From 6fd0353f93fe4a2862b21e5b1c7bf5a267aca8a9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Arthur Suzuki Date: Fri, 23 Dec 2022 13:09:43 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Update release notes for 21.11.15 release Signed-off-by: Arthur Suzuki --- .../release_notes/release_notes_21_11_15.html | 516 ++++++++++++++++++ misc/release_notes/release_notes_21_11_15.md | 415 ++++++++++++++ 2 files changed, 931 insertions(+) create mode 100644 misc/release_notes/release_notes_21_11_15.html create mode 100644 misc/release_notes/release_notes_21_11_15.md diff --git a/misc/release_notes/release_notes_21_11_15.html b/misc/release_notes/release_notes_21_11_15.html new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..1d7514f1b5 --- /dev/null +++ b/misc/release_notes/release_notes_21_11_15.html @@ -0,0 +1,516 @@ +

RELEASE NOTES FOR KOHA 21.11.15

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23 Dec 2022

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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 21.11.15 can be downloaded from:

+ + + +

Installation instructions can be found at:

+ + + +

Koha 21.11.15 is a bugfix/maintenance release.

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It includes 3 enhancements, 38 bugfixes.

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System requirements

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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

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Enhancements

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Acquisitions

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Architecture, internals, and plumbing

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Notices

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Critical bugs fixed

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Architecture, internals, and plumbing

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OPAC

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Packaging

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Other bugs fixed

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Acquisitions

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Architecture, internals, and plumbing

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Cataloging

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Circulation

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Documentation

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Fines and fees

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Hold requests

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I18N/L10N

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MARC Authority data support

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OPAC

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Plugin architecture

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Reports

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SIP2

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Searching

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Searching - Elasticsearch

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Searching - Zebra

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Staff interface

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System Administration

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Templates

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Test Suite

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Tools

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Documentation

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The Koha manual is maintained in Sphinx. The home page for Koha +documentation is

+ + + +

As of the date of these release notes, the Koha manual is available in the following languages:

+ + + +

The Git repository for the Koha manual can be found at

+ + + +

Translations

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Complete or near-complete translations of the OPAC and staff +interface are available in this release for the following languages:

+ + + +

Partial translations are available for various other languages.

+ +

The Koha team welcomes additional translations; please see

+ + + +

For information about translating Koha, and join the koha-translate +list to volunteer:

+ + + +

The most up-to-date translations can be found at:

+ + + +

Release Team

+ +

The release team for Koha 21.11.15 is

+ + + +

Credits

+ +

We thank the following libraries, companies, and other institutions who are known to have sponsored +new features in Koha 21.11.15

+ + + +

We thank the following individuals who contributed patches to Koha 21.11.15

+ + + +

We thank the following libraries, companies, and other institutions who contributed +patches to Koha 21.11.15

+ + + +

We also especially thank the following individuals who tested patches +for Koha

+ + + +

We regret any omissions. If a contributor has been inadvertently missed, +please send a patch against these release notes to koha-devel@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:

+ + + +

The branch for this version of Koha and future bugfixes in this release +line is 21.11.x.

+ +

Bugs and feature requests

+ +

Bug reports and feature requests can be filed at the Koha bug +tracker at:

+ + + +

He rau ringa e oti ai. +(Many hands finish the work)

+ +

Autogenerated release notes updated last on 23 Dec 2022 12:07:24.

diff --git a/misc/release_notes/release_notes_21_11_15.md b/misc/release_notes/release_notes_21_11_15.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..75ae93404b --- /dev/null +++ b/misc/release_notes/release_notes_21_11_15.md @@ -0,0 +1,415 @@ +# RELEASE NOTES FOR KOHA 21.11.15 +23 Dec 2022 + +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 21.11.15 can be downloaded from: + +- [Download](http://download.koha-community.org/koha-21.11.15.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 21.11.15 is a bugfix/maintenance release. + +It includes 3 enhancements, 38 bugfixes. + +### System requirements + +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 + + + + +## Enhancements + +### Acquisitions + +- [[31459]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=31459) Make order receive page faster on systems with many budgets + +### Architecture, internals, and plumbing + +- [[31776]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=31776) Typo in cleanup_database.pl cron's help/usage + +### Notices + +- [[27265]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=27265) process_message_queue.pl cron should be able to take multiple types as a parameter + + >This patch adds the ability to specify several types or letter codes when running the process_message_queue script. This allows libraries to consolidate calls when some message types or letter codes are scheduled differently than others + + +## Critical bugs fixed + +### Architecture, internals, and plumbing + +- [[31785]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=31785) Adding or editing library does not respect public flag + +### OPAC + +- [[32114]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=32114) Template error in OPAC search results RSS + +### Packaging + +- [[31588]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=31588) Update cpanfile for new OpenAPI versions + + +## Other bugs fixed + +### Acquisitions + +- [[29554]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=29554) neworderempty.pl may create records with biblioitems.itemtype NULL +- [[30359]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=30359) GetBudgetHierarchy is slow on order receive page + + **Sponsored by** *Koha-Suomi Oy* +- [[31587]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=31587) Basket not accessible from ACQORDER notice + + >This makes sure that the basket object is passed to the ACQORDER notice in order to allow adding information about the basket and the order lines within it. +- [[31649]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=31649) Acquisition basket CSV export fails if biblio does not exist + +### Architecture, internals, and plumbing + +- [[20457]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=20457) Overdue and pre-overdue cronjobs not skipping phone notices +- [[31196]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=31196) Key "default_value_for_mod_marc-" cleared from cache but not set anymore +- [[31441]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=31441) Koha::Item::as_marc_field ignores subfields where kohafield is an empty string +- [[31469]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=31469) log4perl.conf: Plack logfiles need %n in conversionpattern +- [[31920]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=31920) Unit test t/db_dependent/Holds.t leaves behind database cruft + +### Cataloging + +- [[31643]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=31643) Link authorities automatically requires ALL cataloging and authorities permissions +- [[31682]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=31682) Silence warn when using automatic linker in biblio editor + + **Sponsored by** *Catalyst* + +### Circulation + +- [[31903]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=31903) Article requests: Edit URLs link missing in the New tab + +### Documentation + +- [[27315]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=27315) The man pages for the command line utilities do not display properly + +### Fines and fees + +- [[29987]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=29987) Manual credits are not recorded for a register + + >This fixes the recording of manual credits for patrons so that these transactions are now included in the cash summary report for a library. When adding a manual credit, there are now fields for choosing the transaction type and cash register. + +### Hold requests + +- [[31540]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=31540) Holds reminder cronjob should consider expiration date of holds, and not send notices if hold expired +- [[31575]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=31575) Missing warning for holds where AllowHoldPolicyOverride can be used to force a hold to be placed + +### I18N/L10N + +- [[30517]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=30517) Translation breaks editing parent type circulation rule + +### MARC Authority data support + +- [[19693]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=19693) Update of an authority record creates inconsistency when the heading tag is changed + +### OPAC + +- [[31685]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=31685) Article request count in table caption of opac-user missing + +### Plugin architecture + +- [[31684]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=31684) Plugin versions starting with a "v" cause unnecessary warnings + +### Reports + +- [[28967]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=28967) Patrons with no checkouts report shows patrons from other libraries with IndependentBranches + +### SIP2 + +- [[31552]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=31552) SIP2 option format_due_date not honored for AH field in item information response + +### Searching + +- [[15048]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=15048) Genre/Form (655) searches fail on searches with $x 'General subdivision' subfield values + +### Searching - Elasticsearch + +- [[29561]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=29561) Remove blank facet for languages + + >This removes blank facets from search results when using Elasticsearch. Currently, this only seems to affect language fields, but could affect any facetable field that contains blank values. + +### Searching - Zebra + +- [[31532]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=31532) Zebra search results including 880 with original script incorrect because of Bug 15187 + +### Staff interface + +- [[18556]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=18556) Message "Patron's address in doubt" is confusing + +### System Administration + +- [[31976]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=31976) Incorrect default category selected by authorized values page + +### Templates + +- [[29671]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=29671) Dropbox mode is unchecked after check in confirm on item with Materials specified +- [[31412]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=31412) Set focus for cursor to Name when adding a new SMTP server +- [[31420]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=31420) Managing funds: Labels of statistic fields overlap with pull downs +- [[31559]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=31559) Staff results page doesn't always use up full available screen width + +### Test Suite + +- [[31593]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=31593) Remove Test::DBIx::Class from Context.t +- [[31883]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=31883) Filter trim causes false warnings + +### Tools + +- [[31595]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=31595) Import patrons tool should not process extended attributes if no attributes are being imported +- [[31644]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=31644) MARCModification template fails to copy to/from subfield 0 + + + +## 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, the Koha manual is available in the following languages: + + +- [Arabic](https://koha-community.org/manual/21.11/ar/html/) (33.8%) +- [Chinese (Taiwan)](https://koha-community.org/manual/21.11/zh_TW/html/) (58.8%) +- [Czech](https://koha-community.org/manual/21.11/cs/html/) (27.2%) +- [English (USA)](https://koha-community.org/manual/21.11/en/html/) +- [French](https://koha-community.org/manual/21.11/fr/html/) (68.8%) +- [French (Canada)](https://koha-community.org/manual/21.11/fr_CA/html/) (25.6%) +- [German](https://koha-community.org/manual/21.11/de/html/) (73.3%) +- [Hindi](https://koha-community.org/manual/21.11/hi/html/) (100%) +- [Italian](https://koha-community.org/manual/21.11/it/html/) (48.2%) +- [Spanish](https://koha-community.org/manual/21.11/es/html/) (36.1%) +- [Turkish](https://koha-community.org/manual/21.11/tr/html/) (39.6%) + +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 (86.6%) +- Armenian (100%) +- Armenian (Classical) (89%) +- Bulgarian (100%) +- Chinese (Taiwan) (78.8%) +- Czech (76.8%) +- English (New Zealand) (60.3%) +- English (USA) +- Finnish (98.8%) +- French (95.5%) +- French (Canada) (92%) +- German (100%) +- German (Switzerland) (58.3%) +- Greek (60.4%) +- Hindi (100%) +- Italian (100%) +- Nederlands-Nederland (Dutch-The Netherlands) (86.5%) +- Norwegian Bokmål (62.7%) +- Polish (100%) +- Portuguese (91%) +- Portuguese (Brazil) (83%) +- Russian (84.2%) +- Slovak (74.7%) +- Spanish (100%) +- Swedish (81.6%) +- Telugu (94.3%) +- Turkish (100%) +- Ukrainian (75.2%) + +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 21.11.15 is + + +- Release Manager: Jonathan Druart + +- Release Manager assistants: + - Martin Renvoize + - Tomás Cohen Arazi + +- QA Manager: Katrin Fischer + +- QA Team: + - Agustín Moyano + - Andrew Nugged + - David Cook + - Joonas Kylmälä + - Julian Maurice + - Kyle M Hall + - Marcel de Rooy + - Martin Renvoize + - Nick Clemens + - Petro Vashchuk + - Tomás Cohen Arazi + - Victor Grousset + +- Topic Experts: + - UI Design -- Owen Leonard + - REST API -- Tomás Cohen Arazi + - Elasticsearch -- Fridolin Somers + - Zebra -- Fridolin Somers + - Accounts -- Martin Renvoize + +- Bug Wranglers: + - Sally Healey + +- Packaging Manager: + + +- Documentation Manager: David Nind + + +- Documentation Team: + - David Nind + - Lucy Vaux-Harvey + +- Translation Managers: + - Bernardo González Kriegel + +- Wiki curators: + - Thomas Dukleth + +- Release Maintainers: + - 21.05 -- Kyle M Hall + - 20.11 -- Fridolin Somers + - 20.05 -- Victor Grousset + - 19.11 -- Wainui Witika-Park + +- Release Maintainer assistants: + - 21.05 -- Nick Clemens + +- Release Maintainer mentors: + - 19.11 -- Aleisha Amohia + +## Credits +We thank the following libraries, companies, and other institutions who are known to have sponsored +new features in Koha 21.11.15 + +- [Catalyst](https://www.catalyst.net.nz/products/library-management-koha) +- Koha-Suomi Oy + +We thank the following individuals who contributed patches to Koha 21.11.15 + +- Aleisha Amohia (1) +- Tomás Cohen Arazi (1) +- Nick Clemens (15) +- David Cook (1) +- Jonathan Druart (1) +- Katrin Fischer (1) +- Isobel Graham (1) +- Kyle M Hall (9) +- Mason James (1) +- Janusz Kaczmarek (2) +- Owen Leonard (4) +- The Minh Luong (1) +- Julian Maurice (1) +- Johanna Raisa (1) +- Martin Renvoize (4) +- Marcel de Rooy (9) +- Andreas Roussos (1) +- Fridolin Somers (3) +- Arthur Suzuki (3) +- Christophe Torin (1) +- Koha translators (1) +- Petro Vashchuk (1) +- Shi Yao Wang (1) + +We thank the following libraries, companies, and other institutions who contributed +patches to Koha 21.11.15 + +- Athens County Public Libraries (4) +- BibLibre (7) +- Bibliotheksservice-Zentrum Baden-Württemberg (BSZ) (1) +- ByWater-Solutions (24) +- Catalyst Open Source Academy (1) +- Dataly Tech (1) +- Independant Individuals (5) +- Koha Community Developers (1) +- KohaAloha (1) +- Prosentient Systems (1) +- PTFS-Europe (4) +- Rijksmuseum (9) +- Solutions inLibro inc (2) +- Theke Solutions (1) +- Université Rennes 2 (1) + +We also especially thank the following individuals who tested patches +for Koha + +- Tomás Cohen Arazi (60) +- Emmanuel Bétemps (1) +- Catrina (1) +- Nick Clemens (1) +- Chris Cormack (1) +- Katrin Fischer (30) +- Andrew Fuerste-Henry (1) +- Lucas Gass (61) +- Géraud (1) +- Kyle M Hall (4) +- Barbara Johnson (1) +- Joonas Kylmälä (4) +- Owen Leonard (1) +- David Nind (25) +- Martin Renvoize (8) +- Marcel de Rooy (16) +- Caroline Cyr La Rose (1) +- Arthur Suzuki (60) + + + +We regret any omissions. If a contributor has been inadvertently missed, +please send a patch against these release notes to koha-devel@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](https://git.koha-community.org/koha-community/koha) + +The branch for this version of Koha and future bugfixes in this release +line is 21.11.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 23 Dec 2022 12:07:24. -- 2.39.5