notes_3_12_0.txt | 911 ++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 911 insertions(+) create mode 100644 misc/release_notes/release_notes_3_12_0.txt diff --git a/misc/release_notes/release_notes_3_12_0.txt b/misc/release_notes/release_notes_3_12_0.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..5d83eff767 --- /dev/null +++ b/misc/release_notes/release_notes_3_12_0.txt @@ -0,0 +1,911 @@ +RELEASE NOTES FOR KOHA 3.12.0-alpha +17 Mar 2013 +======================================================================== + +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 + + http://koha-community.org/ + +Koha 3.12.0-alpha can be downloaded from: + + http://download.koha-community.org/koha-3.12.00-alpha.tar.gz + +Installation instructions can be found at: + + http://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/Installation_Documentation + + OR in the INSTALL files that come in the tarball + + +This is an alpha release of Koha 3.12 and is not yet ready for use in +production. It has many new features compared to 3.10. + + +It includes 144 enhancement and 191 bugfixes. + + +Enhancements and new features in 3.12.0-alpha +====================== + +About +---------- + 8641 Add information warning about log-in as root user to About->System information + +Acquisitions +---------- + 8117 Divide budget periods into two tabs + 8240 There is dead code in orderreceive.tt + 8795 Just add the login branch In orderreveive.tt + 8913 Improve acquisitions navigation + 9030 There is no constraint on aqorders_items + 9130 Remove old javascript from Parcel + +Architecture, internals, and plumbing +---------- + 7387 Add Template::Toolkit plugin to allow caching of includes + 8164 Replace IFNULL() with COALESCE() in all database calls + 7167 Updatedatabase improvements + +Authentication +---------- + 9587 Allow login via mozilla persona - https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/persona/ + +Cataloging +---------- + 3549 Framework sorting in addbook + 6945 Add a link to show a MARC preview in the normal view + 7674 Separate tabs for my holdings and others holdings + 8347 Koha forces UNIMARC 100 field code language to 'fre' + 9025 Add new icons for item types + 9034 Add sorting and filtering on items table (catalogue/detail.pl) + 9154 On item edit page, highlight row of item being edited + 9162 Add a system preference to set which notes fields appears on title notes/description separator + 9356 Show Dissertation note (MARC21 502) in XSLT + 9357 Missing 'c' option in LEADER_18 value builder + 9363 Show Patent control information and report number (MARC21, XSLT, detail pages) + +Circulation +---------- + 4906 Allow fine calculation to exclude grace period + 7189 Preference to control if returning lost items gives refund + 7243 Do not take rentals as fines + 8758 Code seems useless in circ/returns.pl + 9263 Trim barcodes in offline circulation + 9283 Change structure of export checkouts form + 9332 Display call number in "Holds waiting" notice (checkout page) + 9367 Code optimization: CheckReserves is too often called + +Command-line Utilities +---------- + 8519 Make koha-index-daemon run on startup + 9012 Allow bulkmarcimport to specify a framework code when importing MARC + +Hold requests +---------- + 9206 Only allow place holds in records that the patron don't have in his possession + +I18N/L10N +---------- + 5709 Adding the ability to translate HTML5 placeholder text in an input field + +Installation and upgrade (command-line installer) +---------- + 9191 Updatedatabase.pl must have ability to run updates only up to a particular revision + +Installation and upgrade (web-based installer) +---------- + 9101 Add REPORT_GROUP to authorised values sample data + +Lists +---------- + 8032 Sort lists by call number + 9167 The sort field copyrightdate is not standardized + 9458 Add sorting to lists + +Notices +---------- + 6835 Ability to specify types of email address in overdue_notices.pl + +OPAC +---------- + 5079 Make display of shelving location and call number in XSLT results controlled by sysprefs + 5888 Opac-detail subject/author links improvements + 7620 OPACNoResult, add search string to available parameters + 8377 Show HTML5 video/ audio for media files in OPAC and staff client + 8712 We should use WAI-ARIA guidelines to help with accessibility -OMNIBUS bug + 8733 Adding critic reviews to book pages + 8917 Track clicks to links external to Koha + +Packaging +---------- + 8878 Koha-shell: a command to make using koha commands easier + 9143 Package related updates for master + +Patrons +---------- + 7969 Select all / unselect all on fines page + 9076 Add ability to delete borrowers by expiration date and category code to cleanborrowers.pl + 7067 Allow patron self registration via the opac + +Reports +---------- + 7678 Statistics wizard: patrons + 7896 Acquisition statistics wizard: add filters and cell values + 9417 Allow number of results per page to be selectable for guided reports + +Searching +---------- + 9134 There is no previous link on the second page of the search results page + 9239 Koha should share Evergreen's QueryParser module for parsing queries + +Self checkout +---------- + 8033 Add print receipt option to Koha self-check + 9009 Add separate user js and css for SCO module + +Serials +---------- + 8715 Select all serials for a year + 8782 Add a feature to close a subscription + +SIP2 +---------- + 8125 SIP should send Zipcode with address + +System Administration +---------- + 5634 Ordering branches should be case independent + 8664 Add floating toolbar with save button to system preferences editor + 8906 Improve OAI management interface + 9760 Simplify local use preferences + +Templates +---------- + 6261 Consolidate patron toolbar include files + 7731 Library should be used instead of branch and site + 8710 Do not show the images tab in the OPAC if the record has no local cover images + 8877 MARC21 field 511 missing from XSLT + 8893 Show more information on printout + 9137 Focus when editing/adding new itemtypes/authorised values + 9169 Wrap relator code in to allow for CSS customization + 9265 Switch to HTML5 doctype in OPAC and staff client + 9420 Work on Bootstrap for Koha + 9428 Use DataTables in Authority MARC frameworks page + 9429 Use DataTables on Authorized Values page + 9430 Use DataTables on library transfer limits page + 9431 Use DataTables on Patron Category Administration page + 9435 Use DataTables on libraries and groups administration page + 9436 Use DataTables on cities administration page + 9437 Use DataTables on itemtypes administration page + 9439 Enforce superlibrarian mutual exclusivity of other permissions + 9444 Use DataTables in system preferences editor + 9445 Use DataTables in local use system preferences editor + 9446 Use DataTables on Z39.50 servers administration page + 9450 Use DataTables in cataloging Z39.50 search results + 9460 Use DataTables on transfers to receive report page + 9461 Use DataTables on holds awaiting pickup report page + 9462 Use DataTables on patron detail page + 9465 Use DataTables on update child to adult patron page + 9466 Use DataTables on saved reports page + 9467 Use DataTables on catalog by item type report page + 9469 Use Datatables in serials statistics wizard + 9471 Use DataTables on serials claims page + 9473 Use DataTables on tags list page + 9476 Use Datatables on Koha news page + 9477 Use Datatables on notices page + 9483 Use DataTables on batch patron modifications page + 9521 Move common jQuery assets to koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/lib + 9615 Combine staff home page images into single sprite + 9616 Replace YUI menu on patrons page with Bootstrap + 9617 Replace YUI menu on catalog pages with Bootstrap + 9619 Replace YUI buttons on libraries administration page with Bootstrap + 9621 Replace YUI menu on lists pages with Bootstrap + 9622 Replace YUI button on MARC frameworks page with Bootstrap + 9623 Replace YUI button on authority types administration page with Bootstrap + 9624 Replace YUI button on reports dictionary page with Bootstrap + 9625 Replace YUI buttons and menus on reports pages with Bootstrap + 9627 Replace YUI buttons and menus on serials pages with Bootstrap + 9628 Replace YUI buttons and menus on budgets administration pages with Bootstrap + 9629 Replace YUI button on patron category administration pages with Bootstrap + 9630 Replace YUI button on cities and towns administration page with Bootstrap + 9631 Replace YUI buttons on classification sources administration page with Bootstrap + 9632 Replace YUI button on the currencies administration page with Bootstrap + 9633 Replace YUI button on the itemtypes administration page with Bootstrap + 9635 Replace YUI buttons on label batches pages with Bootstrap + 9636 Replace YUI buttons on labels pages with Bootstrap + 9637 Replace YUI button on local use system preferences page with Bootstrap + 9639 Replace YUI button on MARC tag structure toolbar with Bootstrap + 9640 Replace YUI button on record matching rules page with Bootstrap + 9641 Replace YUI button on the Koha news management page with Bootstrap + 9642 Replace YUI button on the patron attribute types administration page with Bootstrap + 9643 Replace YUI button on the road types administration page with Bootstrap + 9644 Replace YUI button on the suggestions management page with Bootstrap + 9645 Replace YUI buttons on the quotes management page with Bootstrap + 9646 Replace YUI buttons on the printers administration page with Bootstrap + 9647 Replace YUI buttons on Z39.50 servers administration page with Bootstrap + 9648 Replace YUI buttons on authorized values administration page with Bootstrap + 9649 Replace YUI buttons on cataloging home page with Bootstrap + 9650 Show message if there are no notices + 9669 Replace YUI buttons on staff client cart toolbar + 9672 Replace YUI buttons on MARC editor page with Bootstrap + 9674 Replace YUI buttons and menu on acquisitions pages with Bootstrap + 9675 Replace YUI buttons on authorities home page with Bootstrap + 9676 Replace YUI buttons on authorities editor page with Bootstrap + 9688 Replace YUI button on Authority MARC framework toolbar with Bootstrap + 9689 Replace YUI buttons on the OAI sets administration page with Bootstrap + 9690 Replace YUI buttons on the catalog search results page with Bootstrap + 9693 Remove YUI styling from buttons on the patron card creator's image manage page + 9694 Remove YUI styling from buttons on the patron card creator manage pages + 9696 Remove YUI styling from buttons on patron card creator edit pages + 9698 Replace YUI buttons on patron card creator manage toolbar with Bootstrap + 9765 Remove unused include file: budgetperiods-admin.inc + + +Critical bugs fixed in 3.12.0-alpha +====================== + +(this list include all bugfixes since the previous major version. Most of them have already been fixed in maintainance releases) + + +Acquisitions +---------- + 9106 critical Filtering list of uncertain price list by owner empties order information + 9126 critical Receiving orders create too much items + 9346 critical Acqui/neworderempty.pl ignores exchange rates and destroys user data on page load + 4266 major Encumbrance and expenditure not used in code + 8853 major Clicking basketgroup name in closed basketgroups reopens it + 9236 major Deleting an order when receiving redirects to closed basket + 9281 major Impossible to create an order from a staged file + 9432 major Acqui/addorderiso2409.pl is not Plack-friendly + 9454 major NewBasket does not use placeholders in sql + 9503 major Link from histsearch via invoicenumber results in error + 9653 major Filters on suggestion page in intranet are broken + +Architecture, internals, and plumbing +---------- + 9574 critical Serials/subscription-add.pl does not work right under Plack + 9136 major C4::Tags not Plack-compatible + +bugs.koha-community.org +---------- + 9246 blocker Upon running koha installer, mysql "Error 1166 at line 1871: Incorrect column name 'closed" appears and crashes install. + +Cataloging +---------- + 7919 critical Display of values depending on the connexion library (authorised values, patron categories, extended attributes) + 7253 major Fast cataloging not always checking out + 9392 major Confirmation does not appear for negative notforloan items issues + 9662 major Z3950_search.pl ISSN search field not passed to Z3950Search + +Circulation +---------- + 9151 blocker Renewal notice according to patron alert preferences + 9380 critical Branch not recording right on writeoff + +Command-line Utilities +---------- + 9656 major Fines.pl creating a log file should be optional + +Hold requests +---------- + 5801 major C4::Circulation::_GetCircControlBranch should not be used in opac-reserve.pl + +Installation and upgrade (command-line installer) +---------- + 9135 blocker Updatedatabase.pl fails when DEBUG is set + 9767 critical Fix for updatedatabase.pl (mixed version numbers) + +Installation and upgrade (web-based installer) +---------- + 9413 blocker Renewal notice features breaks English installer + +MARC Authority data support +---------- + 9132 major Paging through OPAC authority search results does not work + 9145 major Authorities: standard language for UNIMARC + +OPAC +---------- + 8883 major Opacsmallimage doesn't work in ccsr theme + 9147 major OPAC hidden fields are not hidden in ISBD view + 9711 major OPACPopupAuthorsSearch ugly in CSSR + +Packaging +---------- + 9052 blocker YUI assets installed in the wrong place by packages + +Reports +---------- + 6898 major Circulation librarians can't run overdues without reports permissions + +Searching +---------- + 8620 critical Barcode searching not working correctly + 9395 major Problem with callnumber and standard number search in OPAC and Staff Client + 9620 major IncludeSeeFromInSearches ON and data in $9 subfields can break indexing + +Staff Client +---------- + 9272 major Plack goes into paroxysms of horror when faced with deleting an authorized value + +System Administration +---------- + 8401 critical Search term deleted from system preference content + +Templates +---------- + 9529 major Adding a patron shows javascript on screen under login section + 9570 major View plain not working in ccsr + +Test Suite +---------- + 9142 blocker Failing test case in 3.10.0 release. + 9486 blocker T/Letters.t loads modules in wrong order + +Tools +---------- + 9065 major Upload local cover image permission implementation error + 9421 major Tools/picture-upload.pl not Plack-compatible + +Transaction logs +---------- + 9293 major Action_logs not tracking payments + + +Other bugs fixed in 3.12.0-alpha +====================== + +(this list include all bugfixes since the previous major version. Most of them have already been fixed in maintainance releases) + + +About +---------- + 7143 trivial Bug for tracking changes to the about page + 9418 trivial Some corrections and additions to about.tt + +Acquisitions +---------- + 7358 normal Basket.pl : it is possible to affect a closed basket to a closed basketgroup + 8443 normal Suggestions : publication year and copyright date + 8557 normal In orderreceive.tt and serials-edit.tt the use of a barcode scan send the form unexpectedly + 9168 normal Software error when filtering in receipt summary + 9280 normal Bad price calculation when filling a basket with staged records + 9116 minor Code cleaning: Remove some useless temp variables + 9226 minor Wrong branch filter after suggestion creation + 9364 minor Wrong billing/delivery addresses when creating a basket + 9062 trivial Tax and discount should be formatted the same + 9268 trivial Scanning in barcode or ISBN in Acquisitions -> new order submits the form unexpectedly + 9455 trivial Embedded mysql quotes in sql string + +Architecture, internals, and plumbing +---------- + 9183 normal C4::Search should only have one ZOOM event loop + 9546 normal MANIFEST.SKIP breaking regexp when running make manifest tardist + 9552 normal BIB1 Relation "Greater Than" Attribute Not Mapped Properly in CCL.Properties + 8429 minor Unnecessary use of Exporter in SIP/ILS objects + 9292 minor Remove dead code related to 'publictype' + 9401 minor Javascript used for tags handling wants access to CGISESSID cookie + 9582 minor Unused code in members/pay.pl + +Authentication +---------- + 9008 normal Warn if librarian logged-in with mysql/admin account + +Browser compatibility +---------- + 7687 minor Remove problematic CSS gradient declarations targeting Internet Explorer + +Cataloging +---------- + 5790 normal Deleting a biblio should alert/fail if there are existent holds + 9123 normal Authorities search ordered by authid does not work + 9377 normal Itemtype in duplicate biblio search + 9497 normal Make it easier to add to the the list of possible encodings for Z39.50 servers and add ISO 8859-1 + 9019 minor ILS-DI: GetRecords should return item fields in marcxml + 9207 minor Improve z39.50 speed slowdowns for sites with many records + 9494 minor Library of Congress Z39.50 target seed data outdated + +Circulation +---------- + 8054 normal Can hit submit twice when paying fines + 8079 normal Opac not showing fines - says 'no' + 8559 normal Conflicting item statuses + 8682 normal Quick slip: renewals do not appear on quick slips + 8781 minor Access to Transfer page while "independent branches" is on + 9289 minor Adjacent checkbox behavior broken on circulation.pl + 9526 trivial Patron statistics table is not pretty, the page needs the circ toolbar added + +Command-line Utilities +---------- + 9104 minor Country in CSV in overdue_notices.pl + 9235 minor Hardcoded values in cronjobs/backup.sh + +Documentation +---------- + 8945 normal Koha 3.10 Help Files Update + 9267 normal Ubuntu 12.04 install docs broken + 9440 trivial Update Koha's LICENSE file from GPL2 to GPL3 + +Hold requests +---------- + 9320 normal Pending reserves is showing reserves already waiting + +Holidays +---------- + 9211 normal Days_between wrong behaviour + +I18N/L10N +---------- + 2832 normal Make alphabet localizable + 6574 normal Js error in en-GB template breaks circulation toolbar + 9112 normal Update of SQL file for italian setup + 9140 normal Untranslatable strings in item circulation history + 9141 normal Untranslatable strings on "pay an amount..." page + 9331 normal Untranslatable strings in ajax.js + 9056 minor Add more translations to table language_descriptions + 9493 minor Confirmations for user holds in opac are not translatable + 9020 trivial Translate new permissions for 3.10 + +Installation and upgrade (command-line installer) +---------- + 9734 normal String::Random is marked as optional, but C4::Members requires it + 9315 trivial Bad version of String::Random reported by koha_perl_deps.pl + +MARC Bibliographic record staging/import +---------- + 5333 normal Undefined value stops import from z39.50 + 9035 trivial Remove deprecated 'bulkauthimport.pl' file + 9144 trivial Bulkmarcimport.pl - Problem identifying errors + +Notices +---------- + 8299 normal Overdue_notice.pl shows warning messages + 8378 minor syntax not working on overdues anymore + 9348 minor Format dates in HOLD notices consistently + 9499 trivial --itemscontent= option is undocumented in advanced-notice.pl cronjob + default date should be date_due, not issuedate + +OPAC +---------- + 8108 normal Remove unused images from the OPAC + 8515 normal OPAC password change does not obey OpacPasswordChange + 8660 normal Tag status does not show on multiple tag add + 8955 normal Self checkout should degrade gracefully with JavaScript turned off + 9102 normal [SECURITY] We should set httponly on our session cookie + 9115 normal Basket window should close automatically when placing a hold + 9166 normal OPAC needs configuration file for datepicker + 9174 normal Item type image does not display for biblio-level itemtypes in list display in OPAC + 9276 normal Display of biblio-level authorized values on OPAC search results broken + 9287 normal Socialnetworks is enabled by default + 7657 minor Google and OpenLibrary image conflict + 8981 minor Remove Nonpublic General Note from OPAC authorities display + 8983 minor Typo error in UNIMARCslim2OPACResults.xsl + 9098 minor Replace tabulations by spaces in opac-user.pl + 9158 minor Correcting whitespace around display of series 440 marc fields + 9308 minor Logo-koha.png not transparent in ccsr theme. + 9309 minor "OPACurlOpenInNewWindow" isn't respected for 856$u links shown in OPAC when not using XSLT + 9329 minor Wrong message for already expired cards + 9585 minor Fix spelling mistake in default tab conditional for opac-detail + 9756 minor Patron self registration missing the system preference PatronSelfRegistrationAdditionalInstructions + 8546 trivial Error in description of OPAC Advanced Search Publication date range search + 9059 trivial Increase size of opac-sendbasket window + +Packaging +---------- + 9260 normal Koha-run-backups complains "[: 97: missing ]" + 9592 minor Package dependency updates for master + 9784 minor Koha-shell missing from koha-common man page + +Patrons +---------- + 9556 normal Changing patron category does not fully update patron messaging preferences + 9407 minor Patrons search should match substrings + 9330 trivial Patron duplication : should duplicate with empty title (salutation field) + +Reports +---------- + 6602 normal Reports dictionary doesn't properly recognize text columns + 9033 normal Wide character error in runreport.pl + 9451 normal Borrower_stats.pl gives off warnings and is not Plack-compatible + 9182 trivial Saved reports list : wrong sortable columns + +Searching +---------- + 7507 normal Audience Subtype limit on Advanced Search does not have all Audiences + 8984 normal Zebra does not index some fields in UNIMARC biblio records + 9049 normal Rebuild_zebra should not use shadow when called with -r + 8946 minor Wrong label and missing values in UNIMARC coded fields advanced search + 9402 trivial Useless letter "v" between 2