Release Notes for 12/03/2019

Pika Release Notes 2019.11

New Functionality

  • Sierra API Patron Interaction Integration (Minute 00:24;01)
    • Actions going through the API rather than screen scraping of a classic OPAC (Minute 00:41;15)
      • My Profile 
        • Contact information
        • Username
        • III SMS opt-in
        • Change My PIN
      • Holds (Minute 1:58;26
        • MyHolds page
        • Freeze, Thaw, and Cancel Hold
        • Change pick-up location
        • Item-level hold
      • Checkouts (Minute 3:08;22)
        • My CheckOuts page
        • Cancel, Renew checkout
      • MyFines (Minute 1:29;21 and 3:16;08)

  • Reading History (Minute 3:57;28)
    • Initial loading of reading history now uses the API
    • There isn’t a way to opt patron in or out of recording reading history so these actions must still go through the classic OPAC
    • Delete actions only remove entries in Pika, not in Sierra.  (Only the opt-out would remove reading history data from the ILS)
  • Self Registration (Minute 7:59;19)
    • Because screen scraping used classic OPAC templates we now need to recreate some functionality in Pika
    • New admin fields have already been set up in test

  • Update PIN

  • New Functionality

  • Only INN-Reach holds with status code &, INN-Reach Requested, display  the cancel button
    • This is the only status that is actually cancel-able
  • Request Reset PIN goes through Pika
  • Reading History shows original checkout date (new history only) (Minute 12;27;04)
  • Displaying the ‘no preference’ option for notification preferences when patrons are allowed to set that option
  • Patron Self Registration admin settings
    • Patron Type
    • Agency Code
    • Barcode length
    • Days until expires
  • Sierra Booking functionality is not in the Sierra API so this still goes through the classic OPAC (Minute 13:28;15)
    • Only Marmot uses (Fort Lewis)
    • The Sierra/OPAC scope is also required
  • Sidebar links now order non categorized items with categories. (Minute 13:59;20)

Bug Fixes (Minute 15:05;28)

  • Fix for fatal error (blank screen) when loading cover.

Sideloads

  • No new sideloads

Additional Work (Minute 15:21;16)

  • Sierra freeze hold messaging removed
    • We’ve verified that when a hold is frozen in Sierra that once the user becomes the only person in line that the hold remains frozen. 
  • Flatirons production Pika virtual server went live

Documentation (Minute 16:51;20)

  • Available Facets documentation
    • Subject facet explanations added
    • Links to corresponding MARC documentation added
    • For Members>Pika Documentation & Training>Search & Facets
  • Tammy is currently working to update several guides with new features and updates
    • Manual grouping and ungrouping in Pika
    • Browse categories (subcategories)

 

 

Meeting Date: 
Tuesday, 2019, December 3
Documentation Type: 
Release Notes
Committees: 
Discovery Committee