Evergreen Launchpad Tags

This is a list of official Evergreen Launchpad tags. Tags and tag definitions reflect community practice and can shift over time. Please feel free to edit this list as needed.

Tags with asterisks reflect special community use, described here.

Tag Name	Tag Definition
accessibility	accessibility concerns & assistive tech (including screen readers, WCAG compliance, alt tags, etc.)
acq	Acquisitions interfaces and/or processes
acq-admin	Administrative interfaces for Acquisitions, including providers, cancel reasons, claiming, etc.
acq-edi	Electronic Data Interchange, used in Acquisitions interfaces to communicate with vendors
acq-funds	funds & funding sources in Acquisitions
acq-invoice	invoicing in Acquisitions
acq-lineitem	Related to line items and line item details in Acquisitions.
acq-loadmarc	MARC import interface and/or processes in Acquisitions
acq-patronrequests	Acquisitions patron requests
acq-po	purchase orders in Acquisitions
acq-search	Acquisitions search interfaces (line item/purchase order/invoice/selection lists)
acq-selectionlists	Acquisitions selection lists
actiontrigger	Evergreen's notification/action trigger event tools
addedcontent	3rd party content in Evergreen (Syndetics, Open Library, Content Cafe, et al.)
admin-pages	staff client admin pages (Local, Server, Booking, Acquisitions, Workstation)
angular	new Angular (as distinguished from AngularJS)
angular-circ	bugs / work specific to the new Angular patron and circulation interfaces that are under development – this tag can be removed once the new development is rolled out
angularjs	bugs specific to angularjs pages
apache	Apache webserver used by Evergreen
authentication	internal or external authentication
baskets	relating to baskets – used in both the OPAC and the staff client
*bitesize	smaller and/or easier-to-fix bugs – good entry point for new contributors
*bitesize-doc	smaller and/or easier-to-fix docs bugs – good entry point for new contributors
booking	Booking interfaces and/or processes
bootstrap	relating specifically to the versioning and/or usage of the bootstrap library
bootstrap-blocker	should be resolved before the Bootstrap OPAC skin becomes EG's default
buckets-item	item buckets
buckets-record	record buckets
buckets-user	patron (user) buckets
caching	Intended as a catch-all for various types of caching issues
cataloging	Cataloging interfaces and/or processes
cat-authority	authority records & how authorities are used in Evergreen
cat-batchedit	MARC Batch Edit feature
cat-holdingseditor	Holdings editor bugs
cat-importexport	MARC import/export interface and/or processes in cataloging
cat-itemalerts	For item alerts
cat-itemnotes	For item notes
cat-locations	shelving locations for items/copies
cat-itemtags	cataloging tags for items (formerly known as copies)
cat-labels	creation and printing of spine labels
cat-marc	MARC Editor, encoding, workflows, processes, etc.
cat-parts	monograph parts
cat-rda	Resource Description and Access, including new data & field use called for in RDA
cat-recordnotes	Relating to notes added to the bibliographic record (as opposed to the item record)
cat-templates	creation & use of item templates (formerly copytemplates)
circ-billing	patron billing & payments
circ-checkin	check in interfaces and/or processes
circ-checkout	check out interfaces and/or processes
circ-holds	patron holds interfaces and/or processes
circ-missingpieces	Mark Item Missing Pieces function and/or workflows
circulation	circulation interfaces and/or processes
cleanup	general code cleanup for clarity, to reduce irrelevant log messages, etc. - can also be used for code issues that don't fall neatly into other tag topics
collections	collections API and/or collections processes
curbside	related to the curbside pickup feature
database	relating to the underlying database (usually postgresql) and/or sql issues
deprecation	denotes old code that should be removed from Evergreen
displayfields	parts of the MARC record which have been extracted for display and/or reporting
design	user experience and usability issues related to interface design, layout, colors, etc.
documentation	errors found and/or enchancements needed in Evergreen's documentation
eg-grid	general grid issues (see webstaffcolumns for specific issues with columns)
hatch	the web client add-on that manages printing to multiple printers
idl	issues related to the fm_IDL.xml file, aka the fieldmapper
i18n	stands for "internationalization"; used to identify bugs which affect international use of Evergreen
install-upgrade	catch-all tag for issues related to installation, upgrade, dependencies, and related topics that don't topics that don't fit nicely into another tag
integration	catch-all tag for api issues and other third-party integration topics that do not fall into the sip category
itemstatus	relating to the Item Status screen which is used for both circ and cat purposes
kpac	children's OPAC
ldap	Lightweight Directory Access Protocol, a method of authenticating to external services
linkeddata	exposing library bib/authority data to the larger internet world via URIs
metarecords	grouped records, also known as metabibs
mobile	OPAC or web staff client use on mobile devices, responsive design
*needsrebase	the submitted code needs a rebase before it can proceed
*needsdiscussion	bugs or features that are in need of community discussion or input
*needsreleasenote	the submitted code needs a release note
*needswork	testing revealed that the submitted code needs more work
*needstest	the submitted code needs an automated test included
offline	Evergreen's offline interface and/or processes
opac	public catalog
opac-account	patron OPAC account
opac-autosuggest	OPAC autosuggest feature
opac-browse	OPAC's browse search feature
opac-carousel	related to the Carousels feature
opac-lists	patron OPAC lists
orgunitsettings	also known as Library Settings Editor, or YAOUS
overdrive	related to the Overdrive econtent platform and/or API
parallel-requests	reducing the number of parallel or simultaneous API calls (e.g. LP#1896285)
patron	patron / user interfaces
patron-imports	batch importing / updating user accounts
performance	speed, time-outs, tuning
perl	issues related to the perl layer
permissions	user and group permissions
precats	relating to non-cataloged items that are checked out as "pre-cats"
printing	printing (often, but not always, receipts)
privacy	personally identifiable information and other privacy concerns
*pullrequest	working code submitted & ready for review
receipt	payment, checkout, hold, and other receipts
regression	an issue previously fixed, but now reoccurring (usually as the result of a related fix accidentally breaking something)
release-process	an issue related to organizing, packaging, and/or publicizing releases
reports	Reports interfaces and/or processes
reports-simple	Issues specific to the Simple Reporter
sampledata	the community's test data set, also known as "Concerto"
search	OPAC search
selfcheck	internal patron self-checkout interface and/or processes
serials	Serials interfaces and/or processes
server-admin	Issues related to server/system administration
*signedoff	pullrequested code has been tested and deemed functional by someone other than the submitter
silentfailure	an error or failure occurs without a user-visible alert or error message
sip	Standard Interchange Protocol (SIP2) – used to communicate between Evergreen and 3rd party devices (often, but not exclusively, selfcheck stations)
sorting	catch-all for sorting issues, whether in OPAC or staff client interfaces
staffcatalog	the new Angular staff catalog
staffcatalogblocker	bugs that block adoption of the Angular staff catalog
statcats	statistical categories, both item and patron
supercat	Evergreen process that will return a list of record or metarecord information in various formats
supportscripts	server / system support scripts
surveys	Evergreen patron survey feature
terminology	the use or misuse of specific interface terms, particularly where names have changed
testbugs	bugs related to tests (system tests, not the act of testing)
transits	item transits, transit-holds, and other adjacent things
usability	user interfaces, user experience, and general usability
ux-buttons	User experience for buttons (wording, color, hover/focus states, etc.)
ux-empty-states	User experience for default states ("nothing added yet", "no results found")
ux-error-messages	On-screen error messages (not console logs)
ux-forms	Usability issues with forms (may be further subdivided)
ux-form-hints	Form field formatting hints, instructions, and placeholders
ux-form-validation	Form validation issues
ux-keyboard	Keyboard navigation, focus, and tab order
ux-links	Links, link styling, targets
ux-preferences	UI-related user preferences
ux-sounds	Sound effects
ux-styleguide	Editorial style issues
ux-tables	Table display issues
webstaffcolumns	grid columns in the web staff client
wishlist	not a bug but an enhancement or feature request (once Importance is changed to Wish List, the tag may be removed)
workstation	Evergreen staff client locations
ws-settings	workstation settings now stored on the server in config.workstation_setting_type
z3950	Z39.50 import/export interface and/or processes; including MARC Federated Search in Acquisitions