Release Notes for 01/07/2020

Pika Release Notes 2019.12

New Functionality (Minute 00:39;22)

• Sierra API Patron Interactions
  • Display of numerous holds and checkouts (Over 50) (Minute 01:10;07)
• Hold queue and hold queue position (Minute 02:28;09)
  • Screen scraping set as part of hold status
  • Change with Sierra API for non-consortium sites.

• Self registration birth date embargo for Sacramento (Minute 04:02;14)
  • Must be at least 30 days old

Bug Fixes 

• Sierra API Patron Interactions (Minute 05:06;06)
  • Patron login name matching
    • Matches on any part of the name
      • John Does matches 
        • James Doe
        • Jenny Doe
        • Doe
        • John
    • Most libraries using name / card number authentication changed label in login box to ‘Your Last Name’ to mitigate confusion

• Marmot eContent in Sierra additional link issues (Minute 08:53;08)
• Fix for notification message after successful hold.(Minute 09:12;01)
• SSO login not being set when user logs in (Minute 09:58;26)
• Marmot Self Registration tweaks (Minute 10:19;10)
  • Set Vail variable fields
  • Set Mesa County pCode and variable fields

• Fix for pickupByDate incompatibility in holds call between API V4 (Minute 12:25)
• Fix for new patrons barcode not being set (Minute 13:00;21)
• Fix for item level holds in API V4 (Minute 13:11;24)
• Fix for cross linked accounts being unable to login (Minute 13:38;05)
• Fix for fatal error due to missing function call (Minute 14:29;04)

Sideloads

• No new sideloads

Additional Work (Minute 16:07;05)

• Flatirons upgrade to Sierra 5.0 complete
• Sierra API Version 5 vs. Version 4 notes

Documentation (Minute 17:49;02)  

• Merging/Unmerging Grouped Works
  • For Members>Pika Documentation & Training>Record Grouping
• Browse categories 
  • Subcategories
  • For Members>Pika Documentation & Training>Browsing Pika
• Format Facet Logic
  • WonderBook vs. WonderBooks
  • Read Along
  • For Members>Pika Documentation & Training>Record Grouping