Release Notes for 02/05/2019

Pika Release Notes 2019.01
New Functionality

  • AspenCat ILS Migration
    • Patron interactions
      • Combination of database, ILS-DI and Bywater API module
      • Patron Login
        • Spaces in a patron barcode allowed
      • Display of My Holds, My CheckOuts, My Fines
      • Display of Account information
      • Placing holds, Cancel holds
      • Freezing and thawing of holds
      • Renew Checkout
      • My Reading History
    • Indexing configuration
      • Creation of an item status
        • Koha doesn’t have a single status field for items
        • Combination of Lost, Damaged, Withdrawn, Restricted, Due Date, Not for Loan fields, plus lists of item in transit and on hold shelf
      • Moved item suppression from hard coded to index profile

  • Applicable item suppressions setting will apply for Aspencat
  • Items with Withdrawn and Lost values suppressed for Aspencat
  • Handling of ILS econtent records
    • Determined by Item Type of ebook, eaudio, or online
  • Koha Extraction process
    • Adapted fetching of item information for continuous re-indexing throughout the day
      • Item changes
      • Items in transit
        • Moved out of the reindex process
      • Items on hold shelf
  • Record number tag subfield in Indexing Profile/Indexing

  • No longer assumes $a in the bib number field
  • Subfield for the record number can be specified for any sideload
  • Handling of new format type - PlayStation Vita
    • Uses similar handling as other game platforms
  • Toggle to include or exclude on-order records from added in the last facet headings in library system settings

  • This allows libraries and/or locations to exclude order records from the other added in last facet values

  • New indexing profiles will have ‘group unchanged’ option automatically toggled ON

  • Indexing profile setting for icode2 updated to more general item suppression subfield
  • Sacramento Implementation clean up
    • Self Registration customization
      • Sacramento self registration formatting - submissions to ILS are always in all caps, formatting for phone numbers
        • Sacramento Public Library and Woodland all fields in caps.
        • All Sacramento libraries phone field formatting.
    • Order location values for branch facets optional with setting - groups on-order holdings with normal holdings at the library instead of specifying on-order records separately

      • Coded configuration setting per Pika site

Versus

  • ​On-order / in process status items have a better display than ‘on-shelf’
  • Experimental handling for Kitkeeper records
    • Display a link to the Kitkeeper site
    • Doesn’t display a hold button
    • Is treated as available

  • Using itemless bibs, uses bib-level locations field to determine which scope it belongs to
  • Handling for Sacramento only at this time
  • Addison Implementation clean up
    • Changed handling of items with status on in-processing status for Addison
      • Now considered ‘unavailable’
        • Will be making changes to the indexing profiles so available and unavailable statuses can be changed ad hoc rather than hard coded
      • Extract from Sierra DNA and include in search results On-Order records with received status
    • Added handling of Library Use Only items for Addison Public Library
  • On Order record handling for Anne Arundel
    • New report had ISBNs included to include more titles in browse categories and fetch available cover art
    • Handling had to be changed to accept new report

Bug Fixes

  • Format for picture was displaying as photo
    • Updates to handling of MARC and translation maps
  • Materials request messaging edit
    • Was displaying code for certain actions (request limit reached)
    • Patched fix
  • Grammatical error in checked out titles page
    • Patched fix

Sideloads

  • Kanopy for two FLC libraries
  • Unite for Literacy - AspenCat

Additional Work

  • Aurora Public Library Pika Implementation Kickoff
  • Ball officially rolling on this project, hoping for a May go-live
  • East Hampton library (LION) new theming
  • Bemis theme customization continued
    • Logo plus background image
    • Darker gray for readability

Documentation

Meeting Date: 
Tuesday, 2019, February 5
Documentation Type: 
Release Notes
Link to File: 
Release Notes for Sprint 2019.01 (Google Doc)
Committees: 
Discovery Committee