1 Trial Production Use of the Web Staff Client
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3 The new web staff client is ready for trial production use in all functional
4 areas with the exception of serials and offline transactions. In addition to
5 many bug fixes in the areas of circulation, cataloging, administration and
6 reporting, Release 2.12 sees the following additions to web client
9 * Acquisitions interfaces and functionality have been integrated into the web
11 * Booking interfaces and functionality have been integrated into the web staff
13 * Hatch, the program that will allow for unmediated printing to multiple
14 printers, sharing of workstation settings, and, eventually, offline
15 transactions is now available. A windows installer for Hatch will be available
16 on the Evergreen-ILS Downloads page.
18 The Evergreen developers will keep pilot libraries updated about known web
19 client issues by posting known bugs to https://wiki.evergreen-ils.org/doku.php?id=dev:browser_staff:known_issues .
23 Hatch is not required to use the web client, but should be used for workstations
24 that need to perform the following tasks.
26 * Unmediated printing to multiple printers. Workstations can print to multiple
27 printers without Hatch, but will need to click through a dialog to select a
28 printer. Hatch allows workstations to automatically print, without dialog, to
30 * Sharing of workstation settings. When hatch is available for more browsers,
31 this functionality will allow sharing across browsers. Libraries may also
32 install hatch on a separate computer where the settings can be shared by all
33 workstations in the library. Storing local preferences in hatch will also
34 prevent tampering with preferences via the browser developer tools.
35 * When offline functionality is available, hatch will be required to perform
38 Hatch is currently run as a Chrome extension and is not available in Firefox. To
39 use hatch on Windows, Evergreen sites should:
41 . download and execute the installer from the Evergreen downloads page,
42 . open Chrome and navigate to chrome://extensions,
43 . enable _Developer Mode_ along the top right of the page,
44 . click the _Load Unpacked Extension_ button,
45 . load the directory at Hatch -> extension -> app,
46 .. In Windows, the default location for the app directory will be
47 C:\Program Files (x86)\Hatch\extension\app
48 . enable hatch features in the web client by going to Administration ->
49 Workstation Administration -> Print/Storage Service ("Hatch") and choosing
50 which services to use with Hatch.
51 .. this page will also inform you that hatch is connected.