1.6 Feature Overview
1.6.0.8
New Features
Added index for case insensitive barcode searching (1.6.0.7) for speed
Move to BibTemplate for general title detail display, not just overlay of MVR-based display
Bug fixes
Offline transaction timestamp and export fixes
More configuration interface improvements
Printing improvements to avoid the dreaded "inner print_tree" errors
Fix Google Books full-text functionality
User Editor improvements (addresses, appropriate required fields)
1.6.0.7
New Features
Bug fixes
FIFO Holds Org Setting name in the Library Settings Editor did not match that used by the SQL – repaired
Repaired Authority Record ingest
Backdating timestamp format bug fixed – patch from James Fournie at SITKA
Configuration interface bugs addressed (ongoing improvement from 1.6.0.4)
Action/Trigger (notifications, etc) bugs addressed
In-Database record merging bug fixes (indicators, Located URIs)
In-Database hold testing stored procedure bug fixed – patch from John Craig
1.6.0.6
Security
Bug fixes
1.6.0.5
New features
Bug fixes
Patch from Dan Wells to enable the bookbag menu to show up in Craftsman skin
Patch from Bill Ott to add missing apostrophe in rdetail.js
Fix for report editor parameters not consistently showing up
Log bib search timeouts
1.6.0.4
New features
Bug fixes
Patch from Jason Stephenson to allow the EVERYTHING permission in permission.usr_has_perm_at_nd
Patch from Warren Layton to remove a debugging alert in the permission creation interface
Patch from Warren Layton to sort Z39.50 servers in Z39.50 import interface
Patch from Galen Charlton to prevent legacy 852 fields from being exported during bib+holdings export
Patch from Galen Charlton to prevent one bad MARC record from spoiling the rest of the export
Patch from Galen Charlton to remove empty XML elements and control fields when ingesting a bib record
Patch from Galen Charlton. This patch adds additional calls to escape_xml to handle cases where patron or library data could contain ampersand or other characters that need to be converted to entities. Issue discovered by Bibliomation; patch includes contributions by Ben Ostrowsky
Enable display of barcodes in brief circulation interface even when patron has no middle name (problem diagnosed by Bill Ott)
Correct the calculation of patron bills
Fix parsing of colons in search phrases
Fix handling of horizontal patron summary setting
Various fixes for server administration interfaces
Correct date handling in "My Account" interface
Prevent an exception from being thrown when a standing penalty is removed
Fix ISSN quicksearch (bug reported by Dan Wells)
Prevent colons from being incorrectly inserted into titles in search results display
Fix survey interface in patron editor to enable it to save results correctly
Corrections in in-database circulation: enable check-out and renewal of pre-cataloged items, process non-cataloged items
Correct Unicode handling in SRU/Z39.50 server
1.6.0.3
Bug fixes
Patch from Dan Wells to address a regression in the Reshelving-to-Available method call
Patch from Warren Layton of NRCAN to address a regression in date calculation code
Fix for offline identification requirement (relaxed to match on-line patron registration)
1.6.0.2
New features
Bug fixes
Fix for search bug introduced in 1.6.0.1 which primarily effected Z39.50 searches against Evergreen
Fix for offline patron blocked list generation (Patch from Joe Atzberger)
General translation and internationalization improvements
Force at least one non-system billing type to exist (Identified by Dan Wells)
1.6.0.1
Bug fixes
Overdue notice XML normalization and encoding fixes
Remove cosmetic issues with Offline Mode
Backport compatibility-improved triggers for summary data collection
Interface fixes for Self Check
General grid-related interface cleanups
String translation interface fix – translated strings can be removed
Command-line data extraction script fixes (Galen Charlton)
Fixed billing time stamp calculation
Fix for searches containing colons but no command tag
Fix for Z39.50 searches containing diacritical marks (Dan Scott)
Horizontal user summary display fix in the Checkout entry point
Return of Shadowed Record styling in the staff client for records with no items or no items at this location (Bill Ott)
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Fixed an error that occurred when renewing multiple items at once in Items Out
New features (front end)
French translation updates
Several new translations
Russian (from Tigran Zargaryan)
Czech (forward-ported from 1.4)
British English (submitted via Launchpad)
Spanish (submitted via Launchpad)
Brazilian Portuguese (submitted via Launchpad)
More places to access Record Buckets in the staff client
Virtual due date for non-cataloged circulations honors closed dates
Differentiated messages for inactive vs. non-existent users
New features (server/administration)
Action/Trigger initiator script
Improved MFHD (serials) import script
SIP2 configurable encoding support
SIP1 renew-or-checkout support for some 3M equipment which support older SIP protocols
Updated Linux distribution support
Automatic update of OpenSRF support files when OpenSRF is upgraded
Features from 1.6.0.0
New features (front end)
Added “insert copy above” (CTRL-up) and “insert copy below” (CTRL-down) functionality in the MARC Editor
Generate a new compression map based on theSerials summary display in the OPAC
Summary editing in MARC Format for Holdings Data
BibTemplate OPAC templating – Any field from any version of a record that Evergreen can deliver, with or without embedded holdings, is now available for display using a simple template language which is further extended with basic JavaScript.
Located URIs – Adding an 856$9 containing the short name of a location will restrict search and display of entirely electronic records (those with no physical copies) to the location named.
In other words, the ability to restrict record visibility to a specific location or set of locations in the same way as copies but without creating dummies.
Since there is no physical location, however, this does affect advanced searches wherein the shelving location limiter is used.
For more information on
URI data in the 856 field, please see
this page.
SRU(search/retrieval via url) and Z39.50 searches can now be scoped to specific locations.
As of Evergreen 1.6, you can append an optional organization unit shortname for search scoping purposes, and you can also append /holdings if you want to expose the holdings for any returned records. So your zurl could be
http://dev.gapines.org/opac/extras/sru/BR1/holdings to limit the search scope to BR1 and its children, and to expose its holdings.
As a benefit of the
URI work, Z39.50 now supports a holdings record format
Improvements in Fixed Field handling within the MARC Editor
More flexible and configurable layouts for many Staff Client interfaces such as buttons for common functions and the ability to choose how you wish to display some information
Improved default configuration for LoC Z39.50 target - added support for required truncation specific to LoC
Staff-placed holds for patrons follow patron settings more closely (no longer pull notification preferences from staff settings) – Patch from Jeff Godin of TADL
Added a new default indexing definition for "all subjects" which will return more results when subject searching in the OPAC
Many new server configuration interfaces for functions such as circulation policies, hold policies, and notifications.
Added time granularity display to Patron Items Out screen in the Staff Client. “Due time” now displays along with due date.
Added RefWorks (online bibliographic management program) export capability
Zotero compatability improvements (MODS namespacing).
Ability to import holdings via the standard Record Importer (Vandelay)
Google Book Preview support as added-content
Improvements made to cloned patron search; fixing issues with records not returning due to cloned fields
Acquisitions Preview includes a sneak peek at the preliminary work for manual funding management, PO creation, cataloging and receiving processes. These are functional but are not intended for insertion into current workflows. This feature was specifically included to solicit feedback from the community on this important feature.
New features (server / admininstration)
Event Triggers – An entirely new subsystem for automatically running arbitrary, user-defined reaction code when presented with an ILS event defined by the user. Notifications, delayed actions, acquisitions, and many other systems will make use of this new infrastructure.
Ability to set pre-due and overdue e-mail notices from the Staff Client
Auto-marking items as lost after specific overdue period
Makes it easier to add new data to notices
Can be used for generating and creating delays for the sending of hold pickup notices
These settings are configurable from the Staff Client per branch or globally
Formal support for Postgresql 8.3
Dojo profile build specific to Evergreen, increasing load speed dramatically for the OPAC and Staff Clients.
Staff Client interfaces for defining circulation and hold policies from the Admin menu.
Formal support for IE8, including a bug fix where titles with the “@” symbol would display as a http link
Spaces in user names are being deprecated as they can cause authentication failure -CamelCase will be supported from this point forward
Supercat: added support for returning records in Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC) Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata (CSDGM) format
Increased the re-shelving-complete process speed; making the “flipping” process from re-shelving to available much faster – on suggestion from Bill Ott of GRPL
Reporter fix to the display of ISBN and ISSN in some reports, and in some environments (environments which had newer versions of Perl database drivers that affected some reports)
Bug fixes for Server Administration interfaces such as hours of operation, and generally improving speed of all the SA interfaces
Removed Spanish translation set from the build environment as no Spanish translation has been contributed to date
Internationalization improvements in the default skin; there are less “English-only” strings
Improved output handling for unAPI services; important for popular add-ons like Zotero
Improved handling of day-granular circulations, and their interaction with penalties – i.e. For a 7 day circulating item that is checked out at 9am on Sunday, it is not due until closing on the following Saturday.
Evergreen will notify that printer setups need to be checked at Staff Client upgrade time