Release Notes for 09/04/2018

Pika Release Notes 2018.08.0
Released September 6, 2018

New Functionality

Sacramento Implementation nearly done
- New theming for all sites to follow Nashville styling
- INN-Reach integration that looks similar to Prospector integration

Order records display
- Consolidated copy display, so when on location has several copies on order, there is a single number - don’t list every single copy on order

OPAC mode issues corrected
- Turned off ‘it’s here’ display for standalone libraries when OPAC mode isn’t on
- More pop-up label for facets
  - Label now says “More options for [Facet Label]”
- LetsEncrypt certificate and secure browsing configured for production sites
Sierra 4.0 Upgrade
- Pika handling of new Patron Type and Item Type wild card values
  - Both 999 and 9999 will be treated as wild card values for determining holdability and bookability

Bug Fixes

Sacramento Implementation - Linked accounts functionality
- Fines display corrected
Manual ungrouping fixes
- Previously manual ungrouping wasn’t working correctly for LION ILS records and sideloaded records (all sites)
- Duplication check that will disallow the user to enter the same bib for ungrouping

Diacritics affecting linking in Archive
- MODS records are now translated to UTF-8 to display diacritics correctly and allow searching / linking by those terms with diacritics

Sideloads

RBDigital sideloads for LION library (Essex)
Removed remaining obsolete sideloads for Anne Arundel
- Improved diacritic displays for certain titles

Additional Work

AspenCat export delivery issues corrected
Set default pickup location to CMC Quigley for CMC patrons without a home branch
Reconfigure Santa Fe to allow materials from closed branch to display again

Documentation

Meeting Date:

Tuesday, 2018, September 4

Documentation Type:

Release Notes

Link to File:

Committees:

Discovery Committee

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