1 = Evergreen 3.9 Release Notes =
10 ==== New Permissions ====
13 * ADMIN_STAFF_PORTAL_PAGE
16 ==== New Library Settings ====
18 * Custom jQuery for the OPAC
22 ==== Administration ====
24 ===== Localized Templates Available for Action Triggers =====
26 This feature supplies the ability to create alternate templates for Action Triggers
27 that will generate locale specific out for Action Triggers. If you send notices in
28 multiple languages, we recommend putting some words to that effect in your notice
29 templates. The template, message and message title can all be localized. To use the
30 feature the following new UI elements have been added:
32 - When you double-click on an Event Definition under Notifications / Action Triggers
33 to edit it there will be a tab option for Edit Alternate Template if the reactor is
34 ProcessTemplate, SendEmail or SendSMS.
35 - In the Patron Registration and Patron Editor screens staff members may now select a
36 locale for a patron and edit it in the Patron Preferred Language field.
37 - Patrons may set their own locale in the My Account interface off the OPAC by going to
38 Preferences -> Personal Information and setting the Preferred Language field.
40 The templates used on the Edit Definition tab are the defaults that are used if there are
41 no alternate templates available that match the preferred language. If alternate templates
42 are available the system will use a locale that is an exact match and then if failing that
43 use one where the language code matches and then fall back to the default one.
45 For example, if a patron has a locale of fr-CA and there are templates for both fr-CA and
46 fr-FR it will use the fr-CA. If the fr-CA template was deleted it would fall back on using
47 the fr-FR for the patron since it at least shares the same base language.
49 Valid locales are the codes defined in the i18n_locale table in the config schema.
51 ===== Staged Search Tables and Functions Removed from Database =====
53 This release removes the asset.opac_visible_copies materialized view and
54 search.query_parser_fts function from the Evergreen database. They have been
55 obsolete since staged search was eliminated in Evergreen 3.0. Any custom code
56 that relies on them should be updated accordingly.
60 ===== array_accum Aggregate Removed =====
62 The custom `array_accum` aggregate function has been removed from the
63 PostgreSQL database because it will need to be dropped and recreated
64 with a different definition when upgrading to PostgreSQL version 14 or
65 later. Its functionality is also redundant with PostgreSQL's own
68 Sites that have custom code using Evergreen's `array_accum` function
69 should alter their code to use `array_agg` instead.
71 ===== Removal of OpenILS::Utils::ISBN =====
73 Evergreen used to include a perl module called OpenILS::Utils::ISBN.
74 This module provided a single subroutine, `isbn_upconvert`, which
75 wrapped some behavior from the Business::ISBN module. The module
76 is no longer used in Evergreen code. Any custom code that used it
77 should be migrated to use Business::ISBN directly.
81 ===== Custom Cover Image Uploader =====
83 If configured for a given Evergreen instance, staff with the UPLOAD_COVER_IMAGE
84 permission may upload a custom jacket/cover image for a given bibliographic
85 record for display in the staff client and OPAC. This is done through the Other
86 Actions -> Upload Cover Image command from the record details page in the staff
89 ====== Note for system administrators ======
91 The following stanza needs to be added to eg_vhost.conf:
94 ----------------------------------------------------------------
95 <Location /jacket-upload>
96 SetHandler perl-script
97 PerlHandler OpenILS::WWW::Vandelay::spool_jacket
101 ----------------------------------------------------------------
103 and this to the open-ils.vandelay -> app_settings -> databases section of
107 ----------------------------------------------------------------
108 <jackets>/openils/var/web/opac/extras/ac</jackets>
109 ----------------------------------------------------------------
111 with the path appropriately adjusted for your installation. The Apache process
112 will need write permissions for that directory.
114 Additionally, the following directories need to exist and be writable by the Apache process:
116 /openils/var/web/opac/extras/ac/jacket/large/r
117 /openils/var/web/opac/extras/ac/jacket/medium/r
118 /openils/var/web/opac/extras/ac/jacket/small/r
120 ==== Circulation ====
122 ===== Copy Inventory Date Improvements =====
124 This release fixes two bugs with copy inventory dates:
126 * https://bugs.launchpad.net/evergreen/+bug/1883171[duplicate entries for a copy in asset.latest_inventory table]
127 * https://bugs.launchpad.net/evergreen/+bug/1940663[Staff users can update inventory dates on non-owned items]
129 In addition to fixing the above bugs, improvements are made to the implementation of the latest copy inventory feature so that it may be further expanded in the future.
131 ====== Technical Details for Developers and System Administrators ======
133 The following changes are made to the database, back end, and staff client user interface code:
135 * The data moves to a new table in the database, `asset.copy_inventory`.
136 * The new data table is accessible via a new Fieldmapper object, `aci`.
137 * The new data table has appropriate foreign keys and triggers to ensure data integrity and prevent duplicate entries.
138 * The old data table, `asset.latest_inventory`, is now a view on the new table.
139 * The Fieldmapper object `alci` is now read-only.
140 * The `open-ils.circ.circulation.update_copy_inventory` method replaces the `open-ils.circ.circulation.update_latest_inventory` method.
141 * The `open-ils.circ.circulation.update_copy_inventory` method inserts into the `asset.copy_inventory` table.
142 * The `open-ils.circ.circulation.update_latest_inventory` method is removed.
143 * The Item Status screen now uses `open-ils.circ.circulation.update_copy_inventory` to update a copy's inventory date.
144 * The staff client Item Status screen now toasts success or failure as appropriate. It previously only toasted success.
145 * ngToast has also been added for a single record view in the Item Status screen. This means that toasts can be added for other events.
146 * The circulation back end code inserts into the `asset.copy_inventory` table when the do inventory modifier is used at check in.
147 * An `asset.copy_inventory` entry is only added if the copy is at its "home," or owning, library or if the copy can float to the library where the inventory is being updated.
148 * A Perl live test is added to verify back end functionality.
149 * Pgtap tests are added to verify the schema and to verify database functionality.
151 The following items remain unchanged:
153 * The staff interface to add/update copy inventory dates remains the same:
154 ** the Update Inventory option on the Checkin Modifiers menu
155 ** the Update Inventory command on the Item Status Actions menu.
156 * The staff client's Circulation and Item Status screens display data from the `alci` view object.
157 * The `alci` object looks the same, so reports based on it should still work.
159 The motivation behind the changes beyond simply fixing the two bugs listed above is to allow for possible future expansion of the copy inventory feature. The new table makes it easier to add new fields and to track inventory updates of a given copy over time. While these changes do not constitute an inventory module, they should ease the implementation of such a module and assist in the preservation of the current data.
163 ===== Customizable Staff Portal =====
165 The staff portal / staff home page is now customizable. A new Local
166 Administration interface, Staff Portal Page, allows staff users who
167 have the new `ADMIN_STAFF_PORTAL_PAGE` permission to specify groups
168 of Evergreen menu links, external links, catalog search widgets,
169 and free text to display on the staff home page.
171 The portal customization is available only on the Angular version of
172 the portal, so access to the AngularJS version is now redirected to
175 Different portal pages may be configured for different Organizational
176 Units. The displayed portal page will depend on the staff user's
177 workstation. The Organizational Unit tree will be walked up starting
178 from the workstation until one or more `config.ui_staff_splash_page_entry`
179 rows are found for the Organizational Unit. The set of entries for
180 that Organizational Unit will constitute the entire splash page entries
181 to display, i.e., it won't try to merge branch, system, and
182 consortial-level entries.
184 The administration interface allows authorized to:
186 * create, modify, or delete portal page entries
187 * clone a library's set of portal page entries to a different library
189 Portal page entries consist of the following fields:
191 * Entry Label: free text that displays on the portal page
192 * Entry Type: Catalog Search, Header, Link, Menu Item, or Text and/or HTML
193 * Entry Target URL: target of Link or Menu Item entries
194 * Entry Text: Free text and limited HTML to display for Text/HTML entry types. HTML is sanitized to allow only basic formatting and link elements.
195 * Entry Image URL: for specifying an icon to display with the portral entry.
196 * Owner: the Organization Unit that owns the entry.
197 * Page Column and Column Position: these control the positioning of the entry. The portal is styled so that three columns are displayed by default, as with the legacy hard-coded portal, but if the user chooses to define more than three columns, columns after the third will stack vertically as additional rows.
199 ====== Upgrade notes ======
201 This patch adds the following:
203 * New database table `config.ui_staff_splash_page_entry`. This stories the entries to display on the portal.
204 * New database table `config.ui_staff_portal_page_entry_type`. This is a lookup table for entry types.
205 * New permission `ADMIN_STAFF_PORTAL_PAGE`. This is implicitly available to stock Local and Global Administrator permission groups via the `EVERYTHING` permission.
206 * New grid setting for the administration interface.
209 ===== Org Selector Now Supports Entry Styling =====
211 The Org Selector now supports the ability to pass in an object composed of
212 an array of Org Unit IDs and a function returning a CSS key value pair.
216 ===== OAI-PMH Data Provider Support =====
218 Evergreen can now act as an OAI-PMH data provider, exposing the catalog to
219 harvesting through the (https://www.openarchives.org/OAI/openarchivesprotocol.html[OAI2 protocol]).
225 There are two: one for bibliographic records and one for authority records:
227 http://your-domain/opac/extras/oai/authority
228 http://your-domain/opac/extras/oai/biblio
230 An example of a working URL on a system with an authority record with ID
233 http://your-domain/opac/extras/oai/authority?verb=GetRecord&identifier=oai:localhost:1&metadataPrefix=oai_dc
235 Setspec are not implemented
236 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++
238 This is a work in progress and not enabled. The aim is to have the owning library determine the set hierarchy. The Concerto
239 test database for example has a record with record ID #1. This record is so popular it has copies attached to library units
240 "Example Branch 1", "Example Branch 2", "Example Branch 3", "Example Bookmobile 1" which is a child of Branch 3 and
241 "Example Branch 4". This entire kinship is expressed as sets like so:
247 <setSpec>CONS</setSpec>
248 <setSpec>CONS:SYS1</setSpec>
249 <setSpec>CONS:SYS2</setSpec>
250 <setSpec>CONS:SYS1:BR1</setSpec>
251 <setSpec>CONS:SYS1:BR2</setSpec>
252 <setSpec>CONS:SYS2:BR3</setSpec>
253 <setSpec>CONS:SYS2:BR4</setSpec>
254 <setSpec>CONS:SYS2:BR3:BM1</setSpec>
258 Likewise the setSpecs of authority records are derived from their browse axis ( Title, Author, Subject and Topic ).
260 Bibliographic mapping of assets to 852 subfields
261 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
263 Certain attributes asset are placed into 852 subfields so:
266 | subfield code | asset resource
276 Thus the Concerto with record ID #1 will have it's 852 subfields expressed as:
280 <marc:datafield ind1="4" ind2=" " tag="852">
281 <marc:subfield code="a">Stacks</marc:subfield>
282 <marc:subfield code="b">BR4</marc:subfield>
283 <marc:subfield code="c">ML 60 R100</marc:subfield>
284 <marc:subfield code="d">BR4</marc:subfield>
285 <marc:subfield code="g">CONC70000435</marc:subfield>
286 <marc:subfield code="n">Checked out</marc:subfield>
290 This mapping can be customized and extended with static subfields:
294 <marc:subfield code="q">A constant value</marc:subfield>
297 Default configuration
298 +++++++++++++++++++++
300 See comments in opensrf.xml (in the open-ils.supercat app_settings/oai element)
301 for default configuration and customization instructions.
305 OAI support is not turned on by default. To enable it, edit the Apache
306 configuration file `eg_vhost.conf` to uncomment the following
307 section and restart Apache:
311 #<Location /opac/extras/oai>
312 # SetHandler perl-script
313 # PerlHandler OpenILS::WWW::SuperCat::OAI
316 # Require all granted
322 ===== jQuery OPAC Library Setting =====
324 A new setting entitled opac.patron.custom_jquery has been added to library settings. Using this does require that the ctx.want_jquery be uncommented and set to 1 (true) in the opac/parts/config.tt2 file. Using this setting will allow OPACs to run jQuery without customizing server side templates. For example adding the following:
326 $(document).ready(function(){ $("a:contains(Link 2)").text('Kafka'); });
328 Will change the text of 'Link 2' in the link bar to say 'Kafka'. See the Evergreen WIKI (https://wiki.evergreen-ils.org/) for examples.
332 ===== Simple Reports =====
334 This release includes a new Simple Reports reporting system focused on ease of
335 use and simplicity that is available from the Administration menu of the
336 staff client. Simple Reports can be restricted by staff permissions and
337 access to the overall feature is granted through a new RUN_SIMPLE_REPORTS
340 The Simple Reports interface is intended to provide an alternate access point
341 for running reports in Evergreen and is not intended to replace the main
342 Reports interface. In particular, users in need of complex reports should
343 still make use of the main Reports interface.
345 To simplify report creation some fields are generated from multiple backend
346 fields and other fields such as dates are repeated with multiple transforms
347 pre-applied. Reports and schedules can be edited at any time as needed.
351 ===== Adding Captured Hold Phone Notification Number to Checkin Response =====
353 Some third party systems can phone users when a SIP checkin captures
354 an item they have on hold. Normally, to do this a patron information
355 request is sent (message pair 63/64), but some systems will only look
356 for it in the reply to the Checkin pair, 09/10. Because this is not
357 a part of the SIP2 standard and exposes patron personal information
358 when used indescriminately, it must be enabled by including the key
359 `<phone_ext_on_msg10 enabled="true" />` in the "institution"
360 section of `oils_sip.xml`.
362 ===== Upgrade Note =====
364 To use this feature, Evergreen administrators should upgrade to the
365 latest version of `SIPServer`.
367 ==== Miscellaneous ====
369 * The patron record juvenile flag is now available to the checkout and
370 items out print templates. (https://bugs.launchpad.net/evergreen/+bug/1830387[Bug 1830387])
371 * The Notices / Action Triggers administration interface (under Local
372 Administration) is ported to Angular. (https://bugs.launchpad.net/evergreen/+bug/1855780[Bug 1855780])
373 * The Local Administration interface Shelving Location Order Editor is ported to Angular https://bugs.launchpad.net/evergreen/+bug/1846552[Bug 1846552])
374 * Series Title is now a column option in the Holds Pull List (https://bugs.launchpad.net/evergreen/+bug/1863196[Bug 1863196])
375 * Credit card payment approval code is now available to the Payment Receipt template (https://bugs.launchpad.net/evergreen/+bug/1865062[Bug 1865062])
376 * There is a new widget to share a Carousel on an external site (https://bugs.launchpad.net/evergreen/+bug/1882982[Bug 1882982])
377 * Item Status Circ History now includes original checkout workstation and staff (https://bugs.launchpad.net/evergreen/+bug/1919500[Bug 1919500])
378 * The 520 Summary field is now more prominently displayed in the Bootstrap OPAC (https://bugs.launchpad.net/evergreen/+bug/1930614[Bug1930614])
379 * It is now easier to customize the Boostrap OPAC topnav logo (https://bugs.launchpad.net/evergreen/+bug/1964963[Bug 1964963])
380 * Improvements to Angular grid 'copy to clipboard' dialog (https://bugs.launchpad.net/evergreen/+bug/1958581[Bug 1958581])
381 * Patron Notes now include Creation Date/Time and default to sorting by most recent created note (https://bugs.launchpad.net/evergreen/+bug/1956970[Bug 1956970])
382 * 'Due date' field is now available under Show More Details in staff catalog search results (https://bugs.launchpad.net/evergreen/+bug/1955931[Bug 1955931])
383 * Staff can add jQuery code in to a Library Setting to perform simple OPAC customizations (https://bugs.launchpad.net/evergreen/+bug/1849113[Bug 1849113])
384 * Added API call to allow external carousel display (https://bugs.launchpad.net/evergreen/+bug/1951318[Bug 1951318])
390 The Evergreen project would like to acknowledge the following
391 organizations that commissioned developments in this release of
395 * Equinox Open Library Initiative
397 * Linn-Benton Community College
400 * Pioneer Library System
402 We would also like to thank the following individuals who contributed
403 code, translations, documentations patches and tests to this release of
417 * Blake Graham Henderson
426 * Andrea Buntz Neiman
438 We also thank the following organizations whose employees contributed
446 * Equinox Open Library Initiative
447 * Georgia Public Library Service
448 * Greater Clarks Hill Regional Library
449 * Indiana State Library
450 * International Institute of Social History
451 * Kenton County Library
452 * King County Library System
453 * Lake Agassiz Regional Library
454 * Linn Benton Communit College
459 * Westchester Library System
461 We regret any omissions. If a contributor has been inadvertently
462 missed, please open a bug at http://bugs.launchpad.net/evergreen/