Release Notes for 04/03/2018

Pika Release Notes 2018.03.0
Released April 5, 2018
New Functionality

• Alternate title cataloged in MARC tag 245 subfields b, n and p are now indexed for title searches

• Sierra API based Extract process
  • Using Hybrid approach for extract utilizing the fast MARC download as well as the slower JSON approach.
  • Optimized to not regroup MARC exports that have not changed.

• LION Pika implementation
  • Indexing driver for LION cataloging practices
  • Preliminary consortium theme created, example library theme built (Blackstone Memorial)
  • Library and Location settings refined during/after on-site visit
  • Updated determination of formats, audience, and suppression rules

Bug Fixes

• Status terms On Order and Coming Soon removed from subject and topic facet    

• Fixed display of Author Notes in full record view when the author note data comes from Syndetics.    

•  Display login errors when the Login page is used (rather than the pop-up window)

•     ​“Add titles to list” pop-up incorrectly added items to an User List if blank lines were a part of the input

• Links to Prospector incorrectly parsed when the search term included the ? character

• Removed Show “Text This” configuration option for Library and Location Admin pages
• Removed obsolete RDF view (inherited from original VuFind)

• Only display the staff view Clear Islandora Cache button for libraries that have the archive enabled.  (This is only displayed for opac and archive admins.)

• Add additional notice to the display option for Fountas & Pinnell data in the Library

• Admin page that this data must be present in the MARC records.
• My CheckOuts page did not display the title ratings on checkouts for libraries using CarlX, Horizon and Koha ILSes
• Allow for longer URL replacement Regular Expressions for Records to Include

• Array of values passed through URL parameters
  • on Author View page with an array of authors only the last author is used
  • searches with an array of search sources passed, the first search source is used
  • searches with an array of search types, the first search type is used
  • Book  cover URLs with array(s) of values for isbns, upcs or ids, the last value is used.
• Enhanced checks on API and AJAX calls
  • Generate error response for calls with an array of values for the “method” parameter
  • Generate error response for calls that have an array of values for username or password
  • Removed Genealogy ajax calls
• Any html tags embedded within a Grouped Work view URL are removed
• Remove any html tags from entries stored in search term table
• If any html tags are embedded in the first two sections of the URL after the hostname eg (/MyAccount/Home), an error page is generated.
• Reading History Page using an Invalid patron will generate a error page
• Removed obsolete MyAccount/GetCard, now redirects to MyAccount/SelfReg

Additional Work

• Marmot catalog now live on new virtual server
• Drupal critical security update; core and module updates
• Code deployment issue for Arlington
• Updated Marmot Overdrive collection token/products key to match the token that the API reports
• Added example html code to marmot.org for creating an archive search box (ie for library home pages)
• Re-issue of wildcard *.marmot.org and *.catalog.aspencat.info ssl certificates